ROBBIE NEILSON has named the Hearts side to take on Istanbul Basaksehir tonight.

The Turkish club head to Tynecastle tonight in the opening group stage match of the Europa Conference League.

And UEFA state Neilson has gone with a 3-4-3 for the match.

Craig Gordon starts in goal with Michael Smith, Stephen Kingsley and Alex Cochrane in defence.

Nathaniel Atkinson and Andy Halliday will play as wing-backs with Peter Haring and Cameron Devlin in central midfield.

Alan Forrest, Barrie McKay and Lawrence Shankland are the attacking threat.

HEARTS XI: Gordon, Smith, Kingsley, Cochrane, Atkinson, Haring, Devlin, Halliday, Forrest, Shankland, McKay.

SUBS: Stewart, Clark, Mackay-Steven, Neilson, Sibbick, Henderson, Smith, Humphrys, Ginnelly, Pollock.

BASAKSEHIR: Sengezerm Kaidirim, Touba, Duarte, Sahiner, Aleksic, Biglia, Turuc, Traore, Okaka, Gurler.

SUBS: Babacan, Dilmen, Chouiar, Celik, Szysz, Ozcan, Tekdemir, Arslan, Koyuncu, Ndayishimiye, Lima, Caicara.