There will be no time to cure a Sunday hangover in Edinburgh this weekend when Hearts and Hibs collide in Leith.
The Easter Road and Tynecastle clubs meet for the first time in league action for a lunchtime kick-off this weekend as they look to build on their respective opening Premiership victories. Hearts had the better of this fixture last season and their most recent was perhaps one of their sweetest derby delights, beating Hibs at Hampden in a Scottish Cup semi-final.
Reaching that showpiece alongside a third-placed league finish secured European group stage football for Robbie Neilson's men while Lee Johnson's are still rebuilding after a calamitous 2021/22 campaign at Hibs saw them finish in the league's bottom half. An early win over an arch-rival would provide a major boost for whoever gets to claim it. Here are all you need to know ahead of the Edinburgh derby this weekend.
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What TV Channel is the match on?
Hibs v Hearts is LIVE on Sky Sports Football with coverage beginning at 11:00am - one hour before kick-off.
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The match will be played at Easter Road and it is a sold-out event, with limited hospitality packages available.
Can I live stream the match?
Yes - the match is available to live stream via Sky Go. UK & Ireland Hibs TV subscribers will have access to audio commentary from Cliff Pike and Stuart Lovell.
Team news
Kyle Magennis, Lewis Stevenson, Aiden McGeady and Kevin Nisbet are still to be absent from the Hibs squad.
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Paul Hanlon, Jake Doyle-Hayes and Demetri Mitchell all got minutes in a development match this week and could step up their returns from injury on the big stage.
Nathaniel Atkinson is set to overcome illness for Hearts while there are hopes that Stephen Kingsley can overcome a minor injury to be available for this after missing last Saturday's game versus Ross County.
Latest odds
Hibs 13/8
Draw 2/1
Hibs 7/4
**Odds from Paddy Power correct at time of writing**
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