Hearts player ratings: How they fared in the defeat by Livingston

GK – GRAIG GORDON 7/10

Made a good one-handed stop to deny Kurtis Guthrie’s audacious back-heel attempt and another to tip over Pittman’s piledriver.

RB – TOBY SIBBICK 5

Struggled to deal with the threat posed by Nouble and Montana down his side. Loose in possession a couple of times.

RCB – LEWIS NEILSON 5

Raking right-to-left passes were good to start with but became too predictable. Found Nouble a handful but he’s not the first.

LCB – STEPHEN KINGSLEY 6

Presence made a difference to the backline on the left-hand side. Competed well and got forward when he could.

LB – ALEX COCHRANE 6

Furious with linesman for not flagging Livi’s goal offside. Just about gets pass marks for his work defence and attack.

CM – CAMMY DEVLIN 5

Didn’t reach the heights of recent weeks. Unlucky to be booked for foul on Montana after nicking the ball.

CM – ANDY HALLIDAY 5

Committed and combative, but his frustration was clear as Hearts gradually let things slip in the first half.

AMR – BARRIE MCKAY 5

Started on the right and moved inside when Livi took control at end of the first half. Nowhere near his usual, fluent best.

AMC – JORGE GRANT 5

Lacked composure on the turn to slice Hearts’ best first-half chance wide of target from close range and made little impact.

AML – GARY MACKAY-STEVEN 6

Made a bright start, saw plenty of the ball from Neilson’s long passes and got into decent areas.

ST – STEPHEN HUMPHRYS 5

Looked a bit short of full match fitness and didn’t make any kind of impact on his debut.

SUB – PETER HARING 5

For Devlin 55mins. Passed it well enough but brushed aside by Nouble when he came on.

SUB – ALAN FORREST 5

For Mackay-Steven 55mins. Tried to liven things down on the left on his old stomping ground.

SUB – LAWRENCE SHANKLAND 5

For Grant 55mins. Booked after being outmuscled and outfoxed by Nouble. Didn’t get a chance.

SUB – JOSH GINNELLY 5

For Humphrys 65mins. Injected a bit of pace but didn’t do anything to turn the tide.

SUB – EUAN HENDERSON 5

For Halliday 83mins. Couldn’t get his shot away quickly enough when half-chance came just inside the box.

Player ratings scale - 10: One of best performances you've seen. 9: Outstanding. 8: Very good. 7: Good. 6: Average. 5: Poor, 4: Very poor. 3: Terrible day at office. 2: Abysmal. 1: One of worst performances you've seen.