There’s a new striker in the door at Hibs after they announced the loan signing of Middlesbrough frontman Matthew Hoppe.
And his arrival comes at a timely juncture for Lee Johnson, who watched in-form Kevin Nisbet limp off with a suspected hamstring injury against Ross County. The Scotland striker has eight goals in eight games since returning from injury, and looked set to join Millwall last week before that move was kiboshed after a change of heart.
Nisbet came off the bench to score in Saturday’s 6-0 mauling of sorry Aberdeen. He was in from the start for the trip to Dingwall, but pulled up clutching the back of his leg, with Johnson now facing a nervous wait to learn the extent of the damage. Elie Youan gave Hibs the lead in NIsbet’s absence, but Hoppe could find himself pitched in sooner than expected if their star man is ruled out.
