Hearts midfielder Laryea Kingston has been put through extra training sessions in a bid to be fit for Saturday's Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with St Johnstone.

The Ghana midfielder returned to training on Friday following a hamstring problem and continued to work over the weekend when his team-mates enjoyed some time off.

The 29-year-old injured his hamstring shortly after making his only club appearance of the season, when he came on in the second half of a 1-1 draw against Aberdeen on October 17.

He is now hopeful of making it back for the Tynecastle clash with St Johnstone.

"The guys were given the weekend off because of the international matches," Kingston told Hearts News.

"But I was in for training as I just came back on Friday after being out for a few weeks.

"I'll see how things go this week but obviously the target is the St Johnstone game on Saturday. If everything is OK then I'd love to be involved at some stage."

Kingston, who angered manager Csaba Laszlo earlier this season by turning out for Ghana despite not being passed fit to play for Hearts, is keen to put his frustrating campaign behind him.

"Yes, it has been frustrating but what can I do about injuries?" he said.

"Hopefully this is all behind me now and I can get back to helping Hearts climb up the table."