Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo has revealed three of his players had been injured because of the big freeze. David Kucharski and Arvydas Novikovas both twisted their ankles training at the club's indoor facilities, while Jose Goncalves aggravated a muscle strain training outside.

"The players suffer; you have a lot of accidents," said Laszlo. "I don't know if the game will be on in Aberdeen or not.

"It can be in the afternoon in Aberdeen minus five, six, seven, eight. The ball doesn't have the elasticity, the pitch cannot be 100% clear for football or the muscles of the players."