Hibs 0-1 St Johnstone: Error gifts visitors win in game short on chances

By Patrick McPartlin

Published 1st May 2021, 12:05 BST

Updated 1st May 2021, 17:46 BST

Hibs take on St Johnstone this afternoon

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.

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