A Claudio Braga first half goal gets Hearts over the line and extends the gap at the top of the league to seven points ahead of tomorrow’s Old Firm clash at Ibrox.
Aberdeen were on the front foot right away and were awarded a free-kick from outside the box following a foul on Olusanya but a Nisbet strike struck the Hearts wall.
Keskinen moments later with a darting run down the left flank who put it into Olusanya but failing to connect.
Milne with a great cross into the box found Magnusson but his header going just wide of target after four minutes.
Milne again with a brilliant ball into the box where Claudio Braga met but again just firing wide of goal as Hearts continued to threat Mitov in goals.
Kyziridis had a chance from a very difficult angle soon on but wasn’t causing Mitov any issues as it goes just over the bar.
Kabore with a gem of a chance, through on goal with just Mitov to beat, chipped the ball but went jusr inches wide of target – a chance he had to take.
Aberdeen with a chance after 25 minutes as Keskinen with a darting run down the wing, a through ball into Olusanya who was put off by McCart as he couldn’t hit target.
Kabore did brilliantly to get past Morrison who squared the ball into Braga who calmly slotted home to continue their title charge.
Hearts had a chance nine minutes before the break, Spittal with a curling effort from the edge of the box which fired just high of goal.
Into the second 45, Devlin had chance to level the game but his chance being blocked and out for a corner.
A ball in from Cameron found Nisbet deep in the box with his volley striking wide of target.
Spittal had another chance from the edge of bos which curled towards goal but a save to Mitov to deny Hearts a second as Kabore moments later had another chance which was stopped by the legs of Aberdeen’s number one.
After the hour mark, Braga with a ball across to Kyziridis with his effort going across goal again which found Braga once again with his effort being a simple save for Mitov.
A quiet second half Aberdeen just unable to test Schwolow in goals as Hearts doing well to see out the game.
Substitute Chesnokov had a strike from inside the box but well blocked to deny Hearts a second.
As the full-time whistle goes, a Braga first half goal gives Hearts the deserved three points as Hearts stretch their lead to seven points as Aberdeen’s winless run at Tynecastle continues.
Hearts: Schwolow (7), Steinwender (7), Halkett (7), McCart (7), Milne (7), Kyziridis (8), Magnusson (7), Leonard (7), Spittal (7), Braga (9), Kabore (7).
Substitutes: Kent )6), Baningime (6), Chesnokov (6).
Aberdeen: Mitov (6), Devlin (5), Morrison (5), Milne (6), Molloy (6), Shinnie (5), Olusanya (4), Geiger (6), Cameron (6), Keskinen (6), Nisbet (6).
Substitutes: Nilsen (6), Frame (6), Armstrong (6), Lobban (6), Lazetic (6).
