Hearts 0 Rangers 0 LIVE goal updates from the Premiership opener at Tynecastle

The new season will start just as the last one ended for Hearts and Rangers as east meets west at Tynecastle in a mouthwatering opener.

The two teams shared six goals in a Gorgie thriller three months ago but there is more on the line this afternoon as the result that day was never going to impact their final Premiership position.

Philippe Clement takes his side across the M8 just 24 hours after the Ibrox club announced the Belgian had signed a new deal to lead the Light Blues until at least the summer of 2028.

And fans will be desperate to see early signs of optimism that they can mount a serious title challenge to rivals Celtic. But many believe Steven Naismith's Jambos could be the ones to capitalise on a period of transition in Govan and battle Gers for second spot.

Naismith comfortably led Hearts to third place and much of their success was down to 31-goal Lawrence Shankland who is attracting attention from Rangers. Will he show exactly why today?

Hearts: Clark, Kent, Grant, McKay, Devlin, Rowles, Dhanda, Penrice, Vargas, Taylor, Shankland. Subs: Gordon, Kingsley, Halkett, Oyegoke, Boateng, Oda, Spittal, Forrest, Boyce.

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Souttar, Davies, Yilmaz, Barron, Diomande, Lawrence, Wright, Cortes, Dessers. Subs: Kelly, Matondo, Cerny, Dowell, Jefte, Balogun, King, McKinnon, Danilo.

Find out as we bring you all the build up, match action and reaction right here in our LIVE blog.

Connor Barron has impressed during pre-season and fits the type of signings Rangers want to make to have a successful player trading model - young, homegrown and they picked him up for a nominal fee. The former Aberdeen midfielder is the ONLY new signing to feature today.

Tynecastle is slowly starting to fill up with the