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Scottish Premiership: Hearts v Hibernian BBC Radio Scotland This video can not be played Scottish Premiership: Hearts v Hibernian BBC Radio Scotland Listen to Sportsound Hearts move six points clear of Rangers at top of Scottish Premiership Hibernian remain fifth, four points below Motherwell Chesnokov makes first Hearts start as Kent replaces suspended Halkett Andrews makes first Hibs start as Nicky Cadden replaces Obita Chesnokov has best chance of first half for Hearts Salinger saves Milne shot at second attempt Hibs' Boyle stabs effort over from close range Magnusson stabs winner with three minutes left of normal time Nick Mc Pheat FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Hearts boss Derek Mc Innes tells Premier Sports: "You've got to celebrate these moments, we know how important they are. You've just got to win it some way, it was a tough watch at times. "Our change second half helped us. I thought we had some good play, more control and there was less drama at out end. No team played well enough to win it. But it just became about sheer desire. You see this place at the end, such a beautiful sight. "[The players] find a way late on, they don't need to play at their best. It's a really important three points in the context of the season. "We've been well convinced for a while we have a chance [to win the league]. It would be foolish to think with 12 games to go that we don't have a chance. "If Celtic and Rangers don't win the league it's a disaster for them. For us we're enjoying what we're doing. " FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Ryan Stevenson Former Hearts forward on BBC Sportsound Twelve games away from winning the league, it's absolutely incredible Hearts have the opportunity to do this. FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Alan Hutton Former Rangers defender on Premier Sports Fair play to Hearts, they hung in. They came up with a huge moment and managed to take it. FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Hearts match-winner Tomas Magnusson tells Premier Sports: "It feels good, brilliant to get the winner - I'm just really happy. We've shown great mentality throughout the season. " And Hearts centre-back Frankie Kent adds: "We weren't very good first half, it wasn't pretty. These games are all about winning and thankfully we did that. On to the next one. Perfect reaction. "We knew we had to dig in, but we managed it as best as we could. We keep ticking them off, we know where we are. A lot of games left, we just want to keep building and pushing forward. " FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Scott Allan Former Hibs midfielder on BBC Sportsound This season, you're speechless at times. It just keeps rolling on week to week, game to game. FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian One "cup final" down, 12 to go, Jambos. FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Charlie Mulgrew Former Celtic defender on Premier Sports If you want to challenge for titles and win leagues, you have to win ugly. Hearts did that tonight. FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Jonathan Sutherland BBC Sport Scotland Icelander Tomas Magnusson off the bench, finds the net and Tynecastle erupts. The top geyser at Tynecastle tonight. FT: Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Over to you, Celtic and Rangers. That late Hearts goal would've felt like a gut punch to them. Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Monumental. Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Elie Youan puts a ball straight out and gets a cheer almost as loud as the goal! David Gray is furious with that wastefulness. That should be that. Hearts 1-0 Hibernian A defensive sub for Hearts as Jamie Mc Cart comes on for Claudio Braga. Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Michael Stewart Former Hearts & Hibs midfielder on Premier Sports Two derbies at Tynecastle [this season], two late goals for Hearts. It's a bitter pill to swallow for David Gray. Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Four minutes added, by the way. We've played two of them. Hearts 1-0 Hibernian That was only Hearts' second shot on target. Think they care? Absolutely not. They've not been at their best but they're on their way to a seismic win. Hearts 1-0 Hibernian Michael Stewart Former Hearts & Hibs midfielder on Premier Sports Hearts have a knack of big goals in big games in big moments. Tomas Magnusson Oh my. .. Deafening noise around Tynecastle as substitute Tomas Magnusson opens his foot to turn in an excellent Harry Milne cross. Derek Mc Innes goes wild down the touchline! Hearts 0-0 Hibernian Winter signing Rogers Mato will join Ageu. The pair replace Pierre Landry Kabore and Alexandros Kyziridis, who's had an off night for Hearts. Hearts 0-0 Hibernian That all comes to hee-haw as the cameras show Hearts record signing Ageu getting stripped. Tomas Magnusson has scored three goals after coming off the bench this season At a glance Hearts strike late through Tomas Magnusson to continue title charge, six points clear with 12 games remaining Edinburgh derby looked destined for draw before the Icelandic midfielder struck from close range Title rivals Rangers play impressive Motherwell on Wednesday night at Fir Park, while Celtic host Livingston Tomas Magnusson's 88th-minute strike sparked Tynecastle bedlam and gave Heart of Midlothian a crucial Edinburgh derby victory to extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table to six points. It keeps Derek Mc Innes' side in the driving seat with second-top Rangers visiting fourth-top Motherwell while third-placed reigning champions Celtic host Livingston on Wednesday. Another derby looked destined to have plenty of blood and thunder but no quality in the box as both sides struggled in front of goal during a fiery but nervous encounter. Both were wasteful, getting themselves into good positions before squandering numerous chances at Tynecastle. Islam Chesnokov, making his first Hearts start, missed the best chance for the hosts, the winger side-footing over from a narrow angle towards the end of the first half. Meanwhile, Martin Boyle was the guilty party for the visitors, the forward lifting a shot over the bar after tenacious work from Nicky Cadden. However, midfielder Magnusson struck as time looked to be running out as Hearts put last week's loss to St Mirren behind them to ensure they will have their noses in front of a resurgent Rangers when they visit Ibrox on Sunday. The euphoric scenes at the end, from both Hearts fans and Mc Innes, painted a picture. An outpouring of emotion, of exultation after 88 minutes of sheer anxiety. Hearts weren't great. Even the most ardent fan would admit that. At times, it seemed Hibs had their number. Despite the attacking XI named by the head coach, there was a timidity up front. With the spine of the team ripped out - Craig Halkett suspended, Cammy Devlin and Lawrence Shankland injured - players are yet to truly step up and fill their absence. However, they came through it thanks to Magnusson's late goal. Harry Milne, impressive throughout, whipped a low ball in that the substitute poked home. Queue delirium. This unlikely quest has been built on moments. Stuart Findlay's late goal at Tannadice. Alexandros Kyziridis' late goal at Almondvale. Halkett's winner in the last derby at Tynecastle. Craig Gordon's save at Dens Park. This is another moment that will give the squad belief. Maybe, just maybe, it is their year. Attacking stats between Hearts and Hibs It was a bold call from David Gray to chuck four winter signings straight into the derby. For a while, it looked like it might work. The head coach had called for calmness in the chaos and they had that just a little more than their hosts. Midfielder Dan Barlaser, in particular, looked unaffected by the fervent atmosphere. However, they lacked that bit of composure up top, with only one shot on target throughout the match. What will perhaps sting most about this is that Hibs have arguably been the better side in all three derbies this season. They've won just one and they were hanging on at the end of this one. They are only four points behind Motherwell, but Gray must now pick up his players from another gut-punch of a result. There are green shoots at least. Hearts face Rangers on Sunday at Ibrox (16: 30 GMT), while Hibs host St Mirren on Saturday (15: 00). Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 10th February 2026 at 21: 51 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Derek Mc Innes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: David Gray Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Derek Mc Innes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: David Gray Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Hearts have only lost one of their last eight home games against rivals Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership (W3 D4), a 1-2 reverse in December 2024 under Neil Critchley. Hibernian have won three of the last four Edinburgh derbies in the Scottish Premiership (L1), as many as their previous 19 top-flight meetings with Hearts beforehand (W3 D9 L7). Heart of Midlothian are unbeaten in their last 14 home league games (W10 D4) since a 0-1 defeat to Dundee in April 2025. It’s Hearts’ longest unbeaten home run in the top-flight since October 2004, when they went 16 without losing – the 15th of which was a 2-1 win over rivals Hibernian. Since Christmas Day, only Rangers (22) have earned more points in the Scottish Premiership than Hibernian (14), who have won four and lost just one of seven league games in this time (D2). Since his debut for the club in July 2022, Hearts have only won six of the 20 league games in which Lawrence Shankland hasn’t been in their starting XI (30%). This is compared to a 50%-win rate with the striker starting (60/119) in this period. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.