⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 27th February 2025
Wins for Rangers, Hibs, Hearts, St Johnstone and Motherwell in the Premiership. The outline of Rangers investment agreed. Dykes injured. Return in sight for Ben Doak. Dundee release third shirt.
➡️ Random Scottish Football Fact #4: Motherwell went on a tour of Mexico and Haiti in 1974 which included a game in the Azteca Stadium. They are featured on a wall within the Azteca of teams to have played in the stadium.
Latest Scottish Football Results
➡️ SPFL Premiership
Dundee United 1 - 3 Hibernian
Heart of Midlothian 3 - 1 St Mirren
Kilmarnock 2 - 4 Rangers
Motherwell 2 - 1 Dundee
St Johnstone 1 - 0 Ross County
➡️ Breedon Highland League
Clachnacuddin 3 - 1 Huntly
News
🔵 Rangers came from two down to win at Kilmarnock. Frazer Wright and Brad Lyons scored early goals to give Killie a 2-0 lead before Vaclav Cerny and Cyriel Dessers brought things level before Dessers added a third. Nedim Bajrami scored towards the end to provide Barry Ferguson with a win in his first match in temporary charge. - View the Premiership league table here
3️⃣ Hibernian got the three points at Tannadice. Late goals from Kieron Bowie and Junior Hoillet extended their unbeaten run to 14 games. It looked like a 1-1 draw after Ross Graham had put Dundee United ahead before Mykola Kukharevych equalised in a busy opening 20 minutes. However, Bowie scored in the 90th minute and Hoillet in the 10th minute of added time to bring the Edinburgh side level on points with United and one behind third-placed Aberdeen.
⬆️ Hearts moved into the top six with a 3-1 home win over St Mirren. Mikael Mandoron put the Buddies ahead but, goals from James Wilson, Calem Nieuwenhof and Kenneth Vargas gave the home side the win.
3️⃣ St Johnstone got a vital three points against Ross County. Mackenzie Kirk with the goal.
⬆️ Michael Wimmer got his first win in charge of Motherwell. A Dan Casey double gave the Well a 2-1 win. Simon Murray netting for Dundee.- View the Premiership league table here
🧮 The Rangers takeover has made more progress according to Jordan Campbell of The Athletic.
The outline of the deal has been agreed and the investor group will now go through a period of due diligence before completion.
Dave King, John Bennett and Barry Scott will exit the club. - View Jordan Campbell’s explainer thread on X
🔵 Paraag Marathe has confirmed that Rangers won’t become Leeds United's feeder club.
Speaking at the Financial Times Business of Football summit, Marathe confirmed that any new football clubs his group takes over won't serve as feeders for others although he never mentioned any deal for Rangers directly. - Josh McCaffery, Rangers Review
👕 Dundee has released a new third shirt in support of SSAFA (The Armed Forces Charity). £5 from every sale will go to the charity. - Dundee FC website
🏥 St Johnstone defender Bozo Mikulic has injured his ACL and will be out for nine months. - Eric Nicolson, The Courier
🤝 Alex Jakubiak is the latest arrival at Firhill. Partick Thistle has signed the former Dundee and Dunfermline striker on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
He was previously with the club on loan back in 2022. - Partick Thistle website
🏃🏼♂️ Kieran Tierney played 45 minutes for Arsenal last night after coming on at half-time. Arsenal could only draw 0-0 with Nottingham Forest.
🔴 Andy Robertson was an unused sub for Liverpool in their 2-0 win over Newcastle United.
🔵 Nathan Patterson was another unused sub as Everton drew 1-1 away to Brentford.
🙌 Middlesborough manager Michael Carrick has suggested that Ben Doak could be back in training next week. This weekend’s game against Derby County will come too soon but Carrick has said he isn’t too far away from returning.
Doak has been out injured for Boro’s last four games with a thigh injury. - Robbie Chalmers, Football Scotland
🤕 It is not so great news for Lyndon Dykes. He will miss Scotland’s play-off games against Greece due to a calf injury.
Birmingham City manager Chris Davies is hopeful that Dykes will return before the end of the season. Robbie Chalmers, Football Scotland
📺 Ayr United v Falkirk in April has been selected for TV. Kick-off will now be on Friday 11th April and will be live on BBC Scotland. - SPFL website
🧨 Ministers are considering how special orders which ban football fans from all grounds could be used to crack down on the problem of “uncontrolled pyrotechnics” at matches.
Community safety minister Siobhian Brown said consideration is being given to whether football banning orders could be “utilised to greater effect”. - STV
🤝 Hugh Dallas has been appointed as PGMOL's new Select Group manager in the English Premier League.
Dallas will work closely with a team of coaches to deliver training to elite referees, as well as focusing on performance management and technical development. - Josh McCafferty, The Herald
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