Russian Premier League leaders Zenit St. Petersburg extended their advantage at the top of the table following a 1-0 win at Lokomotiv Moscow.

Roman Shirokov did the damage, scoring the only goal with 15 minutes remaining. They are now 11 points clear of second-placed CSKA Moscow, who were held to a 0-0 draw by Anzhi Makhachkala.

Elsewhere, Amkar Perm shrugged off the dismissal of Zahari Sirakov to beat Rostov 1-0 thanks to an Alexandru Gatcan own goal.

The day's other game saw Dinamo Moscow draw 1-1 with Rubin Kazan. Zvjezdan Misimovic put Dinamo ahead, only for Nelson Haedo Valdez to equalise midway through the second half.