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FT: Aberdeen 1-3 Hibernian Elie Youan has wrapped his Hibs top round a corner flag and is now dancing with it in front of a bouncing away end at Pittodrie. St Mirren hold on after County's late pressure and then 10 men have all three points. It looked like these two would not be split in Dingwall but Oisin Smyth's 90th-minute free-kick sent the 425 travelling fans home happy. Alex Iacovitti had stabbed the visitors ahead, scoring against the club he used to captain, before Michee Efete's cool finish levelled the scores 29 seconds into the second-half. But it was Smyth's smashed set piece means St Mirren are grinning ahead of Christmas Day. Job done for Rangers, but they failed to kill the game off and Dundee made it a wee bit nervy at the end. But it's four straight wins in the league for Rangers, their best run of the season, and they're up to second place for the first time. Vaclav Cerny's 10th goal of the season is enough. A bit of a rammy and a couple of yellow cards to end proceedings at Pittodrie - Jack Mac Kenzie and Martin Boyle the recipients. Aberdeen's winless run continues after a difficult day out at Pittodrie. Although Jimmy Thelin's side had decent spells in possession, they couldn't make anything stick. Continued improvement from David Gray's Hibs side, who move further clear of the bottom of the table. Rangers 1-0 Dundee Rangers crack the bar for the fourth time. Incredible stuff. As Dundee chuck men forward Rangers break and Cyriel Dessers receives the ball in the box, but can't keep his shot down. Moments earlier Ross Mc Causland's composure deserted him from a similar counter attack. Poor from Rangers. Ross County 1-2 St Mirren Ellery Balcombe has almost put his name down in history by scoring. The St Mirren keeper launched the ball down the pitch and, thanks to the howling wind, the ball travelled right down the pitch and just a few yards past Jack Hamilton's left-hand post. Rangers 1-0 Dundee My word, Dundee are inches from a late leveller. They work it brilliantly to Simon Murray and his finish beats Liam Kelly but not Robin Propper, who gets back just in time to hook it away. Aberdeen 1-3 Hibernian We're into added time at Pittodrie but there's a hold up as Steven Mc Lean needs to sort out his technical equipment. Oisin Smyth The 10 men have a late, late winner in the Highlands! A rocket of a free-kick from Oisin Smyth. Rangers 1-0 Dundee Ooft, Dundee break and have a good chance to grab an equaliser out of nothing. Finlay Robertson skies it from the edge of the area, though. He pleads that it came off Dujon Sterling but a goal kick is given. Ross County 1-1 St Mirren Another penalty shout for St Mirren. Mikael Mandron holds the ball up within the six-yard box and he lays it off to Killian Phillips, who is barged off the ball by Jordan White. No penalty. Stephen Robinson is going apoplectic on the sideline and he's into the book. Ross County 1-1 St Mirren Huge chance for Ross County. A free-kick comes to the back post and it's blasted back across goal. Jordan White takes a fresh-air swipe from all of five yards out and Akil Wright skews his shot wide. Ross County 1-1 St Mirren It looks like the ball clearly hits the hand of Josh Reid as the County defender holds off Killian Phillips, but it's not given and play goes on. I'm perplexed by that one, I must admit. Rangers 1-0 Dundee Rangers hit the bar for the THIRD time this afternoon. The last two were brilliant strikes from distance, this is a bit of a shocker from Hamza Igamane. Ross Mc Causland lays it right across goal and the striker hits the under side of the bar from five yards. Calumn Morrison A cracker puts the league leaders ahead. That's a big goal. Ross County 1-1 St Mirren Hmm. Richard Taylor has barged into the back of Eamonn Brophy in the box. Nothing is given, but the players surround Ian Snedden. There's no VAR involvement either. Rangers 1-0 Dundee Jane Lewis BBC Sport Scotland at Ibrox Dundee are seeing a bit more of the ball in this one, although they're still not really threatening the Rangers goal. Manager Tony Docherty has made some changes and it's having a bit more of a positive effect on their game. In saying that, Rangers are still having by far more of the possession. Vaclav Cerny's goal is the difference at Ibrox Ross County 1-1 St Mirren Michee Efete is in a bit of bother here. He was down on his side, trying to stop Alex Iacovitti's shot at goal. It blocks off him, but Aidan Denholm is desperately waving the physios on. Thankfully he looks okay, and it looks like the ball hit a supporting arm. All okay. Aberdeen 1-3 Hibernian Peter Ambrose sends his low effort wide of the post. The substitute does really well to beat Rocky Bushiri to the ball but can't get it on target. Ross County 1-1 St Mirren Roland Idowu bursts into the box, gets a lucky bounce of the ball and fires towards the bottom corner, but it's a good save from Jack Hamilton. St Mirren swing the corner in and it comes to nothing. Oisin Smyth's 90th-minute free-kick gave 10-man St Mirren a vital Scottish Premiership victory against Ross County in a wet and wild day in Dingwall. Stephen Robinson's side went ahead in the first-half when Jack Hamilton spilled Greg Kiltie's free-kick and Alex Iacovitti stabbed home to score against the club he used to captain. It only took 29 second-half seconds for County to find a leveller, though, with Michee Efete slotting a rebound after his own header came back to him. The pressure was ramped up on the visitors when Scott Tanser was sent off for his second yellow, and referee Ian Snedden was busy calming both sides down as various penalty shouts were ignored. Eamonn Brophy was barged over in the box for the hosts, as was Killian Phillips up the other end, and there were two handball shouts against Efete and Josh Reid. However, Greg Aitken saw no reason to call Snedden across to the screen. With a few moments left, St Mirren won a free-kick on the edge of the box and Smyth - whose set-piece prowess had been pointed out by Robinson pre-match - smashed the ball into the top corner. St Mirren stay sixth but move five points clear of Dundee, while County remain 10th, two points above bottom side Hearts. More to follow. Alex Iacovitti's celebrations were muted after scoring against his former side Last Updated 21st December 2024 at 16: 59 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Don Cowie Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Stephen Robinson Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Don Cowie Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Stephen Robinson Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Ross County are unbeaten in four home league meetings with St. Mirren (W3 D1), this after losing three in a row against the Buddies on home soil in the Scottish Premiership beforehand. Both of Ross County and St. Mirren’s last two Scottish Premiership meetings have been drawn, as many as their previous 17 beforehand. Ross County have lost each of their last three league games by an aggregate score of 11-1, conceding at least three goals each time. The last side to lose four in a row in the Scottish Premiership while conceding 3+ goals in each were Hamilton Academical in November 2020. St. Mirren have won two of their last three away league games (L1), more than their previous 12 on the road beforehand (W1 D3 L8). 64% of St. Mirren’s Scottish Premiership goals this season have been scored in the first half of games (14/22), a league-high ratio. By contrast, 11 of the last 13 league goals the Buddies have conceded have been in the second half, including their last seven in a row. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.