'Pressure off' Olid's Hearts in Edinburgh derby

Hearts manager Eva Olid insists there's no pressure on her side in Friday night's Edinburgh derby.

After last weekend's win over Partick Thistle, Hearts have secured a fourth-place finish for the second season running.

But Olid says her side are still aiming higher as they prepare to face a Hibs side who have won two of three previous meetings this term.

“There was so much pressure on the last match as we knew it would help us a lot to finish fourth," she told club media.

"This time, we go without pressure, but we are still ambitious, and I want to finish as close as possible to third place.

“We can take confidence from the last match [against Hibs], but it’s a different match now.

"Hibs will be so motivated because they know the importance of finishing the season strong and winning a derby is one of the things that will help them do that."

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