Christian Nade's first-half strike and a late goal from substitute Gary Glen gave Hearts a derby victory over 10-man Hibernian in their Homecoming Scottish Cup fourth-round tie at Easter Road.

Steven Fletcher missed a great chance for the home side early on and was then sent off on the half-hour mark for a heavy challenge on Hearts skipper Christophe Berra.

Hibs were further punished seven minutes from the interval when Nade knocked in an Andrew Driver cut-back from close range. The visitors controlled the second half comfortably and in the third minute of injury time Glen, on for David Obua, knocked in number two after running on to a fine pass from Christos Karipidis.

Hibs will point to Fletcher's dismissal as the turning point but the fact remains that the Leith club are still waiting to end their 107-year wait to win the Scottish Cup.

The on-field temperature was heated and only increased when Berra was booked for a foul on Jonatan Johansson but the Hearts skipper was the victim when Fletcher was red-carded on the half-hour mark.

The Hibs striker lost possession and in his frustration he left his foot in against the Hearts skipper, leaving referee Craig Thomson with little option but to send him off.

The dismissal fired up the home fans, but for the first time in the game Hearts sensed they had the advantage and in the 38th minute Nade fired them ahead. Driver found himself with space on the left-hand side and goalkeeper Yves Ma-Kalambay ambling towards him leaving his goal exposed. The Hearts midfielder cut the ball across the six-yard box Nade pounced to knock the ball high into the net.

The cup tie had swung quite clearly towards the Tynecastle side and there appeared to be more good news for the visitors when Ma-Kalambay was left in the dressing room at the interval with a reported hamstring injury. Former Dundee United goalkeeper Grzegorz Szamotulski, who signed until the end of the season on January 2, took over to make his Hibs debut.

Hibs brought on Colin Nish and Alan O'Brien for Johansson and Derek Riordan in the 65th minute and the double substitution gave the home side renewed enthusiasm as they went all out for the equaliser.

However, in going forward, the Leith side were leaving gaps and were punished in added time. Hearts substitute Glen made sure of a place in the fifth round when he took a pass from Karipidis before rounding Szamotulski and knocking the ball into the empty net.