"Hearts continue to be the story of the Premiership season after they extended their lead at the top to nine points last Saturday. That was partly down to nearest challengers Celtic having a weekend away from league football as Martin O'Neill's men booked their place in the Premier Sports Cup final with a win over 10-man Rangers. But Derek McInnes' league leaders still had a job to do and did so empathetically with a four-goal victory against Dundee,"
"With Celtic kicking off at home to Kilmarnock at 16:00, Hearts will be 12 points clear for at least an hour if they beat Dundee United, though O'Neill's side would have two games to spare, including Sunday's match. McInnes says Hearts have achieved their first "mini target" by being top of the table after the first round of games, and are there "on merit" without "scraping results" too often."
"If Dundee are to pull off an autumn Old Firm double by beating Rangers on Sunday, there's a good chance Cameron Congreve will be involved. Steven Pressley's side have only scored nine goals in 11 league outings and the on-loan Swansea City midfielder has set up five of them. He had a hand in both in the shock 2-0 victory over Celtic last month, delivering the corner headed in by Clark Robertson"
Hearts hold a nine-point lead in the Scottish Premiership and can extend that margin to 12 points temporarily if they beat Dundee United before Celtic's later kick-off. Celtic reached the Premier Sports Cup final by beating 10-man Rangers, reducing their league involvement this weekend. Hearts recorded a four-goal win over Dundee and aim to maintain momentum against Dundee United, who won both league visits to Tynecastle last season but have only one away league victory in seven. Dundee's on-loan midfielder Cameron Congreve has created five of his side's nine league goals and influenced key results.
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