Dundee United beat Hearts 2-1 at Tynecastle on Friday night to move to within four points of third-placed Motherwell.
Jackie McNamara’s side have now won five of their last six matches in the Scottish Premiership as the bottom club suffered a fourth straight defeat.
Brian Graham broke the deadlock 10 minutes before the break with a close-range finish after a fine move and Nadir Ciftci found the net with a terrific 25-yard strike with 20 minutes left.
Hearts skipper Danny Wilson reduced the deficit when he headed home a Sam Nicholson corner in 78 minutes but the visitors held on for their fifth away success of the season.
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