David Templeton is back in contention after fully recovering from foot surgery, but Laryea Kingston is likely to miss out again even though manager Csaba Laszlo has revealed he could soon be back with the first-team squad.
Hamilton will be without Derek Lyle for today's match after the striker was ruled out for the rest of the season. Lyle underwent cruciate ligament surgery on Thursday after suffering the injury in the opening moments of last Saturday's goalless draw with Falkirk.
The 28-year-old joins fellow long-term casualties James Gibson (knee) and Alex Neil (hip) on the sidelines.
Teams: Hearts (from): Balogh, Zaliukas, Kucharski, Bouzid, Goncalves, Santana, Palazuelos, Obua, Witteveen, Black, Nade, Kello, Glen, Wallace, M Stewart, Driver, Smith, C Thomson, J Thomson, Mole, Templeton.
Hamilton (from): Cerny, Hastings, McClenahan, Canning, McLaughlin, Mason, Elebert, Wesolowski, Mensing, McArthur, Antoine-Curier, M Paixao, Louhoungou, Murdoch, Evans, Wilkie, Knight.