No way Hibs can match us - Jose

Tony Mowbray's men are still smarting from their Tennent's Scottish Cup semi-final thrashing at the hands of the Jambos.

Hibernian will be gunning for revenge at Easter Road but the Hearts defender can only see one winner again. "The best team won the semi-final," said the Portuguese player. "We played an aggressive team that day. Hibs will want to win again but we can still make a difference."

He added: "We will play faster again and Paul Hartley can be the difference again after his two goals at Hampden.

"We also have two great forwards in Edgaras Jankauskas and Roman Bednar and with the experience of Steven Pressley we have got a good quality player.

"Craig Gordon is a big guy and a big player. He has a big career ahead of him.

"Hibs have got a good team but we have the players to make a difference."

Second-placed Hearts are five points clear of Rangers with just four Bank of Scotland Premier League games remaining.

"They are not so easy but we want to win all of them," he added. "We don't look at Rangers but look at ourselves."