Hibs midfielder Ewan Henderson floats a long, diagonal cross forward and Ryan Porteous can only send a stretching header wide of the target.

A lively start from the home side as they snap into tackles but they have not been able to get a glimpse of Craig Gordon's goal yet.

And away we go.

Captains David Marshall and Craig Gordon know each other well from their time together with Scotland. They both form formidable barriers at the back as well.

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Former Hibs & Hearts midfielder on BBC Scotland

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Former Hibs manager on BBC Sportsound

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson tells BBC Sportsound: "These are the moments that you train for. The lads are ready, they're well prepared and I think a little bit of that confidence comes from the preparation.

"It was a surprise [when the international clearance came through for Martin Boyle], I certainly planned to go without him, but to have that option even if it's for 25, 30 minutes, the adrenaline he has will get him out there.

"Everything we will do today will be to win the game and hear Sunshine on Leith at the end of the game."

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson tells BBC Sportsound: "We've been looking forward to this game for a number of weeks now since the fixtures came out, it's one of the first ones you look for.

"What happened last year or the year before doesn't matter now, it's all about today. It's the start of a new season and it is really important that we come and win this game. We have put an attacking-minded team out there today because we want to come out here and entertain our fans and win the game.

"These games are always great, it's one of the few derbies you get full allocation and it makes a huge difference. When the game starts you feel that intensity and it helps both teams."

Hibs boss Lee Johnson played for Hearts for about five minutes in 2006, while his assistant Jamie McAllister spent two seasons at Tynecastle.

Both men were team-mates of Jam Tarts manager Robbie Neilson and goalkeeper Craig Gordon, but this afternoon probably isn't the best time for catching up.

These rivals served up two goalless draws in the league last season before a 3-1 win for Hearts at Tynecastle in April consigned Hibs to a bottom-six finish.

Seven days later, Hearts dished out another painful defeat winning the Scottish Cup semi-final meeting at Hampden 2-1, in what was a very feisty contest.

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Hearts are unbeaten in the past six derbies and are unbeaten on their previous five visits across town to Easter Road.

Hibs' most recent success came at Tynecastle on Boxing Day in 2019 and they haven't won on their own patch since Neil Lennon was in charge back in March 2018. Hibs are on to their fourth manager since then...

Both of the Edinburgh teams opened with a win, so one will be hoping to join Celtic and Rangers on maximum points at the close of play.

Hearts survived several first-half scares to beat Ross County 2-1 at Tynecastle last week, while Hibs found a last-minute goal from a corner against 10-man St Johnstone in Perth.

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Liam Boyce and Jorge Grant come into Robbie Neilson's starting XI, with Nathan Atkinson and Tony Sibbick making way.

With defender Stephen Kingsley losing his race to recover from a hamstring problem, it looks like a rare back four with Michael Smith dropping back from his midfield role last time out.

It will be interesting to see how Boyce and Lawrence Shankland dovetail up front.

Beni Baningime still faces a lengthy period on the sidelines as he recovers from a knee operation.

Hibernian are without Jair Tavares, who rather strangely serves a suspension carried over from his time in Portugal after starting last weekend.

Josh Campbell is his replacement, the versatile midfielder rewarded for his role in last weekend's late, late winner in Perth.

Experienced defender Paul Hanlon, who underwent knee surgery at the end of last season, is fit enough for a place on the bench, where he is joined by the returning Martin Boyle.

Lewis Stevenson and Demetri Mitchell are out with hamstring problems, while Aiden McGeady has joined Kevin Nisbet and Kyle Magennis on the longer-term injury list.

Hibernian: Marshall; Cadden, Bushiri, Porteous, Cabraja; Kenneh, Newell, Campbell; Henderson, Melkersen, Youan.

Substitutes: Dabrowski, Boyle, Hanlon, Doidge, Doyle-Hayes, Miller, Bojang, McGregor, MacIntyre.

Hearts: Gordon; Smith, Halkett, Rowles Cochrane; McKay, Grant, Haring, Forrest; Boyce, Shankland.

Substitutes: Stewart, Atkinson, Devlin, Halliday, Boyce, Mackay-Steven, Neilson, Sibbick, Henderson, Ginnelly.

Hibs have nearly broken Twitter with their feverish excitement, but any Scottish club outside Celtic and Rangers signing a player who was sold for £3m in January is a big deal, right?

In case you missed the news yesterday, Martin Boyle has returned to Easter Road after six months or so playing in Saudi Arabia.

He is a surprise inclusion in the home squad today, with the club having originally said he would not be available. Boyle hasn't played since late June.

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Good morning and welcome to our Scottish Premiership coverage as the second round of fixtures continues.

We start with an Edinburgh derby showdown at Easter Road, with Dundee United v Livingston coming along at 15:00.

Let's crack on...

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