Hibs continue recent winning ways

Soccer - SPL Review: Goals in each half from Akpo Sodje and Derek Riordan secured Hibernian's fifth consecutive Scottish Premier…

Soccer - SPL Review:Goals in each half from Akpo Sodje and Derek Riordan secured Hibernian's fifth consecutive Scottish Premier League victory as they beat struggling Hamilton 2-1.

The Hibs strikers both slotted home from inside the box as the visitors moved into eighth place in the table, ahead of Aberdeen and St Johnstone and 16 points above their opponents.

Hamilton again struggled to find a goalscoring threat until Flavio Paixao netted deep in injury-time as they lost their game in hand on St Mirren without reducing a seven-point gap.

Super subs Prince Bauben and David Robertson sent Dundee United into the top six with a 2-0 win at Inverness.

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The visitors leapfrogged Caley Thistle and now have a point advantage and three games in hand over the Highlanders.

Bauben opened the scoring with a low shot from 10-yards after 74 minutes - within 60 seconds of coming on - and Robertson netted in the last minute from 18 yards with a grass-cutter.

Selected Results

Premier League
Chelsea 2 Man Utd 1

FA Cup Fifth Round
Everton 0 Reading 1

Scottish Premier League
Hamilton 1 Hibernian 2
Inverness CT 0 Dundee Utd 2