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Listen to Sportsound Stephenson nods in at the back post for opener Kucherenko punches into his own net for Hibs equaliser with Bushiri pressing Sapsford rolls in Dolcek cutback as United retake lead; Stephenson smashes in just after break Bowie pulls one back for Hibs after lengthy VAR check Mc Grath slots away from the spot for Hibs after Sevelj is sent off Hibs on five points from opening three Scottish Premiership fixtures United one point behind Easter Road side Have your say on the action FT: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United It's been a long day in the Scottish Premiership and that was an absolute barnstormer of a game to finish on. Hearts sit top of the table after an excellent 2-0 win at Rangers, who are slumped in 10th place. Aberdeen are also without a win - or a goal - after a drab draw at home to Livingston, while Motherwell shared the points for a fifth successive time away to Dundee. St Mirren are celebrating their first league victory after getting the better of Falkirk. There's still one game to come on Sunday, with champions Celtic visiting Kilmarnock. Make sure you join us for that one. FT: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Hibs head coach David Gray tells Premier Sports: “We got a point out of a game where our character was tested. "Our defence was poor. The positive I can take is that we came back after finding ourselves 3-1 down. "I told the players we gave them far too many chances and that we were miles off it today. "We relied on our goalkeeper heavily, second half. "For us, being at home, we weren’t good enough defensively, and a lot of that was down to Dundee United being good too, but we need to be better defensively. "I credit the players with their desire to go and get back into the game, but it feels like we're chasing too much. " On the penalty and the incorrect VAR call in the previous game, Gray adds: "The whole point of VAR is to get decisions right… It’s all about accountability, and the officials coming out [to discuss decisions] is important that there is that accountability. " FT: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin tells Premier Sports: "Firstly, I thought it was a fantastic game, a fantastic advert for the Scottish Premiership, two teams going at it, a lot of goalmouth action, and two keepers making great saves. "It’s a really harsh rule (for the penalty), I’d hate to be a defender these days or a referee making those decisions. "From our perspective, it’s two points dropped. "We’ve made a couple of mistakes and a really difficult penalty [is given against us], and Sevelj gets a red card, and will now miss the next game for us. He’s a really important player for us. "I don't know what Sevelj is meant to do. I think it's harsh. "I thought it was a brilliant game of football and I felt we should have won. All three goals we scored were really well-worked. " Dundee United led 1-0 and 3-1 at Easter Road FT: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Jim Goodwin is doing his Premier Sports interview and is maybe suggesting Hibs were given a penalty after being denied an absolute stonewaller against St Mirren last time - and the fallout from the subsequent VAR review. Cheeky? Or does he have a point? FT: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Pat Nevin Former Scotland winger on BBC Sportsound Dundee United have recruited really well. Forget the physicality, they can play. FT: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Hibs' next outing is away to Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup. If they tighten up in defence and still carry anywhere near the same threat in attack, then they will fancy making it an Edinburgh double at Ibrox. FT: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Hibs had 27 efforts on goal, with 12 on target. United weren't far behind with nine on target from 13 attempts. Both sides really went for it. There will be a lot of tired legs in the dressing rooms. FT: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Pat Nevin Former Scotland winger on BBC Sportsound It felt like an old school up and at 'em cracking cup tie - and I wish it was because we'd be getting another 30 minutes. FT: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United It was quite a day for Yevhen Kucherenko. The United keeper knocked in a horrible own goal then made a string of fabulous saves. He was jittery on crosses and that led to the stramash from which Hibs earned a penalty and Vicko Sevelj got his marching orders. The points are shared in a thriller. Hibs will be happy to have come back from two goals down but that's three home games without a win. With one win, the Edinburgh side stay third as Dundee United drop one place to fifth in a very congested table. Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United The Hibs corner is delayed as the ref dishes out a couple of bookings. Rocky Bushiri gets his head on it but can't steer it on target. Bodies going down everywhere! Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Junior Hoilett flicks on a beauty of a cross from Nicky Cadden and Yevhen Kucherenko tips it over. Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Hibs want another penalty but referee Dan Mc Farlane is not interested in a slight tug on Kieron Bowie. Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United The game is so stretched. .. Some of these players are running on fumes. United's Julius Eskesen is on for the last few minutes. Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Boos from the home fans as Will Ferry takes his sweet time taking a corner. When he does deliver, it's boomed out of play. Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Zac Sapsford breaks clear. Are Dundee United going to snatch this? Not now anyway, as Jordan Smith sticks out a leg to save. Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United We're getting another seven minutes. .. Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United Thibault Klidje has a shot saved and Kieron Bowie skies one over as Hibs push for a fourth goal. United send on Craig Sibbald. Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United More changes for Hibs. Josh Campbell and Jordan Obita enter the fray as Jack Iredale and Jamie Mc Grath exit. Jamie Mc Grath (pen) Right in the corner. Cool as you like. Dundee United's Luca Stephenson celebrates after scoring to make it 3-1 Hibernian and 10-man Dundee United played out a pulsating and incident-packed Scottish Premiership draw at Easter Road in a breathless 97 minutes. Neither side were satisfied with a single point, however, as both dugouts were left disappointed. "From our perspective, it's two points dropped, " United boss Jim Goodwin told Premier Sports post-match. "I thought it was a brilliant game of football and I felt we should have won. All three goals we scored were really well-worked. " Hibs head coach David Gray was similarly dismayed with his team's defensive performance but full of praise for their work ethic. He said: "Our defence was poor. The positive I can take is that we came back after finding ourselves 3-1 down. "I credit the players with their desire to go and get back into the game, but it feels like we're chasing too much. " Hibs news all in one place Dundee United news, views, and analysis Goodwin spoke pre-match about the feeling of stability around the club after he signed a new contract midweek, but the game was anything but stable. Hibs spent most of the game trailing United, with Jamie Mc Grath's well-struck 85th-minute penalty completing what was a remarkable second half. Vicko Sevelj was sent off after a video assistant referee (VAR) intervention for handball that led to Hibs' late penalty kick. The hosts were dominant in the early stages, cheered on by a packed home crowd celebrating the club's 150th anniversary, but they were soon silenced when Luca Stephenson ghosted in at the back post to nod the visitors into the lead. Determined to make amends for their earlier profligacy, the hosts found an equaliser through an unlikely route. United goalkeeper Yevhen Kucherenko flapped at an in-swinging corner and inexplicably punched the set-piece into his own net off the back of his clenched fist, undoing the good work of his outfield colleagues. The sides seemed destined for deadlock at the interval before the in-form Ivan Dolcek burst past the onrushing Jordan Smith, rounding the Hibs goalie and squaring it to Zac Sapsford to side-foot into an empty net. United extended their lead through Stephenson's second, again nipping in at the backpost to stun the home support. David Gray rejuvenated his side with a triple substitution that soon paid dividends as Kieron Bowie showed great composure inside the area to sidestep his man and rifle low into the bottom corner. The pre-match celebratory mood in Leith continued after full-time thanks to Mc Grath's late and low spot-kick. It's a tough task to hone in on what actually happened at Easter Road. Were Hibs too wasteful in front of goal in the first half? Did United surrender a commanding lead too easily? Were individual errors to blame for both sides? All are the case to some extent. Both goalkeepers were questionable, too, which contributed to the manic nature of the game. United's Kucherenko scored an own goal and Hibs' Jordan Smith was easily beaten for the visitors' second, but both undoubtedly kept their sides in it throughout a frenetic second 45. Kucherenko was jittery on crosses and that led to the chaos from which Hibs earned a penalty and Sevelj got his marching orders. In Bowie and Sapsford both sides boasted in-form strikers, in Dolcek and Martin Boyle they could call on dynamic attackers, and in Nicky Cadden and Stephenson they have creative wide players - they all made their mark on the game but failed to find the crucial goal. There were 12 minutes after Mc Grath's equaliser for either side to find a winner with Hibs looking the most likely but a touch more composure was necessary in such a frantic game. Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin tells Premier Sports: "Firstly, I thought it was a fantastic game, a fantastic advert for the Scottish Premiership, two teams going at it, a lot of goalmouth action, and two keepers making great saves. "We've made a couple of mistakes and a really difficult penalty [is given against us], and Sevelj gets a red card, and will now miss the next game for us. He's a really important player for us. "I don't know what Sevelj is meant to do. I think it's harsh. "I thought it was a brilliant game of football, and I felt we should have won. All three goals we scored were really well-worked. " Hibs head coach David Gray tells Premier Sports: "We got a point out of a game where our character was tested. "Our defence was poor. The positive I can take is that we came back after finding ourselves 3-1 down. "I told the players we gave them far too many chances and that we were miles off it today. "For us, being at home, we weren't good enough defensively, and a lot of that was down to Dundee United being good too, but we need to be better defensively. "I credit the players with their desire to go and get back into the game, but it feels like we're chasing too much. " Hibernian: Gray's side are away to Rangers next Saturday 20 September, in the League Cup quarter-final at Ibrox (17: 45 BST) Dundee United: Goodwin's men host Aberdeen on Tuesday 23 September (19: 45 BST). How realistic is a non-Old Firm title challenge? Saturday's Scottish football gossip After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 13th September 2025 at 19: 43 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: David Gray Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Jim Goodwin Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: David Gray Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Jim Goodwin Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Hibernian have won both of their last two Scottish Premiership games against Dundee United, their longest top-flight winning run over them since December 2006 (3 in a row). Dundee United have only lost two of their last 15 top-flight visits to Hibernian (W5 D8), although one of those was their most recent in May. 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