Kevin Nisbet tells Hearts third place was 'all talk' as Hibs striker finally makes Jambos eat their words

Leith is packed full of fancy restaurants but you don’t need to stumble far from Easter Road to find a good chippy on derby day.

Kevin Nisbet handed Hearts their dinner at the weekend and it turns out revenge is best served bold. The Hibs hitman battered the Jambos and then slapped some salt ’n’ sauce into the Gorgie wounds. Nisbet was mortified here back in January, when the bitter rivals ran amok in a 3-0 Scottish Cup win to make it nine derbies undefeated. Hibs were in a right pickle and Jambos chanted about going for 10 in a row.

“I don’t forget stuff,” the striker said afterwards. Nisbet pounced in the second half to give his side the victory they more than merited while sending the old foes tumbling into the deep fat fryer. He said: “It was nice to get it off our backs. The last time we played in the Scottish Cup their fans were shouting about 10 in a row.

“I felt embarrassed. I just knew, ‘when the next derby comes around I’m going to change that’– and I did.

“Losing four on the bounce at the business end of the season wasn’t great. But it was about the performance as well as the result. We absolutely battered them – it should have been more. It’s the most we’ve battered Hearts in a while.

“We were up for it, we were on second balls, playing in behind, bullying them. To see it out was great. It was brilliant. I was due one against them as well. I’ve not scored in this game the past few years. I was delighted but the biggest thing was winning.”

The result was huge. Hibs has suffered a season ravaged by injuries to key men and wild inconsistencies, and this win ended a run of four defeats on the spin to give Lee Johnson his first derby success and remove some of the heat from a guy who has existed on a tightrope at