Kilmarnock manager Stevie Clarke was livid after another controversial refereeing decision went against his side as a late Flo Kamberi penalty earned Hibs an enthralling 3-2 victory.
Clarke insists Kirk Broadfoot was actually fouled by Jamie Maclaren during the 78th-minute incident that led to John Beaton pointing to the spot.
And to make matters worse, the former Chelsea and Liverpool No.2, who has vowed to fight a Scottish FA charge over comments made about Gary Dicker’s failed red card appeal, believes Broadfoot was also caught by Efe Ambrose in the host's box in stoppage time.
Kilmarnock came from two down to level before the break after Eamonn Brophy and Greg Stewart strikes cancelled out efforts from Stevie Mallan and David Gray but Clarke was once again left feeling aggrieved.
He said: “If you watch back then you'll see that Maclaren actually kicks Kirk on the back of the foot. How that can be a penalty I'm not sure.
“There was also contact in the Hibs box on Kirk and I think if it's a day for soft penalties then it should have been one each. We feel really hard done by.”
Hibs drew first blood as Mallan notched his seventh of the season and took his set-piece tally to four in the 12th minute, curling a stunning free-kick past Jamie MacDonald.
The former Barnsley playmaker then set up Gray to head home from a corner in the 23rd minute.
However, the away side reduced the deficit three minuets later. Stewart found Stephen O’Donnell on the byeline and the Scotland right-back’s pass was turned past Adam Bogdan at the front post by Brophy.
The equaliser arrived just two minutes before the break. Chris Burke fed Stewart on the edge of the area and the on-loan Birmingham City playmaker slid past Steven Whitaker before slamming an effort into the net from 20 yards.
However, Kamberi notched the decisive strike at the end to hand Hibs their first Premiership win in four outings.
Hibs manager Neil Lennon said: “It was a great game, it was a high quality football match and the first four goals were outstanding.
“I am disappointed from our point of view, we were very passive with the two goals."
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