Partick V Hearts at Firhill Stadium : Match Preview

Partick V Hearts - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Partick defender Callum Booth: Dad will remind me of Hearts rivalryPartick Thistle defender Callum Booth expects a pep talk from his Hibernian-loving father ahead of the visit of Hearts on Saturday.The 24-year-old signed on a permanent deal with the Jags in the summer following a loan spell from the Easter Road club last season.Booth had been at Hibs since he was 10 years old and while he is happy to be settled at Firhill after it did not work out with his boyhood heroes, old rivalries with Gorgie club Hearts remain in the family."Growing up a Hibs fan and having played for Hibs and in a few derbies, Hearts will always be my rivals," he said."My dad, Gregor, will probably have a few words with me before the game and remind me."My dad comes to all my games although he is still a Hibs fan. If he can get to Hibs game he will go but Partick is his team now."I was at Hibs since I was about 10 but I think it was time to move on."I had a few loan spells before the most recent one at Partick and I think the time had come for us both to part ways. But we left on good terms."It was a great move to come up to the Premiership on loan and I managed to get a contract in the summer."Tomas Cerny is out of the clash at Firhill and the goalkeeper could miss up to six weeks with an ankle injury sustained in the game against Hamilton last week.Midfielder Abdul Osman returns from suspension while striker Christie Elliott (back) is a long-term absentee.Hearts boss Robbie Neilson, meanwhile, is focused on continuing the rejuvenation of his side despite being linked with the vacant manager's job at Aston Villa.The Hearts head coach is among the bookmakers' favourites to succeed Tim Sherwood at Villa Park and some reports claim he is on the Barclays Premier League club's list of contenders.But Neilson has declared unfinished business at Tynecastle after leading Hearts to the Scottish Championship title - finishing 24 points ahead of Rangers - and into the top three of the Ladbrokes Premiership this season.The 35-year-old former Leicester defender said: "It's just paper talk. These things happen when people move on from different clubs, there is always talk."But my sole focus is here at Hearts. I've still got a huge job to do and it's something I am really enjoying."It's more testament to the players and the club, to be honest, than myself."The club has come on so much in the last 18 months and it's continuing to grow but we still have a long way to go and I want to be part of it."With Celtic and Aberdeen playing each other at Parkhead on Saturday lunchtime, Hearts could have a chance to move second or at least closer to the top of the table a few miles away when they take on Alan Archibald's Partick side.Juwon Oshaniwa returns from a hamstring injury to replace the suspended Blazej Augustyn while Jamie Walker will remain in the squad despite being troubled by an ongoing knee problem.Neilson has indicated that his medical staff will have a closer look at the problem next month."It's been a difficult situation for him this season," Neilson said. "He has struggled with a knee problem and it's one that just doesn't seem to be clearing up."We have to make a decision in the international break about what we do with it."He's such a talented player that even if he's not 100 per cent fit then I get him on the bench so he can come on and give us a lift. I thought he did that the other night. He only came on for 40 minutes and gave the team a lift. He has real quality."So we will continue to do that until we it comes to a point where we feel we need to do something. It will be down to myself, Jamie and the physio."

Source: PAR