Motherwell win a corner up the other end and Ricki Lamie gets on the end of it, but his header is blocked by body as it looks set to trouble Kyle Gourlay.

St Johnstone: Clark; Kerr, McCart, Gordon; Rooney, McCann, Wotherspoon, Craig, Booth; Melamed, May.

Substitutes: Parish, Brown, Tanser, Bryson, O'Halloran, Kane, Gilmour.

Rangers: McLaughlin; Tavernier, Goldson, Simpson, Barisic; Kamara, Davis, Hagi, Wright; Roofe, Itten.

Substitutes: McGregor, Bassey, Helander, Defoe, Kent, Patterson, Aribo, Morelos, Arfield.

What a chance for the hosts early on!

Scott McMann bends in a free-kick from deep that finds Hakeem Odoffin alone at the back post, but his cushioned volley goes just past the far post.

And away we go for the first two games of the evening.

Hibs' long absence from Easter Road has given the pitch time to recover. It was in a terrible state over the winter months but it looks like there's a bit more grass on it now.

After a run of six matches on the road, Hibs return to Easter Road for the first time since late February.

That might not be much of an advantage though, given home form has been patchy.

Jack Ross' side have 10 away wins in the league so far and just six on their own turf.

And the last time Livingston were in town, the visitors surged to a 3-0 victory.

That was during a remarkable 14-game unbeaten run, but the West Lothian side have toiled of late, winning just one of their last eight Premiership matches and losing six of those.

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Two points adrift at the bottom, Accies are in desperate need of points.

They have certainly enjoyed derbies games this season, having won all three, while they are unbeaten over the past five meetings with their local rivals.

Motherwell are the only side Hamilton have beaten (twice) in 2021.

Arithmetically, the visitors are not quite safe yet but they can seal their top flight status for another season with victory, so long as Kilmarnock do not win against Dundee United.

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After Sunday's comprehensive Scottish Cup victory over Stranraer, Hibs boss Jack Ross has made three alterations to his starting line-up, including a change between the sticks.

Ofir Marciano returns, with Matt Macey dropping to the bench. Cyprus international Alex Gogic is also back in midfield, with Kyle Magennis having to settle for a spot among the substitutes. Young left-back Josh Doig does not make the squad and is replaced from the start by stalwart Lewis Stevenson.

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Livingston's penalty shootout loss to Aberdeen in their Scottish Cup tie will have taken plenty out of their players, but manager David Martindale has made just three changes to his side for tonight's match.

34-year-old captain Marvin Bartley misses out on a start at his former home, as Livi revert to a back three. In comes Alan Lithgow, who makes his first start since December 2019 following a hip operation. He's joined by Efe Ambrose, who replaces Jack Fitzwater. Alan Forrest drops to the bench, with Josh Mullin given a starting berth.

Hamilton head coach Brian Rice names an unchanged side following a 1-0 defeat at home to Dundee United last time out as his men seek a fourth straight derby win.

As for Motherwell, boss Graham Alexander has made two changes and a switch of formation after their Scottish Cup win on penalties at home to Morton last Friday.

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The Fir Park boss looks to be going with a 3-5-2 as midfielders Steven Lawless and Barry Maguire drop out for Mark O'Hara and defender Tyler Magloire.

Tony Watt remains out, but Well fans will be happy to see Allan Campbell passed fit after coming off with an injury against Morton.

Hibernian: Marciano, McGinn, Hanlon, Porteous, Stevenson, Gogic, Irvine, Newell, Boyle, Doidge, Nisbet.

Substitutes: Macey, Magennis, Gray, Wright, Bradley, Cadden, Hallberg, McGregor.

Livingston: Stryjek, Devlin, Lithgow, Guthrie, Ambrose, Longridge, Holt, Pittman, Sibbald, Mullin, Emmanuel-Thomas.

Substitutes: McCrorie, McMillan, Taylor-Sinclair, Fitzwater, Bartley, Diani, Forrest, Kabia, Poplatnik.

Hamilton Academical: Gourlay, Hamilton, A Martin, Easton, Hodson, Hughes, Odoffin, Munro, McMann, Callachan, Anderson.

Substitutes: Scully, Stirling, L Smith, Stanger, Mimnaugh, Moyo, Thomas, Redfern, C Smith.

Motherwell: Kelly, Gallagher, Lamie, Magloire, O'Donnell, Campbell, O'Hara, Crawford, McGinley, Cole, Long.

Substitutes: Chapman, Carroll, Hastie, Lawless, Maguire, Mugabi, Dunne, Cornelius, Foley.

Hibernian will qualify for the Europa Conference League if they avoid defeat at home to Livingston.

Aberdeen can also guarantee their qualification for Uefa's new tournament if they can beat Celtic and Livingston fail to win in Edinburgh.

The Scottish Cup winners will gain Europa League entry at the play-off stage but that slot defaults to the team finishing third if Rangers make it a league and cup double.

Hibs are four points in front in that particular race.

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Welcome to a busy evening in the Scottish Premiership.

All of the teams are involved with a series of staggered kick-offs as we continue with the business end of the season.

The top prize has already been decided but there is still some jostling for European places and a tense, three-way battle to avoid the drop.

Let's crack on with the build up and team news for the early starts. Radio coverage starts at 18:00 just as we are kicking off at Easter Road and the FOYS.

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