Martin Boyle climbed off the bench to grab a dramatic last-gasp leveller as he marked his Hibs return with an injury time strike to earn his side an Edinburgh derby point.
The 29-year-old only received international clearance at the eleventh hour following his Easter Road return from Al Faisaly. And he left it late following his introduction just after the hour mark with a goal deep into five minutes of injury time to cancel out Lawrence Shankland’s first half opener which looked set to hand the Jambos all three points.
It’s still seven games without a win in this fixture for Hibs but it felt like a victory for Lee Johnson and his side who looked to be heading for a defeat. Johnson said they’d gone too long without a win over Hearts, a run that stretches back to Boxing Day 2019 when Boyle netted a double and while his emotional return couldn’t inspire his men to victory he did at least have the last laugh.
