Hearts made it three wins on the spin in the Scottish Premiership, beating Hibernian 3-1 at Easter Road on Thursday night.
The visitors took an early lead when Josh McPake got to the byline before pulling back to James Wilson, who guided his effort past Raphael Sallinger. Hearts scored a second when Laurent Mendy headed home Blair Spittal's free-kick shortly before the break, with the hosts fortunate not to be further behind.
Hibs boss David Gray rang the changes at half-time, introducing Miguel Chaiwa and Adam Mayor, with the decision paying off immediately; the hosts reduced their arrears shortly after the restart when goalscorer Mendy had his pocket picked as Mayor rifled into the top corner.
But 10 minutes after getting back into the game, Jack Iredale picked up a second yellow card, with a wonderful solo effort from McPake restoring the two-goal advantage.
Hibernian 1-3 Hearts timeline
13' - Goal for Hearts. Scored by James Wilson, assisted by Josh McPake
43' - Goal for Hearts. Laurent Mendy, assisted by Blair Spittal
45' - Yellow card for Jack Iredale
51' - Goal for Hibernian. Scored by Adam Mayor
62' - Red card for Jack Iredale
66' - Goal for Hearts. Scored by Josh McPake, assisted by J McCart
85' - Yellow card for Grant Hanley
Hibernian 1-3 Hearts match stats
Hibernian | Hearts | |
50% | Possession | 50% |
1.7 | Expected Goals | 0.82 |
17 | Shots | 12 |
4 | Shots on Target | 5 |
2 | Goalkeeper Saves | 3 |
16 | Fouls Committed | 9 |
7 | Corners | 8 |
376 | Total Passes | 378 |
80% | Pass Accuracy | 80% |
22 | Tackles | 15 |
30 | Clearances | 43 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
