⚽ The Kick-Off | Wednesday 31st December 2025
Wins for Motherwell, Dundee, Hibernian, Dundee United & Rangers. Stuart Kettlewell back at Ross County. Hamilton struggling to pay players. Hearts announce new right back signing.
🌎 Days until Haiti v Scotland at the World Cup: 164
📒 Random Scottish Football Fact #220: Motherwell FC was founded from a merger of two works teams, Alpha and Glencairn.
SCOTTISH FOOTBALL FIXTURES TODAY
➡️ William Hill Premiership
Dundee 2 - 1 Kilmarnock
Hibernian 2 - 0 Aberdeen
Livingston 1 - 3 Dundee United
Motherwell 2 - 0 Celtic
Rangers 2 - 1 St Mirren
NEWS
⚽️ Motherwell beat Celtic 2-0 at Fir Park for the first time since 2013. Ibrahim Said and Elliot Watt scored in a dominant display.
Celtic remain three points behind Hearts. Motherwell are fourth, nine points behind the league leaders. - view the Premiership table
➡️ Rangers beat St Mirren 2-1 at Ibrox. Thelo Aasgaard and Emmanuel Fernandez put the home side two ahead. Jack Butland saved a Marcus Fraser penalty before Mikael Mandron pulled one back for the Buddies. - view the Premiership table
⚽️ Hibernian moved six points clear of Aberdeen following their 2-0 win over the Dons at Easter Road.
Thibault Klidje and Junior Hoillet scored in the second half to win the three points. Kevin Nisbet had a goal disallowed for offside. Hibs are fifth with Aberdeen in seventh. - view the Premiership table
➡️ Dundee United ran out comfortable 3-1 winners away to Livingston. Zac Sapsford opened the scoring. Dundee United should have been out of sight before they scored two late goals via a Ryan McGowan own goal and Amar Fatah.
Connor McLennan scored a consolation goal in added time. Dundee United are up to sixth on goal difference. Livingston remains at the bottom. - view the Premiership table
⚽️ Dundee came from a goal behind to beat Kilmarnock 2-1 at Dens Park. Greg Kiltie opened the scoring for the visitors. Ashley Hay equalised for the Dee before Charlie Reilly scored the winner.
Dundee are six points clear of 11th-placed Kilmarnock and 10 points ahead of bottom-of-the-table Livingston. - view the Premiership table
🆕 Ross County have appointed Stuart Kettlewell as their new manager on a short-term contract. Kettlewell was sacked by Kilmarnock two weeks ago and returns to the Staggies after managing them for two years before leaving in 2020. - BBC
🔴 Hamilton Academical players will not be paid for December, with the League One side potentially facing more SPFL disciplinary action as a result. The players are consulting PFA Scotland with a view to not playing this weekend’s match against East Fife.
According to The Herald article, Accies director Jonny Towers “allegedly threatened the players that if they do not take to the field this weekend, then the club as a whole would be liquidated.” - Ryan McGinlay, The Herald
✍️ Hearts have signed Jordi Altena from Dutch side RKC Waalwijk for a fee understood to be up to £800,000.
The 22-year-old right back has signed a three and a half year deal. - Joel Sked, Hearts Standard
⚽️ Nathan Patterson played 72 minutes for Everton in their 2-0 away win at Nottingham Forest last night. It was the right back’s first Premier League start of the season.
🔙 Jannik Wanner has returned to Livingston following his loan spell at St Johnstone.
🟠 Dundee United forward Owen Stirton has signed a new contract at Tannadice. - Alan Temple, The Courier
🔵 Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Jake Davidson has signed a contract extension. - Andrew Henderson, The Inverness Courier
🟢 Hibernian have received an additional allocation of 1000 tickets for their Scottish Cup Fourth Round tie away to Dunfermline Athletic. The Hibees had sold out their original allocation. - Hibernian FC website
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