John Souttar will return from his 10-week injury lay off for Hearts ' league and Scottish Cup Final double header with Rangers.
And defensive partner Craig Halkett is on course for the same comeback timeframe in a double Hampden boost for Robbie Neilson.
The Jambos boss admits he has a starting XI in mind for the end of season showpiece. But fitness levels over the next two games could still see him make changes.Souttar - who will join the Ibrox cub in the summer - hasn’t kicked a ball for Hearts since limping off against Dundee United on March 5.But he was on the bench in Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Celtic and will again be among the subs against Motherwell tomorrow.
The positive news keeps coming for Jambos too with Andy Halliday, Michael Smith, Cammy Devlin and Aaron McEneff under consideration for minutes at Fir Park.
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