Hearts came from behind to beat Aberdeen 2-1 at Tynecastle in the Ladbrokes Premiership and move to within two points of the fourth-placed Dons. Kilmarnock are up to third in the table after thumping Hamilton Accies 5-0 at Rugby Park while Motherwell saw off St Johnstone 3-0 at Fir Park. St Mirren came from behind to beat Dundee 2-1 in Paisley and move off the at the expense of the Dark Blues. Leaders Celtic host Rangers on Sunday, live on Sky Sports at 12 noon.
It was a bad day for the leading sides in the Ladbrokes Championship as Ross County went down 1-0 at bottom club Alloa Athletic and Dundee United lost 2-1 to struggling Queen of the South at Tannadice. Partick Thistle are out of the relegation zone after winning 3-0 away to Morton while Inverness CT and Falkirk drew 0-0 in the Highland capital.
Leaders Arbroath could have clinched the Ladbrokes League 1 title if results went their way but they lost 2-1 to local rivals Forfar Athletic at Station Park and Raith Rovers trimmed the gap to 10 points by beating East Fife 2-1 at Bayview with two late goals. Montrose moved to within three points of the play-offs by seeing off Stranraer 3-1 at Links Park and Airdrieonians racked up a 3-0 win at Brechin City to keep alive their play-off hopes. The bottom four are separated by just three points following Stenhousemuir’s 2-1 success at Dumbarton.
It’s as you were in Ladbrokes League 2 after the top four all won on Saturday. Peterhead remain five points clear following their 2-1 home victory over Cowdenbeath while second-placed Edinburgh City beat bottom club Berwick Rangers 2-0 at Shielfield. Clyde, in third, were 1-0 winners away to Albion Rovers and Annan Athletic defeated Elgin City by the same score at Borough Briggs. Queen’s Park and Stirling Albion drew 0-0 at Hampden.
