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.
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 controversial 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.
Both managers were critical of the incident - and how it was handled - with Dundee's Steven Pressley saying the "six or seven minute wait" was "simply not good enough" and Neil McCann calling it "chaos".
Wright's first goal since re-joining Dundee had drawn the visitors level a second time in a compelling contest after Joe Hugill and Michael Schjonning-Larsen netted either side of Simon Murray's header.
The draw means Kilmarnock are two points off St Mirren and five below Dundee and Aberdeen.
And with Livingston 12 points adrift with five to play, it seems to be a four-way fight to avoid the two-legged Premiership play-off final against a Championship side.
With the match already four minutes into added time, Charlie Reilly crossed from Dundee's right, and Wright went down with Brandon in close proximity.
Referee Ross Hardie pointed to the spot and booked the Kilmarnock defender.
VAR had to establish whether Wright was onside and took around nine minutes to do so, with Hardie going over to the monitor towards the end of that time.
McCann later indicated there were technical issues with VAR and that the officials "couldn't calibrate the machine" to draw the lines and "had to support the on-field decision".
So, penalty Dundee. But Westley could not get the better of Roos.
"It was chaos," McCann said. "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."
Dundee manager Steven Pressley said he does not blame the officials but rather that the technology is not fit for purpose.
"The reality is that our technology in this country isn't up to speed," he said. "As a result, you get difficult situations like we did at the end of the game.
Asked how the situation could be improved, Pressley replied: "With better technology, it's as simple as that - investment in better technology."
McCann and Pressley on VAR 'chaos'
The late, late controversy dominated the discussions but even with the missed penalty, it was probably a better point for Dundee than Kilmarnock.
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.
That goal ultimately denied Kilmarnock a third straight win at home and fifth overall since McCann's January arrival. They will have just two more after the split.
Dundee, on the other hand, will have three games at Dens Park, including visits from St Mirren and Aberdeen.
"The goal of this season is to survive. It's still in our own hands," Pressley said.
Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann: "I'm probably a bit disappointed we've not got three points. 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 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).
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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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Formation:4 - 4 - 2
Manager:Steven Pressley
Formation:4 - 1 - 4 - 1
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Formation:4 - 4 - 2
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Formation:4 - 1 - 4 - 1
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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).
