Livingston boss David Martindale joked that he hopes Hearts have finally hit a bad run at the perfect time as the Lions aim to book a Scottish Cup quarter-final berth for the first time since 2005 when the two sides meet at Tynecastle this afternoon.
The hosts are coming off successive defeats for the first time this season with the visitors aiming to make it three losses on the bounce for the Jambos.
He’s under no illusion as to how difficult a task that is going to be, however, saying: “Hearts have had a wee blip but they’re sitting third in the league for a reason. Robbie has done a fantastic job, their recruitment has been very, very good so it’s going to be an extremely difficult game.
