Motherwell manager Alfred Johansson tells BBC Scotland: "I'm so excited. This is why I came here - being able to manage in the Premiership.

"I see a club that has built something over the past two years. Jens did brilliantly and it's exciting to be handed the task of helping a team continue down the same path. We want to play the same brand of football. Some players have left, some have come in so there will be slight differences.

"I haven't come in here with the mindset of trying to change, but I'm myself. I don't use the same words or tone as the previous manager and I probably prioritise differently in some situations.

"The biggest task for us is Hibs and trying to win the game. That is the narrow focus I always have. The target is to come here, play Motherwell football and try to take three points.

"We've been building Manny [Longelo] up - he's an important player. Mikey Booth has done brilliantly, but he's a young player who had a bad injury last year. It's a natural selection in that way."

Hibernian head coach David Gray is asked whether we can expect the kind of entertainment we got in Perth in the second game of the day. He replies; "Seven goals? I'm not sure about that. As long as we come out on the winning side, I'll be delighted.

"Both teams will be coming into the game feeling confident after qualifying in Europe - it's got all the makings of a really good game.

"We want to start on the front foot and get the crowd behind us. We're playing against the side that pipped us to fourth place last season so we want to try to put that right.

"When we're good, we can be really good. If we can get complete performances regularly this season, we're going to be a very good side.

"Motherwell are playing in a similar way and understandably so. We need to be ready for that."

That game in May meant Motherwell were unbeaten against Hibs last term, with two wins and two draws.

Hibs managed at least one victory against every other team in the league.

In a quirk of scheduling this is the same fixture that ended last season for these clubs.

Hibs needed three points that day to leapfrog Motherwell into fourth place but the visitors held on comfortably for a 1-0 win, despite a red card for Elliot Watt midway through the second half.

The team news is pretty straightforward for this one.

Hibernian are unchanged from that 4-1 victory over Malisheva, while Motherwell make just the one alteration from their win in Torshavn.

Emmanuel Longelo comes in at left-back with Mikey Booth dropping out. Dylan Williams will move to a more advanced role.

Alex Lowry and Jamie Knight-Lebel could make their 'Well debuts from the bench.

These two came through Conference League qualifying ties on Thursday.

Motherwell won 3-0 in the Faroe Islands to complete a comfortable 5-0 aggregate success against Havnar Boltfelag.

Hibs recovered from a poor first leg in Kosovo to beat Malisheva 4-1 at Easter Road.

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Hibernian: Sallinger, Passlack, Kerr, O'Hora, Obita, Mayor, Mulligan, Chaiwa, Boyle, Elding, Lowe.

Substitutes: Smith, Hanley, Newell, Klidje, Molotnikov, Suto, Megwa, Campbell, Abdulai.

Motherwell: Paulsen, Sparrow, Girdwood-Reich, Moormann, Longelo, Priestman, Fadinger, Vogt, Said, Williams, Charles-Cook.

Substitutes: Connelly, Knight-Lebel, Lowry, Maswanhise, Wilson, Ross, Whyte, Booth, McAllister.

We'll get reaction from that seven-goal thriller in Perth later, but lets switch our attention to Easter Road, where Hibs and Motherwell go head-to-head.

Referee John Beaton flashed a red card as the teams were making their way off the pitch.

We think it was shown in the direction of Kilmarnock assistant manager Billy Dodds.

Welcome back to the Premiership, St Johnstone.

The newly-promoted side led 1-0 and 2-1 then trailed 3-2 before coming out on top.

Kai Fotheringham grabbed the winning goal and it was a peach to settle a cracking contest.

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Free-kick to Kilmarnock. The goalie is going to launch it into the box...

Jack Baird heads it away.

Bailey Rice has his head in his hands as the Kilmarnock midfielder blazes the ball high into the stand behind the goal from 18 yards.

Saints have got the ball deep in Kilmarnock territory and they're working hard to keep it there.

A big cheer from the home support as goalkeeper Toby Steward comes a long way to claim the ball inside his penalty area.

He gets a kick in the ribs and stays down to eat up some vital seconds.

Six minutes added...

Time for another couple of goals, surely?

Ieuan Owen is on for Kilmarnock, taking over from Greg Kiltie.

Can the visitors grab another leveller in the last few minutes?

Josh Fowler and Jamie Gullan have been great for St Johnstone today and the pair get a rousing ovation as they are replaced by Macaulay Tait and Jack Baird.

Jamie Brandon catches Kai Fotheringham with a stray arm and the Saints goalscorer has a wee cut under his eye that will need patching up.

Jamie Gullan swings another good ball in from the left but Josh Fowler just can't get there with his attempted nod.