Rangers make two changes following last weekend's loss to Celtic with midfielder John Lundstram and forward Fashion Sakala replacing the injured Ryans, Jack and Kent.

Youngsters Leon King, Ross McCausland, Arron Lyall and Bailey Rice make the bench.

Two alterations also for St Mirren. Forward Greg Kitlie and full-back Scott Tanser start with Keanu Baccus missing out and Thierry Small dropping to the bench.

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David Martindale changes four from the meek 3-0 loss to Motherwell last weekend.

Morgan Boyes and Cristian Montano come into the defence, Andrew Shinnie is named in midfield and Bruce Anderson makes a return up front.

Luiyi de Lucas, James Penrice, Stephane Omeonga, Kurtis Guthrie drop to the bench.

It's a case of as you were for Motherwell following their 3-0 win over Livingston last weekend.

Calum Butcher had been a doubt midweek, but the versatile Englishman has been passed fit for Stuart Kettlewell's side.

Dundee United can climb off the bottom of the table with a win following their 2-1 win over Hibs last weekend and Ross County's loss to Aberdeen last night.

Jim Goodwin makes one change to the side that secured a crucial three points last weekend as forward Kai Fotheringham drops to the bench, being replaced with midfielder Ilmari Niskanen.

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Has Callum Davidson reverted to a back four? It certainly looks like it. Something needs to change as the St Johnstone haven't won in five games.

He brings in three, with Cammy MacPherson in midfield and forward duo Jamie Murphy and Connor McLennan given the nod.

James Brown, David Wotherspoon and Zak Rudden are all named among the substitutes.

We'll bring you reaction from Easter Road while we turn our attention to the rest of today's games.

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Hibs squander a chance of a late breakaway goal, but it doesn't matter as one goal is enough to secure their first derby win since 2019.

It's six straight defeats for Hearts and they remain five points behind third-top Aberdeen.

Hibs end a run of four consecutive losses and they will secure a top-six finish if Livingston fail to win this afternoon.

Answer is no - as Stephen Kingsley fires into the wall!

It's all a bit hit and hope for Hearts.

However, Lawrence Shankland is pulled down just outside the penalty box.

Can they equalise late from this free-kick?

Hibs midfielder Josh Campbell goes in the book for a strong use of the shoulder and centre-half Paul Hanlon follows for complaining.

Stormy finish!

Stephen Kingsley in the latest visiting player to go into the book as the derby peters out for Hearts.

Four minutes of stoppage time to prevent Hibs securing a rare win in this fixture.

Another couple of changes from Hibs to waste time.

Joe Newell and CJ Egan-Riley are off, with Lewis Miller and Ewan Henderson on as Lee Johnson makes changes in defence and midfield.

Michael Stewart
Former Hearts & Hibs midfielder on BBC Sportsound

I can't remember anything in this half to suggest Hearts will get anything from the game.

John Hughes
Former Hibernian manager on Sportsound

Hibs have something to hang on to. It's a matter of seeing the game out. Keep your shape, keep your concentration and have belief you can keep the ball.

Motherwell: Kelly, Johnston, McGinn, Butcher, Casey, Furlong, Goss, Cornelius, Spittal, Van Veen, Mandron

Substitutes: Oxborough, O'Donnell, Lamie, Mugabi, Slattery, Aitchison, McKinstry, Blaney, Paton

Dundee United: Birighitti, McMann, Mulgrew, Niskanen, Fletcher, Sibbald, Behich, McGrath, Freeman, Harkes, Ayina

Substitutes: Newman, Graham, Djoum, Edwards, A. Sadat, Fotheringham, Cudjoe, Thomson, MacLeod

Depending on stoppage time, Hibs are about 10 minutes away from ending Hearts' long unbeaten run in Edinburgh derbies and all but secure a top-six finish.

Hearts have not threatened a goal in this second half.

Livingston: George, Devlin, Fitzwater, Boyes, Montano, Holt, Shinnie, St Kelly, Bradley, Nouble, Anderson.

Substitutes: Hamilton, Brandon, de Lucas, Omeonga, Se Kelly, Penrice, Pittman, Bahamboula, Guthrie.

St Johnstone: Matthews, Wright, McGowan, Gordon, Montgomery, MacPherson, Phillips, Hallberg, Murphy, May, McLennan.

Substitutes: Sinclair, Mitchell, Brown, Gallacher, Wotherspoon, Bair, Moreland, Rudden, Carey.

Hearts are still not out of this and big forward Stephen Humphreys heads across the Hibs goal, but there's no team-mate there to take advantage.

Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Souttar, Davies, Barisic, Lundstram, Raskin, Cantwell, Sakala, Morelos, Tillman.

Substitutes: McLaughlin, Hagi, Matondo, Kamara, Arfield, King, McCausland, Lyall, Rice.

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Shaughnessy, Dunne, Strain, Kiltie, O'Hara, Gogic, Tanser, Watt, Main.

Substitutes: Urminsky, R Taylor, Gallagher, Small, Flynn, Boyd-Munce, Offord, Jamieson, Greive.

Hearts defender Nathaniel Atkinson is the latest to go into the referee's book and is quickly followed by Hibs midfielder Joe Newell.

Changes for both sides.

On-loan Troyes striker Mykola Kukharevych is on for goalscorer. Kevin Nisbet.

For Hearts, Alex Cochrane and Orestis Kiomourtzoglou replace Grant and Halliday.