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FT Celtic 7-0 St Johnstone - Ntcham, Edouard & Griffiths net after Christie hat-trick & Johnston opener
FT Hibernian 1-0 St Mirren - Allan scores late for Hibs
FT Livingston 0-0 Motherwell - goalless at Toni Macaroni
FT Ross County 3-0 Hamilton Academical - Chalmers, Mckay & Stewart for promoted side
Shankland scores four for Dundee Utd; Ayr win; Cove thrash Edinburgh City
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FULL-TIME Hibernian 1-0 St Mirrenpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Hibs get the job done in the end - but only just. It took returning hero Scott Allan's strike five minutes from time to subdue a dogged and sharp St Mirren, who already look a far superior outfit under Jim Goodwin than the limp squad that barely stayed up last term.
After a drab first half, Allan and Joe Newell twice struck a post for Hibs, while new signing Ilkay Durmus menaced for St Mirren.
It was Allan's clever 85th-minute shot, reversed low beyond Vaclav Hladky, that proved decisive.
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FULL-TIME - Ross County 3-0 Hamilton Academicalpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
It's a winning return to the Scottish Premiership for County and a deserved one at that. Three goals without reply and they make it five wins out of five in all competitions.
Hamilton were better in the second half than they had been in the first, but their league campaign is off to a forgettable start.
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Ross Stewart headed Ross County's third goal
FULL-TIME Livingston 0-0 Motherwellpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Allan Preston
BBC Scotland summariser on Sportsound at Tony Macaroni Arena
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It was apparently painful to watch in West Lothian
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At last. Absolutely rotten
GOAL Dundee United 4-1 Inverness CTpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Lawrence Shankland
Lawrence Shankland scores all four United goals on the former Ayr striker's league debut for the Tannadice outfit.
CLOSE!published at 16:48 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Hibernian 0-0 St Mirren
Is it too early to nominate miss of the season contenders?
Christian Doidge has just side-footed wide from a yard out after a brilliant run and cross from Florian Kamberi.
Quite how he missed that is beyond anyone inside Easter Road.
GOAL Ayr United 4-2 Greenock Mortonpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Craig McGuffie
GREAT SAVES!published at 16:46 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Ross County 3-0 Hamilton Academical
A couple of Owain Fon Williams saves keeps the score down for Hamilton as Liam Fontaine and Brian Graham are denied.
FULL-TIME Celtic 7-0 St Johnstonepublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Champions Celtic send out a message on the opening day of the Premiership season as they hammer hapless St Johnstone.
Ryan Christie helped himself to a hat-trick, including two stunning goals, with Mikey Johnston, Odsonne Edouard, Olivier Ntcham and Leigh Griffiths adding the other goals.
GOAL Hibernian 1-0 St Mirrenpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Scott Allan
At long, long last, Hibs have their goal. And it's a cracker.
Paul Hanlon's pass is flicked into the path of Scott Allan by Christian Doidge, and the midfielder brilliantly reverses his right-foot finish beyond Vaclav Hladky.
CLOSE!published at 16:43 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Ross County 3-0 Hamilton Academical
County striker Brian Graham should do better as he bears down on goal at the end of a sweeping counter attack. His chip goes off target.
Magnificent sevenpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Celtic 7-0 St Johnstone
It's turning into a nightmare for St Johnstone goalkeeper Zander Clark, with the Perth side heading for their record Premiership defeat.
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GREAT SAVE!published at 16:40 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Livingston 0-0 Motherwell
Nicky Devlin is clean through for Livingston, but from seven yards, goalkeeper Mark Gillespie makes the save.
CLOSE!published at 16:40 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Hibernian 0-0 St Mirren
With Hibs pressing for a goal, St Mirren, as they have done throughout this contest, break downfield and win a corner.
New signing Sean McLoughlin steals in at the back post but heads into the side netting. A big let-off for the hosts.
GOAL Celtic 7-0 St Johnstonepublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Leigh Griffiths
It's sensational stuff as Leigh Griffiths makes it seven with a cracking low drive from outside the box.
GOAL Celtic 6-0 St Johnstonepublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Odsonne Edouard
French striker Odsonne Edouard gets his name on the scoresheet, latching on to a Leigh Griffiths pass before rounding Zander Clark and finishing.
GOAL Ayr United 3-2 Greenock Mortonpublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Nicky Cadden
The real Mckaypublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Ross County 3-0 Hamilton Academical
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Billy Mckay has taken his goal tally for the season to five goals
CLOSE!published at 16:29 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Hibernian 0-0 St Mirren
What a miss from the Hibs strikers!
Flo Kamberi is played through on goal by Scott Allan, he's one-on-one with Vaclav Hladky, who makes a cracking low stop.
The rebound falls just behind the onrushing Christian Doidge, who can't get the ball out of his feet and knock it into the empty net.
That might come back to haunt Hibs...
GOAL Ayr United 3-1 Greenock Mortonpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Reghan Tumilty
GOAL Celtic 5-0 St Johnstonepublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 3 August 2019
Olivier Ntcham
Now that's a first touch. Olivier Ntcham is only just on the park, but the French midfielder latches on to Odsonne Edouard's pass and lashes a left-foot effort beyond Zander Clark at his near post.
It's a rout at Celtic Park.