Hearts got away with a sloppy display against Queen of the South to leave Palmerston with a 1-1- draw.
It increases their lead at the top of the Championship by a point thanks to Liam Boyce's late penalty, but Robbie Neilson will demand much, much better form his players next time out.
Here's how Hearts rated out of ten.
Craig Gordon: Nothing to do bar pick the ball out of the net. 6
Michael Smith: Slowed play down, touch was off and passed back the way far too often. 5
Craig Halkett: More stable than Popescu but not at his best. 5
Mihai Popescu: Sloppy in possession, tackling nowehere to be seen and far too hesitant. 4
Stephen Kingsley: Similar to Smith, gave up possession far too often and took the wrong option. 4
Andy Halliday: A passenger for most of the first half, put in one decent delivery from a free-kick but nowhere near good enough. 4
Andy Irving: Poorest game for a while. Passes not penetrating enough and forced Neilson's hand with a cynical booking. 5
Gervane Kastaneer: Tried to take his man on but got very little change out of Maxwell and got sloppy as the game went on. 5
Jamie Walker: Unlucky with a shot in the first half but didn't produce nearly enough aside form that. 5
Gary Mackay-Steven: Really poor. Gave the ball away consistently and final ball was non-existent. 4
Liam Boyce: Best player in maroon and was doing it on his own up front most of the time. Held the ball well, won the penalty and thumped it home. 7
Subs
Aaron McEneff: Made a difference. Injected a bit of energy and was positive with his passing. 5
Euan Henderson: Didn't do much to change things after coming on. 3
Steven Naismith: Clever touch led to the late penalty. 4
