Hibs boss Neil Lennon was delighted with the way his players ‘stuck in’ away at St Mirren on Saturday while his counterpart, Oran Kearney blamed the officials for the way they allowed David Gray’s 14th-minute goal to stand.
Oran Kearney
“I thought we more than matched them in the first half but in the second half we really kicked on and asked questions.
“I’ve watched the goal back, and there was a blatant hold of two players. In this day and age and with the linesman at that side of the pitch, we’re disappointed it wasn’t spotted.”
Neil Lennon
“It’s a well-worked goal and a good finish from Dave. That’s his third (domestic) goal of the season, and he’s providing very useful ammunition from that right-hand side.
“The other teams around us have won, so it’s a really important win in the context of the season.”
📺 | Head Coach Neil Lennon was disappointed that Hibs didn't kill off the game away to St Mirren, but described the 1-0 win as "fantastic." Watch his full interview on Hibs TV's YouTube channel
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David Gray
David ‘Goal Machine’ Gray made it five goals for the season in the 1-0 win at St Mirren, which he described as a good result after a gruelling week for the side.
Read the match report from today's hard-fought win in Paisley.
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Leaders Hearts remain five points clear following their 2-1 home victory over St Johnstone.
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Simple Digital Arena
Premiership
29/09/2018 4:00 pm
Attendance: 6082
Referee: Euan Anderson
| St Mirren | Hibernian | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Gray (14) | |||||||
| Craig Samson | Adam Bogdan | ||||||
| Paul McGinn | David Gray | (64) | |||||
| Jack Baird | Efe Ambrose | ||||||
| Anton Ferdinand | Ryan Porteous | ||||||
| Lee Hodson | Lewis Stevenson | ||||||
| Stephen McGinn | Mark Milligan | ||||||
| Ryan Flynn | Thomas Agyepong | (84) | |||||
| Cameron MacPherson | Stevie Mallan | ||||||
| Cammy Smith | (77) | Emerson Hyndman | (64) | ||||
| Ryan Edwards | Daryl Horgan | ||||||
| Simeon Jackson | Florian Kamberi | ||||||
Substitutes |
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| Joshua Heaton | Miquel Nelom | ||||||
| Jordan Kirkpatrick | Steven Whittaker | (64) | |||||
| Ian McShane | Marvin Bartley | ||||||
| Matthew Willock | Vykintas Slivka | (84) | |||||
| Ethan Erhahon | Ross Laidlaw | ||||||
| Dean Lyness | Darren McGregor | ||||||
| Samuel Jamieson | (77) | Oliver Shaw | (64) | ||||
Game Statistics |
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| 7 | Goal attempts | 15 |
| 1 | On Target | 5 |
| 4 | Corners | 8 |
| 5 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 49 | % | 51 |