Jimmy Thelin insists Aberdeen’s hard-fought 1-0 win at Livingston was all about character.

The Dons were forced to repel home pressure for long spells either side of the break and had goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov to thank for some crucial saves.

But the visitors came up with the winning moment in the 80th minute when Nicky Devlin headed in Topi Koskinen’s cross at the back post.

It was a fifth win from seven league games for the Pittodrie outfit, who now find themselves just three points behind sixth-placed Falkirk in the Premiership .

Thelin said: "In the first half Livingston were really good and played with a lot of movement and made it really difficult. Livingston did a lot of good things and did really well and created good chances.

"Dimitar (Mitov) made some good saves

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