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FT: St Johnstone 2-1 Ross County Ross County manager Don Cowie tells BBC Scotland: "We've got to be concerned, we've got to face the reality in terms of how tight things are now. "Credit to St Johnstone, they get the victory and make things tight. Somehow, despite the run of form we've been on, with two games to go, we've still got an opportunity to get out of the position we're in. "Today has to be a day, for us as a group, to recognise the situation we're in. "There's no hiding place, I'm not going to hide, I take full responsibility for the run of results. It's not good enough but over the next seven days I'll be doing everything I can for this football club and that's what the players need to do. " Ross County captain Connor Randall looks dejected at full time FT: Hearts 3-0 Motherwell Motherwell manager Michael Wimmer tells BBC Scotland: "It was a bad result. The goals were too easy. There were four shots [on target] for Hearts and they scored three times. I don't want to talk about VAR every weekend, it's always the same. I didn't see it [Callum Slattery's disallowed goal] on the television so I don't want to speak about it. What should I say? "We discuss each weekend. Last weekend it was lucky for us and unlucky for Dundee, this weekend it was unlucky for us and lucky for Hearts. "In my opinion if it is a clear decision then why does the VAR take five minutes and then the referee take five minutes? It wasn't clear so the VAR should say no and leave it to the referee. "But it's not necessary to get angry, it's not the reason we lost the game. It was a bad result but I don't think it was a bad performance. "In the last three games we got seven points and secured our league [status] so that's the positive, and the other positive is we have a game on Wednesday, our last home game and we want to win it. " FT: St Johnstone 2-1 Ross County St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari tells BBC Scotland: "We needed to win, we did it, and of course you can see some nervy moments in our game. "I thought we started very well but we let the opponent get back into the match. When we are in those moments it affects you but huge credit to the players for how they worked their way back in, got the second goal, and then how we defended in the end. "The boys gave everything, one moment with VAR it went for us. It's been a long season, sometimes these things go against you. But today was a solid performance, we needed to win and now the fight continues. " FT: Celtic 3-1 Hibernian Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tells BBC Scotland: "The performance level overall was excellent. We went one behind, but we were doing so many good things in the game. "We stayed calm. My big message was about building on our recent success because that's what the club is all about. We want to go into [the Scottish Cup final] in a really good way. For that we need to work. "That's why we have success here, because we build on past success and don't settle and accept it. " FT: Celtic 3-1 Hibernian Celtic have scored 106 league goals this season, with two games remaining. That's the same number they managed in Brendan Rodgers' first 'invincibles' season back in 2016-17. Adam Idah (left) and Nicolas Kuhn were on target for Celtic today FT: Hearts 3-0 Motherwell That's five goals in three games for Lawrence Shankland now. The 29-year-old Scotland striker will be a free agent at the end of the season. FT: Hearts 3-0 Motherwell Hearts interim head coach Liam Fox: "We had some good moments in the game and scored three good goals. But also the commitment from the players to working hard in this heat and sticking to the plan was there for all to see. "There's good players in that changing room and I've just tried to simplify it and make it nice and clear and easy for them in and out of possession. The players have been fantastic and all the credit has to go to them. "At this moment in time I'll be back in on Monday and looking forward to St Johnstone at home, will be another tough game. " Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland scored twice at Tynecastle FT: Dundee United 0-2 St Mirren Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin tells BBC Scotland: "We have no complaints about the end result, I thought St Mirren were the better team on the day. "In these games over the season the first goal has always been vitally important and unfortunately St Mirren got that. We kept going but the longer the game went on I just felt we looked as if we were running out of legs in the middle of the pitch. We caused a lot of our own problems and St Mirren thoroughly deserved their victory. "We knew what was at stake for ourselves today but I think this group of players, having done what we've done off the back of just being promoted, I can't criticise the players too much. "The last three performances haven't been what we want them to be and I sense the frustration from the supporters and rightly so. But sometimes you have to put your hands up and say you were beaten by the better team. " FT: Dundee United 0-2 St Mirren St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson tells BBC Scotland: "We made harder work of it than we probably needed to. "Some of the football and the chances that we missed, if we'd had the final product, it could have been four or five. "We stood up to it when we came under pressure. I'm delighted with the scoreline and delighted with the three points. "We've got a squad that don't know when they're beaten, they get through hard times together. I believe it's the highest points tally [for St Mirren] in modern history in the Premiership and the players deserve all the credit for that. " FT: Celtic 3-1 Hibernian Sean Mc Ardle only got a few minutes at the end but it looks like the 17-year-old enjoyed his Celtic debut. It's so hard for young players to break through at the champions but he can take inspiration from Callum Mc Gregor, James Forrest and Anthony Ralston, who have all made that journey. One game to come on Sunday, with Rangers at home to Aberdeen. Here's how the Scottish Premiership looks. FT: St Johnstone 2-1 Ross County St Johnstone visit Hearts on Wednesday then finish up at home to Dundee. Ross County are away to Dundee then home to Motherwell. FT: St Johnstone 2-1 Ross County Martin Dowden BBC Sport Scotland at Mc Diarmid Park As the dust settles on a day of incredible drama, St Johnstone will have belief they can avoid automatic relegation. They seemed doomed but got the result they needed to stay alive, now three points behind Ross County with two games remaining. For County, it's now a real concern. Seven straight defeats is terrible form at a time like this. With the Perth side now within touching distance, they are in deep trouble unless they find a win. Scottish Championship play-offs Airdrieonians 2-1 Stenhousemuir (5-2) Cove Rangers 2-1 Queen of the South (2-1) Scottish League 1 play-offs Annan Athletic 1-2 Elgin City (5-4) East Fife 3-0 Edinburgh City (3-1) Scottish League 2 play-off final, first leg East Kilbride 3-1 Bonnyrigg Rose Kilmarnock hold off Dundee's late fightback to secure victory and their Scottish Premiership status for next season. Danny Armstrong's penalty gave Kilmarnock the lead before the break, but Lyall Cameron's first goal levelled the score. Two headers, scored by Bruce Anderson and Robbie Deas, looked to have finished the game but Cameron struck again - this time a stunner from the edge of the box - to set up a tense finale. Having achieved safety, Rugby Park boss Derek Mc Innes is expected to address the speculation linking him to the vacant post at Hearts. Kilmarnock 3-2 Dundee We're almost at 100 minutes at Rugby Park. Everyone is up for Dundee. Lawrence Shankland continues his late-season resurgence as his double helps Hearts to a comfortable win. He got the first before the break with a low drive from the edge of the box, and the second was a lovely glancing header. Alan Forrest scored the third on the rebound after Yan Dhanda's shot was spilled at his feet. Motherwell were competitive in the first half, and Callum Slattery's goal briefly pulled them level, before VAR intervened to ruled it out for offside against Dan Casey. After that, though, it was mostly Hearts on the front foot. Hearts leapfrog Motherwell into seventh place. St Johnstone hang on for a massive three points! They narrow the gap to Ross County in 11th to just three points. The relegation battle is going down to the wire. St Johnstone 2-1 Ross County County defender Zac Ashworth is sent packing for giving referee John Beaton a mouthful. Frustration boiling over for the visitors, who are heading for a seventh successive defeat. Celtic 3-1 Hibernian Champions Celtic fight back from a goal down to stretch Hibs' winless run at Parkhead to 22 games. Goals from Nicolas Kuhn, Adam Idah and Reo Hatate wiped out Martin Boyle's opener. Hibs remain third, but their three-point advantage will vanish if Aberdeen win at Ibrox tomorrow. Reo Hatate (right) scored Celtic's third goal Armstrong has scored six of his last seven penalties Kilmarnock held off Dundee's late fightback to secure victory and their Scottish Premiership status while uncertainty around manager Derek Mc Innes' future continues. Danny Armstrong's penalty gave Kilmarnock the lead before the break, but Lyall Cameron's first goal of the afternoon levelled. Two headers, scored by Bruce Anderson and Robbie Deas, looked to have finished the game but Cameron netted again - this time a stunner from the edge of the box - to set up a tense finale. However, the hosts held on and, having achieved safety, the focus intensifies on the Rugby Park boss, who is the frontrunner for the vacant post at Hearts. More to follow. Subscribe to Kilmarnock news and analysis One place for all your Dundee updates Last Updated 10th May 2025 at 17: 05 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Derek Mc Innes Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Tony Docherty Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Derek Mc Innes Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Tony Docherty Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Kilmarnock have only lost one of their last 13 Scottish Premiership games against Dundee (W4 D8), a 2-3 defeat in November this season. Dundee are winless in their last five Scottish Premiership visits to Kilmarnock (D3 L2) since a 1-0 victory in May 2017. Kilmarnock have won both of their last two league games (both 2-0), while they last won three in a row within a single season in the Scottish Premiership in October 2020, and last did so while also keeping a clean sheet each time in April 2018. Dundee have alternated between winning (3) and losing (3) their last six league games, losing 1-2 at home to Motherwell last time out. Dundee have dropped more points from winning positions (26) than any other side in this season’s Scottish Premiership, while no club has recovered more from losing positions in the division this term than Kilmarnock (13, level with Hibernian and Rangers). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.