Team News: Hearts vs Ross County

The Jambos host the Staggies in the opening game of the 2022/23 cinch Premiership campaign, and the manager has picked Lawrence Shankland to lead the line.

Australian international Kye Rowles starts in defence, while there is also debut for Alan Forrest.

Hearts line up as follows:

Gordon, M. Smith, Halkett, Shankland, Atkinson, Rowles, Forrest, McKay, Cochrane, Sibbick.

Subs: Stewart, Grant, Boyce, Mackay-Steven, Devlin, Halliday, Neilson, C. Smith.

Notes

Today marks Peter Haring's 100th competitive appearance for Hearts.

Kye Rowles, Alan Forrest and Lawrence Shankland all make their competitive debuts for Hearts, with Jorge Grant and Lewis Neilson potentially joining them from the bench.