Heart of Midlothian, who top the Scottish Premiership table, host Rangers at Tynecastle Park this Sunday.
The leaders hold a six-point advantage, whereas Rangers in fourth, trailing by nine points, see this clash as a key chance to close the deficit and sustain their championship hopes.
The Light Blues notched an important 1-0 triumph against Hibernian on Monday courtesy of Emmanuel Fernandez’s strike.
They’re on a nine-match unbeaten streak in league play, though their most recent league defeat came against Hearts in the earlier matchup.
Rangers team news
Rangers face absences due to multiple injuries, with Bailey Rice, Derek Cornelius, John Souttar, Nedim Bajrami, Oliver Antman, and Rabbi Matondo all sidelined. Midfielder Lyall Cameron also won’t feature.
Striker Bojan Miovski remains a major question mark after exiting Rangers’ 2-1 Europa League loss to Ferencvárosi earlier this month, though encouraging updates show him rejoining first-team training during Tuesday’s session, indicating solid recovery steps.
Head coach Danny Röhl may give Clinton Nsiala his initial Scottish Premiership outing this term next to Emmanuel Fernandez at centre-back, with Jayden Meghoma and James Tavernier potentially filling the full-back roles amid the defensive shortages. The team will look to maintain their recent form in this away fixture.
Rangers predicted lineup
Possible Rangers starting XI: Butland; Tavernier, Nsiala, Fernandez, Meghoma; Barron, Raskin; Moore, Diomande, Gassama; Mioviski.
When will the match kick off?
The match will kick off at 1:30pm BST on Sunday, 21st December.
How to watch Hearts vs Rangers?
Viewers in the UK can catch the Scottish Premiership match Hearts vs Rangers action live via Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
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