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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. Kilmarnock 2-2 Dundee More than six minutes on this VAR check. I've forgotten what it's for! Late drama at Tannadice as Zac Sapsford penalty wins the match with the last kick of the ball. Will Ferry had given the hosts a first half lead but Lewis Smith scored a double to put Livingston in front and on course for a first league win since August. Krisztian Keresztes equalised with a header before Brooklyn Kabangolo conceded a last minute penalty, allowing United to take a dramatic win. At a glance Will Ferry gave United first half lead before two goals by Livingston's Lewis Smith Krisztias Keresztes headed in equaliser with 15 minutes left And Zac Sapsford netted an injury-time penalty to win game for United Zac Sapsford's stoppage-time penalty sealed an unlikely comeback victory for Dundee United to deny Livingston a first Scottish Premiership win since August and edge their apparently inevitable relegation even closer. Lewis Smith's second-half double looked to have given the visitors a real chance of a first triumph since the summer, cancelling out Will Ferry's opener. But Krisztias Keresztes headed in a 75th-minute equaliser for haphazard United before Sapsford's penalty won it with the last kick of the game. The win keeps United in seventh, and all-but removes them from the relegation equation, but Livingston are now 12 adrift of Kilmarnock with 15 points to play for. United boss Jim Goodwin had made four changes from the team that lost at Ibrox last week, and they continued their decent form of late, taking a 19th-minute lead. Max Watters played the ball out to Ferry in acres of space on the left. He carried the ball into the box, shifted on to his right foot and rifled a low shot past Jerome Prior. Livingston remained well-organised and weren't lacking effort but United looked on top until the end of the half, when Livingston served notice of the threat they could carry from set pieces. Soon after the restart, Marvin Bartley's side got their reward. Joel Nouble robbed Iurie Iovu out wide, and cut the ball back for Smith to hit a high finish into the net. Moments later, Smith struck again. Goalkeeper Prior spotted an opportunity and hit a long ball down the middle, leaving Smith one on one with Ross Graham. The winger unleashed a powerful low shot that left Richards without a chance. With no league wins since August, Livingston perhaps understandably tried to defend their lead. But United found an equaliser when Keresztes rose highest to bullet in Ferry's corner. The drama wasn't over though, and in the final minute, Brooklyn Kabongolo fouled Sapsford to concede a penalty and give United a late chance to win it. The Australian forward stepped up and made no mistake to leave Livingston with what looks like an impossible job to avoid a return to the Championship. Both sides have a break before the split as the Scottish Cup semi-finals take centre stage next weekend. United begin their post-split fixtures with the Dundee derby at Tannadice on Sunday, 26 April (14: 00 BST). Livingston play a day earlier, travelling to St Mirren (15: 00). 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. Manager: Jim Goodwin Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Marvin Bartley Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Jim Goodwin Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Marvin Bartley Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Dundee United have won both of their last two Scottish Premiership games against newly promoted opponents, last winning three in a row in January 2015. After their 3-1 defeat in December, Livingston could lose back-to-back top-flight meetings with Dundee United for the first time since February 2005. Dundee United have won both of their last two home league games, and could win three in a row in the Scottish Premiership for the first time since October 2021. Livingston have 16 points from 32 league games this season; the only side to have 16 or fewer after 33 games when the division splits in the Scottish top-flight under its current format (since 2000-01) were Livingston themselves in 2005-06 (15). Dundee United and Livingston have dropped the joint-most points from winning positions in the Scottish Premiership this season, with 22 each. Dundee United, though, are joint-leaders for points gained from a losing position (13, level with Celtic). Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.