The Hibees recorded just their second league victory on Tuesday night with a 1 – 0 home success over Dundee ahead of the fixture at the weekend. While Kevin Nisbet went off injured, Christian Doidge made a telling impact off the bench and could make his first start since August.
However, most interestingly is the favourite to replace Jack Ross has Hibs boss. Former Celtic man Shaun Maloney is in the running for the gig.
From the Celtic side, they are in action tonight as they travel to Ross County, looking to keep on the coattails of rivals Rangers who host St Johnstone.
Ange Postecoglou has been open about the need to add in the Jauary transfer window which is just around the corner.
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5. No Covid-impact on football
Scottish football crowds are not set to be impacted or restricted by the latest Covid-19 guidelines. On Tuesday First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid out measures regarding the rise of the omicron variant to the Scottish parliament but football wasn’t mentioned, while deputy first minister said the fame wasn’t in jeopardy from it. (Various) Photo: Ross MacDonald - SNS Group
6. Postecoglou 'shooting for the stars' with transfers
Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has revealed he is shooting for the stars as he aims to add to his squad prior to the Old Firm derby on January 2. The Australian has been linked with moves for Japanese trio Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and Yosuke Ideguchi but no deals have been done. He said: “It’s probably more idealistic than realistic. But if you shoot for the stars, they say you’ll land on the moon. So I’m pushing to get them in as early as possible in the window.” (The Scotsman) Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
7. Kyogo 'not far off' final
Celtic ace Kyogo Furuhashi could make the club’s Premier Sports Cup final against Hibs with Ange Postecoglou determining that the Japanese striker is “not far off”. The striker picked up an injury in a recent Europa League clash with Real Betis and was a major doubt for the final on Sunday. Postecoglou said: "Who knows, I am not sure. He is not far off, it's a day-to-day thing. If he is ready to go then we will play him, if he's not then we will look to the following game.” (The Scotsman) Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
8. Davidson's covid concerns
St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has admitted the recent Covid-19 concern with the omicron variant “really worries” him. A number of games down south have already been called off due to the rise in case amongst players. Davidson said: “You look down in England and big teams are really suffering from it. We'll try and remain as safe as we can, as we have done over the past 18 months, but it's a worrying time because we know anybody can get it.” (Various) Photo: Paul Devlin - SNS Group