Hibernian Defeat Edinburgh Rivals Hearts to Set Up Hampden Showpiece with Rangers
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9-second readBy Callum McFadden at Hampden Park. Hibernian defeated Edinburgh rivals Hearts at Hampden to book their place in the Scottish League Cup final, where they will face Rangers, after an entertaining semi-final encounter.
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By Callum McFadden at Hampden Park. Hibernian defeated Edinburgh rivals Hearts at Hampden to book their place in the Scottish League Cup final, where they will face Rangers, after an entertaining semi-final encounter.
Coming into the contest, Hearts occupied third place in the Scottish Premiership, while Hibernian sat bottom of the table.
The contrasting fortunes of the Edinburgh rivals were reflected in the contrasting starts to their respective seasons, with Hibs manager Marink Reedijk still searching for his first victory since taking charge, having drawn one and lost three of his opening four matches.
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- Rangers, Hearts, Hibernian
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