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Kathleen McGovern headed Hibs in front after nine minutes

Hibernian beat Rangers 2-0 in a top-of-the-table clash to return to the SWPL summit with five games remaining.

Kathleen McGovern broke the deadlock after just nine minutes at Meadowbank when she headed Eilidh Adams' cross beyond Jenna Fife in the Rangers goal.

Rangers had already had a Kirsty Howat effort disallowed for a foul before Hibs' opener.

And the Leith side doubled their advantage 10 minutes before the break when Stacey Papadopoulos drilled a low shot from the edge of the box into the bottom corner, through the hands of the diving Fife.

The victory moves Hibs two points clear of Jo Potter's side, and three ahead of Glasgow City in third.

"To come here and get another big three points is great but there's still a long way to go," Adams told BBC Alba.

"There's a real togetherness within the squad and we fight until the end. There's a brilliant group of girls, we all get on really well and you can see that on the pitch."