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Chris Doyle

Robbie Neilson plans Hibs scouting mission as Hearts boss gives Josh Ginnelly injury update

After Hearts' batting 1-0 win over Arbroath, Robbie Neilson's attention has already turned to next weekend.

The Jambos take on rivals Hibs with a place in the Scottish Cup Final up for grabs at Hampden.

And the Hearts boss revealed he was heading to Rugby Park on Saturday afternoon to get a closer look at their opponents,

He said: “I’m heading to Kilmarnock.

"The boys will train this morning and then I’ll go straight down to watch Hibs at Rugby Park and have a look at them.

"We know how they play, we’ve watched a lot of their games and we’ve got an idea of how we’ll hopefully go and win the match.”

One worry for the Edinburgh derby next weekend is the fitness of Josh Ginnelly.

The Englishman picked up a thigh knock against Arbroath and is a major doubt for the semi-final.

Neilson added: “It’s a worry for next week.

“It looks as though it’s his thigh so we will have a look at it. At this moment in time it probably look like he won’t make it.

“We were looking to get everyone through and everyone fit but that’s the way football is.

"We’ve had that lockdown and coming back into football there is going to be injuries. Everyone is the same so we just need to deal with it.”

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