Defenders John Souttar and Stephen Kingsley were on target as Hearts tightened their grip on third spot in the cinch Premiership with a convincing 2-0 victory at home to Aberdeen.
The Tynecastle side were well on top for most of the evening, although they required a penalty save from goalkeeper Craig Gordon to ensure the Dons were unable to get back into the game.
The win meant Robbie Neilson's team stretched their advantage over their nearest challengers in the race for third place to 12 points, while Aberdeen are still without victory after three matches under recently-installed manager Jim Goodwin.
