Uche Ikpeazu looks to be playing up top on his own for Hearts, with Kyle Lafferty out on the left and Stevn Naismith in behind. Ikpeazu announces his presence with an early foul on Jozo Simunovic.

The respective managers, Craig Levein and Brendan Rodgers, have just shaken hands on the Tynecastle touchline, and Hearts have kicked off...

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers on BBC Radio Scotland: "No injury concerns. We have three games in seven days and at this stage of the season you’re not going to play the same XI for three.

"We just looked at putting some freshness into the game. It’s a tough game and also Kris Ajer is suspended for AEK Athens on Tuesday, so we need to get Jozo Simunovic some game time.

"It’s no secret, every team at this stage of the season is looking to improve and we are no different. I’m happy with the players we have, I love working with them, and that’s the concentration at the moment.

"The window is open until the end of August. If we can improve, that’s the idea. Otherwise we’ll continue working because we still have development in this squad.

"It’s a tough game here. Physically, you’re tested. We lost the game when we lost the (unbeaten) record but we came back again, stood up to the physicality at the end of the season and I think we’re the only team that won here when Hearts moved back here."

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These games are rarely dull and they often throw up controversy. The home side looking to make a statement after a decisive victory last week and Celtic could do with a big win ahead of a very tricky trip to Athens next week.

The pitch looks as long as it did last time but Brendan Rodgers says he’s not concerned. “I just told Craig [Levein], we brought our strimmers!” he quipped.

There are four matches in the Scottish Premiership today, with three more following Hearts v Celtic at 12:30.

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Hearts top the table after the first round of Premeirship matches after routing Hamilton Accies 4-1.

Craig Levein makes three switches from that starting XI with Aaron Hughes, Callumn Morrison and Steven MacLean dropping to the bench. In comes Michael Smith, Jake Mulraney and Kyle Lafferty.

Brendan Rodgers has made five changes from the side that was held by AEK Athens midweek, with one eye on Tuesday's second leg in Greece.

Jozo Simunovic replaces Kristoffer Ajer, Eboue Kouassi comes in for Olivier Ntcham, Jonny Hayes has takes the place of James Forrest, Scott Sinclair replaces Tom Rogic and Leigh Griffiths leads the line in place of Odsonne Edouard.

All five players dropping out of the starting side are on the bench.

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Hearts: Zlamal, M Smith, Souttar, Berra, Garuccio; Mulraney, Lee, Haring, Naismith, Lafferty, Ikpeazu.

Substitutes: Bozanic, Doyle, Hughes, MacLean, Cochrane, McDonald, Morrison.

Celtic: Gordon, Lustig, Simunovic, Hendry, Tierney; Brown, Kouassi, McGregor, Hayes, Sinclair, Griffiths.

Substitutes: Bain, Rogic, Ntcham, Edouard, Ajer, Forrest, Johnston.

Captain Scott Brown and the rest of the Celtic players have been out inspecting the Tynecastle pitch.

Remember, their 69-game unbeaten domestic record ended in Gorgie last December, although any demons from that game were exorcised by a 3-1 win in May, after they had already secured their seventh straight title.

This game comes at a tricky time for the champions, three days before Tuesday's second leg of their Champions League qualifier in Athens, after a 1-1 home draw, and with the media focus firmly on Brendan Rodgers' unhappiness with his board's lack of action on the transfer front.

Rodgers said he will be looking for his "robust" players to come to the fore today as he shuffles his pack with Tuesday's contest in mind.

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Morning/Afternoon all. Welcome to another mad day in the world of Scottish football.

We've got an enticing hors d'oeuvre as Hearts host champions Celtic at Tynecastle from 12:30 BST, with a main course featuring three more Premiership fixtures and full programmes in the Championship, League One and League Two at 15:00.

Brendan Rodgers' comments after Celtic's last visit to Tynecastle in May - he was "embarrassed" by the length of the grass on Hearts' pitch - ensured that topic has remained front and centre in the pre-match banter.

Hearts boss Craig Levein described SPFL moves to try to dictate the length of grass at grounds as "crazy", saying the new Tynecastle turf is currently "a bit long", while Rodgers quipped that his side "will have to play in wellies".

With both teams enjoying a winning start to their Premiership campaigns last week, who will be sitting top after their lunchtime set-to?