LOTS of talking points and goals to enjoy on Sportscene later.
You can catch that on BBC Scotland at 19:15.
Tomorrow, we have Falkirk v Rangers at noon. Can Danny Roh's side make it a clean sweep for the top three?
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FT: Dundee United 3-2 Livingston
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin told BBC Scotland: "I think we probably stole the points in the end. First half , we were relatively comfortable and Livingston didn’t really carry any threat. We were on top in the game and had one or two half-chances and Will Ferry scores a really good goal.
"I was relaxed and didn’t see the start to the second half coming. Two really poor goals from our point of view.
"We gave ourselves a mountain to climb. Credit to the players, I suppose, they showed character in the dying moments to get the equaliser and then a rash tackle allows Zac Sapsford to win it with the last kick of the ball.
"The character is the main thing I’m pleased with but I’m really frustrated with the goals we’ve conceded. It’s happened far too many times this season. I sound like a broken record because I seem to talk about it every week.
"We know that’s a weakness and an area we need to strengthen in the summer. But going forwards we carry an attacking threat.
"It wasn’t pretty but five goals entertains the fans, it’s three points and we remain in seventh."
Image source, SNSFT: 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."
Image source, SNSFT: Kilmarnock 2-2 Dundee
Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann has weighed in on the extended wait for the Dundee penalty decision in today's draw at Rugby Park.
"It was chaos," McCann 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."
Image source, SNSFT: 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."
Image source, SNSFT: 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."
Image source, SNSFT: 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 McInnes.
"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."
Image source, SNSFT: 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."
Image source, SNSFT: 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.
Image source, SNSFT: 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."
Image source, SNSBrora 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.
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.
United's season has been pockmarked by inconsistency, so Jim Goodwin will have been delighted to see them win a third Premiership home game in a row for the first time since October 2021.
Result aside, the game seemed to underline United's failings. After Ferry's opener, there was plenty possession but a lack of chances. They nearly paid the price.
Goodwin spoke beforehand about his frustration at goals conceded and he would have been furious to see Iovu dispossessed so easily and Smith left alone in the middle of the area for the opener. The second goal wasn't much better.
On the plus side, even though there was a lack of invention, there was no shortage of effort.
For Livingston, this felt like a last faint chance of survival falling away. A handful of draws had kept them in touch but a win was needed with time running out.
Despite having tasted victory just once in their last 32 games, there was an energy and belief when they drew level and taking the lead gave an opportunity to build momentum going into a run of games against sides in the bottom half.
Instead, conceding from a set piece and then a mistake leaves the club staring at the inevitable. These final five games will be their last in the Premiership for a while.
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin told BBC Scotland: "I think we probably stole the points in the end.
"First half , we were relatively comfortable and Livingston didn't really carry any threat. We were on top in the game and had one or two half-chances and Will Ferry scores a really good goal.
"I was relaxed and didn't see the start to the second half coming. Two really poor goals from our point of view.
"We gave ourselves a mountain to climb. Credit to the players, I suppose, they showed character in the dying moments to get the equaliser and then a rash tackle allows Zac Sapsford to win it with the last kick of the ball.
"The character is the main thing I'm pleased with but I'm really frustrated with the goals we've conceded. It's happened far too many times this season. I sound like a broken record because I seem to talk about it every week.
"We know that's a weakness and an area we need to strengthen in the summer. But going forwards we carry an attacking threat.
"It wasn't pretty but five goals entertains the fans, it's three points and we remain in seventh."
Livingston manager Marvin Bartley told the club's social media account:
"It's a really tough one, especially with the manner of the goals we conceded today. It's difficult to take.
"I don't think Dundee United had to do too much today to score other than be a little bit stronger and a little bit more aggressive to get to the ball.
"Some stern words were said at half time and some tactical changes and I was happy with their reaction but if you concede three goals away from home it's almost impossible to get anything out of games.
"I felt the boys gave an awful lot today. They're hurting and the staff are as well, it's a hard one to take."
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).
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 70 |
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| 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 24 | 67 |
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| 32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 60 | 28 | 32 | 66 |
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| 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 54 |
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| 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 51 |
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| 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 46 |
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| 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 40 |
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| 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 33 |
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| 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 53 | -19 | 33 |
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| 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 48 | -21 | 30 |
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| 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 65 | -28 | 28 |
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| 33 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 66 | -31 | 16 |
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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
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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).
