Billy Dodds
Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound

David Martindale is right to say Livi have been unlucky at times at home this season.

I think, if they are on their game, they can run Celtic close.

Livingston manager David Martindale tells BBC Scotland: "We need to play well, we need to focus on ourselves.

"We've got a game plan, we've got a shape and we're at home. We're coming up against a really strong Celtic team, yeah they're in a bit of a transitional phase but I'd rather have the keys to their car than the keys to this car.

"At home we've been really good this year. I've been really pleased with a lot of the performances and hopefully we can replicate that today.

"I genuinely feel we've got a really strong group. I feel we've got a better squad now than we had last time we were in the Premiership but I feel the league is harder this time round.

"Ryan McGowan is back. He's been a big miss for us so I think he's going to give the boys a little lift.

"If you take the points return out of the equation there's certainly a lot to be positive about."

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St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson tells BBC Scotland: "If you've got that momentum, don't change it if you don't have to.

"It's a tough opposition today, sell out crowd, we have to do what we did last week [1-0 win over Livingston]. We did the simple things well, didn't believe we were a really good side, but our quality will come through.

"You have to do the right things, that have got us on this run."

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Falkirk manager John McGlynn tells BBC Scotland: " It's good to get Keelan Adams back, he's our recognised right-back. Guys have been filling in, in these positions; he's a big player for us. He's got great athleticism getting forward, and of course, he's a great defender for us as well.

"Great to have Brian Graham, he scored the winner for us last week. He did feel a little niggle in his knee, but with his experience, he is invaluable to us.

"We had some hard fixtures, playing the top teams, some of them away from home. We managed to bounce back [against Kilmarnock]. Right now, we find ourselves with a good number of points on the board, but we're not getting carried away, we know we need more."

Kilmarnock interim manager Kris Doolan tells BBC Scotland: "I know what it's like as a player, I've been there, but we're trying to flip the mindset. We have good players and confidence is key.

"We've got to trust in our team-mates, and I trust the players. Today, there'll be a brilliant turnout, we've sold our allocation and that shows the backing this club has.

"It's going to be a tough game, we'll have to defend well. In general, you want to come here positive and this time of year should bring this positivity."

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Dundee head coach Steven Pressley tells BBC Scotland: "Finn Robertson, who had a really good first half against Motherwell, is struggling through an injury that we had to take him off for. We've brought Ryan Astley back in, who just gives us a bit more ability at set plays.

"Today is certainly going to be defining for us. I'm not hiding from the enormity of this game or the enormity of the Kilmarnock game. It's vital that we take something from both games.

"We've prepared well, the players are in a good frame of mind so we need to demonstrate that at Dens. We've performed well here in previous games, so we need another one of those today with a positive outcome."

Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy tells BBC Scotland: "Kasper Schmeichel got an injection on Monday and didn't recover in time, he will be back for the next game.

"We had a good performance in the last game but we've also had good performances before. We had a good week, we had the possibility to train an extra time so it was good to work on what we need to work on. We are ready to play this game today.

"I think I'm able to empower the players, they're embracing what we do now we have to validate it by having a good game.

"It's all about staying focused on the task. We know it's going to be a tough game but the idea is to do well and to fight but also be composed on the ball."

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We'll hear from the managers after that pulsating Edinburgh derby, but let's hear what some of the other bosses have had to say before the action starts again at three o'clock...

Hibs were great for an hour or so, but were hanging on for dear life at the end.

Leaders Hearts stay on 41 points after their second defeat in the league, while fifth-placed Hibs are on 28 after their seventh Premiership victory of the season.

Tom English
BBC Scotland chief sports writer on Sportsound

Hearts' first shot on target came after 68 minutes. They had six more after that.

Derek McInnes will be absolutely raging. His team just woke up too late.

Ryan Stevenson
Former Hearts forward on BBC Sportsound

It was an amazing advert for Scottish football. It was two different styles of play. Hibs did everything they had to do, and if they'd gone 4-0 up that would've been the game.

Hibs were hanging on at the end, but I think Derek McInnes will be fuming with how Hearts started both halves.

Just put it in the bin. Hearts are still top of the league and now they need to bounce back.

John Rankin
Former Hibernian midfielder on BBC Sportsound

It had everything. The place was rocking after three minutes, but Hibs allowed Hearts back into it and they began to control it.

At 3-0, it becomes a different game and Hearts came out and tried to attack. There was real pressure at the end, but Hibs saw the game out and they could have got a fourth goal to kill it.

That will be David Gray's biggest regret, because they had opportunities. They were looking for a statement win, and they've got it.

Edinburgh derbies tend towards drab battles but this was an absolute barnstormer.

The home fans' party is now in full swing as they belt out Sunshine on Leith in front of the players.

Surely the best anthem in the game?

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And there goes the final whistle! Hibs hold on to bloody the nose of league leaders Hearts.

With 95 minutes on clock, Raphael Sallinger is at full-stretch to push away a shot from Beni Benigime.

A chance for Hibs to kill it but Thibault Klidje can only hammer the ball straight at advancing goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow.

Hibs are in no hurry to take a free kick and they don't commit too many men forward.

Kieron Bowie eventually tees up Chris Cadden in a dangerous area but there's no one for him to pass to and his cross slides out of play.

Into six minutes of stoppage time and Raphael Sallinger makes amends with a top stop, using his foot to keep out a low shot from Lawrence Shankland.

Hibs fans can hardly watch.

Dundee: McCracken, Astley, Koumetio, Graham, Wright, Yogane, Hamilton, Jones, Dhanda, Congreve, Hay.

Substitutes: O'Hara, Ingram, Donnelly, Digby, Samuels. Murray, Reilly, Galabbov.

Falkirk: Bain, Adams, Henderson, Allan, Lissah, Yeats, Spencer, Miller, Williams, Wilson, Graham

Substitutes: Hogarth, McCann, Agyeman, Edwards, Tait, Samuel-Ogunsuyi, Nesbitt, Ross, Cartwright