Heart of Midlothian moved off the foot of the William Hill Premiership table at the expense of visitors St Johnstone with a 2-1 victory at Tynecastle this afternoon.
Blair Spittal scored the winner for Hearts in 58 minutes after James Penrice's first-half opener had been cancelled out by a penalty from Graham Carey.
In the early game, Dundee United held leaders Celtic to a 0-0 draw at Tannadice - Brendan Rodgers' side go into Christmas with a nine-point lead at the summit.