Alan Stubbs believes his Hibernian side have the staying power to maintain their play-off push, hitting back at critics of the Easter Road club.

Goals from John McGinn and Darren McGregor saw Hibs overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit to edge past Raith Rovers into the play-off semi-finals, where they will face Falkirk.

The winner of that match will come up against Kilmarnock, who were consigned to 11th place in the Scottish Premiership following their defeat to Partick Thistle on second.

Asked if it might come down to stamina over quality, the former Everton and Celtic defender said: "If it is, the players have got good stamina.

"We don't look like a team who looks tired.

"We wanted four (play-off) games but we got six and we need to do whatever we need to do to get over the line.

"The players will come in and do the recovery, we will look after them, massage them and get them prepared. We move on to game 52."

Stubbs appeared irked when asked if his players had picked up on tension emanating from the Hibs supporters as Rovers pushed for the goal that would have taken the tie into extra time.

He said: "I have never been to a football ground where I have never seen tension and everyone just seems to jump on the back of it.

"Try to play in front of 62,000, try to play at Goodison in front of 40,000, there is tension and players need to deal with it.

"But for some reason people seem to think there is only tension at one football club and when it happens they are very quick to say it.

"The players did great today. They answered a lot of questions for this tie.

"We move on to another two difficult games and it will be the same. If anyone doesn't think there will be tension in these types of games, then I don't know what they expect to see in the games."