Last Updated: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:24
Ian Black, Lee Wallace, Ruben Palazuelos and Scott Robinson are rated doubts for Saturday's clash with St Johnstone.
Csaba Laszlo's squad has been decimated by injuries and the Tyncastle boss could be without 11 first-team squad members for the trip to McDiarmid Park.
Ismael Bouzid should be fit despite a broken nose while both Andrew Driver and Jose Goncalves return to the squad.