Saints up to fourth

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St Johnstone moved up to fourth in the Scottish Premiership after a pair of second-half goals sealed a 2-1 victory over bottom club Dundee at McDiarmid Park.

Skipper Steven Anderson gave the Saints a 62nd-minute lead and Danny Swanson then tucked away a penalty with 15 minutes remaining to make it 2-0.

But the hosts conceded a spot-kick themselves with just two minutes left and Rory Loy converted, meaning St Johnstone had to see out a nervy last few minutes.

The visitors were looking to avoid a fifth successive league defeat and should have taken the lead after 13 minutes but Yordi Teijsse shot straight at goalkeeper Zander Clark after great build-up play from Paul McGowan.

Clark also pulled off a decent save to deny Tom Hateley while Saints fans appealed unsuccessfully for a penalty when …

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