Daizen Maeda's powerful header is all that separates the sides at the break, with Dundee coming close to an equaliser when Simon Murray fired an effort off the crossbar just before the half time whistle.

Celtic with a deserved lead, but Steven Pressley's side are still in this.

As it stands, the champions are level on points with league leaders Hearts.

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Aberdeen have had the better of things at Pittodrie, but haven't found a way to goal, with Topi Keskinen hitting the post and Kevin Nisbet badly missing a free header.

At the other end, St Mirren thought they had opened the scoring through Scott Tanser, but it was disallowed for a soft foul on home goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov.

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So close to a Dundee equaliser!

Simon Murray gets the better of Liam Scales as the Celtic defender attempts to head clear. The Dundee striker pounces on the loose ball and fires his shot against the crossbar.

Kasper Schmeichel denies Cameron Congreve's rebounded effort - but it's flagged offside anyway.

For the first time in nine matches United took the lead and they had chances for a second after Zac Sapsford's brilliant solo goal, but a rocket from Jayden Meghoma restored parity.

It has been mostly Rangers and they have looked far better offensively than defensively. When it works at one end, it doesn't at the other.

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Some billed this one as game of the night. Not on this showing, it isn't.

After the first 45 minutes, neither side has managed a shot on target, although both should have. Alfredo Agyeman put two by the post for Falkirk, while Motherwell's marauding left-back Emmanuel Longelo cracked the near post following a driving run.

Both teams made a glut of changes coming into this one, and if we're being honest it's showing so far.

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A half that won't live long in the memory at Tynecastle.

Hearts are really struggling to create any serious danger despite having 70% of the ball and putting 23 crosses into the Kilmarnock box.

The struggling visitors have had a couple of attacking moments but it's mostly been a defensive job from them.

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Fraser Taylor lashes a left-foot shot high and wide for St Mirren after Topi Keskinen gives the ball away cheaply.

Now Celtic are forced into a change as Kieran Tierney takes over from Marcelo Saracchi, who has taken a bang to the head.

A break in play as Clark Robertson receives treatment. The Dundee defender looks to have pulled up with a hamstring issue.

He can't go on and Ryan Astley is his replacement.

Should be a fair few minutes added on to this first half.

Aberdeen striker Kevin Nisbet has just put a free header inexplicably wide.

Not a little bit wide either, it's on its way out for a throw-in before St Mirren clear.

Moments later, Stuart Armstrong's low shot is tipped round the post by Shamal George.

Hearts-in-mouth stuff in the Hearts defence as Greg Kiltie catches out a sleepy backline before forcing Alexander Schwolow into a sharp stop.

James Brown then fails to get the close-range rebound on target.

Scott Tanser fires the ball into the Aberdeen net after some very weak goalkeeping from Dimitar Mitov.

Referee Steven McLean then gives a foul on Mitov and VAR opt not to intervene.

Soft.

A rare Kilmarnock attack ends in a shot on target as Tyreece John-Jules spins and strikes straight at Alexander Schwolow from the edge of the box.

Amar Fatah picks up in space again. He shifts onto his right, getting rid of Nasser Djiga, and puts the ball straight at Jack Butland.

He's got to do better there. Centre of the goal, edge of the box, no defender near him.

Oh what a goal that would have been.

Emmanuel Longelo gathers an over-hit cross for Motherwell. He absolutely does Connor Allan as he ghosts by the Falkirk defender with ease, shifts the ball on to his left, and canons a shot off the near post.

Motherwell starting to take hold of this game.

United threaten on the break and they're three-on-two...

Amar Fatah has it, and he opens up the body to spray it to the unmarked Zac Sapsford, but can only pick out Emmanuel Fernandez - the only Rangers defender over there.

Fatah is having a bit of a stinker.

Topi Keskinen pounces on a weak header back towards his own goal from St Mirren defender Miguel Freckleton, but can't quite get it out of his feet to get a shot off.

Kevin Nisbet follows it up, but his shot is blocked behind for a corner.

Yang Hyun-Jun is denied again by Dundee goalkeeper Jon McCracken at the front post. The South Korea forward continues to look a threat from that inside left position.

Pierre Landry Kabore has been Hearts' biggest threat and he is on the stretch to meet a cross between the posts.

It's a tough one to take but he should probably do better.

A first shot for Kilmarnock after half an hour and it's an ambitious one as Brad Lyons skies over from long range.