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FT: Hearts 3-1 Motherwell On that penalty at Tynecastle, Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou compares it with an incident last week involving his forward Tawanda Maswanhise. "We keep getting strange calls and decisions against us, " he tells BBC Scotland. "I think it's a shame when it gets decided on a moment like that. "I think the incident last week with Maswanihse would give a penalty an endless amount of more times in a normal world than the incident today. " FT: Hearts 3-1 Motherwell While disappointed with the penalty award to Hearts, Jens Berthel Askou concedes that his Motherwell side fell short in making the best of their chances at Tynecastle. "The game began lively, a little tactical and Hearts sitting off goalkeeper Calum [Ward] and giving him time on the ball, " he says. "It took us 10-15 minutes to decide how we dealt with that and from there I thought we got more and more control of the game. "They had their moments, especially on set plays, but in second half we started bright and we took control and created moments when we had to. "I thought we were on top and the better team and then we didn't take the moments we had. "That's obviously what separates the best from the second best over a season. " FT: Hearts 3-1 Motherwell Motherwell will be frustrated after squandering a few good chances. That's one point from their past five matches but the league's fourth-placed side stay three points in front of Hibs, who lost at Pittodrie. FT: Hearts 3-1 Motherwell The league leaders' unbeaten home record was under threat for while, but they have now won 13 and drawn four at Tynecastle. FT: Hearts 3-1 Motherwell "I thought it was a really good game, fiercely contested, " says Hearts head coach Derek Mc Innes. "They caused us a bit of anxiety with their speed, but I thought our shape was a good and we shaded the first half. When you play Motherwell it's difficult to build concerted pressure. "When we went 1-0 down we had a lot of work to do and it was important we stayed calm. I thought my subs did well and we get a great goal from Braga. "Nobody was settling for 1-1. We tried to put stress on their back-line. I wasn't sure about the penalty but everyone who's seen it back says it is, he gets kicked in the head. "Lawrence Shankland tucks it away brilliantly and Kabore finishes it off, the three strikers scoring. We were strong in the last 10 minutes to see it out for a great three points. "We've managed to beat a good team by digging deep and showing our motivation. The fans stayed with us, the players stayed with each other. " FT: Kilmarnock 2-2 Dundee Dundee manager Steven Pressley has been speaking to BBC Scotland and started off by commenting on his side's late, late penalty miss, which was awarded following a lengthy VAR check for offside. "Obviously, it was a great opportunity to claim all three points but I think the situation of the wait for six minutes, seven minutes before the decision's made is simply not good enough and I don't blame the officials for that. "The reality is that out technology in this country isn't up to speed and as a result of that, you get difficult situations like we did at the end of the game. "And, of course, then Joe Westley has to wait six, seven minutes prior to taking the penalty kick so it's far from ideal. "Before the game, . I spoke to the fourth official on this exact manner, that I didn't think that the technology for making offside decisions for was fit for purpose in our country and I think that was evident today. " Asked what was required, Pressley replied: "With better technology, it's as simple as that - investment in better technology. " FT: Aberdeen 2-0 Hibernian Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson tells BBC Scotland: "It's much needed. "I thought we were very good at times but you could see a little bit of nervousness within the game when you've only had one clean sheet at Pittodrie since November. There's obviously going to be a nervousness but I thought there were some excellent performances. We said all week if we deliver balls into the box Kevin Nisbet will score. He's been really behind what we're trying to do and I'm delighted with his two goals. "I thought we were the better side with 11v11 as well. We created numerous opportunities, got into really good areas and delivered a lot more crosses than we have been. The key today was the clean sheet and the players managed to do that. It sets you up to not lose football matches and that has to be how we approach games from now on. "It's certainly a step in the right direction. It doesn't make us safe, we can't relax at all. We have to enjoy the moment, enjoy winning football matches, the fans haven't seen enough of that, but we know we still have a lot of work to do. FT: Celtic 1-0 St Mirren Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound Celtic fell out of it again, but they've got away with it in most games. They're not playing midweek. Rest and recovery should be spot on. FT: Celtic 1-0 St Mirren Stephen Craigan Former Motherwell defender on BBC Sportsound Celtic haven't been at their best. They have laboured through games. There's five games to go in the title race, they're in the Scottish Cup semi-finals. What else do you need to energise you? The players should be bursting to get out of the dressing room. FT: Celtic 1-0 St Mirren "Naturally delighted to win the game, that's the most important thing, " says Celtic boss Martin O'Neill. "The energy levels concern me a bit, we didn't seem to have that. "For long periods in the second half, St Mirren were in control. However, we dug in and defended strongly to keep the clean sheet. "We can learn a lot and take important things into the semi-final [next weekend against the same opponents]. "The crowd were great. They kept with us when they could have been annoyed by some of our play. " O'Neill expects tension to build after the league split, saying: "I think we can play with more freedom but parts of the game were really understandable. " Brora Rangers are Highland League champions for the second year running. They found an equaliser away to Huntly in stoppage time to prevail by one point. It's not quite as exciting as it sounds since nearest rivals Brechin City collapsed to a 4-1 defeat at Turriff United. Linlithgow Rose are top of the Lowland League, beating Clydebank 2-0 to leapfrog the previous leaders. One game to go there, with Linlithgow two points in front That's Edinburgh City confirmed as the bottom side in League Two. But who will they face in a play-off? Scottish League Two Dumbarton 2-1 Stirling Albion Edinburgh City 0-2 Clyde Elgin City 0-3 Annan Athletic Forfar Athletic 1-0 East Kilbride Spartans 1-2 Stranraer Scottish League One East Fife 2-1 Peterhead Hamilton Academical 1-0 Alloa Athletic Kelty Hearts 3-1 Montrose Queen of the South 2-0 Cove Rangers Scottish Championship Ayr United 1-0 Arbroath Partick Thistle 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic Raith Rovers 3-2 Morton St Johnstone 4-0 Airdrieonians Phew! That was a lively old climax to the afternoon. .. Incidents galore in stoppage-time. As the dust settles, Hearts stay on top going into the split and Celtic remain three points behind. Rangers, who visit Falkirk tomorrow, are down to third for now. Aberdeen nudge up to eighth place, overtaking Dundee on goal difference after that late penalty miss from Joe Westley at Rugby Park. A dramatic end at Rugby Park as both sides take a point. Scott Wright had scored Dundee's second equaliser of the day and a foul on him by Jamie Brandon gave the visitors the chance to go in front but only after a lengthy VAR delay. Joe Westley could not convert in the end and within seconds, the full-time whistle. Joe Hugill and Michael Schjonning-Larsen with Kilmarnock's goals in the first half, with Simon Murray temporarily heading Dundee level. On to the split. .. Kilmarnock 2-2 Dundee Joe Westley's poor attempt from 12 yards is saved by Kilmarnock goalkeeper Kelle Roos and it stays 2-2. Kilmarnock 2-2 Dundee After all this time, referee Ross Harvie goes to the screen and the penalty decision stands. Scott Wright was onside when the ball was played in and Dundee will have a spot-kick. No idea why it's taken so long. Hearts come from a goal behind to beat Motherwell and move three points clear at the top of the Premiership thanks to two goals in the last five minutes. Hearts' 20-game unbeaten home run since the start of the season looked to be in danger at a tension-filled Tynecastle as Emmanuel Longelo slotted Motherwell ahead five minutes after the break. However, Claudio Braga's overhead kick levelled on the hour mark before a Lawrence Shankland spot kick with five minutes remaining and a fine Pierre Landry Kaboré finish left fourth-top Motherwell without a win in five games. Kevin Nisbet scored in each half for Aberdeen At a glance Hibs' Grant Hanley sent off after 16 minutes Kevin Nisbet converts resultant penalty and scores again in second half Aberdeen up to eighth, Hibs remain fifth Aberdeen eased their Scottish Premiership relegation concerns with their first league win since January, as Kevin Nisbet's double helped them see off 10-man Hibernian. Stephen Robinson's side started the day level on points with St Mirren, and just three above Kilmarnock in the relegation play-off spot, but moved up to eighth thanks to their 1-0 win at Pittodrie. The game turned in Aberdeen's favour when Grant Hanley was sent off after 16 minutes. The Hibs defender was tangling with Toyosi Olusanya inside the penalty area and, after a check on the pitchside monitor, referee David Dickinson awarded Aberdeen a penalty and showed Hanley a red card. Nisbet stepped up for the spot kick and drove the ball low into bottom left corner and sent Hibs goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger the wrong way. The game nearly turned again at the end of the first half when Dickinson was sent to the monitor once again to review a potential punch by Emmanuel Gyamfi on Hibs striker Owen Elding. But the referee did not feel the threshold was met for violent conduct and gave a yellow card for reckless action instead. Despite a sloppy start to the second half, Hibs grew into the game and striker Owen Elding was denied an equaliser by the offside flag. Nisbet added a second for Aberdeen when he smashed a shot off the underside of the crossbar from close range. Although the ball initially bounced back out and wasn't given on the pitch, VAR checked and confirmed the ball had crossed the line. With the defeat Hibs remain fifth, five points above Falkirk who play Rangers at home on Sunday. Aberdeen generated an x G (expected goals) of 2. 22 against Hibs While there can be no doubt Aberdeen were aided by that Hanley red card and the resultant Nisbet penalty, the hosts had started brightly before that. Over the course of the first 45 minutes, Stephen Robinson's side had nine shots, generated an x G (expected goals) of 1. 63 and enjoyed over 50% possession, while they played 225 passes compared to Hibs' 194. They looked like a team that finally had a bit of confidence and probably should have been more than one goal to the good. Olusanya was deemed offside when he turned in Lyall Cameron's cross. Alexander Jensen skied an effort from six yards out. Stuart Armstrong fired wide. And Nisbet had a header saved by Sallinger. Aberdeen's dominance continued into the second half, with more than half the possession and a further eight shots, six of which were on target. That was rewarded with Nisbet's second which made for an ultimately comfortable afternoon. That victory moved Aberdeen up to eighth - level on points with Dundee but ahead on goal difference - but crucially three points above St Mirren in 10th and five clear of Kilmarnock in relegation play-off place. For Hibs, the tests only get tougher as they head into the split and it will be crucial to show a reaction if they want to keep their push for European football alive. The good news for David Gray's side is that Motherwell were also beaten, keeping the gap between them at three points. Hibs will also be keeping a close eye on Falkirk's home game against Rangers on Sunday because if John Mc Glynn's side win, they'll be just two points behind Hibs with five games to go. Aberdeen boss Stephen Robinson: "It's certainly a step in the right direction. It doesn't make us safe, we can't relax at all. "We have to enjoy the moment, enjoy winning football matches, the fans haven't seen enough of that, but we know we still have a lot of work to do. " Hibernian head coach David Gray: "We probably didn't force Aberdeen to defend enough, even though we were down to 10 men, that's something we'll need to look at. "The second goal was avoidable, the ball is clearly over the line, but the timing of that one killed any momentum we had going in towards the end of the game. " After next week's break for the Scottish Cup semi-finals, Aberdeen are at home to Kilmarnock in their first post-split game on Saturday 25 April (15: 00 BST). Hibs welcome Edinburgh rivals Hearts to Easter Road the following day (16: 30). After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 11th April 2026 at 17: 09 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. 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