Hibs 2-0 Livingston: Nisbet and Boyle goals keep Hibs top
After a fairly even first half, Nisbet curled in the opener five minutes after the interval and it was virtually one-way traffic after that.
The visitors had one real chance of note in the second half; a header from a corner that Matt Macey pushed away, and Boyle made the points safe in injury time.
Relive the action below:
Hibs v Livingston live
Key Events
- Nisbet opens scoring just after half time; Boyle adds second at the death
- Livingston recorded 3-0 triumph in Edinburgh in January
- Hibs expected to be without a handful of players through injury
- Hibs won last meeting at Easter Road 2-1
Good afternoon!
A glorious day for football, nicely timed for the return of a capacity crowd to Easter Road!
We’ll have all the updates from today’s match in our live blog.
Team news is in
Just the one change to the starting line-up with Kevin Nisbet returning from illness and replacing Alex Gogic in the starting line-up.
Macey; McGinn, McGregor, Porteous, Doig; Doyle-Hayes; Magennis, Boyle, Murphy; Scott, Nisbet.
Subs: Dabrowski, Stevenson, Gogic, Mackay, Campbell, Wright, Allan.
Under way at Easter Road!
We’re up and running in the sunshine; Hibs in their green and white home kit, Livingston in all-black
Early chance for Livingston but Macey is relieved to see Anderson’s effort fly wide of his left-hand post.
Chance for Hibs but Scott is penalised for foul on the ‘keeper and Livi have free kick in their six-yard box
Murphy bursting forwards but the referee blows for a free kick. Hibs players a bit baffled by the call, looked as though Jason Holt may have taken a knock to the head.
CHANCE!
Fitzwater dithers, Boyle steals the ball and heads for goal but he sclaffs his effort wide of Stryjek’s left-hand post. A let-off for Livi, and Fitzwater!
Shouts for a penalty from the Livi players and bench after Sibbald goes down just inside the area but referee Steven McLean is not interested.
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