There's still plenty of time, but there's no hat-trick for Theo Bair just yet.

Shane Blaney's header bounces off the forward's calf and rolls beyond a helpless Shamal George, though the flag is up and the goal is rightly ruled out.

Jane Lewis
BBC Scotland at Rugby Park

That Dundee goal sent the away fans into sheer delight.

It was a terrific finish from Luke McCowan and the travelling support are showing their pleasure by singing and clapping their way through this one now.

Certainly nosier than the Killie support at the moment.

Penalty shout for the Dons as James McGarry goes down in the box when Aberdeen are two-on-two.

It looked a little soft, there wasn't much contact. Grant Irvine isn't interested.

Brad Lyons is going to be unable to continue.

The midfielder hits the deck for the second time in a few minutes and trudges off with heads bowed.

Rory McKenzie is the replacement.

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15:43 GMT 30 December 2023

Motherwell 3-1 Livingston

Mikey Devlin goes in the book after crashing into the back of Mika Biereth - who takes his time getting back on his feet.

Words exchanged between players on both teams in the aftermath, but any sign of trouble is quickly quashed by the officials.

A nice bit of build-up play from Hearts after enduring some pressure from the visitors.

The ball ends up with Lawrence Shankland and he tries a shot from the edge of the box but totally mis-hits it and it slices wide of the post.

Aberdeen have enjoyed the better of the last five minutes and they've brought two good saves out of Zach Hemming.

The St Mirren keeper will be key if they're to keep the Dons at bay.

Craig Halkett does really well to slide across and block the shot from Jordan White.

Yan Dhanda takes the resulting County corner and finds the head of Ryan Leak who just can't keep it down.

Stephen Craigan
Former Motherwell captain on BBC Sportsound

Motherwell have been very aggressive and on the front foot.

I think that midweek call-off has done them a world of good and the players are now re-energised.

Livi did have a game and have looked sluggish. Now it's a test for Motherwell to see how they handle this.

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Aberdeen are pressing for an equaliser.

A corner results in a stramash in the St Mirren area and Duk isn't far from lashing in from about three yards out.

The ball then breaks for Bojan Miovski on the right of the box and he hits with his left, but it's curled wide.

Nicky Devlin is the first name into Grant Irvine's book - and he could have been down for a red.

He lunges into a challenge on Mikael Mandron and catches the striker on the ankle.

No VAR check, just yellow. Is he a bit lucky there?

Meanwhile, the boos ring around Pittodrie. The home fans aren't happy with the opening 25 minutes.

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Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee

Sore one for Joe Wright.

The Kilmarnock defender has nothing but eyes for the ball and leaps into a header, landing awkwardly on the Rugby Park turf.

Moments later, Matty Kennedy receives the first booking of the game for a sliding challenge. He argues with the referee, but the winger will have to be wary now.

So many chances for Ross County but they can't find the back of the net.

Simon Murray has the initial shot but Zander Clark gets down to save.

Yan Dhanda picks up the ball on the edge of the box to tee up Josh Sims but Clark gets down to save again.

Scott Tiffoney is buzzing about in typical fashion, winning his side a pair of corners.

The latter of the two was thundered over by Jordan McGhee as Dundee look to grow into the game.