Dundee’s Greg Stewart has won his race against time to be fit for tomorrow’s eagerly-awaited William Hill Scottish Cup tie with Aberdeen.
The former Cowdenbeath striker, who has netted seven times so far this season, picked up a calf knock against Celtic last weekend but has responded well to treatment and has now returned to training.
However, Dark Blues boss Paul Hartley has revealed that another of the club’s front men, teenager Craig Wighton, is to visit a specialist about his knee problem.
The manager said: “Greg is fine and so too is Paul McGinn (back). They both trained.
“Wighton, Kyle Letheren and Peter McDonald are the only other ones not training. Everyone else is OK.
“Craig is getting better but we’re taking him to a specialist on Monday just to have a look at him. He took a knock on his knee playing for Scotland against the Czech Republic.
“We just need to take a look at him and be careful.”
Hartley’s squad for the Aberdeen game will also include Paul McGowan.
The midfielder appeared in court earlier this week and has been charged with police assault following an alleged incident last weekend.
However, Hartley confirmed: “McGowan is in the squad.
“He trained well this morning and is fine.”
Meanwhile, Hartley admitted he and his players are “desperate” to negotiate a way past Aberdeen and hopefully go on a long Scottish Cup run.
However, he is well aware that Derek McInnes’s side are dangerous opponents and he is ready for all contingencies in their team selection.
Hartley said: “I think their personnel may change because of Willo Flood not being available and also Barry Robson not playing last week.
“They’ve sort of chopped and changed with Adam Rooney and David Goodwillie up front. They might do that again.
“Both of those players did well against us here the last time. No matter who they put out, they have a very strong team and we have to be aware of that.
“It’s a cup game and obviously we want to try and progress. But we’ve got a tough job on our hands.”
He added: “I think we’re desperate to get a good cup run. That’s for sure. The players are looking forward to it and I’m excited by it.
“These are the games you have to win to try and lift a cup. They don’t come any tougher than Aberdeen.
“They have a terrific record in cup competitions over the last couple of years.
“But I think the players sense that if we can get through on Saturday, then the draw could really open up and who knows what might happen after that.