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Hearts v Gretna
Saturday 18th August
Tynecastle Stadium
Kick-Off 15:00

Hearts have failed to sign midfielder Stephen Hughes from Leicester City in time to face Gretna.

But playmaker Laryea Kingston is back in the squad following a two-game ban. Roman Bednar, Bruno Aguiar and Mauricio Pinilla remain sidelined.

Gretna may give former Real Mallorca defender Aurelien Collin his debut after losing eight goals in two games.

But defenders Ryan McGuffie and Martin Canning are long-term casualties and again miss out.


Interview: Gretna manager David Irons
Interview: Hearts coach Stephen Frail



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Hearts (from): Banks, Neilson, Tall, Berra, Zaliukas, Wallace, Mikoliunas, Kingston, Jonsson, Stewart, Driver, Palazuelos, Ksanavicius, Ivaskevicius, Kurskis, Karipidis, Goncalves, Cesnauskis.

Gretna (from): Fleming, Barr, Innes, Collin, Grainger, Osman, Graham, Jenkins, Skelton, Yantorno, McMenamin, Mathieson, Cowan, McLaren, Deverdics, Deuchar, Paartalu, Murray.