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Kiltie Double Lifts Kilmarnock Off Bottom in Scottish Premiership Thriller

Greg Kiltie scored twice to secure a 3-2 home victory for Kilmarnock over Motherwell, moving them off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership table.

  • Kilmarnock defeated Motherwell 3-2, with Greg Kiltie scoring the first and last goals.
  • The win moves Kilmarnock off the bottom, while Motherwell now sit in the bottom three.
  • Falkirk secured a 2-1 away win against Hibernian, and Aberdeen beat St Mirren 3-1.

Kilmarnock climbed off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership after a dramatic 3-2 home victory against Motherwell. Greg Kiltie was the hero, scoring twice to inflict a fifth consecutive defeat on Motherwell, who now join Kilmarnock in the bottom three, one point above Hibernian.

Motherwell initially recovered from Kiltie's second-minute opener with goals from Alex Lowry and Seb Palmer-Houlden. However, Tyreece John-Jules equalised before Kiltie netted the 69th-minute winner.

Elsewhere, Falkirk secured a 2-1 win at Hibernian, with Jacob Murrell putting them 2-0 ahead before an Owen Elding goal for Hibs. Aberdeen returned to winning ways, beating St Mirren 3-1, moving them above their opponents who have also lost five straight matches. Brad Lyons, Kevin Nisbet, and Ayoub Mouloua scored for Aberdeen.

Dundee United earned a 1-1 draw at St Johnstone thanks to Lyall Cameron's 79th-minute strike. St Johnstone had led through Josh Fowler's sixth goal of the Premiership campaign.

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