Josh Ginnelly was at the double as Hearts kept their grip on third with a 3-0 home win over St Johnstone.
Robbie Neilson's men went into the Scottish Premiership clash at Tynecastle hoping to bounce back to winning ways after their 2-0 loss in Lanarkshire. The Motherwell defeat gave the Jambos cause for concern with Edinburgh rivals Hibs clocking up wins. But after two weeks to lick their wounds Hearts came back fighting as they hosted Callum Davidson's St Johnstone.
A bright start from the hosts saw a flurry of early chances before Ginnelly pounced just before the half hour mark. Hearts then had to weather a storm with the Perth Saints threatening an equaliser. Into the second half and Hearts stepped up another gear. A fine move down the left hand side saw Barrie McKay slot through an inch perfect cross which was met by the speedy attacker.
