The Tynecastle side have had a habit of responding with a win anytime they have been defeated in cup competitions or failed to win in league games. Yet, they were unable to do so for the first time this campaign following last week’s 1-1 draw with Queen of the South.
Robbie Neilson’s men started positively and went close to scoring early on through Aaron McEneff who was starting his first match for the club but failed to capitalise on their dominance. The visitors took the lead in the second half with a fine Craig McGuffie striker.
It was left to Jamie Walker to save a point with his 50th goal for the club, heading in an Armand Gnanduillet cross. The league leaders couldn’t muster a winner before the end much to the disappointment of fans watching from home.
So, how did the players rate out of ten?
Player ratings scale - 10: One of the best performances you've seen. 9: Outstanding. 8: Very good. 7: Good. 6: Average. 5: Poor, 4: Very poor. 3: A terrible day at the office. 2: Abysmal. 1: One of the worst performances you've seen.
1. Craig Gordon - 6
Untested aside from McGuffie's goal which he could do little about. Biggest scare was seeing a cross float over him and hit off the bar. Photo: Paul Devlin - SNS Group
2. Michael Smith - 6
An attacking threat once more. Went close with a couple of efforts. Morton’s goal came down his side. Photo: Mark Scates - SNS Group
3. Stephen Kingsley - 6
Has had less of an influence in recent weeks. Relatively sound defensively but not quite clicked with Gary Mackay-Steven. Photo: Mark Scates - SNS Group
4. Mihai Popescu - 5
Confidence seems shot which is impacting his decision making with the ball which then leads to a difficulty to build quickly from the back. Photo: Ross Parker - SNS Group