Hibernian goalkeeper Jordan Smith, 29, says the performance in victory over Motherwell has to be "the minimum required". (Edinburgh Evening News - subscription), external
Highlights: Motherwell 0-3 Hibernian
We asked for your views on Hibs' victory at Motherwell.
Here's what some of you said:
Gordon: Well done Hibs, easily best performance of what has been a thoroughly dismal season so far. Much deserved victory, many more like this and you may make me eat my words!
George: All round better performance. Used the ball well and passed progressively all over the pitch, but Motherwell were poor. We could've scored five or six. Building confidence now, which is good. Celtic next which is less good. If we give them a game, perhaps nick a point or, catch them on an off day and get three, we'll see. As long as we don't collapse.
Kenny: This was a far better all round performance than what we have been used to this season. We scored at the right times and for once we never looked like losing a goal. We have obvious weaknesses but if we can put a few wins together and strengthen in January I don’t think we will be far away.
Kevin: Excellent result and display, Just what we needed coming into a run of difficult games at Parkhead and Pittodrie. We have looked mentally weak most games and it was refreshing to see a steely performance, onward and upwards.
Pat: One swallow doesn’t make a summer and this team will require significant investment in the January window. However, taking nothing away from an excellent performance which could easily have been more if we had been more clinical. Sleep well, Sir David, you deserve it.
Sportscene pundits James McFadden and Neil McCann on a "huge" 3-0 victory over Motherwell as David Gray's Hibs ended a nine-game winless run.
Image source, SNSGoalkeeper Jordan Smith says there was "no better way" for Hibernian to earn a much-needed win at Motherwell.
With head coach David Gray under intense pressure, Hibs coasted to a 3-0 victory to move off the foot of the table.
Smith made an error in Tuesday's chaotic 3-3 draw with Aberdeen, but the experienced keeper was an assured pair of hands at Fir Park.
"I don't think it could have gone any better," Smith told BBC Scotland.
"There was possibly no better way to do it. I had very little to do today and that’s credit to [the defence].
"It's been difficult and that goes without saying. It's not like I have nailed down the spot after one win so I'm not getting carried away.
"What I have to do is do well day in, day out and then turn out performances like that, make sure we keep clean sheets, and start to climb up the board."
Image source, SNSMykola Kuharevich has scored three goals in the Premiership this season (one in this game), no Hibernian player has more.
Nicky Cadden has contributed to goals in his last four games in the Premiership (three goals, one assist).
Motherwell attempted 398 passes in this game, their highest total in a single match in the Premiership this season.
Hibernian have scored in their last five games in the Premiership, their longest run of games with a goal in the competition since a run of 12 games from February 2024 to May 2024.
David Gray was given three matches to prove himself as Hibernian head coach after last month's vote of confidence, but there was no need for an emergency board meeting this weekend after the midweek draw with Aberdeen and Saturday's win over Motherwell. (Scotland On Sunday), external
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Image source, SNSHibernian head coach David Gray: "The challenge was to use Tuesday and the momentum from that as a turning point in the season.
"I thought the players were excellent. You don't always get what you deserve in football but we did today.
"Defensively, that's as strong as we've looked, right across the board. I think this is one of the first times this season where I'm not talking about individual errors.
"I hardly recognised the goalkeeper, anything he was asked to do, he did nice and clean.
"There's been so much criticism but Jordan [Smith] used his experience today."
Image source, SNSNicky Cadden provided the assist for the first goal and delivered the corner before the second goal.
A constant attacking threat and a strong defender.
Adam Binnie
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSDavid Gray said before this match that he wanted Tuesday's late equaliser to be a "turning point" in Hibs' season.
Well, it just might be. From the first minute, they were on the front foot, engaging in wave after wave of attack.
This looked like a Hibs side playing with confidence. The Cadden brothers, Junior Hoilett and Elie Youan provided a constant attacking threat, with Motherwell struggling to deal with their pace, variety and quality of delivery in the final third.
After a winless run of nine matches, head coach Gray was understandably under a lot of pressure. However, the board stuck by him and it looks as though the players back him too.
After Josh Campbell's goal, some players ran over to celebrate with the Gray and his coaching staff in the dugout, a sign that things are maybe starting to turn?
David Gray's position as Hibernian head coach remains precarious despite Tuesday's 3-3 draw with Aberdeen raising his squad's morale. (The Scotsman), external
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Image source, SNSMotherwell have lost Tom Sparrow for a month because of an ankle injury but hope to have Tony Watt available after a back spasm ruled him out against Ross County.
On-loan Hibs winger Jair Tavares is ineligible while Stephen O'Donnell (hamstring), Paul McGinn (thigh), Callum Slattery, Sam Nicholson (both knee), Ross Callachan (hamstring) and Jack Vale (calf) remain out.
Hibs have Jordan Obita back from suspension while Lewis Miller and Kieron Bowie (hamstring) remain out.
Image source, SNSRocky Bushiri's 96th-minute goal secured a 3-3 draw with Aberdeen
David Gray hopes the dramatic draw with high-flying Aberdeen proves a turning point in Hibs' troubled season as they look to move off the bottom of the table on Saturday.
Gray's twice fought back from a goal down in midweek, with Nicky Cadden and Rocky Bushiri netting in injury time of a six-goal thriller.
Hibs, joint on points with Edinburgh rivals Hearts, are away to Motherwell on Saturday and head coach Gray said: "It was a much more positive feeling coming into work [on Wednesday].
"We've been on the receiving end of what happened in the game too many times this season.
"So for it to be reversed and have a little bit of a good feeling at the end of the game is something the players deserved and something we have to take into the game at the weekend.
"We need to use it as a turning point for the season, you can't just do that once. It's about backing it up because of where we find ourselves in the league.
"But it's a lot easier going into a game if you feel a lot better about yourselves. The way the game ended and the feeling after the game helps you feel a lot better mentally."
Charlotte Cohen
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSHibs head coach David Gray has been speaking to the media as his side prepare to face Motherwell this weekend.
Here are the main points:
Gray says the squad have taken confidence from the dramatic 3-3 draw with Aberdeen in which Hibs scored twice in stoppage time, adding they "have been on the end of what happened too many times".
He stresses the need to "remember the feeling" from Tuesday night and take it into the weekend.
Motherwell will be a "completely different challenge" to Aberdeen and Gray says of his players: "They've been questioned a lot about character in recent weeks but they've definitely handled the critics."
He insists they need to use the Aberdeen result as the turning point of the season, adding it will be "a lot easier going into a game feeling better about yourselves".
On Elie Youan's social media exchange with former skipper Marvin Bartley, Gray stresses he has "too much on my mind" to worry about it and "as long as I get what I need from him on the pitch, I'm not worried".
Image source, SNSHibs have dropped 16 points from winning positions in the Scottish Premiership this season, at least twice as many as any other side (Dundee, Dundee United, and Kilmarnock all closest with 8). Motherwell, meanwhile, are one of just two sides yet to drop a point from a winning position in the competition this term (also Rangers).
Motherwell have only lost one of their last six league meetings with Hibs (W3 D2), a 3-0 defeat in May last season. Their three wins in those last six are as many as their previous 18 against Hibs in the Scottish Premiership beforehand (W3 D6 L9).
Hibs have only lost one of their last seven away league games against Motherwell (W3 D3), going down 2-1 in August 2023.
Motherwell have won three of their last five home league games (L2), as many as their previous 18 games beforehand (W3 D7 L8).
Hibs are winless in nine league games (D4 L5), the longest ongoing such run in this season's Scottish Premiership. Away from home, Hibs have won just one of their last 16 league matches (D8 L7), beating St Johnstone 3-1 in April last season.
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
If Tuesday night's dramatic draw against Aberdeen taught us anything at all it was evident that the players were 100% backing their manager David Gray.
It would have been so easy for those same players to have capitulated when the Dons grabbed the lead with less than 15 minutes left in the clock after another shocking mistake by a Hibernian goalkeeper.
But a wonder free-kick by Nicky Cadden set up an incredible spell in stoppage time with Rocky Bushiri eventually becoming an unlikely saviour when all looked lost once again.
But the mental strength of the team was there for all to see and just maybe this could be the spark that ignites the clubs season.
These players have been battered from pillar to post recently and you would have to think that although there was no victory on Tuesday the feeling in the dressing room at full time must have been so much brighter than it had in recent weeks.
The task for these players now is to back up this performance on Saturday when they visit Motherwell.
They still remain bottom of the table but know that victory against the Steelmen will definitely lift them above Hearts for at least 24 hours and who knows it may not be too long before "Sunshine on Leith" is blasting out once again at Easter Road.
Hibs fans, we asked for your views after Tuesday night's 3-3 draw.
Here's what some of had to say:
Peter: Truly entertaining game with some good moments for Hibs but still too many bad ones defensively and up front. Maybe some form of turnaround will be kick-started here, and we can start picking up points, but staving off relegation is the best we can hope for with this squad and manager.
Mike: We played with a lot more effort and teamwork. The players put in a shift and got a deserved point. Rocky Bushiri's equaliser celebrated like a win. Fans got behind the team as well. Still, issues all over the pitch but if we put more dig in results will hopefully come. They'll have to.
David: David Gray must know now what areas need strengthening in January - it's obvious - and the club must be doing something about that in advance now. Credit to the players for sticking together but Motherwell is another game where we must get a result. Didn't think we came out with intensity at the start of the second half and let Aberdeen impose themselves.
Scott: Says it all as to where we are when a draw is celebrated by the players like a cup final victory. For me this only prolongs the agony, defeat at Motherwell and a hiding from Celtic and Gray is gone.
John: A timely performance but scoring three goals to get a draw underlines our defensive weakness Elie Youan looked the player we know he can be
Ross: A bit of luck which we have been missing, but at last a fighting spirit. Nicky Cadden is beginning to find his feet and looks a good signing. Sure everything isn't rosy but let's get to the transfer window and fix the obvious flaws. Very happy for Bushiri.
Sandy: Fought bravely and did not let the heads go down . Nicky Cadden and Elie Youan were outstanding and our defence played like tigers against a very good Aberdeen side. First game for a while I've enjoyed.
Image source, SNSAberdeen have scored in 13 of their 13 games, more often than any other team in the Premiership this season.
Hibernian have scored in each of their last 4 games in the Premiership, scoring 6 goals in that run.
Hibernian have scored 3 goals in a game for the first time since 15th May 2024 against Motherwell (W3-0).
Hibernian have lost 16 points from winning positions in the Premiership this season, more than any other team.
Hibernian have scored in their last 4 games in the Premiership, their longest run of games with a goal in the competition since a run of 12 games from 7th February 2024 to 4th May 2024.
Hibernian have failed to win in their last 9 games in the Premiership, their last longer winless streak was from 11th August 2019 to 30th October 2019, a run of 10 games.
Aberdeen have scored in each of their last 18 games in the Premiership, scoring 41 goals in that run.
Aberdeen have won 5 points from losing positions in the Premiership this season, only Dundee (9) and Kilmarnock (9) have recovered more.
Rocky Bushiri's first goal for Hibernian rescued a point against Aberdeen in a pulsating Scottish Premiership contest which had three goals scored in second-half added time.
Joe Newell's twice-deflected shot flew past a helpless Dimitar Mitov in the Aberdeen goal to give Hibernian a deserved half-time lead, but for the fifth time this season, they dropped points after going in front.
The visitors drew level through Jamie McGrath's fifth goal of the season before home goalkeeper Jordan Smith failed to deal with an Aberdeen corner and allowed Nicky Devlin to loft home a tidy finish, which looked to be the winning goal until a scarcely believable closing period.
Nicky Cadden whipped a magnificent free-kick into the top corner to draw Hibernian level, but that was only the beginning of the chaos.
Ester Sokler slammed home a brilliant overhead kick to put Jimmy Thelin's side in front again after great work down the right from Shayden Morris - who was superb off the bench - and looked to have taken Aberdeen level with Celtic at the top of the table.
However, Bushiri scrambled home from close range just over a minute later to spark wild scenes and relieve some of the pressure on home head coach David Gray.
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