Hearts beat Partick Thistle 1-0 in the Ladbrokes Premiership at Tynecastle on Saturday to close the gap on second-placed Aberdeen to six points.
Arnaud Djoum got the only goal midway through the first half as Robbie Neilson's men made it three home wins in the space of a week without conceding a goal.
Motherwell defeated Hamilton Accies 1-0 at New Douglas Park to climb to seventh in the table - Louis Laing got the only goal of the Lanarkshire derby.
