McInnes hails players as Dons leapfrog Celtic

Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes hailed his players after they took advantage of Celtic’s postponement at Partick by beating St Johnstone to move top of the Scottish Premiership.

David Goodwillie’s superb overhead kick sent the Dons on their way to their sixth straight league victory, which was made safe by Cammy Smith’s injury-time goal.

McInnes said: “We can’t deny it’s a great feeling to be top of the league. We said it was all about the game today and that it was another three points up for grabs, just like any other game, but that extra bit of motivation to go top of the league is something that the players recognised.”