League · SPL
Dundee Utd0–3Hearts
Mark de Vries 26′
Andy Kirk 41′
Andy Kirk 51′
Lineups
Dundee Utd
Hearts
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Hearts · Starting XI
- Roddy McKenzie
- Alan Maybury
- Steven Pressley
- Kevin McKenna
- Austin McCann
- Scott Severin
- Jean-Louis Valois
- Neil MacFarlane
- Steven Boyack
- Andy Kirk
- Mark de Vries
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Hearts · Substitutes
- Craig Gordon
- David Weir
- Phil Stamp
- Stephen Simmons
- Joe Hamill
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Warren Cummings for Jim Paterson18′
- Stephen O'Donnell for Jamie McCunnie52′
- Allan Smart for Jim Hamilton69′
Hearts · Substitutions
- Phil Stamp for Neil MacFarlane67′
- Joe Hamill for Steven Boyack75′
- Stephen Simmons for Scott Severin87′
Dundee Utd · Manager
Hearts · Manager
- Craig Levein
Dundee Utd · Cautions
- Craig Easton26′
- Stuart Duff54′
- Kevin McGowne75′
Hearts · Cautions
- Alan Maybury48′
- Phil Stamp84′
Match report
United will go into the New Year without a home win in the league this season following their 0-3 defeat to Hearts this afternoon at Tannadice. United have now not beaten the Tynecastle side at Tannadice since May 1997. Lining up in their black Centenary strip, Manager Paul Hegarty’s team selection was hit by late call offs from Mark Wilson and David McCracken. The central defensive partnership from the beginning of the campaign, Jim Lauchlan and Kevin McGowan, were restored to the heart of the Tangerine defence. Jim McIntyre was out through suspension and Steven Thompson was missing through injury.…Read moreRead less
United will go into the New Year without a home win in the league this season following their 0-3 defeat to Hearts this afternoon at Tannadice. United have now not beaten the Tynecastle side at Tannadice since May 1997. Lining up in their black Centenary strip, Manager Paul Hegarty’s team selection was hit by late call offs from Mark Wilson and David McCracken. The central defensive partnership from the beginning of the campaign, Jim Lauchlan and Kevin McGowan, were restored to the heart of the Tangerine defence. Jim McIntyre was out through suspension and Steven Thompson was missing through injury. Former United player Steven Pressley was ruled fit for the visitors and played from the start.
Both sides had opportunities in the first stages of the match but it was the visitors who made the breakthrough after 25 minutes following Lauchlan being penalised for a foul on Kirk. From the resulting Maybury free kick, Mark de Vries headed his tenth goal of the season to put Craig Levein’s side ahead. Andy Kirk severely damaged United’s comeback hopes when he added a second minutes before the interval.
Hearts added a third shortly after the break, again through Kirk who tapped in a Boyack cross. The third goal was the killer and Hearts ran out comfortable winners.
Both sides had opportunities in the first stages of the match but it was the visitors who made the breakthrough after 25 minutes following Lauchlan being penalised for a foul on Kirk. From the resulting Maybury free kick, Mark de Vries headed his tenth goal of the season to put Craig Levein’s side ahead. Andy Kirk severely damaged United’s comeback hopes when he added a second minutes before the interval.
Hearts added a third shortly after the break, again through Kirk who tapped in a Boyack cross. The third goal was the killer and Hearts ran out comfortable winners.