The Scotsman

Hedges and Cosgrove put Dons level on points with Celtic

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KILMARNOCK 0

ABERDEEN 2

Hedges 52, Cosgrove

De re kMc Inn es refused to get carried away after Aberdeen moved level on points with Celtic in the Scottish Premiershi­p.

Goals from Ryan Hedges and Sam Cos grove handed the Dons a de served 2- 0 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, where they remain undefeated in nine years.

Aberdeen have kept consecutiv­e clean sheets to move onto 34 points alongside second-placed Celtic, who have two games in hand, but Mcinnes wants his side to build on their form.

He said: "First and fore - most you never get too obsessed with the league table, but we' re in midDecembe­r now and it' s pleasing to be up there. But I've always said we've got it all to do.

"We' ve got four games between now and January 2 and if we can maintain the numbers we're getting we're on course to have a good season.

"If we can have a good January and be stronger coming out of it than we are going into it we'll see how we go."

H edges fired Ab erde en ahead after 52 minutes when his deflected strike looped past goalkeeper Danny Rogers.

The Dons doubled their advantage with the last kick of the game when Sam Cosgrove fired home a low free-kick from the edge of the box after Brandon Haunstrup was sent off for dragging the striker down.

Killie have a crucial run of five fixtures ahead in a busy period where they face sides around them in the league and boss Alex Dyer said: "We need to pick up points in these games. If we don't we are in trouble.”

 ??  ?? 0 Ryan Hedges: Scored the opener for Aberdeen.
0 Ryan Hedges: Scored the opener for Aberdeen.

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