The teams are in the tunnel. Not long to go now...

"Tuesday night is over and we need to bounce back The boys have been great since then and the next game is always the most important. We need to go out with real belief that we can win the game. Nobody at the club expected us to get through the season without fighting for every point, so we need to continue to work hard."

"We're starting to teams settling into where I thought they might be at the start of the season and we're slightly ahead of where I thought we would be. We're still aiming to catch Aberdeen and if we can get anywhere near them it will have been a great season for us."

Sow is one of three Hearts players to have out-performed Hamilton's top-scorer. Fellow striker Juanma is also on double figures with 10, while full-back Callum Paterson has hit the net seven times.

Dougie Imrie leads the way for Accies with five goals. The hosts have been crying out for a deadly striker since they returned to the top flight. Alex D'Acol leads the line today and he's yet to get off the mark...

McGovern will need to be at his best to keep out Osman Sow. The big Hearts forward knocked in his 11th goal of the season against Motherwell last weekend is a real handful when he's in the mood.

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The 25-year-old Swede has an absolute thundercrack of a shot on him and an impressive turn of pace. He's out of contract in the summer and I'm sure Jambo fans are all anxious to see him sign a new deal.

Accies keeper Michael McGovern may have needed some extra massage work on his back this week after picking the ball out of the net eight times against Celtic.

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But the score could have been a lot worse for Accies on Tuesday if McGovern hadn't made a string of excellent saves.

He's been a consistent performer for Martin Canning's inconsistent team and will be part of the Northern Ireland squad at the European Championship this summer.

Accies boss Martin Canning resists wholesale changes after that 8-1 thumping, with Dougie Imrie and Darren Lyon coming into the starting XI in place of Greg Docherty and Grant Gillespie.

Hearts go with the same side that brushed Motherwell aside...

Hamilton: McGovern, Gordon, Tagliapietra, Devlin, Kurakins, MacKinnon, Lyon, Imrie, Kurtaj,Crawford, D'Acol.

Substitutes: Morris, Brophy, Docherty, Garcia Tena, Nade, Mandiangu, Martin.

Hearts: Alexander, Paterson, Ozturk, Augustyn, Rossi, King, Pallardo, Djoum, Buaben, Reilly, Sow.

Substitutes: Hamilton, Oshaniwa, McGhee, Swanson, Beith, Zanatta, Juanma.

To illustrate that point, I'll remind you that Hearts had started the season on a run of five straight wins when they last pitched up at New Douglas Park and were duly turned over.

Everything points to an away victory today but we all know that's not how football works... That's why we are tantalised, tormented and thrilled by the beautiful game and why bookmakers enjoy healthy profits.

Hearts are ticking along very nicely with just one defeat in their last 11 games and they are nine points behind second-placed Aberdeen with a game in hand.

Accies are down in 10th spot in the Premiership and have gone eight games without a win - a miserable run that includes a trouncing from League Two part-timers Annan Athletic in the Scottish Cup.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

Hamilton conceded eight goals at Celtic Park on Tuesday, while Hearts hammered in six against Motherwell on their last outing. 

Foregone conclusion?