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Hearts make five changes in Plzen

Hearts Lawrence Shankland arrives during a UEFA Europa League play-off match between FC Viktoria Plzen and Heart of Midlothian at the Doosan Arena,
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Steven Naismith has made five changes to the Hearts side that slumped to a shock League Cup defeat to Falkirk to take on Viktoria Plzen.

Lawrence Shankland returns to the XI, along with Frankie Kent, Kye Rowles, Jorge Grant and Cammy Devlin.

Craig Halkett, Balir Spittal, Yutaro Oda, Liam Boyce and Yan Dhanda are the five coming out of the team.

Craig Gordon continues in goal and makes a record-breaking European appearance for Heart.

Fellow keeper Zander Clark, meanwhile, misses out altogether after a back spasm.