The game of the night in the top flight came at Pittodrie where Celtic ran up a two-goal lead in the first half before Aberdeen mounted a surprise comeback after the interval through goals from Christian Ramirez and Lewis Ferguson. Yet, it didn’t last long with Jota restoring the away side’s lead in what is a big three points in the title race with Rangers running out comfortable 2-0 winners at Ibrox against Hibs.
Shaun Maloney’s men have now dropped to seventh with the Dons in ninth due to wins from Dundee United and St Mirren, plus Livingston drawing at Ross County. Tony Watt grabbed his first goal for United against former club Motherwell with just six points separating fourth and tenth.
Hearts maintain a ten-point lead in third but were booed off as they fell defeat to Dundee who were bottom of the table but a spirited second-half display to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win lifted them into 11th with St Johnstone going down at St Mirren. There are now two points in it at the bottom.
The Championship can best be described as frantic. Ayr United recorded a surprise win at rivals Kilmarnock with an 80th minute goal, top of the table Arbroath rescued a point with a stoppage time penalty in a 2-2 draw with Hamilton and Kirk Broadfoot grabbed a 94th-minute equaliser for Inverness CT against Partick Thistle.
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9. Hearts boss 'very, very disappointed'
Hearts boss Robbie Neilson admitted he was “very, very disappointed” with his team in their 2-1 loss at home to Dundee. The third-place side were booed off after losing a first-half lead. Neilson bemoaned the defensive display. He said: “We’ve had a brilliant defensive record recently. But at this moment in time we’ve not and we need to get back to that. We’re maybe not taking the chances we should. But at our end of the park we should be miles better.” (The Scotsman) Photo: Paul Devlin - SNS Group