Hibs will face Kilmarnock at Easter Road on the opening day of the 20/21 season. The fixture list for the top-flight was published this morning with the game scheduled to be played at 3pm on Saturday 1st August.
This is followed by two away games against Livingston on 8th August then Dundee United three days later, if they are still in the Premiership.
Rangers will travel to Leith on 19th September whist Celtic will visit Easter Road on 21st November.
During the festive period, Hibs will travel to Ibrox on Boxing Day then play two home games either side of New Year’s Day, with Ross County coming to Easter Road on 30th December and Livingston on 2nd January.
The final game before the split will be a home fixture against Hamilton Academical,
The opening games will be played behind closed doors and at the moment there is no indication as to when fans will be allowed into the stadium.
One option being considered would be for Hibs to play ‘home games’ at 67,000 capacity Murrayfield Stadium which would allow for better social distancing.
Hib have just passed the 10,000 season ticket sales and only those who have purchased a ticket will be guaranteed to be able to watch the games on Hibs TV although the matches against the Glasgow giants at Easter Road will almost certainly be shown on Sky TV.
At the moment there are no Edinburgh derbies listed however that could change following arbitration which should be settled within the two to three weeks.
Lower divisions will start on 17th October.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
