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Peter Haring scored twice as Hearts came from behind to secure an impressive win at Hamilton.

Accies started brightly and, when Aaron Hughes dithered in front of his own goal, Mickel Miller stabbed in the opening goal for the home side.

Hearts responded strongly, and Haring's looping header levelled the scores.

Steven Naismith's penalty - after he was tripped by Alex Penny - put Hearts in front, and Haring and Steven MacLean added fine finishes to seal victory.

Accies defence vulnerable

Accies opened confidently despite their League Cup exit and looked to be enjoying their new artificial surface as they pinned Hearts in their own half and topped it off with the opener.

Veteran Northern Ireland centre-half Hughes tried to shepherd the ball back to goalkeeper Zdenek Zlamal but Miller nipped in to score.

Hearts responded, and Accies could only hold on to their lead for three minutes.

After Christophe Berra had a header turned over the crossbar by Gary Woods, Naismith set up Haring to grab his third goal since joining from Ried this summer.

Callum Morrison and Naismith should have scored before the latter added Hearts' second after being brought down by Penny.

Accies were now looking vulnerable at the back, and Haring's side-footed finish and MacLean's powerful finish into the roof of the net settled the game as a contest.

Steven MacLean and Peter Haring both scored at Hope Stadium

Hearts extinguish away-day blues

It was a tale of two records at Hope Stadium as Hearts left last season's away-day woes behind them while Accies' habit of surrendering leads continues.

Martin Canning's side lost 28 points from winning positions last season - more than any other team in the Premiership - and starting three of their nine summer signings failed to upset that trend.

It was also the same old story for games between these two sides. Accies have not beaten the Edinburgh side in their past nine meetings.

Hearts only won one of their last 12 league games last season, but this line-up, in which half of their dozen summer signings started, look like they will be a different proposition.

As they did in finishing their League Cup group campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Craig Levein's side did it while Kyle Lafferty was absent from the starting line-up.

Rangers have not been back in touch since a failed approach, but the Northern Irishman was against on the bench and the combination of Naismith, MacLean and Uche Ikpeazu suggests they have enough firepower without him - and to improve on last season's sixth-place finish.

However, Hamilton were the last side Hearts defeated away from home - in January - and there will be tougher tests ahead.

Plenty goals & plenty scorers - analysis

BBC Scotland's Jane Lewis at Hope Stadium

Hearts know the way to goal - 14 in their past three games makes good reading and that's without any help from last season's top scorer, Lafferty.

The most pleasing thing from Levein's point of view will be the spread of goals and the different type of effort being registered - headers, penalties and finely crafted finishes.

Levein was a constant nuisance on the touch line and that's meant as a compliment to the Hearts manager.

Regularly shouting instructions, his arms waving around directing players. And all to some effect. He has brought in 12 new players this summer and already they look to be playing well under him.

Haring scored twice, Ikpeazu might have had one or two of his own and looked a real menace up front - and Naismith was everywhere.

'It's a little bit of a dream' - reaction

Hamilton Academical manager Martin Canning: "We talked at half time about concentration and focus and we didn't do that in the second half.

"But, from our point of view, it's young boys who are learning the game against an experienced Hearts team and I think that's what's cost us,"

Hearts midfielder Peter Haring: "It feels like a little bit of a dream to be come here to play my first league game and score two goals.

"Even when we are behind, we know we can score and I am pretty sure we can still do better."