Hibs 1-0 St Johnstone RECAP: Martin Boyle fires hosts to three points from penalty spot

Martin Boyle celebrates after opening the scoring from the penalty spot. Picture: SNS

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Hibs v St Johnstone LIVE: Updates from Easter Road

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021, 15:03 BST

3 min

Almost an early chance for Saints as Kane wriggles his way past a couple of defenders. He’s eventually halted by McGinn, just as the referee blows for a handball against the Saints striker.

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021, 15:00 BST

Kick-off

It’s the visitors St Johnstone who get this game underway.

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021, 14:07 BST

St Johnstone team

Clark; Ambrose, Muller, McCart; Rooney, Craig, Crawford, Booth; O’Halloran, Kane, Wotherspoon.

Parish, Dendoncker, Devine, Gilmour, Middleton, May, Vertainen

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021, 13:56 BST

Team news analysis

With Boyle and Cadden both in the starting XI, you’d reckon this is a return to the 3-5-2. The pair did also start against St Mirren in a front three, but Ross pivoted out of it at half-time with Allan coming on for Cadden, so it would be odd if the Hibs boss returned to it so soon.

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021, 13:53 BST

Hibs team

Macey; McGinn, Porteous, Hanlon, Doig; Newell, Allan, Magennis; Cadden, Boyle, Nisbet.

Subs: Dabrowski, Stevenson, Gullan, Doyle-Hayes, Scott, Wood, Gogic

Sun, 26 Sep, 2021, 13:16 BST

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Stick with our live coverage as we’ll bring you team news, match updates and analysis from Easter Road as Jack Ross’ side look to move back into second place in the cinch Premiership and get over their St Johnstone hoodoo, having not defeated the Perth side in any of their last five meetings.