Naismith’s men recorded an important home win.
Kenneth Vargas’ first goal for Hearts earned them a hard-fought win against Livingston at Tynecastle.
Grant swivelled in the box and drilled a super ball across the six-yard line that was buried by Vargas. Livingston failed to trouble Hearts keeper Zander Clark all night and the defeat leaves them second bottom of the table.Shankland Crucial For Hearts to have any chance at Hampden in Sunday’s semi-final against Rangers, they need their talisman Lawrence Shankland to perform.
Against Livingston, he played left-footed Stephen Kingsley on the right of his back three, with Frankie Kent playing centrally and Kye Rowles on the left.But it’s still not ideal having a player on that side who is regularly turning back on to his preferred foot.Naismith has options, with out-of-form Toby Sibbick and Odel Offiah on the Tynecastle bench last night.
At 0-0 with 10 minutes left against Livingston, it looked like being another frustrating night for the Jambos.
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