Dark Blues giving Elvis a tune now

ETHAN HAMILTON reckons pushing the league leaders to the death shows something positive is brewing at Dens.

- BY NEIL ROBERTSON

But he's adamant Dundee can't afford to ease up after only a Craig Gordon wonder save snapped their unbeaten streak.

The last time Dee faced Hearts at Tynecastle in November, they were hammered 4-0 and failed to get a shot on target.

Steven Pressley’s men finally kick-started their season with a run of three wins on the bounce before their latest head-to-head at Dens.

This time, the Dark Blues pushed a side reduced to 10 men before the break until the fourth minute of injury time when Gordon's full-stretch save denied Emile Acquah’s header to inflict a 1-0 defeat.

Skipper Hamilton, whose side are eight points clear of trouble, said: “We've felt it’s been there and been building.