St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari: "Of course, we're very disappointed. It was a very tight game. "Hearts used their moments with better quality than what we did. We could not produce enough moments in the final third. Our crossing, final pass, was not good enough. We asked more questions second-half.

St Johnstone host Hearts in a 12th vs 10th Premiership clash this afternoon and Simo Valakari and Neil Critchley have named their teams.

The January loan signing, who is now the club's top scorer, netted his sixth and seventh goals since arriving from Union Saint-Gilloise either side of Adama Sidibeh's equaliser.