GOAL Kilmarnock 2-0 Rangerspublished at 20:15 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
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Brad Lyons
Wow, wow, wow... What a wonderful finish!
Brad Lyons intercepts a terrible touch from Nico Raskin just outside the penalty box and the Killie captain blasts a simply sensational strike beyond Jack Butland.
Goals galore?published at 20:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
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Dundee United 1-1 Hibernian
Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland at Tannadice
Two goals inside the first 18 minutes. Shall I jinx it? No danger that's the end of the scoring.
Home gaffer Jim Goodwin will be raging that Hibs scored from a simple corner routine. They reacted well to going behind though. This could be a cracker here.
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Mykola Kuharevich celebrates his equaliser for Hibs
GOAL Kilmarnock 1-0 Rangerspublished at 20:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
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Joe Wright
Completely unmarked at the back post from a corner, the big defender leaves Rangers counterpart Robin Propper on his backside as he heads home from about seven yards.
Rangers found wanting from a set piece once again.
GOAL Dundee United 1-1 Hibernianpublished at 20:07 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
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Mykola Kuharevich
A Nicky Cadden special. It's a wonderful corner delivered to the back post from the Hibs wing-back, and Kuharevich is well placed to nod down into the corner.
Emmanuel Adegboyega lost his man there, and goalkeeper Jack Walton arguably could have done better as well.
Oustanding stop from Amissahpublished at 20:04 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
20:04 GMT 26 February
St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County
Tyrone Smith BBC Scotland at McDiarmid Park
If the fans at McDiarmid Park see nothing else of note, that save by County keeper Jordan Amissah to deny Stephen Duke-McKenna was worth the admission money alone.
A lot has been made about County's recent form - the role Amissah has played shouldn't be overlooked.
He has been very assured between the sticks since arriving at the Staggies.
Perfect start for Unitedpublished at 20:03 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
20:03 GMT 26 February
Dundee United 1-0 Hibernian
Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland at Tannadice
That's defender Ross Graham's fourth goal of the season, and gives Dundee United exactly the start they were looking for. The big home crowd is loving life at the minute and has raised the decibel level accordingly. Hibs trying to respond quickly.
Postpublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
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Dundee United 0-1 Hibernian
Hibs are pushing for a quick equaliser. A ball is swung into the United box and Mykola Kuharevich gets up well, but he plants his header straight at goalkeeper Jack Walton.
GREAT SAVE!published at 19:59 Greenwich Mean Time 26 February
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St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County
It's been a decent start for St Johnstone.
A Noah Chilvers foul on Sam Curtis wins a free-kick for the hosts about 25 yards from goal. The delivery from Stephen Duke McKenna forces Jordan Amissah into a cracking save.
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).