EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 12: Hearts manager Robbie Neilson (R) with assistants Gordon Forrest and Lee McCulloch during a Scottish Championship match between Hearts and Queen of the South at Tynecastle, on December 12, 2020, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)placeholder image
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 12: Hearts manager Robbie Neilson (R) with assistants Gordon Forrest and Lee McCulloch during a Scottish Championship match between Hearts and Queen of the South at Tynecastle, on December 12, 2020, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Is this the Hearts team that will lift the Scottish Cup against Celtic tomorrow?

By Craig Fowler
Published 19th Dec 2020, 07:45 BST

We select what we believe will be Robbie Neilson’s starting XI for the 2020 Scottish Cup final

Hearts take on Celtic at Hampden Park at 2.15pm. The match is a repeat of the 2019 final.

The veteran is a certainly to start.

1. GK - Craig Gordon

The veteran is a certainly to start. Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group

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Another sure starter unless he suffers a late injury.

2. DR - Michael Smith

Another sure starter unless he suffers a late injury. Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group

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Hearts could not have hoped for a better replacement for Aaron Hickey.

3. DL - Stephen Kingsley

Hearts could not have hoped for a better replacement for Aaron Hickey. Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group

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A mainstay of the defence this campaign, he's another certain to start.

4. DC - Craig Halkett

A mainstay of the defence this campaign, he's another certain to start. Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group

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