David Gray insists Hibs can't look back after finally leaping off bottom of the table with comeback victory

David Gray insists there is now no looking back after Hibs soared up to eighth with a huge win over Ross County.

The Easter Road side began the afternoon bottom of the pile but are now on the coat-tails of the top six after this comeback victory. County went ahead after three minutes through Eli Campbell but Dwight Gayle’s header deep into first-half injury time sparked a revival. Elie Youan scored from the spot moments after Nicky Cadden had his penalty saved before Josh Campbell wrapped up the three points.

And gaffer Gray hopes Hibs can now start motoring up the Premiership table. He said: “I set the players a task before the game. Everything was about the result because of the magnitude of the game, our position in the league but also the opportunity that was at the end of it. It is an opportunity for us to really kick on now and that has to be the mindset and the message to the players moving forward. It’s the message I’ve said to the players for a while – how quickly the narrative can change.

“When you’re bottom of the league, it’s a difficult place to be – especially for this football club. It doesn’t change much. It’s not as if we’ve completed what we want to do at all. There’s lots to learn, especially our second-half decision making and how we started the game.”

The Staggies had a perfect start, storming ahead inside three minutes. Noah Chilvers had a great chance to score. He exposed a huge gap in the Hibs rearguard as he raced into the box but his shot was brilliantly saved by keeper Jordan Smith. From the resulting corner the visitors found the net.

Chilvers’ set-piece was headed against the post by Scott Allardice but Campbell was on hand to loop a header in from a tight angle. Hibs should have levelled in