Summary

  • FT: Kilmarnock 2-2 Aberdeen - McLennan & McGinn cancel out Brophy penalty & Kiltie effort

  • FT: Livingston 2-2 Celtic - Late Rogic goal levels after Robinson & Guthrie responded to McGregor opener

  • FT: Motherwell 4-1 Ross County - Watt, Campbell (2) & O'Hara strike after Fontaine opener

  • FT: Rangers 0-1 Hamilton - Moyo jabs in after Goldson mistake

  • FT: St Mirren 0-0 St Johnstone - Craig dismissed for visitors

  1. Gerrard 'ready to go again'published at 19:23 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Rangers v Hamilton Academical (19:45)

    Rangers manager Steven Gerrard tells RangersTV he hopes to move on from the weekend Scottish Cup loss to Hearts.

    "I was hurting badly from the result, so was the dressing room," he says.

    "I needed to get away from that situation, that environment and really think about where we are as a team, how far we've progressed in certain areas and where we've maybe not progressed in the other areas and really think to find the solutions.

    "You recover, you heal and you get ready to go again and that's where I am."

    Steven GerrardImage source, SNS
  2. We want to entertain - Holtpublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Livingston v Celtic (19:45)

    Livingston are hoping to replicate the level of performance that gave them a 2-0 win over in October and manager Gary Holt tells BBC Scotland: "We know it's going to be tough, but they’ve played two really tough games and we've had a chance to recover from the Hibs game.

    "We know we need to be on top of our game and when we get the ball we need to make good use of it.

    "We’re going to have a go. We want to attack them and hurt them in areas we can. We want to entertain and we want fans to come back and watch us."

  3. Hamilton back from Brighton 'trial'published at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Rangers v Hamilton Academical (19:45)

    Jamie Hamilton returns not only from suspension but from a training stint with Brighton & Hove Albion to start against Rangers at Ibrox.

    Big things are expected of the 17-year-old defender.

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  4. Robinson confident Well will bounce backpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Motherwell v Ross County (19:45)

    Motherwell haven't won a home game in the Premiership since 7 December, when they overcame Hearts by a single goal, but manager Stephen Robinson isn't too concerned about his team's poor run of form since then.

    "I don't think anyone has run away with super form," he tells BBC Scotland. "We had our little spell and we're still in third place. So I try and put things into perspective.

    "If I had said we would be third in March, everyone would have snapped my hand off for it. So we know we haven't been in a good run over the last four or five games and we need to get back to doing what we do best, which is pressing teams high up the pitch. The belief comes with winning matches and I'm confident we'll get back to that."

    RobboImage source, SNS
  5. Gerrard makes four changes after cup exitpublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Rangers v Hamilton Academical (19:45)

    Rangers manager Steven Gerrard makes four changes after their Scottish Cup defeat by Hearts, with Glen Kamara and Ianis Hagi coming into midfield and Florian Kamberi and Alfredo Morelos starting up front. Ryan Jack and Ryan Kent drop to the bench, while Greg Stewart and injured Scott Arfield miss out.

    Top scorer Morelos was left out of the weekend squad for disciplinary reasons, while on-loan Hibs striker Kamberi was cup-tied.

    Hamilton have not played since drawing 0-0 with Motherwell on 22 February and they make three changes with young Jamie Hamilton back from suspension, fellow defender Scott McMann and midfielder Lewis Smith also starting.

    Will Collar and Johnny Hunt drop to the bench and winger David Templeton doesn't feature.

    Defender Ciaran McKenna could make his comeback from a knee injury as a substitute after five months out.

    Alfredo MorelosImage source, SNS
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    Morelos is one goal away from matching last season's tally of 30

  6. Long back for Well, Spittal starts for Countypublished at 19:12 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Motherwell v Ross County (19:45)

    Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson has made two changes to the side that lost 2-1 to St Mirren over a week ago. Liam Donnelly misses out through suspension, so Liam Grimshaw takes his place in midfield.

    Striker Tony Watt has dropped to the bench and is replaced with Christopher Long, who has returned from his own ban.

    Meanwhile, Ross County co-managers Stuart Kettlewell and Steve Ferguson have made just one change from their 2-1 victory over Aberdeen. Young midfielder Harry Paton drops out of the side and in his place comes Blair Spittal.

    LongImage source, SNS
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    Christopher Long returns for Motherwell

  7. McKenzie back for Killie, McLennan in for Donspublished at 19:10 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (19:45)

    After being knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Aberdeen, Kilmarnock had the weekend off and Alex Dyer has made three changes since their defeat by Celtic.

    Alan Power was sent off in that match and is suspended, while Mohamed El Makrini also drops out of the central midfield area, with fit-again Rory McKenzie and Greg Kiltie replacing them.

    Meanwhile, Chris Burke is back in the side on the wing as centre-back Dario Del Fabro drops to the bench.

    As for Aberdeen, Scott McKenna is missing with the hamstring problem that could end his season and he is replaced by fellow Scotland international Mikey Devlin in central defence.

    Dean Campbell is suspended after his sending off against Ross County, so Connor McLennan comes into midfield, while 19-year-old left-back Jack McKenzie could make his senior debut from the bench.

    Rory McKenzieImage source, SNS
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    Rory McKenzie is back for Kilmarnock after missing the last two matches with an injury

  8. Jakubiak fit to start; four Saints changespublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    St Mirren v St Johnstone (19:45)

    Alex Jakubiak is fit enough to start for St Mirren despite the on-loan Watford striker going off at half-time during Saturday's defeat by Aberdeen after feeling light-headed.

    Cameron MacPherson drops out for veteran former Celtic and Leeds United wide man Ross Wallace in Jim Goodwin's only change from that Scottish Cup quarter-final loss.

    Alex JakubiakImage source, SNS
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    Alex Jakubiak is still looking for his first Premiership goal since joining on loan from Watford in January

    On-loan Celtic right-back Anthony Ralston returns to the St Johnstone starting line-up after being unable to face his parent club in Sunday's Scottish Cup defeat.

    But Liam Gordon, Matt Butcher, Scott Tanser and Callum Hendry all drop out, with full-back Callum Booth, midfielder Liam Craig and striker Chris Kane coming into the team.

  9. Griffiths out for Elyounoussi; Ambrose home debutpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Livingston v Celtic (19:45)

    Livingston manager Gary Holt makes just one change to the side that took a point away from Easter Road last time out. Midfielder Scott Robinson, who scored the opening goal in Livingston's 2-0 win over Celtic in October, comes in for Jack McMillan.

    Efe Ambrose keeps his place, which means the defender makes his home debut against his former club.

    As for Celtic, striker Leigh Griffiths makes way for on-loan Southampton winger Mohamed Elyounoussi following Sunday's late 1-0 win away to St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.

    Mohamed ElyounoussiImage source, SNS
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    Mohamed Elyounoussi returns for Celtic

  10. LINE-UPS from Simple Digital Arenapublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    St Mirren v St Johnstone (19:45)

    St Mirren: Hladky, Hodson, McCarthy, Famewo, Waters, McGrath, Foley, Wallace, Durmus, Jakubiak, Obika.

    Substitutes: Lyness, MacPherson, McAllister, Andreu, Mullen, Morias, Chabbi.

    St Johnstone: Clark, Ralston, Booth, Kerr, McCart, Wright, Wotherspoon, McCann, Craig, Kane, May.

    Substitutes: Parish, Gordon, Tanser, Holt, Butcher, O'Halloran, Swanson.

  11. LINE-UPS from Fir Parkpublished at 19:01 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Motherwell v Ross County (19:45)

    Motherwell: Gillespie, Tait, Gallagher, Hartley, Grimshaw, O'Hara, Campbell, Polwort, Aarons, Hylton, Long.

    Substitutes: Carson, Turnbull, Watt, Manzinga, Iljic, Maguire, Mugabi.

    Ross County: Laidlaw, Fraser, Fontanie, Morris, Vigurs, Mullin, Foster, Spittal, Cowie, Erwin, McKay.

    Substitutes: Baxter, Kelly, Draper, Watson, Shaw, Tillson, Stewart.

  12. LINE-UPS from Ibrox Stadiumpublished at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Rangers v Hamilton Academical (19:45)

    Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Edmundson, Barisic, Davis, Kamara, Aribo, Hagi, Kamberi, Morelos.

    Substitutes: Foderingham, Katic, Halliday, Jack, Kent, Barker, Defoe.

    Hamilton Academical: Southwood, McGowan, Want, Hamilton, Martin, McMann, L Smith, Gogic, Moyo, Alston, Ogkmpoe.

    Substitutes: Fulton, McKenna, Hunt, Collar, Miller, Winter, Mimnaugh.

  13. LINE-UPS from Rugby Parkpublished at 18:58 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Kilmarnock v Aberdeen (19:45)

    Kilmarnock: Branescu, O'Donnell, Broadfoot, Findlay, Hamalainen, McKenzie, Dicker, Kiltie, Burke, Kabamba, Brophy.

    Substitutes: Koprivec, Millen, Johnson, Del Fabro, Taylor, St Clair, Connell.

    Aberdeen: Lewis, Logan, Taylor, Devlin, Considine, Ojo, Ferguson, McLennan, Kennedy, McGinn, Main.

    Substitutes: Cerny, Hernandez, MacKenzie, Gallagher, McGeouch, Hedges, Anderson.

  14. LINE-UPS from Tony Macaroni Arenapublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Livingston v Celtic (19:45)

    Livingston: McCrorie, Ambrose, Brown, Guthrie, Lawson, Sibbald, Pittman, Robinson, Lawless, Taylor-Sinclair, Dykes.

    Substitutes: Schofield, Souda, Devlin, Jacobs, Bartley, McMillan, Crawford.

    Celtic: Forster, Bitton, Jullien, Ajer, Forrest, Brown, McGregor, Christie, Taylor, Edouard, Elyounoussi.

    Substitutes: Gordon, Elhamed, Frimpong, Hayes, Rogic, Bayo, Griffiths.

  15. Morelos back in the foldpublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020
    Breaking

    Rangers v Hamilton Academical (19:45)

    Alfredo Morelos returns to Rangers' starting line-up after admitting he "let them down" by returning to Scotland from Colombia late from compassionate leave.

    More about that Rangers line-up coming up...

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  16. All to play for at top and bottom?published at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    Scottish Premiership

    Outside of the title race, the battle for a Europa League spot continues with five points separating four teams - Motherwell, Aberdeen, Livingston and Hibs.

    Meanwhile, it looks like a three-horse race between St Mirren, Hearts and Hamilton to avoid relegation, although Ross County, St Johnstone and Kilmarnock will not yet regard themselves as safe.

    Scottish Premiership fixtures
    Scottish Premiership table
  17. Tune in to BBC Radio Scotlandpublished at 18:47 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    The build-up to tonight's game has already begun on BBC Radio Scotland MW and digital.

    Among the pundits accompanying host Richard Gordon are former Scotland forward James McFadden and former Hearts and Hibs midfielder Michael Stewart.

    BBC microphoneImage source, SNS
  18. Back to the title racepublished at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2020

    They've had contrasting fortunes in the Europa League and the Scottish Cup, but tonight the seemingly never-ending cycle of fixtures take Celtic and Rangers back to the business of chasing the Scottish title.

    Neil Lennon's holders have a 12-point as they travel to Livingston, where they have tripped up in the recent past, while Steven Gerrard's second-top Rangers host a Hamilton Academical side who find themselves at the foot of the table after Heart of Midlothian's win over Hibernian last night.

    There's three other Premiership fixtures tonight, plus one in the Championship.

    Stay with us for the build-up, live commentary and post-match reaction on the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio Scotland.

    Rangers manager Steven Gerrard and Celtic's Neil LennonImage source, SNS
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    Scottish football authorities have advised against handshakes like this between Steven Gerrard and Neil Lennon because of coronovirus