Craig Gordon provides injury update and if he’ll be fit for Hearts testimonial against Sunderland

The former Celtic stopper will be honoured at Tynecastle later this month when the Premier League side visit Edinburgh.
Craig Gordon has provided a positive injury update ahead of his testimonial match later this month against former club Sunderland at Tynecastle.

The newly promoted English Premier League side will travel to Edinburgh to honour the Scotland keeper who spent five seasons with them as a player between 2007 and 2012. The match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 26 and will not only be an opportunity to celebrate the legendary stopper’s career but also give Derek McInnes one final opportunity to see his players in action before the 2025/26 Scottish Premiership season gets underway.

Gordon has been unable to feature in Hearts’ opening Premier Sports Cup group stage matches against Dunfermline Athletic and Hamilton Accies as he recovers from a shoulder injury which kept him out of the final three league matches of last season. Head coach McInnes previously confirmed he did not expect the 42-year old to be fit in time to play any part in the opening League Cup matches and that his realistic goal was to be ready to play some part in his testimonial match.