Postpublished at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
20:57 GMT 26 February
St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County
A lovely corner is fired in by Noah Chilvers and Elijah Campbell does well to get his head to it but he fires the ball straight at Andy Fisher in the home goal.
Postpublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
20:53 GMT 26 February
Dundee United 1-1 Hibernian
The ball almost breaks in the box for United midfielder Allan Campbell, but Lewis Miller does really well to gets his body between ball and man to mop up for Hibs.
Postpublished at 20:52 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
20:52 GMT 26 February
Hearts 0-1 St Mirren
St Mirren may be leading but the visitors make a couple of changes, with Toyosi Olusanya on for Jonah Ayunga, while Elvis Bwomono replaces Ryan Alebiosu at right wing-back.
St Mirren good value for leadpublished at 20:42 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
20:42 GMT 26 February
HT: Hearts 0-1 St Mirren
Brian McLauchlin BBC Scotland at Tynecastle
There was a fair slice of good fortune for the St Mirren goal but it’s fair to say their all-round play has been excellent.
Richard Taylor and Alex Gogic have been outstanding in snuffing out any opportunities coming the way of the home side, while O’Hara and Phillips are in control in midfield.
Neil Critchley will have some tough talking to do at the break and I would not be surprised if he turns to the bench.
Motherwell impressivepublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
20:41 GMT 26 February
HT: Motherwell 1-0 Dundee
Jane Lewis BBC Sport Scotland at Fir Park
Motherwell have been really impressive, playing with a high level of intensity and pressing constantly. The home fans are lapping it up, up on their feet applauding their players going off at half time.
Dundee haven't been allowed to get into this match and Tony Docherty will no doubt be addressing that in the dressing room right now. He might have to make some changes to shape and personnel if his side are to get back into this one.
Amissah frustrating Saintspublished at 20:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
20:39 GMT 26 February
HT: St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County
Tyrone Smith BBC Scotland at McDiarmid Park
St Johnstone have had a the better of a competitive first half.
Chances have been at the a premium, but Saints have had the few there have been and would be in front had it not been for an inspired showing by County keeper Jordan Amissah.
St Johnstone's Scottish Premiership survival hopes were give a significant boost after a deserved 1-0 victory over Ross County.
Makenzie Kirk's close-range finish, smashing in after a Stephen Duke-McKenna effort was parried by Jordan Amissah, moves Simo Valakari's side to within three points of second bottom Dundee with 10 games of the season to play.
County travelled to Perth with a record of four wins from their previous five away league games, but it was the hosts who had the better of a competitive first half.
St Johnstone created several good goalscoring opportunities but were foiled on each occasion by an inspired Jordan Amissah in the County goal.
Amissah produced a wonderful diving save to tip a Stephen Duke-McKenna free-kick around a post early on.
And he bettered that stop as the interval approached, showing great reactions to somehow keep a Sam Curtis diving header out.
The keeper was also called into action to deny Kirk and Jonathan Svedberg.
County made a better start to the second with Connor Randall fizzing a shot just wide before Elijah Campbell headed straight at Andy Fisher from a couple of yards.
Kirk's goal ended that momentum and St Johnstone almost doubled their advantage, when Duke-McKenna fired just wide.
At the other end Fisher got down well to hold a Nohan Kenneh shot as St Johnstone saw the game out to secure a crucial three points.
St Johnstone survival hopes boosted
This feels like a big few days for St Johnstone in terms of their hopes of avoiding automatic relegation.
A healthy haul of points from their home date with County, and their massive trip to face second bottom Dundee, appeared a pre-requisite with regards to their aim of trying to dodge the dreaded drop. And they have achieved the first part of that.
After back-to-back defeats, the victory over County will have everybody at McDiarmid Park feeling a bit better about themselves.
Valakari's side remain bottom of the table and they still have plenty of work to do, but if they can back this victory up with another at Dens Park on Sunday, the Perth side will definitely believe they can pull off a relegation great escape.
County must tread carefully
This result is a reminder to County that they still have work to do in order to keep themselves clear of trouble.
Their form of late – particularly away from home – has been excellent, and has rightly had fans dreaming of the top six.
For all of that, though, they remain worryingly close to the relegation play-off spot.
You do get a sense they will be fine, and they have shown enough in recent times to suggest that they have enough quality to banish any concerns.
But until they have the points in the bag to ensure that is the case, County will have to tread carefully over the next few weeks.
What they said
St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari: "It was a big win. This match was our most must-win game for our hopes for the rest of the season.
"I'm most happy with how the players performed in this high-pressure game.
"We kept our heads, we were well-balanced in transition and defended when we needed to. To win the game in this circumstances, I'm very happy."
Ross County manager Don Cowie: "I'm really disappointed on the back of two really good performances and victories. We got what we deserved out of the match.
"St Johnstone winning gives them momentum - it narrows the gap but we're not going to get caught up on one result, one performance.
"We're really disappointed and frustrated but we've only got a couple of days before another really important game so we need to get back to what we've done."
St. Johnstone are unbeaten in five league meetings with Ross County, winning three of those (D2), which is as many as their previous 18 games against the Staggies in the Scottish Premiership beforehand (W3 D10 L5).
Ross County lost 3-0 away to St. Johnstone in October of this season, but have never suffered successive away defeats to the Saints in the top-flight before.
St. Johnstone have won just one of their last nine midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) games in the Scottish Premiership (D4 L4), a 2-0 win at Aberdeen in February 2024.
Ross County have won four of their last five away league games (L1), as many as their previous 41 beforehand (W4 D11 L26).
St. Johnstone’s Nicky Clark has scored nine goals against Ross County in the Scottish Premiership, the joint-most any player has against the Staggies in the top-flight (Kris Boyd also 9).