Louis Moult’s return to action at Motherwell could come against Hearts in the cinch Premiership game at Fir Park on Sunday.
The 30-year-old striker, who played for the Steelmen between 2015 and 2018, signed on a season-long loan deal from Burton at the start of the month but has yet to feature.
Left-backs Nathan McGinley and Jake Carroll are long-term absentees.
German midfielder Orestis Kiomourtzoglou could make his Hearts debut after being granted a work permit.
Craig Halkett will drop out again after aggravating a hamstring injury on his attempted comeback against RFS in Latvia on Thursday.
Liam Boyce (knee), Beni Baningime (knee) and Kye Rowles (foot) are all out.
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