Dundee boosted their Scottish Premiership survival hopes with a slender however deserved victory over Hearts in what proved to be Neil Critchley’s last sport answerable for the Tynecastle membership.
Simon Murray’s aim, his twenty first of the season, pushed Dundee as much as tenth within the division and two factors away from Ross County, who misplaced at Kilmarnock.
And it additionally spelled the top for Critchley after six months within the job, his Hearts facet having been jeered from the pitch at each half time and full time.
On the again of a Scottish Cup semi-final loss final weekend, Hearts created some good first-half probabilities however regarded utterly toothless.
Dundee had openings themselves, with Ryan Astley and Seb Palmer-Houlden passing up good alternatives earlier than Murray struck.
A cross from the left fell properly to the striker and he was in a position to information the ball into the again of the online, by means of the legs of Frankie Kent on the road.
Hearts hit a submit by means of a deflected Cammy Devlin effort, and Elton Kabangu put one straight on the goalkeeper from six yards out when he actually ought to have scored.
They did have the ball behind the online in stoppage time, when Alan Forrest turned in on the again submit. Nonetheless, Craig Gordon – up from the again – had fouled Trevor Carson within the construct up.
Hearts at the moment are goalless of their previous 4 league video games and slip to eighth within the league, simply 5 factors above Eleventh-placed County.
