Christian Doidge struck the decisive goal that secured third spot for Hibs ahead of Aberdeen the last time the Easter Road side won at Pittodrie.But the Welshman knows a winner in the north east tomorrow could be every bit as important as that strike on the penultimate weekend of the 2020-21 season.
Rooted to the bottom of the table with no points and no manager after Lee Johnson’s sacking, Hibs are in dire need of a result to give them a foothold to start climbing the table.They’ve lost three and drawn one of their four trips to Aberdeen since Doidge’s winner on May 13 two years ago.
They’ve also axed three managers in that time too. Caretaker David Gray described tomorrow’s clash with the Dons as a cup final such is the importance of grabbing a first win of the league season.
And Doidge said: “That’s exactly what he said to us. We need some points on the board and what a way to do it, at Aberdeen away.
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