Hamilton defender Stubbs expects competitive match against Hibs

Hamilton centre-back Sam Stubbs expects Saturdays opponents Hibernian to come to New Douglas Park with their sights firmly fixed on securing a long-awaited victory.Hibs enjoyed a series of positive results immediately before the international break, reaching the Betfred Cup semi-finals with a penalty shoot-out victory over Kilmarnock before holding champions Celtic and Aberdeen to draws in the Ladbrokes Premiership.But Paul Heckingbottoms side have not won a league game since their season-opener against St Mirren in August and find themselves 10th in the table with just six points.Stubbs is preparing to come up against a determined Hibs side looking to return to winning ways.He said: They probably havent had the start that they wanted to have.And the way Im looking at it and were looking at it is theyre looking for a spark, something that will get their season started.And make no qualms about it, they will be targeting us as that.So expect a competitive game, two teams trying to impose their style and trying to get to grips with the game, and a really good game really competitive. And hopefully a really, really good one for the Hamilton fans.On-loan Middlesbrough defender Stubbs knows all about Hibs, a club his father Alan Stubbs managed between 2014 and 2016.The 20-year-old recalled watching several games while his dad was at the helm, including their 2016 Scottish Cup final victory.I went to a few big games, he added. I went to his first game when they beat Livi 2-1 at home.I went to a few derbies and I went to the Scottish Cup final so I had a few decent games there.Hamilton remain without suspended defender Johnny Hunt, who serves the second match of a two-game ban, while Aaron McGowan will be assessed ahead of the game.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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