Hearts suffer double injury blow

Driver is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks

Hearts wingers Andrew Driver and Neil McCann may not feature for the Tynecastle club again this season.

Driver, 20, suffered a thigh muscle tear last weekend, while veteran McCann needs surgery to remove a metal plate.

The former Scotland international had battled back to fitness after his leg break at Celtic Park in August but the plate is causing him discomfort.

"I am confident I will make a full comeback," 33-year-old McCann told the club website.

On the subject of Driver's injury, caretaker manager Stevie Frail told Hearts News: "It's very disappointing and obviously a real blow for the player who has had a stop-start season.

"It's frustrating for all of us as he's looked really good in parts. He'll be out for a number of weeks."