Watch ex-Hearts star score fantastic solo goal for new club

Jamie Walker wasn’t the only Hearts academy graduate to net a double at the weekend.

Sam Nicholson scored a wonder goal for Bristol Rovers against AFC Wimbledon at the weekend. Picture: Getty

Former colleague Sam Nicholson fired in a brace for Bristol Rovers in their 4-2 win at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday in English League One.

The 25-year-old equalised early in the first half with a wonderful solo goal.

Picking up the ball in his own half, he embarked on a voyage which took him 50 yards up the park, away from three players and a desperate attempt at a foul before he zipped a left-footed strike into the bottom corner before he was closed down too tightly with a number of opponents backing off.

Nicholson sealed the win with his second of the game and fifth of the season for the Pirates with a header free in the six-yard box.

The winger was a transfer target for Robbie Neilson in the summer but he opted for a move to England from MLS rather than a return to Tynecastle.