Hearts eased to their biggest home win in the Scottish Premiership for three-and-a-half years as they dismantled meek St Mirren 5-0 to remain on the coat-tails of Rangers and Celtic.
The third-placed Jambos dominated from the start and rarely looked in any danger from the moment Laurent Mendy fired them ahead in the 20th minute.
Calvin Miller then notched two penalties, either side of half-time, before further goals from Claudio Braga and Josh McPake ensured a smooth afternoon for Wouter Vrancken's side ahead of their Conference League opener at home to Nordsjaelland on Thursday.
It was Hearts' biggest league win at Tynecastle since they defeated Ross County 6-1 under Steven Naismith in April 2023, and they are now comfortably the top scorers in the league. Saints, by contrast, left Edinburgh licking their wounds after a fourth defeat in succession.
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