Luck will Levein itself out

Craig Levein wouldn’t waste time with hard-luck stories after Hearts suffered their first home loss of the season.

The Jambos could be replaced at the top of the table for the first time this season if Celtic take even a point from Livingston at lunchtime.

But the Jambos boss refused to look for excuses with his four top stars all still absent as his side drew their fourth blank in a row.

He said: “There are loads of ways of losing a match but that’s the most frustrating, having loads of possession and dominating the play.

“We should have been better in the final third but to lose that way is really frustrating.

“It ’s important we get back in the saddle once the international break is out of the road though.

“I don’t spend much time thinking about who we’re missing because there’s no point. We’re on the training