Hearts v Aberdeen preview

12 August 2011 09:53
Team news ahead of Saturday afternoon's Scottish Premier League clash between Hearts and Aberdeen at Tynecastle.[LNB] Ian Black is suspended and Hearts have a host of fitness concerns.[LNB]David Templeton (ankle), Adrian Mrowiec (knee), Jamie Hamill (leg) and Danny Grainger, who was granted leave to be with his pregnant wife, have all failed to play a full part in training this week, but could feature against the Dons.[LNB]Andy Webster and Mehdi Taouil (both groin) are still struggling for fitness, while Stephen Elliott (dead leg) and David Obua (hamstring) are out along with long-term absentees Kevin Kyle (hip) and Calum Elliot (knee).[LNB]Aberdeen welcome Ryan Jack back from suspension, while Chris Clark (knee) and Youl Mawene (hamstring) are poised to return from injuries.[LNB]Peter Pawlett could play despite suffering a strain while on Scotland Under-21 duty but Fraser Fyvie (groin) withdrew from the Scotland Under-21 squad in midweek and could again miss out for the Dons.[LNB]Hearts (from): Kello, McGowan, Zaliukas, Jonsson, Grainger, Mrowiec, Templeton, Stevenson, Sutton, Balogh, MacDonald, Smith, Barr, Skacel, Novikovas, Hamill, Robinson, Driver.[LNB]Aberdeen (from): Gonzalez, Foster, Considine, Arnason, Robertson, Magennis, Paton, Milsom, Osbourne, Pawlett, Megginson, Vernon, Low , Mackie, Jason Brown, McArdle, Jordan Brown, Fraser, Clark, Mawene, Fyvie, Jack.

Source: Team_Talk