Hearts vs Celtic LIVE as Sutton and Lennon head up an audit into a club on the brink

Every season has games which define campaigns and today's High Noon showdown at Tynecastle appears to have the makings of a Scottish Premiership classic.

Champions Celtic have been rocking domestically and now leaders Hearts are aiming to race eight points clear of their rivals with a signature win in Gorgie.

But Brendan Rodgers' side showed in their spirited win over Sturm Graz that their demise has been overstated, however, injuries to Kelechi Iheanacho, Alistair Johnston and losing Cameron Carter-Vickers for five months has the champions rocking ahead of the big game.

And this Hearts side are anything but normal and appear the most legitimate threat to Celtic's dominance outwith Rangers in a generation.

Derek McInnes' side have a solid spine and sprinkling of class in the final third with Alexandros Kyziridis and Claudio Braga taking Hearts to the next level.

The stakes are truly high as Celtic aim to remain on Hearts' tails while the hosts are seeking a season-defining win which will see hype over their legitimacy skyrocket if they can win today.

Hearts: Schwolow, Kingsley, Halkett, Baningime, Shankland, Braga, Devlin, Milne, Findlay, McEntee, Kyziridis.
Subs: Gordon, McCart, Kabangu, Kabore, Steinwender, Spittal, Magnusson, Kerjota, Ageu.

Celtic: Schmeichel; Donovan, Murray, Scales, Tierney; McGregor, Hatate, Engels; Nygren, Tounekti, Kenny.
Subs: Sinisalo, Trusty, Balikwisha, McCowan, Shin, Bernardo, Saracchi, Forrest, Ralston

Join us LIVE for all the build-up and analysis from Tynecastle.

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