Hearts reveal 11 injuries ahead of St Mirren Scottish Cup tie
Hearts have 11 players struggling with knocks ahead of their Scottish Cup tie against St Mirren.
Nathaniel Atkinson Sport News
Hearts’ injury problems increase ahead of St Mirren cup tie
Hearts have 11 players struggling with knocks ahead of their Scottish Cup tie against St Mirren.
Specialist's report gives Hearts timescale for Michael Smith's return as Robbie Neilson explains the extent of seven injuries
A specialist’s report on the injury decreed that surgery is not necessary at this point, but Smith must avoid training and playing for three to four weeks. Hearts hope he will resume training by the middle of April and potentially be ready for action again before the season finishes.
Robbie Neilson reveals details of Hearts' six injuries, admitting: 'I've never been involved in anything like it in 25 years'
The Edinburgh club suffered six injuries while United lost defender Ryan Edwards to a head knock in a physical encounter between two teams pursuing European football.
Hearts boss Robbie Neilson thankful Lewis Ferguson missed penalty after ‘dive’
Hearts manager Robbie Neilson was relieved that a contentious penalty decision did not cost his side victory as he branded Aberdeen’s Lewis Ferguson a ‘diver’.
Hearts manager Robbie Neilson says Lewis Ferguson dived for penalty as Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin defends his player
Neilson accused Ferguson of conning referee Steven McLean on 70 minutes, although the Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon saved the Scotland midfielder’s spot-kick.
Cammy Devlin influence, Scott Brown midfield daze, why John Souttar is going to be a huge miss - How the players fared in Hearts 2-0 Aberdeen
Hearts increased their lead in third place with a confident and comfortable 2-0 win over an Aberdeen side which offered little resistance. The gap between the two in the table now stands at 17 points as the home side near European qualification and the Dons have work to do to reach the top six.
No timescale for Michael Smith's return as Hearts explain defender's absence
Medical staff at Riccarton are waiting for the issue to settle down before planning the defender’s return to action. However, putting a timescale on his recovery is impossible at the moment.