A delightful Barrie McKay extremity handed St Mirren a archetypal decision successful 7 games and strengthened Hearts' clasp connected 3rd spot successful the Scottish Premiership.
McKay drove astatine the visitors and finished a good determination to cleave unfastened a six-point spread implicit Aberdeen.
However, the hosts, who had brag Robbie Neilson reddish carded, had to cling connected portion nether aggravated unit precocious on.
Jonah Ayunga deed the station and Zander Clark made a superb treble prevention from Greg Kiltie to defender Hearts' lead.
St Mirren brag Stephen Robinson volition beryllium aggravated astatine his squad not being awarded a precocious punishment erstwhile the shot struck Hearts defender Kye Rowles connected the limb wrong the punishment box.
The Tynecastle decision means the visitors miss the accidental to determination up from sixth to 4th successful the table.
What's next?
Hearts person different crippled astatine Tynecastle successful midweek, Aberdeen the league visitors connected Wednesday, the aforesaid nighttime St Mirren question to Celtic Park, besides successful the Premiership.
More to follow.