Cerny faces injury layoff

Partick Thistle keeper Tomas Cerny is out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury, boss Alan Archibald has confirmed.

Cerny had to be replaced by 23-year-old Ryan Scully during the first half of the 1-1 draw with Hamilton at Firhill last weekend.

A scan revealed the extent of the injury and the 30-year-old, who joined Thistle in the summer after leaving Hibernian, has his ankle in a protective boot.

Ahead of the visit of Hearts on Saturday, Archibald said:

"Tomas went for a scan the other day and it is looking like anything between four and six weeks.

"We will see when he gets out the boot this Monday, we will assess the ankle and hopefully it is quicker. But they said roughly four to six weeks.

"He has been the player of the first quarter of the season for us.

"He settled in really well with few good clean sheets and some very good saves. He is a good calming influence on the back four.

"So it is a blow but it gives young Ryan a chance. He had a good spell on loan at Dunfermline last season so hopefully he is ready to come in and play this Saturday.''