A late goal by Dundee substitute Steven Milne gave the Tayside team a share of the points in a 2-2 draw at Hibernian to keep up their unbeaten record this season against the Easter Road men.

Derek Townsley had opened the scoring for the home side in the 15th minute before Fabian Caballero hit back 18 minutes later.

New Scotland international Garry O'Connor looked to have secured victory for the home side before Milne grabbed the late equaliser.

The first half had been bright and entertaining with both sides playing without pressure in another meaningless post-split SPL game.

And, although the standards dropped in the second half, it was the home side - with their greater appetite - who deserved the three points.

But in the end it was the visitors who escaped with a point with their last-gasp equaliser.

It was the home side who made the early running and within a minute striker Craig Brewster had headed an Alen Orman cross from the left inches past Julian Speroni's post.

Hibs looked the more composed with Brewster and O'Connor lively in attack and it was the latter who shot high over from an acute angle after four minutes.

The game was entertaining enough with the play flowing from end to end and it was the home side who took the lead in the 15th minute after a mistake by Dundee keeper Julian Speroni.

Brewster did well to get a cross in from the right and the Argentinian came out but misjudged the flight of the ball, leaving Townsley with an easy tap-in from close-range at the back post.

Speroni looked even more desperate as the ball went under his body.

Moments later, with the Hibs defence stretched, keeper Tony Caig came out to block Caballero's shot from 15 yards after the Dens striker had outstripped Gary Smith.

Speroni made up for his earlier error with a good save at the feet of the on-rushing O'Connor and the Dundee keeper again came up trumps with a fine block from Brewster as Hibs piled on the pressure.

But, in the 33rd minute, it was the Dens men who equalised with a superb goal.

Caballero picked up the ball 30 yards from goal, drifted past three Hibs defenders before curling a short from the edge of the box into the far corner giving Caig no chance.

The second half started brightly with both sides once again going straight into attack mode.

In the 75th minute John O'Neil's corner from the right was met by Jarkko Wiss 15 yards from goal but his powerful header was tipped over the bar by Speroni for a corner.

However, a minute later the home side took the lead.

O'Connor picked up a pass from Wiss wide on the left and, although nothing appeared to be on, the teenager drove an unstoppable shot high past Speroni.

But, with only minutes remaining, Dundee substitute Steven Milne equalised with a close-range header from a cross by Caballero.

Teams

Hibernian: Caig, Orman, Smith, Fenwick, Alan Dempsie, Townsley (Daquin 80), Wiss (Jack 84), O'Neil (Caldwell 84), Arpinon, O'Connor, Brewster.

Subs Not Used: Colgan, Nicol.

Booked: Fenwick.

Goals: Townsley 15, O'Connor 76.

Dundee: Speroni, MacKay, Smith, Wilkie, Beghetto, Torres, Nemsadze (Romano 57), Rae, Carranza (Milne 51), Marrocco (Del Rio 85), Caballero.

Subs Not Used: Langfield, Traverso.

Booked: Beghetto.

Goals: Caballero 33, Milne 88.

Att: 8,852

Ref: S Dougal (Scotland).