Hearts and Hibs descends into CHAOS as Lee Johnson charges into rivals dug out in bonkers derby stooshie

It wasn’t pretty on the pitch, but there were ugly scenes afterwards as ten-man Hearts kept Hibs at bay in the Edinburgh derby fourth-placed shootout at Tynecastle.

Early optimism after Yutaro Oda's goal evaporated among the home fans after Alex Cochrane was sent off just before the half-hour mark. To make matters worse for the hosts, Kevin Nisbet sent the free-kick low past Zander Clark to restore parity and suddenly Hibs' tails were up. However, they missed some big chances before the break and despite plenty of huffing and puffing afterwards, they couldn't find the goal that would see them leapfrog their rivals.

Needle had been brewing the longer the game went - with a combined total of 17 minutes of added time at the end of each half, there was plenty of time for it. Lee Johnson was booked for charging into the Hearts technical area, while Elie Youan got involved with an overzealous fan in the stands during nine minutes added on at the end.

There was then a full-time free for all as Johnson appeared to shove Steven Naismith away as the pair went to shake hands, which was just the excuse everyone else needed to pile in. It's Hearts who go away, if not happy, then somewhat relieved, although missing out n third should still rankle despite getting over the line this afternoon.

It wasn't quite as fast as the start they made at Ibrox in midweek, but the Jambos were ahead early on for the second game in a row. James Hill's long throw wasn;t dealt with by the visitors, and Yutaro Oda took a touch on the edge of the area before drilling low past Marshall to claim the first goal of his Hearts career.

Hibs thought they had a route into the game midway through the first half. Alex Cochrane fouled Chris Cadden as hee prepared to