Hearts will take a break from their push towards the Premiership’s European places when they turn their focus towards their Scottish Cup campaign on Monday night.
Neil Critchley’s side have lost just one of their last eleven games in all competitions and are brimming with confidence with as they prepare to travel to Premiership rivals St Mirren. The two sides have already met on two occasions this season and have claimed one win apiece after Hearts avenged a 2-1 away defeat in September with a 4-0 home win just under a month later.
With a place in Monday night’s quarter-final draw on offer for the winners of the tie, there will be plenty of intrigue surrounding the team selection on both sides. Both Neil Critchley and Buddies counterpart Stephen Robinson have delivered fitness updates on a number of key players who are set to miss out when their sides go head-to-head for a place in the last eight.
5. OUT: Craig Halkett (Hearts)
The centre-back injured his hamstring last month and is still not ready to return. | SNS Group
6. OUT: Aidan Denholm (Hearts)
The midfielder returned from a loan at Ross County with a hamstring injury and is not yet available. | SNS Group