Possession may be 9/10 of the law but Casbo Laszlo wants to turn that advantage into goals on Thursday.

Hearts could be boosted ahead of Thursday's final Edinburgh Derby of the season with the news that Lee Wallace and Ruben Palazuelos look to be ready to return to action. They missed Sunday's 2-0 loss at Ibrox but Tynecastle manager Csaba Laszlo is confident they will return for the home game against Hibs. Left-back Wallace is making good progress after a virus and midfielder Palazuelos is getting stronger following his ankle problem. Laszlo said: "I hope 100% that both players will be okay for Thursday. Lee was close on Sunday but said he didn't feel strong enough to last the 90 minutes because of the virus he had. I think he will be okay for Hibs and we also hope that Ruben will make it too." Laszlo took some positives from the Ibrox defeat despite losing to goals from former Hearts striker Andrius Velicka and Kris Boyd. The Hungarian said: "You look at the possession and it shows we had a lot of the ball. But we lost goals at bad times and didn't take our opportunities. But if we play like that against Hibs then I hope we can win."

Striker Mike Tullberg was also disappointed that Hearts came away from Glasgow with nothing to show for their efforts. The Dane said: "It was quite disappointing as I thought we played quite well. I think we can be satisfied with our performance and I thought we should have got a point. We were a bit unlucky to lose a goal right before half-time but we didn't show enough concentration for the corner. We were a bit unlucky not to be a goal up at half-time. I had a chance after three minutes, Bruno (Aguiar) had a chance, (Christos) Karipidis had a header and I don't think they created anything and then they scored."

Sunday saw Tullberg made only his second start for Hearts after most of his season was ruined by a thigh problem. The on-loan Reggina forward's future beyond the summer is uncertain but for the moment he only focusing on helping Hearts secure third place in the final SPL table. They lead Dundee United by two points and hope to keep it that way at least. Tullberg said: "I just try to take each week as it comes. This was my second start in 15 months and I know that I am not at the top of my game and I have to get better and better each week. If the gaffer needs me then I will try to do my best."

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