Falkirk 0-0 Aberdeen
Gully Singh
BBC Sport Scotland at Falkirk Stadium
It's been an abject display by Jimmy Thelin's side and the travelling support are calling for their players to deliver more, with plenty folded-arms in the stands given what they've had to endure.
Falkirk could easily be two up here.
Motherwell 1-0 St Mirren
There's a tangle between St Mirren's Dan Nlundulu and Jayden Richardson inside the Motherwell box and neither can manage a shot to trouble goalkeeper Calum Ward.
Falkirk 0-0 Aberdeen
Another decent chance for Falkirk.
A loose ball following a corner bounces nicely to Calvin Miller, but the wing-back blazes over.
Should at least hit the target.
Bradley Whyte
Hearts 1-0 Livingston
Hearts really should be out of sight.
Lawrence Shankland crosses for Claudio Braga and his strike partner finds the side of the net.
Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian
Tremendous play from Kilmarnock left-back Dominic Thompson as he skilfully evades challenges and gets into an advanced position.
His cross is cut out, however, and Hibs are soon back on the attack themselves.
A ball is flicked up and there are claims for handball just inside the box, but play rages on.
The sequence ends with Hibs' Elie Youan playing a neat one-two with Jamie McGrath and firing wide.
Hearts 1-0 Livingston
Tomas Magnusson is presented with another great chance after a super run and cut back from Jordi Altena.
Livingston get bodies in the midfielder's may to block the shot.
Motherwell 1-0 St Mirren
Amy Canavan
BBC Sport Scotland at Fir Park
Few things could make Motherwell happier following Tuesday's win, but the return of the terrific Tawanda Maswanhise was always going to be one of them.
It's a stunning ball from Elijah Just, but the Zimbabwe forward is taking all the plaudits for the cool finish.
Welcome home...
Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian
Chris Cadden is on for Hibs, taking over from Kanayo Megwa at right-back.
Kilmarnock also seem to be making a change with activity in their technical area.
Falkirk 0-0 Aberdeen
That'll be that for Adil Aouchiche, who took a sore one a few minutes ago. Sivert Heltne Nilsen is on in his place in Aberdeen's midfield.
Not like for like, that swap.
Matthew Aitken
Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian
No snow to contend with at Rugby Park, but the sun has caused a few problems.
Image source, SNSHibs head coach David Gray has had to shield his eyes
Tawanda Maswanhise
Welcome back Tawanda Maswanhise!
You've got to say that's been coming.
Elijah Just plays a wonderful ball into the St Mirren half, Maswanhise latches on and the forward sends his strike through the legs of goalkeeper Shamal George and into the back of the net.
The Zimbabwe forward is building on his Africa Cup of Nations performances.
Dundee United 0-0 Dundee
Pan Camara - back in the United side - lets fly with an ambitious volley from range.
It's dipping for the midfielder, but not enough.
Motherwell 0-0 St Mirren
That's a wonderful ball from Tawanda Maswanhise as he feeds Elijah Just.
But the midfielder takes an extra touch and the St Mirren defender is back in the way by the time Just sets himself.
Jake Sutherland
Kilmarnock 0-1 Hibernian
Better from Kilmarnock, getting much closer to their opponents and winning the ball higher up the park.
All they need is that incisive pass from someone like David Watson to really give them some momentum.
Image source, SNSHearts 1-0 Livingston
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland at Tynecastle
Livingston boss David Martindale was furious with his keeper, Jerome Prior, for not catching the ball from the initial corner that led to the goal.
I wouldn’t like to be in his boots for the half-time chat!
Falkirk 0-0 Aberdeen
Aberdeen get their first shot away. It's an intricate free-kick move that ends in midfielder Jesper Karlsson walloping the ball over the bar.
A sign of life.
Hearts 1-0 Livingston
Livingston move forward and it breaks to Tete Yengi in the box, the striker turns his man, but he fires into the side of the net.
Elliot Watt's sensational second-half strike ensured victory for Motherwell against St Mirren
At a glance
Tawanda Maswanhise opens scoring on his return from Afcon with ninth league goal for Motherwell
Elliot Watt smashes superb second after the break as Steelmen back up Celtic victory
Well, in fourth, remain within two points off Celtic and Rangers in the Scottish Premiership while St Mirren stay 10th
High-flying Motherwell sit two points behind Celtic and Rangers in the Scottish Premiership after a comfortable win against struggling St Mirren.
Having dismantled Wilfried Nancy's flailing Celtic side at Fir Park on Tuesday, the question was could Jens Berthel Askou's impressive group back it up with victory against Saints, who beat them in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final.
The answer was a convincing yes.
The magnificent Tawanda Maswanhise picked up from where he left off before the Africa Cup of Nations, netting his ninth league goal of the season on his return for Motherwell.
Though he was at the heart of the celebrations, it was Elijah Just's superb threaded, defence-splitting pass which set-up the deserved first-half finish.
It took the hosts - who have played a game more than the Old Firm - a bit of time to get to the levels which garnered so much praise against the reigning champions, but once ahead, they never looked back.
A dominant second-half showing was rubber-stamped by Elliot Watt's wonderful strike just outside the box after a frantic phase in the area.
Stephen Robinson had asked his side pre-match to find the clinical edge which had evaded - and cost - them in recent weeks, but other than Dan Nlundulu's early effort, the Buddies, who remain in 10th but now four points off Dundee following their derby win, could not break trouble the terrific Motherwell defence.
What a time for those in claret and amber.
The conversation around where Tuesday's win ranks in all-time performances is far from over, though many can agree it's certainly up there.
This one will not live quite as long in the memory, but it could prove to be a pivotal result in what is promising to be a special season.
The only blip in an otherwise fairly blemish-free season was that League Cup semi-final defeat by St Mirren. What felt an opportunity missed at the time would have been compounded further when the Saints strolled the final to scoop up silverware against Celtic.
There was to be no such blip today from a side who are a joy to watch.
From top to bottom, a strong case could be made for every player being the best of the bunch so it seems unfair to single any player or two out, but goalscorer Watt and Just were sensational against St Mirren.
Watt has three goals and an assist in his last four home league games, while Just has assisted four to go with some tremendous midfield play.
Much has been made about whether Motherwell will be able to keep a hold of Maswanhise, but surely Watt and Just will be equally in-demand.
Robinson has not hid St Mirren's need for fresh faces, and as the game went on, that was evident.
The hosts were happy to welcome the Buddies into their half, in the knowledge little trouble would come their way.
With Dundee's seismic win against United, the Saints are swimming in choppy waters with little to grasp at.
Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou: "There will probably be people around the country who think we are [in a title race]. It is not the conversation we are having at Motherwell.
"We are extremely ambitious, we want to see how far we can take it, but right now after 21 games we are in a position few expected. I want us to stay in this position and who knows, maybe we can reach out for even more."
St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "That's as poor a performance as we've put in all season. I didn't think Motherwell needed to do a whole lot to win the game.
"They were clinical, they defended when they needed to, we didn't. We didn't do what we're good at, we didn't have a lot of crosses into the box."
Motherwell travel to Hibernian next Saturday, 10 January (15:00 GMT), while St Mirren welcome Falkirk at the same time.
The Buddies, though, have a trip to Livingston on Tuesday, 6 January (19:45) first.
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 44 |
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| 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 38 |
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| 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 38 |
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| 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 36 |
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| 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 34 |
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| 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 27 |
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| 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 25 |
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| 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 25 |
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| 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 22 |
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| 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 18 |
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| 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | -19 | 13 |
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| 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 9 |
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Manager: Jens Berthel Askou
Formation: 4 - 1 - 3 - 2
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: Jens Berthel Askou
Formation: 4 - 1 - 3 - 2
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
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Motherwell are unbeaten in their last six league meetings with St. Mirren (W2 D4), although the last two have been drawn; these two sides last played out three successive league stalemates in August 2012.
St. Mirren have enjoyed just one win in their last eight league visits to Motherwell (D3 L4), a 1-0 victory in September 2023.
Motherwell have failed to win their opening league fixture in each of the last five calendar years (D2 L3) since a 1-0 victory over Aberdeen in 2020.
St. Mirren have only won their first Scottish Premiership match of a calendar year once since 2019 (D2 L4), beating Dundee United 2-1 in 2022.
St. Mirren have the lowest shot conversion rate in the Scottish Premiership this season (7.1%) while only Celtic (-10.1) have underperformed their xG more than the Saints (-5.7 – 16 goals from 21.7 xG).
