Overview
- Derek McInnes confirmed Wednesday that Oisín McEntee has a hamstring tear and Tomas Magnusson a thigh tear, ruling both out for the rest of the season.
- Hearts enter the post-split one point ahead of Rangers and three clear of Celtic, with five fixtures left in the top-six mini-league.
- The leaders visit Hibernian at Easter Road on Sunday, a match McInnes called potentially their hardest test of the run-in.
- Full-back Harry Milne is progressing and remains touch and go for the derby, with McInnes indicating he should be ready if not for Hibs then for Rangers.
- Hearts’ bid is built on the league’s best record against top-six rivals and an analytics-driven recruitment push linked to minority investor Tony Bloom, even as recent away stumbles raise the stakes.