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FT: Aberdeen 2-0 Hibernian Hibernian head coach David Gray tells BBC Scotland: "We lost the game which is a game we came into in a really good place. "I think it will be dominated by decisions that happened within the game. I can't fault the effort of the players in terms of going down to 10 men. "I think the sucker punch for us was probably the timing of the second goal. 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. " On Grant Hanley's red card and resulting penalty, Gray added: "I think he's unlucky. The timing of it, the wind, I think the initial foul is just outside the box but as Grant fell there is contact and I can see why he gave it. It's definitely accidental but definitely a foul. That's one we have to just accept. " On the red card check for Emmanuel Gyamfi's challenge on Owen Elding, Gray said: "The biggest thing for me is I saw it at the time and thought it was a foul. The fact the referee missed the foul was hugely frustrating for me. "When VAR intervene they only do that because they believe it's a red card. As he goes over, on one hand credit with the referee for sticking to his guns. I'm not one for criticising. They've got a difficult job but when you see it again at full speed I think it would be in the soft category but I think it is a red card. "Sped up it's a clear contact at the back of the head so for me it's violent conduct. " FT: Kilmarnock 2-2 Dundee Kilmarnock manager Neil Mc Cann has weighed in on the extended wait for the Dundee penalty decision in today's draw at Rugby Park. "It was chaos, " Mc Cann told BBC Scotland. "It's a ridiculous situation when the referee's got to come over and he's got to judge whether that's offside or not. I think it was offside. I don't think it's a penalty either. It's so soft. There's a wee bit of contact but this is a contact sport, he's clearly not going to get on the ball. Kelle [Roos] makes a good save. "I'm standing here probably a bit disappointed we've not got three points from the game. "You're looking a a game that we probably deserve three points, I feel certainly, that we could've got nothing. In hindsight, maybe tomorrow it might look like a good point. "We were told that they couldn't calibrate the machine and they couldn't get the lines in and then they've had to support the on-field decision. " 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. Joe Westley was denied by Kilmarnock goalkeeper Kelle Roos deep in added time Second-bottom Kilmarnock edged a point closer to St Mirren - and safety - in the Scottish Premiership, but only after surviving an agonising wait and a stoppage-time Dundee penalty award at Rugby Park. A lengthy VAR review of Jamie Brandon's challenge on Scott Wright ultimately resulted in a spot-kick, which Kilmarnock goalkeeper Kelle Roos saved from Joe Westley in the 13th added minute after an interminable wait for a VAR ruling. Wright's first goal since re-joining Dundee had drawn the visitors level a second time after Joe Hugill and Michael Schjonning-Larsen netted either side of Simon Murray's header. The draw means Neil Mc Cann's men are two points off St Mirren and five below Dundee and Aberdeen. And with Livingston 12 points adrift and only five post-split rounds of fixtures left to play, it would appear to be a four-way fight to avoid second bottom and the two-legged Premiership play-off final against a top Championship side. Hugill's volley after Bruce Anderson's shot had deflected perfectly to him was cancelled out by Murray's header from Tony Yogane's cross. Murray thought he had put Dundee in front but VAR made its first significant intervention, ruling the visiting captain was offside after latching on to Roos' save following Ethan Hamilton's shot. It looked as though Schjonning-Larsen's powerful shot from the edge of the box would be the winner until Dundee substitutes Imari Samuels and Wright combined for the latter's finish in the inside left channel. And then the dramatic finale. Sub Charlie Reilly crossed, Wright went down with Brandon in close proximity, and referee Ross Hardie pointed to the spot and booked Brandon. VAR had to establish whether Wright was onside and took around nine minutes to do so, with Hardie going over to the monitor to confirm his decision. But Westley could not get the better of Roos, seconds before the full-time whistle. Kilmarnock manager Neil Mc Cann: "I'm standing here probably a bit disappointed we've not got three points from the game. In hindsight, maybe tomorrow it might look like a good point. "We just didn't take a couple of chances that came our way but I can't have any complaints in how we approached the game. I thought the boys were brilliant. "They were brave, loads of courage, worked their socks off. " Dundee manager Steven Pressley: "I didn't think we played particularly well. The conditions were difficult, we didn't play with the fluency. We went behind twice in the game and on both occasions, we responded terrifically well. "We expect better in our performance. We didn't lose coming here in what was a very difficult game. For us to get a point is a good point. "I give the players great credit, we kept persevering, we kept pushing and in the end we nearly won the game. " Kilmarnock start their post-split programme away to Aberdeen on 25 April (15: 00 BST). Dundee's first game after the split is away to city rivals Dundee United the following day (14: 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: Neil Mc Cann Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Steven Pressley Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Neil Mc Cann Formation: 4 - 4 - 2 Manager: Steven Pressley Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Kilmarnock have avoided defeat in each of their last seven Scottish Premiership home games against Dundee (W3 D4) since a 0-1 reverse in May 2017. After their 2-1 win in December, Dundee could enjoy back-to-back Scottish Premiership victories over Kilmarnock for the first time since August 2015 (3 in a row). Kilmarnock have won four of their last five home league games (L1), including both of their last two without conceding. Killie last won and kept a clean sheet in three successive home league matches in January 2025. Dundee have lost both of their last two league matches; only once this season have they endured a longer losing streak, losing four in a row from October to November. Kilmarnock’s Scottish Premiership games this season have seen more goals than any other side’s (98 – 35 for, 63 against). Killie last saw 100+ goals in their matches at the split after 33 games in the top-flight in 2005-06 (115 – 59 for, 56 against). Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.