SWPL Game of the weekend: Hibernian v Rangers
The latest twist in the SWPL saw Rangers head to the top of the table with a 2-1 victory over fellow title contenders Glasgow City on Wednesday night. Rangers failed to capitalise last weekend after Hibs were beaten by Edinburgh rivals Hearts, allowing City to swoop in and take top spot.But City's defeat to Rangers midweek, coupled with Hibs' goalless draw against Celtic, dropped City back to third and sent Rangers to the summit as the top flight table reshuffled again. As things stand, Jo Potter's side are top on 62 points, Hibs are behind them on 61 and City are just one adrift on 60 points in third. On Sunday Grant Scott's side host the league leaders knowing the winner is heading top of the table while the loser could slip to third spot (depending on the result in City's game against Hearts).Hibs have only been beaten once by Rangers this season and that was a disappointing 5-0 defeat in the SWPL Cup final not so long ago - the Edinburgh club won the previous meeting 3-0 and the match before that ended all square at 1-1.Since the cup final Hibs have won one of their three league outings (one draw and one defeat) while Rangers are unbeaten and Sunday is the next opportunity for these two to showcase their title credentials.
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The game between Hibernian and Rangers is live on BBC Alba which you can watch on the BBC Sport Scotland website and app, as well as on BBC iPlayer. It kicks off at 16:10 BST.Hearts v Glasgow City is the early game and you'll be able to follow all the action live on the BBC Sport Scotland website and app when it kicks off at 13:00 BST. There will also be live text commentary of all of Sunday's matches there too.
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