The big winners from today's second-tier games are Ayr United, even though they did not even play this weekend.

Ayr's match with Inverness CT last night was postponed but Ian McCall's side remain top of the Championship after nearest challengers Ross County and Dundee United both drew.

Partick Thistle have moved off bottom after beating Dunfermline Athletic while Alloa Athletic and Falkirk now occupy the bottom two places after those sides drew.

By drawing with County, Queen of the South edge into the top four while Morton move to within a point of Inverness after drawing with Dundee United.

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Celtic respond to talk of a title challenge by Kilmarnock by annihilating Steve Clarke's side 5-1 to return to the top of the Scottish Premiership.

St Johnstone secure a fourth consecutive away win thanks to two goals within three second-half minutes as Aberdeen's run of four home wins comes to an end.

Hearts ended a run of seven games without a victory with a 1-0 win over Motherwell at Tynecastle.

League One

Brechin City 1-2 Stenhousemuir

Dumbarton 1-1 Airdrieonians

East Fife 3-3 Stranraer

Forfar Athletic 2-3 Arbroath

Montrose 3-2 Raith Rovers

League Two

Annan Athletic 1-2 Edinburgh City

Berwick Rangers 0-5 Peterhead

Cowdenbeath 1-1 Clyde

Elgin City 4-2 Albion Rovers

Queen's Park 1-1 Stirling Albion

Falkirk 2-2 Alloa Athletic

Greenock Morton 1-1 Dundee United

Partick Thistle 2-0 Dunfermline Athletic

Ross County 1-1 Queen of the South

The visitors are pressing for a second as goalkeeper Jacob Marsden uses his feet to repel a shot from Oli Shaw and then has to tip over a rising strike from Vykintas Slivka.

Livingston came from behind to beat St Mirren and return to the Scottish Premiership's top six.

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Hearts deservedly end a run of seven games without a win. Peter Haring's first-half header is the difference between the sides. Motherwell have had plenty of pressure but lacked quality in the final third.

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Two quick-fire second-half goals have given fifth-placed St Johnstone victory over Aberdeen, who fall to seventh in the Premiership.

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Celtic return to the top of the Premiership table after a resounding win over Kilmarnock, who had started the day at the league's summit.

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Postpublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2018

16:46 GMT 8 December 2018

Hamilton 0-1 Hibernian

Another lengthy delay at the Hope Stadium as Tom Taiwo lands awkwardly when making a poorly-timed slide tackle and it looks like he may have dislocated a finger. He's getting oxygen and is in some distress...

BBC Radio Scotland pundit Derek Ferguson informs listeners that he once played on with a dislocated shoulder. They don't breed 'em hard like they used to...

Closing stages in most of today's Scottish games.

Still more than 15 minutes to go at Hamilton v Hibs, however, after that lengthy first-half stoppage.

Jonathan Sutherland
BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park

This game is all over for Kilmarnock, clearly. The only crumb of solace for Kilmarnock after this thrashing is that their upcoming fixtures offer a chance to get things back on track - all four of their games before the winter break come against sides in the bottom half of the table.

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St Mirren's Adam Hammill is still on the pitch, but we have almost just had another goal from the halfway line from a different source. Livi's Keaghan Jacobs nearly capitalises on a poor clearance but his ambitious effort flies just wide.

Aberdeen substitute Niall McGinn tests Zander Clark with a powerful curling free-kick, but the goalkeeper beats it away comfortably.

Hibs are playing with much more urgency now as Florian Kamberi flicks the ball into the path of strike partner Oli Shaw but the 20-year-old can only send a dipping shot straight into the arms of Jacob Marsden.

Sean Clare almost doubles Hearts' lead but his close-range shot hits the side netting after a deft pass by Arnaud Djoum.