The Engine Room: our full-time verdict on the latest Scottish Premiership action

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When a player prepares to return from a lengthy injury layoff, there’s no guarantee that they’ll hit the ground running. Kevin Nisbet, however, scored in his first game after 10 months out with a knee injury and now has five goals in his last five games.It was the Scotland centre-forward’s clinical hat-trick that saw Hibs leave Fir Park with a 3-2 win last weekend, and the 25-year-old’s impressive form is good news for both club and country.He’s not played in Scotland’s top tier since leaving Hibs for South African side Bidvest Wits in 2018, but Simon Murray is going the right way about returning to the Premiership next season.

Having played his part in back-to-back promotions for Queen’s Park, he had already scored 11 in 19 league games prior to last weekend.

The striker’s four-goal haul in a 6-0 win against Cove Rangers kept Queen’s Park four points ahead of Ayr United at the top of the Championship tableIf you watched Connolly score for Raith Rovers in their 1-1 draw with Dundee last weekend, you might be surprised to see his name here – unless, like BBC presenter Jonathan Sutherland, you forgot his goal even happened!In the half-time analysis, Sutherland joked to TV pundit James McFadden: “We knew as soon as we booked James McFadden that there was a real chance this could end nil- nil.

We’ve had an entertaining half, but you’re here so no goals.” They’d just seen Connolly score, so McFadden reminded Sutherland: “It’s one-nil.”Cove Rangers vs Queen’s Park was equally memorable for Paul Hartley, though he won’t look back on the occasion fondly.