David Gray says late defensive lapse denied Hibs 'deserved' derby win

David Gray insists his side were denied a “deserved” Edinburgh Derby win by a late defensive lapse.

Hibs were ahead going into the last five minutes of the game until Hearts youngster James Wilson grabbed an equaliser on the 87th minute.

Hibs have been plagued by the loss of late goals recently and Gray felt their lapse for Wilson’s goal undermined an otherwise encouraging performance.

Speaking after the game he said: “I don’t think anybody could deny that we deserved to win the game on chances created.

“Unfortunately it’s a similar story. One moment of defending a long throw at the very end, and unfortunately there are people not doing their job properly.

“The reality again comes back to the same thing, which is when you get as many chances as we do and don’t take these chances, you need to be more resolute at the back.

“For 99 per cent of the game, I thought we were excellent defensively, but we’ve dropped two points again, in my opinion.”

The Easter Road side remain anchored to the bottom of the Premiership with Hearts one place ahead on goal-difference.