Hearts manager Robbie Neilson has named his starting XI that will take on Celtic this afternoon.
Veteran goalkeeper Craig Gordon is rested and replaced by Ross Stewart in one of seven changes made, with Lawrence Shankland also on the bench after three goals in as many recent games. Craig Halkett is not involved at all and neither is defensive teammate Stephen Kingsley, who has only just returned form injury. Influential Barrie McKay is also benched with Josh Ginnelly, Liam Boyce, Gary Mackay-Steven, Toby Sibbick and Andy Halliday all in.
The Jambos are back in Premiership action after Thursday's 2-1 Europa League play-off first leg loss to Swiss champions FC Zurich and Neilson will no doubt have that fixture in the back of his mind. It's a potentially transformative one for Hearts, with an aggregate victory ensuring progress to the competition's group stage phase, banking millions and three potential glamour ties at Tynecastle.
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Neilson said of the Swiss battle that was presented to his team: "To come here against the Swiss champions with talented players – a really good team – we held our own."
Hearts XI: Stewart, Atkinson, Sibbick, Rowles, Cochrane, Halliday, Haring Forrest, Ginnelly, Mackay-Steven, Boyce.
Subs: McFarlane, Smith, Grant, Shankland, Devlin, McKay, Neilson, Smith, Pollock.
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