Hearts reveal Oisin McEntee scan results and Harry Milne's injury situation ahead of the Hibs derby

Hearts are today counting the cost of Oisin McEntee’s injury after the Irishman was ruled out for the rest of the season. McEntee will miss Sunday’s Edinburgh derby against Hibs and the remainder of his club’s Premiership title push after scan results confirmed a torn hamstring.

He was taken off after appearing to pull a muscle during the closing stages of last week’s win against Motherwell. He was sent for a medical scan during Hearts’ training camp in Spain but the results were delivered in Spanish, causing a delay whilst they were accurately translated. He will now miss the final five league games.

“He's out for the season,” confirmed the Hearts head coach Derek McInnes today. “We got that last week but we sat on it until we came back. We always hoped it wouldn't be as bad because of how he was feeling. He doesn't need an operation but it will keep him out for the rest of the season.”

Icelandic midfielder Tomas Magnusson and Brazilian Eduardo Ageu are both also out until next term because of thigh problems. “I think losing Oisin and Tomas in the sense that it’s two powerful players, two brilliant competitors and two boys that have done really well in their first season,” added McInnes. “As harsh as it sounds, I can't dwell on that, I've just got to deal with the players who are available to me. It's tough for Oisin and Tomas but they've played their part to get us to this stage. It's up to us now to try and finish it off for them as well.”

Hearts head to Easter Road on Sunday hoping defender Harry Milne will be available, but as things stand he is more likely to miss out. Milne is recovering from a calf complaint having been absent since Hearts’ 1-0 defeat at Kilmarnock on 14 March. He is training Riccarton but is touch-and-go for Sunday’s derby. A late decision will be taken on his fitness and, if he is ruled out, Stephen Kingsley will continue on the left of defence.

Goalkeeper Craig Gordon is edging nearer a return, but Norwegian defender Christian Borchgrevink is out along with long-term absentees Ageu and Calem Nieuwenhof. “Craig Gordon's been out doing some handling,” explained McInnes. “He's not out today, he's had two days back-to-back. He is coming along nicely but just handling with the goalkeepers. He hasn't done any full training or anything like that yet. Hopefully, he'll step up his work towards the end of this week.

“Borch felt his hamstring a wee bit yesterday again. So we'll need to see how he is. We're getting him looked at today. So he's missing training today. Harry is progressing really well. He had a good four or five days in Spain there. He's not ruled out for the weekend but he's got a lot to do to be a part of it. The likelihood is that, unless somebody tells me differently over the next 48 hours or so, he'll be ready for Rangers, which is good. But we still haven't gave up totally on him for the weekend.”