Philippe Clement confirms the 4 Rangers players who will miss Hearts semi-final with one star set to return

Rangers could welcome back Tom Lawrence but will still be without four first-team players when they face Hearts in the Viaplay Cup semi-final at Hampden Park on Sunday.

Tom Lawrence has not featured for Rangers since being injured in the 1-0 win over Real Betis on September 21. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

The Ibrox side have not had their injury troubles to seek this season with new manager Philippe Clement expressing frustration with the fitness issues he has inherited since taking charge last month.

Todd Cantwell, Kieran Dowell, Danilo and Borna Barisic have all recovered from injuries in the past fortnight with Lawrence set to hand the side a further boost by returning from the knock that has kept him sidelined since the 1-0 win over Real Betis on September 21.

Clement revealed “there is a chance but no guarantee” that the attacker will return for the Hampden showdown, adding that defender Ben Davies remains a doubt with a “small problem” after missing the 5-0 win at Dundee in midweek.

Four players – John Souttar, Nico Raskin, Rabbi Matondo and Kemar Roofe – have been ruled out. Souttar has a muscle problem while Raskin was stretchered off with an ankle injury in the league clash with Hearts last weekend. Matondo picked up a knee injury at the end of September that has been given a six-week recovery period while Kemar Roofe has been taken out of action in order to get to the bottom of a series of recurring injuries that have hampered his Ibrox career.

"We need to do what we have been doing over the past few weeks - we know it will be a tough challenge - it is a big game and everyone needs to be ready," Clement added. "We focus on the game at hand and putting all our energy into that and do our best to get the result."