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2017-04-30
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12:00
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Manchester United
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1–1
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Swansea City
| 75,271 |
Old Trafford
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Niel Swarbrick
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9f85335f
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José Mourinho
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Paul Clement
|
Wayne Rooney
|
Leon Britton
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Afternoon
|
The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Swansea City at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Wayne Rooney and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The Captain of Swansea City was Leon Britton and the Manager of Swansea City was Paul Clement. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['18th Minute Yellow Card by Anthony Martial for Manchester Utd', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Jesse Lingard for Manchester Utd', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Wayne Rooney for Manchester Utd', '15th Minute Yellow Card by Leon Britton for Swansea City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Federico Fernández for Swansea City']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Manchester United missed the chance to move into the Premier League top four as Gylfi Sigurdsson's free-kick earned Swansea a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday. Wayne Rooney's penalty on the stroke of half-time, controversially awarded after Marcus Rashford went down under a challenge from Lukasz Fabianski, appeared to have United on course for victory before Sigurdsson curled in 11 minutes from time. And Jose Mourinho's frustration will be even greater after injuries to defenders Luke Shaw and Eric Bailly ahead of Thursday's Europa League semi-final against Celta Vigo. Bailly's weak clearance almost deflected in off Sigurdsson, but ricocheted just wide, and Fernando Llorente forced a smart save from David de Gea with Daley Blind forced to head the rebound away. Sigurdsson was inches away from tapping into an empty net after De Gea used his feet to keep out Jordan Ayew's low shot, but Swansea failed to make their superiority count and they were punished by a harsh penalty in first-half injury time. Rashford latched onto Jesse Lingard's through ball and nicked the ball past Fabianski as he dived at his feet, but the United player appeared to engineer contact and went down easily. The United skipper nearly added a second, but his goalbound shot was blocked by team-mate Anthony Martial, before Bailly was injured tackling Llorente and was replaced by Matteo Darmian after an hour. And they were rewarded by Sigurdsson's sumptuous free-kick in the 79th minute, awarded after Rooney fouled Ayew on the edge of the area. Player ratings
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2017-04-30
|
14:05
|
Middlesbrough
|
2–2
|
Manchester City
| 29,763 |
Riverside Stadium
|
Kevin Friend
|
03fb9728
|
Steve Agnew
|
Pep Guardiola
|
Ben Gibson
|
Vincent Kompany
|
Afternoon
|
The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Manchester City at Riverside Stadium at Afternoon and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Steve Agnew. The Captain of Manchester City was Vincent Kompany and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2.
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['16th Minute Yellow Card by Cristhian Stuani for Middlesbrough', '38th Minute Goal by Álvaro for Middlesbrough', '38th Minute Assist by George for Middlesbrough', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Forshaw for Middlesbrough', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Fábio — for Middlesbrough', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Marten de for Middlesbrough', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Vincent Kompany for Manchester City', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Leroy Sané for Manchester City', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Sergio Agüero for Manchester City', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Nicolás Otamendi for Manchester City', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Raheem Sterling for Manchester City', '85th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Manchester City', '85th Minute Assist by Sergio for Manchester City']
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Premier League
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Sunday
|
Manchester City twice came from behind to dent Middlesbrough's Premier League survival hopes with an absorbing 2-2 draw at the Riverside on Sunday. Former City striker Alvaro Negredo put Boro ahead in the 38th minute, only for Sergio Aguero to reply from the penalty spot after half-time. Boro were fuming at the award of the spot-kick for a foul on Leroy Sane, but they were ahead again in the 77th minute when Calum Chambers finished from close range. Pep Guardiola made five changes from the stalemate with United on Thursday, with Aleix Garcia making his first Premier League start, Willy Caballero replacing the injured Claudio Bravo in goal and Jesus starting for the first time since February 13. An open start to the game saw Aguero and Negredo both fire across the face of goal in the early stages. But City's threat waned as the half wore on and Marten de Roon went close for the hosts when he shot over from 10 yards out. City needed a spark and they improved significantly after the introduction of Sane and Raheem Sterling early in the second half. The equaliser, though, came in controversial circumstances as Sane appeared to be already falling as he went down in the box under a challenge from De Roon. Boro players were clearly angered by the decision to award the penalty, but Aguero kept his cool from the spot as he fired into the corner. City were not level for long as Negredo did well to keep the ball alive in the box and then pass through for Chambers to finish from six yards out. Player ratings
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2017-04-30
|
14:05
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Everton
|
0–3
|
Chelsea
| 39,595 |
Goodison Park
|
Jonathan Moss
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c0ed0645
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Ronald Koeman
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Antonio Conte
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Phil Jagielka
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Gary Cahill
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Everton and Chelsea at Goodison Park at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3.
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['38th Minute Yellow Card by Dominic Calvert-Lewin for Everton', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Enner Valencia for Everton', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Idrissa Gana for Everton', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Gary Cahill for Chelsea', '40th Minute Yellow Card by César Azpilicueta for Chelsea', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Diego Costa for Chelsea', '66th Minute Goal by Pedro for Chelsea', '66th Minute Assist by Nemanja Matić for Chelsea', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Eden Hazard for Chelsea', '86th Minute Goal by Willian for Chelsea', '86th Minute Assist by Cesc Fàbregas for Chelsea']
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Premier League
|
Sunday
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Second-half strikes from Pedro, Gary Cahill and Willian sees Chelsea edge closer to the Premier League title with a 3-0 win over Everton. Meanwhile, the defeat for Everton means they remain seventh in their first home loss this calendar year. The match got off to a fast start as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's driven ball into the area almost rebounded off the post for Lukaku to tap in from six-yards out, only for the Premier League's top goalscorer to unfortunately slip before pulling the trigger. Chelsea fired a warning shot of their own moments later through an unlikely source in Cahill, who smashed a shot from 25-yards out which Maarten Stekelenburg was just about able to smother. Eden Hazard sprung into life in the 11th minute as he picked up a fine through ball from Diego Costa to burst through on goal, but despite skipping around Stekelenburg, the angle was too tight for the Belgium international to apply the finish. After Nemanja Matic's marauding run was ended by Stekelenburg covering his shot, Lukaku threatened with an effort from distance at the other end which skidded just wide of the post. Costa then blasted a shot over the bar from close-range after being set through by a David Luiz long ball. The half became increasingly scrappy as referee Jonathan Moss gave yellow cards out to Cahill, Calvert-Lewin and Cesar Azpilicueta to see out a tightly-contested 45 minutes. Chelsea came close to breaking the deadlock early in the second half after a corner routine saw Victor Moses thump a low cross across the face of the goal, but the driven ball was too fast for Costa to tap in. Everton responded first through Enner Valencia, whose effort was blocked by Thibaut Courtois before Lukaku had a tame shot straight at the goalkeeper from 18-yards out. Despite Everton increasing appetite for adventure going forward, Chelsea's Pedro opened the scoring with a fine strike. Lukaku nearly levelled with a free-kick from just outside the box, but his curled strike was just over the bar. But the Toffees would pay the price for their lack of end product as Chelsea doubled their lead through Cahill, who bundled the ball into the net following a driven free-kick into the box by Hazard. Chelsea introduced Cesc Fabregas and Willian off the bench, and they combined to give their sid a three-goal lead. The onrushing Fabregas picked up a threaded Costa pass before squaring to Willian to finish and ultimately give Chelsea a comfortable victory. Player Ratings
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2017-04-30
|
16:30
|
Tottenham Hotspur
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2–0
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Arsenal
| 31,811 |
White Hart Lane
|
Michael Oliver
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cdec2a32
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Arsène Wenger
|
Hugo Lloris
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Laurent Koscielny
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Tottenham and Arsenal at White Hart Lane at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['72nd Minute Yellow Card by Harry Kane for Tottenham', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Paulista for Arsenal', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Olivier Giroud for Arsenal', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Nacho Monreal for Arsenal']
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Premier League
|
Sunday
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The victory also means they are guaranteed to finish above Arsenal in the Premier League for the first time since 1995. Wenger kept faith with his 3-4-3 formation, with starts for Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but a sluggish opening spell by the visitors put Spurs on the front foot. Toby Alderweireld flashed an early header over before the home side squandered two glorious chances in quick succession. The first fell to Alli, who nodded wide from three yards under pressure from Oxlade-Chamberlain. That glaring miss was swiftly followed by another as Christian Eriksen blazed over an equally gilt-edged opportunity. Son's deflected strike fortuitously broke six yards out but the Denmark international guided his volley over Petr Cech's crossbar. The wasteful finishing seemed to give Arsenal a boost and they grew into the match as the interval approached. Aaron Ramsey called Hugo Lloris into action with a low strike before Alexis Sanchez guided a curling effort wide. But that revival proved to be short-lived as the Gunners conceded twice in three minutes after the break. Alli reacted quickest to open the scoring after super play by Eriksen and Arsenal barely had time to catch their breath before falling two behind. The hosts continued to push for a third as Jan Vertonghen, Kane and Alderweireld each forced smart saves from Cech. They also had a second penalty appeal waved away by referee Michael Oliver when Son's flick appeared to make contact with Sanchez's arm. Arsenal pushed back in the closing stages but they rarely troubled Lloris, with Theo Walcott drawing a routine stop from the Frenchman late on. Player ratings
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2017-05-01
|
20:00
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Watford
|
0–1
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Liverpool
| 20,959 |
Vicarage Road Stadium
|
Craig Pawson
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17af420d
|
Walter Mazzarri
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Jürgen Klopp
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Troy Deeney
|
James Milner
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Evening
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The Match was played between Watford and Liverpool at Vicarage Road Stadium at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The Captain of Liverpool was James Milner and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['48th Minute Yellow Card by Sebastian Prödl for Watford', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Étienne Capoue for Watford', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Isaac Success for Watford', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Lucas Leiva for Liverpool', '45+2nd Minute Goal by Emre for Liverpool', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Lucas for Liverpool']
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Premier League
|
Monday
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As Liverpool failed to double their lead in the second period Watford improved, but there was no way back for Walter Mazzarri's men, who saw Sebastian Prodl thunder a volley against the bar in injury time. Adrian Mariappa was drafted into the Watford line-up in place of Jose Holebas and his fifth-minute challenge on Philippe Coutinho led to Lallana's earlier than expected introduction, with the England international replacing the Brazil midfielder in the 13th minute after he failed to run off a suspected dead leg. It took until four minutes before the interval for the game's first attempt on goal as Lallana's looping volley from the edge of the area cannoned off the underside of the Watford bar. Lucas Leiva was then booked for simulation after trying to win a penalty from a Tom Cleverley challenge, but referee Craig Pawson was unmoved. The Brazilian quickly atoned for his mishap though, floating a delightful ball forward for Can who produced an exquisite, acrobatic finish that flew past Heurelho Gomes. A goal of the highest quality understandably boosted Liverpool in the second period, with only the reactions of Gomes, denying Divock Origi twice, preventing the visitors from doubling their lead. But, while the Merseysiders were pursuing a second, Watford grew in confidence, Etienne Capoue's fierce 20-yard drive drawing a fingertip save from Simon Mignolet on 70 minutes. Liverpool had the chance to wrap up the victory six minutes later but, after holding his run to latch onto Can's through pass, Lallana's shot was deflected behind. Daniel Sturridge was introduced moments before Daryl Janmaat tried to catch a misplaced Mignolet out with a near-post shot seven minutes from time, but the Belgian recovered just in time to avoid embarrassment. Sturridge was thwarted by a fine late save from Gomes as Watford kept their hopes of getting something from the game alive. Player ratings
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2017-05-06
|
12:30
|
Manchester City
|
5–0
|
Crystal Palace
| 54,119 |
Etihad Stadium
|
Michael Oliver
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b8c8a428
|
Pep Guardiola
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Sam Allardyce
|
Vincent Kompany
|
Jason Puncheon
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Vincent Kompany and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Jason Puncheon and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Sam Allardyce. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–0.
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['33rd Minute Yellow Card by Vincent Kompany for Manchester City', '49th Minute Goal by Vincent for Manchester City', '49th Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '59th Minute Goal by Kevin for Manchester City', '59th Minute Assist by Bruyne for Manchester City', '82nd Minute Goal by Raheem for Manchester City', '82nd Minute Assist by Pablo for Manchester City', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Nicolás for Manchester City', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '4th Minute Yellow Card by Martin Kelly for Crystal Palace', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Luka Milivojević for Crystal Palace', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Damien Delaney for Crystal Palace']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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David Silva shone as Manchester City moved up to third in the Premier League after beating Crystal Palace 5-0 at the Etihad on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's side led 1-0 at half-time thanks to Silva's strike just one minute and 54 seconds into his return from injury - the Spain international's 50th goal for the club. However, despite dominating the first half, City did not increase their lead until early in the second period when Vincent Kompany converted a low cross with a thunderous strike. The game was over as a contest minutes later when the hosts scored again thanks to Kevin De Bruyne's low shot from the edge of the area, before late strikes from Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Otamendi completed the scoring. With Mamadou Sakho, James Tomkins and Scott Dann all unavailable with injury, Palace manager Sam Allardyce opted to play Jeffrey Schlupp as a makeshift central defender. However, it was Schlupp's partner at the back, Martin Kelly, who was at fault for City's opener, the defender heading Sterling's cross from the left-hand byline straight to the unmarked Silva, who finished unerringly from eight-yards out. The move began with a beautifully weighted ball over the top from Silva - back after two games out with a hamstring injury - to pick out Sterling, who had somehow managed to ghost in on Andros Townsend's blindside. That second-minute strike was just the lift in confidence City needed after struggling for form in recent weeks, with the twinkle-toed duo of Silva and Leroy Sane running the show before the break. But despite the increasingly busy Wayne Hennessey twice being called upon at his near post to keep out well-struck shots from Sane, it was actually the visitors who came closest to scoring next. And they would have done were it not for a brilliant reaction save by Willy Caballero, continuing to deputise for Claudio Bravo after the goalkeeper was ruled out for the season, to keep out Christian Benteke's close-range header 10 minutes before half-time following good wing play down the right by Townsend. With the breathing space of a two-goal cushion, City were now rampant, with De Bruyne hitting the top of the bar with a free-kick, before Hennessey was again needed to beat clear a low drive from Sane. Gabriel Jesus, starting up front in place of the injured Sergio Aguero, found De Bruyne some 25 yards from goal and from a tight angle towards the right edge of the box, the forward beat the Palace 'keeper with a low shot that the Wales international got a hand to, but could not keep out. Sterling then added a fourth eight minutes from time following a well-worked goal. And the scoring was rounded off when Otamendi glanced in De Bruyne's stoppage-time free kick.
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2017-05-06
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15:00
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Burnley
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2–2
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West Bromwich Albion
| 20,825 |
Turf Moor
|
Mike Jones
|
2250900c
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Sean Dyche
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Tony Pulis
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Tom Heaton
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Darren Fletcher
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Burnley and West Brom at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Mike Jones was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2.
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['56th Minute Goal by Sam for Burnley', '56th Minute Assist by Ashley for Burnley', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Barnes for Burnley', '86th Minute Goal by Sam for Burnley', '86th Minute Assist by Robbie for Burnley', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Wilson for West Brom', '78th Minute Goal by Craig for West Brom', '78th Minute Assist by Chris for West Brom', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Gareth McAuley for West Brom', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Allan Nyom for West Brom']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Burnley began the match without defender Michael Keane, whose ever-present run in the league this season came to an end after picking up a knock in training, while Tony Pulis made four changes to the side that lost 1-0 to Leicester, opting to field youngster Sam Field and hand a debut to Marc Wilson. That chance fell for Vokes after 21 minutes, but his cut across goal following George Boyd's looped cross was kept out by the left foot of Foster. Rondon, who was looking to end a goal drought dating back to mid-December, had a couple of decent chances for the visitors but twice saw efforts deflect wide off Kevin Long. Scott Arfield seemed destined to find the net in the 35th minute, but a sensational last-ditch sliding tackle from James McClean blocked his effort. It was Vokes who gave Burnley the lead 11 minutes after the break, with the forward turning home Ashley Barnes' cross. West Brom responded well, however, and scored their first goal in eight hours and 51 minutes when Rondon's strike on the turn nestled into the far corner - his first goal since a hat-trick against Swansea on December 14. The visitors then went ahead through Dawson, who almost had the honour of being the match-winner on his 27th birthday before Vokes' late intervention. A long ball into the box from Robbie Brady was met by Vokes, whose header looped over Foster and bounced into the empty net to level the scores. There was a late chance for James McClean to steal if for the Baggies, but he failed to get enough power on his attempted lob over Burnley 'keeper Tom Heaton. Player ratings
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2017-05-06
|
15:00
|
Hull City
|
0–2
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Sunderland
| 22,480 |
Kingston Communications Stadium
|
Niel Swarbrick
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b2d5d309
|
Marco Silva
|
David Moyes
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Harry Maguire
|
John O'Shea
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hull City and Sunderland at Kingston Communications Stadium at Afternoon and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Harry Maguire and the Manager of Hull City was Marco Silva. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2.
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['27th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Clucas for Hull City', '33rd Minute Yellow Card by Kamil Grosicki for Hull City', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Ahmed Elmohamady for Hull City', '69th Minute Goal by Billy for Sunderland', '69th Minute Assist by John for Sunderland', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Victor Anichebe for Sunderland', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Jermain for Sunderland', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Seb for Sunderland']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Goals from Billy Jones and Jermain Defoe dented Hull's survival hopes as relegated Sunderland won 2-0 at the KCOM Stadium. Jones' diving header in the 69th minute gave David Moyes' Sunderland the victory, though Hull had several clear chances to score in both halves. Defoe added a second in stoppage time from Seb Larsson's cross, bundling the ball over the line from close range, but replays showed the England striker was offside. The defeat was also Hull manager Marco Silva's first at home in the league since March 2014, 42 games ago. With the shackles off, relegated Sunderland played with more freedom in the first half, and went close earlier on as George Honeyman headed just wide from Jones' cross. Hull then had two chances in quick succession; first Clucas' half volley from 15 yards was beaten away well by Pickford, before Harry Maguire's 20-yard effort flew just wide of the left-hand post. Hernandez, who had returned to the starting XI for Marco Silva's men, then did superbly to weave past two Sunderland defenders on the right of the box, but his left-footed effort went just wide of the far post. Defoe almost put Sunderland ahead early in the second half, but his effort when one-on-one with Eldin Jakupovic was saved by the Hull stopper, while Alfred N'Diaye made a hash of a clear chance at the other end with Pickford stranded. Lazar Markovic saw a header tipped over the bar by Pickford before the hour mark, and John O'Shea then did brilliantly to block Hernandez's effort from 10 yards. Sunderland took the lead with 21 minutes remaining through Jones, who drifted into the six-yard box unmarked from Honeyman's corner to head past Jakupovic. Oumar Niasse poked an effort wide of the right-hand post with 15 minutes to go, before Pickford's heroics denied Hull again, this time beating away Hernandez's first-time effort from N'Diaye's centre. Player ratings
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2017-05-06
|
15:00
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Leicester City
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3–0
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Watford
| 31,628 |
King Power Stadium
|
Roger East
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c2b30d93
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Craig Shakespeare
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Walter Mazzarri
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Kasper Schmeichel
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Heurelho Gomes
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Leicester City and Watford at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Roger East was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Craig Shakespeare. The Captain of Watford was Heurelho Gomes and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['90+3rd Minute Goal by Marc for Leicester City', '90+3rd Minute Assist by Jamie for Leicester City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Leicester maintained their perfect home record under Craig Shakespeare in the Premier League as they beat Watford 3-0 on Saturday. Wilfred Ndidi gave the hosts the lead in the 38th minute before Riyad Mahrez scored on his 100th Premier League appearance early in the second half. Marc Albrighton capped off the win when he finished off a swift counter in injury-time. The victory sees the Foxes move up to ninth and Shakespeare becomes the fourth manager to win his first five Premier League home games after Manuel Pellegrini, Sven Goran Eriksson and Carlo Ancelotti. Leicester were unchanged from their win over West Brom, but top scorer Troy Deeney dropped to the bench for Watford in place of Stefano Okaka. Heurelho Gomes made a sharp save to turn away a header from defender Christian Kabasele, but the visitors improved as the half wore on and Kasper Schmeichel had to save from Okaka and Cleverley. It was against the run of play when Leicester opened the scoring, with a cross falling for Ndidi to fire in from close range. Player ratings
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2017-05-06
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15:00
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Bournemouth
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2–2
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Stoke City
| 11,046 |
Vitality Stadium
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Paul Tierney
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c45e2f28
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Eddie Howe
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Mark Hughes
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Simon Francis
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Ryan Shawcross
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Bournemouth and Stoke City at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and Paul Tierney was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–2.
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['26th Minute Yellow Card by Harry Arter for Bournemouth', '62nd Minute Goal by Junior for Bournemouth', '62nd Minute Assist by Adam for Bournemouth', '81st Minute Own Goal by Ryan Shawcross for Bournemouth', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Max Gradel for Bournemouth', '33rd Minute Yellow Card by Lys Mousset for Stoke City', '33rd Minute Own Goal by Lys Mousset for Stoke City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Stoke scored their first away goals in 10 hours of football but could still only draw 2-2 at Bournemouth on Saturday. Mame Biram Diouf scored his first goal in 11 months to put Stoke back in front with just 17 minutes remaining, but another own goal - this time from Ryan Shawcross - ensured Mark Hughes' side continued their run of six away games without a win. The controversial late equaliser - Josh King had looked offside in the build-up - guarantees Bournemouth their Premier League status for another season while Stoke - all but safe - remain in 13th and are not yet mathematically sure of avoiding the drop. Mousset was making his first Premier League start after coming in for the injured Benik Afobe, while Stoke's Saido Berahino was dropped to the bench for Diouf after battling sickness this week. After a tentative opening, Adam Smith shook the game into life when he rattled the post with a left-footed drive on 22 minutes after a galloping run from right-back. Moments later Harry Arter's risky challenge left its mark on Joe Allen, as the Bournemouth midfielder escaped with only a yellow card much to the Stoke players' protests. Stoke eventually broke their away duck when Marko Arnautovic's corner was nodded into the top corner just after the half-hour mark, with Geoff Cameron claiming the plaudits before Mousset was revealed to be the guilty party. Arnautovic was left ruing a missed header following good work by Allen to pick him out at the back post, with the Austrian unable to arrow his effort below the crossbar to double Stoke's lead in the 60th minute. Less than two minutes later, another marauding run from right-back saw Smith cross low into the area and find Stanislas - following Josh King's dummy - who prodded home to level the score. However, Stoke could not hold on for the win, with Shawcross unknowingly directing the ball into the corner of the net in the 81st minute after King - who looked offside - miscued his close-range effort. Player ratings
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2017-05-06
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17:30
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Swansea City
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1–0
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Everton
| 20,827 |
Liberty Stadium
|
Martin Atkinson
|
09a5904c
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Paul Clement
|
Ronald Koeman
|
Leon Britton
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Phil Jagielka
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Evening
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The Match was played between Swansea City and Everton at Liberty Stadium at Evening and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Leon Britton and the Manager of Swansea City was Paul Clement. The Captain of Everton was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['29th Minute Goal by Fernando for Swansea City', '29th Minute Assist by Jordan for Swansea City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Fernando Llorente fired Swansea out of the Premier League's bottom three as they beat Everton 1-0 on Saturday evening. And that is exactly what happened during a nervy encounter at the Liberty Stadium as Llorente nodded home from a Jordan Ayew cross in the 29th minute to seal a vital win for the Swans. The home side had a penalty shout in the 28th minute, with Gylfi Sigurdsson going to ground just inside the box after an apparent foul from Gareth Barry but referee Martin Atkinson waved away the claims. The Iceland international thumped the pitch in fury, but he was not left angry for long as Llorente netted a few seconds later. It spurred on the hosts and they could have nabbed a quick second in the 33rd minute as Sigurdsson's cross from the right flank fell to the feet of Alfie Mawson at the back post. He found himself with plenty of space to shoot, but a great interception from Mason Holgate saw him turn the ball wide. Koeman made a change at the break as Ross Barkely replaced Dominic Calvert-Lewin and he had an almost instant impact as Everton started the half strongly. He pumped a free-kick into the box, but Jagielka could not direct his header on target before Llorente cleared a rebounded cross into the box from Barry. Ten minutes into the second period and Swansea could have doubled their lead. A poor headed clearance from Jagielka saw the ball fall to the feet of Ayew and he took aim, but his effort smashed against the woodwork and went wide. The hosts went close again in the 78th minute as they looked to secure their victory, producing a fine counter-attack that saw Tom Carroll skip away down the left-hand side before firing a cross into the box for the incoming Leroy Fer, but he was denied by the foot of Stekelenburg who pushed his effort onto the post and ultimately wide. Player ratings
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2017-05-07
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13:30
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Liverpool
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0–0
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Southampton
| 53,159 |
Anfield
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Robert Madley
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6a690977
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Jürgen Klopp
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Claude Puel
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James Milner
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Steven Davis
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was James Milner and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Southampton was Steven Davis and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['66th Minute Yellow Card by James Milner for Liverpool', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Dejan Lovren for Liverpool', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Cédric Soares for Southampton', '65th Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Bertrand for Southampton']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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James Milner missed a penalty for the first time in his Liverpool career as the Reds surrendered ground in the race for Champions League qualification with a goalless draw against Southampton. Oriol Romeu's dithering was almost punished by Roberto Firmino 15 minutes in, Maya Yoshida blocking smartly, and Forster comfortably claimed the handful of high balls that came his way. The visitors continued to soak up pressure as keep-ball came to nothing and Coutinho - in the starting XI after shrugging off a dead leg - dropped deeper in search of action. Klopp caught the eye on the sidelines, hurling a water bottle to the turf in anger after Lucas Leiva was penalised for a tussle with Dusan Tadic, but the action on the pitch drew groans as Firmino lashed wide from range and Joel Matip punted forward to epitomise the dearth of ideas. Milner at left-back had looked the best outlet and he finally had a chance in familiar territory when Stephens raised an arm in the box after grappling with Lucas. After a stale hour, the stage was set but the man who has kept his nerve from 12 yards seven times out of seven this season watched Forster drop to his right and push the ball away. Klopp threw on Sturridge and Adam Lallana in a bid to maintain momentum, the former showing quick feet to craft a yard but prodding straight at the goalkeeper. Player ratings
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2017-05-07
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16:00
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Arsenal
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2–0
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Manchester United
| 60,055 |
Emirates Stadium
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Andre Marriner
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dc6b6f97
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Arsène Wenger
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José Mourinho
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Laurent Koscielny
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Wayne Rooney
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Arsenal and Manchester Utd at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Wayne Rooney and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['54th Minute Goal by Granit for Arsenal', '54th Minute Assist by Alex for Arsenal', '57th Minute Goal by Danny for Arsenal', '57th Minute Assist by Alex for Arsenal', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Laurent Koscielny for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Arsenal kept their top-four hopes alive and ended Manchester United's 25-match unbeaten run in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory at the Emirates on Sunday. United made eight changes from their Europa League semi-final first leg against Celta Vigo on Thursday, and they fell behind shortly after half-time as Granit Xhaka's long-range shot deflected over David de Gea and into the net. Danny Welbeck doubled the lead three minutes later and Arsenal comfortably held on to give Arsene Wenger his first competitive win over Jose Mourinho. Axel Tuanzebe was handed a first Premier League start while Phil Jones and Chris Smalling returned in defence and Eric Bailly, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford dropped to the bench. Wayne Rooney captained United and he flicked an early cross over the bar before sliding through Anthony Martial, who shot at Petr Cech. De Gea then made a good save on the stretch at the other end to deny Aaron Ramsey after a through ball from Alexis Sanchez. Although Arsenal largely looked the more threatening side, they took until the half-hour mark to create further chances. Welbeck saw a couple of close-range shots blocked before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's deflected effort was pushed away by De Gea. But just as it seemed as though Arsenal were starting to raise the tempo, Holding almost gifted United the opener with a pass across his own goal that was picked up by Rooney, whose shot was saved by Cech. United continued to frustrate the hosts after half-time, but they were undone in the 54th minute when Xhaka's 30-yard attempt deflected off Ander Herrera's back and looped over De Gea. Welbeck made it 2-0 three minutes later, heading in off the bar from Oxlade-Chamberlain's cross. Rooney went closest to a response for United as he saw a free-kick saved and then fired over the bar from the edge of the box, but otherwise it was comfortable for Arsenal as they recorded a much-needed win. Player ratings
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2017-05-08
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20:00
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Chelsea
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3–0
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Middlesbrough
| 41,500 |
Stamford Bridge
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Craig Pawson
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db9d4cc8
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Antonio Conte
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Steve Agnew
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Gary Cahill
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Ben Gibson
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Evening
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The Match was played between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Steve Agnew. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['23rd Minute Goal by Diego for Chelsea', '23rd Minute Assist by Cesc for Chelsea', '34th Minute Goal by Marcos for Chelsea', '34th Minute Assist by César for Chelsea', '65th Minute Goal by Nemanja for Chelsea', '65th Minute Assist by Cesc for Chelsea', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Fábio — for Middlesbrough', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Patrick Bamford for Middlesbrough']
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Premier League
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Monday
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Chelsea secured a dominant 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Monday to relegate Steve Agnew's side and move a step closer to the Premier League title. Two first-half goals by Diego Costa and Marcos Alonso sent the Blues on their way and Nemanja Matic scored at Stamford Bridge for the first time to wrap up the win in the second half. Football Writers' Player of the Year N'Golo Kante missed out with a muscle injury, handing Cesc Fabregas the opportunity to start. The Spaniard was at the centre of Chelsea's commanding first-half display, creating their first chance inside 120 seconds. His fine pass picked out Alonso but the wing-back saw his left-foot volley hit the crossbar. The near miss only delayed the inevitable as Fabregas dragged an effort wide and Alonso went close again before Costa opened the scoring for the seventh time this season, more than any other player. The striker collected Fabregas' pass from the right and tucked home under Brad Guzan. Middlesbrough continued to struggle with Chelsea's cross-field passes and Alonso profited to force a second 11 minutes before half-time. The wing-back drilled a low strike across Guzan and the hapless Boro 'keeper diverted the ball into his own net. The half-time interval did little to halt Chelsea's charge as Pedro rattled the bar and Costa almost turned in his second at the far post. They grabbed their third through Matic on 65 minutes with Fabregas once again pulling the strings. His flicked pass found the Serbian in space and Matic controlled on his chest before firing through Guzan's legs. The assist makes Fabregas the first player in Premier League history to record at least 10 in six different seasons. A miserable evening for Boro threatened to get worse as Chelsea pushed to add further punishment but the last big cheer of the evening was reserved for John Terry. The club captain was introduced for David Luiz with six minutes remaining, capping a straightforward night for Conte's side. Player ratings
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2017-05-10
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19:45
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Southampton
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0–2
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Arsenal
| 31,474 |
St. Mary's Stadium
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Jonathan Moss
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eae4b047
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Claude Puel
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Arsène Wenger
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Steven Davis
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Petr Čech
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Evening
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The Match was played between Southampton and Arsenal at St. Mary's Stadium at Evening and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was Steven Davis and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The Captain of Arsenal was Petr Čech and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2.
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['44th Minute Yellow Card by James Ward-Prowse for Southampton', '60th Minute Goal by Alexis for Arsenal', '60th Minute Assist by Mesut for Arsenal', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Mesut Özil for Arsenal', '83rd Minute Goal by Olivier for Arsenal', '83rd Minute Assist by Aaron for Arsenal', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Héctor Bellerín for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Alexis Sanchez produced a moment of brilliance on his 100th Premier League appearance as Arsenal saw off Southampton 2-0 to maintain their late top-four push. Arsenal - with Shkodran Mustafi in for Laurent Koscielny - eased into the contest, waiting patiently for a break, but though Oxlade-Chamberlain gave his marker the slip with a drop of the shoulder, Aaron Ramsey's first-time swipe at the square ball flew wide. A Cech save at Dusan Tadic's feet was a warning of Southampton's threat on the counter and despite Arsenal's growing authority, the hosts might have gone ahead on the half-hour, Gabbiadini denied as Cech spread himself superbly. Jack Stephens timed a tackle perfectly in the other box to thwart Mesut Ozil, the contest suddenly sparking, but Wenger suffered a setback shortly before the interval when Oxlade-Chamberlain limped off, Hector Bellerin sent on in his place. Sanchez, struggling to make an impact, grimaced as he was pulled up for a foul throw and Wenger looked on nervously as his side struggled for inspiration. Player ratings
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2017-05-12
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19:45
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Everton
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1–0
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Watford
| 38,550 |
Goodison Park
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Kevin Friend
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a09c07c5
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Ronald Koeman
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Walter Mazzarri
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Phil Jagielka
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Troy Deeney
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Evening
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The Match was played between Everton and Watford at Goodison Park at Evening and Kevin Friend was the Match Referee. The Captain of Everton was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The Captain of Watford was Troy Deeney and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['56th Minute Goal by Ross for Everton', '56th Minute Assist by Phil for Everton', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Valon Behrami for Watford', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Daryl Janmaat for Watford', '70th Minute Yellow Card by José Holebas for Watford']
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Premier League
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Friday
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Ross Barkley brushed aside speculation about his future to fire in Everton's winner in their 1-0 victory at home to Watford on Friday night. The England international was issued with an ultimatum by manager Ronald Koeman on Thursday, who told the 23-year-old he has one more week to sign a new deal at Goodison Park or face being sold. Despite the demand, Barkley started for the hosts and then stepped up in the 56th minute to power home Everton's only goal from 25 yards out. Defeat for Watford means their Premier League safety is still not confirmed, while Everton can now draw a line under a three-game winless run. But it was the hosts who started brightly under the Friday night lights at Goodison, with travelling goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes called into action early on. Barkley should have put the hosts ahead after some neat build up-play with Idrissa Gueye, but his strike from 10 yards out was too close to Gomes. Watford did have their chances though, but Adrian Mariappa headed over and Abdoulaye Doucoure saw his deflected effort saved as it finished goalless at the break. Troy Deeney then came close to breaking the deadlock, but the Watford skipper fired wide at the near post when he needed to glance it across goal. Everton should have doubled their lead shortly after, but Schneiderlin headed over, and from then on it was Watford who looked more likely to score. Mariappa again headed wide and then at the death it was Okaka who latched onto a loose ball into the box but could only fire straight at Joel Robles. Player Ratings
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2017-05-12
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20:00
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West Bromwich Albion
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0–1
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Chelsea
| 25,367 |
The Hawthorns
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Michael Oliver
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d5caa61b
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Tony Pulis
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Antonio Conte
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Darren Fletcher
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Gary Cahill
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Evening
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The Match was played between West Brom and Chelsea at The Hawthorns at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The Captain of Chelsea was Gary Cahill and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['20th Minute Yellow Card by James McClean for West Brom', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Field for West Brom', '71st Minute Yellow Card by Marc Wilson for West Brom', '82nd Minute Goal by Michy for Chelsea', '82nd Minute Assist by César for Chelsea']
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Premier League
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Friday
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Michy Batshuayi stepped out of the shadows to strike a famous late winner as Chelsea sealed the Premier League title with two games to spare after a hard-fought 1-0 win at West Brom. Batshuayi had not scored in the league since August but slid to meet a Cesar Azpilicueta cut-back in the 82nd minute - just moments after coming off the bench - to ensure the Blues secured a second league crown in three seasons and Antonio Conte triumphed at the first attempt. Chelsea had been frustrated during a goalless first half in which the hosts defended stubbornly, yet a game seemingly set for stalemate might have swung the other way had Salomon Rondon and Nacer Chadli finished fine second-half chances. Eden Hazard and Diego Costa had toiled in front of goal as Chelsea looked forced to wait at least until the weekend, but Batshuayi proved the unlikely hero to spark wild celebrations from Conte on the touchline at the final whistle. Cesc Fabregas, who starred in the win over Boro that put his team-mates on the brink, was soon plotting again, lofting a pass forward that Pedro miscued, before delivering an inswinging free-kick that just evaded Gary Cahill. Hazard tumbled under Jonny Evans' attention, the appeals half-hearted, and Chelsea continued to be frustrated by a disciplined Baggies defence, Fabregas and Pedro firing wide from the edge of the box as Conte paced his area. Chelsea resumed action with sharpened focus, Ben Foster brilliantly pushing away a Victor Moses drive and Claudio Yacob forced to clear on the line when Hazard jinked at the byline as the breakthrough remained elusive. Conte had watched on with a grimace as Rondon raced away and Nacer Chadli had a glorious opportunity minutes later, only to fire wide. The Chelsea boss threw on Willian and Batshuayi for Pedro and Hazard as the half entered its final stages and a man seemingly surplus to requirements picked his moment, tucking beyond Foster as his team-mates exorcised demons of last term's underachievement with a fifth title of the Roman Abramovich reign. Player ratings
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2017-05-13
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12:30
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Manchester City
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2–1
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Leicester City
| 54,407 |
Etihad Stadium
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Robert Madley
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63c6a74f
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Pep Guardiola
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Craig Shakespeare
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Vincent Kompany
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Kasper Schmeichel
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester City and Leicester City at Etihad Stadium at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Vincent Kompany and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Craig Shakespeare. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['29th Minute Goal by David for Manchester City', '29th Minute Assist by Leroy for Manchester City', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Jesus for Manchester City', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Vincent Kompany for Manchester City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Sergio Agüero for Manchester City', '90+9th Minute Yellow Card by David Silva for Manchester City', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Yohan Benalouane for Leicester City', '42nd Minute Goal by Shinji for Leicester City', '42nd Minute Assist by Marc for Leicester City', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Christian Fuchs for Leicester City', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Albrighton for Leicester City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Manchester City strengthened their grip on a top-four finish with a nervy 2-1 victory over dethroned champions Leicester. But there were no complaints with the hosts' second as Gabriel Jesus stroked a penalty home after Yohan Benalouane's clumsy foul on Leroy Sane. But referee Robert Madley spotted Mahrez had struck the ball twice and disallowed the goal as City clung onto a victory that moved them up to third in the Premier League. Andy King and Ben Chilwell replaced injured Leicester duo Danny Drinkwater and Robert Huth, whose absence saw Christian Fuchs deputise at centre-back. And it took Guardiola's men just four minutes to penetrate the makeshift Leicester defence, Fernandinho escaping Danny Simpson but heading Kevin de Bruyne's corner wide. But it was not just the visitors who showed defensive frailties as the unmarked Wilfred Ndidi glanced Marc Albrighton's corner over on eight minutes. The breakthrough finally came shortly before the half-hour mark as Silva stroked Sane's cut-back beyond a stricken Kasper Schmeichel. One soon became two as Benalouane sent Sane flying in the area and Jesus, after denying Yaya Toure the chance to score on his birthday, coolly converted from 12 yards. City, strolling towards the break with a two-goal lead, were stopped in their tracks as Okazaki spectacular improvised volley cut the hosts lead three minutes before the interval. After Fuchs blocked Sterling's goal-bound effort on 70 minutes, the visitors had a glorious chance to equalise when the second penalty of the game was awarded after Gael Clichy's foul on Mahrez. However, in bizarre circumstances, an eagle-eyed Madley correctly disallowed the goal after Mahrez slipped and struck the ball twice. Leicester maintained their threat deep into ten minutes of added time but Jamie Vardy's near-post flick was the closest they came as City signed off their season at the Etihad with a victory. Player ratings
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2017-05-13
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15:00
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Middlesbrough
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1–2
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Southampton
| 28,203 |
Riverside Stadium
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Anthony Taylor
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4a05b148
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Steve Agnew
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Claude Puel
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Ben Gibson
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Maya Yoshida
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Middlesbrough and Southampton at Riverside Stadium at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Ben Gibson and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Steve Agnew. The Captain of Southampton was Maya Yoshida and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['66th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Clayton for Middlesbrough', '72nd Minute Goal by Patrick for Middlesbrough', '72nd Minute Assist by Viktor for Middlesbrough', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Gibson for Middlesbrough', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Marten de for Middlesbrough', '42nd Minute Goal by Jay for Southampton', '42nd Minute Assist by Shane for Southampton', '57th Minute Goal by Nathan for Southampton', '57th Minute Assist by Jay for Southampton']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Southampton survived a late Middlesbrough fightback to earn a 2-1 victory at the Riverside Stadium. Firstly, Nathan Redmond scored a fine second in the 57th minute, before Long wasted a golden chance to put the game to bed seven minutes later, blazing a penalty over the bar. The hosts showed why they came into this encounter with just one win in their last 19 league games as they offered next to no threat to Fraser Forster's goal in the first half. Down the other end, Long was proving to be a real handful down the channels, and he almost created an opening in the 32nd minute, but Brad Guzan was down well to cut out the Saints forward's low cross. Boro came out with added impetus after the break, and went close to an equaliser just minutes into the half, but Adam Forshaw saw his goal-bound strike deflected wide. Bamford wasted another chance to equalise when he sliced into the roof of the net, before Redmond made the hosts pay for their lack of potency, ruthlessly curling into the top corner after striding into the box, taking advantage of some slack Boro marking. Long sent Guzan the wrong way, but got underneath his spot-kick, firing over, clipping the bar en route. Five minutes later and Boro were back in it. Substitute Viktor Fischer curled a perfect corner into the middle, Bamford stood his ground and diverted the ball home, with the side of his head. Whether he knew much about it is a different matter, but after more than two years without a goal, he won't mind. Player ratings
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2017-05-13
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15:00
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Bournemouth
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2–1
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Burnley
| 11,388 |
Vitality Stadium
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Lee Probert
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6dc6ac2e
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Eddie Howe
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Sean Dyche
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Simon Francis
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Tom Heaton
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Bournemouth and Burnley at Vitality Stadium at Afternoon and Lee Probert was the Match Referee. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The Captain of Burnley was Tom Heaton and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['25th Minute Goal by Junior for Bournemouth', '25th Minute Assist by Lewis for Bournemouth', '85th Minute Goal by Joshua for Bournemouth', '85th Minute Assist by Ryan for Bournemouth', '83rd Minute Goal by Sam for Burnley', '83rd Minute Assist by Jóhann for Burnley', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Robbie Brady for Burnley']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Josh King's late winner spoiled Burnley's comeback as Bournemouth moved into the top half with a 2-1 win on Saturday. Junior Stanislas had put Bournemouth ahead midway through the first half with a well-placed finish after capitalising on a ball-watching Burnley defence. Unchanged from draws in last weekend's fixtures, both mid-table sides looked as though they were already thinking about post-season holidays early on. But Stanislas caught Stephen Ward, and everyone inside the Vitality, napping on 25 minutes when he latched onto a long diagonal from Lewis Cook and calmly stroked the ball past Tom Heaton to put the home side ahead. Sean Dyche brought on Andre Gray and Robbie Brady for the second half as Burnley raised the intensity, Scott Arfield stirring the pot with a whipped shot from distance that had Artur Boruc diving in the 57th minute. Lys Mousset, kept in the starting line-up despite an own-goal on his full Premier League debut last week, then headed straight at Heaton from a looping cross before being withdrawn with cramp shortly after. With the game drifting into the afternoon sun undisturbed, Vokes stunned the home crowd with a superb glancing header into the top corner from Johann Berg Gudmundsson's cross on 83 minutes. Player ratings
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2017-05-13
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15:00
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Sunderland
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0–2
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Swansea City
| 38,781 |
Stadium of Light
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Andre Marriner
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e2f89704
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David Moyes
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Paul Clement
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John O'Shea
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Leon Britton
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Sunderland and Swansea City at Stadium of Light at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The Captain of Swansea City was Leon Britton and the Manager of Swansea City was Paul Clement. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2.
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['58th Minute Yellow Card by Seb Larsson for Sunderland', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Wahbi Khazri for Sunderland', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Darron Gibson for Sunderland', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Fabio Borini for Sunderland', '9th Minute Goal by Fernando for Swansea City', '9th Minute Assist by Gylfi for Swansea City', '45+2nd Minute Goal by Kyle for Swansea City', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Ki for Swansea City']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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Swansea eased their relegation fears and mounted the pressure on Hull in the process after winning 2-0 against Sunderland on Saturday afternoon. The result means Hull will go down if they lose to Palace, while a draw is unlikely to be good enough given their inferior goal difference. It came from another Gylfi Sigurdsson assist - his 13th this campaign - with the Icelandic's ball in met by Llorente ahead of Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who came rushing out to try and punch clear. Despite a lacklustre first half from the hosts, they did have a couple of opportunities to equalise - firstly through Billy Jones, but he could only head wide from 10 yards out. Jermain Defoe was then denied from a narrow angle, as Lukasz Fabianski spread himself to deny the Sunderland forward following Jones' knockdown. The Swans upped the ante towards the end of the half however, and were rewarded when Naughton flashed an effort into the top corner from a tight angle in the third minute of added time. That was Naughton's first ever Premier League goal for Swansea in what was his 141st appearance, and it left the hosts with a mountain to climb after the break. Sunderland grew into the game in the second half, and they should have had a penalty when Sigurdsson stuck out an arm to block Seb Larsson's free-kick - but referee Andre Marriner waved away the Swede's furious protests. With 20 minutes to go, Sunderland's Jones missed a gilt-edged chance as he could only fire agonisingly wide after Fabianski spilled Khazri's free-kick. Swansea failed to register a shot in the second half, but they withstood everything Sunderland threw at them to claim their first away win since January. Sunderland meanwhile went out with a whimper in their final Premier League match at the Stadium of Light for at least a year, while striker Jermain Defoe could be one of a handful of players to have played his final home game for the club. Player Ratings
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2017-05-13
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17:30
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Stoke City
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1–4
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Arsenal
| 27,535 |
Bet365 Stadium
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Mike Dean
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465be7c9
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Mark Hughes
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Arsène Wenger
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Ryan Shawcross
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Laurent Koscielny
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Evening
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The Match was played between Stoke City and Arsenal at Bet365 Stadium at Evening and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4.
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['67th Minute Goal by Peter for Stoke City', '67th Minute Assist by Marko for Stoke City', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Peter Crouch for Stoke City', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Shkodran Mustafi for Arsenal', '42nd Minute Goal by Olivier for Arsenal', '42nd Minute Assist by Héctor for Arsenal', '55th Minute Goal by Mesut for Arsenal', '55th Minute Assist by Alexis for Arsenal', '76th Minute Goal by Alexis for Arsenal', '76th Minute Assist by Héctor for Arsenal', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Rob Holding for Arsenal', '80th Minute Goal by Olivier for Arsenal', '80th Minute Assist by Aaron for Arsenal']
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Premier League
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Saturday
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They dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead through Giroud three minutes before half-time. Preferred to Danny Welbeck after scoring at St Mary's, he tapped home after a smart run and cross by Hector Bellerin. The Gunners had earlier gone close through Nacho Monreal when the Spaniard's header rattled the woodwork and bounced clear. Shkodran Mustafi and Sanchez both had chances too and such was Arsenal's control, Stoke left the field at the break to boos from the home crowd. Their woes deepened shortly after the interval as Sanchez and Ozil combined beautifully to double the visitors' lead. The Chile forward threaded an inch-perfect pass to Ozil, who neatly lifted his finish over the advancing Jack Butland. Stoke finally rallied and should have pulled one back when Mame Biram Diouf nodded wide from Marko Arnautovic's low cross. But they made their pressure count minutes later, albeit in controversial circumstances. Arnautovic was again the creator as he burst past Rob Holding and crossed to the near post, where Crouch guided home via his right hand. It looked set to tee up a frantic final 20 minutes but Sanchez put the game beyond the hosts with the Gunners' third of the evening. The Welsh international also went close himself and Petr Cech saved well from Geoff Cameron as Arsenal passed a significant test of their top-four credentials. Player ratings
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2017-05-14
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12:00
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Crystal Palace
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4–0
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Hull City
| 25,176 |
Selhurst Park
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Martin Atkinson
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feeb3b85
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Sam Allardyce
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Marco Silva
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Jason Puncheon
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Michael Dawson
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Crystal Palace and Hull City at Selhurst Park at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Jason Puncheon and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Sam Allardyce. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Marco Silva. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–0.
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['34th Minute Goal by Christian for Crystal Palace', '34th Minute Assist by Jason for Crystal Palace', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Yohan Cabaye for Crystal Palace', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Jason Puncheon for Crystal Palace', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Luka Milivojević for Crystal Palace', '90th Minute Goal by Patrick for Crystal Palace', '90th Minute Assist by Aanholt for Crystal Palace', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Patrick van for Crystal Palace', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Andrew Robertson for Hull City', "80th Minute Yellow Card by Alfred N'Diaye for Hull City", '84th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Dawson for Hull City', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Curtis Davies for Hull City', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Sam Clucas for Hull City']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Crystal Palace secured their Premier League status and relegated Hull City in the process with an emphatic 4-0 victory on Nissan Super Sunday. In a game they could ill-afford to lose, Hull got off to a nightmare start as Andrea Ranocchia's third-minute error presented Wilfried Zaha with the opener, before Christian Benteke notched his sixth goal in nine games on 34 minutes. Hull were incensed Zaha was not penalised for handball in the build-up to Palace's second, while they were also denied a penalty for Jason Puncheon's clear handball. Marco Silva threw two extra forwards on at half-time but it was too little, too late for the toothless Tigers as a Luka Milivojevic penalty and Patrick van Aanholt's late strike settled the contest. Palace entered the game knowing they would secure their top-flight status if they avoided defeat, while Hull needed to win away for only the second time to keep their survival hopes alive. The visitors got off to the worst possible start as Ranocchia's mis-kicked clearance fell perfectly for Zaha, who settled the Selhurst Park nerves with a clinical third-minute finish. One nearly became two on 10 minutes, but Tomkins' glancing header failed to punish Hull's motionless, zonal defence. The same motionless rearguard would cost the Tigers shortly after the half-hour mark as an unmarked Benteke was allowed to attack a corner, and his towering header doubled Palace's lead. Hull protests, for a Zaha handball in the build-up, fell on deaf ears, and further insult was added when Kamil Grosicki's free-kick was blocked by Puncheon's arm. The offside flag came to Hull's rescue, preventing Palace from extending their lead before the interval, where Marco Silva sacrificed two defenders for forwards Shaun Maloney and Jarrod Bowen. And 20-year-old Bowen was presented with a great chance to spark a Hull revival on the hour, but, despite being unmarked in the area, he failed to steer Sam Clucas' cross on target. Player ratings
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2017-05-14
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14:15
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West Ham United
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0–4
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Liverpool
| 56,985 |
London Stadium
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Niel Swarbrick
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20287124
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Slaven Bilić
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Jürgen Klopp
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Winston Reid
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James Milner
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between West Ham and Liverpool at London Stadium at Afternoon and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of West Ham was Winston Reid and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The Captain of Liverpool was James Milner and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–4.
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['50th Minute Yellow Card by Edimilson Fernandes for West Ham', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by James Collins for West Ham', '35th Minute Goal by Daniel for Liverpool', '35th Minute Assist by Philippe for Liverpool', '61st Minute Goal by Philippe for Liverpool', '61st Minute Assist by Georginio for Liverpool', '76th Minute Goal by Divock for Liverpool', '76th Minute Assist by Georginio for Liverpool']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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In his first Premier League start since January, Daniel Sturridge repaid Jurgen Klopp's faith by opening the scoring after 35 minutes. Philippe Coutinho then scored a quick double for the visitors after the break, hitting his second in controversial circumstances, before Divock Origi added Liverpool's fourth 14 minutes from time. An end-to-end half then saw Joel Matip rise highest to meet Coutinho's corner, but the defender's header bounced off the bar before Winston Reid cleared the danger. Simon Mignolet was then called into action, with the Liverpool goalkeeper only able to parry Edimilson Fernandes' half-volley from 25 yards out. Liverpool were looking dominant as the half progressed, and were rewarded for their efforts 10 minutes before the break. Manuel Lanzini's corner found its way to Andre Ayew at the back post, but from three yards out he could only hit the post before striking the upright once more on the rebound - with Mignolet then smothering the ball to prevent it from going over the line. Liverpool shot out the blocks after the break, calling Adrian into making a hat-trick of saves in the opening two minutes. The third came in controversial circumstances as referee Neil Swarbrick failed to penalise Wijnaldum for a handball in his own area - a blistering counter-attack followed, with Coutinho slamming an effort beyond the helpless Adrian. A fourth arrived for Liverpool soon after, with Origi rolling in from six yards out after Wijnaldum's miscued effort. Player Ratings
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2017-05-14
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16:30
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Tottenham Hotspur
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2–1
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Manchester United
| 31,848 |
White Hart Lane
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Jonathan Moss
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Mauricio Pochettino
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José Mourinho
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Hugo Lloris
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Wayne Rooney
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Tottenham and Manchester Utd at White Hart Lane at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Wayne Rooney and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['6th Minute Goal by Victor for Tottenham', '6th Minute Assist by Ben for Tottenham', '48th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '48th Minute Assist by Christian for Tottenham', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Victor Wanyama for Tottenham', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Wayne Rooney for Manchester Utd', '71st Minute Goal by Wayne for Manchester Utd', '71st Minute Assist by Anthony for Manchester Utd', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Eric Bailly for Manchester Utd']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Having called the famous stadium home for 118 years, they produced a strong performance to bid farewell in style. The win means Spurs leave White Hart Lane without defeat this season ahead of a move to Wembley, with their new home set to be ready for the 2018/19 campaign. Jose Mourinho's side can no longer make the top four and must now beat Ajax in their Europa League final on May 24 to reach next season's Champions League. The hosts played up to the party atmosphere and struck after just six minutes. Wanyama peeled off Rooney and planted a header past David de Gea after an excellent deep cross by Ben Davies. It was the perfect start for Spurs against a United side that lacked energy in the first half, registering just one shot on target. With the Europa League final in mind, Mourinho made eight changes as Rooney captained the side and Paul Pogba missed out following the death of his father on Friday. Anthony Martial squandered their best chance of the first half, curling narrowly wide of the far post. And they were fortunate to go in at the break just one goal behind as De Gea made saves from Heung-Min Son, Dele Alli and Kane, while the Spurs forward also nodded over. The save to deny Son was particularly impressive, with the South Korean bundling through the United defence only to be thwarted by the Spanish goalkeeper. Jesse Lingard dragged a shot wide and Martial again curled inches past Hugo Lloris' far post as United's frustration mounted. Their improved play was rewarded on 71 minutes when Rooney turned home Martial's cross although the final touch came off Jan Vertonghen. Kieran Trippier was replaced late on after picking up an injury but otherwise it was the ideal Spurs sign off to their famous home. Player ratings
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2017-05-15
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20:00
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Chelsea
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4–3
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Watford
| 41,473 |
Stamford Bridge
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Lee Mason
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Antonio Conte
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Walter Mazzarri
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John Terry
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Heurelho Gomes
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Evening
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The Match was played between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge at Evening and Lee Mason was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was John Terry and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The Captain of Watford was Heurelho Gomes and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–3.
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['22nd Minute Goal by John for Chelsea', '22nd Minute Assist by Kurt for Chelsea', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Nathan Aké for Chelsea', '49th Minute Goal by Michy for Chelsea', '49th Minute Assist by Nathan for Chelsea', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Nathaniel Chalobah for Chelsea', '88th Minute Goal by Cesc for Chelsea', '88th Minute Assist by Willian for Chelsea', '4th Minute Yellow Card by José Holebas for Watford', '11th Minute Yellow Card by Nordin Amrabat for Watford', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Sebastian Prödl for Watford', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Sebastian Prödl for Watford', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Stefano Okaka for Watford', '90+4th Minute Yellow Card by Troy Deeney for Watford']
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Premier League
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Monday
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John Terry scored on potentially his final start as Chelsea celebrated winning the Premier League title with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Watford on Monday amid a party atmosphere at Stamford Bridge. The Blues made nine changes from the team that clinched the title at West Brom on Friday, and it was departing captain Terry who scored the opener from a corner in the 22nd minute. Terry appeared to have tears in his eyes after the celebrations but, less than 90 seconds later, it was his miscued header that gifted Etienne Capoue the equaliser. But Cesc Fabregas came off the bench to snatch the winner with two minutes remaining and Sebastian Prodl was sent off in a fiery finish before fireworks and streamers filled the air. Having secured the title on Friday, and perhaps with one eye on the FA Cup final on May 27, Antonio Conte made nine changes to his starting line-up from the win over West Brom. After being given a guard of honour, Chelsea took their time to settle into their stride, and it was Terry who put them ahead in the 22nd minute when he finished from a corner. Terry's celebrations soon turned to frustrations, though, as he headed up into the air in his own box and Capoue nodded in from close range. Eden Hazard dragged a shot wide on the half-hour mark before Azpilicueta restored Chelsea's lead when he fired in after a corner came out to him on the edge of the box. Batshuayi made it 3-1 when he tapped in from Nathan Ake's pass shortly after half-time, only for Janmaat to quickly reply with a fine individual goal, driving down the left side and then finishing into the far corner. Heurelho Gomes denied Batshuayi at close range and then tipped a low shot from Azpilicueta wide. The Hornets finished with 10 men as Prodl was dismissed, and tempers flared up again before the final whistle went and fireworks shot into the sky to celebrate Chelsea's title win. Player ratings
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2017-05-16
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19:45
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Arsenal
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2–0
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Sunderland
| 59,510 |
Emirates Stadium
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Roger East
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Arsène Wenger
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David Moyes
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Petr Čech
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John O'Shea
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Evening
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The Match was played between Arsenal and Sunderland at Emirates Stadium at Evening and Roger East was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Petr Čech and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['22nd Minute Yellow Card by Héctor Bellerín for Arsenal', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Nacho Monreal for Arsenal', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Mesut Özil for Arsenal', '72nd Minute Goal by Alexis for Arsenal', '72nd Minute Assist by Mesut for Arsenal', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Shkodran Mustafi for Arsenal', "56th Minute Yellow Card by John O'Shea for Sunderland", '74th Minute Yellow Card by Lee Cattermole for Sunderland']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Alexis Sanchez kept Arsenal in the hunt for a top-four finish as his double secured a 2-0 win over Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening. Arsenal would have expected to have improved their goal difference against a Sunderland team which will definitely now finish the season bottom, but David Moyes matched Arsenal's back three system and his side frustrated their hosts for long spells. Sanchez was passed fit to start and thought he had created the opening goal on eight minutes, but his long-range strike deflected off the arm of Olivier Giroud as it beat Jordan Pickford and was correctly disallowed. Three minutes later, Giroud wasted the best chance of the first half when he collected Aaron Ramsey's pass inside the six-yard box, but his shot was kept out by Pickford's outstretched hand. There were thousands of empty seats at the Emirates Stadium and those that turned up were not treated to a first-half goal. Petr Cech denied Didier Ndong and Jermain Defoe, while Hector Bellerin struck the side-netting instead of picking out Sanchez. The second half opened in farcical circumstances as Nacho Monreal's 40-yard back-pass almost beat a stranded Cech, who conceded an indirect free-kick as he clawed it away. Giroud glanced Monreal's cross just wide and Pickford kept out Danny Welbeck's low drive before Sanchez finally made the breakthrough with 18 minutes left. Xhaka's lofted ball into the penalty area found Mesut Ozil on the left of the six-yard box and his first-time ball was tapped into an empty net by Sanchez to the relief of the below-capacity home crowd. The inspired Pickford brilliantly pushed away Giroud's close-range volley, but the ball fell to Sanchez, who was perhaps fractionally offside as he headed the ball into an empty net from two yards. Pickford still had time to push a late Shkodran Mustafi header onto the bar, but the goalkeeper's heroics could not prevent Arsenal from taking their late-season top-four charge down to the final day. Player ratingsArsenalSunderland
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2017-05-16
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20:00
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Manchester City
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3–1
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West Bromwich Albion
| 53,624 |
Etihad Stadium
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Craig Pawson
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59a9781a
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Pep Guardiola
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Tony Pulis
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Vincent Kompany
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Darren Fletcher
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Evening
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The Match was played between Manchester City and West Brom at Etihad Stadium at Evening and Craig Pawson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester City was Vincent Kompany and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['27th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Manchester City', '27th Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '29th Minute Goal by Kevin for Manchester City', '29th Minute Assist by Bruyne for Manchester City', '57th Minute Goal by Yaya for Manchester City', '57th Minute Assist by Sergio for Manchester City', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Leroy Sané for Manchester City', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Nacer Chadli for West Brom', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Craig Dawson for West Brom', '87th Minute Goal by Hal for West Brom', '87th Minute Assist by Allan for West Brom']
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Premier League
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Tuesday
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Manchester City are on the cusp of a top-four finish after they beat West Brom 3-1 on Tuesday evening. City scored two quick first-half goals with Gabriel Jesus opening the scoring in the 27th minute before Kevin de Bruyne added the second two minutes later with a fine curling strike. Leroy Sane had a penalty call waved away by referee Craig Pawson in the 13th minute after going down under pressure from Allan Nyom before Aleksandar Kolarov forced a fine save from Ben Foster with a free-kick a minute later. Sane was involved once again not long after as he powered into the box and took a few seconds to shape his shot, but he could only put the shot wide of the post with a rare West Brom effort coming in the 25th minute as Nacer Chadli fired a free-kick straight into the hands of Willy Caballero. But City found their shooting boots two minutes later as Jesus opened the scoring. Sergio Aguero released De Bruyne down the left and he squared for his team-mate who knocked home from close range. The Belgian was involved again shortly after as the hosts doubled their lead, latching onto a poor clearance from the West Brom defence before powering home from the top of the box, bending the ball past Ben Foster. City could have added a few more before the half was over as Aguero thrashed an effort straight at the Baggies goalkeeper before Sane tried his luck with five minutes to play but despite a fine cut-back from Jesus, he could only lift the ball over the crossbar. Guardiola's side once again dominated the game in the second half, and added a third to their tally in the 57th minute through Toure. He played a fine give-and-go with Aguero before racing through on goal and slotting home for his fifth goal of the Premier League season. The Etihad erupted into applause as Pablo Zabaleta came on in the 62nd minute for his last appearance at home for City, but West Brom could have ruined the occasion almost immediately afterwards as Zabaleta's first clearance fell to Salomon Rondon in the box but he headed just wide. Jesus could have nabbed his second of the evening with just over 20 minutes of the game to play as he danced his way through the middle of three West Brom shirts before unleashing a fierce drive, but Foster was equal to it, leaping to push it behind. City continued to dominate proceedings as the game drew towards its conclusion with Aguero shooting just wide in the 74th minute before Foster was once again on hand to deny Jesus a second of the game ten minutes later, twice saving from the efforts of the young Brazilian at the near post. But West Brom managed to pull a goal back with three minutes of normal time to play although it was merely a consolation as Nyom drove towards the touchline before pulling back for Robson-Kanu who slotted home past Caballero. Player ratings
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2017-05-17
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19:45
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Southampton
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0–0
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Manchester United
| 31,425 |
St. Mary's Stadium
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Mike Dean
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9dac4ee8
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Claude Puel
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José Mourinho
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Steven Davis
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Wayne Rooney
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Evening
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The Match was played between Southampton and Manchester Utd at St. Mary's Stadium at Evening and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was Steven Davis and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Wayne Rooney and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['10th Minute Yellow Card by Oriol Romeu for Southampton', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Cédric Soares for Southampton', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Phil Jones for Manchester Utd']
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Premier League
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Wednesday
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Sergio Romero saved an early penalty from Manolo Gabbiadini as Manchester United played out a goalless draw with Southampton at St Mary's Stadium. The United goalkeeper, who was starting in place of David de Gea, denied Gabbiadini after Eric Bailly was adjudged to have handled a high ball despite replays showing the incident occurred outside the penalty box. There were chances for both sides to win it after that, with Romero keeping Southampton at bay and Anthony Martial striking the post for United, but a breakthrough never arrived. It was a lucky escape for United, and Bailly almost made amends for his error when his low shot was saved by Fraser Forster a few minutes later. Martial then dragged an effort wide after he was played in by Wayne Rooney, but the game reached half-time with little other goalmouth action. Southampton stepped up the tempo after the break, with Romero parrying a powerful free kick from Dusan Tadic after Phil Jones had felled Cedric Soares on the edge of the box. The United 'keeper was called into action again shortly afterwards, first denying Saints midfielder Oriol Romeu, then acrobatically tipping a curling strike from James Ward-Prowse around the post. Mourinho threw on Carrick, Herrera and Rashford in the closing stages, but it was Martial who came closest to breaking the deadlock. The Frenchman charged forward before bending his shot off the post with Fraser Forster beaten. The onrushing Mkhitaryan could only blast the rebound earlier. Southampton did most of the attacking in the final stages, but there was no separating the two sides, with the draw keeping them sixth and eighth respectively. Player ratings
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2017-05-18
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19:45
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Leicester City
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1–6
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Tottenham Hotspur
| 31,351 |
King Power Stadium
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Michael Oliver
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770b5cd3
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Craig Shakespeare
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Kasper Schmeichel
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Hugo Lloris
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Evening
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The Match was played between Leicester City and Tottenham at King Power Stadium at Evening and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Craig Shakespeare. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–6.
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['65th Minute Yellow Card by Marc Albrighton for Leicester City', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Demarai Gray for Leicester City', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Simpson for Leicester City', '25th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '25th Minute Assist by Son for Tottenham', '36th Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '36th Minute Assist by Dele for Tottenham', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Moussa Sissoko for Tottenham', '71st Minute Goal by Son for Tottenham', '71st Minute Assist by Harry for Tottenham', '88th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '88th Minute Assist by Filip for Tottenham', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Ben for Tottenham']
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Premier League
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Thursday
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Son then added a second on 36 minutes, finishing on the volley from 15 yards after Dele Alli's delightful scooped assist, before Ben Chilwell made it 2-1 following some questionable goalkeeping by Hugo Lloris after the break. Kane scored his second of the game, heading in from close range on 63 minutes, and Son made it four with 20 minutes remaining, finishing well into the bottom corner from 20 yards after Kane had fed him. Jamie Vardy forced Hugo Lloris into a good save after Riyad Mahrez slipped him through on goal on 10 minutes, but it was one-way traffic thereafter. Son missed a golden chance to give Spurs the lead, blazing over the bar from 15 yards after Alli's through ball, but it was 1-0 on 25 minutes. Having got to the byline, Son cut back for Kane, who swept home from eight yards, despite the ball being slightly behind him. The creator turned scorer 11 minutes later, as Son volleyed home into the bottom corner from 15 yards after Alli's superb chipped pass over the top of the Leicester defence. Leicester improved after the break, and though Son went close with an acrobatic effort from Kane's dinked ball, the hosts soon halved the deficit. Lloris made a hash of his clearance as he came rushing out of the penalty area, allowing Wilfred Ndidi to feed Chilwell, who composed himself and slotted home for his first senior goal as the Spurs goalkeeper slipped attempting to get back. But Spurs regained their two-goal cushion just four minutes later through Kane, nodding home from close range after Moussa Sissoko had headed the ball back across goal from a Toby Alderweireld cross. Son got his second on 71 minutes, curling beyond Schmeichel into the bottom corner from 20 yards after Kane's pass in midfield to make it 4-1, before Kane himself took over the game. Kane grabbed his hat-trick on 89 minutes, cutting inside on the edge of the box before firing brilliantly past Schmeichel at his near post from 20 yards. Minutes later it was six for Spurs and four for Kane, again finishing into the bottom corner with a fierce effort from the edge of the box.
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Swansea City
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2–1
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West Bromwich Albion
| 20,889 |
Liberty Stadium
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Mike Dean
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07b59c24
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Paul Clement
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Tony Pulis
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Leon Britton
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Darren Fletcher
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Swansea City and West Brom at Liberty Stadium at Afternoon and Mike Dean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Swansea City was Leon Britton and the Manager of Swansea City was Paul Clement. The Captain of West Brom was Darren Fletcher and the Manager of West Brom was Tony Pulis. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['72nd Minute Goal by Jordan for Swansea City', '72nd Minute Assist by Fernando for Swansea City', '86th Minute Goal by Fernando for Swansea City', '86th Minute Assist by Luciano for Swansea City', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Federico Fernández for Swansea City', '33rd Minute Goal by Jonny for West Brom', '33rd Minute Assist by Darren for West Brom', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Marc Wilson for West Brom']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Fernando Llorente scored late on to secure a comeback victory for Swansea as they beat West Brom 2-1 on the final day of the Premier League season. The Swans went into the Liberty Stadium contest assured of survival and on a run of four games unbeaten, but fell behind in the 33rd minute as Jonny Evans nodded the Baggies in front. Salomon Rondon had the first chance in the 11th minute but could only direct his header into the hands of Kristoffer Nordfeldt before Leroy Fer fired over the crossbar at the near post a few minutes later. Rondon was again testing the goalkeeper after 20 minutes as Darren Fletcher slid a lovely ball into the Venezuelan's feet to put him through one-on-one with Nordfeldt, but the Swansea stopper saved again. The home side could twice have taken the lead as the game reached the half hour, with Fer toe-poking an effort wide before Federico Fernandez nodded a Kyle Naughton cross past the post. But West Brom found the breakthrough in the 33rd minute with their 16th goal from a corner this season - the highest in the Premier League - as Fletcher's whipped delivery found the unmarked Evans at the back post to nod home. Swansea could twice have equalsied at the start of the second half. Gylfi Sigurdsson delivered a free kick in the 52nd minute that met the head of Llorente but the West Brom defence managed to clear in a packed box before Fernandez headed wide. Llorente then saw an effort saved by Ben Foster before Alfie Mawson headed the resulting corner wide. But the home side got their equaliser in the 72nd minute and it was a first in a Swansea shirt for Ayew. It was another fine free-kick delivery from Sigurdsson to find Llorente at the back post. He in turn nodded back across for the Ghana international in the middle who headed past Foster into the bottom corner. Llorente rounded off Swansea's comeback with 13 minutes remaining as he scored his 15th goal of the Premier League campaign. Ayew fed Luciano Narsingh down the right-hand side of the box and his floated cross was volleyed home by the Spaniard. Evans could have spoiled the survival party in the final minute of injury time as he tried his luck at the near post, but Nordfeldt denied him as Swansea saw out the game and ended the season five games unbeaten. Player ratings
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Chelsea
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5–1
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Sunderland
| 41,618 |
Stamford Bridge
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Niel Swarbrick
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2b149f28
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Antonio Conte
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David Moyes
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John Terry
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John O'Shea
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge at Afternoon and Niel Swarbrick was the Match Referee. The Captain of Chelsea was John Terry and the Manager of Chelsea was Antonio Conte. The Captain of Sunderland was John O'Shea and the Manager of Sunderland was David Moyes. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–1.
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['38th Minute Yellow Card by Diego Costa for Chelsea', '61st Minute Goal by Eden for Chelsea', '61st Minute Assist by Diego for Chelsea', '90th Minute Goal by Michy for Chelsea', '90th Minute Assist by Pedro for Chelsea', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Michy for Chelsea', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Cesc for Chelsea', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Billy Jones for Sunderland']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Premier League champions Chelsea beat Sunderland 5-1 on Sunday as captain John Terry waved goodbye to Stamford Bridge. Terry started his final home match as Conte fielded a strong XI but the Blues fell behind to a shock Sunderland opener after just three minutes. Sebastian Larsson's free-kick hit the wall and broke kindly for Manquillo, who smashed home his first senior goal. The response by the champions was swift and they levelled through Willian five minutes later. They kept the ball alive after Marcos Alonso's superbly struck set-piece came back off the woodwork and the Brazilian's low shot sneaked past Jordan Pickford. Diego Costa volleyed wide and Victor Moses blazed over as Chelsea threatened to run riot before Terry's farewell took centre stage on 26 minutes. The visitors went closest before the break when John O'Shea fired straight at Thibaut Courtois and the Chelsea 'keeper was called into action again in the second half when he turned away Jack Rodwell's header. The saves proved crucial as already-relegated Sunderland were blown away by a flurry of Chelsea goals in the final 30 minutes. The striker - reportedly a summer transfer target for Chinese Super League clubs - waved to all corners of the ground before embracing team-mates on the bench. And the Blues sealed their triumph with two strikes by Batshuayi in the closing stages. The former Marseille forward, whose goal at West Brom sealed the title, poked in from Pedro's pass and looked offside when curling home their fifth goal in added time. Chelsea finish the season as champions for the fifth time in 13 years and will now turn their attention towards Saturday's FA Cup final. They have also become the first top-flight team in history to win 30 games in a 38-game season, breaking their previous best mark set in 2004/05 and 2005/06. Player ratings
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Arsenal
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3–1
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Everton
| 59,976 |
Emirates Stadium
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Michael Oliver
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5032a8f5
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Arsène Wenger
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Ronald Koeman
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Laurent Koscielny
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Phil Jagielka
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium at Afternoon and Michael Oliver was the Match Referee. The Captain of Arsenal was Laurent Koscielny and the Manager of Arsenal was Arsène Wenger. The Captain of Everton was Phil Jagielka and the Manager of Everton was Ronald Koeman. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['8th Minute Goal by Héctor for Arsenal', '8th Minute Assist by Danny for Arsenal', '14th Minute Red Card by Laurent Koscielny for Arsenal', '27th Minute Goal by Alexis for Arsenal', '27th Minute Assist by Danny for Arsenal', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Gabriel Paulista for Arsenal', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Rob Holding for Arsenal', '90+1st Minute Goal by Aaron for Arsenal', '90+1st Minute Assist by Mesut for Arsenal', '19th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Williams for Everton', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Phil Jagielka for Everton', '61st Minute Yellow Card by Morgan Schneiderlin for Everton', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Leighton Baines for Everton']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Arsenal missed out on Champions League qualification for the first time in 20 years despite beating Everton 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. They did suffer a setback when Laurent Koscielny was sent off for a late lunge on Enner Valencia in the 14th minute, ruling him out of the FA Cup final, but doubled their lead through Alexis Sanchez in the 27th minute. Everton, who started with Ross Barkley on the bench, pulled a goal back through Romelu Lukaku's penalty after Rob Holding handled in the penalty area. But the Gunners, who lost Alexis Sanchez to injury in the 68th minute, secured victory thanks to Aaron Ramsey's injury-time strike. Koscielny and Ramsey were both passed fit while Danny Welbeck was preferred up front to Olivier Giroud as Wenger stuck with the 3-4-3 formation which has served them well in recent weeks. Bellerin gave Leighton Baines a torrid time in the early stages and when Welbeck mis-kicked from five yards with the goal gaping, the full-back was on hand to slot Arsenal ahead. It was the perfect start for the hosts, who had dominated the first quarter of an hour, but their momentum was checked when Koscielny dived needlessly in on Valencia and referee Michael Oliver responded with a red card. Barkley came on for Tom Davies, presumably to take advantage of Arsenal's reduced numbers, but instead it was the 10 men that doubled their lead as Sanchez's shot fell to Welbeck, who in turn pulled back for Sanchez to pass the ball into the net. Everton improved with half-time in sight and could have scored when Barkley, Idrissa Gueye and Lukaku all shot in quick succession, but failed to convert. Substitute Alex Iwobi twice should have put the result beyond doubt and his wastefulness was almost punished when Barkley flashed wide. Ramsey added a final flourish, however, bending into the far top corner as Arsenal confirmed victory, but it proved to be in vain as the Gunners finished fifth for the first time since the 1995/96 season. Player ratings
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Southampton
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0–1
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Stoke City
| 31,286 |
St. Mary's Stadium
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Lee Probert
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Claude Puel
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Mark Hughes
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Steven Davis
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Ryan Shawcross
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Southampton and Stoke City at St. Mary's Stadium at Afternoon and Lee Probert was the Match Referee. The Captain of Southampton was Steven Davis and the Manager of Southampton was Claude Puel. The Captain of Stoke City was Ryan Shawcross and the Manager of Stoke City was Mark Hughes. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['70th Minute Yellow Card by Sofiane Boufal for Southampton', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Stephens for Southampton', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Joe Allen for Stoke City', '60th Minute Goal by Peter for Stoke City', '60th Minute Assist by Geoff for Stoke City', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Glenn Whelan for Stoke City', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Ramadan Sobhi for Stoke City', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Xherdan Shaqiri for Stoke City']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Jack Butland recovered from a calamitous first-half error that almost gave Southampton the lead to consistently deny the Saints late on in the game after Crouch had nodded Stoke ahead on the hour mark. Puel's future remains uncertain at the club despite an eighth-placed finish, while Stoke end the campaign in 13th following the win thanks to top-scorer Crouch's seventh top-flight goal. Mame Biram Diouf was switched from striker to right wing-back to accommodate Crouch in Stoke's changed 3-4-3 formation, and brought a strong save from Fraser Forster within a minute in an electric opening. Nathan Redmond probed behind Charlie Austin, making his first start since December in place of Gabbiadini, but Stoke batted away cross after cross as Southampton piled on the pressure. Austin finally met a driven cross from Bertrand in the 34th minute, but fired wide as he slid in under pressure from Bruno Martins Indi. The best drama came in the last 60 seconds of the half though as Southampton failed to clear a corner and Diouf's follow-up header was cleared off the line - setting up a Saints counter-attack. Butland, way out of goal, dwelled far too long on the ball after rushing out and Redmond nicked the ball off him before hitting the bar with his attempted lob as the sides went in goalless at the break. Mark Hughes switched to a four-man defence in the second half and it paid dividends on 60 minutes, when Geoff Cameron - moved to right-back - got to the byline and stood the ball up for Crouch to head in at the back post. After a brilliant double-save to stop Davis and Ward-Prowse on 73 minutes, Butland rushed out to block Gabbiadini one-on-one moments later. 9m in Premier League prize money. Player ratings
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Hull City
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1–7
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Tottenham Hotspur
| 23,804 |
Kingston Communications Stadium
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Andre Marriner
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Marco Silva
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Mauricio Pochettino
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Michael Dawson
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Hugo Lloris
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hull City and Tottenham at Kingston Communications Stadium at Afternoon and Andre Marriner was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hull City was Michael Dawson and the Manager of Hull City was Marco Silva. The Captain of Tottenham was Hugo Lloris and the Manager of Tottenham was Mauricio Pochettino. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–7.
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['66th Minute Goal by Sam for Hull City', '66th Minute Assist by Oumar for Hull City', '11th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '11th Minute Assist by Christian for Tottenham', '13th Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '13th Minute Assist by Kieran for Tottenham', '45+2nd Minute Goal by Dele for Tottenham', '45+2nd Minute Assist by Son for Tottenham', '69th Minute Goal by Victor for Tottenham', '69th Minute Assist by Christian for Tottenham', '72nd Minute Goal by Harry for Tottenham', '72nd Minute Assist by Dele for Tottenham', '84th Minute Goal by Ben for Tottenham', '84th Minute Assist by Victor for Tottenham', '87th Minute Goal by Toby for Tottenham', '87th Minute Assist by Kieran for Tottenham']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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The striker, who netted four in a 6-1 win at Leicester on Thursday, followed up with two goals inside the opening 15 minutes at the KCOM Stadium. Dele Alli made it 3-0 before half-time and, after Sam Clucas pulled a goal back in the 66th minute, Spurs finished with a flourish. Spurs lost 5-1 to already relegated Newcastle on the final day last season but were clearly eager to avoid a similar result, with Christian Eriksen and Kieran Trippier returning to the starting XI. In potentially his final game in charge of Hull, Silva made six changes, giving goalkeeper David Marshall his first league start since January 2 and including youngsters Josh Tymon and Jarrod Bowen. But Spurs wasted little time taking control, with Kane firing home from the edge of the box after 11 minutes before tapping in Trippier's pass across goal shortly afterwards to make it 2-0. The striker then shot wide as Spurs controlled the first half and kept Hull on the defensive. With Oumar Niasse often isolated, the hosts did not muster a shot on target before half-time and they fell further behind in injury-time as Heung-Min Son pulled back for Alli to finish. Son was denied by Marshall early in the second half, but the introduction of Kamil Grosicki helped Hull improve and, after Niasse fired over, Clucas pulled a goal back in the 66th minute. The strike meant Hugo Lloris could not win the Golden Glove along with Thibaut Courtois, but only served to spring Spurs back into top gear. Eriksen's volley was brilliantly kept out by Marshall, but the 'keeper could do nothing as Wanyama headed in from a free-kick and Kane then finished after being played in by Alli. Davies rifled in a shot from the edge of the box in the 85th minute and Alderweireld completed the rout when he volleyed in from Trippier's cross. Player ratings
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Manchester United
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2–0
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Crystal Palace
| 75,254 |
Old Trafford
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Anthony Taylor
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José Mourinho
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Sam Allardyce
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Wayne Rooney
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Jason Puncheon
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Manchester Utd and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford at Afternoon and Anthony Taylor was the Match Referee. The Captain of Manchester Utd was Wayne Rooney and the Manager of Manchester Utd was José Mourinho. The Captain of Crystal Palace was Jason Puncheon and the Manager of Crystal Palace was Sam Allardyce. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['15th Minute Goal by Josh for Manchester Utd', '15th Minute Assist by Paul for Manchester Utd', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Scott McTominay for Manchester Utd', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Carrick for Manchester Utd']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Josh Harrop scored on his debut as Manchester United rounded off their domestic season with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. Jose Mourinho picked a young side at Old Trafford ahead of the Europa League final against Ajax on Wednesday, and 21-year-old Harrop benefitted by opening the scoring in the 15th minute with a fine run and finish from 12 yards. Paul Pogba added a second four minutes later, shooting low past Wayne Hennessey inside the box after Jesse Lingard's pacey run. Joel Pereira started in goal, while Scott McTominay made his first start and Demetri Mitchell made his debut, but it was Harrop who impressed most. Also making his first appearance for the senior side, Harrop took just 15 minutes to get on the scoresheet, latching onto Pogba's fine ball, driving into the area and finding the far corner with a superb effort. Pogba turned scorer minutes later, finishing under Hennessey after Jesse Lingard had broke from his own half and fed the Frenchman inside the box. There was a lack of chances for the hosts in the second half, as Benteke did hit the foot of the post after rising highest in the penalty area, before Luka Milivojevic forced a good save from Pereira with a 20-yard free-kick. Sixteen-year-old Angel Gomes became United's youngest debutant since Duncan Edwards, and the first player to play in the Premier League born in 2000, when he came on with five minutes remaining for Wayne Rooney. Player ratings
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Liverpool
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3–0
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Middlesbrough
| 53,191 |
Anfield
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Martin Atkinson
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Jürgen Klopp
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Steve Agnew
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James Milner
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Grant Leadbitter
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Liverpool and Middlesbrough at Anfield at Afternoon and Martin Atkinson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Liverpool was James Milner and the Manager of Liverpool was Jürgen Klopp. The Captain of Middlesbrough was Grant Leadbitter and the Manager of Middlesbrough was Steve Agnew. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['45+1st Minute Goal by Georginio for Liverpool', '45+1st Minute Assist by Roberto for Liverpool', '56th Minute Goal by Adam for Liverpool', '56th Minute Assist by Georginio for Liverpool', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Rudy Gestede for Middlesbrough']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Liverpool secured fourth place in the Premier League and qualification to the Champions League with a 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Sunday. Goals from Georginio Wijnaldum, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana meant that Jurgen Klopp - in his second season in charge - guided the Reds into the top four for just the second time in the last seven seasons. Klopp's men will face a two-legged play-off in August to make the Champions League group stage. Klopp welcomed back Roberto Firmino in place of Divock Origi and there was another start for Daniel Sturridge, who was making back-to-back starts for the first time since November. He tested Brad Guzan's gloves with a few long distance crosses and shots but the Boro goalkeeper was equal to the test. The anxiety levels would've been turned up another notch had referee Martin Atkinson awarded Boro a penalty after 22 minutes. Patrick Bamford burst in behind Dejan Lovren and the defender, who was the last man, seemed to bundle the striker to the ground inside the penalty. With half-time approaching and Klopp looking frustrated on the touchline, Wijnaldum changed the complexion of the game with the opening goal. He latched onto a clever flick from Firmino, strode into the area and fired a powerful effort past Guzan at his near post. Coutinho stepped up and whipped a clever low effort into the far corner - the third time he has scored directly from a free-kick this season. Liverpool made it 3-0 after 56 minutes with Lallana netting his first goal of 2017 after a swift counter attack following a Boro corner. The lead was an unassailable one for Boro to chase as Coutinho volleyed just wide of the post from another quick break before picking out Firmino on his own in the area only for his strike partner to fluff his lines. Player Ratings
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Watford
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0–5
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Manchester City
| 20,829 |
Vicarage Road Stadium
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Jonathan Moss
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Walter Mazzarri
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Pep Guardiola
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Heurelho Gomes
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Vincent Kompany
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Watford and Manchester City at Vicarage Road Stadium at Afternoon and Jonathan Moss was the Match Referee. The Captain of Watford was Heurelho Gomes and the Manager of Watford was Walter Mazzarri. The Captain of Manchester City was Vincent Kompany and the Manager of Manchester City was Pep Guardiola. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–5.
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['45+1st Minute Yellow Card by Abdoulaye Doucouré for Watford', '5th Minute Goal by Vincent for Manchester City', '5th Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '23rd Minute Goal by Sergio for Manchester City', '23rd Minute Assist by Kevin for Manchester City', '36th Minute Goal by Sergio for Manchester City', '36th Minute Assist by Leroy for Manchester City', '41st Minute Goal by Fernandinho for Manchester City', '41st Minute Assist by Gabriel Jesus for Manchester City', '58th Minute Goal by Gabriel for Manchester City', '58th Minute Assist by Sergio for Manchester City']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Pep Guardiola's first season at Manchester City ended with a flourish as a 5-0 thrashing of Watford secured third place and Champions League football on Sunday. Two Sergio Aguero goals in 13 first-half minutes, and a fourth from Fernandinho before half-time, put the game beyond the makeshift Watford outfit Walter Mazzarri named for his final game at the club. And things went from bad to worse for the Hornets as Gabriel Jesus' capped a fine City performance with their fifth on 58 minutes. But it was another defender, Kompany, who made the early impact, rising highest to head Kevin De Bruyne's corner beyond Heurelho Gomes. Jesus should have doubled City's lead on 17 minutes, but his decision to square to Aguero allowed Watford to clear. Having found his scoring touch, Aguero doubled his tally on 36 minutes, applying the finishing touch to a scintillating counter which started with goalkeeper Willy Caballero. Three then became four as Fernandinho bundled his way through a crumbling Watford defence and poked past Gomes four minutes before the interval. Allowed to regroup at the break, Stefano Okaka's fierce drive, which drew a fine save from Caballero, raised the spirits of the home faithful. Normal service soon resumed on the hour though, when Jesus stole in ahead of Tom Cleverley to scoop Aguero's cross over Gomes. It proved to be an acrimonious end to Mazzarri's year in charge but a satisfying finale - albeit not a particularly taxing one - for Pep Guardiola and City. Player ratings
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Burnley
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1–2
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West Ham United
| 21,634 |
Turf Moor
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Robert Madley
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Sean Dyche
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Slaven Bilić
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Kevin Long
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James Collins
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Burnley and West Ham at Turf Moor at Afternoon and Robert Madley was the Match Referee. The Captain of Burnley was Kevin Long and the Manager of Burnley was Sean Dyche. The Captain of West Ham was James Collins and the Manager of West Ham was Slaven Bilić. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['23rd Minute Goal by Sam for Burnley', '23rd Minute Assist by Andre for Burnley', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Ashley Westwood for Burnley', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Jóhann Berg for Burnley', '17th Minute Yellow Card by James Collins for West Ham', '27th Minute Goal by Sofiane for West Ham', '27th Minute Assist by André for West Ham', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Manuel Lanzini for West Ham']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Sam Vokes put Burnley in front in the 23rd minute as he slotted home Andre Gray's cross, but the Hammers were level four minutes later after Sofiane Feghouli finished off a fine move. Ayew headed home from close range in the 72nd minute to complete the turnaround and put the Hammers on course for just a third win in 14 league outings, relieving some of the pressure on manager Slaven Bilic's shoulders. Burnley brought Gray back into the side in place of Ashley Barnes, and the Clarets hitman almost had an immediate impact, but he got his lofted effort all wrong with Adrian stranded, and the ball drifted harmlessly wide. Down the other end, a man back in the Hammers side - Feghouli - brought the ball down on his chest before being denied by a smart stop from Tom Heaton. James Tarkowski wasted a golden chance to break the deadlock, but could not guide his header on target from close range. Less than four minutes later we were back level again, as Feghouli finished off a fine move. Angelo Ogbonna fed the ball into Ayew, who flicked the ball through for Feghouli first time, before the impressive former Valencia man fired home. Feghouli then should have put the Hammers in front, but blasted over with the goal at his mercy following a fortunate ricochet. After the break, the tempo slowed somewhat as neither side could conjure any real openings of note. It took until 18 minutes from time for the half's first goalmouth action, and it proved to be the game's deciding moment. Edimilson Fernandes saw his thunderous effort brilliantly saved by Tom Heaton, but he could only beat the ball up into the air, it came down, hit the crossbar, and landed right on Ayew's head, a few yards out, and he just stood there, let the ball hit him and go into the net. Manuel Lanzini curled a free-kick just over the top as the Hammers went in search of a third, but the two goals proved to be enough for a final day flourish. Player ratings
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2017-05-21
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15:00
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Leicester City
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1–1
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Bournemouth
| 32,000 |
King Power Stadium
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Lee Mason
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Craig Shakespeare
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Eddie Howe
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Kasper Schmeichel
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Simon Francis
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Leicester City and Bournemouth at King Power Stadium at Afternoon and Lee Mason was the Match Referee. The Captain of Leicester City was Kasper Schmeichel and the Manager of Leicester City was Craig Shakespeare. The Captain of Bournemouth was Simon Francis and the Manager of Bournemouth was Eddie Howe. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Yohan Benalouane for Leicester City', '51st Minute Goal by Jamie for Leicester City', '51st Minute Assist by Islam for Leicester City', '57th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Simpson for Leicester City', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Riyad Mahrez for Leicester City', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Ben Chilwell for Leicester City', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Simon Francis for Bournemouth']
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Premier League
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Sunday
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Jamie Vardy cancelled out Junior Stanislas' early opener to ensure Leicester finished their Premier League season with a 1-1 draw at home to Bournemouth. The draw leaves Leicester 12th - the lowest ever finish for a reigning Premier League champion - while Bournemouth end the season ninth after going unbeaten in their last five games. Stanislas got Bournemouth off to the perfect start, tapping home on the rebound after less than a minute played. Vardy levelled six minutes after the break, while the striker was then denied a second by the offside flag midway through the half as Leicester finished the game on top. A summer of speculation awaits Vardy and a handful of Leicester's key players after a tumultuous season, though the Foxes did finish strongly under Craig Shakespeare after seeing their title defence falter - with a journey to the Champions League quarter-finals set to live long in the memory. Bournemouth caught Leicester napping at the back after less than a minute played, as Lys Mousset saw his effort parried before it fell kindly for Stanislas to stroke home the rebound. The visitors continued to impress after Stanislas' third goal in three games, with Kasper Schmeichel doing well to tip over Dan Gosling's powerful effort from 20 yards out. Leicester's first shot on target came in the 37th minute, but Riyad Mahrez's low strike was comfortably saved by Ryan Allsop after the Algerian cut onto his left foot at the back post. The hosts twice came within inches of levelling before half-time, but Yohan Benalouane saw his effort deflect wide before Islam Slimani headed narrowly beyond the far post from the resulting corner. It took Leicester just six minutes to level after half-time, with Slimani heading Marc Albrighton's ball back across goal for Vardy to have the easiest of tap-ins. Ten minutes later, Vardy had the ball in the back of the net after latching onto Slimani's deflected strike, but the offside flag went up in a call that could have gone either way. Leicester continued to dominate with Vardy forcing a save Allsop into a couple of saves before Slimani somehow headed wide after finding himself in acres of space at the back post. Meanwhile, Leicester finish the season having taken eight wins from Shakespeare's 16 games in charge - including seven wins from 12 in the Premier League. Player Ratings
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2018-08-04
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15:00
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Celtic
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3–1
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Livingston
| 58,778 |
Celtic Park
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Nick Walsh
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e24b9cbf
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Brendan Rodgers
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Kenny Miller
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Scott Brown
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Craig Halkett
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Celtic and Livingston at Celtic Park at Afternoon and Nick Walsh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Livingston was Craig Halkett and the Manager of Livingston was Kenny Miller. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['8th Minute Goal by Tom for Celtic', '8th Minute Assist by Jonny for Celtic', '26th Minute Goal by Odsonne for Celtic', '26th Minute Assist by Olivier for Celtic', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Olivier Ntcham for Celtic', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Olivier Ntcham for Celtic', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Kenny Miller for Livingston', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Kelly for Livingston', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Jack McMillan for Livingston']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Goals from returning midfielder Tom Rogic and striker Odsonne Edouard gave the home side a comfortable interval lead with France midfielder Olivier Ntcham adding a third with a penalty five minutes after the break, rendering Scott Robinson's added-time goal a mere consolation. Brendan Rodgers' side are in the middle of their Champions League qualifying campaign and they host AEK Athens in the first leg of their third qualifier on Wednesday night. However, on the day 68-year-old Celtic great Danny McGrain unfurled the league flag before the game to loud cheers, the Hoops looked focused and hungry enough to continue their domestic dominance, nothwithstanding the late blip. The opening goal arrived in the seventh minute when a Hayes cross from the left found the head of Rogic, who nodded the ball past goalkeeper Liam Kelly. Celtic continued to dominate the ball although a rare Livi attack in the 20th minute ended with Scott Pittman volleying over the bar from the edge of the box. The hosts' second goal came from a Livi corner, Rogic racing down the pitch in a counter-attack before setting up Ntcham whose shot-cum-cross from 14 yards landed at the feet of Edouard to tap into an empty net. As Celtic operated in cruise control, Livingston player-manager Kenny Miller picked up a booking from referee Nick Walsh five minutes before the interval for an earlier challenge on Lustig. Livi's goal remained under siege and the shots rained in, Miller cleared a Lustig drive off the line. Griffiths was denied by Kelly after he had cleverly latched on to a searching pass from skipper Scott Brown and then, in the 81st minute, the Scotland striker hit the post with an inswinging corner from the right - with Simunovic firing the rebound over the bar.
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2018-08-05
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13:00
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Aberdeen
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1–1
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Rangers
| 19,046 |
Pittodrie Stadium
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Kevin Clancy
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Derek McInnes
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Steven Gerrard
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Graeme Shinnie
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Aberdeen and Rangers at Pittodrie Stadium at Afternoon and Kevin Clancy was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aberdeen was Graeme Shinnie and the Manager of Aberdeen was Derek McInnes. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['65th Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Ferguson for Aberdeen', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Devlin for Aberdeen', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Christopher Forrester for Aberdeen', '90+3rd Minute Goal by Bruce for Aberdeen', '90+3rd Minute Assist by Andrew for Aberdeen', '12th Minute Red Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '30th Minute Red Card by James Tavernier for Rangers', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Arfield for Rangers', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Connor Goldson for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Bruce Anderson's injury-time equaliser denied Steven Gerrard his first league win as Rangers boss at Aberdeen, with a 1-1 draw. James Tavernier scored from the spot just after the half-hour mark when Dominic Ball brought down Josh Windass, to give the Gers a surprise lead after Alfredo Morelos had been sent off early on. It was Gerrard's side who continued to threaten despite their numerical disadvantage, and Jamie Murphy could have added to their lead after the break. But Aberdeen, who had been so poor for the majority of the game, levelled through debutant Anderson in the third minute of stoppage time - with their first shot on target - to spark wild celebrations at Pittodrie. With both sides still sizing one another up, Kevin Clancy sprung a surprise by whistling during a Rangers attack and sending Morelos off, for what replays showed was a kick on defender Scott McKenna in response to being shoved by the Dons player. Rangers were shell-shocked for a few minutes, but once they regained their composure they should have opened the scoring when Jamie Murphy was played through but he denied by Joe Lewis, and from the rebound Scott Arfield's tame shot was caught by the home goalkeeper. They did take the lead though when Windass went down under slight contact on his back by Ball and Clancy awarded a slightly soft penalty. Captain Tavernier stepped up to beat Lewis from the spot. Rangers made three changes from their Europa League draw with Osijek on Thursday, bringing in Josh Windass, Jamie Murphy and Scott Arfield. Despite their late night at Burnley on the same evening, the only names missing from Derek McInnes' line-up were Shaleum Logan and Tommie Hoban, who were replaced by Stephen Gleeson and Dominic Ball. The half-time break did little to re-invigorate Aberdeen, despite their man advantage, and Rangers came closest to finding the next goal when Jack Ross found Murphy on the break, but with only Andrew Considine back, he fired his shot straight at the defender. Aberdeen, meanwhile, were struggling to even look likely to create anything, and only in the final five minutes did Lewis Ferguson nod wide from a free-kick in their first clear-cut chance. That was until Anderson, making his first appearance for his hometown club and still 19 until September, showed the composure of an experienced striker to collect Michael Devlin's flick and slot beyond Allan McGregor. Aberdeen visit Dundee next Saturday at 3pm in the Scottish Premiership, while Rangers travel to Maribor on Thursday in the third round of Europa League qualifying.
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2018-08-05
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15:00
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Hibernian
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3–0
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Motherwell
| 17,494 |
Easter Road Stadium
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Bobby Madden
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34d6d361
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Neil Lennon
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Steve Robinson
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David Gray
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Peter Hartley
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hibernian and Motherwell at Easter Road Stadium at Afternoon and Bobby Madden was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hibernian was David Gray and the Manager of Hibernian was Neil Lennon. The Captain of Motherwell was Peter Hartley and the Manager of Motherwell was Steve Robinson. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['45th Minute Goal by Oli for Hibernian', '45th Minute Assist by John for Hibernian', '51st Minute Goal by Martin for Hibernian', '51st Minute Assist by Oli for Hibernian', '83rd Minute Yellow Card by Martin Boyle for Hibernian', '7th Minute Yellow Card by Carl McHugh for Motherwell', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Donnelly for Motherwell']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Hibernian took their free-scoring home form into a new season with a 3-0 win over Motherwell in their Scottish Premiership opener. Stevie Mallan, Oli Shaw and Martin Boyle were on target as Hibs made a convincing start to the 2018/19 term, meaning they have scored 22 goals in their last five matches at Easter Road. The comfortable victory was all the more impressive given their likely first-choice strike pair, Florian Kamberi and Jamie Maclaren, both started on the bench. Kamberi stayed there after playing through a knee complaint as Hibs progressed in the Europa League on Thursday with a draw against Asteras Tripolis, while Maclaren came on in the 64th minute after rejoining the club on loan from Darmstadt 98 on Friday. Hibs were also missing Darren McGregor after the defender went off in Greece and they initially struggled to break down a hard-working visiting side. But the game turned on the half-hour mark after Motherwell captain Peter Hartley was penalised for handball after Mallan's shot hit his elbow. The midfielder accepted his second opportunity by curling the 20-yard free-kick into the bottom corner to take his season tally to four goals. Hibs doubled their lead in the final minute of the half. Motherwell appeared to have averted the danger following a Hibs counter-attack but John McGinn flighted a ball over their defence and Shaw got in behind left-back Aaron Taylor-Sinclair before squeezing the ball in at the near post. Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson brought on Gael Bigirimana and Elliott Frear at half-time and moved to a 3-5-2 formation. But hopes of a comeback diminished five minutes into the second half when Shaw laid the ball off for strike partner Boyle, who made room to fire into the bottom corner from 22 yards. It was grim viewing for Cedric Kipre, who was in the main stand watching his former club - 24 hours after making his Wigan debut following his big-money move on Friday. Substitute Danny Johnson provided some positives for the visiting support to take away after a lively display off the bench. The former Gateshead striker worked several good chances but was foiled by a combination of the post, a good block by Paul Hanlon, two decent saves from Adam Bogdan and also referee Bobby Madden's whistle, which sounded for a not-immediately obvious infringement when he finally found the net. Hibs - who host Molde in the Europa League on Thursday - could have added to their tally though but Trevor Carson saved well from Maclaren.
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2018-08-11
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12:30
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Hearts
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1–0
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Celtic
| 19,113 |
Tynecastle Stadium
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John Beaton
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Craig Levein
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Brendan Rodgers
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Christophe Berra
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Scott Brown
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hearts and Celtic at Tynecastle Stadium at Afternoon and John Beaton was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hearts was Christophe Berra and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['8th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Lafferty for Hearts', '23rd Minute Yellow Card by Jake Mulraney for Hearts', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Garuccio for Hearts', '56th Minute Goal by Kyle for Hearts', '56th Minute Assist by Uche for Hearts', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Steven Naismith for Hearts', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Smith for Hearts', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Leigh Griffiths for Celtic', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Hendry for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Kyle Lafferty's 56th-minute strike was enough to separate Hearts and Celtic in a bruising Scottish Premiership tussle at Tynecastle. The encounter demonstrated the enthusiasm and energy of Scottish football more than the talent and technique, although the returning Northern Irishman's volley from the edge of the box in the second half was fit to win any match. Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers rang the changes from the midweek game against AEK Athens and found he did not have enough strength in depth to overcome a battling Gorgie side as the visitors slipped to a 1-0 defeat. It was a tough work-out for the champions ahead of the second leg of their Champions League qualifier in Greece on Tuesday night, where, following a 1-1 draw at Parkhead in midweek, the Hoops hope to progress through to the play-off stage. In the middle of two crucial European qualifiers, Rodgers reshuffled his squad with Jonny Hayes, Jozo Simunovic, Eboue Kouassi, Scott Sinclair and Leigh Griffiths all coming in while Lafferty returned to the Jambos line-up along with Michael Smith and Jake Mulraney. The fixture, in traditional style, began at breakneck speed and the sheer physicality of Hearts brought some success. Lafferty's header from an Uche Ikpeazu cross was comfortably saved by former Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon in the ninth minute before the hosts claimed a penalty when Simunovic challenged Steven Naismith as he tried to get on the end of a Mulraney cross. The visitors had shown little in an attacking sense but in the 21st minute Sinclair worked a clever one-two with Callum McGregor then fired wide from a tight angle, reminding the Jambos of Celtic's latent threat, as did skipper Scott Brown when he flicked a Griffiths corner over the bar. Celtic came close near the end of the half when Griffiths took a Sinclair pass and slalomed inside the Jambos box before firing past goalkeeper Zdenek Zlamal only to see Smith clear off the line. In trying to defend the Hoops attack, Hearts skipper Christophe Berra injured himself and was taken from the field on a stretcher, replaced by Aaron Hughes, before Naismith appeared to kick out at Hayes as the Hoops player lay on the ground following a tussle. The interval allowed everyone a much-needed breather which appeared to benefit Celtic players the most, defender Mikael Lustig drawing a save from Zlamal with a lofted shot two minutes after the restart. In response, Griffiths soon made way for Odsonne Edouard with James Forrest on for Hayes before Tom Rogic replaced Kouassi. The Australia midfielder fired a drive from the edge of the box inches wide as the Hoops rallied but Hearts held firm for a morale-boosting win.
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2018-08-12
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15:00
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Rangers
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2–0
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St Mirren
| 49,680 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Don Robertson
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50c09b48
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Steven Gerrard
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Alan Stubbs
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Connor Goldson
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Stephen McGinn
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and St Mirren at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and Don Robertson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was Connor Goldson and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of St Mirren was Stephen McGinn and the Manager of St Mirren was Alan Stubbs. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['14th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '14th Minute Assist by Jamie for Rangers', '24th Minute Goal by Connor for Rangers', '24th Minute Assist by Borna for Rangers', '31st Minute Red Card by Ross McCrorie for Rangers', '33rd Minute Yellow Card by Borna Barišić for Rangers', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Mullen for St Mirren', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Cammy Smith for St Mirren', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Baird for St Mirren', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Stephen McGinn for St Mirren']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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For the second week running, Steven Gerrard's men ended the game a man light after Ross McCrorie received a straight red card midway through the first half. They did come close when Danny Mullen clipped the crossbar just before half-time but Stubbs' frustration will match that of his old Merseyside derby foe Gerrard, who will feel aggrieved that another promising display was ruined by a sending-off. Morelos was freed to play after his Dons dismissal was overturned on appeal and he took out his frustration on the Buddies with the 14th-minute opener as he carried out Gerrard's instruction to press the visitors at every opportunity. The plan paid off as Morelos slid in on Jack Baird to strip the centre-back of the ball. Barisic then gave a glimpse of his quality as he teed up the second in the 24th minute, swinging in a perfect free-kick delivery from deep on the right for Goldson to nod home. But unlike last week's incident with Morelos, they could have no complaints. Referee Don Robertson immediately reached for the red card but there was no further punishment as Hayden Coulson fired the resulting free-kick into the wall. Even a man light, Gers almost grabbed a third when Goldson flicked a header against the far post from Kent's corner, while the woodwork also denied Saints just before half-time as Mullen jinked inside before sweeping a sweet effort offthe top of the bar. Saints were able to grab a foothold after the break but creating openings was another matter. Allan McGregor made a comfortable save from Mullen before Rangers came close once more as Morelos drove a shot against Samson's legs.
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2018-08-26
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12:15
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Motherwell
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3–3
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Rangers
| 9,545 |
Fir Park
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Craig Thomson
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98cbfc2d
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Steve Robinson
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Steven Gerrard
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Peter Hartley
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Motherwell and Rangers at Fir Park at Afternoon and Craig Thomson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Motherwell was Peter Hartley and the Manager of Motherwell was Steve Robinson. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–3.
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['3rd Minute Goal by Danny for Motherwell', '3rd Minute Assist by Chris for Motherwell', '18th Minute Goal by Carl for Motherwell', '18th Minute Assist by Gaël for Motherwell', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Allan Campbell for Motherwell', '49th Minute Yellow Card by Peter Hartley for Motherwell', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Aldred for Motherwell', '90+4th Minute Goal by Peter for Motherwell', '90+4th Minute Assist by Gaël for Motherwell', '38th Minute Goal by Kyle for Rangers', '38th Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '43rd Minute Goal by Ovie for Rangers', '43rd Minute Assist by Borna for Rangers', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Borna Barišić for Rangers', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Halliday for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Peter Hartley ended a week of controversy by scoring a last-gasp equaliser for Motherwell in a 3-3 draw with Rangers at Fir Park. Motherwell pushed for an equaliser but looked like they would regret missing a host of second-half chances until Hartley, who had been forced to apologise for comments made in the build-up to the game, volleyed in Bigirimana's corner in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The blink-and-you'll-miss-it start saw Johnson profit from a Goldson slip from a routine high ball over the top, and he showed good composure to spot McGregor off his line and lob him. Lafferty calmed any nerves on his return for Rangers by leveling within 15 minutes, as Borna Barasic delivered one of a number of excellent crosses from the left, and an unconvincing clearance only reached the forward, whose first-time strike beat Trevor Carson after ricocheting off Richard Tait. But Motherwell restored their lead almost immediately - Bigirimana floating a free-kick from deep on the right to the back post, where McHugh beat James Tavernier to nod back across goal and restore the lead. This was the first time Rangers had conceded twice in a game under Steven Gerrard, and their response took longer to appear second time around. When it did, Lafferty grabbed his second of the day as Tavernier made amends with a fine cross from the right, which was headed into the far corner when Lafferty beat Tom Aldred to the ball. And five minutes later Gerrard's side took the lead for the first time. From a Motherwell corner, Alfredo Morelos fed Barisic on the left, and he played a low pass into Ejaria's feet on the edge of the box. The Liverpool loanee's shot was palmed onto the post by Carson, but trickled back across the line. Johnson inadvertently turned Tait's shot wide and Hartley nodded over the bar, but with time running out it looked like Gerrard would secure his first away league win as Rangers boss. Motherwell's midfield maestro provided two assists and delivered consistently excellent set-pieces all afternoon, while getting stuck in against Rangers' talented engine room too. His free-kick to the back post for McHugh's goal was excellent, and Johnson could have added to his solitary strike had he turned in another wicked free-kick from the ex-Newcastle man.
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2018-08-26
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15:00
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Celtic
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1–0
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Hamilton Academical
| 56,044 |
Celtic Park
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Don Robertson
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aae54f7c
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Brendan Rodgers
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Martin Canning
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Scott Brown
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Darian MacKinnon
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Celtic and Hamilton at Celtic Park at Afternoon and Don Robertson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Hamilton was Darian MacKinnon and the Manager of Hamilton was Martin Canning. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['63rd Minute Goal by Dedryck for Celtic', '63rd Minute Assist by Kristoffer for Celtic', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Darian MacKinnon for Hamilton', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Aaron McGowan for Hamilton']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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The Belgium international defender returned to the side after his controversial decision not to play in the Hoops’ recent Champions League exit against AEK Athens in Greece – he claimed to be injured while boss Brendan Rodgers disagreed. The visitors, with Delphin Tshiembe, Dougie Imrie and Steven Boyd reinstated, almost surprised Celtic before a minute had elapsed when striker Mikel Miller burst into the box before his drive was pushed past the post by keeper Craig Gordon, the corner coming to nothing. In the 15th minute, Accies keeper Gary Woods touched James Forrest’s curler from the edge of the box on to the post to concede a corner which Mikael Lustig flicked past the near post. Hamilton remained disciplined and diligent in their defending but escaped just before the break when Moussa Dembele headed a Forrest cross past the far post, the French striker then skimming the bar with a 25-yard curler right on half-time. The second half continued along the same lines with Celtic huffing and puffing and Hamilton offering little in an attacking sense. Callum McGregor and Dembele both missed the target after being set up by the marauding left-back Kieran Tierney. Accies tired and dropped deeper and after Dembele headed a Lustig cross over the bar from six yards, they were eventually undone. A Leigh Griffiths corner from the left was helped on by Dembele and when Lustig headed back across goal Boyata was on hand to force the ball over the line. His next touch brought cheers and indeed he should have scored a second in the 77th minute when he scooped over the bar from 12 yards after the Accies defence got tangled up, but ultimately his earlier goal proved enough to secure the win.
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2018-09-02
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12:00
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Celtic
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1–0
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Rangers
| 58,865 |
Celtic Park
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William Collum
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0e138899
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Brendan Rodgers
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Steven Gerrard
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Scott Brown
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park at Afternoon and William Collum was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['10th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Brown for Celtic', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Odsonne Édouard for Celtic', '62nd Minute Goal by Olivier for Celtic', '62nd Minute Assist by James for Celtic', '29th Minute Yellow Card by Borna Barišić for Rangers', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Allan McGregor for Rangers', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '85th Minute Yellow Card by Connor Goldson for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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The hosts had vast amounts of pressure and virtually all of the chances, hitting the crossbar three times, but only had Ntcham's goal to show for their efforts. The build-up had been even more intriguing than usual, considering the narrative of the former Liverpool manager going head-to-head against his captain at Anfield. Rodgers had gone 11 derbies without defeat as Celtic manager, while Rangers had not won at Celtic Park for nearly eight years. Odsonne Edouard returned to the Celtic line-up after a hamstring injury, while James Forrest and Tom Rogic also returned. Steven Gerrard handed six players a first Old Firm start – Connor Goldson, Nikola Katic, Borna Barisic, Ovie Ejaria, Ryan Kent and Scott Arfield. After 24 minutes Callum McGregor's dangerous free-kick was punched clear by Allan McGregor, but Celtic were irate that the Rangers goalkeeper appeared to kick out at Kris Ajer as the ball was cleared. The referee and his assistants failed to spot the incident, but Celtic were cranking up the momentum. A succession of corners saw Rangers camped inside their own six-yard box, before James Forrest collected a clearance 30 yards out and smacked a wonderful volley which clipped the top of the crossbar. Moments later, from another corner, Mikael Lustig's header struck the bar, but Rangers scrambled it clear. Celtic were denied again by the crossbar - and McGregor - on 49 minutes, as he got a hand to Ntcham's low drive, deflecting it upwards onto the frame of the goal. The momentum towards the Rangers goal was relentless; a Dedryck Boyata header was tipped behind, before McGregor punched another dangerous cross away with three Celtic players on top of him. The visitors struggled to stem the tide, with Morelos virtually anonymous, yet it was from a rare Rangers attack that Celtic scored after 62 minutes - though Gerrard was unhappy at what he saw as a foul on Ryan Jack in the build-up. Tom Rogic burst away on a counter-attack, with Jack sprawling in his wake and found Edouard, who in turn fed in Forrest on the right in the box. The Scotland winger could have shot, but opted to pass across the six-yard box to the unmarked Ntcham, who swept the ball into the net. Gerrard protested to Collum, but to no avail. It was no more than Celtic deserved for their dominance and creativity; three minutes later Lustig nearly made it 2-0 as his glancing header from a corner went just wide, with McGregor beaten. Rangers finally created a clear opening, as Morelos found space in the box, but his shot was straight at Gordon. It was a rare chance, and a costly miss by the Colombian, who has now failed to score in six games against Celtic. Griffiths and Ryan Christie were introduced by Rodgers, as Celtic looked to finish the game as a contest, and on 84 minutes they were awarded a free-kick inches outside the penalty box, when Christie went down under Connor Goldson's challenge. The Rangers defender was booked, and Griffiths' powerful drive was beaten away by McGregor. The 22-year-old controlled proceedings alongside team-mate Scott Brown in midfield, winning the ball back and setting up attacks as Celtic were rewarded for their constant probing just past the hour-mark.
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2018-09-14
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19:45
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St Mirren
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0–0
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Celtic
| 7,288 |
The Simple Digital Arena
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Andrew Dallas
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15acb057
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Oran Kearney
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Brendan Rodgers
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Stephen McGinn
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Scott Brown
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Evening
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The Match was played between St Mirren and Celtic at The Simple Digital Arena at Evening and Andrew Dallas was the Match Referee. The Captain of St Mirren was Stephen McGinn and the Manager of St Mirren was Oran Kearney. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['2nd Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Edwards for St Mirren', '25th Minute Yellow Card by Olivier Ntcham for Celtic', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Olivier Ntcham for Celtic', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Rogić for Celtic', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Brown for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Friday
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Oran Kearney began his tenure as St Mirren boss with an encouraging 0-0 draw against 10-man Celtic at the Simple Digital Arena. Hoops midfielder Olivier Ntcham was sent off in the 36th minute of the Ladbrokes Premiership encounter for picking up the second of two yellow cards. Parkhead boss Brendan Rodgers reorganised his side and they looked a bit more like themselves in the second half but the home side battled for the clean sheet. However, Rodgers would have been looking for much more from his side - especially before Ntcham's dismissal. Both sides had new faces on display following their return from the international break. In the third minute, following a Ntcham handball, Cammy Smith fired in a free-kick but Parkhead goalkeeper Craig Gordon moved smartly to his right to fist the ball clear. Saints, aggressive and tenacious, came close again in the 13th minute when Ryan Flynn headed a cross from Lee Hodson over the bar from 12 yards, before Gordon blocked a close-range effort from Smith. However, following a Celtic corner on the half-hour mark, Flynn was handily placed to clear a Dedryck Boyata header off the line. A strangely insipid Hoops side deservedly found themselves a man down when Ntcham, booked earlier for a foul on Edwards, was shown a second yellow card by referee Andrew Dallas after wiping out St Mirren skipper Stephen McGinn on the touchline. A reshuffled Celtic remained solid until the interval but with no progress at the start of the second half Rodgers replaced Benkovic with Griffiths. The Parkhead men immediately looked more potent while Saints had lost some of their impetus in an attacking sense while remaining disciplined in defence. The tiring Ferdinand was replaced by Cammy MacPherson in the 74th minute amid Celtic's continued quest for a goal. Midfielder Callum McGregor's side-footed drive 10 minutes later was saved easily by Buddies keeper Craig Samson, who then saved a chip shot from James Forrest before the visitors ran out of time, Griffiths putting the ball in the net right at the end with the offside flag up.
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2018-09-15
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15:00
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Rangers
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4–0
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Dundee
| 50,130 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Kevin Clancy
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469c4238
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Steven Gerrard
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Neil McCann
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James Tavernier
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Kenny Miller
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and Dundee at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and Kevin Clancy was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of Dundee was Kenny Miller and the Manager of Dundee was Neil McCann. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–0.
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['14th Minute Goal by Ryan for Rangers', '14th Minute Assist by Alfredo for Rangers', '45+3rd Minute Yellow Card by James Tavernier for Rangers', '69th Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Connor Goldson for Rangers', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Cammy Kerr for Dundee', "42nd Minute Yellow Card by Elton N'Gwatala for Dundee", '47th Minute Yellow Card by Kenny Miller for Dundee', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Jesse Curran for Dundee', '79th Minute Red Card by Kenny Miller for Dundee']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Rangers bounced back from their Old Firm defeat with a 4-0 win over Dundee, who had former Rangers striker Kenny Miller sent off late in the game. Lassana Coulibaly marked his return after a month out injured with the opener while Ryan Kent and James Tavernier also struck before the break. Miller was back at Ibrox for the first time since his bitter Gers departure as he skippered Dundee. Gerrard had appealed to the Light Blues faithful to give the striker, who served the club over three spells, a warm welcome despite the dressing-room bust-up with former boss Graeme Murty which ended his latest stint. But his presence barely registered with the home support until he was dismissed for lunging at Borna Barisic, when the stadium rose to give him the farewell he had been denied by the Ibrox hierarchy last term. Coulibaly marked his comeback with the fourth-minute opener as Dundee failed to react when Paul McGowan blocked a Barisic strike. Before Alfredo Morelos could tap in, the Mali international pounced to ram home from close range. It almost got bleaker after eight minutes as Morelos tapped home after a lightning counter-attack - only to see his goal chalked off for offside, leaving the new Colombia cap to shoot a bemused look at the linesman. But Gers did get a deserved second on 14 minutes as Kent exchanged passes with Morelos and then Scott Arfield as he burst into the box to smash low past Elliot Parish. Dundee were grateful that the pace of Gers' relentless attacks dropped and they were able to catch their breath. Morelos failed to take three golden chances early in the second period as the hapless Dark Blues were opened up with alarming ease. Again they were relieved to see Rangers then take their foot off the gas but Miller's sending-off 13 minutes from time left them in even bigger danger. And with six minutes left Middleton capitalised when Genseric Kusunga's failure to deal with a Daniel Candeias cross left him to bundle home his first Rangers goal.
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2018-09-23
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12:30
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Kilmarnock
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2–1
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Celtic
| 10,988 |
Rugby Park
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Craig Thomson
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c6edc1fd
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Steve Clarke
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Brendan Rodgers
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Kirk Broadfoot
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Scott Brown
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Kilmarnock and Celtic at Rugby Park at Afternoon and Craig Thomson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Kilmarnock was Kirk Broadfoot and the Manager of Kilmarnock was Steve Clarke. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['61st Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Tshibola for Kilmarnock', '64th Minute Goal by Chris for Kilmarnock', '64th Minute Assist by Aaron for Kilmarnock', '90+3rd Minute Goal by Stuart for Kilmarnock', '90+3rd Minute Assist by Chris for Kilmarnock', '4th Minute Yellow Card by Dedryck Boyata for Celtic', '60th Minute Yellow Card by Youssouf Mulumbu for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Celtic slumped to their worst start to a Scottish Premiership season in 20 years as Kilmarnock came from behind to claim a dramatic 2-1 win at Rugby Park. Leigh Griffiths gave Brendan Rodgers' side the lead when he pounced on a mistake by Greg Taylor after 34 minutes. But Chris Burke's 25-yard strike midway through the second period brought Kilmarnock level and Stuart Findlay rose to meet Burke's 93rd-minute corner and stun the champions. It is the first time in 81 domestic matches that Celtic have lost after scoring first, since losing to St Johnstone back in May 2016. Rodgers' men went on a 69-game unbeaten run after that setback, and he will hope for a similar response after this latest stuttering display. It was Kilmarnock who had the game's opening chance, as Craig Gordon kept out Greg Stewart's header from Aaron Tshibola's corner, before Dedryck Boyata somehow hooked over from under the bar from Griffiths' set piece. The last time Kilmarnock went four games unbeaten against Celtic was in 1963, but they fell behind in calamitous circumstances as Kirk Broadfoot failed to clear Kieran Tierney's cross before Taylor miscued an attempted clearance against his own post. Steve Clarke named an unchanged Kilmarnock side with Greg Stewart partnering Eamonn Brophy up front. Brendan Rodgers made six changes to the Celtic side that beat Rosenborg 1-0 on Thursday. Youssouf Mulumbu played against his old side with Tom Rogic dropping out while Jack Hendry came in for Filip Benkovic after an injury in the warm-up. Ryan Christie, Scott Sinclair and Leigh Griffiths came in for Callum McGregor, James Forrest and Odsonne Edouard while Michael Johnston replaced the suspended Olivier Ntcham. But Celtic lacked a cutting edge in the second period, handed to Kilmarnock after a skirmish involving their former player Youssouf Mulumbu and Tshibola. Both players were booked, but the tussle lifted the crowd, and Burke latched onto Alan Power's pass to fire the hosts level after 64 minutes. Rodgers looked to freshen things up with the introduction of Lewis Morgan, and he came close to restoring Celtic's lead when he cut inside and shot, but Jamie MacDonald produced a fine save low to his right. Burke inspired Killie's comeback, lashing the equaliser and then providing that dramatic late assist. He worked tirelessly, too.
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2018-09-23
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15:00
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Rangers
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5–1
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St. Johnstone
| 48,729 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Steven McLean
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b76c54d5
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Steven Gerrard
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Tommy Wright
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James Tavernier
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Joe Shaughnessy
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and St Johnstone at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and Steven McLean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of St Johnstone was Joe Shaughnessy and the Manager of St Johnstone was Tommy Wright. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–1.
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['34th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '34th Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '52nd Minute Goal by Scott for Rangers', '52nd Minute Assist by Ryan for Rangers', '74th Minute Goal by Kyle for Rangers', '74th Minute Assist by Scott for Rangers', '79th Minute Goal by Daniel for Rangers', '79th Minute Assist by Scott for Rangers', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Richard Foster for St Johnstone', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Jason Kerr for St Johnstone']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Rangers blew away St Johnstone as five different scorers netted in a 5-1 win at Ibrox to take them second in the Scottish Premiership. Rangers assumed their dominance from the off, and the first thing Saints keeper Zander Clark had to do was pick the ball out of the back of his net. With nine minutes gone Kent and Tavernier stood over a free-kick on the right of the box. Most inside Ibrox were expecting the left-footed Kent to take it, but Tavernier curled the ball over the wall and inside the near post with Clark well beaten. Rangers pressed throughout the first half and doubled their lead when Morelos danced past a challenge and fired into the far corner, and they continued their dominance when Arfield after half-time. Rangers made four changes from their draw at Villarreal. Nikola Katic, Jon Flanagan, Ross McCrorie and Alfredo Morelos replaces Joe Worrall, Borna Barisic, Andy Halliday and Kyle Lafferty. The game lost some of its pace, but the hosts grabbed a fourth through Lafferty's first touch when he drove beyond Clark from wide on the left. But their smiles disappeared two minutes later, when Candeias got a goal of his own, jinking inside Scott Tanser and past Clark before finishing from close range. He took his time to score, but Candeias was excellent at both ends of the pitch and it was his passing that caught the eye more than his finishing. He threaded a number of excellent through balls inside the full-back on either side and eventually got a goal for himself to go with it.
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2018-09-29
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15:00
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Celtic
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1–0
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Aberdeen
| 59,143 |
Celtic Park
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Bobby Madden
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da0fce42
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Brendan Rodgers
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Derek McInnes
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Scott Brown
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Graeme Shinnie
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Celtic and Aberdeen at Celtic Park at Afternoon and Bobby Madden was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Aberdeen was Graeme Shinnie and the Manager of Aberdeen was Derek McInnes. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['63rd Minute Goal by Scott for Celtic', '63rd Minute Assist by Leigh for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Scott Sinclair's stylish finish proved decisive as Celtic got back to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership with a 1-0 win over Aberdeen. Aberdeen began posing a threat and Niall McGinn's first-time volley from 20 yards whistled just wide, before James Wilson spurned a headed chance. Edouard swerved a shot against the post more than 20 yards at the other end and Dedryck Boyata headed just over from Lustig's cross. Celtic might have been behind by then but Gordon pulled off an excellent stop from Mackay-Steven from eight yards after the former Hoops winger weaved his way past several home players. Leigh Griffiths then rescued his side by clearing Wilson's header off the line following a corner. Joe Lewis made a save early in the second half but Callum McGregor's long-range strike appeared to be going wide, and Aberdeen soon threatened again following good skill by Stevie May. Gordon was equal to Wilson's curling effort. Celtic brought on Tom Rogic in search of some much-needed inspiration but it soon came from Sinclair. Shay Logan appeared to have averted the danger from Forrest's cross as he challenged Griffiths but Sinclair nipped in and flicked the ball past Lewis from six yards with his back to goal. Griffiths had a free-kick saved and Aberdeen struggled to create clear-cut chances after losing Wilson to injury moments before the goal. But Celtic had one late scare when Michael Devlin hooked Mackay-Steven's free-kick just wide.
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2018-09-30
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13:30
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Livingston
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1–0
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Rangers
| 9,246 |
Tony Macaroni Arena
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Craig Thomson
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05242e0b
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Gary Holt
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Steven Gerrard
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Craig Halkett
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Livingston and Rangers at Tony Macaroni Arena at Afternoon and Craig Thomson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Livingston was Craig Halkett and the Manager of Livingston was Gary Holt. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['17th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Robinson for Livingston', '34th Minute Goal by Dolly for Livingston', '34th Minute Assist by Scott for Livingston', '79th Minute Yellow Card by Bobby Burns for Livingston']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Dolly Menga's first goal for Livingston was enough to give them a 1-0 victory over Rangers in the Scottish Premiership. The visitors almost levelled late in the first half through Ovie Ejaria when he beat Livi goalkeeper Liam Kelly to a left-wing cross, but his header went over the top and Kelly stood firm to deny Alfredo Morelos early in the second half. Livingston started quickly, roared on by the home crowd, and could have been in front inside two minutes when Menga flicked the ball around the corner and into the path of Pittman, who slid his shot past the advancing Allan McGregor but just wide of the far post. Keaghan Jacobs hung a free-kick up to the back post and Craig Halkett nodded it back across goal but Lithgow couldn't convert, poking his shot wide on the stretch. Rangers grew into the game and kept Livingston inside their own half for much of the next 20 minutes - but when they got out, they scored. Another free-kick was only partially cleared, Robinson played a one-two with Declan Gallagher to get into the box and then picked out Menga, who took a touch before firing low through McGregor's legs. Ejaria headed over four minutes later and Morelos was thwarted by Kelly after being freed in the box by Ryan Kent in the midst of a brief Rangers onslaught early in the second half. However, Livingston looked more comfortable the longer the half went on and could even have extended their lead when Pittman's shot was pushed away by McGregor and Lithgow's acrobatic effort went just wide with 20 minutes to play. Rangers toiled through the remainder of the contest and Morelos' effort across the face of goal in stoppage time was as close as they came to an equaliser. Jeff gave away £1. 5m last month. Enter your predictions to be the next winner here. Jeff gave away £1. 5m last month. Enter your predictions to be the next winner here.
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2018-10-07
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15:00
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Rangers
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3–1
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Hearts
| 49,865 |
Ibrox Stadium
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John Beaton
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75158253
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Steven Gerrard
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Craig Levein
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James Tavernier
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John Souttar
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and Hearts at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and John Beaton was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of Hearts was John Souttar and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–1.
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['3rd Minute Goal by Ryan for Rangers', '3rd Minute Assist by Lassana for Rangers', '13th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '13th Minute Assist by Daniel for Rangers', '24th Minute Yellow Card by Joe Worrall for Rangers', '32nd Minute Goal by Scott for Rangers', '32nd Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Arfield for Rangers', '15th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Smith for Hearts', '27th Minute Yellow Card by Jimmy Dunne for Hearts', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Demetri Mitchell for Hearts', '55th Minute Yellow Card by Michael Smith for Hearts', '67th Minute Goal by Jimmy for Hearts', '67th Minute Assist by Olly for Hearts']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Hearts' unbeaten start to the Scottish Premiership season juddered to a halt as they were comfortably beaten 3-1 by Rangers at Ibrox. Ryan Kent gave Steven Gerrard's side the perfect start after three minutes as he tapped home from Alfredo Morelos' unselfish pass. Tavernier's free-kick found Morelos alone inside the Hearts box after a failed attempt to play a high line, and he set up Kent for a simple finish into the unguarded net. And the visitors were made to pay as John Souttar was easily dispossessed by Candeias inside his own penalty box, and the Portuguese winger's cross was flicked impudently in at the near post by Morelos. Morelos turned provider once more for Rangers' third just after the half-hour mark as he met Tavernier's cross to force Zdenek Zlamal into the save, but Arfield was on hand to fire in the rebound. Connor Goldson had a glorious chance to stretch Rangers' lead when he somehow lifted his close-range shot from Candeias' cross over from underneath the crossbar, but things got even worse for Hearts after 55 minutes. Smith, who was already on a booking for a foul on Ovie Ejaria, blocked Jon Flanagan as the full-back attempted to advance into the penalty box, leaving referee John Beaton with little option but to produce a second yellow, followed by a red. This was a real statement win for Rangers, and it was Kent who showed Gerrard why he was right to retain him in the side following the win over Rapid Vienna on Thursday. The youngster, on loan from Liverpool, got the ball rolling with a simple finish, but he was a constant thorn in the Hearts' defence, oozing confidence on the ball and instrumental in everything good about Rangers' scintillating first-half display.
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2018-10-07
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15:30
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St. Johnstone
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0–6
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Celtic
| 5,993 |
McDiarmid Park
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Kevin Clancy
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b78172c2
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Tommy Wright
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Brendan Rodgers
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Joe Shaughnessy
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Mikael Lustig
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between St Johnstone and Celtic at McDiarmid Park at Afternoon and Kevin Clancy was the Match Referee. The Captain of St Johnstone was Joe Shaughnessy and the Manager of St Johnstone was Tommy Wright. The Captain of Celtic was Mikael Lustig and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–6.
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['48th Minute Red Card by Danny Swanson for St Johnstone', '75th Minute Yellow Card by David Wotherspoon for St Johnstone', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Steven Anderson for St Johnstone', '22nd Minute Goal by Odsonne for Celtic', '22nd Minute Assist by Kieran for Celtic', '30th Minute Goal by James for Celtic', '30th Minute Assist by Tom for Celtic', '38th Minute Goal by James for Celtic', '38th Minute Assist by Tom for Celtic', '84th Minute Goal by Callum for Celtic', '84th Minute Assist by Mikael for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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James Forrest scored four times in the first half as Celtic rediscovered their attacking prowess to thrash St Johnstone, and go third in the Scottish Premiership. Forrest, who was sent off in the Europa League on Thursday, rebounded in style with the help of Tom Rogic who provided three assists, as Celtic blew apart their opponents in an astonishing opening 45 minutes at McDiarmid Park. Celtic had only lost once in 11 trips to Perth, and had won at the same venue the previous week in the League Cup quarter-finals. However, St Johnstone started brighter, and nearly led after five minutes. Drey Wright swung a high cross to the back post which Swanson met unmarked on the volley, but his shot was straight at Craig Gordon who parried clear. Celtic then began laying siege to the St Johnstone goal. First, Forrest shot low at Zander Clark, who saved well with his feet, and the follow-up from McGregor was blocked by Joe Shaughnessy; from the resulting corner, Filip Benkovic's header was parried by Clark. Moments later, the goalkeeper saved again from Leigh Griffiths, but the opening goal appeared inevitable. When it came, it was triggered by a mistake from St Johnstone defender Scott Tanser. The left-back was robbed by Forrest, who strode forward and fed Rogic, who in turn found Edouard. His shot was well blocked by Clark, but the rebound fell to Forrest, who finished with ease. Edouard nearly added a second five minutes later, with only Clark's fingertips keeping out the Frenchman's low shot. Shortly afterwards he did get on the scoresheet, collecting Kieran Tierney's pass and finishing with aplomb. The third goal was a splendid team move initiated by Tierney and finished, again, by Forrest, who played a one-two with Rogic before curling the ball past Clark. Rodgers punched the air with delight, as he watched his team finally click into gear as an attacking force. Forrest's hat-trick came after 37 minutes, but it was all far too easy from a St Johnstone perspective, as the home defence left him alone to receive Rogic's pass before sliding a shot under Clark. Brendan Rodgers made two changes to the team beaten by RB Salzburg on Thursday. Youssouf Mulumbu and Jack Hendry dropped out with Filip Benkovic and Tom Rogic coming in. Tommy Wright also made two changes with David Wotherspoon and Danny Swanson coming in. Incredibly, Forrest netted his fourth goal on 44 minutes, with Rogic once again the provider. The Scotland winger turned and sped forward unchallenged, before finishing precisely into the far corner with Clark helpless. St Johnstone manager Wright immediately replaced Richard Foster with Steven Anderson in defence, as the home support booed off their team at the whistle. It seemed the only way to halt the irrepressible Forrest was by hacking him down; Swanson took this option shortly after the break and saw a straight red card from referee Kevin Clancy. St Johnstone's shape was far more secure with 10 men than it had been with eleven, and Celtic's tempo dropped resulting in a tepid second half. Rodgers introduced Scott Sinclair and Jozo Simunovic for Griffiths and Benkovic, as the match became a training exercise for the visitors. Mikael Lustig laid on the sixth goal for McGregor on 84 minutes as Celtic finally took advantage of their extra man.
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2018-10-20
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15:00
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Celtic
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4–2
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Hibernian
| 58,452 |
Celtic Park
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Don Robertson
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c7f44f4c
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Brendan Rodgers
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Neil Lennon
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Scott Brown
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Efe Ambrose
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Celtic and Hibernian at Celtic Park at Afternoon and Don Robertson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Hibernian was Efe Ambrose and the Manager of Hibernian was Neil Lennon. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–2.
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['2nd Minute Yellow Card by Scott Brown for Celtic', '8th Minute Goal by Tom for Celtic', '8th Minute Assist by James for Celtic', '70th Minute Goal by Odsonne for Celtic', '70th Minute Assist by James for Celtic', '88th Minute Goal by Odsonne for Celtic', '88th Minute Assist by Kieran for Celtic', '5th Minute Yellow Card by Darren McGregor for Hibernian', '63rd Minute Goal by Florian for Hibernian', '63rd Minute Assist by Martin for Hibernian', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Stevie Mallan for Hibernian']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Celtic moved up to second place in the Scottish Premiership with a frenetic 4-2 win over Hibernian at Parkhead. Former Hoops boss Neil Lennon saw his side outplayed in the first half, where midfielders Tom Rogic and Olivier Ntcham both grabbed goals with the champions hitting the woodwork three times. Hibs striker Florian Kamberi reduced the deficit in the 63rd minute with a thunderous drive, only for Hoops forward Odsonne Edouard to restore the two-goal advantage six minutes later. Celtic skipper Scott Brown, back from a hamstring complaint and in the side at the expense of striker Leigh Griffiths who was ill, was booked in the second minute for a foul on midfielder Emerson Hyndman at the edge of the box, butStephen Mallan's curling free-kick slipped just past keeper Craig Gordon's right-hand post. The home side came back and Callum McGregor's cross found Edouard but his angled drive on the slide clipped the outside of the post. Hibs defender Darren McGregor, back for the first time since August after recovering from a knee injury, was then booked for a foul on James Forrest and Callum McGregor's whipped-in free-kick almost caught out keeper Adam Bogdan before hitting the bar on the way over. Celtic's first goal came after eight minutes when Rogic played a one-two with Forrest outside the Hibs box and glided left before bending the ball into the corner of the net past the flailing Bogdan. As the play raced from end to end the Easter Road keeper produced a fine save from Ntcham's powerful 25-yard drive, but in the 19th minute the French midfielder took a perfectly-weighted Rogic pass and from 16 yards he guided the ball low into the corner. Moments later, Brown limped off to be replaced by winger Scott Sinclair with Callum McGregor seamlessly dropping into midfield. In the 31st minute Celtic came close to adding a third. Bogdan did well to parry a drive from Edouard after he had been played in by Ntcham, and after Sinclair crashed the loose ball off the post, Forest fired the rebound wide from 12 yards. Three minutes from the break Gordon was required to make a decent save from Mallan's long-distance thunderbolt, then made a brilliant stop to deny Boyle's header from an Efe Ambrose cross. Soon after the restart Bogdan had to race from his line to thwart Sinclair, but just after the hour mark the Edinburgh side were back in the game. Midfielder Daryl Horgan drove at the Hoops box before moving the ball left to Kamberi and the Swiss attacker made a yard of space before firing high across Gordon and into the far corner of the net. A long-run by Edouard, where he fended off ex-Celt Efe Ambrose, ended with him curling a shot off the post but moments later he was in the right place to take Forrest's cut-back and side-foot in Celtic's third goal. It was breathless stuff, and when Boyle raced through the middle of the Parkhead defence to cleverly dink the ball over Gordon it was game on again. In the final minutes Bogdan foiled Ntcham, but with three minutes remaining, and play stretched, Callum McGregor set up Edouard, who knocked the ball in from 12 yards to settle matters, with the post denying him his hat-trick in added time.
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2018-10-21
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13:30
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Hamilton Academical
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1–4
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Rangers
| 5,013 |
The Hope CBD Stadium
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Andrew Dallas
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03755aae
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Martin Canning
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Steven Gerrard
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Darian MacKinnon
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hamilton and Rangers at The Hope CBD Stadium at Afternoon and Andrew Dallas was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hamilton was Darian MacKinnon and the Manager of Hamilton was Martin Canning. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–4.
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['12th Minute Yellow Card by Mickel Miller for Hamilton', '18th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Martin for Hamilton', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Darian MacKinnon for Hamilton', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Steven Boyd for Hamilton', '41st Minute Goal by Ryan for Rangers', '41st Minute Assist by Alfredo for Rangers', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Kent for Rangers', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Candeias for Rangers', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Rossiter for Rangers', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Andy Halliday for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Two late James Tavernier penalties saw Rangers record their first Scottish Premiership away win since February with a 4-1 victory at Hamilton on Sunday. It took the visitors until four minutes before half-time to take the lead as Ryan Kent latched on to Alfredo Morelos' through ball to score his third goals in his last five games. In a scrappy first half with few clear-cut openings, it was Rangers who made the breakthrough after 41 minutes following good hold-up play by Morelos. The Colombian turned his man near the halfway line, before releasing Kent on goal with an inch-perfect pass, and the on-loan Liverpool winger kept his cool and neatly slotted the ball past Gary Woods as the Hamilton 'keeper raced off his line. All that was left was for Morelos to add the icing on the cake in the fourth minute of stoppage time when the forward latched on to a rebound after Woods had saved at Daniel Candeias' feet, before thumping home his 12th goal of the campaign in empathic style. The Rangers skipper was rock solid at the back at New Douglas Park on Sunday, while also taking any opportunity to get forward down the right flank. However, it was coolness the 26-year-old showed from the spot in the closing stages that most stood out. The right back placed his first penalty high into the top right-hand corner of the goal, before sending Woods the wrong way with his second effort, which went straight down the middle. And that means the defender has now scored an impressive eight goals so far this season, with seven coming from the spot.
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2018-10-23
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19:45
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Dundee
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0–3
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Hearts
| 6,112 |
Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
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Craig Thomson
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5f630246
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Jim McIntyre
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Craig Levein
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Kenny Miller
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Steven Naismith
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Evening
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The Match was played between Dundee and Hearts at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park at Evening and Craig Thomson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Dundee was Kenny Miller and the Manager of Dundee was Jim McIntyre. The Captain of Hearts was Steven Naismith and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3.
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['90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Cammy Kerr for Dundee', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Oliver Bozanic for Hearts']
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Scottish Premiership
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Tuesday
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The visitors had the game sewn up inside 14 minutes thanks to goals from Oliver Bozanic and Steven Naismith before Steven MacLean added a third, 20 seconds into the second half. McIntyre had seen his side concede four goals from set-pieces in his first match and another was to follow inside two minutes when Lewis Spence fouled Harry Cochrane 25 yards out. Bozanic was a picture of concentration as he lined up his shot and the Australian duly curled the ball over the wall and into the bottom corner past former Hearts goalkeeper Jack Hamilton. Michael Smith emerged with the ball as several Hearts players descended on Ngwatala to dispossess the midfielder midway inside the Hearts half, and the right-back received it again down the flank after a flurry of sharp passes. Despite former Scotland forward Kenny Miller being on the park, it was his namesake who stepped up to take the penalty. Calvin Miller had come close to his first senior goal earlier with an angled drive but he was well off target. The former St Johnstone striker was on target immediately after the restart when he tapped home Callum Morrison's square ball.
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2018-10-31
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19:45
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Hearts
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0–0
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Hibernian
| 19,410 |
Tynecastle Stadium
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Andrew Dallas
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2242e13d
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Craig Levein
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Neil Lennon
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Peter Haring
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Marvin Bartley
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Evening
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The Match was played between Hearts and Hibernian at Tynecastle Stadium at Evening and Andrew Dallas was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hearts was Peter Haring and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The Captain of Hibernian was Marvin Bartley and the Manager of Hibernian was Neil Lennon. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['42nd Minute Yellow Card by Arnaud Djoum for Hearts', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Michael Smith for Hearts', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Ben Garuccio for Hearts', '13th Minute Yellow Card by Marvin Bartley for Hibernian', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Florian Kamberi for Hibernian', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Martin Boyle for Hibernian', '65th Minute Yellow Card by Florian Kamberi for Hibernian', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Mark Milligan for Hibernian']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Hibernian head coach Neil Lennon and Hearts goalkeeper Zdenek Zlamal were both floored by foreign objects during a chaotic and goalless Edinburgh derby. Hearts were celebrating in stoppage-time when Clevid Dikamona headed home but the goal was disallowed for offside and seconds later Lennon appeared to be struck by a coin in the face. Both teams were missing players due to an array of injuries, but Hearts started the game on the front foot with Olly Lee forcing a save from distance and Dikamona coming close from an ambitious overhead kick. Stevie Mallan then took centre stage with a series of wonderful long-range efforts. The Hibs midfielder hit the bar from 30 yards, shaved the top of the goal from a free-kick and then forced Zlamal to scramble the ball wide after aiming a free-kick from near the touchline inside the near post while everyone else anticipated a cross. The game exploded into action after the hour-mark. Martin Boyle escaped with a yellow card after pushing Michael Smith three times following an off-the-ball clash which also saw the Hearts full-back booked. A more widespread melee soon followed after Kamberi was penalised for an aerial challenge on Oliver Bozanic. Ben Garuccio reacted particularly angrily and both he and the Swiss striker were booked - the latter paying a heftier price after being yellow-carded for what looked an innocuous aerial challenge in the first half. Moments later, after tackles flew in from both sides, Zlamal was floored by what appeared to be an away fan attempting to make contact with the goalkeeper as he fetched the ball from behind the goal. Hearts struggled to press home their numerical advantage but Dikamona hit the edge of the bar in the last minute following a corner before guiding a backwards header into the net after Adam Bogdan had got caught out following another corner. But with the keeper well off his line, Dikamona was ruled to be offside, sparking the latest attack on Lennon at Tynecastle.
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2018-10-31
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19:45
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Dundee
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0–5
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Celtic
| 7,960 |
Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
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Alan Muir
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aadd86fb
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Jim McIntyre
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Brendan Rodgers
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Kenny Miller
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Mikael Lustig
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Evening
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The Match was played between Dundee and Celtic at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park at Evening and Alan Muir was the Match Referee. The Captain of Dundee was Kenny Miller and the Manager of Dundee was Jim McIntyre. The Captain of Celtic was Mikael Lustig and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–5.
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['33rd Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Inniss for Dundee', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Roarie Deacon for Dundee', "54th Minute Yellow Card by Darren O'Dea for Dundee", '75th Minute Yellow Card by Jesse Curran for Dundee', '38th Minute Goal by James for Celtic', '38th Minute Assist by Kieran for Celtic', '45+2nd Minute Goal by Odsonne for Celtic', '45+2nd Minute Assist by James for Celtic', '48th Minute Goal by Ryan for Celtic', '48th Minute Assist by Odsonne for Celtic', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Rogić for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Brendan Rodgers chalked up his 100th win as Celtic boss with a 5-0 Scottish Premiership demolition of Dundee at Dens Park. Ryan Christie made it five just three minutes after the break before the champions eased off the gas, happy with another comprehensive victory laced with moments of devastating football. Demoralised Dundee remain bottom of the table with one win in 11 games and Jim McIntyre has now lost his first three games as boss since taking over from Neil McCann, with the loss of 12 goals. It was not a blistering start from Celtic, however, when they took the lead in the 19th minute it was with a touch of magic from Rogic, taking a pass from fellow midfielder Callum McGregor and from 20 yards curling the ball past helpless Dundee keeper Jack Hamilton. Celtic moved through the gears and six minutes later, when left-back Kieran Tierney scampered after a McGregor pass and cut the ball back for Forrest, the Scotland international redirected the ball in from 12 yards. Things soon went from bad to worse for Dundee. Sofien Moussa replaced Benjamin Kallman after the striker had clashed heads with Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata, before Edouard added a fourth from close range in stoppage time when he converted a Forrest pass. Inniss was replaced at the interval by Andrew Boyle but three minutes later he and his team-mates watched Christie burst into the box to take an Edouard pass and slip the ball past Hamilton. Only a brilliant save from an Edouard free-kick minutes later prevented a sixth and it looked like Celtic were in the mood to deliver a real thrashing. In the 56th minute Australia international Daniel Arzani, the 19-year-old attacker on loan from Manchester City, replaced Edouard to make his debut, with Lewis Morgan on for Rogic. It was all too easy for the champions and the tempo slowly dipped. Tierney, however, somehow missed the target from an Arzani pass before the debutant was carried from the field on a stretcher in the 79th minute after appearing to jar his knee, leaving Celtic to finish the game with 10 men.
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2018-10-31
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19:45
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Rangers
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1–1
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Kilmarnock
| 49,279 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Nick Walsh
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ab16c483
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Steven Gerrard
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Steve Clarke
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James Tavernier
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Alan Power
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Evening
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The Match was played between Rangers and Kilmarnock at Ibrox Stadium at Evening and Nick Walsh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of Kilmarnock was Alan Power and the Manager of Kilmarnock was Steve Clarke. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['9th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '9th Minute Assist by Ryan for Rangers', '67th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Kent for Rangers', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Jack for Rangers', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Andy Halliday for Rangers', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Alan Power for Kilmarnock', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Gary Dicker for Kilmarnock', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Kirk Broadfoot for Kilmarnock', "87th Minute Yellow Card by Stephen O'Donnell for Kilmarnock", '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Bright Enobakhare for Kilmarnock', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Mikael Ndjoli for Kilmarnock']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Gerrard made four changes to the side who failed to perform at Hampden, with the dismal Umar Sadiq dropped completely as Morelos reclaimed his spot. And the alterations looked to have had just the effect Gerrard was after as his side grabbed the lead inside nine minutes. Scott Arfield, another of those recalled, quickened the tempo with a first-time ball to Ryan Kent, who slotted in Morelos to fire a deflected strike past Jamie MacDonald. But while the Light Blues were playing with a quicker pace than they managed during Sunday's sluggish showing, they paid a price in terms of accuracy and it cost them the equaliser on the quarter-hour mark. Joe Worrall missed a header before Jon Flanagan failed to clear his lines, leaving Stewart free inside the box. Back-up keeper Wes Foderingham was another surprise starter but its doubtful number one Allan McGregor would have got any nearer to stopping Stewart's stunning finish from wide on the right. Rangers skipper James Tavernier came within a couple of inches of giving his side the lead a minute later as his shot clipped the top of the crossbar. He introduced Ryan Jack and winger Glenn Middleton in a bid to shake up his attack - but Killie's dogged determination continued to frustrate the hosts. Kent tried twice from distance but was first denied by an outstretched leg before MacDonald made a vital stop just moments after clawing away a Connor Goldson header. Gerrard rolled the dice again as he sent Kyle Lafferty on to partner Morelos but there was no dramatic intervention as his ambitious over-head attempt flew wide. With desperation setting in, Morelos took a tumble in the box as he ran at Stephen O'Donnell but all he received was a booking after letting rip at referee Nick Walsh. Five minutes of injury time gave the home support hope but it was Gers who were booed off as the visitors came closest to snatching a winner when Stewart galloped clear before forcing Foderingham into a last-gasp crucial save.
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2018-11-03
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12:30
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St Mirren
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0–2
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Rangers
| 6,033 |
The Simple Digital Arena
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William Collum
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1035d586
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Oran Kearney
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Steven Gerrard
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Stephen McGinn
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between St Mirren and Rangers at The Simple Digital Arena at Afternoon and William Collum was the Match Referee. The Captain of St Mirren was Stephen McGinn and the Manager of St Mirren was Oran Kearney. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2.
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['39th Minute Yellow Card by Ethan Erhahon for St Mirren', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Ian McShane for St Mirren', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Anton Ferdinand for St Mirren', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Jack for Rangers', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Arfield for Rangers', '80th Minute Goal by Daniel for Rangers', '80th Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Candeias for Rangers', '90+2nd Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '90+2nd Minute Assist by Scott for Rangers', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Candeias for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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In a game of few chances, Rangers winger Candeias opened the scoring in the 80th minute, unleashing a thunderous shot which left St Mirren 'keeper Craig Samson helpless. In a wet and windy Paisley encounter, it was St Mirren who started the brightest, Ian McShane and Ryan Edwards forcing Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor into fine early saves. And it continued to leave Rangers frustrated with a Morelos half-chance from a teasing Ryan Kent cross their only real effort in the opening 45 minutes. After the break, Rangers began to turn the screw with Eros Grezda hitting the post, while a series of St Mirren last-ditch blocks denied Morelos, Kent and Scott Arfield. But St Mirren's resolve was finally broken in the 80th minute as Candeias thundered the ball in from the edge of the box before Morelos made it two late into stoppage time. It was a frantic end to an otherwise dull encounter as Candeias was also shown a second yellow card for an altercation with St Mirren's Anton Ferdinand after Morelos' goal. Making his 300th appearance in a Rangers shirt, the Scotland international goalkeeper was once again the man to the rescue as St Mirren threatened in the early exchanges. Without his early saves from McShane and Edwards, Steven Gerrard's side could have been staring at an embarrassing defeat,
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2018-11-03
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15:00
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Celtic
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5–0
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Hearts
| 58,831 |
Celtic Park
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John Beaton
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3ac0ff04
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Brendan Rodgers
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Craig Levein
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Mikael Lustig
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Peter Haring
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Celtic and Hearts at Celtic Park at Afternoon and John Beaton was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Mikael Lustig and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Hearts was Peter Haring and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–0.
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['18th Minute Goal by Odsonne for Celtic', '18th Minute Assist by Scott for Celtic', '26th Minute Goal by Filip for Celtic', '26th Minute Assist by Callum for Celtic', '39th Minute Goal by Odsonne for Celtic', '39th Minute Assist by Kieran for Celtic', '65th Minute Goal by James for Celtic', '65th Minute Assist by Odsonne for Celtic', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Christie for Celtic', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Sean Clare for Hearts', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Peter Haring for Hearts', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Michael Smith for Hearts']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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The Hoops cruised to a 3-0 victory when the teams met in the Scottish League Cup semi-final at Murrayfield last Sunday and they continued on the goal trail in the 19th minute when the 20-year-old French striker drove in a fantastic opener. On-loan defender Filip Benkovic scored his first Hoops goal in the 26th minute with a bullet header before Edouard capped a dominant first-half display in the 38th minute with a close-range finish. The goal brought the home side's goal tally in the last five domestic games to a remarkable 23 in a commanding display which will offer encouragement for hopes of a domestic treble treble and for their Europa League clash against RB Leipzig on Thursday night. Both clubs went into the game with their treatment rooms full of injured players but Hoops manager Brendan Rodgers, Scottish Premiership manager of the month winner for October, kept the same starting side from the 5-0 win at Dundee on Wednesday night. Craig Levein made four changes with Demetri Mitchell, Steven MacLean, Harry Cochrane and Jake Mulraney coming back into the side. Celtic kept up the pressure almost from the whistle and Edouard made the breakthrough in spectacular fashion when he took a Scott Sinclair pass at the edge of the box and hammered the ball high past 'keeper Zdenek Zlamal and in off the crossbar. The home side piled forward for number three and in the 37th minute Hearts defender Michael Smith blocked a goal-bound header from Edouard but the striker made no mistake moments later from a Kieran Tierney cross, forcing the ball past Zlamal from eight yards out. The Edinburgh side appeared powerless and before the interval Zlamal saved from Tom Rogic before Christie came close with a header. Ben Garuccio replaced Mitchell for the start of the second half and the visitors showed some spirit but their task was simply overwhelming. In the 84th minute Garuccio rattled the post with a terrific shot from 25 yards as Hearts battled for a consolation but with two minutes remaining Wighton, on for Mulraney in the 81st minute, fouled Forrest inside the box with Christie sending Zlamal the wrong way with his penalty.
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2018-11-04
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12:15
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Kilmarnock
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1–2
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Aberdeen
| 5,270 |
Rugby Park
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Bobby Madden
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27168215
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Steve Clarke
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Derek McInnes
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Kris Boyd
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Graeme Shinnie
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Kilmarnock and Aberdeen at Rugby Park at Afternoon and Bobby Madden was the Match Referee. The Captain of Kilmarnock was Kris Boyd and the Manager of Kilmarnock was Steve Clarke. The Captain of Aberdeen was Graeme Shinnie and the Manager of Aberdeen was Derek McInnes. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['35th Minute Yellow Card by Greg Taylor for Kilmarnock', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Kirk Broadfoot for Kilmarnock', '40th Minute Yellow Card by Shay Logan for Aberdeen', '73rd Minute Goal by Bruce for Aberdeen', '73rd Minute Assist by Niall for Aberdeen']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Boyd might have had a penalty with two minutes on the clock when he went down as Max Lowe tried to steal the ball from his toes, but referee Bobby Madden was unconvinced. The 35-year-old came close two minutes later when he headed just wide from Stephen O’Donnell’s cross. O’Donnell fired just wide from a tight angle after a one-two with Aaron Tshibola as the hosts continued to dominate, although the game was broken up by a series of Aberdeen fouls and Kilmarnock offsides. The Dons were getting little joy from a series of diagonal balls and Kilmarnock went ahead moments after the best move of the game by far. Boyd flicked the ball down the left wing following good skill from Tshibola and Jordan Jones sped away before picking out O’Donnell at the far post. The right-back saw his effort stopped by Joe Lewis but Shay Logan was penalised for a challenge on Chris Burke he had no need to make as the ball bounced beyond the post towards the byline. Aberdeen brought on striker Stevie May for defensive midfielder Dom Ball at the interval but Killie remained comfortable and Burke was twice off-target from half-chances. Aberdeen mustered their first shot of any description midway through the second half but James Wilson’s ambitious effort went out for a throw-in and the on-loan Manchester United striker was replaced by Anderson seconds later. The 20-year-old made an instant impact. McGinn cut in from the left and aimed a curling effort towards the far post and Anderson was alive to the opportunity, getting his toe to the ball to divert it past Jamie MacDonald. Killie stepped up a gear and Alan Power saw a 20-yard strike dip just over after a good move but they were punished after Kirk Broadfoot hauled down Graeme Shinnie as the Dons skipper charged towards the heart of the home defence. Ferguson stepped up and curled a 22-yard strike into the bottom corner to record his third goal in a Dons shirt.
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2018-11-11
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12:00
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Livingston
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0–0
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Celtic
| 9,016 |
Tony Macaroni Arena
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Kevin Clancy
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34f7f9e5
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Gary Holt
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Brendan Rodgers
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Craig Halkett
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Mikael Lustig
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Livingston and Celtic at Tony Macaroni Arena at Afternoon and Kevin Clancy was the Match Referee. The Captain of Livingston was Craig Halkett and the Manager of Livingston was Gary Holt. The Captain of Celtic was Mikael Lustig and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['28th Minute Yellow Card by Shaun Byrne for Livingston', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Keaghan Jacobs for Livingston']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Celtic moved top of the Scottish Premiership for the first time this season despite being held to a 0-0 draw by a resolute Livingston on Sunday. Brendan Rodgers' side have still only conceded six league goals this season - the fewest in the division - while Livi have only conceded one more, so it was always likely to be a cagey affair at the Tony Macaroni Arena. After Celtic's exertions in the Europa League against RB Leipzig in midweek, there was always the possibility of there being a reaction against Gary Holt's side, who were seeking a response following two league defeats. Livi made a bright start, with Alan Lithgow's long throws causing problems in the Celtic defence as Mikael Lustig was forced into a desperate block to deny Keaghan Jacobs before Sinclair headed wide from James Forrest's cross. Menga was then fortunate not to be sent off after he moved his head into Christie's face, but the Angola international survived with just a warning. Livingston made three changes from the defeat to Hamilton last weekend, with Bobby Burns, Keaghan Jacobs and Stevie Lawless back in from the start in place of Jack McMillan, Ricki Lamie and Craig Sibbald. Filip Benkovic was the man who dropped to the Celtic bench. Kelly produced his first fine stop of the afternoon to deny Christie low to his right, with Scott Pittman blocking Rogic's rebound. The closest Livi came to breaking the deadlock before the interval was through two headers from Declan Gallagher, which were routinely tipped over by Scott Bain. Bain was forced into action to divert Gallagher's flick-on from another inviting Lithgow throw away from danger on the hour-mark, but it was Celtic who dominated the closing stages. Kelly had to be at full stretch to tip Rogic's shot over after Livingston failed to clear Callum McGregor's corner with five minutes remaining and Sinclair then slashed his shot from Lustig's cross horribly wide from close range.
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2018-11-11
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15:00
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Rangers
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7–1
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Motherwell
| 49,802 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Craig Thomson
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7b2337c9
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Steven Gerrard
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Steve Robinson
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James Tavernier
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Peter Hartley
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and Motherwell at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and Craig Thomson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of Motherwell was Peter Hartley and the Manager of Motherwell was Steve Robinson. The match ended in a scoreline of 7–1.
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['8th Minute Goal by Scott for Rangers', '8th Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '35th Minute Yellow Card by James Tavernier for Rangers', '38th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '38th Minute Assist by Glenn for Rangers', '59th Minute Goal by Glenn for Rangers', '59th Minute Assist by Eros for Rangers', '61st Minute Goal by Scott for Rangers', '61st Minute Assist by Ryan for Rangers', '68th Minute Goal by Eros for Rangers', '68th Minute Assist by Ovie for Rangers', '75th Minute Goal by Eros for Rangers', '75th Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '25th Minute Goal by Curtis for Motherwell', '25th Minute Assist by Ryan for Motherwell', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Carl McHugh for Motherwell', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Carl McHugh for Motherwell', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Peter Hartley for Motherwell']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Arfield opened the scoring when latching onto Tavernier's lofted ball but Motherwell responded with some positive attacking play. Ryan Bowman turned Nikola Katic and squared for Main to bundle the equaliser home. McHugh picked up his first booking on the half hour when challenging Morelos and was sent off three minutes later when blocking a goal-bound effort with his arm. Andy Halliday, Joe Worrall, Ryan Jack and Grezda came in for defenders Jon Flanagan and Connor Goldson, midfielder Lassana Coulibaly and the suspended Daniel Candeias. It was all Rangers after the break and Grezda set up two goals in two minutes for Middleton and Arfield either side of the hour mark as both midfielders swept home square balls. The winger then turned goalscorer himself, side-stepping two Motherwell players before drilling underneath Carson in the 68th minute and then heading home Tavernier's cross seven minutes later. Rarely do you see a right-back have such an effect on the way their teams score goals. The talented skipper got the ball rolling by pinging an amazing 60-yard ball into Arfield for the opening goal and then stayed cool from the spot to restore their advantage. Most of Rangers' piercing play came down his side in the second half as he instigated many attacks with his clever passing and movement.
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2018-11-24
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12:30
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Hamilton Academical
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0–3
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Celtic
| 4,688 |
The Hope CBD Stadium
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Don Robertson
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76a15613
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Martin Canning
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Brendan Rodgers
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Dougie Imrie
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Mikael Lustig
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hamilton and Celtic at The Hope CBD Stadium at Afternoon and Don Robertson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hamilton was Dougie Imrie and the Manager of Hamilton was Martin Canning. The Captain of Celtic was Mikael Lustig and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3.
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['57th Minute Yellow Card by Scott McMann for Hamilton', '81st Minute Yellow Card by Scott Martin for Hamilton', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Taiwo for Hamilton', '13th Minute Goal by Ryan for Celtic', '13th Minute Assist by Callum for Celtic', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Martin for Celtic', '68th Minute Own Goal by Scott Martin for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Celtic claimed a convincing victory on their return to Scottish Premiership duty, beating Hamilton 3-0 at the Hope CBD stadium. Midfielder Ryan Christie swept in the opener in the 13th minute to give the visitors an interval lead which belied their superiority. Celtic, with keeper Craig Gordon, defender Filip Benkovic and midfielder Olivier Ntcham back in the side, dominated the game from the first whistle. There was an early shout for a Celtic penalty when French striker Odsonne Edouard's cross from near the byline struck the arm of Matt Kilgallon as the Accies defender tried to get off the ground inside the penalty area, but referee Don Robertson was unimpressed. Moments later, Christie drove wide of the target from the edge of the Hamilton box and it was all very comfortable for the inventive visitors. The first goal came from a well-worked corner, midfielder Callum McGregor playing a one-two with Edouard before cutting the ball back for Christie to sweep the ball high past Accies goalkeeper Gary Woods from 10 yards. In the 28th minute the Hamilton defence was sliced open by Ntcham's incisive through ball but Woods blocked Sinclair's all-too-casual finish for a corner, which came to nothing. The champions kept probing while Accies kept chasing. In the 35th minute Edouard's deflected drive from inside the box missed the Hamilton goal by inches and then Hamilton defender Ziggy Gordon blocked a Mikael Lustig strike which was on its way towards goal, with Sinclair blazing the looseball over. Ntcham came close to doubling Celtic's lead with a right-footed drive from 14 yards, which hit the side netting, but when Lustig's cross from the right was headed goalwards by Sinclair from 12 yards, Martin inadvertently redirected the ball past Woods. Rodgers soon replaced Edouard with Griffiths for his first appearance since October 7 and he fired in a free-kick from 20 yards after Martin had hauled down Sinclair to seal a commanding win for the Parkhead side.
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2018-11-24
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15:00
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Rangers
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3–0
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Livingston
| 49,448 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Nick Walsh
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a9df6bfe
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Steven Gerrard
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Gary Holt
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James Tavernier
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Craig Halkett
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and Livingston at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and Nick Walsh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of Livingston was Craig Halkett and the Manager of Livingston was Gary Holt. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['20th Minute Goal by Daniel for Rangers', '20th Minute Assist by Glenn for Rangers', '28th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Arfield for Rangers', '83rd Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '83rd Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '88th Minute Goal by Scott for Rangers', '88th Minute Assist by Alfredo for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Alfredo Morelos was instrumental off the bench as Rangers moved second in the Scottish Premiership with a 3-0 victory over Livingston. Daniel Candeias headed Rangers in front in the 20th minute at Ibrox but the visitors stayed in the game despite a lack of strike options. It was the visitors who threatened first when Alan Lithgow turned and shot against the outside of a post after Shaun Byrne had returned the ball following a half-cleared corner. Rangers left-winger Glenn Middleton was seeing plenty of the ball and his cross created a double chance as Liam Kelly saved from Arfield and then Lithgow cleared the follow-up from Candeias off the line. But the hosts went ahead after another brilliant delivery from Middleton, who whipped a corner into the near-post area and watched the unmarked Candeias beat Kelly to head in from four yards. Steven Gerrard's side failed to build on the goal and conceded a series of set-pieces which gave the visitors hope of a leveller, Lithgow heading wide and Scott Pittman shooting over. Kyle Lafferty spurned a great chance to double Rangers' lead just before the interval, hitting the side-netting, but Gerrard's side struggled to sustain pressure on Kelly's goal and gain a cushion. Though Allan McGregor was kept busy, Morelos - on for Lafferty in the 62nd minute - finally removed any doubt about the result. The Colombian collected a pass from James Tavernier before cutting inside Halkett and drilling home from 16 yards. The striker was booked along with Lithgow following an off-the-ball clash but then turned provider by firing a ball from the byline which Arfield forced home at the near post.
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2018-12-02
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12:00
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Hearts
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1–2
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Rangers
| 19,429 |
Tynecastle Stadium
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Bobby Madden
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cb65fc78
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Craig Levein
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Steven Gerrard
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Christophe Berra
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hearts and Rangers at Tynecastle Stadium at Afternoon and Bobby Madden was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hearts was Christophe Berra and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['27th Minute Own Goal by Gareth McAuley for Hearts', '35th Minute Goal by Connor for Rangers', '35th Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '41st Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '41st Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Eros Grezda for Rangers', '72nd Minute Red Card by Scott Arfield for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Rangers came from behind to beat Hearts 2-1 in an enthralling and controversial clash at Tynecastle to move top of the Scottish Premiership table. In a frantic, thrilling contest, Hearts led after 27 minutes when Gareth McAuley deflected a Marcus Godinho cross into his own net, but Rangers hit back with two goals before half-time from Connor Goldson and Alfredo Morelos - though the Colombian was offside as he got the vital touch to James Tavernier's free-kick. Rangers dominated much of the second half, but were reduced to 10 men when Scott Arfield was red-carded for a late challenge on Hearts goalkeeper Zdenek Zlamal - yet Hearts were unable to make the extra man count as they failed to apply any late pressure. Craig Levein's team had not scored since October 23, but they were close to the opening goal after 10 minutes. Steven MacLean's header from Peter Haring's flick-on was destined for the bottom corner until Allan McGregor palmed it away. The Canadian whipped a delightful cross along the six-yard line which McAuley deflected into the far corner of the net, with McGregor stranded. Suddenly the Hearts goal was under siege. Tavernier curled a free-kick from 25 yards into the side-netting as Zlamal watched on flat-footed, before McAuley forced the goalkeeper into a smart save. Momentum had swung full circle, and moments later Rangers were in front. Morelos met Tavernier's set-piece at the near post with a deft flick, and his touch had enough power to nestle in the far corner. Replays showed the striker was half a yard offside, but that did nothing to quell the celebrations of the Colombian striker, who now has 17 goals for the season, and 11 in his last 14. Hearts went straight on the attack in the second half, and Sean Clare was inches away from connecting with Djoum's cross. Gerrard and Levein then remonstrated with each other on the touchline after Morelos was floored, but no foul was given. Amid the din, Arfield burst into the box but his shot was blocked by Berra. More goals looked to be in the offing, and Eros Grezda, on just his third Rangers start, had a clear chance in the box on the hour, but Godinho did well to block. The Hearts defence was then left floundering when Candeias broke and fed Ejaria in acres of space; his cross was fractionally too strong for Morelos sliding in at the back post, as he could not hook his leg around it and only steered it wide. On 72 minutes Arfield was sent off for sliding in late on Zlamal, as the goalkeeper struggled to gather a loose ball after saving Morelos' shot. The midfielder would argue he made a genuine attempt to play the ball, but his studs were up as his momentum carried him into Zlamal, and referee Bobby Madden flashed the red card as tempers flared in the Hearts goalmouth. Morelos had the ball in the net again with 10 minutes left but was this time correctly flagged well offside, as Hearts struggled to make their extra man count. Kyle Lafferty received a hostile reception on his Tynecastle return when he replaced Candeias, but Rangers held on with ease. Gerrard and his coaching staff celebrated wildly at full-time, as his side moved into top spot in the league table for the first time this season.
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2018-12-05
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19:45
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Rangers
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0–1
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Aberdeen
| 49,711 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Steven McLean
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098e7cc3
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Steven Gerrard
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Derek McInnes
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James Tavernier
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Graeme Shinnie
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Evening
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The Match was played between Rangers and Aberdeen at Ibrox Stadium at Evening and Steven McLean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of Aberdeen was Graeme Shinnie and the Manager of Aberdeen was Derek McInnes. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '49th Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Lafferty for Rangers', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Allan McGregor for Rangers', '10th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Cosgrove for Aberdeen', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Cosgrove for Aberdeen', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Graeme Shinnie for Aberdeen']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Rangers relinquished top spot in the Scottish Premiership as Scott McKenna's early goal earned Aberdeen a 1-0 victory in a game that saw both sides reduced to 10 men. Derek McInnes' side played for an hour with 10 men following Sam Cosgrove's dismissal but though Gerrard had warned his team to cut out the red cards following Scott Arfield's sending-off at Tynecastle, Alfredo Morelos saw red midway through the second half for a second caution. Aberdeen climb into the top six having chalked up their third meeting with Gerrard's side without defeat this season. A scrappy start littered with fouls suited the visitors more than it did a Rangers side short on ideas and Aberdeen capitalised just seven minutes in. Cosgrove met Niall McGinn's free-kick from the left wing and when the ball looped up, McKenna lashed a left-foot volley from 12 yards. Rangers responded impressively to going behind at Gorgie on Sunday but their attempts at a fightback this time were hampered by McInnes' dogged gameplan as the Reds sat deep. It took 24 minutes for Rangers to register a decent chance, with Morelos flicking a James Tavernier corner into the side netting. Lassana Coulibaly got on the end of another of the skipper's set-piece deliveries but headed over. Cosgrove's dismissal on 33 minutes was a welcome boost. His second yellow raised the temperatures and referee Steven McLean was forced to dish out a talking-to towards both benches after McInnes and Rangers assistant boss Gary McAllister went nose to nose. Glenn Middleton almost made the most of the extra space just before the break, driving a low shot towards the bottom corner which Lewis did brilliantly to push it behind. Gerrard decided action was needed at the break and threw on Kyle Lafferty for Jon Flanagan after another inadequate display from the full-back. The extra firepower almost paid off immediately as Lafferty stung Lewis' fingers before the keeper was up quickly to parry Ryan Jack's follow-up to safety. The keeper did not need to move as Morelos wasted a great opening on the hour mark, blasting over from six yards out. Booked just before half-time for a barge on Graeme Shinnie, he collected a second aftercatching the Dons captain with a flailing arm as the pair tussled in the centre circle. Aberdeen felt McAuley should have followed the Colombian down the tunnel just after as he clumsily dragged down McGinn as his Northern Ireland team-mate looked set to burst though on Allan McGregor.
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2018-12-05
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19:45
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Motherwell
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1–1
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Celtic
| 8,433 |
Fir Park
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Kevin Clancy
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40ec295c
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Steve Robinson
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Brendan Rodgers
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Peter Hartley
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Scott Brown
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Evening
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The Match was played between Motherwell and Celtic at Fir Park at Evening and Kevin Clancy was the Match Referee. The Captain of Motherwell was Peter Hartley and the Manager of Motherwell was Steve Robinson. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['26th Minute Yellow Card by Adam Livingstone for Motherwell', '35th Minute Yellow Card by Danny Johnson for Motherwell', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Allan Campbell for Motherwell', '88th Minute Goal by Danny for Motherwell', '88th Minute Assist by David for Motherwell', '13th Minute Goal by Ryan for Celtic', '13th Minute Assist by Kieran for Celtic', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Leigh Griffiths for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Danny Johnson's 88th-minute strike earned Motherwell a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Celtic at Fir Park on Wednesday. However, it was the visitors controlled the contest throughout, deservedly taking the lead in the 13th minute through Ryan Christie who coolly slotted home after he was found by Kieran Tierney down the left. But for all their dominance, the Hoops had to settle for the narrowest of leads at half-time - Filip Benkovic's exquisite finish was ruled out for a foul and Leigh Griffiths' penalty was excellently saved by Motherwell goalkeeper Mark Gillespie. The visitors dominated throughout and it was little surprise when the in-form Christie opened the scoring. Motherwell should have found themselves further behind - Benkovic's brilliant finish from a corner was ruled out for a foul on Tom Aldred and Griffiths' penalty, after Christie was clumsily fouled in the box, was expertly saved by Gillespie. Captain Scott Brown made his first start since being out injured in one of seven Celtic changes from their Scottish League Cup success while David Turnball started for Motherwell. Although he couldn't do anything about Christie's opener, the Motherwell stopper was on-hand to brilliantly deny Griffiths from the penalty spot midway through the opening period. Already 1-0 down with his side under the cosh, it was a big save at a big moment and crucial to his side hanging on in the game before snatching a late equaliser.
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2018-12-08
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15:00
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Celtic
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5–1
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Kilmarnock
| 58,457 |
Celtic Park
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Nick Walsh
|
875d15be
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Brendan Rodgers
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Steve Clarke
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Mikael Lustig
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Gary Dicker
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Celtic and Kilmarnock at Celtic Park at Afternoon and Nick Walsh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Mikael Lustig and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Kilmarnock was Gary Dicker and the Manager of Kilmarnock was Steve Clarke. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–1.
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['5th Minute Goal by James for Celtic', '5th Minute Assist by Emilio for Celtic', '9th Minute Yellow Card by Jozo Šimunović for Celtic', '25th Minute Goal by Odsonne for Celtic', '25th Minute Assist by Tom for Celtic', '35th Minute Goal by Mikael for Celtic', '35th Minute Assist by Callum for Celtic', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Emilio Izaguirre for Celtic', "31st Minute Yellow Card by Stephen O'Donnell for Kilmarnock", '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Alan Power for Kilmarnock', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Greg Stewart for Kilmarnock']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Celtic leapfrogged Kilmarnock at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a stunning 5-1 victory in their clash at Parkhead. Further goals before the break from striker Odsonne Edouard, captain Mikael Lustig and midfielder Ryan Christie provided a reality check for the visitors. Substitute Eamonn Brophy, on for Aaron Tshibola for the second half, reduced the deficit with a penalty in the 52nd minute, but Forrest grabbed his second to register Brendan Rodgers' first win over Clarke in five attempts in Scottish football after two draws and two Killie wins previously. The visitors were handed a lesson in the first 45 minutes and they were still working their way into the game when Emilio Izaguirre's cross from the left touchline was swept in on the half-volley by Scotland winger Forrest from 12 yards. Celtic looked in the mood and minutes later Killie keeper Daniel Bachmann moved smartly to prevent a second when his defender Scott Boyd miscued a clearance, before he blocked a close-range shot from Tom Rogic after he had been cleverly played in by Christie. Killie were caught out again in the 25th minute when another incisive attack through the middle saw Rogic play in Edouard, the French striker confidently knocking the ball past Bachmann from 14 yards. Rampant Celtic went looking for more goals and in the 36th minute the third arrived when midfielder Callum McGregor's free-kick from the left was volleyed in by Lustig from eight yards out. Christie curled in the fourth with a 25-yard free-kick seconds before the break and the home side were given a deserved standing ovation going up the tunnel. Seven minutes after the break Celtic defender Filip Benkovic was judged by referee Nick Walsh to have fouled attacker McKenzie inside the box and Brophy slammed the penalty past keeper Craig Gordon, who got a hand to the ball butcould not keep it out. Forrest then made his mark again. The in-form winger was unfortunate when his side-footed shot rebounded off thepost but in the 67th minute he slammed in his second from an angle when the ball broke loose after Bachmann had thwarted Christie. Both sides kept pushing for more but though Scott Sinclair curled against the goalframe, his side had sealed a convincing win against a Killie team who found out the hard way about title-winning standards.
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2018-12-09
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13:30
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Dundee
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1–1
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Rangers
| 8,578 |
Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
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Alan Muir
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f3a4afc7
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Jim McIntyre
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Steven Gerrard
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Kenny Miller
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Dundee and Rangers at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park at Afternoon and Alan Muir was the Match Referee. The Captain of Dundee was Kenny Miller and the Manager of Dundee was Jim McIntyre. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['9th Minute Goal by Kenny for Dundee', '9th Minute Assist by Nathan for Dundee', '20th Minute Red Card by Nathan Ralph for Dundee', '42nd Minute Yellow Card by Genséric Kusunga for Dundee', '14th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Jack for Rangers', '43rd Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Lafferty for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Rangers endured a frustrating afternoon as they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Dundee, who played 70 minutes with 10 men. Former Rangers striker Kenny Miller put Scottish Premiership strugglers Dundee ahead in the ninth minute. The visitors levelled in the 21st minute, Andy Halliday finishing from a free-kick on the edge of the box after Nathan Ralph was shown a straight red card for catching Daniel Candeias on the ankle. Dundee broke the deadlock after nine minutes when Kenny Miller capitalised on a defensive mix-up to finish past Allan McGregor. Rangers levelled in the 21st minute when Ralph was shown a straight red for catching Candeias with a sliding tackle on the edge of the box and Halliday fired the free-kick into the top corner. Lafferty had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside when he finished from Ryan Kent's cross in the 33rd minute, but Dundee otherwise kept the visitors bay until half-time. However, despite getting plenty of crosses into the box, the visitors rarely threatened, with Dundee goalkeeper Jack Hamilton hardly having a save to make. Boyle replaced O'Dea for Dundee while Rangers made six changes as McAuley, Flanagan, Ejaria, Coulibaly, Middleton and Morelos made way for Worrall, Halliday, Rossiter, Kent, Grezda and Lafferty. The home side were resolute in defence and Dundee manager Jim McIntyre fist-pumped the air in celebration at the final whistle as Gerrard looked on stone-faced as his players trudged off. Dundee were excellent in defence as they dealt with everything that Rangers threw at them following the dismissal of Ralph. Kusunga played a key role as the hosts regularly headed away crosses and made sure Hamilton was hardly tested.
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2018-12-11
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19:45
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Aberdeen
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3–2
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Livingston
| 12,252 |
Pittodrie Stadium
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Craig Thomson
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b62b108f
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Derek McInnes
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Gary Holt
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Graeme Shinnie
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Craig Halkett
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Evening
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The Match was played between Aberdeen and Livingston at Pittodrie Stadium at Evening and Craig Thomson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aberdeen was Graeme Shinnie and the Manager of Aberdeen was Derek McInnes. The Captain of Livingston was Craig Halkett and the Manager of Livingston was Gary Holt. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–2.
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['9th Minute Goal by Niall for Aberdeen', '9th Minute Assist by Sam for Aberdeen', '57th Minute Goal by Sam for Aberdeen', '57th Minute Assist by Connor for Aberdeen', '63rd Minute Yellow Card by Sam Cosgrove for Aberdeen', '6th Minute Yellow Card by Craig Halkett for Livingston', '33rd Minute Goal by Jack for Livingston', '33rd Minute Assist by Scott for Livingston', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Jack McMillan for Livingston']
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Scottish Premiership
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Tuesday
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Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson scored an injury-time winner to settle a topsy-turvy game at Pittodrie and gave the home side a deserved 3-2 win against Livingston. Niall McGinn had the home side ahead after just nine minutes but goals from Scott Pittman and Jack McMillan turned the game on its head. Sam Cosgrove bundled in a leveller after 57 minutes before Ferguson's late intervention. The home side had started positively, looking for a reaction to their weekend defeat at the hands of St Johnstone, and after just three minutes, Stevie May warmed the palms of Liam Kelly after Graeme Shinnie's through ball. And they were in front after nine minutes, Shay Logan's throw-in on the right setting Cosgrove free and his pacy drive across the area was neatly side-footed home by McGinn. But Livingston were quickly level. Joe Lewis raced to the edge of his area to deny Craig Sibbald, but could not hold onto the call and Pittman, via a despairing touch from the goalkeeper, tied things up just three minutes later. Aberdeen looked the more likely to restore their lead with first May and then Scott Wright going close. But it was the visitors who went in front after 33 minutes. Dolly Menga gave the ball away but showed the industry to win it back before playing in Pittman, who in turn fed McMillan to angle a low shot into the far corner. The Dons thought they were in line for a penalty when Craig Halkett blocked off May after some neat footwork right on the corner of penalty area and bye-line, but the foul was adjudged to be outside area, and Halkett - already booked for a foul on Logan - escaped without further punishment. Aberdeen introduced Connor McLennan at the interval, and the youngster made an instant impact as he fired in a cross from the right from which McGinn came close to equalising. And it was a similar cross, again from McLennan, that led to Cosgrove turning home the leveller from close range just before the hour mark. Aberdeen were now in the ascendancy and should have been ahead when Andrew Considine, up from centre-back, somehow contrived to head a May cross wide of the target. May was involved again a minute later as he fed Cosgrove, the striker going down under the challenge of Scott Robinson but ending up seeing a yellow card as referee Craig Thomson adjudged him to have dived.
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2018-12-14
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19:45
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Livingston
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5–0
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Hearts
| 4,201 |
Tony Macaroni Arena
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Nick Walsh
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310ba374
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Gary Holt
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Craig Levein
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Craig Halkett
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Christophe Berra
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Evening
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The Match was played between Livingston and Hearts at Tony Macaroni Arena at Evening and Nick Walsh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Livingston was Craig Halkett and the Manager of Livingston was Gary Holt. The Captain of Hearts was Christophe Berra and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–0.
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['64th Minute Yellow Card by Dolly Menga for Livingston', '76th Minute Goal by Dolly for Livingston', '76th Minute Assist by Declan for Livingston', '77th Minute Goal by Ryan for Livingston', '77th Minute Assist by Scott for Livingston', '79th Minute Goal by Ryan for Livingston', '79th Minute Assist by Steven for Livingston', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Arnaud Djoum for Hearts', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Zdeněk Zlámal for Hearts', '74th Minute Yellow Card by Arnaud Djoum for Hearts']
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Scottish Premiership
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Friday
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Ryan Hardie netted twice as Livingston scored four in seven second-half minutes to secure a record 5-0 rout over Hearts. The goal spree started in the 72nd minute when Craig Halkett netted a penalty and Arnaud Djoum was sent off for the visitors two minutes later. Dolly Menga and Shaun Byrne then scored either side of Ryan Hardie's double as the 10 men capitulated. Both teams had hit the frame of the goal inside the opening 10 minutes. Hardie struck the inside of a post as Livi broke and the visitors went even closer moments later when Demetri Mitchell curled a 20-yard shot which bounced off one post and flashed past the opposite upright. Hearts - who were playing Mitchell and Callumn Morrison wide either side of striker Steven MacLean - had a couple of half-chances but Halkett curled a free-kick just wide and the home side took a further grip of the game after Clevid Dikamona pulled up with a thigh injury. Aaron Hughes cleared Hardie's shot off the line after a set-piece and both Menga and Steven Lawless came close. Hearts made a tactical switch at half-time, with Peter Haring joining Hughes and Christophe Berra in central defence and Sean Clare coming on for Morrison to join MacLean up front as the visitors matched their home team's system. The switch almost yielded immediate results as Clare raced on to a long ball but Liam Kelly saved with his feet. Both teams were now cancelling each other out but the game changed when Zlamal raced off his line in a bid to punch clear Keaghan Jacobs' long ball and only succeeded in cleaning out Halkett. The goalkeeper was booked and erroneously shown a red card by Nick Walsh, who presumably thought he had already booked him. Zlamal probably wished he had been in an early bath as the goals began raining in. Halkett sent him the wrong way before Djoum received a second yellow card for a foul on Menga amid protests from the visitors. There was further ignominy for the visitors as MacLean struck the bar after being presented with the ball by a Livi player inside the hosts' box.
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2018-12-16
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12:30
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Hibernian
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2–0
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Celtic
| 18,142 |
Easter Road Stadium
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Don Robertson
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cfaffb44
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Neil Lennon
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Brendan Rodgers
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Efe Ambrose
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Scott Brown
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Hibernian and Celtic at Easter Road Stadium at Afternoon and Don Robertson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hibernian was Efe Ambrose and the Manager of Hibernian was Neil Lennon. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['1st Minute Goal by Vykintas for Hibernian', '1st Minute Assist by Oli for Hibernian', '59th Minute Goal by Florian for Hibernian', '59th Minute Assist by Sean for Hibernian', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Brown for Celtic', '64th Minute Yellow Card by Odsonne Édouard for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Celtic missed out on the chance to go top of the Scottish Premiership after losing 2-0 at Hibernian on Sunday afternoon. It was the brightest of starts from Hibernian as they built up from their own corner flag thanks to some great interplay and running from Steven Whittaker, before Oli Shaw picked out Slivka with a great pass, allowing the midfielder to shimmy and then finish in the box in the opening minute. Craig Gordon could do nothing about the goal but ensured things did not get worse for Celtic when he dived full stretch to his left to palm away a Stevie Mallan free-kick from 30 yards, which had dipped over the wall and towards the bottom corner. Celtic started slowly and didn't come to life until just before the half hour mark when James Forrest made the most of a mistake from Whittaker, allowing him to attack space down the left flank from where he sent in a dangerous cross towards the onrushing Odsonne Edouard, but Ryan Porteous read it and cleared the ball for a corner. A frustrated Scott Brown tried to get his side going by performing a poor challenge on Slivka. The Celtic captain earned a yellow card and his opponent was forced off injured at half-time. After a poor opening 45 minutes, Celtic came out after the break looking a lot brighter and threatened through dangerous crosses from Scott Sinclair and Emilio Izaguirre without testing the goalkeeper. Kamberi almost turned provider soon after but his cross with the outside of his right boot had too much pace on it for Daryl Horgan, stretching at the back post. Despite there still being 25 minutes left to play, Celtic never got close to threatening the Hibernian goal as they limped to defeat. The central defender was often maligned during his time at Celtic Park, so maybe had something to prove against the Scottish champions. Ambrose was composed throughout the game alongside the impressive Ryan Porteous as they ensured the visitors rarely threatened the goal.
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2018-12-16
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15:00
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Rangers
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1–0
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Hamilton Academical
| 49,055 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Euan Anderson
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4710e2bc
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Steven Gerrard
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Martin Canning
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James Tavernier
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Darian MacKinnon
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and Hamilton at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and Euan Anderson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of Hamilton was Darian MacKinnon and the Manager of Hamilton was Martin Canning. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Kyle Lafferty for Rangers', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Darian MacKinnon for Hamilton', '68th Minute Yellow Card by Ziggy Gordon for Hamilton']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Rangers moved top of the Scottish Premiership courtesy of Daniel Candeias' early goal in a 1-0 win over Hamilton at Ibrox. The Portuguese forward, one of three changes to the Rangers line-up, slotted in the rebound when Kyle Lafferty's shot was blocked with just three minutes on the clock. The hosts dominated from start to finish, allowing Hamilton just two shots across the 90 minutes, but only tested Gary Woods three more times. Rangers began with a bang and hit the post inside 90 seconds, when Lafferty miscued in front of an open goal and turned James Tavernier's wonderful corner onto the post. Rangers won a total of 13 corners before half-time but only came close to doubling the lead once, when Gareth McAuley headed Barisic's free-kick from the left down and goalwards but too close to Woods, who palmed away. Rangers made three changes from their defeat against Rapid Vienna in midweek. Kyle Lafferty returned for the suspended Alfredo Morelos. For Hamilton, left-back Scott McCann came in for Mikel Miller. Lafferty thought he had added a second when his dipping effort headed for the far corner after 65 minutes, but Woods flung out a strong hand and somehow kept the ball out at full-stretch with a world-class save. Woods made more saves from Lafferty, Scott Arfield and Eros Grezda in the dying minutes to keep the visitors in the game - but they could not forge a clear-cut chance to test Allan McGregor at the other end, and remain third from bottom. The Croatian left-back was more of a second winger against a limited Hamilton side and his deliveries, dribbling and movement were spot on all afternoon. He put in several wicked crosses from the left which Lafferty and co should have done more with, but could be delighted with his own contribution to Rangers' win regardless.
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2018-12-18
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19:45
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Aberdeen
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5–1
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Dundee
| 13,142 |
Pittodrie Stadium
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Nick Walsh
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6c21d1fa
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Derek McInnes
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Jim McIntyre
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Graeme Shinnie
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Kenny Miller
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Evening
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The Match was played between Aberdeen and Dundee at Pittodrie Stadium at Evening and Nick Walsh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aberdeen was Graeme Shinnie and the Manager of Aberdeen was Derek McInnes. The Captain of Dundee was Kenny Miller and the Manager of Dundee was Jim McIntyre. The match ended in a scoreline of 5–1.
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['16th Minute Goal by Sam for Aberdeen', '16th Minute Assist by Connor for Aberdeen', '44th Minute Goal by Sam for Aberdeen', '44th Minute Assist by Lewis for Aberdeen', '50th Minute Goal by Andrew for Aberdeen', '50th Minute Assist by Niall for Aberdeen', '56th Minute Goal by Connor for Aberdeen', '56th Minute Assist by Niall for Aberdeen', '73rd Minute Goal by Andrew for Aberdeen', '73rd Minute Assist by Connor for Aberdeen', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Ferguson for Aberdeen', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Martin Woods for Dundee', '66th Minute Yellow Card by Nathan Ralph for Dundee', '77th Minute Yellow Card by Paul McGowan for Dundee']
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Scottish Premiership
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Tuesday
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Cosgrove netted twice in the first half at Pittodrie on Tuesday night, and Considine grabbed a double after the break, with Connor McLennan also finding the net in the second period. Calvin Miller had netted a superb consolation for Dundee midway through the second half, but the scoreline accurately reflected what was a one-sided affair. Aberdeen striker Stevie May saw his shot cleared off the line by Kenny Miller after just three minutes. Lewis Ferguson then forced a save from visiting goalkeeper Jack Hamilton, his 25-yard free-kick held by the goalkeeper following a foul on captain Graeme Shinnie. But the deadlock was broken after 16 minutes, and it was Cosgrove who found the net. Play went on while Dundee defender Genseric Kusunga was down injured in the Aberdeen box, but that mattered little to the Dons as they broke down the right, and it was McLennan's superb cross that allowed Cosgrove to throw himself at the ball and head home from close range. McLennan was involved again as he prodded a ball into the path of Shinnie after 36 minutes, the midfielder turning stylishly in the area before seeing Hamilton turn away his left-footed shot. When the second goal came, a minute from the interval, it was again Cosgrove who found the net. He won an aerial ball in midfield and was played in by Ferguson. May was screaming for the pass, but Cosgrove went himself and slotted the ball through the legs of the goalkeeper. It took just five minutes after the interval for Aberdeen to bag their third, and the goal was simplicity itself. Niall McGinn took a corner on the right and Considine rose unchallenged to head home from eight yards. And they were soon 4-0 up. McGinn and May combined on the left, with the former swinging a deep cross to the back post where the impressive youngster McLennan took the ball on the half-volley and found the net. Hamilton made a fantastic save from Considine's initial effort following a Shinnie corner, but when the ball came back across, the one-club man made no mistake in directing his header into the net from six yards.
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2018-12-19
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19:45
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Celtic
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3–0
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Motherwell
| 54,703 |
Celtic Park
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Bobby Madden
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20ab052a
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Brendan Rodgers
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Steve Robinson
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Scott Brown
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Richard Tait
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Evening
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The Match was played between Celtic and Motherwell at Celtic Park at Evening and Bobby Madden was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Motherwell was Richard Tait and the Manager of Motherwell was Steve Robinson. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['28th Minute Goal by Anthony for Celtic', '28th Minute Assist by Odsonne for Celtic', '45th Minute Goal by Michael for Celtic', '45th Minute Assist by James for Celtic', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Carl McHugh for Motherwell']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Celtic moved impressively to the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership with a commanding 3-0 win over Motherwell at Parkhead. In his attempt to deal with a busy fixture list Well boss Stephen Robinson made five changes as Andy Rose, Gael Bigirimana, Alex Rodriguez-Gorrin, Ryan Bowman and Conor Sammon came in, the latter two tasked with keeping the Hoops defence busy. However, Ralston took only until the third minute to slide a great ball across Motherwell's six-yard box but no one in green and white was on hand to take advantage. The game struggled to heat up and the Lanarkshire outfit looked to be keeping the home side at bay but it all went wrong in a four-minute spell. When Edouard played Ralston in with a clever pass the full-back again found himself running free into the box and this time he slipped the ball past Mark Gillespie. Robinson replaced Bigirimana and Bowman with Allan Campbell and Aaron Taylor-Sinclair for the start of the second half. There was no prospect of a Motherwell comeback, although they appeared more feisty in forcing a few corners and in general their play was improved. In the 63rd minute Celtic midfielder Olivier Ntcham, whose powerful drive from distance just before Johnston's goal had been blocked by Gillespie, drew another save from the Fir Park keeper with a low drive from just inside the penalty area.
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2018-12-19
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19:45
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Hibernian
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0–0
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Rangers
| 18,662 |
Easter Road Stadium
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Craig Thomson
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68080a22
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Neil Lennon
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Steven Gerrard
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Efe Ambrose
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James Tavernier
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Evening
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The Match was played between Hibernian and Rangers at Easter Road Stadium at Evening and Craig Thomson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hibernian was Efe Ambrose and the Manager of Hibernian was Neil Lennon. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–0.
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['80th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan Porteous for Hibernian', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Vykintas Slivka for Hibernian', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Connor Goldson for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Rangers surrendered the Scottish Premiership lead for the second time in a fortnight after being held 0-0 by Hibernian at Easter Road. They were looking to keep a grip of top spot for longer this time after clambering back into first place with Sunday's win over Hamilton. Neil Lennon's men had snuffed out the champions' threat with their work-rate on Sunday but this time they spent the opening 45 minutes struggling to catch their breath as Gers put them under incessant pressure. Yet it was the hosts who should have taken the lead off the back of a James Tavernier mistake four minutes in, but Flo Kamberi dragged wide. After a scrappy opening, though, it was Rangers who grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck. The Light Blues' growing dominance should have resulted in the opener after 28 minutes as Borna Barisic cut the home defence in two with a great pass for Alfredo Morelos. The Ibrox top-scorer skipped past Ryan Porteous but Adam Bogdan - forced on after 11 minutes when Ofir Marciano went off injured - threw out a leg to divert behind. The former Liverpool keeper came up with another crucial stop moments later when Morelos burst through for a second time as Efe Ambrose's touch let him down while trying to control Stevie Mallan's pass. Steven Gerrard's team were turning up the heat but Hibs somehow survived when first Gareth McAuley failed to tap home from a Barisic corner before Lewis Stevenson ducked to head Scott Arfield's flick off the line. Ryan Jack had done a great job snuffing out the Leith side's central threat in midfield but he was forced to scramble back on 33 minutes to put off Daryl Horgan from giving Hibs the lead as they broke at speed. Ambrose put in a vital block on a Eros Grezda strike on the stroke of half-time whistle to leave Gerrard wondering just how his side were not ahead. McAuley's lack of pace at the back had been a worry for Gerrard as he faced up to to the hosts lightening attack but he decided he could take no further chances after watching the veteran Northern Irishman get left in Oli Shaw's trail before the young striker screwed wide, with Joe Worrall introduced in his place. After a lull, Rangers upped the pace again but their finishing continued to let them down. Daniel Candeias fired straight at Ambrose as he pounced on a loose ball in the box while Morelos flashed across goal after wriggling clear in the box.
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2018-12-22
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15:00
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Celtic
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3–0
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Dundee
| 57,234 |
Celtic Park
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Euan Anderson
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5055121a
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Brendan Rodgers
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Jim McIntyre
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Callum McGregor
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Paul McGowan
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Celtic and Dundee at Celtic Park at Afternoon and Euan Anderson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Callum McGregor and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Dundee was Paul McGowan and the Manager of Dundee was Jim McIntyre. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['43rd Minute Goal by Michael for Celtic', '43rd Minute Assist by Callum for Celtic', '50th Minute Goal by Michael for Celtic', '50th Minute Assist by Scott for Celtic', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Martin Woods for Dundee']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Mikey Johnston stepped up to the plate at Parkhead with two goals in Celtic's 3-0 Ladbrokes Premiership dismantling of bottom side Dundee. The 19-year-old winger, deputising for the injured Odsonne Edouard, the Hoops' only recognised centre-forward, opened the scoring with a drive in the 42nd minute of a one-sided match. As expected Rodgers tinkered with his line-up as goalkeeper Scott Bain replaced Craig Gordon and midfielder Tom Rogic came in for skipper Scott Brown, while midfielder Callum McGregor was handed the captain's armband. Jim McIntyre brought Glen Kamara, Adil Nabi, Ryan Inniss, Benjamin Kallman and Andy Boyle into a Dundee side which was soon under pressure. An angled attempt from right-back Anthony Ralston was pushed away by Dundee 'keeper Jack Hamilton, who soon afterwards blocked a Johnston shot from close range, with defender Nathan Ralph heading Scott Sinclair's drive from the loose ball to safety. Celtic's momentum built and in the 12th minute Sinclair's attempt from the edge of the box sped inches past the far post. Five minutes later the Parkhead winger ended a driving run by cutting the ball back for Johnston, whose volley from eight yards rebounded off the crossbar, and the Dundee defence escaped yet again soon afterwards when James Forrest headed a Sinclair cross over the bar. There was no breathing space for the Taysiders. Hamilton was in the right place to gather Rogic's shot and Johnston had two more efforts, one saved and one missing by inches, but three minutes before the break he took a pass from McGregor, turned inside the box and drilled a low shot past Hamilton into the far corner. Bain had to save a Jesse Curran drive just before the interval which offered Dundee the chance to regroup only to unravel again five minutes after the break when Johnston's header from Sinclair's cross went in off the underside of the bar. Dundee had lost 5-0 to the Hoops at the end of October and another rout was on the cards. Johnston was given a deserved ovation in the 77th minute when he was replaced by Jonny Hayes and Celtic kept going forward. Ralston beat Hamilton with an angled drive only to see the ball rebound off the post and Ralph cleared another Sinclair effort off the line before the final whistle ended a tough day for basement side Dundee,Predict 6 correct scores for your chance to win £250K.
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2018-12-23
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12:15
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St. Johnstone
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1–2
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Rangers
| 7,086 |
McDiarmid Park
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Nick Walsh
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87488991
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Tommy Wright
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Steven Gerrard
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Joe Shaughnessy
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between St Johnstone and Rangers at McDiarmid Park at Afternoon and Nick Walsh was the Match Referee. The Captain of St Johnstone was Joe Shaughnessy and the Manager of St Johnstone was Tommy Wright. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['54th Minute Yellow Card by Liam Craig for St Johnstone', '87th Minute Yellow Card by Blair Alston for St Johnstone', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Tony Watt for St Johnstone', '62nd Minute Yellow Card by Connor Goldson for Rangers', '65th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '65th Minute Assist by Glenn for Rangers', '88th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '88th Minute Assist by James for Rangers', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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The home side had gone in ahead at the break thanks to Matthew Kennedy's fine finish just before the interval. He first rose highest to head Rangers level on 65 minutes, before a wonderful volley won it with just two minutes to go. Joe Worrall and Connor Goldson both hesitated after 22 minutes as David Wotherspoon found Kennedy, allowing the striker to clip a pass into Murray Davidson's path, but his lob sailed over Allan McGregor's crossbar. Gers had a couple of half chances but Ross McCrorie fired over before Eros Grezda got in the way of a Morelos strike. Rangers boss Steven Gerrard had had enough of Grezda's ineffectiveness and hooked the Albanian at the break, replacing him with youngster Glenn Middleton. Kyle Lafferty was then added to the mix at Lassana Coulibaly's expense after 11 more blunt minutes. It took until 66 minutes but the Ibrox boss finally got the reaction he was looking for as Morelos levelled up. Goldson sprayed the ball wide to Middleton and the winger immediately made for the by-line before standing up a cross into the six-yard box that was begging to be thudded home by the Colombian with his head. For a second it looked like parity would not last long, however, as Kennedy fizzed a 25-yard strike that only drifted wide at the last moment. Both sides were pushing for the winner as the game ticked into the final 20 minutes. McGregor had to parry a Blair Alston effort at one end before Saints stopper Zander Clark produced a breathtaking double save to keep out Daniel Candeias and Lafferty. Saints had Clark to thank again as he pushed away two more Lafferty attempts but, with the seconds ticking away Morelos got in front of his marker to fire a James Tavernier cross past the crestfallen Clark to seal victory for Rangers.
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2018-12-26
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14:00
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Aberdeen
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3–4
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Celtic
| 20,027 |
Pittodrie Stadium
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William Collum
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0a8459a5
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Derek McInnes
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Brendan Rodgers
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Graeme Shinnie
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Scott Brown
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Aberdeen and Celtic at Pittodrie Stadium at Afternoon and William Collum was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aberdeen was Graeme Shinnie and the Manager of Aberdeen was Derek McInnes. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–4.
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['38th Minute Yellow Card by Niall McGinn for Aberdeen', '52nd Minute Yellow Card by Stevie May for Aberdeen', '90th Minute Goal by Lewis for Aberdeen', '90th Minute Assist by Connor for Aberdeen', '90th Minute Yellow Card by Sam Cosgrove for Aberdeen', '76th Minute Goal by Scott for Celtic', '76th Minute Assist by James for Celtic', '88th Minute Goal by Scott for Celtic', '88th Minute Assist by Odsonne for Celtic', '90+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Scott Sinclair for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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A Scott Sinclair hat-trick helped Celtic to a 4-3 Ladbrokes Premiership win over Aberdeen in a thrilling game at Pittodrie. The winger put the Hoops ahead after six minutes but that advantage was cancelled out in the 24th minute when Dons forward Stevie May scored from the spot, after Emilio Izaguirre had clattered Niall McGinn. Rodgers rang the changes with Craig Gordon, Scott Brown, Mikael Lustig, Ryan Christie and Dedryck Boyata returning. Dons boss McInnes was without injured defender Max Lowe, with Dominic Ball coming in and skipper Graeme Shinnie moving to left-back - and he had to reconsider when Celtic struck early. Christie sent midfielder Callum McGregor racing down the left and his cross to Tom Rogic was cut out by Ball, but only to Sinclair who fired in from 10 yards for his 50th Celtic goal. Shinnie then moved to midfield, Andrew Considine switched to left-back and Ball moved to centre-back and midway through the first half the Dons drew level. Izaguirre was replaced by ex-Don Jonny Hayes at the break while Scott Wright took over from McGinn and Celtic began to exert pressure on the Pittodrie defence, who were forced to remain disciplined and resolute. Aberdeen were being pinned in their own half although there was a penalty shout in the 66th minute when Brown tangled with Dons midfielder Connor McLennan inside the Celtic penalty area but this time Collum waved play on. Three minutes later Edouard replaced McGregor and Celtic continued to dominate the ball. Lewis pushed Christie's 30-yard free-kick past the post for a corner which came to nothing but the Aberdeen 'keeper was beaten all ends up when Forrest went past Considine and crossed for Sinclair to volley in from six yards. The home side threw everything forward and when Lustig was adjudged to have pushed Shinnie as he raced into the box, Cosgrove hammered in the spot-kick. However, there was much more drama to come. When Edouard got the break of the ball at the edge of box he chipped into the net and there was time for Sinclair to grab his hat-trick when the French striker cut the ball back for Sinclair to slide in from six yards. Then Ferguson knocked in a McLennan corner to make it 4-3 but the home side ran out of time. Predict 6 correct scores for your chance to win £250K.
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2018-12-26
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15:00
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Rangers
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1–1
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Hibernian
| 49,885 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Andrew Dallas
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2be1dd4a
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Steven Gerrard
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Neil Lennon
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James Tavernier
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Paul Hanlon
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and Hibernian at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and Andrew Dallas was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of Hibernian was Paul Hanlon and the Manager of Hibernian was Neil Lennon. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–1.
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['25th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '25th Minute Assist by Daniel for Rangers', '54th Minute Yellow Card by Stevie Mallan for Hibernian', '86th Minute Goal by Darren for Hibernian', '86th Minute Assist by Sean for Hibernian', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Sean Mackie for Hibernian']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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The Light Blues failed to build on their lead and paid the price when former Ibrox defender McGregor headed home to make it 1-1 late on. Gerrard had demanded more of his side's second-half showing that earned Sunday's come-from-behind win at St Johnstone. Daniel Candeias' fourth-minute mistake was worryingly similar to the kind of stuff his team had produced during their woeful first-period display in Perth though. The Portuguese wideman was only spared another half-time blast from his manager when Emerson Hyndman headed wide from Martin Boyle's ball in. Rangers 'keeper Allan McGregor's goal-kick landed at the feet of his Hibs namesake Darren, but the defender fired it straight to Candeias, whose instinctive header sent Morelos scampering through on goal before bundling into the corner of the net. Bogdan had been the hero in Leith with a string of vital stops but Allan McGregor again showed his importance to Gers, first blocking a Martin Boyle strike before springing up to parry Florian Kamberi's overhead attempt when the Light Blues failed to clear their lines. A worried hush fell over the ground in the third minute of stoppage time as Goldson had to be helped off the field after crashing to the turf following an aerial joust with Darren McGregor. The Englishman returned for the second half, albeit moving gingerly. Under no real pressure, he put his first touch into the stand and was relieved to see Kamberi fire just over the crossbar from a cleverly-worked throw-in routine. Lassana Coulibaly could have given Gers breathing space on the hour mark, but could not keep his header down. Goldson made way for Nikola Katic moments later and Gerrard will be praying the centre-half does not become his latest casualty ahead of facing Rodgers' men. The game lacked the pace of last week's Leith stalemate but was no less tense with Gers holding such a slender lead. Bogdan had to race from his line to smother as Glenn Middleton raced onto a nicely-weighted through-ball from Ryan Jack, whose dipping volley was then pushed away by the Hungarian at full stretch. And Gers' worst fears came true three minutes from time as Darren McGregor levelled up for Hibs, climbing high to power a header home from Sean Mackie's cross. Rangers threw on Kyle Lafferty looking for another late winner but Bogdan was impressive again as he pushed away the Northern Irishman's volley. Predict 6 correct scores for your chance to win £250K.
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2018-12-29
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12:30
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Rangers
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1–0
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Celtic
| 49,863 |
Ibrox Stadium
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John Beaton
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d9e98cd2
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Steven Gerrard
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Brendan Rodgers
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James Tavernier
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Scott Brown
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and John Beaton was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–0.
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['30th Minute Goal by Ryan for Rangers', '30th Minute Assist by Ryan for Rangers', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Andy Halliday for Rangers', '45+2nd Minute Yellow Card by Mikael Lustig for Celtic', '76th Minute Yellow Card by Kristoffer Ajer for Celtic', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Brown for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Ryan Jack's first-half goal gave Steven Gerrard's Rangers a long-awaited 1-0 victory over Celtic on Saturday, their first Old Firm win in 13 games in all competitions. Gerrard's side were dominant in both halves against their bitter rivals, as Craig Gordon made two fine stops to deny the superb Kent, while at the other end Andy Halliday made a brilliant block from Olivier Ntcham's effort late on. Much of the talk before the game was of Celtic's reduced ticket allocation of just 750, and 98. 5 per cent of Ibrox was bouncing after a fine first-half performance from Gerrard's side. They came close three times in a bizarre two-minute spell; first Daniel Candeias' far-post effort came off the hand of Callum McGregor and fortuitously into the body of Gordon, before the Celtic goalkeeper did brilliantly to tip away Candeias' header a minute later. From the resulting Halliday corner, Celtic captain Scott Brown headed onto his own bar, but Rangers only had to wait 10 minutes to get their deserved opener. Liverpool loanee Kent picked up the ball on the left and sent Mikael Lustig flying with a cute turn at the byline, and his pull-back was hit first time by Jack 15 yards out, taking a slight touch off Brown's ankle as it went through his legs and past Gordon. Rangers were superb throughout the remainder of the first half, restricting 19-year-old Michael Johnston to scraps on his Old Firm debut, and should have been 2-0 up after the break as Gordon produced a string of fine saves again. Kent found himself one-on-one with him after a defensive mix-up, but Gordon got down to save, before Dedryck Boyata cleared Scott Arfield's shot off the line. The impressive Kent then saw his stroked effort for the bottom corner superbly tipped away by Gordon, while Callum McGregor blocked Arfield's close-range effort brilliantly. McGregor had the ball in the net at the other end, only for the goal to be correctly ruled out for a marginal offside, but Celtic's best chance fell to Ntcham, running onto the ball 12 yards out only to see Halliday get his body in the way of the ball. Rangers now go to Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Cup fourth round after the three-week break, while Celtic host Airdrieonians
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2018-12-29
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17:30
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Hibernian
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0–1
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Hearts
| 20,200 |
Easter Road Stadium
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Kevin Clancy
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60bc00b6
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Neil Lennon
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Craig Levein
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Paul Hanlon
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Christophe Berra
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Evening
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The Match was played between Hibernian and Hearts at Easter Road Stadium at Evening and Kevin Clancy was the Match Referee. The Captain of Hibernian was Paul Hanlon and the Manager of Hibernian was Neil Lennon. The Captain of Hearts was Christophe Berra and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['71st Minute Yellow Card by Stevie Mallan for Hibernian', '28th Minute Goal by Olly for Hearts', '28th Minute Assist by Sean for Hearts', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Clévid Dikamona for Hearts', '75th Minute Yellow Card by Sean Clare for Hearts']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Olly Lee's first-half stunner gave Hearts a 1-0 victory at Hibernian for their first win at Easter Road since April 2014. After controlling Sean Clare's knock-down, Lee turned Hibs captain Paul Hanlon with 28 minutes gone before arrowing a shot into the top corner from 20 yards. It was the single moment of real quality in a match never lacking in intensity, but with few clear-cut opportunities to complement both sides' endeavour. The first goalmouth action came at the other end, where Steven Naismith should have aimed Clare's cross from the right goalwards, but tried to cushion it into the path of Peter Haring, who was crowded out once he picked it up. Lee's strike, some 15 minutes later, was the next shot of note and left Adam Bogdan helpless, as Djoum's perfect flighted ball into Clare was nodded down for the midfielder, who worked some space before striking a powerful effort beyond the Liverpool loanee. Doyle was finally given something to do minutes later when he held Whittaker's weak header from a Stephen Mallan free-kick, but with Hibs offering little else before the break they needed significant improvement after half-time. Instead, they almost gifted Hearts a second within 15 seconds of the restart as Ben Garuccio's flick-on was brought down by Hibs' Darren McGregor inside his own box, but the sheer determination of Naismith saw him win it back before forcing Bogdan into a sharp save at his near post. Hibernian made four changes, with Jamie MacLaren and Martin Boyle both absent from the squad, and Sean Mackie and Daryl Horgan among those coming in. Hearts replaced Calumn Morrison and veteran striker Steven MacLean with Clevid Dikamona and Sean Clare. Hibs showed signs of improvement when Oliver Shaw's effort kissed the bar on its way over from his first-time shot from 25 yards, and they would come closer still with time ticking away. Whittaker's piledriver from a similar distance took the faintest of touches off Doyle's outstretched glove before cannoning off the post and rolling along the line, millimetres away from giving Hearts an equaliser. He proved a willing runner in a busy Hearts midfield which, after a slow start, dealt with their opposite numbers surprisingly well, while he also nearly provided another goal with a training ground move from a corner which did not quite come off.
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2019-01-23
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19:45
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Kilmarnock
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2–1
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Rangers
| 12,374 |
Rugby Park
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Don Robertson
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19384205
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Steve Clarke
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Steven Gerrard
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Gary Dicker
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James Tavernier
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Evening
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The Match was played between Kilmarnock and Rangers at Rugby Park at Evening and Don Robertson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Kilmarnock was Gary Dicker and the Manager of Kilmarnock was Steve Clarke. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['12th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Bachmann for Kilmarnock', '66th Minute Goal by Jordan for Kilmarnock', '66th Minute Assist by Greg for Kilmarnock', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Tshibola for Kilmarnock', '73rd Minute Yellow Card by Eamonn Brophy for Kilmarnock', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Gary Dicker for Kilmarnock', '90+3rd Minute Yellow Card by Alan Power for Kilmarnock', '33rd Minute Yellow Card by Gareth McAuley for Rangers', '50th Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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A debut goal from Jermain Defoe was not enough for Rangers as they lost 2-1 to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday. It took Defoe just 12 minutes to open his Rangers account, but it was a mostly frustrating night for the former England frontman. The 36-year-old did not even have much time to saviour his strike as a Joe Worrall blunder handed Eamonn Brophy the equaliser eight minutes later. Killie goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann spilled an Andy Halliday drive but was up quickly to block James Tavernier before another follow-up from Ryan Kent was kicked off the line by Stuart Findlay. The ball appeared to deflect off Steven Davis' hand but Defoe did not hang about for a whistle and tapped home for the perfect start to his Rangers career. Bachman was booked for remonstrating over Davis' part in the goal but Defoe lapped up his moment as he ended a 298-day drought stretching back to Bournemouth's 2-2 draw with Watford last March. Alfredo Morelos has had no such trouble finding the net of late but he saw a header from Kent's corner come back off the left post eight minutes later. And from coming within an inch of being 2-0 up, Rangers suddenly found themselves pegged back after Worrall was caught dawdling as he tried to bring the ball out from the back. Morelos, frustrated by his lack of first-half involvement, used his hands to punch a Tavernier cross into the net three minutes after the restart but was not fooling referee Don Robertson, who flashed yellow at the Colombian. Ryan Kent fired the ball straight to Jones in the 66th minute and the Northern Ireland international drove 40 yards upfield before firing a low strike from 25 yards past McGregor. With his future manager watching on gloomily, the winger darted straight for current boss Clarke to thank him for his recent support. Jones had angered the Killie fanbase with an ill-thought tweet when announcing his Rangers move but there was only cheers for the match-winner as he was replaced in stoppage time.
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2019-01-23
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19:45
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Celtic
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4–0
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St Mirren
| 54,821 |
Celtic Park
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Euan Anderson
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37121ca7
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Brendan Rodgers
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Oran Kearney
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Scott Brown
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Stephen McGinn
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Evening
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The Match was played between Celtic and St Mirren at Celtic Park at Evening and Euan Anderson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of St Mirren was Stephen McGinn and the Manager of St Mirren was Oran Kearney. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–0.
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['11th Minute Goal by Oliver for Celtic', '11th Minute Assist by Ryan for Celtic', '58th Minute Yellow Card by Filip Benković for Celtic', '86th Minute Goal by Timothy for Celtic', '86th Minute Assist by Ewan for Celtic', '88th Minute Yellow Card by Mihai Popescu for St Mirren']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Oliver Burke scored his first Celtic goals as the rampant Hoops thrashed struggling St Mirren 4-0 at Parkhead on Wednesday. There was no surprise that the visitors were in defensive mode but it took Celtic just 11 minutes to get the breakthrough. Burke got his head to Christie's free-kick six yards from goal and although Saints keeper Vaclav Hladky got his hand to the ball he could not prevent it reaching the back of the net. And when St Mirren skipper Stephen McGinn pulled Sinclair down inside the Buddies box seven minutes later the Hoops winger drove the penalty into the corner of the net, taking his tally to seven in six games. Jim Kellerman came on to replace injured defender Lee Hodson but Saints continued to suffer. There was no let-up by Celtic after the break and the third goal came in the 55th minute after Hladky had made a fine double save, first from James Forrest, who had been sent clear by Christie, and then McGregor, only to see the handily-placed Burke fire the loose ball in from 14 yards. Weah, the 18-year-old USA international, replaced Burke in the 64th minute and almost immediately struck the post - although the offside flag was up - before slipping the ball just wide after a clever pass from Forrest. Ewan Henderson, 18, and younger brother of former Celt Liam Henderson replaced Christie in the 71st minute and with three minutes remaining he played in Weah who steered the ball past the helpless Hladky as the home side put down an impressive marker in their first league game of 2019.
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2019-01-26
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15:00
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Celtic
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3–0
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Hamilton Academical
| 58,264 |
Celtic Park
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Alan Muir
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316e2e1d
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Brendan Rodgers
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Martin Canning
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Scott Brown
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Dougie Imrie
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Celtic and Hamilton at Celtic Park at Afternoon and Alan Muir was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Hamilton was Dougie Imrie and the Manager of Hamilton was Martin Canning. The match ended in a scoreline of 3–0.
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['40th Minute Goal by Callum for Celtic', '40th Minute Assist by Ryan for Celtic', '87th Minute Goal by Scott for Celtic', '87th Minute Assist by Mikael for Celtic', '31st Minute Yellow Card by Lennard Sowah for Hamilton', '45th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Martin for Hamilton', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Dougie Imrie for Hamilton']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Celtic stretched their lead at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership with a 3-0 win over struggling Hamilton at Parkhead. Accies' 22-year-old goalkeeper Ryan Fulton had kept the dominant home side at bay with several good saves before he let a long-distance drive from midfielder Callum McGregor slip through his legs with five minutes of the first-half remaining. The 'keeper was at fault again with a fumble which allowed Ryan Christie to score a second in the 76th minute, another present to Hoops manager Brendan Rodgers, celebrating his 46th birthday, with Scott Sinclair heading in a late third. Accies made three changes with Scott Martin, Lenny Sowah and Steven Boyd in for Mikel Miller, Alex Gogic and Steven Davies but Canning's defence creaked under inevitable Celtic pressure. The home side kept playing and Accies kept chasing. Fulton made further saves from left-back Emilio Izaguirre, Johnston and midfielder Christie. Hamilton, indeed, looked to have had bedded themselves in but in the 26th minute Martin's under-hit pass back to Fulton left Weah with only the keeper to beat but his unconvincing shot was blocked to safety. Accies, stung by the goal, had a go before the break and attacker Tony Andreu's shot from inside the box escaped Celtic keeper Scott Bain's right-hand post. The home side again did all the pressing after the break with Hamilton harrying and harassing. Just after the hour mark Rodgers brought on Forrest and Burke for Johnston and Weah and the tempo immediately increased. In the 70th minute Fulton raced out from his goal to spectacularly miss the ball with an attempted header leaving Burke to go towards goal but his drive was blocked as the Hamilton defence scurried back. Three minutes later Accies had a great chance when Boyd got through on goal with only Bain to beat but before he could pull the trigger he was tackled by Hoops defender Kristoffer Ajer for a corner which came to nothing. That ended hopes of a comeback. Fulton was involved again for Celtic's second goal when he fumbled McGregor's shot allowing Christie to knock the ball in from close range, but there was more to come.
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2019-01-27
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13:30
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St Mirren
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1–3
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Hibernian
| 5,650 |
The Simple Digital Arena
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Steven McLean
|
4e0afcfd
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Oran Kearney
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Neil Lennon
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Stephen McGinn
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David Gray
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between St Mirren and Hibernian at The Simple Digital Arena at Afternoon and Steven McLean was the Match Referee. The Captain of St Mirren was Stephen McGinn and the Manager of St Mirren was Oran Kearney. The Captain of Hibernian was David Gray and the Manager of Hibernian was Neil Lennon. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–3.
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['24th Minute Goal by Simeon for St Mirren', '24th Minute Assist by Brad for St Mirren', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Paul McGinn for St Mirren', '41st Minute Yellow Card by Brad Lyons for St Mirren', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Baird for St Mirren', '28th Minute Yellow Card by David Gray for Hibernian', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Vykintas Slivka for Hibernian', '61st Minute Goal by Oli for Hibernian', '61st Minute Assist by Stevie for Hibernian', '87th Minute Goal by Stevie for Hibernian', '87th Minute Assist by Oli for Hibernian']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Despite being without head coach Neil Lennon, Hibernian won their first league game in six attempts with a 3-1 victory at bottom-of-the-table St Mirren. Lennon, along with his assistant Garry Parker, were reportedly suspended on Friday night following a meeting with chief executive Leeann Dempster, but academy coaches Eddie May and Grant Murray stepped up to oversee the victory. May, who made it clear before the game that he was not interested in the head coach’s role on a full-time basis, made a couple of changes to the visitors' side, with captain David Gray fit to start for the first time since October and Vykintas Slivka recalled to midfield. Saints boss Oran Kearney gave a debut to Danish winger Anders Dreyer, signed on loan from Brighton on Saturday, and Kyle McAllister made his first start since returning from Derby. It took until the 18th minute for the first serious effort on goal, but Gray’s powerful header from a Mallan corner just cleared the bar. St Mirren’s first attempt resulted in a goal. Hibs could have been further behind in the 33rd minute when midfielder Greg Tansey’s free-kick from the right was deflected fortuitously to Jackson running in behind the Easter Road defence, but goalkeeper Ofir Marciano made a good instinctive save. Hibs were offering little in attack, but just before the break winger Daryl Horgan had a decent drive from 20 yards saved by St Mirren 'keeper Vaclav Hladky. The Leith side upped their efforts in the second half. In the 56th minute Hibs midfielder Ryan Gauld robbed Saints skipper Stephen McGinn, but his drive from 25 yards sped past a post. On the hour mark, Marciano’s mistake presented the ball to McAllister 35 yards from goal, but the Saints player took the ball away from goal and his long-range effort missed the target. Around 60 seconds later, Saints were made to pay as, with a wonderful pass, Mallen set up Shaw, on for Daryl Horgan five minutes after the break, and he slipped the ball through the legs of Hladky from 14 yards. The resurgent visitors took the lead when Florian Kamberi’s header from a Mallen corner was blocked on the line by Buddies defender Paul McGinn, only for McGregor to follow in and hammer the ball high into the net.
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2019-01-27
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16:00
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Livingston
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0–3
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Rangers
| 9,028 |
Tony Macaroni Arena
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Kevin Clancy
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c4976761
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Gary Holt
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Steven Gerrard
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Craig Halkett
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James Tavernier
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Livingston and Rangers at Tony Macaroni Arena at Afternoon and Kevin Clancy was the Match Referee. The Captain of Livingston was Craig Halkett and the Manager of Livingston was Gary Holt. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–3.
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['27th Minute Yellow Card by Ricki Lamie for Livingston', '86th Minute Yellow Card by Keaghan Jacobs for Livingston', '30th Minute Goal by Ryan for Rangers', '30th Minute Assist by Scott for Rangers', '36th Minute Yellow Card by Ross McCrorie for Rangers', '74th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '74th Minute Assist by Scott for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Rangers moved up to second in the Scottish Premiership following a 3-0 win at Livingston. Ryan Jack opened the scoring on the half-hour mark, albeit with the help of a terrible mistake by Livingston goalkeeper Liam Kelly. Livingston, meanwhile, are eighth in the table having not won any of their last seven matches. They almost made the breakthrough 21 minutes in after good persistence by Daniel Candeias on halfway, with the Portuguese winning the ball back before releasing Morelos with an exquisite through ball. The Colombian was unlucky not to score, but his strike hit the outside of the post with just Kelly to beat, only for the former Rangers 'keeper to literally then hand the visitors the opening goal. There appeared little danger when Jack lined up a shot some 25 yards out, only for Kelly to somehow let the ball squirm under his body as Rangers led at the break. That advantage was doubled soon after the interval as James Tavernier again broke clear down the right and, after Kelly kept out Morelos' close-range shot, there was Kent to rifle the ball home. Rangers sealed the win when Scott Arfield released Morelos down the right side of the box and as Kelly raced off his line to close the forward down, he rounded the 'keeper before finishing into the empty net from an acute angle to secure just a third win at Livingston in their last 10 league visits. The forward was a threat to the Livingston defence all afternoon long with his constant running and closing down of the home side's players.
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2019-02-01
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19:45
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Kilmarnock
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1–2
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Hearts
| 5,552 |
Rugby Park
|
Steven McLean
|
97ccefc2
|
Steve Clarke
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Craig Levein
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Gary Dicker
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Christophe Berra
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Evening
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The Match was played between Kilmarnock and Hearts at Rugby Park at Evening and Steven McLean was the Match Referee. The Captain of Kilmarnock was Gary Dicker and the Manager of Kilmarnock was Steve Clarke. The Captain of Hearts was Christophe Berra and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The match ended in a scoreline of 1–2.
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['42nd Minute Yellow Card by Jordan Jones for Kilmarnock', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Aaron Tshibola for Kilmarnock', '90+5th Minute Yellow Card by Mikael Ndjoli for Kilmarnock', '38th Minute Goal by Sean for Hearts', '38th Minute Assist by Arnaud for Hearts', '43rd Minute Goal by Steven for Hearts', '43rd Minute Assist by Jake for Hearts', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Christophe Berra for Hearts', '84th Minute Yellow Card by Sean Clare for Hearts']
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Scottish Premiership
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Friday
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Kilmarnock passed up the chance to go second in the Ladbrokes Premiership by succumbing to a 2-1 defeat by Hearts at Rugby Park. On a frozen Ayrshire night the visitors scored through Sean Clare and former Killie favourite Steven Naismith late in the first half but leaving time for winger Jordan Jones to reduce the deficit with a penalty. Steve Clarke’s side battled hard in the second half to draw level and there was no faulting their effort – but the well-organised Edinburgh side remained rigid in defending their lead. In the 10th minute, Kilmarnock goalkeeper Dan Bachmann made a decent save from midfielder Arnaud Djoum’s long-distance drive, another effort from similar range minutes later flying high over the bar. The deadlock was broken in the 38th minute when Clare took a Djoum pass and all too easily moved into space at the edge of the box before drilling a shot low past Bachmann and in off the post. Hearts’ well-worked second goal came two minutes before the break when Clare’s quick free-kick to Jake Mulraney down the left was swiftly cut back for Naismith to sweep into the net from six yards. Killie made two changes in the 78th minute, with Liverpool loanee striker Liam Millar coming on to make his debut along with Rory McKenzie as Greg Taylor and Burke made way. Moments later, Millar headed a Stuart Findlay cross over the bar from eight yards, before Demetri Mitchell, in a rare Jambos counter-attack, hooked the ball over the bar from close range as the home side failed to find an equaliser.
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2019-02-02
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15:00
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Rangers
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4–0
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St Mirren
| 49,463 |
Ibrox Stadium
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Andrew Dallas
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6468deda
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Steven Gerrard
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Oran Kearney
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James Tavernier
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Stephen McGinn
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Rangers and St Mirren at Ibrox Stadium at Afternoon and Andrew Dallas was the Match Referee. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The Captain of St Mirren was Stephen McGinn and the Manager of St Mirren was Oran Kearney. The match ended in a scoreline of 4–0.
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['26th Minute Yellow Card by James Tavernier for Rangers', '39th Minute Yellow Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '49th Minute Yellow Card by Ross McCrorie for Rangers', '81st Minute Goal by Ryan for Rangers', '81st Minute Assist by Jermain for Rangers', '26th Minute Yellow Card by Jack Baird for St Mirren', '44th Minute Yellow Card by Paul McGinn for St Mirren']
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Scottish Premiership
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Saturday
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Skipper James Tavernier scored two penalties and missed another as Rangers overcame Scottish Premiership bottom side St Mirren 4-0 at Ibrox. Tavernier got the home side off the mark in the third minute then struck the post with his next effort from 12 yards - a decision disputed vehemently by the visitors - before grabbing his second early in the second half. Striker Jermain Defoe made it 3-0 in the 79th minute, also from the spot, before Ryan Kent added a fourth two minutes later. Tavernier sent Buddies keeper Vaclav Hladky the wrong way with his penalty which should have been the catalyst for the Light Blues to surge on. However, it all went rather flat. Rangers' second and more controversial penalty in the 23rd minute was again for a challenge on Defoe, this time by right-back Paul McGinn. And after lengthy protests from the Buddies players, for which defender Jack Baird was booked, Tavernier struck the outside of the post with his shot as Hladky dived the other way. Kent clipped the top of the bar in the 35th minute with a curling shot from the edge of the box before Hladky saved a Defoe header from a terrific Katic cross. The third penalty came in the 55th minute when Tavernier's cross was adjudged to have been handled by Greg Tansey, this time the Ibrox right-back blasting the ball down the middle. Immediately, Nazon, on loan from Sint-Truiden, came on for Simeon Jackson to make his debut before Gers winger Daniel Candeias replaced Davis. Rangers slowly cranked up the pressure and Hladky blocked a close-range shot from Defoe and then Morelos' effort on the rebound was blocked on the line by Ferdinand. Muzek, on loan from Shakhter Karagandy, came on for Erhahon in the 72nd minute to make his St Mirren debut as did Romanian full-back Corbu, on for Paul McGinn.
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2019-02-03
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12:30
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St. Johnstone
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0–2
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Celtic
| 6,242 |
McDiarmid Park
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William Collum
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9d038fbb
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Tommy Wright
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Brendan Rodgers
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Joe Shaughnessy
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Scott Brown
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between St Johnstone and Celtic at McDiarmid Park at Afternoon and William Collum was the Match Referee. The Captain of St Johnstone was Joe Shaughnessy and the Manager of St Johnstone was Tommy Wright. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–2.
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['62nd Minute Yellow Card by Danny Swanson for St Johnstone', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Sean Goss for St Johnstone', '78th Minute Goal by James for Celtic', '78th Minute Assist by Timothy for Celtic', '79th Minute Yellow Card by James Forrest for Celtic', '89th Minute Goal by Timothy for Celtic', '89th Minute Assist by Callum for Celtic', '90+3rd Minute Red Card by Kristoffer Ajer for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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The home team had struggled to create many meaningful openings in their 2-0 defeat at Celtic in midweek, but they were almost ahead within just five minutes. However, faced with just Scott Bain to beat, Matty Kennedy shot too close to the Celtic 'keeper and thereafter the visitors took control. The closest Celtic came to making a first-half breakthrough was just before the quarter-hour mark when Jason Kerr appeared to catch Oliver Burke in the box, only for referee William Collum to wrongly decide the St Johnstone defender had got the ball. It was Weah who wrapped up proceedings late on after St Johnstone lost the ball from their own corner, allowing Callum McGregor to break upfield and set up the on-loan PSG forward for a simple tap in. But their victory did mean Rodgers has now won 75 of his first 100 league games in charge of Celtic, matching the record of the legendary Jock Stein. The Saints shot stopper enjoyed a relatively uneventful first 45 minutes at McDiarmid Park, before being called into action on numerous occasions after the interval. No 'keeper has made more saves or kept more clean sheets than Clark this season and for a while in Perth, it looked like he was on course for a 12th shut-out in the league and 16th in all competitions. Clark made a succession of outstanding stops to deny the champions, before eventually being beaten by James Forrest and Timothy Weah's late efforts, not that that there was anything he could do to those two goals.
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2019-02-06
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19:45
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Celtic
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2–0
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Hibernian
| 56,730 |
Celtic Park
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Craig Thomson
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609e2889
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Brendan Rodgers
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Eddie May
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Scott Brown
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David Gray
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Evening
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The Match was played between Celtic and Hibernian at Celtic Park at Evening and Craig Thomson was the Match Referee. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The Captain of Hibernian was David Gray and the Manager of Hibernian was Eddie May. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–0.
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['24th Minute Goal by Ryan for Celtic', '24th Minute Assist by Jeremy for Celtic', '46th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Brown for Celtic', '63rd Minute Goal by Oliver for Celtic', '63rd Minute Assist by Ryan for Celtic', '37th Minute Yellow Card by Mark Milligan for Hibernian', '59th Minute Yellow Card by Florian Kamberi for Hibernian', '80th Minute Yellow Card by Darnell Johnson for Hibernian']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Celtic showed their strength in depth with a routine 2-0 win over Hibernian in their Scottish Premiership clash at Parkhead on Wednesday night. Boss Brendan Rodgers had a team of players unavailable, mostly through injuries, but the side he fielded was still too strong for the visitors, Ryan Christie's 24th-minute drive setting them on their way. Striker Oliver Burke, on loan from West Brom, doubled the home side's lead in the 64th minute with a deflected shot for what, in the end, was a solid more than sparkling victory. Hibs' caretaker manager Eddie May now has two defeats and one victory on his record since stepping in for departed head coach Neil Lennon and the Easter Road club continue their quest for a replacement ahead of the Scottish Cup game against Raith at the weekend. Rodgers' options were reduced but Belgium defender Dedryck Boyata returned after missing four matches with an abductor injury to replace suspended Kristoffer Ajer. The visitors showed some early intent but Celtic's pressure began to slowly build and in the 14th minute, Christie came close with a range-finding drive from the edge of the box. Hibs keeper Ofir Marciano then had to be quick off his line to block a close-range effort from Weah, who had latched on to a pass from midfielder Callum McGregor. The impending opener came when Christie took a pass from Toljan inside the penalty area and quickly fired a right-footed drive low past Marciano for his third goal in four games. Hibs became increasingly ragged and Marciano parried another Weah shot, this time from 20 yards, as the home side threatened once more. Mark McNulty replaced injured Oli Shaw for the start of the second half and then Stephen Mallan took over from Gauld just before the hour mark, seconds before Marciano made a remarkable save from Boyata's close-range header from a whipped-in Christie free-kick. However, the second goal arrived soon afterwards. Burke raced into the box to take a clever Christie pass, with his drive hitting Hibs defender Darren McGregor and looping over Marciano. Immediately, Darnell Johnson came on for David Gray to make his Hibs debut and moments later, McNulty flashed a drive over the Celtic bar but a comeback looked unlikely. Rodgers turned to his bench with Mikey Johnston replacing Scott Sinclair while Boyata made way for Nir Bitton. Bayo was ready to make his debut but as he stood on the sidelines, left-back Emilio Izaguirre was crocked by a fierce tackle by Johnson, who was booked by referee Craig Thomson. Jonny Hayes came on for the Honduras international who was carried up the tunnel on a stretcher, the one sour note of Celtic's evening.
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2019-02-06
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19:45
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Aberdeen
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2–4
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Rangers
| 19,190 |
Pittodrie Stadium
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Bobby Madden
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780d9d0b
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Derek McInnes
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Steven Gerrard
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Graeme Shinnie
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James Tavernier
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Evening
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The Match was played between Aberdeen and Rangers at Pittodrie Stadium at Evening and Bobby Madden was the Match Referee. The Captain of Aberdeen was Graeme Shinnie and the Manager of Aberdeen was Derek McInnes. The Captain of Rangers was James Tavernier and the Manager of Rangers was Steven Gerrard. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–4.
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['36th Minute Yellow Card by Shay Logan for Aberdeen', '55th Minute Red Card by Scott McKenna for Aberdeen', '78th Minute Yellow Card by Lewis Ferguson for Aberdeen', '38th Minute Goal by Alfredo for Rangers', '38th Minute Assist by Ryan for Rangers', '57th Minute Red Card by Alfredo Morelos for Rangers', '70th Minute Yellow Card by Daniel Candeias for Rangers', '72nd Minute Yellow Card by Scott Arfield for Rangers', '90+4th Minute Goal by Jermain for Rangers', '90+4th Minute Assist by James for Rangers']
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Scottish Premiership
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Wednesday
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Ryan Kent unleashed a powerful strike from the edge of the box which was parried by Joe Lewis straight into Morelos' path to tap in from close range. But it did not take long for Aberdeen to respond through their top scorer, Cosgrove, who tapped in from close range after Lewis Ferguson's half-volley deflected straight to him. Seven minutes later, Morelos grabbed his second of the night as he casually stroked the ball into the bottom corner to put Rangers back in front. Scott McKenna came in to defence with Stevie May dropping out. Jermain Defoe dropped to the bench as Daniel Candeias came into the front three. Nikola Katic was replaced by Connor Goldson and Ryan Jack took the place of Steven Davis. With just two minutes left of the first half, Rangers opened up some breathing space as McKenna clumsily handled in the box before Tavernier converted his spot-kick, despite Lewis getting a hand to it. Just moments into the second half and Aberdeen pulled a goal back through Cosgrove who slotted his penalty down the middle after Ferguson was hauled down by Tavernier. The match took an ugly twist when McKenna and Morelos were involved in a double sending off. Morelos appeared to stamp on the McKenna before the Aberdeen defender aimed a kick at the Colombia international towards the face. With both teams down to 10 men, Aberdeen pushed hard for an equaliser which they nearly found in the 87th minute, but Stewart's drilled, deflected strike was batted away by Allan McGregor. And in the depths of injury time, Defoe wrapped up a vital Rangers win with a tidy finish. Tavernier may have conceded an Aberdeen penalty, but his own spot-kick and assist for Jermain Defoe capped off a solid individual performance on a night full of indiscipline. The right-back did well to contain the double threat of Max Lowe and Greg Stewart while showing his quality in the final third.
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2019-02-17
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12:15
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Motherwell
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2–1
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Hearts
| 5,091 |
Fir Park
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Nick Walsh
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e4fe70ba
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Steve Robinson
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Craig Levein
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Richard Tait
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Christophe Berra
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Motherwell and Hearts at Fir Park at Afternoon and Nick Walsh was the Match Referee. The Captain of Motherwell was Richard Tait and the Manager of Motherwell was Steve Robinson. The Captain of Hearts was Christophe Berra and the Manager of Hearts was Craig Levein. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–1.
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['13th Minute Goal by Jake for Motherwell', '13th Minute Assist by Curtis for Motherwell', '30th Minute Yellow Card by Alex Rodriguez for Motherwell', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Tom Aldred for Motherwell', '34th Minute Yellow Card by Arnaud Djoum for Hearts', '37th Minute Goal by Steven for Hearts', '37th Minute Assist by Uche for Hearts', '53rd Minute Yellow Card by Christophe Berra for Hearts', '90+2nd Minute Red Card by Ben Garuccio for Hearts']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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But the goalkeeper let the ball slip out of his hands and it spun behind him into the net. It sealed a sixth top-flight win on the trot for Motherwell for only the second time in 82 years - the previous time they beat Hearts in 2014. After losing full-backs Michael Smith and Demetri Mitchell to injury last weekend, Hearts manager Craig Levein switched to a back three with Conor Shaughnessy coming in, and Marcus Godinho and Jake Mulraney installed as wing-backs. Mulraney got forward to good effect down the left as Hearts made the brighter start but his intercepted forward pass led to Motherwell's 13th-minute opener. Curtis Main flicked Allan Campbell's ball down the right into Hastie's path and the winger ran at pace at Christophe Berra before cutting inside the Hearts captain and unleashing a powerful strike high into the net from 16 yards. Mulraney soon gifted the ball to Main but the striker's shot was off target before Hastie forced a save from Doyle after Campbell's pass. Hearts settled down and Oliver Bozanic had a 25-yard strike parried before they levelled in the 37th minute. Uche Ikpeazu got outside of Tom Aldred and delivered a low cross which Naismith miskicked. But, with Richard Tait slipping as he tried to block, the coast was clear for the Scotland forward to loft the ball over Mark Gillespie's head from eight yards. Sean Clare shot wide and Mulraney had a shot blocked in the goalmouth as Hearts finished the half well but Motherwell came out firing after the break. Doyle saved well from Gboly Ariyibi after the winger burst through the Hearts defence and denied Hastie after Mulraney failed to deal with a diagonal ball. Levein instantly brought on left-back Garuccio for Shaughnessy and switched to a flat back four with Mulraney moved to the right wing. Doyle made another good save from Turnbull before Garuccio cleared Main's header off the line. Hearts threatened from two set-pieces but Gillespie stopped Ikpeazu's shot on the turn before Naismith blazed over at the back post. Both teams pushed for a winner with Turnbull and John Souttar coming close at either end before the late drama.
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2019-02-17
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16:00
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Kilmarnock
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0–1
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Celtic
| 11,916 |
Rugby Park
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Bobby Madden
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c140df0a
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Steve Clarke
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Brendan Rodgers
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Gary Dicker
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Scott Brown
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Afternoon
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The Match was played between Kilmarnock and Celtic at Rugby Park at Afternoon and Bobby Madden was the Match Referee. The Captain of Kilmarnock was Gary Dicker and the Manager of Kilmarnock was Steve Clarke. The Captain of Celtic was Scott Brown and the Manager of Celtic was Brendan Rodgers. The match ended in a scoreline of 0–1.
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['75th Minute Red Card by Kirk Broadfoot for Kilmarnock', '38th Minute Yellow Card by Scott Brown for Celtic', '90th Minute Goal by Scott for Celtic', '90th Minute Assist by Dedryck for Celtic', '90+1st Minute Yellow Card by Scott Brown for Celtic', '90+6th Minute Yellow Card by Timothy Weah for Celtic']
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Scottish Premiership
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Sunday
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Despite playing against 10 men for the final quarter of an hour - after Kirk Broadfoot was shown a straight red card for a high tackle on Brown - the visitors were made to wait until the last minute before taking the lead through their skipper's deflected shot. In a tight first 45 minutes on Rugby Park's artificial pitch, it was the visitors who largely controlled proceedings, but without ever really threatening to make the breakthrough. The closest Celtic came to opening the scoring came after 11 minutes following some patient build-up play through the middle, before Ryan Christie's clever pass released Odsonne Edouard. However, faced with the onrushing Daniel Bachmann to beat, the returning France striker shot straight at the Killie No 1, while the second period was an equally cagey affair. The contest really opened up, though, when Broadfoot was dismissed after catching Brown on the ankle, resulting in a late siege on Kilmarnock's goal. However, it seemed as though Steve Clarke was about to mastermind another impressive result against Celtic, that is until the final minute when Dedryck Boyata did well to head Callum McGregor's right-wing corner straight into the path of the unmarked Brown. Kilmarnock made just the one change as Youssouf Mulumbu could not play against his parent club, meaning Eamonn Brophy came in to replace the midfielder. Meanwhile, Celtic made three changes from the side that lost 2-0 at Valencia in the Europa League on Thursday, with Kristoffer Ajer and Jonny Hayes replacing Jozo Simunovic and Emilio Izaguirre in defence. And in attack, Brendan Rodgers opted to go with Odsonne Edouard, with Oliver Burke dropping to the bench. The forward may not have netted at Rugby Park, but he was the visitors' best player and most likely goalscorer until being hooked with almost 20 minutes to go. And as we enter the run-in, that will be a huge boost to the champions.
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2019-02-22
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19:45
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Dundee
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2–4
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Hibernian
| 6,450 |
Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
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John Beaton
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25ca3cc0
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Jim McIntyre
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Paul Heckingbottom
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Martin Woods
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David Gray
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Evening
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The Match was played between Dundee and Hibernian at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park at Evening and John Beaton was the Match Referee. The Captain of Dundee was Martin Woods and the Manager of Dundee was Jim McIntyre. The Captain of Hibernian was David Gray and the Manager of Hibernian was Paul Heckingbottom. The match ended in a scoreline of 2–4.
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['35th Minute Goal by Paul for Dundee', '35th Minute Assist by Scott for Dundee', '48th Minute Yellow Card by Ryan McGowan for Dundee', '51st Minute Yellow Card by Craig Curran for Dundee', '56th Minute Yellow Card by Martin Woods for Dundee', '79th Minute Goal by Martin for Dundee', '79th Minute Assist by Scott for Dundee', '82nd Minute Yellow Card by Ethan Robson for Dundee', '26th Minute Goal by Florian for Hibernian', '26th Minute Assist by Marc for Hibernian', '39th Minute Goal by Marc for Hibernian', '39th Minute Assist by Daryl for Hibernian', '89th Minute Yellow Card by Stephane Omeonga for Hibernian']
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Scottish Premiership
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Friday
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Paul Heckingbottom continued his flying start to life at Hibernian by guiding his side back into the Ladbrokes Premiership top six with a 4-2 win at Dundee. Florian Kamberi scored his second goal in two games under the new head coach and Marc McNulty scored a double before Stevie Mallan produced a stunning 25-yard strike into the top corner as Hibs moved above St Johnstone on goal difference. Paul McGowan scored a first-half equaliser for Dundee but they were only level for four minutes and they were 4-1 down when Martin Woods netted as a three-match unbeaten run came to an abrupt halt. On-loan Sunderland striker Andrew Nelson missed out with an ankle knock after scoring three goals in his last two games, but it was Dundee's defence that looked particularly suspect, letting Hibs in behind on numerous occasions. The visitors played with real purpose going forward as an unchanged team followed up victory over Hamilton in Heckingbottom's debut. Dundee made a decent start and Jesse Curran shot just wide before they had a penalty shout rejected when Mark Milligan appeared to haul Australia team-mate Ryan McGowan to the ground. But there was an early warning sign for their defence when Mallan beat the offside trap before being denied by Seny Dieng. Hibs got a soft opener in the 26th minute when Kamberi shoulder-charged Genseric Kusunga off the ball as the Dundee centre-back looked set to deal with McNulty's through ball. The Swiss striker finished calmly from 14 yards to make it two from two under Heckingbottom after only scoring twice in his previous 17 games. Kusunga appealed in vain for a foul but he soon got an earful from boss Jim McIntyre and he was caught out shortly after by Vykintas Slivka's ball over the top. Dieng came to his rescue to tip McNulty's volley over. Dundee levelled out of the blue in the 35th minute when Paul McGowan flicked home Scott Wright's lofted pass. But Hibs twice got in behind the Dundee defence in the following moments, first when David Gray turned inside and curled wide and then when the hosts were caught napping at a throw-in. Daryl Horgan raced clear down the left, got to the byline and squared for McNulty to tap home. Hibs were getting space to run at the Dundee defence as the hosts tried to force the game but Gray somehow got caught too far forward following an attack down the opposite flank and was grateful to Ofir Marciano for denying Andy Dales.
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