Hibernian striker Steven Fletcher helped propel the Edinburgh side to third place in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with a second-half strike in a 2-0 home victory over Kilmarnock.
The highly-rated youngster made sure of the points in the 73rd minute with a stinging shot.
The hosts had broken the deadlock in the 29th minute with a clinical finish from Filipe Morais.
Saulius Mikoliunas secured a point for Hibernian's city rivals Hearts with a late leveller against St Mirren at Love Street.
Jim Hamilton had fired the Buddies ahead just before the hour mark after Craig Dargo nodded the ball down to him.
But winger Mikoliunas thwarted the home side's victory hopes when he arrowed a superb shot past Chris Smith three minutes from time.
Hearts remain seventh in the SPL, and they are now three points behind Falkirk who beat Inverness 1-0 at the Caledonian Stadium.
On-loan striker Billy Clarke came off the bench to hit the winner as Falkirk strengthened their hold on a top-six place, with three rounds of games remaining until the split.
The Ipswich player, who had failed to score in 22 games for the Tractor Boys this season, broke his duck for Falkirk on his sixth Bairns appearance after fellow substitute Russell Latapy created the chance.
Inverness had no answer to the 86th-minute goal and for Craig Brewster's side the result was a fifth successive defeat, and an eighth loss in 11 matches in 2008.
Chris Maguire's first goal since Boxing Day 2006 and two second-half strikes handed Aberdeen a flattering 3-0 victory over crisis-stricken Gretna at Pittodrie.
With Gretna in administration and struggling to survive, the game had been in serious doubt and was only able to take place when the Scottish Premier League gave the Borders club a sorely-needed cash advance.
The final scoreline was harsh on Gretna, but despite a determined performance they were undone by Maguire's clinical finish, Lee Miller's penalty and a powerful drive from Barry Nicholson.
Motherwell's home match against Celtic was called off following a 9am pitch inspection at Fir Park.
Motherwell's pitch troubles later prompted chairman John Boyle to suggest his team and Gretna, who have been tenants of the Lanarkshire club this season, may have to play their home fixtures at alternative stadiums for the next three to four weeks.
The hosts had broken the deadlock in the 29th minute with a clinical finish from Filipe Morais.
Saulius Mikoliunas secured a point for Hibernian's city rivals Hearts with a late leveller against St Mirren at Love Street.
Jim Hamilton had fired the Buddies ahead just before the hour mark after Craig Dargo nodded the ball down to him.
But winger Mikoliunas thwarted the home side's victory hopes when he arrowed a superb shot past Chris Smith three minutes from time.
Hearts remain seventh in the SPL, and they are now three points behind Falkirk who beat Inverness 1-0 at the Caledonian Stadium.
On-loan striker Billy Clarke came off the bench to hit the winner as Falkirk strengthened their hold on a top-six place, with three rounds of games remaining until the split.
The Ipswich player, who had failed to score in 22 games for the Tractor Boys this season, broke his duck for Falkirk on his sixth Bairns appearance after fellow substitute Russell Latapy created the chance.
Inverness had no answer to the 86th-minute goal and for Craig Brewster's side the result was a fifth successive defeat, and an eighth loss in 11 matches in 2008.
Chris Maguire's first goal since Boxing Day 2006 and two second-half strikes handed Aberdeen a flattering 3-0 victory over crisis-stricken Gretna at Pittodrie.
With Gretna in administration and struggling to survive, the game had been in serious doubt and was only able to take place when the Scottish Premier League gave the Borders club a sorely-needed cash advance.
The final scoreline was harsh on Gretna, but despite a determined performance they were undone by Maguire's clinical finish, Lee Miller's penalty and a powerful drive from Barry Nicholson.
Motherwell's home match against Celtic was called off following a 9am pitch inspection at Fir Park.
Motherwell's pitch troubles later prompted chairman John Boyle to suggest his team and Gretna, who have been tenants of the Lanarkshire club this season, may have to play their home fixtures at alternative stadiums for the next three to four weeks.
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