‘Dog’ Andrews sinks late winner

GLASGOW: Marvin Andrews struck a wonderful late winner yesterday to earn Livingston all three points with a 1-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice in the Scottish Premier Football League.

Dundee United looked set for another valuable point in the battle against relegation before the Trinidad and Tobago international raced 40 yards upfield with three minutes remaining. Andrews exchanged a one-two with Juanjo Camacho and brushed off David McCracken, before hitting a left-foot shot past Paul Gallacher from six yards out. The goal was the only real highlight on a disappointing afternoon at Tannadice. Dundee, two goals up at halftime, hung on for a 3-3 draw at Aberdeen that kept them in the Premier League’s top six on goal difference ahead of Hibernian.

Hibs also won, 1-0 at Partick Thistle through a 15th-minute goal by Tom McManus, to leave themselves level with Dundee on 38 points but behind on goal difference. Title-chasing Glasgow rivals Rangers and Celtic meet in the League Cup final today, while the other teams in the top five were not in action yesterday. Dundee took a two-goal lead inside the opening half hour with a Steve Lovell penalty and a fine strike by Argentine Fabian Caballero from 16 metres. Aberdeen pulled level with two goals by Paul Sheerin within eight minutes, early in the second half. They went in front when Phil McGuire rose above goalkeeper Julian Speroni to head home in the 80th minute, only for Scotland defender Lee Wilkie to equalise a minute later. Aberdeen are ninth, level on 31 points with eighth-placed Livingston, who won 1-0 at Dundee United. Dundee United are one place off the bottom on 25 points, one more than Motherwell.