HIBS boss Alan Stubbs today insisted his side can stage a comeback against Rangers and book a place in the SPFL Premiership play-off final.

Stubbs' side lost 2-0 to Stuart McCall's team in the first leg of the semi-final at Ibrox last night.

However, the former Celtic captain felt his players hadn't tested Gers goalkeeper Cammy Bell enough.

And he is confident his team, who had 18 days off before the fixture, can win by three clear goals at Easter Road on Saturday and progress.

He said: "I'm obviously disappointed. I thought we played our part in the game and could have come out with something.

"But, in the end, for all our chances, we didn't work the keeper enough. We got into good areas, maybe rushed it a bit at times.

"I can't fault the way my players played. They were right in the tie and Rangers just took their chances when they came. We didn't hit the target.

"I've got plenty of confidence that we can turn this around. The tie is still wide open."

"The players believe it's not over. They're disappointed because they know they were in the game."

Stubbs added: "Rangers scored at important times, give them credit for that. I don't feel my players were intimidated.

"To come here and get on the ball, play some of the football we did, that's not a team being intimidated.

"I hear all the time that Hibs are bottlers. I'm sick of answering the question, to be honest."

Hibs gaffer Stubbs predicted the rematch at noon on Saturday could go all the way to extra time and penalties before it is decided.

He said: "In an ideal world, we'd like to score early on and put Rangers under pressure. But Saturday's game still has the potential to go to 120 minutes.

"It's not that important that we score in the first 10 minutes. You've seen how quickly games change.

"As long as we get that goal, then we'll see how Rangers respond. Credit to them, they've got a result. But we're only halfway."