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Scottish Premiership roundup: Important wins for Aberdeen, Inverness CT

Sports Mole rounds up Saturday's Scottish Premiership action as Aberdeen and Inverness Caledonian Thistle improve their league positions with important wins.

Aberdeen claimed the result of the day in the Scottish Premiership by thumping Hamilton Academical 3-0 to leapfrog them into fourth in the table.

Ash Taylor, Niall McGinn and Adam Rooney were on target against the Accies, who finished the match with 10 men as Jon Routledge was shown a late red card.

There was also an important win for Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Dundee, with Ryan Christie's late winner moving them back up to second place.

An early goal from Michael O'Halloran gave St Johnstone a 1-0 win at struggling St Mirren, while Partick Thistle and Kilmarnock played out a 1-1 stalemate.

In Saturday's early kickoff, Celtic defeated Motherwell 1-0 via an Anthony Stokes strike to extend their lead at the top of the division to three points.

Results in full: Motherwell 0-1 Celtic, Aberdeen 3-0 Hamilton, Dundee 1-2 Inverness, Partick Thistle 1-1 Kilmarnock, St Mirren 0-1 St Johnstone

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1916215274550
2RangersRangers19123434132139
3Dundee UnitedDundee Utd209743021934
4Aberdeen2010463228434
5St Mirren2183102734-727
6Motherwell208392534-927
7Hibernian216782832-425
8Kilmarnock216692536-1124
9Dundee2064103036-622
10Ross County215792138-1722
11Hearts2155112431-720
12St Johnstone2143142341-1815


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