Hibs and St Mirren agree to move February fixture

Hibs will travel to Paisley earlier than scheduled after a request from St Mirren.

By David Oliver

Published 18th Jan 2021, 16:37 BST

Updated 18th Jan 2021, 16:38 BST

Marcus Fraser of St Mirren (L) and Hibernian's Jamie Murphy during the Scottish Premiership match on September 12, 2020.
(Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group) — Marcus Fraser of St Mirren (L) and Hibernian's Jamie Murphy during the Scottish Premiership match on September 12, 2020. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

The Buddies approached Hibs to change their Wednesday night clash into a Tuesday evening meeting and Jack Ross has agreed to the request from his former side.

The match, originally planned for Wednesday, February 3 at 7.45pm has been brought forward to start at 6pm on Tuesday, February 2.

Hibs won their last trip to the SMISA Stadium on September 12 with goals from Kevin Nisbet, Joe Newell and Martin Boyle.

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