St Johnstone hammer Aberdeen at Pittodrie
A win for Derek McInnes’ side would have sent them seven points ahead of Celtic who now travel to Hamilton tomorrow knowing that a win can reduce the gap at the top down to a single point.
Amazing Aberdeen found themselves trailing 5-1 six minutes into the second half. Brian Easton and former Don Joe Shaughnessy put the visitors two in front before Ash Taylor pulled a goal back in the 12th minute.
Liam Craig restored Saint’s two goal advantage on the half hour with a second half double from Steven McLean piling on the misery for the home side as the fell to their third defeat in a row.
Looking forward to today’s match McInnes said: “We have to dust ourselves down, go again and get back to winning ways. There is no other way.
“We have to remember we are four points clear at the top of the Premiership table, and how pleasing that is.
“However at the same time to stay there we will have to keep winning games and keep performing well. When we lose a game we are always disappointed. Now we are keen to move on to the St Johnstone game and get back winning.”
Elsewhere in the Premiership Partick Thistle defeated managerless Dundee United 3-0 at Firhill to move off bottom place.
Inverness Caley Thistle, without the suspended Ryan Christie, won 2-1 away to Ross County in the highland derby with Hearts drawing at home to Kilmarnock while Dundee beat Motherwell.
Aberdeen’s next match is away to Ross County on Friday October 16 with Celtic facing Motherwell the next day at Fir Park.