Team News: Hearts vs St Johnstone

Alex Cochrane misses out through suspension and is replaced by Andy Halliday, while Lewis Neilson is given his first start in a maroon jersey with Stephen Kingsley dropping out.

Nathaniel Atkinson and Peter Haring come in for Alan Forrest and Jorge Grant, with Josh Ginnelly and Gary Mackay-Steven rounding off the changes as they replace Barrie McKay and Lawrence Shankland.

Hearts line up as follows:

Gordon, M. Smith, Haring, Boyce, Mackay-Steven, Atkinson, Devlin, Rowles, Halliday, Neilson, Ginnelly.

Subs: Stewart, Shankland, Forrest, McKay, Henderson, C. Smith, Darge, Denholm.