Hearts v Hibs: Starting teams named for Edinburgh Derby at Tynecastle

Neil Critchley and David Gray have named their starting teams for the Boxing Day Edinburgh Derby in the Pemiership.

Hibernian have travelled across the city to take on Hearts in the first of six top-flight matches on Thursday.

Two points currently separate the sides in the bottom half of the table with Gray’s men in eighth and the Jambos in tenth.

The last meeting ended in a 1-1 back in October with Hearts teenager James Wilson netting a late equaliser at Easter Road.

Critchley has started with Craig Gordon between the sticks and a back four of Halkett, Oyegoke, Rowles and Penrice.

Baningime, Devlin and Spittal are midfield with Drammeh and Wilson either side of captain Lawrence Shankland who leads the line.

Gray has Smith in goals behind Chris Cadden, O’Hora, Bushiri, Iredale, Newell, Triantis, Campbell, Nicky Cadden, Youhan and Boyle.

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