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Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen - Wilson slams in; Rubezic sent off for shove on Watt before Maswanhise adds second
Celtic 3-0 St Mirren - Kuhn scores either side of Trusty effort
Dundee Utd 0-1 Hearts - Penrice smashes in for visitors
Kilmarnock 0-1 Ross County - Harmon strikes late on
St Johnstone 1-3 Dundee - Murray, Palmer-Houlden & Cameron net in first 25 minutes; McPake pulls one back

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Unforced errorspublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Kilmarnock 0-0 Ross County
Gully Singh
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park
The game is crying out for quality as both sides make a string of changes.
Fans have had little to shout about but it may be the one goal which settles this tight affair.
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Double Killie changepublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Kilmarnock 0-0 Ross County
That's a rare one. First-half Kilmarnock substitute Marley Watkins is off, replaced by Bobby Wales.
Kyle Magennis is also on, replacing Liam Donnelly.
Double Buddies changepublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Celtic 2-0 St Mirren
A couple of changes made by St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson.
Mark O'Hara is replaced by Oisin Smyth, Jonah Ayunga and Owen Oseni are on for Greg Kiltie and Toyosi Olusanya, who limps off the park.
Struggling Saints look to benchpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
St Johnstone 0-3 Dundee
Amy Canavan
BBC Scotland at McDiarmid Park
Josh McPake will be entering shortly for St Johnstone.
Something has to change, with a punter just balling, "this is a joke, Valakari".
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St Johnstone have been unable to make a dent in the St Johnstone lead so far
Hale on for Countypublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Kilmarnock 0-0 Ross County
Ronan Hale is on for Jack Grieves, in an attacking change from Ross County manager Don Cowie.
This second half has lacked the minimal quality of the first half.
Five minutes to go at Fir Parkpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen
Tom Sparrow cuts it back for Motherwell team-mate Tony Watt but his edge-of-the-area strike is a poor one and spins away from goal.
With five minutes to go, Motherwell are looking uncharacteristically disorganised despite playing against 10 men.
HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Dundee United 0-0 Hearts
Blair Spittal is 30 yards out but manages to crack the crossbar with a free-kick!
It's a brilliant strike from the Hearts midfielder. He's keen to score against his former club.
Postpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Dundee United 0-0 Hearts
Better from United as they get two strikes away in the box.
Jort van der Sande is first up, but it's blocked before Ryan Strain sends one over the bar.
Postpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Celtic 2-0 St Mirren
Alistair Johnston pings a pass towards the St Mirren goal but it bundles all the way through to Zach Hemming, who takes a wee tug from Luke McCowan before play resumes.
Frustrated Well fanspublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen
Jane Lewis
BBC Sport Scotland at Fir Park
You sense the Motherwell fans are getting quite frustrated as not only are their team not threatening to add to their score in this second half, but they're allowing Aberdeen to see plenty of the ball and create some decent chances in front of goal.
The Aberdeen fans have upped the noise levels, despite their team losing this one so far and they've seen them put in some effort so far in the second 45.
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Leighton Clarkson's shot hit the frame of the Motherwell goal in the second half
Postpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen
Tawanda Maswanhise's 20-yard shot bobbles narrowly wide of the post as Motherwell look to add a third.
He's been excellent this afternoon, Aberdeen have struggled to deal with him.
Postpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
St Johnstone 0-3 Dundee
An excellent block denies Nicky Clark, whose goal-bound effort from close range looked certain to burst net.
Will United maintain second-half form?published at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Dundee United 0-0 Hearts
Dundee United have scored 23 goals in the second half of games this season and conceded 12.
Hearts have scored 13 and conceded 19.
Will we see a different United side in the second half?
Postpublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
HT: St Johnstone 0-3 Dundee
Amy Canavan
BBC Scotland at McDiarmid Park
The football might not be very good from their side, but, the half-time playlist here at McDiarmid Park is class.
Gotta take whatever wins you can...
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It's been a difficult afternoon so far for St Johnstone
Lights out at Celtic Parkpublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Celtic 2-0 St Mirren
Andy Burke
BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park
For a few seconds Celtic Park is plunged into almost complete darkness as the floodlights cut out!
A few gasps from the crowd followed by an ironic cheer as the lights come back to life a few seconds later.
Somebody tripping over the master plug, perhaps?
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Auston Trusty celebrated his first Celtic goal after heading the hosts' second
HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen
Motherwell surrender possession in their own half allowing Aberdeen to break forward but Ante Palaversa can't control Duk's knee-high ball and it skips away from him.
Moments later, though, Leighton Clarkson has an opportunity and smacks his powerful drive off the crossbar.
A few Aberdeen half-chances in the second half now but the 10 men are no closer to getting something from the game.
KICK-OFFpublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Games getting back under way for the second half.
Hearts edging tight affairpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
HT: Dundee United 0-0 Hearts
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland at Tannadice
Not the best 45 minutes at Tannadice this season…by some way. With a little more composure in front of goal Hearts would have been ahead and despite having the majority of the ball in the first half Craig Gordon has yet to be tested in the visitors' goal.
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Is Craig Gordon on his way to another clean sheet?
Home fans seeking qualitypublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Kilmarnock 0-0 Ross County
Gully Singh
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park
Kilmarnock fans urging their players to move the ball quicker in a first half with County having produced the much better of the chances.
Time for a half-time pie and surely Derek McInnes will be instructing his players to get into this game and put on a display.
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Postpublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January
Motherwell 2-0 Aberdeen
Duk, somehow, hasn't been given the chance to halve the deficit.
He's diving in at the back post to meet a low cross but it is somehow turned behind for a corner by Liam Gordon.
It looked easier to score an own goal than clear the ball there, a seriously impressive clearance.

Scottish Premiership Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Celtic	20	17	2	1	55	7	48	53	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
2	Rangers	20	12	4	4	37	16	21	40	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
3	Dundee United	21	9	7	5	30	22	8	34	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
4	Aberdeen	21	10	4	7	32	30	2	34	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
5	Motherwell	21	9	3	9	27	34	-7	30	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
6	St. Mirren	22	8	3	11	27	37	-10	27	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
7	Hibernian	22	6	8	8	31	35	-4	26	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
8	Dundee	21	7	4	10	33	37	-4	25	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win
9	Ross County	22	6	7	9	22	38	-16	25	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
10	Kilmarnock	22	6	6	10	25	37	-12	24	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
11	Hearts	22	6	5	11	25	31	-6	23	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
12	St. Johnstone	22	4	3	15	24	44	-20	15	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss

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Position 1 - 6 : Championship Round
Position 7 - 12 : Relegation Round

Last Updated 5th January 2025 at 16:59

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

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Live Reporting

Unforced errorspublished at 16:25 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Double Killie changepublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Double Buddies changepublished at 16:22 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Struggling Saints look to benchpublished at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Hale on for Countypublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Five minutes to go at Fir Parkpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Postpublished at 16:16 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Postpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Frustrated Well fanspublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Postpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Postpublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Will United maintain second-half form?published at 16:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Postpublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Lights out at Celtic Parkpublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 16:06 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

KICK-OFFpublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Hearts edging tight affairpublished at 16:02 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Home fans seeking qualitypublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

Postpublished at 16:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 January

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