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Watch: Should Dallas have given St Johnstone a penalty for this?

Manager Craig Levein says he is "fed up" at decisions going against his side after Matty Kennedy's controversial penalty for St Johnstone denied Hearts a first win since October.

After Liam Gordon went down in the box under Peter Haring's challenge, Kennedy placed his penalty low into the net.

After Sunday's loss to Rangers, Levein said "it was like playing against 12 men" and he felt hard done by again.

"Me pointing out errors made doesn't make any difference," Levein said.

In manager Tommy Wright's 250th game in charge, St Johnstone came from behind twice to claim a point and extended their unbeaten run to seven games.

Arnaud Djoum and Oliver Bozanic both scored with headers either side of a Blair Alston volley for St Johnstone before Kennedy's leveller.

The win would have ended a run of six games without a win for Hearts and Levein and assistant Austin MacPhee raced to confront referee Andrew Dallas at full-time to remonstrate over the penalty award.

"I've only seen it [the penalty] from three angles and, well, I'll keep my counsel on it because I'll let the media decide whether they think it's a penalty or not," said Levein.

Contrasting fortunes

Hearts were six games without a win, five of those defeats. Yet St Johnstone were perhaps the perfect opponent to get them back to winning ways, with the Gorgie men having won three of their last four against the Perth side.

And they were soon in front, with the first goal scored by a Hearts player since 23 October. Michael Smith's cross found Djoum at the back post, and he rose highest to head beyond Zander Clark.

That was the first time the St Johnstone defence had been breached in six games, and their unbeaten record stretching across that time was now under threat.

But they came roaring back at the visitors with Alston and Watt both forcing saves, before Alston took his second opportunity when he volleyed in David Wotherspoon's cross.

Hearts have scored more headers this season than any other Premiership side, and Bozanic would make it nine when he got himself between a ruck of bodies to bullet home from Olly Lee's free-kick.

It was terrific fare, but Hearts appeared to have stemmed the tide until a moment of controversy when Gordon fell to the turf inside the box and earned his side a penalty.

Peter Haring was penalised for a tug on the shirt, but it looked soft. Kennedy took full advantage and sent the goalkeeper the wrong way.

It was harsh on Hearts, but no less than the home side deserved and both sides pushed for a winner, though Callumn Morrison volleyed the best chance straight at St Johnstone goalkeeper Clark.

Tommy Wright's record in his 250 games charge of St Johnstone

Referee again takes centre stage - analysis

BBC Scotland's Tyrone Smith at McDiarmid Park

After his eventful League Cup final display, Andrew Dallas will once again be making the headlines.

The key moment in this game was his decision to award St Johnstone a penalty midway through the second half, one which would appear to fall in to the soft category at best.

It was a decision Levein will feel has cost his side three points, and will no doubt further fuel the simmering tension between the Tynecastle boss and the men in the middle.

Would Hearts have taken a point before the game? Perhaps. But the manner of it may well be something we will be hearing a lot more about over the coming days.

'We should have won' - reaction

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright: "It's quite obvious we should have won, it's two points dropped. We totally dominated and they barely laid a glove on us from open play.

"Decisions go for you and against you. But Craig [Levein] has had a lot to say about referees recently, but this is a game where they'll be happy to get a point because they were second best all night."

Hearts manager Craig Levein: "The reason I'm not saying too much is sometimes your thoughts go down a road and I don't want to go down that road. It's unsavoury so I don't want to speak about it.

"We're having a tough time. I can only compliment the players for their efforts despite difficult circumstances. But I'm getting fed up with this whole thing."