Hearts hammer Hibs in Edinburgh derby

Hearts 4 Hibs 0

Goals from Rudi Skacel, Paul Hartley, Stephen Simmons and Saulius Mikoliunas gave rampant Hearts a comprehensive 4-0 win over Hibs in a frenetic Bank of Scotland Premier League derby at Tynecastle which also saw the Easter Road manager Tony Mowbray banished to the stand.

Skacel opened the scoring with an untidy goal in 12 minutes and seconds before the interval the frustrated Hibees boss was sent off by referee Stuart Dougal following a touchline argument with fourth official Alan Freeland after Jambos striker Roman Bednar had challenged his full-back David Murphy.

After the break there was more misery for the Leithers when Hartley converted a 58th-minute penalty after Stephen Glass had handled in the box and Simmons’ 71st-minute strike, followed by Mikoliunas’ 30-yard snap-shot, capped off a commanding performance from the home side.