Jambos are entering Lions’ den with revenge in mind

Craig Levein says his Hearts side goes into tomorrow’s clash with Livingston looking to make amends for its most recent performance at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

Hearts slumped to a 5-0 defeat in West Lothian in December after allowing Livi to score all five goals in the last 20 minutes.

The memory of that display is still fresh in Levein’s mind and he wants his team to deliver a much better performance for the visiting supporters this time.

Speaking on Hearts TV, Levein said: “We lost heavily down here last season and I think that has to be at the forefront of our minds that we have some making up to do after that really, really poor performance.

“This match left a particularly bad taste in our mouth after the performance last season and for those supporters who went along last season, we owe them much, much better than what they got then.”

Hearts find themselves sitting 10th in the Premiership table after winning just one of their opening nine league matches, but they can draw confidence from their recent 1-1 draw with Rangers.

Levein added: “While we’re in the position we’re in at the bottom end of the table, then obviously I’m constantly concerned about the situation.

“We got a reasonably positive result on Sunday and I’m hopeful it’s the start of an upturn.”

Meanwhile, Hibernian have been handed a boost with a smooth return to full training for Martin Boyle.

The winger has only played three times for Hibs in 2019.

Hibs head coach Paul Heckingbottom said: “He’s been back with the boys all week and he feels all right which is great for us.

“We will keep working with him and pushing him hard while we get him back.”

On way back: Hibs’ Martin Boyle