Csaba Laszlo moves closer to Hearts exit

• Hearts 1-2 St Johnstone
• St Mirren 1-1 Hibs
• Motherwell 1-1 Aberdeen
• Falkirk 2-0 Hamilton

Nial Briggs

Hearts were forced to clarify that their manager, Csaba Laszlo, had "100% not resigned" after the former Hibs striker Jonatan Johansson earned St Johnstone a 2-1 away win against his side. Hearts are without a league win in six games and Laszlo used his post-match press conference to appeal for talks with the Hearts hierarchy this week "for the best way to stabilise us".

The home side took the lead 10 minutes before half-time when a spectacular 20-yard shot from striker Christian Nadé gave him his first goal for Hearts in nine months. Collin Samuel claimed a headed equaliser for the Saints with an hour played. The Hearts defender José Goncalves was shown a red card before Johansson pounced with three minutes remaining to secure Saints' third league victory of the season.

Hibernian continue their decade-long search for a win in Paisley after sharing a 1-1 draw with St Mirren at a blustery St Mirren Park. A combination of poor finishing and fine saves from the Hibs goalkeeper, Graham Stack, had kept the game goal-less until the 29th minute, when Derek Riordan took a pass from Liam Miller 25 yards from goal and curled past Paul Gallacher to put the visitors ahead.

In the second minute of additional time, Chris Innes headed in a Jack Ross free-kick from eight yards out.

The SPL' s draw specialists, Motherwell and Aberdeen, served up a 1-1 draw. Gary McDonald was sent off for celebrating Aberdeen's equaliser but his team-mates held on to save manager Mark McGhee from defeat on his return to Fir Park. The midfielder headed home midway through the second half after the Motherwell goalkeeper, John Ruddy, had looked set to defy the visitors' attempts to equalise an early opener from Lukas Jutkiewicz. McDonald received a second yellow card for lifting his shirt over his head, but it was the 10 men who came closest to claiming all points.

Falkirk collected a long overdue first league win of the season with a 2-0 home victory against Hamilton. Second-half goals from Chris Mitchell and Lee Bullen saw off Accies to close the gap at the foot of the table to one point. Mitchell, the Scotland Under-21 full-back, broke the deadlock with a stunning free-kick in the 64th minute, and Bullen, a second-half substitute, beat the offside trap to score the second 11 minutes from time.

Deadly Damian Casalinuovo at the double for Dundee United

• Argentinian striker scores twice in 2-0 win
• Edinburgh derby ends scoreless at Tynecastle

Damian Casalinuovo scored two goals as Dundee United ran out comfortable 2-0 winners at Kilmarnock to keep the pressure on third-placed Hibernian, who drew at Tynecastle in the day's early kick-off.

The Argentinian striker put the Taysiders ahead from the spot in the 21st minute after Killie left-back Garry Hay had upended United midfielder Jennison Myrie-Williams inside the area. In a game which saw good performances from both goalkeepers, and several missed chances, Casalinuovo was handed his second goal on a plate in the 57th minute when he was set up by Myrie-Williams. United sit two points behind the Edinburgh side with a game in hand.

Aberdeen put their recent bad form behind them to record a welcome 2-1 win over St Johnstone in an entertaining tussle at Pittodrie. Sone Aluko gave the Dons the lead with a superb solo effort in the first half before Liam Craig equalised with 14 minutes to go, after Jamie Langfield and Kenny Deuchar contested a high ball and Langfield spilled . However, an 83rd-minute penalty from Lee Miller gave the Dons their first win since the middle of September. Michael Paton could have put the icing on the cake with a ferocious 30-yard shot that rebounded back off the crossbar in the dying stages.

The first Edinburgh derby of the season finished goalless as Hearts denied their rivals Hibs a place at the top of the SPL. The goal-shy Jambos dominated most of the game, but were unable seriously to test Graham Stack. Csaba Laszlo's men almost paid the price for their missed chances, as goalkeeper Janos Balogh tipped a David Wotherspoon drive on to the post before having to be alert to deny substitute Derek Riordan.

Motherwell levelled twice in the final 12 minutes of a dramatic Lanarkshire derby to deny 10-man Hamilton a memorable victory. Midfielder Simon Mensing headed the opener on the hour after Tomas Cerny had kept Accies level with a string of saves, including a penalty stop from Ross Forbes. Motherwell sub Jamie Murphy scored a spectacular equaliser, but the visitors needed a Lukas Jutkiewicz goal to earn them a point four minutes from time after Marco Paixao had headed Accies back in front with eight minutes to go.

Falkirk host Celtic today with Eddie May without Jackie McNamara, Burton O'Brien, Thomas Scobbie and Kjartan Finnbogason for the clash.