Celtic bounce back from Old Firm derby loss with win over St Mirren
The Hoops extended their lead at the top of the table with a 3-0 home win.
Celtic bounced back from last week's Old Firm derby defeat to Rangers with a routine 3-0 home win over St Mirren.
With their Old Firm rivals being held to a 3-3 draw at Hibernian, Brendan Rodgers' side took advantage of Rangers' slip up to extend their lead at the top of the table to 13 points.
Nicolas Kuhn swept in the opener in the 33rd minute to put the Hoops ahead before Auston Trusty doubled the lead just before the interval.
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Kuhn grabbed his second of the game and 16th this season midway through the second half and the Bhoys held on for a comfortable 3-0 win.
Hamza Igamane’s hat-trick earlier was not enough for Rangers to secure victory as Rocky Bushiri’s late header earned a dramatic 3-3 draw for in-form Hibernian at Easter Road.
Igamane put the visitors 2-0 up inside 20 minutes but Hibs regained their composure and got themselves level with a double from Martin Boyle, the second coming from the penalty spot.
Igamane restored Gers’ lead in the 74th minute before Bushiri popped up with an 83rd-minute equalizer to make it six games in a row unbeaten for David Gray’s side.
Aberdeen’s dismal winless run was extended to 10 matches after they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Motherwell.
Jimmy Thelin’s men fell behind to Ewan Wilson’s first professional goal before suffering a costly 60 seconds just before the interval.
Slobodan Rubezic was sent off after a clash with Tony Watt and straight from the restart Tawanda Maswanhise drilled home to double Motherwell’s advantage.
James Penrice’s 73rd-minute goal gave Hearts a 1-0 win at Dundee United as the visitors won back-to-back league games for the first time this season.
The win also took Hearts eight points clear of bottom side St Johnstone, who suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Dundee.
Simon Murray, Seb Palmer-Houlden and Lyall Cameron all found the target for the visitors inside the first 22 minutes, with Josh McPake pulling a goal back midway through the second half.
George Harmon’s late goal gave Ross County a 1-0 win at Kilmarnock, the third away win in a row for Don Cowie’s side.
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