Overview
- Hearts hold a two-point advantage over Rangers with 11 matches remaining, with Celtic a further point back and carrying a game in hand.
- The margin shrank after a 4-2 loss at Ibrox, while Celtic stayed in touch thanks to a 97th-minute winner at Kilmarnock.
- Derek McInnes insists rivals would be wrong to dismiss Hearts, urging his squad to relish the opportunity and asking fans to keep standards high.
- Four of the next six league fixtures are at Tynecastle, starting with Falkirk then Aberdeen, and Hearts have not lost a home league match this season.
- Defender Oisin McEntee will miss Falkirk with a shoulder problem but is expected back for Aberdeen, and the club is reportedly planning a warm‑weather camp in the Middle East in early March.