3 talking points as Martin Boyle is returning Hibs hero with last gasp Easter Road leveller to deny Hearts derby win

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.

Boyle gave Leith a lift as he was unveiled before kick off and was introduced just after the hour following his whirlwind return from Saudi Arabia. The home side started on the front foot with Craig Gordon forced into a smart save low to his right to keep out Elie Youan’s angled drive before Chris Cadden fizzed a dangerous ball across goal but there were no takers.

And Hearts punished their hosts as they showed their clinical side. Barrie McKay played a delicious ball through to Shankland who got in behind Nohan Kenneh to bring the ball under control before prodding it through the legs of the advancing David Marshall.

Marijan Cabraja desperately tried to prevent it going into the net but succeeded only in nudging it over the line before the Croat appealed for handball against Shankland - the type of incident VAR