Hibernian eased to victory in our first Betfred Cup tie of the season against Montrose on Saturday.

A double for Simon Murray and goals for Fraser Murray and Brian Graham gave Hibs a 4-0 victory - a positive start to the League Cup campaign.

Neil Lennon gave Academy players Ryan Porteous and Fraser Murray starts, lining up in a 3-5-2 formation with Simon Murray and Martin Boyle leading the line.

Boyle almost gave Hibs the lead after 9 minutes with a well-struck drive that smacked off the post as the Montrose goal was peppered with chances early on.

The opener did come minutes later, Stevenson finding S Murray with a searching cross and the former Dundee United man burying a header past Fleming in the Montrose goal.

The lead was doubled moments later, with Simon turning provider for namesake Fraser. He was slipped through and calmly slotted the ball home.

The tempo of the first half dropped soon after, though Hibs still had chances through Simon Murray to put the game to bed.

Montrose almost got back into the game early in the second half, a long diagonal catching the Hibs rearguard out, but Fraser's finish trickled wide of Ofir Marciano's far post.

Hibs responded well and both Simon Murray and David Gray were denied before the former added his second of the game with another header from inside the box.

The goalscoring was rounded off in the dying minutes of the match, this time from the penalty spot after a handball inside the area. Brian Graham stepped up to slot home into the bottom corner of the net.

Hibernian: Marciano, Porteous, McGregor, Fontaine (Graham, 65'), Gray, McGeouch (Martin, 56'), McGinn, F Murray, Stevenson, Boyle, S Murray (Shaw, 76'). Subs not used: Laidlaw, Bartley, Crane, Handling.

Montrose: Fleming, Webster, Callaghan, Fotheringham (Thomson, 55'), Dillon, Steeves, Johnston, Watson (Willox, 71'), Fraser, Templeman, Masson. Subs not used: Millar, Hay, Wallace, Campbell.

Attendance: 5226