Don Cowie's cross cannot quite reach the head of towering striker Bjorn Johnsen as Hearts start positively at Celtic Park. The noise from the crowd is deafening.

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Aberdeen captain Ryan Jack is on the bench today, with manager Derek McInnes having conceded defeat in the bid to keep him at Pittodrie.

Where will the midfielder be playing next season?

Remaining unbeaten will generate all the headlines but there are a few other notable Scottish records up for grabs for Celtic today.

Already on 103 points, which was their best tally set in 2001-02

On 33 wins, which is the previous high, again in 2001-02

On 104 goals, having scored 105 in 2003-04

30 points clear, better than the 29-point margin of victory in 2013-14

We're off in Perth, it won't be long at Celtic Park and Firhill.

Hearts head coach Ian Cathro: "We've never been particularly concerned with how many chances that people are giving us. It's about the chances that we give ourselves and the attitude that we put on the pitch in the opening moments of the game.

"There are some days where it's more difficult than others, naturally, and Celtic are deserving of the opportunity to have a good day with their fans for the work that they've done throughout the season.

"It's something that can't play into how we're approaching the game. We're making sure that we don't devalue the game. This is a game of football and we care about it.

"We can no longer pretend that there is something for us this season, the season has ended from the point of view of where we finish and the whole story of that. Our focus is on what we do following on from today.

"Every opportunity to play a game, to compete against a strong team is a positive thing for us. We respect the competition and we're looking forward to the first 10 minutes of the game."

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Lisbon Lions Willie Wallace (left) and Jim Craig walk the Scottish Premiership trophy into Celtic Park.

Next week marks the 50th anniversary of their famous European Cup win.

It's going to be quite a party inside the stadium today...

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Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald on BBC Radio Scotland: "It’s fair to say we’re down to the bare bones of the squad – we’ve got 10 players out.

"Our bench is really young and really stretched, but the 11 guys starting the game are more than capable of getting a result.

"A couple of guys will have to play out of position, but they’re professionals, it’s just important they all help each other out."

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Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha tells the club's TV channel that he wants a look at goalkeeper Jak Alnwick in a game situation.

"Jak is doing great with us in the training sessions but it’s totally different from training to playing real matches. We are putting him in today to know him better, we want to test him in matches.

“We think Jamie (Barjonas) can give us a solid presence in midfield. We want cover on the wide areas and to give the players freedom in attack.”

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers talking to BBC Sportsound: "The focus has been on performance. The important thing is to win and to win well. If we do that we can have a great afternoon to celebrate.

"I've always tended to not get too carried away. The most important thing for me is that the supporters are happy.

"Ultimately, when you come to Celtic, you have to win. In fairness, it has gone beyond what I first thought was possible.

"It's a huge privilege to be here. I always wanted to manage Celtic in my career and it was just the right time. It feels perfect.

"We have to do our job today and not get carried away with the emotion of the day. There is a nice confidence and relaxed mentality in the squad."

It's been quite a debut season for manager Brendan Rodgers, who will get his hands on the Premiership trophy today. He landed the League Cup back in November and has the Scottish Cup final to look forward to next Saturday.

Celtic last won a domestic treble in 2000-01, Martin O'Neill's first season. The great Jock Stein did it twice.

Rodgers has already completed a clean sweep of awards, winning the PFA Scotland, Ladbrokes and Scottish Football Writers' gongs for manager of the year.

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Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

St Johnstone have finished fourth for the third successive year, a remarkable achievement for manager Tommy Wright and his inexpensively assembled squad.

Wright joined Saints as assistant to predecessor Steve Lomas in 2011 before taking the helm two years later, reaching Europe four times from five attempts and winning the Scottish Cup in 2014.

The 53-year-old former Northern Ireland goalkeeper rarely gets linked with other clubs, which is hard to fathom.

"He keeps talking about flying under the radar," chairman Steve Brown told BBC Scotland this week.

"There's not another manager in Scotland with a record like his, with the resources he's got available to him.

"It's probably extremely surprising somebody hasn't taken a chance on him."

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There aren't many Rangers players out of contract this summer but a few will be playing for their futures given the likely summer overhaul.

Manager Pedro Caixinha has won five of his 10 games in charge and will want to sign off on a positive note after a somewhat bumpy introduction to Scottish football.

Three points in Perth would give Rangers a 50% win ratio in the league, having drawn 10 and lost nine of their 37 games so far.

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Scott Sinclair has had a fantastic first season at Celtic, scoring 21 league goals. He'll need a hat-trick today to overtake Ross County's Liam Boyce at the top of the scoring charts.

The former Aston Villa and Manchester City forward does love a goal against Hearts, having scored six times in the previous three meetings this term.

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Having secured second place for the third season running, Aberdeen will have one eye on next week's Scottish Cup final, which may explain why Niall McGinn and Graeme Shinnie are among the substitutes, while Ryan Jack and Peter Pawlett both return on the bench after recent injuries.

The Dons have won the last five meetings and are unbeaten in 10 against Partick Thistle.

The Jags have struggled since clinching a top-six finish, picking up just one point in the post-split fixtures, and they will be desperate not to let a good season fizzle out.

Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha makes five changes to his starting line-up from the side that lost 2-1 at home to Aberdeen on Wednesday.

In midfield there is a first start for 18-year-old Jamie Barjonas, while goalie Jak Alnwick makes his debut. Myles Beerman, Jason Holt and Martyn Waghorn also start with Wes Foderingham, Barrie McKay and Jo Dodoo dropping to the bench, while Joe Garner and Lee Hodson miss out.

St Johnstone make three changes to the line-up that beat Hearts 1-0, with Blair Alston, Steven MacLean and Liam Craig in for David Wotherspoon, Danny Swanson and Graham Cummins.

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Mark Ridgers starts in place of the injured Tomas Cerny in goal as one of four changes for Partick Thistle, having come on a sub in the midweek loss to Celtic.

Out go Christie Elliott, Danny Devine and Abdul Osman. They are replaced by Niall Keown, David Amoo and Ade Azeez.

Graeme Shinnie and Niall McGinn drop out for the Dons, with Jonny Hayes returning to the starting XI, and youngster Scott Wright making his second start for the club.

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Former Celtic heroes Jim Craig and Tom Boyd are on hand as the Premiership trophy makes its way to Celtic Park via the River Clyde.

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St Johnstone: Mannus, Foster, Scobbie, Shaughnessy, Easton, Millar, Craig, Alston, Thomson, MacLean, Kane.

Substitutes: Clark, Anderson, Paton, Gilchrist, Cummins, Hurst, Jardine.

Rangers: Alnwick, Tavernier, Bates, A Wilson, Beerman, Holt, Barjonas, Toral, Windass, Miller, Waghorn.

Substitutes: Foderingham, Bradley, Lyon, Atakayi, Halliday, McKay, Dodoo.

Teenage midfielder Jamie Brandon makes his Hearts debut, while Prince Buaben returns from suspension.

Sam Nicholson and Malaury Martin are the men dropping out. No sign of the former on the bench; is that the last we see of him in maroon? Nicholson is reported to have knocked back a new deal at Tynecastle.