There was a sense of deja vu regarding Aberdeen's second 1-0 defeat at Parkhead in 10 days, where they delivered another strong second half performance – but no points.
Hibernian boss Jack Ross will have to leave it until Saturday morning to name his team to face Motherwell at Easter Road as he monitors a couple of injury doubts.
After 574 minutes of frustration, Aberdeen finally shook off the shackles of a club-record scoring drought that had been damaging to the Premiership campaign.
The Scottish Football Association is bracing itself for some tough questions after admitting it allowed an assistant referee to officiate in a match when he should have been self-isolating.
The Scottish Football Association has apologised for a “breakdown in internal process” that led to an assistant referee officiating in Saturday’s Premiership match between Hibernian and Hamilton when he should have been self-isolating.
Josh Doig insisted that Hibernian have shrugged off Betfred Cup disappointment following his landmark contribution to their fine Scottish Premiership campaign.
Hamilton boss Brian Rice insists Jamie Hamilton’s early dismissal in the 2-0 defeat by Hibernian “100 per cent” changed the Scottish Premiership encounter at Easter Road.
Aberdeen's struggles in front of goal going into tonight's Premiership clash with Celtic are laid bare in the attacking stats from their previous five outings.
Veteran centre-back Darren McGregor feels Ryan Porteous has all the attributes needed to reach the very top, but warned all of Hibernian’s aspiring youngsters must focus on the here and now.
Hibernian assistant manager John Potter feels Kevin Nisbet and Ryan Porteous have shown the right mentality to get themselves fully focused again after the transfer window closed.