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That's all folks 👋
That's all for now, thank you for sticking with us this afternoon.
All your Scottish football action will be right here across the weekend ⚽️
Don't forget Killie travel to Arbroath tonight and it is live on the BBC Scotland channel from 19:30GMT, we'll have live coverage right here — and you can watch it on our website — too!
Some pre-game talking points 👇
Arbroath v Kilmarnock (19:45 kick-off)
Killie have the league's best defensive record having only conceded 15 goals (Arbroath second on 16).
Arbroath have scored the most goals so far in the league with 35.
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Kyle Lafferty has returned and already opened his Killie account for the second time.
Killie also have plenty of young talent on loan from the top-flight who could make their league debuts tonight
Live Championship football tonight 👇
Arbroath v Kilmarnock (19:45 kick-off)
Dick Campbell's part-time juggernaut host Derek McInnes' revitalised Rugby Park side tonight and it is live on the BBC Scotland channel from 19:30GMT.
It is a top-of-the-table clash and it is also sure to be a cracker
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Postecoglou reckons Celtic "will be playing our best football at the end"
Motherwell v Celtic (Sun, 13:30GMT kick-off)
Jane Lewis
BBC Sport Scotland
More from the Rangers boss👇
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian (Sun, 16:00GMT kick-off)
Stryjek faces the media 🧤
Livingston v Aberdeen (Sat, 15:00GMT)
Hearts are sharing the goals around this season 👇
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian (Sun, 16:00GMT kick-off)
- Hearts have used just 23 players in the Scottish Premiership this season, at least two fewer than any other side, while 14 of those 23 have scored at least one league goal for the club this season (61%), a league-high ratio.
- Hearts have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three away league matches (W2 D1), their longest run of shutouts on the road in the Scottish Premiership since January 2018 (also three), while they last had a longer such streak in the top-flight from December 2006 to March 2007 (five in a row), a spell which included a goalless draw at Rangers.
- Rangers are unbeaten in their last 31 home league matches (W28 D3), winning each of their last six in a row and keeping a clean sheet in each of the last five of those.
How do you see this one going?
Thumbs up for a Rangers win
Thumbs down for a Hearts win on the road
Time James Forrest to make his mark this season?🤔
Motherwell v Celtic (Sun, 13:30GMT kick-off)
- Against no side has Celtic’s James Forrest scored more Scottish Premiership goals than he has against Motherwell (eight, level with St. Johnstone). Indeed, Forrest has either scored (four) or assisted (four) eight goals in his last nine league matches versus the Steelmen.
- Celtic have won eight of their last nine away league matches (D1); they were winless in eight league outings on the road before this (D3 L5).
- Motherwell are unbeaten in five home league matches (W4 D1), keeping a clean sheet in four of those. The Steelmen last went on a longer unbeaten home run in the Scottish Premiership in May 2015 under Ian Baraclough (run of seven).
How do you see this one going?
Thumbs up for a 'Well home win
Thumbs down for Postecoglou's side winning on the road
Regan Charles-Cook is the main man in the Highlands⚽️
Dundee v Ross County (Sat, 15:00GMT)
- Regan Charles-Cook has scored 10 league goals for Ross County this season, one of just three players ever to reach double figures for the Staggies in a single Scottish Premiership season, joining Liam Boyce (three times – 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17) and Alex Schalk (2017-18).
- Ross County have lost a league-high 17 points from leading positions in this season’s Scottish Premiership, with the Staggies throwing away a lead in two of their last three league matches.
- Dundee are winless in eight league matches (D2 L6), the longest ongoing run by a side in this season’s Scottish Premiership. They have failed to score in five of their last six league games, with both of their last two finishing goalless.
How do you see this one going?
Thumbs up for a Dundee home win
Thumbs down for a Staggies away victory
Time for Hibs to rediscover this form?⤵️
Hibernian v St Mirren (Sat, 15:00GMT)
- Hibernian’s James Scott has scored three of his four Scottish Premiership goals against St. Mirren (75%), netting a brace in his last league appearance against the Buddies for Motherwell in December 2019.
- St. Mirren have picked up seven points in their last three league matches (W2 D1), more than they had in their previous 11 before this (six points – W0 D6 L5).
- Since a three-game winning run in December, Hibernian are winless in their four Scottish Premiership matches in 2022 so far (D2 L2), failing to score in three of those games.
How do you see this one going?
Thumbs up for a Hibees win at Easter Road
Thumbs down for St Mirren winning on the road
Bruce Anderson — key to Livi's attack 👇
Livingston v Aberdeen (Sat, 15:00GMT)
- Bruce Anderson has scored 36% of Livingston’s 22 league goals this season (eight), a league-high ratio by a player for any side in 2021-22.
- Only Dundee (five) have earned fewer points away from home in this season’s Scottish Premiership than Aberdeen (nine), with Stephen Glass’ side winning just one of their last 11 league matches on the road (D3 L7).
- Livingston have alternated between defeat (three times) and victory (twice) in each of their last five league matches, losing 1-2 to St. Johnstone last time out.
How do you see this one going?
Thumbs up for a Livi home win
Thumbs down for a Dons away triumph
Will Saints get another crucial three points?⬇️
St Johnstone v Dundee United (Sat, 15:00GMT)
- St. Johnstone have scored a league-high 62% of their Scottish Premiership goals this season in the first half of matches (8/13), while Dundee United on the other hand have scored the highest proportion in the second half (68% - 13/19).
- Dundee United are winless in seven away league matches (D3 L4), failing to score in each of their last four on the road. Indeed, it’s the Tangerines’ longest top-flight away run without scoring since February 2003 (run of five).
- St. Johnstone ended a 10-game winless run in the Scottish Premiership (D2 L8) with victory over Livingston last time out; the Saints last won consecutive league matches back in March 2021.
How do you see this one going?
Thumbs up for a crucial St Johnstone
Thumbs down for a United away win
Stats time!
Let's look at some of the best pre-game stats ahead of this weekend's top-flight matches ⚽️
Arfield on Rangers' midweek 3-0 defeat to Celtic 👇
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian (Sun, 16:00GMT kick-off)
Arfield reflected on the 3-0 defeat by Celtic on Wednesday night as “a bad night for everybody, we can’t sugar coat that” but looked forward to seeing new teammate Aaron Ramsey in action.
The Wales international signed on loan from Juventus until the end of the season and could potentially make his debut at some stage against Hearts.
The two players faced up to each other in the Premier League down South, and Arfield said: “He is a terrific player. When I played against him he caused you enormous problems.
“He was one of the main players at Arsenal that you need to do your research on, you knew he was going to cause you problems and create that opportunity or score that goal from midfield.
“He is a terrific player, he has trained a couple of times, you can see his quality straight away. He will help us enormously.”
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Arfield contract talks underway ⤵️
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian (Sun, 16:00GMT kick-off)
Rangers midfielder Scott Arfield revealed new contract talks with the Ibrox club are under way.
Rangers boss Giovanni Van Bronckhorst recently admitted he wanted to keep the former Canada international at the club.
And ahead of the Premiership game against Hearts at Ibrox on Sunday, Arfield said: “My agent is talking to the club at the minute.
“This is a club I want to be a part of for a number of years and hopefully we can get an agreement quite quickly.
“I’ve never said anything different about how happy I am here, how grateful I am to play at this football club.
“So hopefully that can get sorted as soon as possible.”
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Kevin McDonald: Midfielder grateful for Dundee Utd deal after kidney transplant
Final words from the Rangers boss👇
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian (Sun, 16:00GMT kick-off)
He added: "I believe in my way of playing and our system, we have to keep doing the basics correctly. Tracking back, aggression and take the moments to go forward. We have to now bounce back and on Sunday we show the determination from a couple of months ago.
"It's a 4-3-3 but we are dynamic and can play inside or with the full-backs high up.
"I know when the results are not there everyone has questions, our focus is to keep on building and improving.
"A bad result, but there are 42 points to be won and the challenge is on.
"When we have the ball we have to be brave in possession and break lines."
Rangers squad update ⤵️
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian (Sun, 16:00GMT kick-off)
Giving an update on his squad, he said: "Alfredo (Morelos) trained today and will be available for Sunday.
"Hagi and Helander are the only players missing. Ramsey is looking good and we will assess him tomorrow.
"We have had a lot of centre-halfs injured, Leon (Balogun) showed how strong and valuable he can be to us, as did Ryan Jack. Jack could only do 45 minutes as he picked up his return to injury, a very valuable player to our team."
Rangers boss Van Bronckhorst on Wednesday's defeat 🎙
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian (Sun, 16:00GMT kick-off)
Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst has been carrying out his media duties this afternoon.
"We had a really bad start," he said about Wednesday's 3-0 defeat to Celtic, speaking to Rangers TV. "We have to pick the right timings to push up as a team and press, this was an important thing we didn't do. We were uncertain on the ball.
"I will take Wednesday into account when selecting the team, I want to see a different mentality and intensity. We have to act differently than on Wednesday.
"The 2nd and 3rd goals were the basics, not tracking runners and being strong as a team.
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"Last season is gone and this is the season we want to be champions, the challenge is there for us to now to achieve.
"We had a debrief and we were honest. It's from these moments you learn the most and it has to give us energy going into the next game.
"There is another game to be played on Sunday and we have to improve for a good result.
"This is still a group who are together, they have proven before they bounce back from disappointment and I am confident they will do it again on Sunday."
Calling all St Mirren fans...
The Buddies won't be the only club in for the striker, but if your club wins the race — would you want him?
Thumbs up for yes please
Thumbs down for no thanks, pass
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