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Unbeaten Hearts inflict Hibs' first league defeat to move five points clear at top
Substitute Halkett volleys in Kerjota cross for 91st-minute winner
Hibs' Boyle hits bar & has goal ruled out for offside in second half after forcing Schwolow save early on
Kyziridis goes close from distance at other end & has free-kick saved
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Keep up to date with all things Hearts and Hibernian. You'll also be able to give your views on tonight's derby on our dedicated pages.
Read our match report here and scroll below for reaction to Hearts' late win - and remember Sportscene is currently on the BBC Scotland channel.
We'll be back tomorrow with three more games from the Premiership.
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More from Hearts boss Derek McInnes on fans getting carried away with a potential title push: "I always believe we will do well and bring success. There has been a lot of renewed optimism from Tony Bloom and the investment.
"The fans see what the players are giving, we're scoring goals, playing with purpose and intent and bringing winning performances.
"We're trying to win games of football so why should the fans not be excited? We've got good players and there's not much wrong at the minute.
"All we have to do is concentrate on the job in hand and win games. It's difficult to get back-to-back wins, but we've managed that and it's elevated us to the top of the table."
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Hearts head coach Derek McInnes tells BBC Scotland: "I enjoyed winning the game, the nature of the game is frantic and never really settles down.
"It's great we found a way to win. We're only seven league games in, but we've had three last-minute winners which says a lot about the team, the squad depth, the mentality.
"We would like it to be more comfortable, but the rivalry is so fierce and it's very rare these games are tight.
"The one off the bar [for Hibs]... Martin Boyle gambles and he's in, so we got away with one there.
"Hibs had a lot of long throws and a lot of balls in our box. We defended our box well and deserve a lot of credit.
"We had to accept that if we were going to win, we needed to have more purpose and belief.
"It was a lovely cross and Craig Halkett put in a proper performance today. We get our reward for perseverance and we managed to come up with a winning goal, which sent the place berserk."
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Hibs head coach David Gray tells Premier Sports: "There wasn't many chances. Second half I thought we carried the biggest threat.
"It sums up our season so far, not taking our chances when they come and not seeing out the game at the end.
"Our points return at this stage isn't good enough. We need to start climbing this table quickly and getting some wins."
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We've got reaction from Hearts boss Derek McInnes incoming, but first let's get the post-match views of David Gray.
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Kevin Thomson
Former Hibernian midfielder on BBC Sportsound
The Hearts fans should be excited and get carried away. They're singing and dancing. That's why we're football fans.
Can Hearts continue to beat the rest? I don't think anyone can underestimate how difficult it is to win a lot of games on the bounce. It's a tough ask.
If I was a Hearts fan, I would be optimistic and get carried away like everyone else.
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Ryan Stevenson
Former Hearts forward on BBC Sportsound
Unbelievable. When you say the roof comes off places, that was incredible.
What a finish from Craig [Halkett]. He came through a really hard season last year and looks like a completely new player.
That was the sort of finish you would expect from Lawrence Shankland.
But to have that composure in the last minute of a derby is incredible. That's why we love football.
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You can catch all of today's goals and drama on Sportscene, which is about to start on the BBC Scotland channel and iPlayer.
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Ryan Stevenson
Former Hearts forward on BBC Sportsound
Clean sheets are everything because you can go and build on them.
Martin Boyle had good opportunities and could have timed his runs better.
But to win a derby in that manner and putting pressure on to Celtic... If you're a Hearts player, you'd be thinking tomorrow that it doesn't get much better than this.
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Hearts have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three games in the Premiership, a run of 374 minutes without conceding a goal.
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Kevin Thomson
Former Hibernian midfielder on BBC Sportsound
It's so unlucky for Hibs, but Hearts are doing what good teams do and finding a way to win.
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Hearts match-winner Craig Halkett tells Premier Sports: "What a feeling. What a way to get your first goal in an Edinburgh derby. It makes you forget about the last couple of years."
Hearts striker Lawrence Shankland tells Premier Sports: "It was scrappy at times. We needed to keep digging in there. I was right behind the big man [when he scored], buzzing for him."
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Tom English
BBC Scotland chief sports writer on Sportsound
I couldn't see a winner coming, but that cross was sent from heaven.
Hearts are in dreamland. They won the derby and they're sitting pretty at the top of the table, five points clear of Celtic.
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Maroon sky at night, Hearts delight.
Esme
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That's only a first league defeat of the season for Hibs, but they have only won one of their seven games.
They are seventh and now 11 POINTS behind their city rivals.
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Hearts go five points clear at the top having now played a game more than Celtic.
Try telling these fans a title challenge is unrealistic...
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The Hearts team go absolutely wild at the full-time whistle!
The feel-good factor in Gorgie is pumped with more fuel after a late, late derby win.
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Ryan Stevenson
Former Hearts forward on BBC Sportsound
It's an amazing ball in and an unbelievable finish on the volley into the opposite corner.
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'We shall not be moved' rings around Tynecastle.
The place is absolutely rocking.
Craig Halkett
Oh wow!
Wild, wild scenes at Tynecastle as Craig Halkett comes up at the back post to cushion in a stunning cross from Sabah Kerjota.
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Craig Halkett's second goal in two games was the difference for Hearts
At a glance
Halkett strikes in added time to give Hearts dramatic derby victory
Hibs' Boyle chipped against crossbar & had goal disallowed
Tynecastle side will be top for Scottish Premiership hiatus
Craig Halkett sparked bedlam at Tynecastle with an added-time Edinburgh derby winner to ensure Hearts will go into the international break top of the Scottish Premiership.
The defender volleyed in substitute Sabah Kerjota's superb cross to break the deadlock after Hibernian had created the better openings.
Martin Boyle's chip came back off the crossbar, with the Australia forward having earlier drawn a save from Alexander Schwolow. Boyle also netted from an offside position.
Hearts' Alexandros Kyziridis came close to emulating his stunning strike against Falkirk last week with another ambitious effort, this one too high.
But Halkett did find the net to send Hearts five points clear.
Champions Celtic can return to within two points of Hearts with victory at home to Motherwell on Sunday.
David Gray's seventh-place Hibs lose in the league for the first time this season, having only posted one win so far.
Hibs supporters have had to endure talk of a Hearts title challenge in the early weeks of the season, but the visitors were keen to show they too can make noise in the capital and their recent derby record - two wins in a row, unbeaten in four - gave them plenty of confidence.
Gray resisted the temptation to restore Rocky Bushiri to the starting line-up. Scotland centre-half Grant Hanley warmed up for the upcoming matches against Greece and Belarus with a largely solid showing in defence - until a late lapse in concentration led to the goal.
The question was whether the visitors could breach a defence that had kept back-to-back clean sheets.
Enter Boyle with pace to burn and a useful foil up front in the shape of Kieron Bowie.
The winger's first effort from a tight angle had to be dealt with by Schwolow and the chip on to the crossbar came after Bowie's flick.
The two combined again when Boyle finished well past Schwolow, the flag quickly up and confirmed as correct by VAR.
Hearts sensed an opportunity late in the day after Hanley hesitated at a clearance and conceded a corner.
Kerjota received the ball near the right corner of the box and produced a delivery matched only by Halkett's composed finish.
Hearts head coach Derek McInnes: "We're only seven league games in but we've had three last-minute winners, which says a lot about the team, the squad depth, the mentality.
"It was a lovely cross and Halkett put in a proper performance today. We get our reward for perseverance. We managed to come up with a winning goal, which sent the place berserk."
Hibernian head coach David Gray: "There was very few chances within the game. It probably sums up our season, not taking our chances when they do come.
"We did have the biggest chance of the game before they scored and we didn't take it and then you get punished for not being able to see it out at the other end. We don't do enough to make sure we at least come away with a point."
After the international break, Hearts are away to Kilmarnock in the Premiership on Saturday, 18 October (17:45 BST) while Hibs host Livingston (15:00).
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
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| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
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| 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
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| 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
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| 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
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| 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
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| 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
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| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
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| 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
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| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 |
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| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 5 |
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| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 1 |
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Manager: Derek McInnes
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: David Gray
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: Derek McInnes
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: David Gray
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
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Both sides have scored in six of the last seven Edinburgh derbies in the Scottish Premiership, with the exception a 1-0 Hearts win over Hibernian in December 2023.
Hibernian have won both of their last two Scottish Premiership games against Hearts – as many as their previous 15 beforehand (W2 D8 L5).
Heart of Midlothian have won nine of their last 10 league games (D1), also scoring 2+ goals in nine of those matches, including their last six in a row.
Hibernian have drawn seven of their last eight league games (W1), including each of their last five in a row. Before this, Hibs had only drawn six of their previous 25 in the Scottish Premiership (W14 L5).
Hearts boss Derek McInnes has never lost as a manager at home to Hibernian in the Scottish top-flight in 15 previous fixtures (W8 D7). His last four (all with Kilmarnock from 2023 to 2025) have all been drawn, though.
