Hearts 2 Dundee 0

Alan Pattullo following Hearts' win over Dundee, which saw Lawrence Shankland end his long goal drought

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00:00An afternoon to warm the hearts of the Hearts fans on a chilly afternoon at Tyne Castle.

00:09They embraced the suggestion that they have the Rio Laurence Shankland back. The striker

00:17got back on the goal trail with a very typically opportunist double for his team in a 2-0 win

00:26over a very poor Dundee team at Tyne Castle. Shankland had scored twice by the 31st minute

00:37and was hunting for his hat-trick in the hour that remained but didn't quite get it a couple

00:44of chances later on. One possible penalty was a VAR check which he had an extra frisson

00:52of excitement amongst the crowd thinking that Shankland might have the chance to score

00:57his hat-trick from the penalty spot but it was not to be. I'm sure he'd be happy enough

01:03with a double. Indeed, he's been speaking sitting in that chair just behind me there

01:11earlier talking about his delight at getting back on the scoresheet after a goal drought

01:19I think lasting as many as 12 games and 70 days since he scored last against Ross County

01:25at the end of September. I'll be writing a piece around those words that Laurence Shankland

01:32was musings that will be going online on Sunday evening on thescotsman.com. My match report

01:43from this afternoon's game is up as well and we shall see if this result is the springboard

01:53for Hearts to keep on rising up the league. They leapfrog Hibs into 11th place, that'll

01:57do for starters I'm sure, and they head to Copenhagen on Thursday night in the Conference

02:04League. I'm sure Shankland will be keen to extend this little run to a second game. Unfortunately,

02:13he won't have the chance to do it for a third game because he picked up a booking today for

02:17a high-foot challenge on Mo Siller, which means he's suspended for Sunday's trip to Comarnac.

02:24But that is the one downside from a very positive afternoon for Hearts at Tyne Castle.