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Andy McGilvray

Premiership fixtures revealed for bottom six survival dogfight

Motherwell and Hamilton Accies have today learned when and where their final five post-split fixtures are for the rest of this season.

The schedule for the 30 games across the final five fixture rounds has now been confirmed, with matches to be played on the weekend of April 10/11, April 20/21, May 1/2, May 11/12 and May 15/16.

Bottom six final fixtures will conclude on Sunday, May 16, with the two legs of the Premiership play-off final to follow on Wednesday, May 19 and Sunday, May 23.

Accies are at home to Dundee United on Saturday, April 10, while Motherwell host St Mirren on the same day.

The last derby match of the season is on Wednesday, April 21, with Motherwell at home to Kilmarnock and Accies at St Mirren on Saturday, May 1.

Motherwell are then at Dundee United on Wednesday, May 12, while Accies visit Ross County.

In the final round of fixtures, Hamilton host Kilmarnock while Motherwell entertain Ross County on Sunday, May 16.

SPFL company secretary and director of operations Calum Beattie said: "Since its introduction in 2000/01, the split has become an exciting feature of the Scottish Premiership season and the release of the Premiership post-split fixtures is always a key date in the SPFL calendar.

"Fans have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of the post-split fixtures and we are all looking forward to an exciting conclusion to the season, with the race for European places and the battle to avoid relegation set to go down to the wire.

(SNS Group)

"I would like to wish all 12 Premiership clubs the very best for their remaining matches and hope the supporters enjoy their football in the coming weeks."

The full list of fixtures are as follows:

TOP-SIX FIXTURES

Saturday April 10
Celtic v Livingston (3.00pm)
St Johnstone v Aberdeen (3.00pm)

Sunday April 11
Rangers v Hibernian (3.00pm)

Wednesday April 21
Aberdeen v Celtic (7.45pm)
Hibernian v Livingston (7.45pm)
St Johnstone v Rangers (7.45pm)

Saturday May 1
Hibernian v St Johnstone (3.00pm)
Livingston v Aberdeen (3.00pm)

Sunday May 2
Rangers v Celtic (Sky Sports, 12 noon)

Wednesday May 12
Aberdeen v Hibernian (7.45pm)
Celtic v St Johnstone (7.45pm)
Livingston v Rangers (7.45pm)

Saturday May 15
Hibernian v Celtic (12.30pm)
Rangers v Aberdeen (Sky Sports, 12.30pm)
St Johnstone v Livingston (12.30pm)

(SNS Group)

BOTTOM-SIX FIXTURES

Saturday April 10
Hamilton Academical v Dundee United (3.00pm)
Kilmarnock v Ross County (3.00pm)
Motherwell v St Mirren (3.00pm)

Wednesday April 21
Hamilton Academical v Motherwell (7.45pm)
Kilmarnock v Dundee United (7.45pm)
Ross County v St Mirren (7.45pm)

Saturday May 1
Dundee United v Ross County (3.00pm)
Motherwell v Kilmarnock (3.00pm)
St Mirren v Hamilton Academical (3.00pm)

Wednesday May 12
Dundee United v Motherwell (7.45pm)
Kilmarnock v St Mirren (7.45pm)
Ross County v Hamilton Academical (7.45pm)

Sunday May 16
Hamilton Academical v Kilmarnock (12 noon)
Motherwell v Ross County (12 noon)
St Mirren v Dundee United (12 noon)

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