Hearts will be without Andrew Driver and Jamie Mole for Saturday's Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League game with St Johnstone.

Winger Driver has aggravated his troublesome knee problem and will not be risked, while Mole is out with an ankle injury.

Fellow forward Calum Elliot is finally back from a knee operation, while Eggert Jonsson returns from suspension.

Marius Zaliukas (ankle), Suso Santana (hernia) and David Templeton (foot) remain out, and Laryea Kingston (hamstring) is still building up to full fitness.

St Johnstone midfielder Martin Hardie will miss out after picking up a knee ligament injury in a game against Falkirk in midweek.

The Hearts game has come too early for striker Steven Milne who is recovering from an ankle injury.

There are doubts over Graham Gartland (shoulder), Steven Anderson (back), Danny Grainger (thigh) and Kenny Deuchar (groin) and boss Derek McInnes will wait until nearer kick-off before making a decision.

Teams:

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

St Johnstone (from): Smith, MacKay, Grainger, Morris, Rutkiewicz, Gartland, Anderson, Millar, Davidson, Craig, Samuel, Morais, Johansson, Deuchar, Main, Durnan, Reynolds, Kelly, Sheerin, Swankie.