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Hearts v Hibs player ratings: The revelation, three 8/10s and plenty 5s as fans' figure of fun has last laugh

Marks out of ten for the players involved in gripping Hearts v Hibs derby

Hibs ended their five-year wait for a win over Hearts at Tynecastle by prevailing 2-1 in the Boxing Day Edinburgh derby.

Dwight Gayle stepped off the bench to earn resurgent Hibs a third William Hill Premiership victory in succession. The 35-year-old former Crystal Palace and Newcastle striker revealed last Friday that he planned to retire at the end of this season, but he showed he still has plenty to offer before then as his close-range finish secured a wildly celebrated 2-1 triumph at Tynecastle.

The match was level at the break after own goals from Hearts defender Kye Rowles and his Hibs counterpart Rocky Bushiri, but David Gray’s men were able to find the edge in the second half and move five points clear of the Jambos in the bottom half of the table.

The Easter Road side had won only one of the previous 15 Edinburgh derbies and had not tasted victory at Tynecastle since Boxing Day 2019, when Martin Boyle scored twice in a 2-0 success.

We give each player a mark out of ten for their performance:

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