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Scottish Premiership roundup: Motherwell beat Hearts to remain third

In the Scottish Premiership, Motherwell beat Hearts 1-0 at Tynecastle to stay third, while Partick Thistle and Ross County battle to a 3-3 draw.

Motherwell remain third in the Scottish Premiership table despite beating Hearts 1-0 at Tynecastle.

The hosts took the lead midway through the first half, courtesy of John Sutton, who crept in behind the Hearts defence to evade goalkeeper Jamie Macdonald and score.

Hearts improved in the second half, with Ryan Stevenson's cross hitting the woodwork, but Motherwell hung on for the win.

Aberdeen's 1-0 defeat of Hibernian on Friday, however, meant the Dons would remain in second place behind Celtic instead of the Steelmen. Hearts remain bottom, 20 points adrift at the foot of the table.

Elsewhere, Partick Thistle and Ross County battled to an emphatic 3-3 draw at the Firhill Stadium.

Filip Kiss scored twice on his debut as County hit back from two goals down. The Slovak, on loan from Cardiff City, fired the Highlanders ahead, but a double from Lyle Taylor put the hosts in front before the interval.

Steven Lawless increased the Jags' advantage, only for Ben Gordon to reply. Kiss then grabbed his second goal on 76 minutes and the visitors held on for a share of the spoils after Stuart Kettlewell's red card.

Meanwhile, St Johnstone crept back into the top six of the Scottish Premiership with a 2-0 home win against St Mirren.

Results in full: Hearts 0-1 Motherwell, Partick Thistle 3-3 Ross County, St Johnstone 2-0 St Mirren

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers220078255381
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock20114438652
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
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1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718


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