Falkirk striker Joe Gardner will be out for two months after suffering a tear in his thigh. Full-back Keelan Adams returns from a foot injury and midfielder Craig Sibbald returns from a hamstring injury, with the club confirming the updates ahead of Tuesday's Scottish Premiership match against Heart of Midlothian.
Conor McLeod, Aidan Nesbitt and Finn Yeats remain out, while Hearts midfielder Tomas Magnusson has had a bout of sickness and will be assessed on Tuesday morning. Hearts utility man Oisin McEntee has been missing through injury and will also be assessed on Tuesday morning.
Blair Spittal, Tom Renaud, Malachi Fagan-Walcott and Craig Halkett remain sidelined for Falkirk, with Ageu set to return after the international break. Falkirk sit 11th in the Premiership on two points after five games, having scored three and conceded seven so far this season.
The last result was a 1-1 draw with Dundee United on 5 September, with Joe Murrell scoring Falkirk's goal. The next fixture is away to Kilmarnock on 30 December.
