Heart of Midlothian go into Saturday’s Scottis Premiership match against Ross County looking for their first win of the season.

They will do so under the guidance of interim manager Liam Fox after the departure of Steven Naismith and his coaching staff.

Fox told reporters on Friday lunchtime that it was not his intention to reinvent the wheel, so don’t expect wholesale changes, an influx of kids from the B team or a tactical overhaul.

The interim boss will instead tweak what has gone before.

One area where he may look to the B team is right-back after Gerald Taylor was ruled out for a lengthy period. Daniel Oyegoke is the more likely to start but young Hearts captain Adam Forrester could be brought into the match-day squad as back-up.

Frankie Kent is available again after sitting out the last two matches and should start if he is fully fit. Who partners the Englishman could be any one of Craig Halkett, Stephen Kingsley or Kye Rowles but Kingsley has arguably been best in a back four alongside Kent.

Fox prefers a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1 formation though the latter is more of a ‘back-to-basics’ shape and would allow Hearts to play with a No.10 in their natural position.

Yan Dhanda has started only two matches this season – on the right versus Rangers and on the left against Falkirk – and is the obvious choice to be the most advanced playmaker. 

Behind him, one of the holding midfielders, Beni Baningime or Malachi Boateng, could drop to the bench in favour of Cammy Devlin's passion and energy or Jorge Grant's composure and link play.

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Up front, Lawrence Shankland will no doubt lead the line, but who plays either side of him is less obvious.

Kenneth Vargas, like most others, is off form but he has shown flashes on occasion and his pace adds a dimension to the attack that is otherwise lacking. Speaking of pace, it may not be the game to give Musa Drammeh his first start, but he could be useful from the bench at some point.

Vargas could play in a tucked in role on the left, allowing James Penrice to attack the space, and – given how Fox set up his B side – a more natural winger like Alan Forrest could be deployed on the other flank.

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