Two goals in as many minutes secured a Hearts victory against Hamilton at Tynecastle.
Stewart and Suso fire Jambos into decisive lead
A quick-fire double from Michael Stewart and Suso Santana set Hearts on the way to a 2-1 victory over Hamilton at Tynecastle.
The skipper broke the deadlock 10 minutes after the break before Suso added a second with a neat back-heel just two minutes later.
In an action-packed passage of play, Hamilton winger Marco Paixao pulled one back after Marius Zaliukas' defensive error in the 62nd minute.
The visitors made a confident start to proceedings as they had Hearts pegged back in their own half but it was the home side that conjured the first chance in the fifth minute,
Jose Goncalves picked out winger Suso at the back post but the Spaniard failed to make proper contact and the ball bounced tamely wide.
Moments later Hearts striker David Witteveen took a swing at a loose ball but his effort went high and wide.
Accies created their first opening in the 15th minute with a route-one long ball to Mickael Antoine-Curier but the on-loan Dundee player's far-post shot was blocked by Goncalves.
Lacklustre
From Richard Hastings' corner, Janos Balogh's attempted clearance fell to Paixao but the ball came back off the Portuguese player's legs and went wide.
A lacklustre first-half performance from the hosts contributed to a subdued Tynecastle atmosphere but a Suso solo run that came to nothing had the home supporters encouraging their team on.
Uganda international David Obua should have done better with a free header from Craig Thomson's corner after he missed the target from close-range.
Goncalves then powered a header against the crossbar in the 33rd minute after connecting with Thomson's outswinging corner and Ismael Bouzid could not reach the rebound.
Stewart gave away a free-kick 20 yards from goal after clattering into James Wesolowski and Hastings' free-kick was deflected just wide of the goal.
Hamilton finished the half the stronger as Antoine-Curier then blasted wide after latching onto Simon Mensing's through pass.
Breakthrough
Just three minutes into the second half, Suso attempted a curling effort from the edge of the box but Tomas Cerny pulled off a fine diving save.
Then Hearts took control of the game with two goals in as many minutes that left the visitors reeling.
The first arrived in the 55th minute through Stewart from the penalty spot. The midfielder played a quick free-kick to Witteveen and the Austrian was adjudged to have been fouled by Martin Canning after rounding the defender.
Stewart made no mistake from 12 yards with a clinical shot into the corner and Suso then doubled the home side's lead almost immediately.
Thomson's corner was headed down to the winger by Bouzid and he back-heeled the ball over the line right in front of the goalkeeper.
Hamilton winger Paixao reduced his side's arrears in the 62nd minute. The midfielder nipped in to collect Grant Evans' pass ahead of Zaliukas before applying a coolly finishing.
Despite the being pegged back, Hearts continued to press as they looked to put the game beyond doubt.
Hearts brought on winger Arvydas Novikovas for Suso and the Lithuanian winger was in the thick of the action straight away.
The hosts had claims for another penalty waved away by referee Alan Muir after Novikovas fell in the box under a challenge from Hastings.
Moments later Novikovas created space on the edge of the box but he dragged his shot wide.
