John Souttar will return from his 10-week damage lay off for Hearts ' league and Scottish Cup Last double header with Rangers.
And defensive companion Craig Halkett is on the right track for a similar comeback timeframe in a double Hampden enhance for Robbie Neilson.
The Jambos boss admits he has a beginning XI in thoughts for the top of season showpiece. However health ranges over the subsequent two video games might nonetheless see him make modifications.
Souttar - who will be a part of the Ibrox cub in the summertime - hasn’t kicked a ball for Hearts since limping off towards Dundee United on March 5.
However he was on the bench in Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Celtic and can once more be among the many subs towards Motherwell tomorrow.
The optimistic information retains coming for Jambos too with Andy Halliday, Michael Smith, Cammy Devlin and Aaron McEneff into consideration for minutes at Fir Park.
Neilson stated: “We’ll have McEneff, Smith, Devlin, Halliday again and Souttar shall be on the bench, he gained’t play, however he’ll be obtainable for Saturday.
“The hope for Halkett is Saturday too. I believe that’s all of them aside from Beni Baningime shall be obtainable for some type of a recreation on Saturday.
“I’d somewhat it was three of 4 weeks in the past as a result of now they’ll go into these video games not 100 per cent match. That’s the dilemma we've got. The place will they be health clever going into a large recreation?
“They don’t must show themselves as a result of they’ve been working arduous. It’s extra mentally for them to have the ability to say, ‘I’m prepared’.
“I’ve performed some minutes towards Motherwell or towards Rangers, to allow them to say ‘I’m able to go’, versus simply rocking up at Hampden.”
Neilson admits he has completely no considerations about taking part in Souttar towards his quickly to be employers within the showpiece occasion at Hampden in 10 days’ time.
He stated: “John is a Hearts participant, and he desires to do properly for Hearts. Every time John performs he’ll give 100 per cent.
“The carrot for him is the cup ultimate and Scotland in the summertime, so he desires to play properly and try this.”
Requested if he had his cup ultimate XI picked in his thoughts, Neilson stated: “To an extent, however I must consider who’s been taking part in, who’s not, who’s getting back from damage, health ranges and all that.
“So, we’ll get by means of these two video games after which we’ll sit down and decide on who's going to begin at Hampden.
Neilson is concentrated on this night’s journey to Fir Park first with Nicely determined to strengthen their grip on a Euro spot.
He stated: “We’ve not gained down there for some time now, we bought beat there earlier within the season, so we all know once we flip up there it’s at all times robust.
“We’ll take an honest crowd, so we have to flip up. We will’t afford to show as much as any recreation and be 60 per cent or else we’ll get turned over.”