The other reason to give us hope is that Hibs are, quite simply, not very good these days. They lost at home to a lower league team in mid-week and they have now won only one of their last eleven competitive games. This season they have scraped past Falkirk at home but a loss to Killie and a draw at
Lappin finds the net with this free kick
That's not to say they're not more than capable of beating us though. They do have some good players and if we go into this game with a poor attitude or simply don't perform then chances are we'll leave with nothing. We need to put Friday's UEFA draw out of our heads and focus on the task at hand.
Mark McGhee will have a dilemma in the centre of the park as it appears Hughes will be fit again. The midfield played well last week so does he risk disturbing it to bring the star man back into the team? It would be a major surprise if he dropped Lasley given his form but Fitzpatrick and McGarry are not so secure in their spots.
The attack will surely remain as a three - Porter seems to be improving after a similarly slow start to last season and dropping Sutton after last week would be unthinkable. David Clarkson is contributing as well and with an eye on
With the Old Firm coming up in consecutive matches after this one, this game is huge for us. Anything less than a win will be a disappointment and the difference between losing and drawing is probably not that much. In these situations Mark McGhee has usually been bold and hopefully we will now be rewarded with a 2-1 win.
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