St Mirren thrashed Dundee United 5-1 at Tannadice in one of the three early kick-offs in the Scottish Premiership. Jamie McGrath converted two penalties and Joe Shaughnessy, Dylan Connolly and Kristian Dennis were all on target for the Buddies.
Motherwell came from behind to beat Ross County 2-1 in Dingwall, with goals from Devante Cole and Bevis Mugabi after Oli Shaw had opened the scoring. It finished 0-0 between St Johnstone and Aberdeen at McDiarmid Park in the third of the 6.00pm kick-offs.
In the later games, leaders Rangers won 1-0 against Hibernian at Easter Road thanks to a second-half goal from Alfredo Morelos. Steven Gerrard’s men stay 23 points clear of Celtic, who beat Hamilton Accies 2-0 with goals from Leigh Griffiths and Odsonne Edouard.
Late goals from Jaze Kabia and Scott Pittman earned Livingston a 2-0 home win over Kilmarnock as David Martindale’s team extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches.
In the Scottish Championship, it finished 2-2 between Morton and Inverness CT at Cappielow. Cammy Blues earned the home side a point with a 66th-minute equaliser.
