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Celtic 4-0 St Johnstone - Kuhn slides in, Kyogo adds second-half brace & Maeda nets fourth
Hibs 1-0 Kilmarnock - Triantis heads in corner; visitors' Armstrong shown second yellow
Motherwell 2-2 Rangers - Maswanhise stunner adds to Stamatelopoulos effort; Igamane nets either side of two disallowed Motherwell efforts
Ross County 2-2 Hearts - 17-year-old Wilson with 80-second opener & second just after break; Nisbet pulls one back late on & White snatched late leveller
St Mirren 1-2 Dundee - Murray scores either side of Olusanya effort
Dundee United v Aberdeen has just got started, so we'll wrap this up.
Look out for reaction from the three o'clock starts on our club pages.
The Scottish Premiership is almost done with 2024 but we don't have to wait long for our next fix.
All 12 clubs are back on 2 January, with Rangers v Celtic and a Dundee derby topping the bill.
See you in 2025!
FT: Hibernian 1-0 Kilmarnock
Not a classic at Easter Road, given the gusty conditions.
Nicky Cadden set up the winner in the Edinburgh derby and it was his cracking delivery that was nodded in by Nectar Triantis today.
A fourth clean sheet of the season will please manager David Gray, with Kilmarnock kept very quiet.
Image source, SNSNicky Cadden attempts to settle the ball at a windy Easter Road
FT: St Mirren 1-2 Dundee
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at the SMISA
You have to give Dundee huge credit. Manager Tony Docherty will be without key centre-half Antonio Portales until mid-February. He then watched two other defenders, Jordan McGhee and Billy Koumetio, come off injured within 25 minutes.
Still his men had enough to get the job done, thanks to the calm head of Simon Murray. Two goals, two headers, three massive points. A sizeable and noisy travelling support is now looking forward to a sold-out Dundee derby at Dens on Thursday with a little extra relish.
For St Mirren, it seemed a game too far. Following the energy-sapping win over Rangers last time out, they just didn't have enough quality to break down a makeshift but sturdy Dundee defence but such has been their recent form, the Buddies can still reflect on a fine 2024 and a recent record that reads played ten, won six, lost only three.
Both these sides have eyes on another top six finish and you wouldn't bet against it, especially when Dundee get some key players fit again.
Image source, SNSSimon Murray was the Dundee hero in Paisley
FT: Motherwell 2-2 Rangers
It could have been worse, given the half-time score, but Rangers have now dropped points in five of their nine away games in the league this season.
A wild game is, finally, brought to a close.
Motherwell were dreaming of a first league win against Rangers at Fir Park since Boxing Day 2002 when Apostolos Stamatelopoulous and Tawanda Maswanhise had them ahead at half-time.
However, substitute Hamza Igamane hauled Rangers back with a second-half brace.
Substitute Tony Watt had the ball in the net twice when it was 2-1 to the hosts, but referee Kevin Clancy ruled both efforts out.
A frantic afternoon at Fir Park ends with Rangers 14 points behind league leaders Celtic.
Image source, SNSThe home fans are going tonto after that late, late comeback!
The goals came on 97 and 99 minutes, from Josh Nisbet and Jordan White.
James Wilson's double had Hearts in control but they end the day in 11th place, two points behind the hosts.
Motherwell 2-2 Rangers
Ah, Danilo.
The Rangers forward opts for power instead of precision and blazes a brilliant chance high into the night sky.
Jordan White
Wow!
A howler from Craig Gordon and Jordan White is in the right place to tap home the equaliser.
Two stoppage-time goals for County.
FT: St Mirren 1-2 Dundee
A couple of headers from Simon Murray provides all three points for Dundee and brings an end to their run of three consecutive Scottish Premiership defeats.
St Mirren lose for the first time in four matches but will still finish 2024 inside the top six.
Josh Nisbet
County set up a tense finale, with a couple of minutes to go.
After failing to clear a corner, Josh Nisbet fired in a loose ball from all of six yards out.
Can they find a late leveller?
Hibernian seal a fourth consecutive victory after Nectar Triantis' netted the only goal of the game with a first-half header.
The victory sees seventh-place Hibernian move three points clear of their opponents, who finished the match with 10 men following Danny Armstrong's dismissal.
Image source, SNSNectar Triantis scored his first Hibs goal
Celtic continue to cruise at the top of the Premiership table with a comfortable victory over struggling St Johnstone.
Despite a solid first half display, Brendan Rodgers' side punished the visitors in the second and no wonder when you can bring the likes of Daizen Maeda and Callum McGregor off the bench.
More misery for St Johnstone as they end the year three points adrift at the bottom of the Premiership table.
Image source, SNSRoss County 0-2 Hearts
EIGHT minutes extra in Dingwall. The rain is absolutely sheeting down!
Motherwell 2-2 Rangers
Hearing there will be TEN added minutes at Fir Park...
Hibernian 1-0 Kilmarnock
Innes Cameron goes down following a clash with Nectar Triantis, which allows Derek McInnes to hand out wee notes to his players as time runs out for his side. Will those instructions help the visitors find an equaliser?
The lofty forward is back on and play resumes.
Motherwell 2-2 Rangers
Hamza Igamane has hauled Rangers back from the brink at Fir Park with his two second-half goals.
Can he make it a hat-trick in the five minutes, plus change, remaining?
Image source, SNSRoss County 0-2 Hearts
James Wilson won't become the first 17-year-old to score a Premiership hat-trick.
He's been subbed off, having given his all, and is replaced by Kenneth Vargas. Also off is Jorge Grant.
Celtic 4-0 St Johnstone
Second-half substitute Luke McCowan tries to get himself on the scoresheet as Josh Rae smacks away the Celtic midfielder's shot from the edge of the box.
Ross County 0-2 Hearts
Poor Liam Boyce.
He's clearly offside and won't get his goal against his former club.
Hibernian 1-0 Kilmarnock
Against depleted opponents, Hibs are holding onto possession and putting in a spirited defensive showing that we may not have seen from David Gray's side as recently as last month.
Forward pair Bruce Anderson and Innes Cameron have had very little to work off since their introductions, with the Hibs defence marking both men effectively.
Nectar Triantis scored for the first time this season to earn Hibs three points
Nectar Triantis' glancing first-half header earned revitalised Hibernian a fourth consecutive Scottish Premiership victory as they beat Kilmarnock.
The Australian midfielder darted in front of floundering goalkeeper Robby McCrorie to nod in the opener on 25 minutes.
The home team were rarely threatened by Derek McInnes' side, who went down to 10-men in the second half following Danny Armstrong's dismissal.
Hibs are now just three points behind sixth-place Motherwell in the table.
"We are now chasing down the top six," head coach David Gray said. "Today was a big ask to push the players again and, credit to them, they found a way to win.
"It was by no means our fluent best. But I'm delighted with the result and the clean sheet, and the way we handled the game."
Hibs had a better opportunity to net first early on, when Junior Hoilett inexplicably dragged wide from point-blank range.
Kilmarnock attacking pair Bobby Wales and Kyle Vassell both fired into the arms of Jordan Smith inside 15 minutes.
The visitors would not attempt another shot on goal in the opening half.
And the Ayrshire men picked up their eighth red card in all competitions this season when Armstrong picked up a second booking following a reckless challenge on Jack Iredale just after the hour.
Innes Cameron and Bruce Anderson were introduced by McInnes in the hope of finding an unlikely leveller, but not one shot was attempted in the last 25 minutes from either side as Hibs held on for the narrow win.
After a truly miserable start to life as permanent boss at Easter Road, head coach Gray has now overseen four straight wins to lift Hibs three points clear of Kilmarnock in seventh - with the top six firmly in sight.
While it was not a hugely-impressive attacking performance, a strong defensive showing - produced by the new-look back three - earned the points.
It was a sharp start for Hibs, with Martin Boyle and the Cadden brothers crafting space on the flanks to whip in threatening crosses.
A slump ensued, however. A barren 30-minute spell without attempting a single shot carried over into the second half, before unlikely offensive pair Lewis Miller and Rocky Bushiri had efforts denied after the restart.
Following Armstrong's red card, Hibs were able to maintain their lead by putting in a spirited, fighting performance for the remainder of the match - a quality they lacked at the start of the season.
McInnes opted to go unchanged following his side's resounding 4-0 victory over Aberdeen on Boxing Day.
He believed that performance to be Kilmarnock's "best attacking and defensive display" of the campaign but there was to be no repeat in Leith.
The Ayrshire outfit looked solid defensively throughout, while Vassell and Wales worked well feeding off scraps.
It was clearly a breakdown in transitional play within the midfield that kept their unwanted 11 match winless run at Easter Road.
The home team managed to largely contain Armstrong, Fraser Murray and David Watson and won with relative ease.
That growing frustration may have played a part in Armstrong's eventual red card, which was Kilmarnock's league-high seventh dismissal in the Premiership this term.
Kilmarnock's McInnes rails against VAR yellow issue
Hibernian head coach David Gray: "We need to keep it going, the positivity we have ended the year in. We need to always remember how quickly things can change.
"Right at the very end of the first half, [Joe Newell] went into a tackle and overstretched his groin a little bit. Hopefully it is nothing serious."
Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes: "I thought the game was pretty open in the first half. We were a bit passive defensively at times.
"I thought we were far better in the second half. We had a good ascendency and there was a lot of nervousness coming from the Hibs team, I thought, at that point."
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 48 | 50 |
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| 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
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| 3 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 34 |
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| 4 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 31 |
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| 5 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 27 |
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| 6 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -8 | 27 |
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| 7 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 24 |
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| 8 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 22 |
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| 9 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 21 |
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| 10 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 19 |
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| 11 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 17 |
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| 12 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 14 |
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Manager: David Gray
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: Derek McInnes
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: David Gray
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: Derek McInnes
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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Hibernian have only lost one of their last 12 Scottish Premiership meetings with Kilmarnock (W7 D4), going down 0-1 in November 2022 under Lee Johnson.
Kilmarnock are winless in 10 Scottish Premiership visits to Hibernian (D3 L7), losing their last five in a row and failing to score at all in their last four.
Hibernian have lost their final league match in five of the last six calendar years, winning the other 3-1 at Dundee United in 2021.
Excluding years in which they were relegated, Kilmarnock have only lost their last Scottish Premiership match of a calendar year in one of their last seven such games (W3 D3), a 0-1 defeat to St. Mirren in 2019.
Kilmarnock’s Bruce Anderson has scored in three of his last five Scottish Premiership appearances against Hibernian, including once in both of his last two against Hibs.
