Former Partick Thistle striker Kris Doolan makes his league debut for Arbroath having played in their League Cup group games before the 33-year-old missed the weekend defeat by Raith Rovers.

On-loan Aberdeen forward Michael Ruth also comes into the side along with defender Colin Hamilton.

Luke Donnelly drops to the bench, with fellow defender Tom O'Brien suspended and forward Scott Stewart missing out as manager Dick Campbell is only able to name five out of seven substitutes.

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Hearts manager Robbie Neilson makes two changes from the side that comprehensively defeated Dundee.

In comes former Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday and winger Elliott Frear, with Andy Irving dropping to the bench and Jordan Roberts missing out.

Scotland striker Steven Naismith is on the bench again.

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Arbroath: Gaston, Thomson, Hamilton, Little, McKenna, Hilson, Swankie, Doolan, Ruth, Virtanen, Craigen.

Substitutes: Gallacher, Whatley, Gold, Linn, Donnelly.

Heart of Midlothian: Gordon, Smith, Halkett, Popescu, Kingsley, Walker, Lee, Halliday, Frear, Ginnelly, Boyce.

Substitutes: Stewart, White, Haring, Naismith, Wighton, Irving, Brandon.

Your weekend of live Scottish football on BBC Sport starts here - well, the men's game at least, with a separate live coverage going on as Scotland's women's side face Albania in European Championship qualifying.

Here, it's a David versus Goliath if ever there was one in the Championship.

Big spenders Heart of Midlothian justified their pre-season favourites tag by kicking off the season a week ago with a 6-2 thrashing of Dundee, while part-timers Arbroath slumped to a 3-0 defeat away to promoted Raith Rovers the following day.

Can the Red Lichties upset the odds in the battle of the maroons? Stay with us for live coverage here and on the BBC Scotland channel.