Tawanda Maswanhise struck twice to keep Motherwell snapping at the heels of Celtic with a 2-0 victory at the basement club, Livingston. The Zimbabwe international opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a looping header and as the half-hour mark approached he curled home a second. Elijah Just hit the woodwork and Maswanhise could have scored a third in a match dominated by the visitors.
Livingston’s problems mounted with news that 11th-placed Kilmarnock had crushed Aberdeen 3-0 at Rugby Park to move six points clear of the bottom. A glancing header by Brad Lyons and a well-taken finish by Bruce Anderson, scored in quick succession, propelled Kilmarnock into an early lead. The Dons’ problems mounted when their captain, Graeme Shinnie, was shown a straight red card for a high challenge and Tyreece John-Jules added the third soon after.
St Mirren and Dundee fought out a goalless draw at Love Street.
On Saturday night, Heartsthe leaders, are in action at Dundee Unitedlooking to build on their four-point advantage over Rangers. On Sunday, the Old Firm are in action after Thursday night’s Europa League endeavours. Rangers kick off first, at Hibernianwhile Celtic are at home to Falkirk.
