Hearts will be without Eggert Jonsson for Saturday's Edinburgh derby against Hibernian.

The Iceland defender is suspended following his red card in Saturday's 1-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League defeat at Motherwell.

The Jambos also have a number of players missing through injury, including Marius Zaliukas (ankle), Suso Santana (hernia), Laryea Kingston (hamstring), Callum Elliot (knee) and David Templeton (foot).

Hibernian expect playmaker Merouane Zemmama to be fit.

Moroccan star Zemmama resumed light training on Thursday after limping off after just 15 minutes of Saturday's 2-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier League win over Aberdeen with a groin problem.

Hibs have no other injury concerns, with manager John Hughes likely to stick with the same starting XI for the fifth straight match.

Teams:

Hearts (from): Balogh, Kucharski, Bouzid, Goncalves, Palazuelos, Obua, Black, Witteveen, Nade, Wallace, Driver, C Thomson, J Thomson, Mole, Novikovas, J Stewart, Glen, Kello.

Hibernian (from): Stack, Ma-Kalambay, Murray, Hogg, Bamba, Hanlon, Miller, Cregg, McBride, Rankin, Stokes, Riordan, Flynn, Zemmama, Byrne, Stevenson, Galbraith, Wotherspoon, McCormack, Nish, Benjelloun, McCann.