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Hibs’ Head Coach Alan Stubbs is likely to go with the same starting XI who beat Cowdenbeath last Saturday in tomorrow’s game against Queen of the South in Dumfries.

A win would move Hibs six points clear of QotS in third place and would go a long way to ensuring a play off place at the end of the season, particularly with fifth placed Falkirk away at Tynecastle.

Stubbs also gave an update on the injury list at Easter Road including Franck dja Djedje, Farid el Alagui, David Gray and Jordon Forster (pictured)

Speaking to Hibs TV, tubbs said: “It’s not much different from last week. Dje Dje won’t be available but we have no new injuries to report.

“David (Gray) i doing really well in his rehab so he is making really good progress.

“Farid (El Alagui) is the same. He’s just had a steroid injection into his ankle to free up a little bit of pain that he was getting with it which is nothing untoward. He has progressed really well, better than we expected to be honest.

“We are delighted with his progress. He is still ahead of schedule. Last week he was a little bit down but it was just a matter of having a chat with him just to reinforce where he is. the specialists are really happy.

“I think Jordon (Forster) still needs ore fitness in him. He had 10-15 minutes at the weekend and 45 minutes on Tuesday and i still think he needs another 120 minutes before we even consider him for the first team. He has been out quite a while and he hasn’t been able to gain real match shaprpness and he is still a little bit short of that.”

Photo by John Preece

 

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.