Sunday 2 April 2017 23:19, UK
Richard Foster and Danny Swanson were sent off for fighting each other as St Johnstone slipped to a 1-0 defeat away to Scottish Premiership strugglers Hamilton.
The pair were shown red cards at half-time on Saturday after Foster appeared to lunge at Swanson before being brought to the ground by his own team-mate, who then looked to kick him. A mass brawl followed seeing players and staff from both sides come together as they walked off the pitch.
Hamilton dominated in the second half, going close through Michael Devlin and Giannis Skondras, before Alex D'Acol grabbed a vital goal in the 89th minute to lift the Accies off the bottom of the table.
Defeat means Saints slip further behind third-placed Rangers, who extend the gap over the Perth side to eight points, despite having to come from behind to draw 1-1 at home to Motherwell.
Kris Doolan's brace saw Partick tighten their grip on a top six place with a 2-1 win over Ross County at Firhill.
Craig Curran curled home the opener for the visitors early in the second half, before Doolan pulled one back five minutes later.
The striker fired home in the final 10 minutes to see Thistle open up a four-point lead on Kilmarnock, who remain seventh.
Lee McCulloch's side had to settle for a point as Inverness dropped to the bottom of the table following a 1-1 draw.
Kris Boyd's penalty broke the deadlock after Jordan Jones was brought down inside the area, before Billy McKay grabbed an equaliser in the 25th minute.
Owain Fon Williams was called upon to make several late saves, including one diving effort from Callum Roberts' effort, as Inverness held on to claim a point.
Hibernian remain on course to return to the top-flight, despite being held to a 1-1 draw away to Dunfermline in the Scottish Championship.
John McGinn gave Hibs the lead on 12 minutes, only for Kallum Higginbotham to equalise for the hosts after the break.
Falkirk leapfrogged Morton into second place with a 1-0 win over Raith, with Morton losing at Dumbarton by the same scoreline.
Meanwhile, Dundee United remain in the play-off places despite going down 4-2 away to Queen of the South, their fourth league defeat in five matches.
Watch Hearts v Celtic on Sunday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 2 HD and Sky Sports Mix at midday.
