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Celtic 1-0 Kilmarnock Celtic left-back Marcelo Saracchi is down and appears to have done his hamstring. Kieran Tierney and Anthony Ralston are warming up. Elijah Just The lead didn't last long! Callum Slattery take a quick corner and Elijah Just pokes in unmarked at the front post. Think Liverpool v Barcelona, Trent Alexander-Arnold to Divock Origi. What a response. Dundee 0-2 Rangers So much negativity around Dundee at the moment and the manager taking undue flak. I can see what Steven Pressley is trying to do, but even I'm not sure we have the time to achieve it in this league, it is cut-throat and so tight. Team is very slow in decision-making, almost scared to have a go at times and relying on hopeful individual moments. Steve Jesper Karlsson Bang! Karlsson gets it on the left and drives at the Motherwell defence. It's a three-on-two but he goes himself, running at a 90º angle to the goal as he cuts inside, before lasering it past the keeper. Calum Ward is unmoved in the goal, watching the ball fly by him. Hearts 1-1 Dundee United Ooft, a teasing ball from Alexandros Kyziridis finds Michael Steinwender, but Kristian Keresztes does enough to put the defender off. United goalkeeper Yevhen Kucherenko makes a comfortable save. Celtic 1-0 Kilmarnock Tom Lowery gets the better of Jahmai Simpson-Pusey down the Kilmarnock left, but the midfielder gets his feet in a tangle and it goes behind for a goal kick. Aberdeen 0-0 Motherwell Motherwell playing themselves into a bit of bother on a few occasions there. They give it away in the box and Paul Mc Ginn has to head away as Marko Lazetic loiters behind him. Not the first time this season. Dundee 0-2 Rangers Dundee goalkeeper Jon Mc Cracken needs to look lively to tip away a long-range strike from Rangers substitute Thelo Aasgaard. Dundee 0-2 Rangers Alex gets his wish. Better from Rangers, but without being disrespectful, it's Dundee they're playing. Mohamed Diomande should be taken off. He's got talent, but today he's being lazy and too casual. Alex Dundee 0-2 Rangers It's not often you see the winning team making so many changes at the halfway stage, but Rangers have brought on Youssef Chermiti, Connor Barron and Thelo Aasgaard. Resting a few legs at a busy time of the season or a new manager taking the opportunity to assess his options? Probably a bit of both. Mohamed Diomande and forwards Danilo and Bojan Miovski are off. Johnny Kenny It doesn't take long for Celtic to break through! Reo Hatate capitalises on Kilmarnock failing to clear their lines and squares it to striker Johnny Kenny, who has a tap-in. Awful defending, but Celtic don't care. Hearts 1-1 Dundee United Pierre Landry Kabore and Oisin Mc Entee have been hooked for Hearts, with Stephen Kinglsey and Michael Steinwender on. So Milne will shift back to the right wing, with Kingsley at left-back and Steinwender at right-back. Celtic 0-0 Kilmarnock Celtic striker Johnny Kenny gets the ball out of his feet and fires a shot towards the near post. It strikes the base of the upright and bounces across the face of goal and clear. Unlucky. Aberdeen 0-0 Motherwell Elliot Watt is into Steven Mc Lean's little black book for pulling back Topi Keskinen as the Fin tries to break. Once again, Motherwell have started brighter. Elijah Just has just blasted wide on the edge of the box. He should have done better. Aberdeen 0-0 Motherwell Emmanuel Gyamfi was booked in the first half and generally getting the run around. Aberdeen's German midfielder is off at the break, replaced with Gavin Molloy. Former Scotland midfielder Stuart Armstrong is also hooked at the half, with Topi Keskinen on in his place. Celtic 0-0 Kilmarnock Celtic go close early on in Glasgow as the ball rolls across the face of goal and is met by Daizen Maeda. The Japan forward's shot is well over the top though. We are back under way at Pittodrie. They are still behind at Tynecastle and Dens Park because of the Remembrance Day commemorations pre-match. HT: Aberdeen 0-0 Motherwell Tyrone Smith BBC Scotland at Pittodrie Motherwell have utterly bossed this - and should be ahead. They have taken the game by the scruff of the neck from the off, but a lack of cutting edge when it has counted is the thing that has cost them so far. However, if they carry on like this after the break, it does seem like only being a matter of time before they get the goal their play has deserved. Aberdeen have been poor, the only positive for them is the half-time scoreline. Celtic 0-0 Kilmarnock We're off at Celtic Park. .. Celtic v Kilmarnock (16: 00) Martin O'Neill was handed a reality check as his side suffered a 3-1 defeat by Midtjylland on Thursday, his first defeat since returning to Celtic as interim team boss. But they will be confident of keeping the pressure on Premiership leaders Hearts considering Kilmarnock arrive on the back of four straight defeats. Celtic have only lost once - to Braga in the Europa League last month - in nine home outings this season and have won their latest six meetings with the Ayrshire side, including 2-1 at Rugby Park in September. Indeed, Kilmarnock have only won one of their last 86 away games against Celtic in all competitions (losing 67) and they have gone 21 (17 of them defeats) since that 2-0 victory in October 2012. Johnny Kenny scored Celtic's opener after some poor Kilmarnock defending At a glance Celtic bounce back from Europa League defeat by Midtjylland on Thursday with second league win under interim boss Martin O'Neill Johnny Kenny taps home opener from close range after 10 minutes Kieran Tierney ensures victory in second half with first goal since returning to Celtic in summer Daizen Maeda and Arne Engles add two more late on Celtic narrowed the gap to Hearts at the top of the Scottish Premiership to seven points with a deserved home win over struggling Kilmarnock. Goals from Johnny Kenny, Kieran Tierney, Daizen Maeda and Arne Engels secured all three points for Martin O'Neill's side, who have played a game fewer than the Tynecastle outfit. Hearts were held 1-1 at home against Dundee United earlier on Sunday, providing the chance for Celtic to eat into the deficit. Off the back of a disappointing display against Midtjylland in Denmark on Thursday in the Europa League, interim boss O'Neill made several changes to his starting line-up, including a debut for defender Jahmai Simpson-Pusey. And the defending Premiership champions started brightly back in front of their own fans, as Maeda blazed over the bar and Kenny struck the base of the post with a powerful low shot. Moments later, Kenny had his goal, courtesy of some dreadful Kilmarnock defending. Robbie Deas tripped over his own feet attempting to clear, allowing Reo Hatate to nip in and square it to the Irish striker, who had a tap-in. Sebastian Tounekti, Kenny and Luke Mc Cowan all went close for Celtic before half-time, but Kilmarnock could have levelled when Bruce Anderson rattled the crossbar with a powerful left-footed strike. Leaders Hearts drop points in United draw Rangers stroll to victory over lowly Dundee Subscribe for Celtic updates After the break though, Celtic quickly had their second goal - Tierney fizzing a shot into the far corner that was past goalkeeper Eddie Beach before he could react. It was the Scotland defender's first Celtic goal since 8 November 2018 against RB Leipzig in the Europa League and he roared with delight after finding the back of the net. The visitors never really threatened to hit back and Maeda flashed a low shot past Beach before Engels scored for the spot - for a foul on Yang Hyun-Jun by James Brown, late on to make it four. Kilmarnock have dropped to 10th and have lost five league matches on the spin, scoring just twice in that run. Celtic were dismantled by Midtjylland in Europe on Thursday, a crushing reminder of how far they have fallen since last season's Champions League loss against Bayern Munich. But against more familiar opposition, they delivered a much-needed three points and performance. They carved out chance after chance across the 90 minutes, having 40 touches and 15 shots in the Kilmarnock box and created an expected-goals tally of 2. 92. Hatate created seven chances from midfield, while Tierney impressed down the left flank - introduced off the bench after Marcelo Saracchi limped off injured. O'Neill has undoubtedly improved Celtic's stuttering attack since his arrival as interim boss and it remains to be seen if he will still be in charge when Celtic travel to St Mirren on 22 November. However, Kilmarnock were the architects of their own downfall at times. Deas was at fault for the first goal, Beech went down in instalments for the second and was never convincing coming for crosses. They are shipping goals at an alarming rate and will welcome the opportunity to regroup during the international break. Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill: "Delighted to have won, great to score an early goal - it settled things after Thursday night. There were some parts of the performance I was absolutely delighted with. "I'm pleased to win, pleased for Kieran [Tierney] to score a goal. There were moments there were you thought 'that's the old player he was at one stage'. Injuries have hit him badly, but he's fighting back. "I'm delighted we've won, and you do need help when you're chasing someone, but there's a long way to go. "I'll take a little time in the international break, most of our players will be away, and there will be time of inner reflection. It's been a whirlwind of a fortnight, I can't believe it's really happened. "I genuinely don't know [if I'll be back in two weeks]. If the board make up their mind, it's absolutely fine by me. " Kilmarnock manager Stuart Kettlewell: "That's the real frustration for us - all the goals are avoidable. We'll always say that as managers standing here, but there's a clear realisation what needs to be done in those given moments. "We came into this chunk of games in real confidence, off the back of some good performances, and for one reason or another we now find ourselves lacking confidence and chasing a result. We have to take ownership of that. "We're not shying away from it [five losses in a row] and pretending that's not the case. Our priority is Kilmarnock. "We'll have players away playing for their national teams, but for the rest of us it's about knuckling down. Going away on holiday, getting their feet up and getting a bit of sunshine is definitely not going to be a thing. That's not going to turn the corner for us. " Kilmarnock host Motherwell after the international break on Saturday 22 November (15: 00 GMT), while Celtic travel to St Mirren on the same day (20: 00). After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 9th November 2025 at 17: 53 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Martin O'Neill Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Stuart Kettlewell Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 Manager: Martin O'Neill Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Stuart Kettlewell Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Celtic have won each of their last six meetings with Kilmarnock in all competitions, last winning more in a row in April 2015 (8). Kilmarnock have only won one of their last 86 away games against Celtic in all competitions (D18 L67), going winless in their last 21 (D4 L17) since a 2-0 league triumph in October 2012 under Kenny Shiels. Since the start of last season, Celtic have kept 17 clean sheets in their 24 home league games, conceding just 11 goals. The Bhoys have kept four shutouts in their five home league matches this campaign. Kilmarnock have lost each of their last four league games, their longest losing run in the Scottish Premiership since February 2021, when they suffered eight successive defeats. Benjamin Nygren has scored (5) or assisted (2) 44% of Celtic’s league goals this season (7/16); only Cameron Congreve of Dundee has been directly involved in a higher proportion of a side’s Scottish Premiership goals this season (56% - 5/9). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.