Kilmarnock to face play-off

Hamilton and Partick Thistle preserved their Scottish Premiership status with away wins on Saturday, leaving Kilmarnock to contest an end of season play-off fixture against either Hibernian or Falkirk.

While Hamilton won 1-0 in Dundee, Partick beat Kilmarnock 2-0 at Rugby Park thanks to goals from Steven Lawless and Kris Doolan.

With two matches remaining, Kilmarnock are seven points adrift of Hamilton whose victory at Dens Park came courtesy of an early Carlton Morris goal.

Morris latched on to Ziggy Gordon’s assist to score with a low shot after just eight minutes, to stun Dundee, who were hoping to cement seventh spot in the table.

Dundee should have levelled matters midway through the first half but Nick Ross fired wide with an open goal at his mercy.

An unmarked Jesus Garcia Tena headed wide from close range, as the visitors missed a glorious opportunity to extend their advantage.

It was then the turn of Lucas Tagliapietra to head over as Hamilton reached half-time with just a slender lead.

And Hamilton continued to create most of the chances after the break with Dark Blues keeper Scott Bain saving Dougie Imrie’s close-range header midway through the second half.

Hamilton were forced to …

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