Hibernian have handed a first senior start to promising young striker Jason Cummings for today's clash with St Johnstone.

The teenage forward has scored 30 goals for the Edinburgh outfit's Under-20s side this season, and will partner James Collins up front at Easter Road this afternoon.

Hibs boss Terry Butcher will watch today's match from the stands, serving a suspension that dates back to a touchline incident during his time with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

The visitors have found a space for Lee Croft on the bench after he returned from an injury layoff midweek, while the unfit Steven Anderson has not been risked.

Hibs: Williams, Forster, Nelson, Hanlon, McGivern, Cairney, Robertson, Craig (capt), Stevenson, Cummings, Collins

Saints: Mannus, Mackay, Scobbie, Davidson, Jahic, Wright, Millar, McDonald, Edwards, May, Wotherspoon