Hibs last away game of the season ended with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over relegation candidates Ayr United at Somerset Park this afternoon.
After making ten changes in midweek, Neil Lennon made eight changes today, bringing back many of his first team regulars.
Only Ross Laidlaw, Jordon Forster and Chris Humphrey survived the ‘cull’
Hibs started brightly and Jason Cummings almost opened the scoring in the 3rd minute but after rounding the keeper, his shot rebounded off the post.
The league’s top scorer wasn’t to be denied for long then in the 28th minute John McGinn sent a dinked cross which Cummings headed into the net.
In the second half, McGinn, Boyle and Humphrey all went close with long range efforts before Holt was unlucky not to connect with a cut back inside the area.
Hibs added a third in the 66th minute when Cummings set up substitute James Keatings who slid the ball through the legs of Fleming then the pair combined again moments later when Keatings found Cummings with a superb through ball and the youngster scored his second of the day.
Hibs face St Mirren at Easter Road next Saturday where they will be presented with the Championship trophy.
Ayr United: Fleming, Devlin, Balatoni, Meggatt, Boyle, Forrest (Gilmour 77), Docherty, Rose (McGuffie 45), Cairney (El Alagui 69) Harkins, Moore
Substitutes not used : Murphy, McDaid, Hart
Hibernian: Laidlaw, Gray, McGregor, Forster, Stevenson, Humphrey (Keatings, 60′), McGinn (Shinnie, 74′), Fyvie, Boyle (Murray, 74′), Cummings, Holt.
Substitutes not used: P Martin, Ambrose, S Martin, Graham.
Referee Stephen Finnie
Attendance 2,152
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
