Hearts travel to Dundee in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon
Hearts travel to Dundee tomorrow looking to get back to winning ways. The Jambos have enjoyed a busy August so far with league, cup and European fixtures aplenty.
Hearts have started the league season with four points from two games, drawing at home to Kilmarnock earlier this month.
A 4-0 win over Partick Thistle saw Hearts go through to the next round of the league cup and an impressive second-leg victory over Rosenborg brought about a tough Europa Conference League play-off against PAOK.
A 2-1 first-leg defeat to PAOK on Thursday leaves a tricky trip to Greece next week but in the meantime, Hearts must focus on Dundee tomorrow.
And with that in mind, here is Barry Anderson's Hearts predicted XI for the away league contest.
A 4-0 win over Partick Thistle saw Hearts go through to the next round of the league cup and an impressive second-leg victory over Rosenborg brought about a tough Europa Conference League play-off against PAOK.
5. LB - Stephen Kingsley
With Alex Cochrane serving the third game of a three-match domestic suspension, Kingsley will again start at left-back for Hearts. He has looked more like his old self so far this season and is an experienced head in the back line.
Playing to a high level and developing all the time in the Hearts midfield. He gave so much on Thursday night that a rest could be offered against Dundee, although he won’t be keen to step out of the team. Toby Sibbick or Andy Halliday are available to slot in if management decide to manage Devlin’s workload.
Perhaps slightly unfairly, the teenager was left out against PAOK in midweek but should be back in centre midfield this weekend. His emergence has been a huge positive in recent weeks after he was released by Hearts at the end of last season. Will need to maintain energy levels and composure to keep his place.
The Japanese winger should be fresh after playing only a few minutes of Thursday’s European tie as a substitute. His pace on the wide Dens Park pitch could be an asset to Hearts as they look for three points to stay in touch near the top of the Premiership table.
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