'We're still top of the league' - McInnes' Hearts reminder

Hearts return to summit despite draw at lowly Livingston It's not the first time in recent weeks that McInnes has cut a rather dejected figure after an away game. They're winless in their last four on the road, which includes visits to the bottom pair - Kilmarnock and Livingston. The latest game will sting all the more as they had come from behind to lead, thanks to Claudio Braga's 13th league goal of the season.

"I'm more disappointed than anything because we'd done so much to get ourselves in front and we needed to enjoy being in front a bit more - I think it was seven minutes between both goals," McInnes added. "We came out second half and we felt the goal was coming. When we were good in the game, we were very good.

"We were polished and connected the game well and looked after the ball well, we were very good and at times in the game we looked like a team at the top of the league. "But there was just too many moments where we were sloppy, a bit anxious with some of our defending, the gaps were too big between us at times. " Indeed, Livingston's leveller came from a slack pass when Craig Halkett failed to find Islam Chesnokov on the right-hand side.

Livi broke up their left and Cristian Montano's cross found Lewis Smith, who slammed home at the back post. "The second goal is a ridiculous goal to lose, so we're disappointed with that," the Hearts head coach said. "You can't keep pulling yourself off the canvas.