Tag: cinch Premiership

Hearts return to Tynecastle on Saturday (kick-off 15.00) to face a Dundee side boosted by their participation in the post-season top six and a squad still dreaming of playing European football next season.Tony Docherty's...

Hearts have secured third place in the cinch Premiership and will play in European football next season earning a healthy reward for their efforts this term.Steven Naismith's men now face a Europa League play-off in...

Hearts travelled to Parkhead in confidence having won their two previous clashes with Celtic, but they returned along the M8 after a 3-0 defeat by The Bhoys who continue to lead the cinch Premiership.Kyogo Furuhashi...

Nathaniel Atkinson comes back into Hearts' squad ahead of their trip to cinch Premiership leaders Celtic on Saturday (kick-off 15.00).The Jambos have won two games against The Bhoys this term and Steven Naismith (pictured),...

Hearts travel to Parkhead on Saturday (kick-off 15.00), the scene of one of their most memorable wins so far this season, a 2-0 victory on December 16.Lawrence Shankland (pictured) opened the scoring after 15...

Frustration for Hearts and their fans after the no-score draw at Kilmarnock despite hitting the woodwork twice in the first half, a session that the visitors dominated.Failure to secure three points means that the...

Hearts are on the road to Kilmarnock (kick-off 3pm) on Saturday as they kick-start their post-split campaign and aim to bounce back after their Scottish Gas, Scottish Cup defeat by Rangers at Hampden.The Jambos are...

Hearts have confirmed their post-split fixtures which open with a trip to Rugby Park to play Kilmarnock and end with a home clash against cinch Premiership title-chasing Rangers.So it's a trip to Ayrshire for...

Lawrence Shankland and Beni Baningime (pictured) missed last weekend's win at St Mirren but have shaken off a bug and are available for selection for Hearts against Livingston at Tynecastle (kick-off 15.00) in the cinch...

Livingston prop up the cinch Premiership table with only 18 points from 32 matches so far and they come to Tynecastle on Saturday looking for only their fourth win of the season.The Jambos have 59...

Hearts collected three valuable points to move onto 59 and consolidate third place in the cinch Premiership with a hard-earned 2-1 victory over battling St Mirren at Paisley.Fifth-placed Saints were 2-0 down but scored...

Midfielder Beni Baningime has been ill this week and could miss Hearts trip to St Mirren on Saturday (kick-off 15.00) in the cinch Premiership and Calem Nieuwenhof has not reached the level of fitness required...

Hearts head for St Mirren and what looks like being a tricky cinch Premiership clash on Saturday (kick-off 15.00).Both teams come into the game on the back of draws, the Jam Tarts being held...

Unmarked Marley Watkins received the ball in space on the left edge of the Hearts' penalty box. He looked up, picked his spot and then sent an exquisite shot with the inside of his right...

It's back to cinch Premiership duty for Hearts and they host Kilmarnock on Saturday (15.00) with the sides 11 points apart in the 12-strong table.Third-placed Hearts have 55 points from 30 games and the...

Steven Naismith continues his drive to improve Heart of Midlothian FC and boost his squad having signed a third player who is also set to join the cinch Premiership club in the summer transfer...

Simon Murray netted a glory double either side of half time as struggling Ross Country ended a lengthy losing streak against Hearts.Murray struck near the end of the first half in Dingwall, punishing slack defending, and...

Steven Naismith likens Saturdays' opposite number, Don Cowie, a former Hearts player and currently Ross County's interim manager, to himself, a young manager making his way in the game.The respect of 37-year-old Naismith for 41-year-old Cowie is...

Jorge Grant understands that Greenock Morton will attempt to make it a "horrible" night at Cappielow in the televised (BBC Television) Scottish Gas, Scottish Cup quarter-final on Monday, but he said: "We will have...

Steven Naismith, Hearts' head coach, felt his men deserved their 2-0 victory over cinch Premiership title candidates, Celtic, who were reduced to ten men early on. His opposite number, Brendan Rodgers, felt an outside...

Lawrence Shankland kept his cool with the ball cradled under his arm as objects including a pie were thrown at him from the Hibs end as VAR considered a penalty claim deep into the first-half at rain-soaked Tynecastle.After...

Alex Cochrane admitted losing to Hibs was not a nice feeling but he assured Hearts supporters that the squad have recovered from Saturday's 5-0 reverse in the cinch Premiership at Ibrox.And, on the eve of...

Steven Naismith, Hearts' head coach, admitted his disappointment at the 5-0 reverse at Ibrox last Saturday, and his frustration at the way the goals were conceded, but declared: "We'll prepare for Hibs."Only Yutaro Oda is ruled...

Steven Naismith revealed that there will not be much change to the Hearts squad which travels along the M8 to face new league leaders Rangers in the cinch Premiership on Saturday (kick-off 15.00).Kyosuke Tagawa is back...

Hearts head for Ibrox on Saturday (kick-off 15.00) and statistics show that Rangers have won four of the last five games between the cinch Premiership rivals. There has been one draw.Rangers are on a high...

Hearts have won five of the last ten meetings between them and Motherwell but The Steelmen have won four and edged the Jambos 1-0 at Gorgie on September 3, midfielder Callum Slattery netting the...

In-form Lawrence Shankland slotted his 22nd goal of the season as Hearts edged St Johnstone 1-0 at McDiarmid Park.The strike following a long ball from defender Frankie Kent after 55 minutes secured a sixth win in...

Hearts head for St Johnstone on Wednesday looking to extend their unbeaten run against a much-improved Perth side.Former Jambos boss, Craig Levein, has made a significant impact since taking over struggling Saints in November last year and St Johnstone...

Liam Boyce has suffered a setback in his recovery from injury and will need surgery. That's the latest word from the dressing-room supplied by head coach Steven Naismith.He told a press briefing at The...

Hearts have confirmed that Scott Fraser has joined the Tynecastle club on loan until the end of the season from English League One side Charlton Athletic.The 28-year-old Dundonian has been on Hearts' radar for...