Happy Hibees incredible in race to third

DAVID GRAY paid tribute to his players’ “incredible achievement” after Hibs’ 4-0 win over Dundee equalled a 77-year-old club record of 17 successive top tier games unbeaten and took them clear in third place in the Premiership.

- By Ronnie Esplin

Centre-back Rocky Bushiri opened the scoring in the 26th minute, substitute Kieron Bowie doubled the lead in the 68th and Dwight Gayle, another replacement, curled in a third.

Bowie grabbed his second in the 84th minute as Hibs hit four goals in a top-flight game for the first time since May 2023 when they beat Celtic, with the victory taking them three points clear of Dundee United and Aberdeen with the five post-split fixtures left.

The turnaround in form has been remarkable given the Easter Road side were bottom of the table as recently as December.

Gray, above, said: “A great performance, fantastic result.