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Celtic leapfrogged rivals Rangers to move 2nd successful nan Premiership pinch a constrictive 1-0 triumph complete St Mirren but Hearts stayed clear astatine nan apical arsenic 2 precocious goals saw them past Motherwell 3-1.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s first-half onslaught was capable astatine Celtic Park, while Rangers caput to Falkirk connected Sunday and tin trim Hearts’ lead to 1 constituent again pinch victory.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was connected target aft 15 minutes, having had a extremity chalked disconnected for offside earlier that, and it was reasonably comfortable for Celtic successful nan first half without creating excessively galore clear-cut chances, though St Mirren did look a threat connected nan break.
Celtic’s extremity arrived erstwhile Benjamin Nygren recovered McGregor and erstwhile his changeable was blocked by Alex Gogic, Kieran Tierney picked retired Oxlade-Chamberlain, who rifled into nan bottommost corner.
St Mirren offered overmuch much successful nan 2nd half, surely successful position of possession, without posing overmuch of a threat.
This was nan first clip these sides had met since St Mirren stunned Celtic pinch a 3-1 triumph to assistance nan Premier Sports Cup backmost successful December, but a repetition of that ne'er looked likely.
The Green Brigade were allowed backmost into Celtic Park for nan first clip since November and were successful good voice, for what was a dress rehearsal for adjacent week’s Scottish Cup semi-final.
After a goalless first half astatine Tynecastle, Emmanuel Longelo fired Motherwell successful beforehand only for nan leaders Hearts to equalise done Cláudio Braga’s overhead kick.
It looked for illustration nan points mightiness beryllium shared earlier Stephen Welsh was judged to person fouled Landry Kaboré and Lawrence Shankland held his nervus to person from nan spot. Kaboré past added a 3rd extremity successful added clip to support Hearts connected top.
Stephen Robinson collapsed his winless tally since moving from St Mirren to Aberdeen, nan head seeing his broadside triumph 2-0 astatine Pittodrie against Hibernian pinch a extremity successful each half from Kevin Nisbet.
Zac Sapsford’s precocious punishment secured Dundee United a melodramatic 3-2 triumph complete Livingston successful a thriller astatine Tannadice.
The hosts took nan lead successful nan first half done Will Ferry but Livingston deed backmost aft nan break pinch a quickfire Lewis Smith double.
However, United equalised done substitute Krisztian Keresztes, pinch Sapsford grabbing each 3 points for nan hosts from nan punishment spot heavy into added time.
Kelle Roos saved a stoppage-time punishment from Dundee striker Joe Westley to gain Kilmarnock a perchance precious constituent successful their conflict for survival.
In a chaotic extremity to an absorbing 2-2 draw, Jamie Brandon conceded a spot-kick for a foul connected Scott Wright. VAR past intervened to cheque nan determination for an offside.
Six minutes elapsed earlier referee Ross Hardie yet went to nan show to corroborate nan penalty. And nan agelong hold weighed connected Westley, who was denied arsenic Roos guessed correctly to outpouring to his correct and save.
Joe Hugill had fixed Kilmarnock nan lead connected 14 minutes, but Dundee deed backmost wholly against nan tally of play successful nan 24th infinitesimal erstwhile Simon Murray headed successful Tony Yogane’s cross. The hosts were backmost successful beforehand earlier half-time done Michael Schjønning-Larsen but Scott Wright levelled connected 81 minutes earlier nan precocious drama.
