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Ben Banks

Hibs injury update as key men feature in development match ahead of potential derby involvement

Paul Hanlon has stepped up his bid to feature in this weekend's Edinburgh derby by playing in a Hibs development match.

The Easter Road club welcome city rivals Hearts to Leith on Sunday for Lee Johnson's first taste of the big match as a manager. He is slowly gathering a full squad after a summer plagued by injury and work permit issues, with the club captain one player yet to feature under him.

Hanlon started in a Development Squad game versus Championship club Queen's Park this afternoon, with Jake Doyle-Hayes and Demetri Mitchell also involved after recent knocks. Fellow first-team players Kevin Dabrowski, Lewis Miller and Momodou Bojang also got minutes into their legs as Hibs look to build on Saturday's 1-0 away win at St Johnstone. Also starting the match was Darren McGregor, who is in a dual player-coach role with the development and U18s squads. One of his main aims is helping aspiring Hibees youngsters develop.

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