St Mirren 1-2 Hibs: Recap as Porteous and Boyle strike to seal key win in Paisley

Hibs survived a late fightback from St Mirren to take all three points in Paisley this evening.

By Patrick McPartlin

Published 2nd Feb 2021, 17:04 BST

Updated 2nd Feb 2021, 21:12 BST

Hibs travel to Paisley looking to make it three wins out of three against St Mirren this season

Jak Alnwick’s red card ten minutes before half time left the Buddies down to ten and without their first-choice goalkeeper, and it was substitute Ryan Porteous who headed Hibs in front on 55 minutes as he headed home Martin Boyle's corner at the near post.

Kevin Nisbet came on in the second half for Hibs and just 24 hours after being one of the most talked-about players in Scottish football, put in a hard-working performance up top for Hibs.

Boyle then got on the scoresheet himself, scoring from the spot after Jamie Murphy had been fouled by Marcus Fraser, and although Jon Obika pulled one back for the hosts, the Easter Road side held on for what could be a vital win ahead of the visit of Aberdeen on Saturday.

Relive the action below.

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