Hearts will look to keep their momentum going at the top of the Scottish Premiership as they visit basement club Livingston at Almondvale on Sunday (kick-off: 2pm).
Heading into the weekend’s fixture, Derek McInnes’ side currently holds a three-point lead over Rangers, but could fall to second temporarily with their title rivals playing 24 hours earlier against Dundee United at Ibrox.
Besieged by injury in recent months, Hearts were able to welcome back key duo Lawrence Shankland and Cammy Devlin for their 1-0 win over Dundee prior to the international break, and McInnes could see a further five players return from injury this weekend, with Stephen Kingsley, Craig Halkett and Tomas Magnusson all in line to play a part this weekend.
At the bottom of the table on just 15 points, Marvin Bartley’s Livingston are currently on a record-breaking 29-game winless streak, but have shown some improvement recently, having drawn three of their last four games against Hibernian, St Mirren, and Rangers.
Ahead of the game at Almondvale, The Scotsman has all the latest team news:
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1. Craig Halkett - Hearts - AVAILABLE
The defender missed the game against Dundee prior to the international break, but should be available to return. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
2. Frankie Kent - Hearts - SUSPENDED
The centre-back misses the game with suspension following his red card against Dundee a fortnight ago. | SNS Group
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3. Macaulay Tait - Livingston - INELIGIBLE
The on loan Hearts midfielder is ineligible to play against his parent club. | SNS Group
4. Harry Milne - Hearts - DOUBT
The left-back could return to the matchday squad after his recent injury, but remains a doubt at present. | SNS Group