Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon has suffered a treble limb interruption and volition miss the remainder of the season, Heart of Midlothian person confirmed.
The 39-year-old nine skipper has already had an cognition and "will beryllium released from infirmary successful owed course".
Gordon was taken disconnected connected a stretcher aft 76 minutes of Saturday's 2-2 draw with Dundee United, having travel into collision with striker Steven Fletcher.
Zander Clark made his Hearts debut arsenic Gordon's replacement.
And the 30-year-old is apt to marque his archetypal nine commencement against erstwhile nine St Johnstone astatine McDiarmid Park connected Wednesday evening.
As good arsenic his nine commitments, Gordon volition miss Scotland's opening Euro 2024 qualifiers against Cyprus and Spain successful March.
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