Livingston v Hearts LIVE as snow hits west Lothian ahead of Premiership clash

Hearts face basement club Livingston this afternoon knowing that a victory will see them return to the Premiership summit.

The Jambos have dropped to second for the time being after Rangers' leapfrogged them into the top spot with a 4-2 win against Dundee United at Ibrox on Saturday.

Derek McInnes' side have been buoyed by the return to fitness of talisman duo Lawrence Shankland and Cammy Devlin recently but know that they will have to arrest their poor away form if they want to do the unthinkable and lift the title.

The capital club have lost their last three games on their travels but take on a Livi team that haven't tasted victory in the league since the second game of the season.

The Lions are 12 points adrift at the foot of the Premiership table but did score four consecutive draws before their 2-0 defeat away to 11th placed Kilmarnock last weekend.

However, boss Marvin Bartley is keen to stay on in the dugout after the inevitable happens and will be eyeing up an upset result against the Jambos that could have huge repercussions on the epic title tussle at the top.

Follow all the build-up, action and match reaction from Almondvale right here in our LIVE blog.

The teams last squared off at Tynecastle on January 3.

And it was Hearts star Craig Halkett who came back to haunt his old side Livi, scoring the only goal of the game early in the first half.

The Scotland hopeful has bagged six goals in all competitions so far this season. Will he come up trumps for the title challengers once again?

Livi boss Marvin Bartley says he would like to remain in charge at Almondvale beyond the end of the season and is hoping to get some clarity on his future imminently.

He said:

It's something that obviously we know needs to