Steven Naismith has been troubled by injuryDaniel Stendel believes the return of Hearts forward Steven Naismith will have a positive impact on their effort to climb the Premiership table. Naismith has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury in the draw with Livingston on 4 December. With Hearts second bottom of the top flight, Naismith is in line to return against Hamilton Accies on Saturday. "I can feel he can help our team so much - not only on the pitch but also next to the pitch," said coach Stendel. Stendel, who has lost his opening two games as head coach, hopes to have 33-year-old Scotland forward Naismith available for their festive run of fixtures.

Source: BBC December 20, 2019 14:48 UTC