Celtic moves 12 points clear with Motherwell thrashing
Celtic moved 12 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 4-0 victory over Motherwell.
Brendan Rodgers's side extended its cushion at the summit into double figures, after second-place Rangers were beaten 2-1 by St Mirren.
The Hoops broke the deadlock from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, with Arne Engels slotting home from the penalty spot after Aston Oxborough collided with Hyunjun Yang.
Celtic doubled its lead in the 57th minute when Liam Scales flicked Engels' corner into the path of Daizen Maeda, who nodded home.
It was 3-0 on 74 minutes via Nicolas Kuhn's deflected low drive, while Reo Hatate drilled in a fourth with nine minutes remaining.
Rangers suffered stoppage-time heartbreak as Caolan Boyd-Munce snatched all three points for St Mirren.
Oisin Smyth's first-half penalty was cancelled out by Danilo just after the hour mark, but Boyd-Munce's stunning 20-yard strike sent Philippe Clement's side home empty-handed.
Dwight Gayle was the match-winner as Hibernian edged out rival Hearts in the Edinburgh derby.
A pair of own-goals from Kye Rowles and Rocky Bushiri left the contest all square at half-time, but Gayle struck the decisive goal 12 minutes from time to secure Hibs' first victory at Tynecastle in five years.
Aberdeen's slump in form continued, with a 4-0 defeat at Kilmarnock extending its winless streak to seven matches.
Kyle Vassell and David Watson put the hosts in control at the BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, while Innes Cameron and Bruce Anderson added further gloss to the scoreline later on.
