Heart of Midlothian 0-0 Dundee United
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland at Tynecastle
An emotional and impeccable minutes' silence with both sets of supporters paying tribute to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Celtic v Kilmarnock (16:00)
Remember the match at Celtic Park starts in just under an hour.
The lesser-spotted Jahmai Simpson-Pusey is picked to start at right-back for Celtic this afternoon, having only been named in two matchday squads this season - an unused substitute on both occasions.
Interim boss Martin O'Neill makes four further changes to the side beaten by Midtylland on Thursday.
Anthony Ralston, Kieran Tierney, Benjamin Nygren, James Forrest and Arne Engels all drop out.
Marcelo Saracchi starts at left-back, Reo Hatate and Luke McCowan come into midfield, while Daizen Maeda joins Sebastian Tounekti and Johnny Kenny in the front three.
Image source, SNSJahmai Simpson-Pusey will make his Celtic debut on loan from Manchester City
We're off at Pittodrie, while the other two games are still going through their Remembrance Day formalities.
Minute's silence at the three grounds to mark Remembrance Day...
Dundee v Rangers (15:00)
Rangers have had problems dominating possession - and creating chances when they do - under several managers now.
But they will expect to see most of the ball at Dens Park considering Dundee are averaging 36.1% possession in the Premiership this season.
Since 2019-20, only one side has had a lower ratio in a campaign in the competition, when Hamilton Academical had 35.8% that season.
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United (15:00)
Lawrence Shankland will be looking to continue the improvement in form that led to his recall to the Scotland squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers.
His seven league goals mean he is back at the top of the Premiership scoring charts ahead of team-mate Claudio Braga.
The 31-year-old striker has scored in his last three league games and could become the first player to score in four in a row for Hearts since Shankland himself in February 2024.
Image source, SNSCeltic v Kilmarnock (16:00)
Celtic: Schmeichel, Simpson-Pusey, Trusty, Scales, Saracchi, McGregor, Hatate, McCowan, Maeda, Tounekti, Kenny.
Substitutes: Sinisalo, Nygren, Balikwisha, Yang, Shin, Engels, Murray, Ralston, Tierney.
Kilmarnock: Beach, Brown, Williams, Stanger, Deas, Thompson, Lowery, Watson, Lyons, Tiffoney, Anderson.
Substitutes: Armour, Dackers, Kiltie, Watkins, John-Jules, Brannan, Schilte-Brown, Leslie, Polworth.
Celtic's Benjamin Nygren and Dundee's Cameron Congreve could be the men to watch this afternoon.
Sweden attacking midfielder Nygren has scored five goals and provided two assists in the Premiership this season - meaning he has been involved in 44% of Celtic’s 16 league goals.
Only on-loan Swansea City winger Congreve has been directly involved in a higher proportion of a side’s top-flight goals this season, assisting five of their nine (56%).
Image source, SNSCameron Congreve has been a standout for Dundee
Aberdeen v Motherwell (15:00)
Motherwell have headed to Pittodrie in sixth place, two spots and four points above their hosts and with a chance of moving up to fourth.
Jens Berthel Askou has already guided his side to two wins, both in September and without conceding a goal, over the Dons, including 1-0 on their last visit to Pittodrie.
While Well are looking to recover from the disappointing 4-1 Premier Sports Cup semi-final defeat by St Mirren, they won their two league games prior to that.
However, while Aberdeen have only won once in four outings, Thursday's Conference League draw away to Larnaka showed promise and was a rare second clean sheet in a row.
Indeed, Jimmy Thelin's side have won three of their latest four league games - as many as in the previous 17 - making this one particularly difficult to predict.
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United (15:00)
Nine points clear at the top of the table at the start of the day, Hearts need another win to match the 32 points from the opening 12 league games achieved under George Burley at the start of the 2005-06 season.
No other non-Old Firm club has matched that since and they will feel confident of keeping the run going given they are unbeaten in eight home games this season, winning seven of them.
Especially as Derek McInnes' side won the reverse fixture 3-2 at Tannadice in August and United have only won once in five outings - and twice in eight away games this season.
However, Jim Goodwin's side won on their latest two visits to Tynecastle last season, both by 1-0, and a repeat could take them up to fifth place.
Aberdeen v Motherwell (15:00)
Tyrone Smith
BBC Scotland at Pittodrie
The Cyprus sunshine feels like a distant memory at what is a perishing Pittodrie.
But there should be a pretty hot atmosphere with Aberdeen saying they are expecting their biggest home crowd of the season.
Hopefully those in attendance will be treated to an entertaining game.
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United (15:00)
Hearts head coach Derek McInnes: "Beni [Baningime] hurt his hamstring on Friday in training. He's going to be out for a few weeks.
"It's not a change we wanted to make, but such is life. We need to deal with injuries and have done since the start of the season.
"Big Tomas Magnusson comes in. He has been champing at the bit, getting to know the club and the league.
"We've tried to get him on the pitch to give him a taste of it. Last week, he had a good impact in the game and got a goal. Today is just an extension of that."
Image source, SNSDerek McInnes was at Hearts' Remembrance Sunday memorial tribute in Haymarket
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United (15:00)
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin tells BBC Scotland: "Will Ferry suffered a slight calf strain against Motherwell and Craig Sibbald came off at half-time with a gash on his shin and needed 20 stitches. So the game has come too soon for him.
"We're going back to playing 3-4-3, a system that served us well. And we're hoping for a positive reaction after a disappointing result at Motherwell."
Image source, SNSBBC Scotland's Brian McLauchlin chatted with Jim Goodwin
Dundee v Rangers (15:00)
New Rangers head coach Danny Rohl was given another glimpse of his side's shortcomings with Thursday's lacklustre 2-0 home Europa League defeat by Roma.
However, he has won both his league games in charge - more than Rangers achieved in eight beforehand - and a visit to second-bottom Dundee will be seen as a great opportunity to extend that run and move back up to fourth spot.
Indeed, Rangers are unbeaten in 18 meetings with the Dark Blues, winning 14 of them, since a 2-1 league defeat at Dens Park in November 2017 and have only failed to score in one of their latest 17 visits.
However, while Dundee have only won one of their latest five outings, they are unbeaten in three at home, including a fine 2-0 win over reigning champions Celtic last month.
And they held Rangers to a 1-1 draw in their one meeting this season - at Ibrox in August.
Image source, SNSCaptain James Tavernier starts again for Rangers
Heart of Midlothian v Dundee United (15:00)
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland at Tynecastle
It is a case of so far so good for Hearts this season and, with another sell-out crowd at Tynecastle, the home fans will be out in force expecting them to continue their winning run.
The momentum is certainly with Derek McInnes and his players this season.
They have been boosted by some terrific players who joined in the summer and, if they can continue their run of form, who knows what glories will come their way this season?
But Jim Goodwin's United won on both visits to Tynecastle last season and will be hoping to extend that run as they look to force their way back into the top half of the table.
Aberdeen v Motherwell (15:00)
Tyrone Smith
BBC Scotland at Pittodrie
For all the criticism that has been coming Aberdeen’s way this season, and the praise that has been going to Motherwell, just four points separate the sides in the Premiership table.
The Dons' form has been slowly turning in the right direction and Jimmy Thelin’s side will also be heartened by an impressive 0-0 draw with Larnaca in midweek, but how much has that gruelling encounter taken out of them?
Motherwell, meanwhile, have had the week to stew on their 4-1 Premier Sports Cup semi-final towelling at the hands of St Mirren at Hampden.
Dundee v Rangers (15:00)
"I think we've proved this season that, on our day, we can compete with the best," Dundee head coach Steven Pressley tells BBC Scotland, referencing the recent home win over Celtic.
"We are playing one of Scotland's elite teams and it will take a similar level of performance - and maybe more.
"We've got a bit of momentum here - seven from nine points at Dens. Hopefully, we can continue that.
"We've gone with a formula that worked against Celtic and worked at Ibrox (1-1 draw). There's a lot said about tactics, but for us to beat Celtic or Rangers, we need to die on the pitch, leave nothing out there."
Image source, SNSWill it be a thumbs up day for Dundee manager Steven Pressley?
Aberdeen v Motherwell (15:00)
Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou tells BBC Scotland: "Yes, I have [gotten the disappointment of last weekend's semi-final defeat out of my system]. We all have. That's important and we focused on some really good sessions.
"There is a little extra work to do when you lose big games. We needed to address that on Monday and we did that to get it out of our system. Everyone has performed really well.
"The most important thing is that we have experience playing Aberdeen. They were two tight games and they had moments it could have gone either way, but we were sharp enough.
"We need to drive the tempo up, so that we can take advantage of them possibly having fatigue in their legs at the end of the game [in Cyprus]."
Image source, SNSAberdeen v Motherwell (15:00)
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin tells BBC Scotland: "We made some changes over there [Cyprus] quite early, so the players are quite fresh and there's players that can make an impact.
"There's some similarities between opponents, so we have to be good again and show our presence on the pitch.
"When we play at home, we want to show more. We need to try and build something step by step. You can't just fix it, you have to keep pushing in the right direction.
"We have taken some steps, we look better now and more compact and mature in the way we play."
Image source, SNSDundee v Rangers (15:00)
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl tells BBC Scotland: "You respect the opponent, but of course the expectation is clear - we have to win this game today.
"First, we try to get the three wins in a row in the league. That would be a good start, a good step forward.
"I am very clear in the direction we are going. The last two games [defeats by Celtic and Roma] show us what we need to improve.
"We have to be careful, but I want to see a team on the front foot for 90 minutes."
On the selection of striker Bojan Miovski, the German explains: "We expect a low block and it's important to have players in the box."
Image source, SNSDanny Rohl knows his brief with Rangers
Jesper Karlsson hasn't scored since his double against Dundee at the start of October
At a glance
Motherwell and Aberdeen share the points at Pittodrie
Jesper Karlsson puts the Dons ahead but Elijah Just responds quickly for the visitors
Both sides remain exactly where they were in the league, sixth for Motherwell and eighth for Aberdeen
Motherwell bounced back from their Hampden Premier Sports Cup disappointment to salvage a deserved draw against Aberdeen to make it three unbeaten in the Scottish Premiership.
The visitors, who were beaten 4-1 by St Mirren in the semi-finals last Saturday, scored a quick-thinking corner to conjure a rapid reply at Pittodrie after Jesper Karlsson's second-half rocket put Aberdeen ahead against the run of play.
It took just three minutes for Motherwell to find the response. Callum Slattery whipped in a low corner to Elijah Just to tap in at the front post while Aberdeen still set up to defend.
Jens Berthel Askou might have been disappointed not to take more away from the game, as his side dominated possession yet again, but the quality of chances was arguably level for both teams.
If anything, Aberdeen had a better opportunity to score another when Marko Lazetic passed up a glaring shot that would have opened the scoring.
Karlsson delivered a superb free-kick, Lazetic beat the offside trap, and swept his volley wide when unmarked, 10 yards out, and in the centre of the goal.
It felt like a game that Motherwell dominated, but they found goal-scoring opportunities hard to come by throughout - an affliction which has occasionally plagued them this season.
They have scored in 10 out of 11 league games, but their eye-catching build-up play always suggests they should be able to create more.
They had 25 touches in the opposition box and 71 entries into the final third. Big chances? Just the one.
Aberdeen, by comparison, had 11 touches in the opposition box and 34 final third entries. Big chances? Also just one, and it wasn't even the goal.
Even Motherwell's goal came from a moment of genius, rather than an intricate move. Think Trent Alexander-Arnold crossing to Divock Origi against Barcelona in 2019 - voted Liverpool's best-ever goal by the fans.
Maybe this one won't be quite as memorable, right enough.
Either way, it will go down as another game in which Motherwell had their opposition camped on the edge of their own box, controlled the ball, the tempo and the possession stats, but failed to win.
Attacking stats between Aberdeen and Motherwell
You get the feeling Aberdeen might be a little happier with that. They struggled to get to grips with Motherwell at the start of both halves and generally looked sloppy on the ball.
At times, it felt the tactical plan was "launch it towards Lazetic and hope it bounces to Karlsson". The Sweden international has shouldered a heavy burden as the sole fulcrum of the Aberdeen attack.
That has weighed on him since his player of the match display in the 4-0 win against Dundee, but we saw another glimpse of his quality when he lasered one in from 20 yards out.
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin: "The first half, we are not there with our front-footed approach. We let them play between the lines too easy. They didn't create too many chances but they had a lot of the ball by dropping players and trying to push us up.
"Second half, we did better and started creating more chances. Still, they were good in transitions, but the big chances were quite equal in the game."
Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou: "It was probably the performance of the three [games against Aberdeen] where we were most dominant, in most control, throughout the game.
"We lacked a little bit of sharpness to convert the dominance into open, clear-cut chances, and that's the most disappointing thing because the performance was really solid."
Aberdeen's next game comes against Hearts at Pittodrie on Sunday 23 November, while Motherwell travel to Kilmarnock the day before on Saturday 22 November (both 15:00 GMT).
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 30 |
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| 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
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| 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 18 |
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| 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
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| 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 16 |
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| 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 15 |
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| 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 14 |
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| 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
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| 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 |
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| 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 10 |
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| 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 9 |
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| 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 8 |
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Manager: Jimmy Thelin
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Jens Berthel Askou
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Jimmy Thelin
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Jens Berthel Askou
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Aberdeen have won four of their last five home league games against Motherwell (D1), including each of their last three in a row.
After their 2-0 win in September, Motherwell are looking for back-to-back league victories over Aberdeen for the first time since November 2021.
Aberdeen have won three of their last four league games (L1), as many as their previous 17 beforehand (W3 D4 L10).
Motherwell have won both of their last two league games and are looking to win three on the bounce for the first time since September 2023.
Only Celtic (34) have made more changes to their starting XIs across Scottish Premiership games this season than Aberdeen (30), who have used 27 different players in the division this term, a joint-high with Celtic.
