Dundee Utd3–0Hearts

United had this game more or less won in the opening quarter of an hour by which time they had established a two goal lead against a poor Hearts side.

Scott Crabbe for flu victim Christian Dailly was the only change in the United line-up from the one which lost to Aberdeen and the United striker didn't have long to wait before making an impact against his former colleagues. He latched on to Walker's poor clearance and hit a stunning 25 yard shot into the top right hand corner gave us a third minute lead. Yet, between United's two opening goals, Hearts had their best efforts of the game. Guido van de Kamp had to be at his most alert to drop on a hard hit grounder from Wayne Foster and then spectacularly finger-tipped away a 20 yard Scott Leitch volley. But four minutes later United went two up and again sloppy defending was to blame. Brian Welsh floated a ball into the box which fell to Paddy Connolly and he side-footed the ball into the ground and over Nicky Walker.

That second goal took the wind out of Hearts and even the arrival of John Robertson and Gary Mackay with not too much of the second half played failed to lift Sandy Clark's men. United's substitute Jerren Nixon sparked a flurry activity when he made his first team entry as a Jim Mclnally shot was blocked by Nicky Walker and then Craig Brewster's shot was cleared off the line. United's fine start to 1994 was completed quarter of an hour from the end when Craig Brewster converted a Maurice Malpas cross from close in to equal the maroons heaviest ever league defeat at Tannadice on Premier business.