St Johnstone kept alive their slim hopes of making the top six with a 1-0 victory over Hamilton Accies at McDiarmid Park on Wednesday night.
Tommy Wright's side moved above Motherwell and into seventh place in the Ladbrokes Premiership, five points behind Hearts with two games to play before the split.
The only goal came in the opening minutes when Scott McMann turned the ball into his own net to settle this rearranged fixture in Saints’ favour.