It’s a drug – Craig Levein enjoys dramatic ending as St Johnstone beat St Mirren

St Johnstone boss Craig Levein savoured an “intoxicating” finale after striker Chris Kane put him through the wringer before scoring a stoppage-time winner against faltering St Mirren.The Perth side eked out a hard-fought 1-0 victory in the dying moments when the forward forced home the rebound after his initial penalty had been saved by Zach Hemming.Levein, who suffered a heart attack

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Barry Robson understands fan reaction after Aberdeen lose to Kilmarnock

Under-pressure Barry Robson said there was “no excuse” after his side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock in the cinch Premiership.The Dons enjoyed the better of the play and had a Bojan Miovski first-half effort ruled out for offside, but it was Killie midfielder David Watson’s superb 20-yard strike in stoppage time that gave the visitors the points.The Aberdeen fans made their

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Scott McTominay the hero as Manchester United see off Chelsea

Scott McTominay’s brace sealed a much-needed victory for Manchester United and their under-fire manager Erik ten Hag against Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea.Wednesday’s Old Trafford encounter pitted together a pair of Premier League giants going through growing pains as they seek to become contenders again.United were under extra pressure heading into the match following reports of

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Aston Villa beat Manchester City to celebrate Unai Emery landmark in style

Leon Bailey fired Aston Villa to a 1-0 win over Manchester City which equalled a club record with a 14th consecutive home victory and lifted them above the stuttering champions into third place in the Premier League.Bailey’s 74th-minute strike came thanks to a deflection off Ruben Dias but few inside Villa Park cared amid jubilant celebrations.Unai Emery’s first career win over Pep Gua

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Abdallah Sima on target as Rangers beat Hearts again

Rangers beat Hearts for the third time in six weeks with a first-half goal from Abdallah Sima at Tynecastle.After a cinch Premiership defeat at Ibrox and a loss against the Light Blues in the Viaplay Cup semi-final at Hampden Park, Steven Naismith’s side again came up short against Rangers.Having scored twice in the 2-0 home win over St Mirren on Sunday, Brighton loanee Sima struck again in

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Chris Kane nets stoppage-time winner for St Johnstone against St Mirren

Substitute Chris Kane netted in stoppage time as St Johnstone ground out a 1-0 win over faltering St Mirren at McDiarmid Park.An underwhelming encounter in Perth looked set to end in stalemate until the hosts were awarded a penalty, from which the striker forced home at the second attempt after initially being denied by goalkeeper Zach Hemming.The victory lifted St Johnstone from 11th to 10th in t

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More misery for Barry Robson’s Aberdeen as David Watson nets Kilmarnock winner

Pressure continued to mount on Aberdeen boss Barry Robson as his side suffered a late 1-0 home defeat to Kilmarnock in the cinch Premiership.Midfielder David Watson curled home the only goal of the match in the second minute of stoppage time as Derek McInnes’ side got one over his former employers for the second time this term.Defeat saw the Dons’ winless league run stretch to four mat

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Marcos Senesi and Kieffer Moore fire Bournemouth past Crystal Palace

Substitute Kieffer Moore’s second-half stoppage-time header sealed a 2-0 victory for surging Bournemouth over a frustrated Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.Marcos Senesi put the Cherries ahead in the 25th minute with a nodded effort of his own in a first half that saw Tyrick Mitchell forced off in another worrying scene for the injury-plagued hosts.Jefferson Lerma came closest for the Eagles

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Oh Hyeon-gyu nets double as leaders Celtic ease past Hibernian

Oh Hyeon-gyu capitalised on a rare start to hit a double as Celtic consolidated their position at the top of the cinch Premiership with a 4-1 victory over Hibernian at Parkhead.Oh got the final touch on Celtic’s opener from a fifth-minute set-piece before hitting the fourth shortly before making way for Kyogo Furuhashi.Matt O’Riley’s header and a Luis Palma penalty had extended C

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Liverpool ruin Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United return

Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai goals ensured Liverpool ruined Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United homecoming with a 2-0 victory at Bramall Lane.The Dutch centre-backfired home from a first-half corner and Szoboszlai added a second at the death to give the Reds all three points in South Yorkshire to extend their Premier League unbeaten run to eight games.Jurgen Klopp’s men closed th

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