Hibs 0-1 St Johnstone: Error gifts visitors win in game short on chances
A first-half mistake from Ryan Porteous was enough to hand St Johnstone all three points and leave Hibs sweating in the race for third.
The defender did well to win possession deep inside his own half but he inexplicably passed the ball straight to former Hibs loanee Glenn Middleton, who finished past Ofir Marciano from the edge of the area.
Hibs tried to carve out chances and threw everything at the St Johnstone goal in the second half but fell to another home defeat against the Perthshire side.
Hibs v St Johnstone live
It’s a lovely spring day and as things stand, great conditions for a game of football. That being said, I’ll still be taking a waterproof a well as a pair of sunglasses to Easter Road this afternoon. You just can never tell. But, Hibs play their penultimate home game of the season this afternoon. St Johnstone are the visitors and three points for the Hibees would go a long way to sealing that third place. Join me from 1.30pm for the latest on the game.
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Just the two changes for Hibs as Drey Wright comes in for Kevin Nisbet, who drops out completely from the matchday squad and Ofir Marciano returns in goal in place of Matt Macey. Jack Ross did mention there were one or two players struggling with knocks during the week.
Marciano; McGinn, Porteous, Hanlon; Wright, Irvine, Gogic, Newell, Doig; Doidge, Boyle.
Subs: Macey, Gray, McGregor, Stevenson, Magennis, Hallberg, Bradley
Just the seven changes to the Saints team
Parish; Kerr, Gordon, McCart; Brown, Bryson, McCann, Booth; Middleton, Kane, O’Halloran.
Subs: Wills, Rooney, Davidson, Wotherspoon, Conway, May, Gilmour, Melamed.
Wright comes in for just his tenth league start of the campaign. Would imagine he will line up on the right of midfield with Boyle pushed up top to partner Doidge in the absence of Nisbet.
Just about ready to go here at Easter Road. Hibs in the traditional green and white; St Johnstone in their yellow and blue change kit