Martin Boyle scored his second double in successive matches as in-form Hibernian beat Motherwell 3-1 to move into the top six of the Scottish Premiership for the first time this season.
The Australian forward found the back of the net with a cross before Nectar Triantis doubled the hosts' lead soon after.
Substitute Callum Slattery gave Well hope from a free-kick but it was quickly snuffed out by a penalty from Boyle before the visitors had Jack Vale sent off in stoppage time.
David Gray's side, who have had a poor start to the season, are now unbeaten in seven matches and have climbed from bottom of the table to sixth, just two points behind fifth-placed Pa, in just four weeks.
Gray made two changes to his team following last week's 3-3 draw at home to Rangers, with Warren O'Hora and Dylan Levitt replacing Lewis Miller and Kwon Hyeok-kyu.
Nectar Triantis doubled his team's advantage
There were six changes to the Well team that started Wednesday's 0-0 draw at Kilmarnock, the most notable being in goal where Archie Mair was pushed straight into the side for his debut after finalizing his loan move from Norwich on the morning of the game following an injury to regular number one Aston Oxborough.
Stephen O'Donnell, Paul McGinn, Jacob Blaney, Tom Sparrow and Coventry teenager Kai Andrews on loan are the other additions to the XI.
After a modest start, Hibs were dealt a blow in the 19th minute when Nicky Cadden, this week's Premiership player of the month for December, was sent off with a bloody face and replaced by Jordan Obita on the left wing.
Callum Slattery took the free kick to give Motherwell hope
The substitute was heavily involved in the hosts breaking the deadlock in the 27th minute as his attractive cross from the left was assisted by Boyle, who scored twice for the Gers, from a few yards out.
Hibs were suddenly in complete control as they doubled their lead three minutes later when the alert Triantis dispossessed Ewan Wilson as he fumbled as he tried to collect a pass from his keeper and the Australian midfielder burst into the box to drill home from a low angle from the 12 . yards.
The Steelmen suffered another setback when they lost McGinn to injury in the 33rd minute and manager Kettlewell, clearly frustrated with his side's poor first-half performance, made two more changes at the start of the second half as he replaced Wilson and Andy Halliday with Marvin Kaleta and Tawanda Maswanhise.
After Josh Campbell canceled out a header for the hosts just a minute after the restart, Well began to ask a few questions without creating any clear-cut chances.
Boyle scored his second from the spot
The visitors gave hope in the 77th minute when Slattery took a free kick from the edge of the box.
But Hibs regained their two-goal cushion three minutes later when Boyle slotted home a penalty after Miller was hauled down by O'Donnell at the back post as the cross came into the box.
Well's misery was compounded in stoppage time when Vale was shown a straight red for slashing Boyle.