Conor Washington netted his second goal in five days to earn Hearts a 1-1 draw with Motherwell at Tynecastle but the home side fell three points adrift at the foot of the Ladbrokes Premiership.
Christopher Long brought Hearts back down to earth following their consecutive wins over Rangers and Hibernian as he capitalised on Craig Halkett's mistake to give the visitors a 21st-minute lead.
Washington followed up his Edinburgh derby goal as he netted from close range four minutes into the second half.Motherwell created a number of chances late in the game but saw their lead in third place cut to one point, while Hamilton's win over Kilmarnock saw Hearts end the week three points behind St Mirren ahead of their midweek trip to Paisley.
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