Hearts face action after fielding ineligible player in cup tie

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Hearts have admitted to "inadvertently" fielding an ineligible player in their Scottish League Cup group-stage victory over Cove Rangers.

The Scottish Premiership club will face a Scottish Professional Football League panel on Monday 23 July.

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Andrew Irving, an 18-year-old midfielder, came on as a substitute in the 65th-minute of Wednesday's 2-1 win.

But Hearts say they failed to register the player's new contract, which was signed in January.

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More to follow.

Source: bbc.com