Two Hibs players have chance of Saints return
Miller and Campbell could play role at key moment
Hibs could be set to welcome back two first team players from injury for this weekend’s match with St Johnstone, giving them a boost in the race to finish in the top six.
Lewis Miller, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Dylan Vente, Luke Amos, and Josh Campbell all missed out on last weekend’s trip to Ibrox, where the Edinburgh club lost 3-1 to title-chasing Rangers. With just two Scottish Premiership matches remaining for the Hibees before the split, they will need as much competition for places as possible in order to reel in Dundee, who are one place and one point ahead of them in sixth – but with a game in hand.
The club have confirmed that both Miller and Campbell are in with a ‘chance’ of being fit enough to feature against the Perth Saints at Easter Road on Saturday, but the players will have to get through several training sessions this week in order to be in contention for boss Nick Montgomery. Both Miller and Campbell have been involved in ‘elements’ of training over the past few weeks as they work their way to fitness.
Miller was forced off 34 minutes into Hibs’ 2-2 Scottish Premiership draw with Ross County on March 13. Fortunately for Montgomery, he was able to call on Chris Cadden from the bench, as he made his own return from a lengthy injury lay-off and has since been at the forefront of the team.
Meanwhile, Campbell has been absent since December when he was stretchered off the pitch in the 1-0 Edinburgh derby defeat to Hearts at Easter Road. The ankle injury he picked up has kept him out of action for all of 2024 so far, but he will now hope that Montgomery will pick him imminently.
In their previous league meeting, St Johnstone beat Hibs 1-0 at McDiarmid Park.