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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:
5. Brooklyn Kabongolo - Livingston - SUSPENDED
Was sent off against Kilmarnock two weeks ago, meaning the defender isn't available to face Hearts due to suspension. | SNS Group
6. Sammy Lawal - Livingston - DOUBT
The full-back is struggling with a hamstring issue and could miss the visit of Hearts this weekend. | SNS Group
7. Tomas Magnusson - Hearts - DOUBT
Suffered a cheekbone injury in the defeat to Kilmarnock last week, but is closing in on a comeback and could be available for the visit to Livingston. | SNS Group
8. Ageu - Hearts - OUT
The Brazilian is expected to miss the rest of the season with a thigh issue. | SNS Group