John Lundstram tries to get something started as Hibs lose the ball near the opposition penalty area, but the Rangers midfielder is scythed down by Jake Doyle-Hayes.

Ryan Kent races in behind the home defence but goalkeeper David Marshall is off his line smartly to grab the bouncing ball.

Borna Barisic on the overlap and he digs out a cross to the back post, where a stretching Antonio Colak can only send a header high over the target.

Now Borna Barisic is guilty of a loose pass and Hibs forward Martin Boyle snaffles it up, only to be wiped out cynically by Connor Goldson.

Neil McCann
Former Rangers winger on BBC Sportsound

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A terrible pass from Ewan Henderson is cut out by Borna Barisic and then the frustrated Hibs man barrels into the Rangers left-back near the halfway line.

Paul Hanlon intercepts a Rangers pass and that allows Joe Newell to look up and see what his options are. Martin Boyle is off and running but the pass is over-hit by quite a distance. Everyone is a bit too hyped up at the moment.

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Former Rangers winger on BBC Sportsound

Ryan Kent darts in from left and leaves three Hibs defenders standing. Jake Doyle-Hayes does well to stay on his feet and prod the ball away from the Rangers winger.

Hibs are doing a decent job of holding on to possession but the final ball has been lacking as Ewan Henderson curls a heavy cross out of play.

Rabbi Matondo breezes past Josh Campbell with ease to drill in a low cross, but the ball is hoofed away by a covering defender in green.

Ryan Jack is robbed in the middle of the park and Joe Newell can drive forward for the hosts. There's not much going on in front of him and he should probably have a shot, but it all just fizzles out.

The ball spins against the corner flag to stay in play and Josh Campbell is nearest to it. However, he scuffs the attempted cross and a surprise chance to launch an attack is gone.

Josh Campbell has indeed been given the left wing-back job for Hibs today. He'll be up against Rabbi Matondo, who can really shift.

A tad out of sequence, but here's what Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst told BBC Sportsound: "We have a big squad, we play a lot of games. You want to keep your way of playing and it's possible to rotate my team game by game and still be strong.

"It's a tough schedule at the moment against really strong opponents. Hibs away is a difficult game, always a hard place to come. We'll see how the game develops. I'm really happy with Antonio's performances. He's in form, he's strong. He's scoring goals. He's settling in really well. We had a lot of new players but he's adapted very quickly to your game style and the style of play in Scotland.

"It's a mixed start of the season for Hibs. You see a little change in system today. They're still looking for their strongest line-up. We have to be prepared for the way they will play today.

"We want to be champions, we want to perform every game we play domestically. We've parked Europe this weekend because we have to do everything we can to get a result here. We'll be ready for the task ahead."

A peep of the whistle from referee Willie Collum and away we go.

We will have a minute's applause in memory of Andy Goram before kick-off at Easter Road.

The Scotland goalkeeper, who played for both clubs, died at the age of 58 in early July after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson tells BBC Sportsound: "I just want to put round pegs in round holes and to get [Martin] Boyle in the starting eleven. How long he'll last, I have no idea. If we get 70 good minutes out of him, I'll be delighted with that.

"Also just to create threats over different areas of the pitch. I don't feel our wingers have done enough in the last three or four games. We've not been enough of a threat. Getting an extra man in the middle, being a bit more expansive in that five, gives us the opportunity to feed the forwards better than we have done.

"It's about as strong as we can be, given the circumstances that we've faced this week. It's come good towards the end of the week. We're here, we're ready and looking forward to competing.

"We try and hit from all angles. We've got this way of working. It's going to bear fruit, absolutely. We've got a lot of young players, with that comes a bit of inconsistency. It's our job to build a bit of resilience and put them in a cohesive state so they can perform at their best more often than not."

It's not all been doom and gloom for Hibs in this fixture though, with happy memories of last November's League Cup semi-final.

Martin Boyle knocked in a first-half hat-trick at Hampden that day for a memorable 3-1 victory.

The forward's return from his sojourn in Saudi Arabia is a big lift for the hosts, but is he up to speed after a couple of run outs as a sub?

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Rangers' winning streak against Hibs in the Premiership stands at six games and they have not lost a top flight match at Easter Road since Paul Le Guen was at the helm in 2006. That's a run of 20 games.