⚽ The Kick-Off | Wednesday 17th September 2025
Dundee United win their red card appeal. Dundee unsuccessful with Yan Dhanda’s. Aberdeen's Director of Football to depart. Aaron Hickey scores for Brentford.
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #148:
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NEWS
🟠 It was good news for Dundee United as their appeal against Vicko Sevelj’s red card at the weekend was successful. - Dundee United website
⛔️ It wasn’t good news for Dundee. Their appeal against Yan Dhanda’s red card was unsuccessful. - Andy Coyle, STV
✍️ It was not all bad for Dundee yesterday. They announced a deal for former Kilmarnock goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara until the end of the season. - George Cran, The Courier
🔴 Aberdeen’s Director of Football, Steven Gunn, will be leaving the club next month after 25 years of service.
As part of the announcement, Gunn said: “I believe now is the right moment to seek a new challenge in my career.”
Club director David Lawrie will take on the role in the interim until a successor is announced. - Paul Third, The Press & Journal
🚀 Aaron Hickey scored his first goal for Brentford last night in their Carabao Cup tie against Aston Villa (worth watching on X here). John McGinn, who helped create the Villa goal in the 1-1 draw, missed the first penalty of the shootout, which Brentford went on to win.
💷 FIFA has announced changes to its distribution of World Cup funds.
In a move that will further benefit Scottish clubs, FIFA will no longer just pay clubs compensation for their players appearing at the World Cup; they will also receive money for qualifying matches. - Andy Coyle, STV
🌍 In other recent FIFA news, they confirmed a new three-week international window running between September and October 2026, a change from separate September and October windows. - Barry Anderson, Edinburgh Evening News
⭐️ Dunfermline Athletic’s Andrew Tod was the star man in the SPFL Team of the Week.
📺 Three more matches will be shown live on TV.
Aberdeen v Motherwell in the Premier Sports Cup Quarter Final this weekend will now be on Premier Sports 2.
A big Sunday of live action was announced for Saturday, October 26. Hearts will host Celtic at 12 noon on Sky Sports, followed by Aberdeen v Hibernian on Premier Sports at 2.30pm. - SPFL website
📈 Shetland Women won the ScottishPower Highlands and Islands League Cup at the weekend, and women’s football in Shetland is on the rise. - Ross Cowper-Fraser, BBC
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
🏆 UEFA Women’s Europa Cup – First Qualifying Round Second Leg
Athlone Town (0) v (3) Glasgow City (7.30pm)
Hibernian (1) v (4) Inter Milan (7pm)
🏆 Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Preliminary Round Two (Replayed Game)
Penicuik Athletic v Kilwinning Rangers (7.45pm)
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