Overview
- Hearts, which beat Dundee United 4-0 on Sunday, recorded Wouter Vrancken’s first win in charge and kept a clean sheet at Tynecastle.
- Three summer signings—Tom Renaud, Calvin Miller and Josh McPake—scored in the match, with Claudio Braga also on the scoresheet.
- The victory ended a run of four successive defeats for Vrancken’s side that included a 6-1 loss to Benfica in European qualifying and a 2-1 league defeat to Aberdeen.
- Vrancken deployed an ultra-attacking selection with Oisin McEntee used at centre-back and Calvin Miller at left-back as the coach searched for balance while defenders were absent.
- Squad turnover remains high with at least nine new arrivals this summer and Greek winger Alexandros Kyziridis poised to leave for a Turkish club for about £1.7 million, leaving Hearts in a clear transitional phase.