A review of Saturday's action in the Scottish Premiership, including Aberdeen's 2-1 victory over Inverness.
Aberdeen's Mark Reynolds celebrates at the full time whistle
Two goals in six minutes from second-placed Aberdeen completed their clean sweep over Inverness this season.
A David Raven own goal and Niall McGinn's close-range finish overturned Edward Ofere's opener for the home side, as the 2-1 win guaranteed Aberdeen will finish no lower than second place in the Scottish Premiership.
Dundee United can halve the gap to Inverness in third to three points should they beat Celtic at Tannadice on Sunday.
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Stephen Thompson took his St Mirren goals tally beyond a half-century as his under-strength side thrashed Kilmarnock 4-1.
- Scots Prem
| 1 | Celtic | 79 |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 74 |
| 3 | Inverness | 55 |
| 4 | St J'stone | 51 |
| 5 | Dundee U | 49 |
| 6 | Dundee | 44 |
| 7 | Hamilton | 46 |
| 8 | Partick | 41 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 38 |
| 10 | Ross Co | 37 |
| 11 | Motherwell | 31 |
| 12 | St Mirren | 24 |
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Thompson netted two second-half penalties to treble his account for the season earn the bottom club a survival lifeline as they moved seven points behind Motherwell with four games left.
The Great Escape theme tune rang out over the St Mirren Park public address system after goals from Sean Kelly and Kieran Sadlier gave them a deserved half-time lead, and they quickly snuffed out Kilmarnock's comeback hopes after Josh Magennis pulled one back.
St Mirren could have been relegated this weekend if Motherwell had beaten Hamilton on Friday night, but victory for Accies was followed by an unexpectedly fruitful afternoon for Gary Teale's inexperienced team as they recorded their second home league win of the season.
Their biggest win of the campaign ended a run of five consecutive defeats without scoring and was only the second time in 2015 that they had scored more than one goal in a game.
St Johnstone boosted their European hopes with a well-deserved 2-0 win over Tayside rivals Dundee at Dens Park.
Tommy Wright's side moved above Dundee United into fourth place thanks to second-half goals from Danny Swanson and David Wotherspoon.
The home side's misery was complete when they had striker Greg Stewart dismissed on the hour.
Impressive strikes from Frederic Frans and Stephen O'Donnell earned Partick Thistle a 2-1 victory against Ross County.
Michael Gardyne gave County the lead against the run of play in the 21st minute, however an exceptional finish from Frans levelled the scores five minutes later.
A goal early in the second half from O'Donnell sealed the points for Thistle.
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