Nico Raskin
Rangers take the lead out of the blue after a scrappy start to the second half.
Nico Raskin collects a through ball from fellow midfielder Mohamed Diomande and pokes a drive low past goalkeeper Zach Hemming from just outside the penalty box.
Aberdeen 0-0 Hibernian
Josh Campbell heads Chris Cadden's cross wide. The Hibs midfielder just got his bearings slightly off there.
Hearts 0–1 Dundee
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland at Tynecastle
The next 45 minutes could be crucial for Hearts boss Neil Critchley. The home fans vented their frustrations as the players left the field, letting everyone know how they were feeling.
Tom Sparrow
Wing-back to wing-back!
Dom Thompson battles well on the left-hand side to keep possession before picking out Tom Sparrow with a dinked cross who then knocks the ball in from close range.
Most of the second halves are up and running.
A huge 45 minutes for St Johnstone at Fir Park. It looks like curtains for the Peth side if they can't find a way back.
Hearts 0-1 Dundee
Two Hearts changes and one of them is a surprise. Beni Baningime has stayed inside, despite being one of the only positive performers for the hosts.
Stephen Kingsley and Musa Drammeh come on. Jamie McCart is off too.
HT: St Mirren 1-1 Rangers
Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland in Paisley
I lost count of the amount of times Barry Ferguson turned to his bench exasperated in that first half, whether it was because of a misplaced pass, a defensive mistake or an aimless long ball.
He’s willing his players to show some convincing, consistent form in the league, but Rangers have plenty to do in the second half to deliver that.
HT: Aberdeen 0-0 Hibernian
Tyrone Smith
BBC Scotland at Pittodrie
A first half full of energy and endeavour, but lacking quality in the attacking third.
Perhaps the two sets of players are being inhibited by the high stakes.
For all of that though, I still get a feeling there will be goals in this one.
Image source, SNSAberdeen striker Kevin Nisbet gets a shot away against his former team
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Motherwell turned this game around in the space of one minute.
Michael Wimmer changed shape after going a goal behind and it's certainly worked.
Two quickfire goals from Callum Slattery and Johnny Koutrombis have the hosts in front after Makenzie Kirk gave St Johnstone an early lead.
Saints need a big lift at half-time. Time is running out.
Image source, SNSCallum Slattery levels for Motherwell at Fir Park
A mistake-ridden first-half finishes a goal apiece.
Cyriel Dessers made up for an earlier miss by firing Rangers ahead, but St Mirren deservedly equalised immediately after through captain Mark O'Hara.
Image source, SNSCyriel Dessers opened the scoring in Paisley but Rangers' lead did not last long
Bruce Anderson's back-post header has the hosts ahead at the interval.
Killie probably deserve their half-time lead in what has been a pretty close encounter, low on thrills.
Image source, SNSJeers from the home fans at Tynecastle. After a painful, yet determined, loss at Hampden last week the hosts been toothless.
They've had chances - a few golden ones - but they've been wasteful while looking fragile at the back.
Simon Murray sensed that weakness, profiting on a loose ball in the box to slam home. That said, Frankie Kent really should have stopped it on the line.
A lot of questions for Neil Critchley to answer at half time.
Image source, SNSMotherwell 2-1 St Johnstone
Decent chance for Saints to equalise.
Graham Carey's whipped corner finds goalscorer Josh McPake at the back post but he heads wide.
Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County
Ronan Hales fizzes a strike narrowly wide of the post as County come close to an equaliser.
They're yet to register a shot on target, despite a few promising attacking moves.
Hibernian are still three points ahead of Aberdeen as things stand and they would probably take that just now.
That said, Hibs have probably created the better openings. Aberdeen are yet to really click into gear.
An interesting second half beckons.
Image source, SNSMotherwell 2-1 St Johnstone
Calum Macdonald
BBC Scotland at Fir Park
Since Motherwell have changed their system they've looked much better and the mood around here has really lifted too.
Only minutes ago the home fans were booing. There's a fresh energy around Fir Park and the half-time reception will be very different now.
Image source, SNSHearts 0-1 Dundee
More good work from James Penrice on the left and he slides a low cross to Elton Kabangu.
Unmarked, six yards out, the Hearts striker steers it straight into the keeper's arms.
Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County
Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park
Barely any threat on goal prior to this opener but what price would you put on Bruce Anderson's opener? It's massive for Kilmarnock.
He climbed superbly, perhaps against the odds, to beat a very tight angle and Jordan Amissah in goal.
All of a sudden, the nervousness and frustration around this stadium has lifted.
It's a big challenge now for the visitors, who currently occupy that play-off spot and are now staring a fifth straight defeat in the face.
Image source, SNSKillie players celebrate Anderson's opener
Simon Murray has eight goals in his last eight league games
Dundee boosted their Scottish Premiership survival hopes with a slender but deserved victory over Hearts in what proved to be Neil Critchley's final game in charge of the Tynecastle club.
Simon Murray's goal, his 21st of the season, pushed Dundee up to 10th in the division and two points clear of Ross County, who lost at Kilmarnock.
And it also spelled the end for Critchley after six months in the job, his Hearts side having been jeered from the pitch at both half time and full time.
On the back of a Scottish Cup semi-final loss last weekend, Hearts created some good first-half chances but looked completely toothless.
Dundee had openings themselves, with Ryan Astley and Seb Palmer-Houlden passing up good opportunities before Murray struck.
A cross from the left fell nicely to the striker and he was able to guide the ball into the back of the net, through the legs of Frankie Kent on the line.
Hearts hit a post through a deflected Cammy Devlin effort, and Elton Kabangu put one straight at the goalkeeper from six yards out when he really should have scored.
They did have the ball in the back of the net in stoppage time, when Alan Forrest turned in at the back post. However, Craig Gordon - up from the back - had fouled Trevor Carson in the build up.
Hearts are now goalless in their past four league games and slip to eighth in the league, just five points above 11th-placed County.
Tony Docherty's side had a game plan and executed it to perfection. Absorb the Hearts attack, sting them on the counter.
It almost paid off a few times, before Murray's simple strike.
The striker is the kind of talisman that inspires team-mates. He fights for every ball, noises up fans, and pesters defenders. The kind of player every fan wants.
At the back, the return of Joe Shaughnessy has been heralded and he's been helped by Clark Robertson. Trevor Carson, who has been in and out of the team so often this season, also stood up when it counted.
The old guard are providing Dundee with just the experience they need to steer them to safety.
If any Hearts fans - and Critchley - had forgotten the relegation fears of earlier in the season, they were rudely reminded here.
While their side dominated possession, it was always Dundee who wanted it more.
Some would argue that was surprising, given the fight that Hearts showed at Hampden just seven days ago. That same courage was not apparent this week.
The only creativity came from left-back James Penrice - who was too often forced to stay back because of the lack of protection in front of him.
Kabangu's form, similar to Lawrence Shankland who was missing through injury, has nosedived and the striker should have had a far bigger impact.
The lack of wide options, or quality in wide areas, has been badly exposed and the fact Critchley seemingly did not have the answers must have played into the decision to relive him of his duties.
Blair Spittal and Sander Kartum, deployed wide of Jorge Grant, are more suited to central roles. The only proper wide option on the bench, Alan Forrest, isn't fancied.
Critchley inherited an imbalanced squad. Instead of addressing that in January, he tipped the scales further.
Critchley's final interview as Hearts' head coach
Hearts head coach Neil Critchley: "We must respond to this. We're in a fight and we have to show the right level of fight. I don't think it was lack of effort today. From the halfway line, we lacked quality in our decision making.
"I understand the frustration when we don't score at home and get beat. I'm comfortable with [the expectation]. I believe that I'm the man to get us out of this situation and move the club forward in the future."
Dundee manager Tony Docherty: "Huge credit to the players, I'm absolutely delighted with the endeavour they showed, the intelligence and work rate they showed. You saw a team with a real team ethic there.
"We executed that game plan to the letter and I couldn't be more proud of them, putting in that level of performance. It's been a tough two weeks, we let our standards drop against Hibs."
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 102 | 22 | 80 | 84 |
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| 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 37 | 33 | 67 |
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| 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 53 |
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| 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 53 |
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| 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 50 |
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| 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 56 | -9 | 42 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 42 |
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| 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 40 |
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| 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 38 |
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| 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 71 | -20 | 37 |
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| 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 35 |
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| 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 61 | -26 | 29 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 97 | 22 | 75 | 81 |
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| 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 35 | 33 | 66 |
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| 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 53 |
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| 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 50 |
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| 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 50 |
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| 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 41 |
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| 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 40 |
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| 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 39 |
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| 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 58 | -20 | 35 |
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| 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 56 | -23 | 35 |
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| 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 71 | -21 | 34 |
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| 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 29 |
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Manager: Neil Critchley
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Tony Docherty
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Neil Critchley
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Tony Docherty
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
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Heart of Midlothian have won each of their last three Scottish Premiership home games against Dundee, last winning more in a row on home soil against them in the top-flight from September 1999 to November 2001 (6).
Dundee have lost five of their last six league meetings with Hearts, winning the other 3-1 in August this season.
Heart of Midlothian have failed to score in each of their last three league games despite attempting 34 shots (11 on target) worth 3.35 expected goals. Hearts last went four without scoring in the Scottish Premiership in November 2018.
Only Kilmarnock have kept fewer clean sheets (0) and conceded more goals (41) away from home in the Scottish Premiership this season than Dundee (1 clean sheet, 35 goals conceded), who have shipped 2+ goals in each of their last five on the road (17 in total).
Dundee’s games in the Scottish Premiership this season have seen more goals (121 – 50 for, 71 against) than any other side’s, while only Dundee United’s (81) have had fewer than Hearts’ (87 – 43 for, 44 against).
