Alan Stubbs previews Saturday’s game against St Mirren

Hibs’ Head Coach Alan Stubbs insists that his players will be taking nothing for granted when they face St Mirren at Easter Road on Saturday.

The Saints who are managed by former Hibs’ skipper Ian Murray currently sit in eighth place in the Championship after a slow start during which they have won only five points from seven games, but Stubbs insists that his team will face a tough task.

Speaking to Hibs TV he said: “It’s important to keep up our performances and the reason we get results is due to the performances.

“That’s five straight wins now, no goals conceded, and the team deserve a lot of credit for that.

“But we’re not going to dwell on that, because football has a habit of catching you by surprise when you’re resting on your laurels.

“Wednesday night was a fantastic result but it has gone and we move onto Saturday now. It will be a tough game but one that we will be ready for and one that we will be looking to take three points from.

“We never look further than the next game anyway. We obviously plan with games in advance but we are always focusing on the next game and that is the same with this Saturday. We will do our homework and due diligence on St Mirren.

“We have had them watched and have a decent amount of information on them. I’ve watched them, my staff have watched them and the scouts have watched them so we know what to expect. It won’t be easy, no matter what the results have been but it’s one that we are ready for.”

The Hibs’ fans who were praised by Chief Executive Leeann Dempster for their backing of the team will be happy to know that Stubbs will have the same squad available with no new injuries reported.

He continued: “From last night’s game there is no-one who has picked up any injuries or knocks so from that point of view we are delighted. there will be no fresh injury worries. The ones who weren’t involved probably won’t be ready for Saturday so we will go with the same squad of players.