Up the other end, Celtic midfielder Callum McGregor lets fly from distance but the strike drifts narrowly over Liam Kelly's bar.

Joe Hart gets away with one in the Celtic goal as he clumsily feints past the onrushing Jordan Roberts.

Frantic start at Fir Park.

We're under way across the country! Goals please and plenty of them...

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander tells BBC Sportsound: "We're happy with the points we've got, we've deserved them and we want to improve where we can.

"We want to continue on our tally and our momentum, but we are always looking to improve."

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After edging Richard Gordon last time out for a much-needed win, can defending champion Amy Irons make it back-to-back triumphs in Sportscene predictions?

The Nine presenter - who has six defeats and two victories so far - pits her prediction wits against former Rangers and Hearts midfielder Derek Ferguson this weekend.

For each round of fixtures, a correct outcome earns 10 points and an exact scoreline is worth 40.

Check out their predictions here.

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Livingston make four changes to the side that lost 1-0 to St Mirren before the international break. Out go Jackson Longridge, Jack McMillan and Alan Forrest who all start on the bench.

Andrew Shinnie misses out through injury after limping off against the Buddies. Nicky Devlin, Scott Pittman, Cristian Montaño and Bruce Anderson come into the starting XI.

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Jamie McCart and Cameron MacPherson come into Callum Davidson’s starting line-up. Lars Dendoncker drops to the bench and Ali Crawford misses out through injury. Murray Davidson returns to the squad for Saints but starts on the bench.

Dundee United manager Thomas Courts tells BBC Scotland the League Cup defeat by Hibernian at Tanandice last month has actually helped his side.

"Hibs are a very clinical team, but I think for us it was a really strong performance and it probably served as a positive springboard for the game at Celtic Park (1-1 draw) and Ross County (1-0 win)," he said.

"So although it was a bitter pill to swallow it also gave the players a lot of confidence."

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Hibernian manager Jack Ross tells BBC Scotland he is looking forward to seeing 19-year-old Middlesbrough loanee Nathan Wood make his debut this afternoon.

He said: "He was playing for England U19s in midweek, he's highly thought of in their international set-up, he was on standby for their U21s.

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"I'm looking forward to seeing him in competitive action, he's desperate to prove how good a player he is."

Motherwell captain Stephen O'Donnell leads his side through their warm-up ahead of facing Celtic.

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Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou tells BBC Sportsound: "I'm aware of the historical results [with Motherwell] but my focus is what is in front of us today.

"We know it's going to be a good challenge and a tough game. The players are all fit and ready to go.

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"For us we need to get consistency in results. It's been an unsettling period but we are well prepared for the next series of games. We have depth of the bench now, but it doesn't mean it's going to be easy."

Postecoglou also confirms young full-back Adam Montgomery is out with a minor knock.

Hibernian make two changes from the 2-1 defeat by Rangers with both switches in defence.

Ryan Porteous is suspended following his red card at Ibrox, and Paul McGinn also fails to make the squad.

Middlesbrough loanee Nathan Wood and forward Jamie Murphy start in their absence.

Midfielder Kyle Magennis remains out, but Martin Boyle is in after being assessed following his exertions with Australia during the international window.

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Dundee United make just one change from their 1-0 win over Ross County.

Manchester United loanee Dylan Levitt drops out with Declan Glass replacing him in midfield.

New striker Maxime Biamou - who signed earlier this month after leaving Coventry City - is on the bench.

Robbie Neilson wants his Hearts players to show belief in their top of the table encounter with Rangers at Ibrox.

Hearts travel to Glasgow a point behind the league leaders and still unbeaten in the Premiership this season.

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"First and foremost, we have to have belief," Neilson said this week. "We have to play the way we have all season, which is on the front foot. We have to get our good players into good areas.

"You go there [Ibrox] with a gameplan but you need to stick to it."

St Johnstone: Clark, Rooney, Ambrose, Booth, McCart, Craig, MacPherson, Wotherspoon, Kane, May, O’Halloran

Substitutes: Parish, Brown, Dendoncker, Bryson, Davidson, Middleton, Vertainen

Livingston: Stryjek, Devlin, Obileye, Fitzwater, Penrice, Holt, Pittman, Omeonga, Bailey, Montaño & Anderson.

Substitutes: Maley, Kelly, Longridge, McMillan, Sibbald, Forrest & Kabia.

Malky Mackay makes two changes to the side beaten at Tannadice two weeks ago.

Out go Dominic Samuel and Joseph Hungbo, in come David Cancola and Ross Callachan.

Jim Goodwin opts to keep his side in the same setup from their last outing, a 1-0 win at Livingston.

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has distanced himself from speculation linking him with the Newcastle United job.

Speculation suggested that the Premier League club's new owners will look to replace current manager Steve Bruce, and former Liverpool captain Gerrard features on their shortlist.

But the Ibrox boss was keen to distance himself from a return to England.

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"I'm in a very big job, a very big role, which I'm very much focused on," Gerrard said.

"I don't react or get involved in any speculation, especially when someone I have the utmost respect for is sitting in that job. Steve is a great character, someone I've got a personal relationship with.

"Sitting in this position, I wouldn't like people to speculate about my job, so I certainly won't be getting involved in speculation towards his."

Both Ange Postecoglou and Graham Alexander have made two changes to their sides after their last league games against Aberdeen and Hearts, respectively.

For Celtic, midfielder Nir Bitton and left-back Adam Montgomery make way for Tom Rogic and Boli Bolingoli.

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As for the hosts, striker Kevin van Veen and midfielder Mark O'Hara are out for Jordan Roberts and Sean Goss, who both make their first starts of the season.