⚽ The Kick-Off | Thursday 30th October 2025
Premiership round-up. Calvin Ramsay makes first Liverpool appearance for nearly three years. Hamilton will not appeal points deduction.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #179:
Of the 10 Pyramid Play-Offs between the bottom team of League Two and the winner of the Highland League v Lowland League Play-Off, the League Two club has avoided relegation four times. (Montrose, Cowdenbeath x 2 and Stranraer)LATEST SCOTTISH FOOTBALL RESULTS
➡️ William Hill Scottish Premiership
Celtic 4 - 0 Falkirk
Hibernian 0 - 1 Rangers
Kilmarnock 0 - 1 Aberdeen
Motherwell 2 - 0 Dundee United
St Mirren 2 - 2 Heart of Midlothian
plus results in the Aberdeenshire Shield and Midlands League. View all the results on the Scottish Football Fixtures website.
NEWS
🔝 At the top of the table, Hearts drew 2–2 with St Mirren in Paisley. The home side were unhappy with a controversial decision to rule out a goal that would have made it 3–1 to St Mirren.
Celtic beat Falkirk 4–0, with Martin O’Neill in the dugout, to close the gap to six points. The match was preceded by a protest from home fans against the board. - View the Premiership table
🔵 Rangers moved up to third with their second consecutive win under Danny Rohl. Danilo’s fifth-minute strike was the only goal of the game against Hibernian in Edinburgh.
Jamie McGrath missed a late penalty for the hosts. It was Jack Butland’s third penalty save of the season and his sixth from his last seven. - View the Premiership table
2️⃣ Motherwell moved level with Hibernian on 14 points following their 1–0 win over Dundee United at Fir Park. Tawanda Maswanhise scored his fifth league goal of the season, while Eliot Watt added the other. - View the Premiership table
🔴 Aberdeen moved into tenth place, level on points with Kilmarnock, St Mirren and Dundee, after their 1–0 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. Stuart Armstrong scored his first goal for the Dons. - View the Premiership table
👏 Calvin Ramsay received positive reviews for his first Liverpool appearance in nearly three years. The 22-year-old has been plagued with injuries since his move south.
Despite his good performance, he couldn’t prevent his side from getting knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Crystal Palace 3-0.
The right back wasn’t the only former Kilmarnock loan man to start the game for Liverpool. One-time Killie goalkeeper Freddie Woodman also started.
🔴 Hamilton Academical have decided against appealing their points deduction and fine by the SPFL despite initially intimating they would. - Hamilton Academical website
⚽️ The Scottish FA has commissioned a review of Youth Development, and specifically the player development pathway, in advance of the publication of a new 10-year strategic plan. - Scottish FA website
📝 Scotland youth international Josh Landers has signed a new contract at West Ham United.
The former Hibernian academy player joined the Hammers in January, and the 18-year-old has been in impressive form for the London club’s under-21 development side. - West Ham United website
🟢 Stephen McManus was added to Celtic’s interim backroom staff yesterday. - Andy Coyle, STV
⚽️ Lewis Ferguson and Che Adams started in Bologna v Torino last night. Both players were substituted in the second half of the 0-0 draw. - view the Serie A table
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