An early Blair Spittal goal and Kevin van Veen’s 25th strike of an incredible season all but guaranteed Motherwell safety and launched Kilmarnock into a three-way battle for survival.
Results elsewhere means only one point separates Killie and Dundee United from bottom club Ross County and Derek McInnes’ men can have no complaints about failing to notch only their second away league win of the season.
They were second best to a ‘Well outfit who played some decent football in patches, even if the match was scrappy and punctuated by fouls.
Killie’s fans had turned out in big numbers - more than 1800 of them - and were making all the noise as the teams ran out but were kept waiting as referee Kevin Clancy sorted out his comms with the VAR booth.
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