Scottish Premiership: Nancy’s Celtic slump to fifth defeat as Said inspires Motherwell

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Motherwell piled nan unit backmost connected nan Celtic manager, Wilfried Nancy, arsenic goals from Ibrahim Said and Elliot Watt completed a 2-0 triumph astatine Fir Park.

The visitors’ hopes of hauling level pinch nan Premiership leaders, Hearts, were deed erstwhile Said headed location his first Motherwell extremity earlier Watt capitalised connected a correction from Kasper Schmeichel to seal victory. Motherwell’s triumph was their first against Celtic for 10 years and consigns Nancy to his 5th defeat successful his first 4 weeks successful charge.

Rangers moved wrong six points of Hearts arsenic goals from Thelo Aasgaard and Emmanuel Fernandez gave Danny Rohl’s men a 2-1 triumph complete St Mirren astatine Ibrox. Jack Butland saved a punishment from Marcus Fraser, nan visitors’ captain, successful nan 75th infinitesimal earlier Mikael Mandron pulled a extremity backmost precocious on.

Dundee United cruised backmost into nan apical six pinch a 3-1 triumph astatine nan bottommost club, Livingston. Zac Sapsford gave nan visitors a first-half lead earlier a frantic last 4 minutes featured a Ryan McGowan ain extremity and a 3rd from Amar Fatah return United clear – and location was still clip for Connor McLennan’s stoppage-time consolation.

Thibault Klidje and Junior Hoilett struck successful nan 2nd half arsenic Hibs backed up their Edinburgh derby triumph pinch a 2-0 location triumph complete listless Aberdeen.

Dundee fought backmost from down to declare a precious 2-1 triumph complete Kilmarnock astatine Dens Park. Greg Kiltie fired Killie into an early lead, but goals from Ashley Hay and Charlie Reilly proved capable for nan hosts to move up to ninth.

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