Teenage Hearts forward James Wilson scored a late Edinburgh derby equaliser to prevent beleaguered city rivals Hibernian leapfrogging them at the foot of the William Hill Premiership.
The 17-year-old substitute pounced in the 87th minute to score his second goal in consecutive appearances and cancel out a 65th-minute opener from Hibs striker Mykola Kukharevich.
The 1-1 draw was enough to maintain Hearts’ unbeaten start under recently-appointed boss Neil Critchley, while it was yet another body-blow for Hibernian manager David Gray, whose side have been plagued by the loss of game-changing late goals this term.
The Hibees – without a win in four – remain below their city rivals on goal difference at the foot of the table.
Gray made four changes to the side that started the 3-2 defeat at Dundee United as suspended captain Joe Newell, Chris Cadden, Kukharevich and Rudi Molotnikov were replaced by Nectar Triantis, Dwight Gayle, Martin Boyle and Elie Youan.
Critchley freshened things up with three changes to the Hearts team that started the 2-0 Conference League win over Omonia Nicosia on Thursday, with Daniel Oyegoke, James Penrice and Yan Dhanda replacing Adam Forrester, Stephen Kingsley and Alan Forrest.
After a typically frantic start to proceedings, the visitors threatened in the 10th minute when Kenneth Vargas dispossessed Marvin Ekpiteta on the left and teed up Blair Spittal on the edge of the box.
The midfielder’s shot was charged down and Hibs immediately countered, presenting Boyle with an opportunity, but defender Frankie Kent did superbly to close the Australia forward down and block the shot.
Spittal then blazed over after a Penrice corner broke to him on edge of the box.
Hibs went close in the 20th minute when Youan’s shot from wide on the left was palmed out by Craig Gordon and the ball broke to Gayle whose low shot from 15 yards was cleared off the line by Penrice.
Three minutes later, Hibs midfielder Triantis was robbed of possession, allowing Lawrence Shankland to burst forward menacingly but the Hearts captain’s powerful shot from the edge of the box was pushed behind by Josef Bursik.
The hosts had a great chance in the 34th minute when Junior Hoilett clipped a free-kick from the right to the edge of the six-yard box, but Gayle’s header was too close to Gordon, who was able to make an instinctive save.
Gayle had another opportunity three minutes after the break but the former Crystal Palace and Newcastle striker sent his close-range header into the grateful arms of Gordon from a Boyle cross.
Both managers made double substitutions just after the hour in an effort to seize the initiative and it was Gray’s that paid off the quickest as Hibs took the lead in the 65th minute.
Hoilett’s free-kick from the right was not dealt with by the visitors and when Ekpiteta sent a looping header towards goal, it was tipped onto the crossbar by Gordon and bounced down for Kukharevich who forced it over the line from close range.
Hibs had a let-off four minutes later when Shankland blasted wide from a Jorge Grant cutback before Kye Rowles headed over from a Penrice free-kick.
But after Triantis spurned a huge chance to kill the game in the 83rd minute, young Wilson stabbed in the equaliser after Penrice’s long throw fell to him on the edge of the six-yard box.
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