Joe Newell's twice-deflected shot flew past a helpless Dimitar Mitov in the Aberdeen goal to give Hibernian a deserved half-time lead, but for the fifth time this season, they dropped points after going in front.

The Aberdeen manager has cast his verdict on the Hibs head coach ahead of their battle. Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin isn’t reading into Hibs’ position at the foot of the Premiership table ahead of their meeting on Tuesday night.

Ex-Hibernian star Tam McManus is of the view that David Gray must win the game against Aberdeen tonight to save his job as Hibs manager. The Hibernian hierarchy appointed Gray as their permanent manager in the summer, but his reign as Hibs boss so far has been tumultuous due to a disastrous start to the season.

Hibernian head coach David Gray tells BBC Sportsound: "Rollercoaster second half. We feel that energy in the dressing room. "There have been questions asked about the character of the group and twice we came back right at the very end in a game I firmly believe we deserved to win.