Celtic 5-0 Ross County
James Forrest gets to the bye-line and looks to provide Yang Hyun-Jun for a tap-in.
Good defending from the County defence though to prevent a sixth.
From the resulting corner, Adam Idah heads off the post.
Dylan Easton
Midfielder Dylan Easton's second of the day extends Rovers' lead.
Euan O'Reilly
Callum Flatman
Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
There are real signs of life from Kilmarnock in this half.
A cross from the left almost finds Bruce Anderson's head, but the striker is just put off by the Dundee defender in front of him.
Motherwell 0-2 Hibernian
Hibs are starting the second half the same way they finished the first.
Mykola Kuharevich, Nectarios Triantis and Nicky Cadden have all had opportunities to make it 3-0 since the restart, but they all failed to hit the target.
Russell McLean
Forfar have come from two down to level with League 2 rivals Stirling in the Scottish Cup.
Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
Another half-chance for Kilmarnock.
Fraser Murray breaks down the left and sends in a really inviting cross.
It evades Jon McCracken in the Dundee goal, but it also evades the Kilmarnock player at the back post.
Matthew Aitken
Jake Sutherland
Celtic 5-0 Ross County
Changes for both sides at the break as Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Daizen Maeda on the Celtic wing.
For County, Scott Allardice and Michee Efete are on for Jordan White and James Brown.
Dylan Easton (pen)
Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
Kilmarnock have started the second half brighter.
Front duo Kyle Vassell and Marley Watkins link up nicely to get into the box, but the latter can only curl his shot wide of the far post.
We're getting back under way.
Celtic could be on their way to a record score, but the other Premiership games are less of a formality while most of the Scottish Cup games are also in the balance.
Stay with us!
HT: Kilmarnock 0-0 Dundee
Gully Singh
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park
Just the one Santa hat spotted so far and we've yet to reach December!
We're here for it though, but even more importantly, let's have some goals this second half.
Surely both teams will come out for the second-period raring to go?
HT: Motherwell 0-2 Hibernian
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland at Fir Park
David Gray has had some difficult half-time talks with his players this season, but the Hibs boss will undoubtedly earn their hot drink this time as they certainly deserve to be in front at the break.
Motherwell goalkeeper Aston Oxborough did his best to help the visitors for the opener and, despite the home team having the bulk of the possession, the Hibs defence have looked very strong.
Stuart Kettlewell on the other hand has a big job to lift his players for the second half and I wouldn’t be too surprised if he turns to the bench quickly.
HT: Celtic 5-0 Ross County
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Celtic Park
Grab a thesaurus and pick out any synonym you like for excellent. Whichever one you find, it's likely to apply to Celtic's first-half performance.
Manager Brendan Rodgers made six changes to his outfield players and challenged them to make an impact. In his wildest dreams last night, I can't imagine the Celtic boss had 5-0 at half-time with five different scorers.
County haven't been able to find a way to stop the onslaught. Or even to make things hard for their hosts. It has been all too easy for a clinical Celtic side who look hungry for more.
HT: Motherwell 0-2 Hibernian
Goals from Junior Hoilett and Mykola Kuharevich have the visitors two ahead at the break.
David Gray's side are well in control and shouldn't lose this from here, but this is Hibs we are talking about. They have lost more points from winning positions than any other team this season.
Scottish Cup, third round
Highland League side Fraserburgh are producing the shock of the Scottish Cup third round so far at home to League 1's Annan.
Scottish League 2
These games normally have goals, and normally finish either 2-2 or 3-2.
We'll need a lot more quality in the second half if we're to see the customary four or five goals.
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Junior Hoilett's strike sent Hibs on their way to a priceless win
"Excellent" Hibernian comfortably beat Motherwell to move off the foot of the Scottish Premiership with a first victory in 10 matches.
Goals from Junior Hoilett, Mykola Kuharevich and Josh Campbell backed up Tuesday's dramatic 3-3 draw with Aberdeen to ease the pressure on head coach David Gray.
Hibs are now three points above Edinburgh rivals Hearts, who host Aberdeen on Sunday, while Motherwell remain fifth.
"I thought the players were excellent. You don't always get what you deserve in football but we did today," said Gray.
"Defensively, that's as strong as we've looked, right across the board. I think this is one of the first times this season where I'm not talking about individual errors."
Hoilett knocked in Nicky Cadden's deep cross to open the scoring after 26 minutes when Motherwell goalkeeper Aston Oxborough came for the ball and missed it.
Kuharevich added the second before half-time when he poked the ball into the net from close range amid a goalmouth scramble.
The visitors started the second half in similarly imposing fashion with Kuharevich, Nectarios Triantis and Nicky Cadden all passing up opportunities.
On the hour, Hibs goalkeeper Jordan Smith - who was the subject of criticism for his performance in midweek - produced a smart save to deny an overhead flick from Motherwell's Zach Robinson.
Hibs then killed the game with 10 minutes to play when substitute Campbell slammed in a third goal after latching on to Dwight Gayle's headed lay-off.
It took Motherwell 49 minutes for the hosts to register their first shot on target, one of only two they mustered in the match.
Stuart Kettlewell tried nearly every attacking combination available to him, bringing on Tony Watt and Robinson at half-time before introducing Moses Ebiye later on.
Motherwell had no issue progressing the ball into the final third but looked devoid of ideas when they arrived there.
The attacking players were wasteful, the midfield lacked inspiration and the wide men were restricted to hopeful deep crosses into the box.
Perhaps the manager's greatest frustration will be that his side failed to test Smith in the opposition goal after his errors in midweek.
David Gray said before this match that he wanted Tuesday's late equaliser to be a "turning point" in Hibs' season.
Well, it just might be. From the first minute, they were on the front foot, engaging in wave after wave of attack.
This looked like a Hibs side playing with confidence. The Cadden brothers, Hoilett and Elie Youan provided a constant attacking threat, with Motherwell struggling to deal with their pace, variety and quality of delivery in the final third.
After a winless run of nine matches, head coach Gray was understandably under a lot of pressure. However, the board stuck by him and it looks as though the players back him too.
After Campbell's goal, some players ran over to celebrate with the Gray and his coaching staff in the dugout, a sign that things are maybe starting to turn?
'One of our worst performances' - Kettlewell
Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell: "Very simply, we didn't see it coming.
"Again we've conceded three amateurish goals and we didn't carry a threat at all at the top end of the pitch.
"That goes up there as arguably one of the worst performances and worst reactions to going behind in a game of football."
Hibernian head coach David Gray: "The challenge was to use Tuesday, and the momentum from that, as a turning point in the season.
"There's been so much criticism but Jordan [Smith] used his experience today. Anything he was asked to do, he did nice and clean."
'We need to build on this' - Gray
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 37 |
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| 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 32 |
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| 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 23 |
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| 4 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 23 |
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| 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 19 |
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| 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 18 |
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| 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 16 |
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| 8 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 15 |
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| 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 13 |
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| 10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 13 |
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| 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 12 |
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| 12 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 9 |
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Manager: Stuart Kettlewell
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: David Gray
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: Stuart Kettlewell
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: David Gray
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
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Motherwell have only lost one of their last six league meetings with Hibernian (W3 D2), a 0-3 defeat in May last season. Their three wins in those last six are as many as their previous 18 against Hibs in the Scottish Premiership beforehand (W3 D6 L9).
Hibernian have only lost one of their last seven away league games against Motherwell (W3 D3), going down 2-1 in August 2023.
Motherwell have won three of their last five home league games (L2), as many as their previous 18 games beforehand (W3 D7 L8).
Hibernian are winless in nine league games (D4 L5), the longest ongoing such run in this season’s Scottish Premiership. Away from home, Hibs have won just one of their last 16 league matches (D8 L7), beating St. Johnstone 3-1 in April last season.
Hibernian have dropped 16 points from winning positions in the Scottish Premiership this season, at least twice as many as any other side (Dundee, Dundee United, and Kilmarnock all closest with 8). Motherwell, meanwhile, are one of just two sides yet to drop a point from a winning position in the competition this term (also Rangers).
