Overview
- Hearts confirmed the Premiership’s top scorer has a hamstring strain that rules him out for roughly two months.
- Shankland is expected to miss up to nine matches, including Sunday’s visit from Celtic and the Feb. 15 trip to Rangers.
- Sky Sports reports Hearts have agreed a deal to accelerate Mato’s arrival from FK Vardar this month, with paperwork being finalised.
- Derek McInnes is already without midfielder Cammy Devlin for several weeks through injury, while Beni Baningime is suspended for the Celtic match.
- Hearts hold a six-point lead over Celtic and Rangers as they chase a first league title since 1960.