Three and easy for Hearts

Gary Wales clips home the second goal for Hearts

Hearts 3-1 Dundee

Hearts answered those who criticised their negative tactics at Parkhead last week with an emphatic win over Dundee at Tynecastle.

Starting at a whirlwind pace, Hearts raced into an early lead through Colin Cameron and Gary Wales added two more goals with just 17 minutes on the clock.

Dundee were caught cold and manager Ivano Bonetti will have to wait until next time to try and get his first win against the Edinburgh side.

All the visitors could manage was a late goal from Giorgi Nemsadze.

Hearts manager Craig Levein adopted a very positive 4-3-3 formation with defender Kevin McKenna playing in an unfamiliar forward role alongside Wales and Juanjo.

Dundee replaced the injured left-back Marcello Marocco with Alessandro Romano and recalled Beto Garrido to the midfield.

Kevin McKenna played up front for Hearts

In the fourth minute, Hearts skipper Cameron came close to grabbing his second goal of the season, but fired just wide following a Steve Fulton through ball.

The home side broke the deadlock in the 12th minute with a cleverly worked free-kick. Fulton was again the creator, catching the Dundee defence sleeping with a clipped pass for Cameron, who drove the ball home from 10 yards.

Sixty seconds later, Hearts found themselves two up.

Stephen Simmons set Gary Wales up and the young striker sent an unstoppable drive past Dundee keeper Jamie Langfield.

Two minutes later Hearts fans were delirious when Wales grabbed a second from close range.

Hearts continued to press forward in search of more goals and in the 28th minute McKenna sent in a looping shot from the edge of the area which flew just over the bar.

Dundee battled hard to get back into the game but found little change from a determined Hearts defence.

Caballero was well marshalled by Stephane Mahe and, without his service, top scorer Juan Sara was largely ineffective.

In the 54th minute, Carranza came close to getting one back for the Taysiders, unleashing a volley from outside the area which arrowed past Niemi's right-hand post.

Tempers flare at Tynecastle

Hearts continued to be dangerous and a well-worked move in the 57th minute almost brought them a fourth.

McKenna broke free on the left and centred for Cameron, who used his chest to lay the ball off for Wales. The forward however, was denied the chance to shoot by some stout Dundee defending.

Four minutes later Del Rio should have done better for Dundee when he rose unchallenged in the Hearts box and headed a corner past the post.

In the 70th minute, Sara and Smith combined to create an opening for Caballero but the striker snatched at his effort and failed to trouble the Hearts keeper.

Nemsadze grabbed a late consolation goal for the visitors with four minutes of play remaining.

Hearts: Niemi, Flogel, Pressley, Severin, Mahe, Simmons, Cameron, Fulton, Juanjo, Mckenna, Wales.

Subs: McKenzie, Boyack, Kirk, McCann, Webster.

Dundee: Langfield, Smith, Khizanishvili, Del Rio, Garrido, Romano, Nemsadze, Rae, Carranza, Caballero, Sara.

Subs: Mathers, Milne, Coyne, Robertson, Fatello.

Referee: K Toner.