Dundee grabbed a cinch Premiership lifeline by beating Hibernian 3-1 at Dens Park.The relegation-haunted home side took an early lead through Niall McGinn but the visitors drew level before the break thanks to a James Scott goal, his first for the club.Dundee edged in front again in the second half as Josh Mulligan netted, with sub Charlie Adam sealing the victory with a stunning third.However, ...Full Story »

Dundee manager Mark McGhee will select from an unchanged squad for Tuesday’s night’s cinch Premiership match at home to Hibernian.The relegation-bound Dark Blues will again be without goalkeeper Adam Legzdins due to a knee problem.Defender Lee Ashcroft (hamstring) and striker Cillian Sheridan (Achilles) also remain sidelined.Hibs will be missing captain Paul Hanlon, who is preparing ...Full Story »

Hibernian will welcome back Ryan Porteous for Saturday’s clash at home to Aberdeen after the defender completed a four-game suspension.Demi Mitchell is in contention for more game time after returning as a late substitute at Livingston last weekend following two months out with an ankle injury.Drey Wright is set to remain on the sidelines along with Chris Cadden (thigh), Christian Doidge, ...Full Story »

Livingston seized the initiative in the race to finish seventh in the cinch Premiership thanks to a 1-0 victory over Hibernian.The Lions leapfrogged their visitors in the table thanks to Scott Pittman’s strike early in the second half.Hibernian dominated possession and enjoyed twice as many shots on goal as their hosts.But they failed to register a single attempt on target as caretaker man...Full Story »

Max Stryjek is suspended for two games and misses Livingston’s cinch Premiership clash at home to Hibernian.Russian goalkeeper Ivan Konovalov will therefore make his debut for the club as they look to extend their unbeaten run to three games.Bruce Anderson could feature after an ankle problem but James Penrice and Tom Parkes are out for the season following surgery, while the game likely c...Full Story »

Hibernian caretaker boss David Gray told his players to savour the moment after defeating St Mirren in Paisley.It was a first league win in two months for the Easter Road side and followed their Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Hearts and then the sacking of manager Shaun Maloney.Gray has been placed in charge until the end of the season and hoped his team would enjoy the victory that arrived c...Full Story »

Ewan Henderson’s second-half goal handed Hibernian a win at St Mirren in their first match since sacking manager Shaun Maloney.The on-loan Celtic midfielder’s strike ensured caretaker boss David Gray’s time in temporary charge began with a victory that eases Hibs’ relegation fears.In contrast, Stephen Robinson’s side are now just five points clear of 11th-placed St ...Full Story »

St Mirren defender Charles Dunne will miss the visit of Hibernian and likely the remainder of the season after suffering a stress fracture in his foot.Goalkeeper Jak Alnwick returns from suspension while Greg Kiltie has trained all week after injury and Ryan Flynn returned to training on Thursday.Scott Tanser is battling for fitness while Matt Millar remains out with a tendon injury.Hibs defende...Full Story »

Hearts are boosted by the return of midfielder Cammy Devlin for Saturday’s Scottish Cup semi-final showdown with city rivals Hibernian at Hampden.Andy Halliday is also expected to be fit despite limping off after scoring twice in last weekend’s 3-1 win over the Hibees in the cinch Premiership.Beni Baningime is out long term, while John Souttar and Michael Smith are battling to be bac...Full Story »

Shaun Maloney lamented an “unacceptable” second-half performance from Hibernian as they missed out on a place in the top six of the cinch Premiership following a 3-1 Edinburgh derby defeat away to Hearts.The Easter Road side led through an early goal from Drey Wright but the hosts hit back in first-half stoppage time before scoring another two in the first 15 minutes of the second ha...Full Story »

Andy Halliday scored a double as Hearts secured third place in the cinch Premiership and consigned city rivals Hibernian to the bottom six with a 3-1 win at Tynecastle.The Easter Road side, who started the day in sixth place, looked on course to remain in the top half when they took an early lead through Drey Wright.But Hearts roared back to claim what was ultimately a comfortable victory, with ...Full Story »

Hibernian will be without Ryan Porteous for Saturday’s cinch Premiership clash with Dundee United at Easter Road as the centre-back begins a four-match suspension.Manager Shaun Maloney has several injury concerns, with Matt Macey, Sylvester Jasper and Josh Campbell all in a race to be fit, while Demetri Mitchell, Kevin Nisbet and Kyle Magennis are out.Paul Hanlon is fully fit after his rec...Full Story »

Defender Andy Considine and attacker Marley Watkins return to the Aberdeen squad for the visit of Hibernian in the cinch Premiership.Considine has been out since last August with a cruciate injury while Watkins has not played since injuring a foot against Dundee on Boxing Day.Mikey Devlin (ankle) and Matty Kennedy (knock) are still working their way back to fitness.Hibs could welcome captain Pau...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Shaun Maloney hailed Elias Melkersen’s “amazing” first start after the 19-year-old scored a double to take the club to Hampden.The Norwegian netted a first-half brace to seal a 2-1 win over 10-man Motherwell and book a place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals.The former Bodo/Glimt player powerfully headed home in the 15th minute and then latched on to a ball over...Full Story »

Motherwell defender Bevis Mugabi was sent off inside the first minute as Hibernian won 2-1 at Fir Park to reach the Scottish Cup semi-finals.Elias Melkersen marked his first Hibs start with two first-half goals – both set up by Sylvester Jasper – as the Leith side joined Edinburgh rivals Hearts in the last four.Motherwell made a game of it after Joe Efford scrambled home late in the ...Full Story »

Motherwell hope Mark O’Hara can shake off a minor niggle ahead of the Scottish Cup quarter-final tie against Hibernian.The midfielder sat out training in midweek but will bid to get himself fit for the Fir Park clash.Left-back Nathan McGinley remains on the sidelines, while Barry Maguire is out for the season after undergoing surgery on his quad.Hibernian striker Chris Mueller is back in t...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Shaun Maloney insists his team need to be more ruthless if they are to remain fourth in the cinch Premiership.The Leith side climbed up into the European places with a point from the 0-0 draw at home to St Johnstone.Hibs went into the game without 10 first-team players due to injury and suspension but failed to lay a glove on Saints in a dull match.Maloney, whose side have now ...Full Story »

Hibernian climbed up to fourth in the cinch Premiership despite being held to another frustrating 0-0 draw by St Johnstone in front of a bumper Easter Road crowd.Nearly 20,000 fans crammed into the stadium, including 1,900 away supporters, after the Leith side made tickets available for only £5.But there was a distinct lack of action at both ends of the park as Hibs, who have now drawn the...Full Story »

Hibernian are set to be without 10 players who would ordinarily be in with a strong chance of starting when they host St Johnstone on Saturday.Rocky Bushiri is suspended, while Matt Macey, Paul McGinn, Paul Hanlon, Kevin Nisbet, Demetri Mitchell, Joe Newell, Kyle Magennis, Chris Mueller and Kevin Nisbet are all injured.James Scott could be rushed back into the squad to ease Shaun Maloney’s...Full Story »

Dundee and Hibernian had to settle for a point each after a hard-fought 0-0 draw in the cinch Premiership.The Edinburgh side played the last half-hour with 10 men after Rocky Bushiri received a straight red card and the result saw Shaun Maloney’s men drop one place to fifth in the table.The Dark Blues remain rock bottom but the draw was their first point in Mark McGhee’s third game s...Full Story »