Hearts manager Gary Locke has no new injury concerns as the Jambos take on Aberdeen in this evening's Scottish Premiership clash at Tynecastle.

Victory for the Edinburgh-based side would stave off relegation, almost imminent, for another matchday.

Aberdeen's Peter Pawlett, previously out with a hip problem, is in the starting XI, while Andrew Considine is back from a ban and also starts for the Dons.

Winger Jonny Hayes, however, is still missing, while defender Clark Robertson is due to continue his rehabilitation from a knee injury in an Under-20s fixture.

Hearts: MacDonald, Paterson, McGowan, Wilson, McHattie, Smith, Hamill, Holt, Nicholson, McCallum, Stevenson
Subs: Ridgers, McKay, McGhee, Robinson, King, Walker, Oliver

Aberdeen: Langfield, Logan, Considine, Flood, Anderson, Reynolds, Robson, Jack, McGinn, Pawlett, Rooney
Subs: Shaughnessy, Vernon, Smith, Low, Weaver, McManus, Tate