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1735: Celtic move three points clear at the top of the table and John Hughes sees Hibs move into second spot. Hearts fail to follow up their midweek cup win over Celtic as they stumble to defeat at Fir Park. St Johnstone and Hamilton supporters will also enjoy their Saturday night following impressive wins. Thanks again for your comments throughout the afternoon. We're back again tomorrow lunchtime for Dundee United against Rangers. See you then!

1730: The 3-1 defeat by St Johnstone means Falkirk are four points adrift at the bottom of the SPL and manager Eddie May will be looking to stop the rot as soon as possible.

1720: "We needed a break to get a goal, but the second goal from a set-piece compounded a poor peformance." St Mirren manager Gus MacPherson after the home defeat by Hamilton.

1706:

From LiverHero on My Sport "What a day, what a day. Two reds for Aberdeen (my team), and two reds for Liverpool (my dad's team). Grand time we'll be having!"

1703: "They're difficult to contain when they play like that," is the candid assessment of Celtic's display by a very magnanimous Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies.

1700: Celtic manager Tony Mowbray is defending midfielder Aiden McGeady following his booking for simulation this afternoon. You can make your mind up by viewing highlights of all today's games when they are posted on this website at 1800 GMT on Sunday.

1658:

From Requiem 7 on My Sport "Chris Maguire is not fit to be an Aberdeen player. Big words yet again from McGhee before the Hibs game."

1656: Celtic's win sees them extend their lead at the top of the SPL table to three points. Hibs' late show at Easter Road means they leapfrog Rangers and move into second spot.

1654: FULL-TIME Motherwell 1-0 Hearts, Hibs 2-0 Aberdeen

1653:

Cruel luck on brave Aberdeen as Liam Miller's deflected shot sends Jamie Langfield the wrong way.

1652: FULL-TIME St Mirren 0-2 Hamilton, St Johnstone 3-1 Falkirk

1651: GOAL Hibernian 2-0 Aberdeen (Liam Miller)

1650: St Johnstone fans are in fine voice at McDiarmid Park, deep into stoppage time.

1649:"Doesn't the referee realise some of us have a Halloween party to go to tonight?" BBC Radio Scotland commentator John Barnes after hearing there are seven minutes of stoppage time to be played between Motherwell and Hearts

1648: FULL-TIME Celtic 3-0 Kilmarnock

1647:

Hibs finally make the breakthrough as Colin Nish plants a great header beyond Jamie Langfield.

1646: GOAL Hibernian 1-0 Aberdeen (Colin Nish)

1644: David Fernandez has a free header inside the Celtic penalty area but sends it straight at Lukasz Zaluska.

1643: Niall McGinn, Zheng Zhi and Georgios Samaras all spurn chances to get a fourth Celtic goal. Killie are struggling...

1642: Aberdeen teenager Fraser Fyvie is carried off on a stretcher after landing awkwardly following a strong tackle from Ian Murray.

1637: Gary Glen fires wide after a cross from Andrew Driver as 10-man Hearts go close to equalising against Motherwell.

1637: Celtic midfielder Aiden McGeady forces Bell into a superb save, as the keeper tips it wide for a corner.

1636: Hibs substitute Colin Nish heads wide from six yards after connecting with a wonderful cross from David Wotherspoon.

1635: "You'll not get a sweeter strike than that." BBC Radio Scotland pundit Murdo MacLeod at Celtic Park.

1635: RED CARD St Mirren defender Lee Mair is sent off for a last-man challenge on Mickael Antoine-Curier

1634: Niall McGinn flashes a shot past the helpless Cameron Bell to get Celtic's third and all but secure victory and extend their lead at the top of the table.

1633: GOAL Celtic 3-0 Kilmarnock (Niall McGinn)

1632: "You wonder about the number of yellow and red cards today. Maybe it's got something to do with the full moon." BBC Radio Scotland pundit Brian Irvine.

1631: Anthony Stokes heads a flashing free kick from Derek Riordan narrowly over the crossbar as Hibs pile on the pressure.

1630: RED CARD - Hearts midfielder Eggert Jonsson is sent off for pulling back Motherwell winger Jim O'Brien on the edge of the box. It was a goalscoring opportunity but just outside the box and Ross Forbes fires the free-kick into the wall.

1625: After Chris Millar put St Johnstone back into the lead, Murray Davidson heads Saints further in front after Falkirk keeper Robert Olejnik fails to gather.

1624: GOAL St Johnstone 3-1 Falkirk (Murray Davidson)

1623: Celtic midfielder Aiden McGeady is booked by referee Willie Collum for a dive in the box.

1622:GOAL St Johnstone 2-1 Falkirk (Chris Millar)

1619:

RED CARD Chris Maguire, who had been booked earlier, is sent off for a late tackle on Kevin McBride. It's unclear whether he received a straight red. The Dons down to nine men. Can Hibs profit?

1618: Hibs are swarming all over the Aberdeen penalty area and keeper Jamie Langfield gets fingertips to a raking shot from Derek Riordan.

1617: Hearts striker Christian Nade is being stretchered off after an inocuous challenge. It seems like he went over on his own ankle and is replaced with Gary Glen.

1616: "In the second half Celtic have not produced anything like the form they showed in the first." BBC Scotland pundit Murdo MacLeod at Celtic Park.

1615:

From JodyMorris4England on My Sport "RE 1609: Anyone at McDiarmid Park who has watched us at all this season saw that coming. If you don't take your chances in the SPL, you get punished. Not sure how many times we are going to have to learn that lesson this season"

1613: Groans from the home fans at McDiarmid Park. Falkirk have come roaring back into this game and you wouldn't bet on them grabbing another.

1611:

Motherwell draw first blood at Fir Park through the impressive Ross Forbes, who gives the Steelmen the lead with a scorching volley!

1610: GOAL Motherwell 1-0 Hearts (Ross Forbes)

1609:

No-one at McDiarmid Park saw that coming. Completely outplayed by St Johnstone in the first half, substitute Carl Finnegan draws Falkirk level with a predatory strike from inside the six-yard box. Game on!

1608: Second bookable offence by Maurice Ross for a late challenge on Ian Murray, as the Hibs defender shaped to clear.

1607: GOAL St Johnstone 1-1 Falkirk (Carl Finnegan)

1607: RED CARD for Aberdeen defender Maurice Ross.

1606: Motherwell winger Jim O'Brien fires just wide from the edge of the box as Hearts start the second half on the back foot.

1604: Kilmarnock striker Kevin Kyle sends a header just over the bar - much more like it from the visitors. Whatever Jim Jefferies said at half-time must have had an effect.

1603: Kilmarnock midfielder David Fernandez finds himself in space inside the Celtic penalty area but blazes high over the bar against his former club.

1602: We're back under way at the other four SPL games.

1601:

From JodyMorris4England on My Sport "The Saints game is taking on an all too familiar shape for me. All we need is the mandatory defensive blunder and Falkirk are right back into it."

1559: The second half gets under way at Celtic Park.

1548: Half-time: St Johnstone 1-0 Falkirk, St Mirren 0-2 Hamilton, Hibs 0-0 Aberdeen, Motherwell 0-0 Hearts

1547:

From QatarBoy on My Sport "Celtic need to get that third goal and kill the contest. The defence still looks ropey and if Killie pull one back they could get right back in the game"

1547: Aberdeen make a rare sortie up the park in the last of the first half action, with Lee Miller picking out Maurice Ross racing into the penalty box but the defender gets the ball caught under his feet and Ian Murray is across to clear.

1546:

Half-time Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock

1545: Aberdeen defender Jerel Ifil takes a poor touch on a ball over over the top from Benjelloun but Anthony Stokes is dozing and can't take advantage of the slip. The Irish forward then bustles forward and sends an angled shot high and wide from 14 yards.

1543:

Martin Canning's deflected effort from Marco Paixao's corner doubles Hamilton's lead. Accies in dreamland!

1542: GOAL! St Mirren 0-2 Hamilton (Martin Canning)

1541: Kilmarnock force a corner at Celtic Park and will be looking to reduce the deficit before the break... but Kevin Kyle heads wide of an open goal after Zaluska flaps unconvincingly at a cross. A howler from the Killie hitman!

1540: Motherwell goalkeeper John Ruddy started after all despite suggestions that he had been injured during the warm-up. It is sub goalkeeper Seb Kosiorowski who is missing, with Michael Fraser taking his place on the bench. Ruddy hasn't shown any signs of the suspected groin injury so far.

1538: "The referee is having an absolute shocker," BBC Radio Scotland summariser Stevie Cowan is not impressed with card-happy Steven Nicholls at Easter Road.

1537: Despite dominating the game at McDiarmid Park, St Johnstone only have Collin Samuel's goal to show for their superiority. Falkirk manager Eddie May would be happy to get his charges to half-time without conceding another goal.

1535: Hamilton goalkeeper Tomas Cerny produces a great reaction save as St Mirren almost snatch an equaliser through Andy Dorman.

1533: Giles Coke misses a great chance for Motherwell as he fails to find the target with his header and team-mate Steven Saunders can only steer the ball against the Hearts post.

1532: Great work from Anthony Stokes sets up a chance for Kurtis Byrne but Aberdeen defender Ricky Foster zooms across to make a vital block. From the corner Sol Bamba's header hits the turf and bounces over the crossbar.

1531:

Celtic are getting a lot of joy down the right-hand side against Kilmarnock, and Andreas Hinkel sends in a cracker of a cross which Georgios Samaras buries past Cameron Bell with a bullet header.

1530: GOAL Celtic 2-0 Kilmarnock (Georgios Samaras)

1529: "Celtic should be maybe 3-0 up right now." BBC Scotland pundit Murdo MacLeod at Celtic Park.

1528: "Credit to Hamilton, they're pressing well and frustrating the St Mirren midfield." BBC Scotland pundit Craig Brown at St Mirren Park.

1526: Hamilton midfielder James McArthur forces Paul Gallacher into a fine save after firing in a rasping 35-yard drive.

1525: Kilmarnock goalkeeper Cameron Bell denies Scott McDonald with a point-blank save from a couple of yards after the pint-sized Australian international was found by Georgios Samaras. What a save!

1524: Motherwell earn their fifth corner when Hearts goalkeeper Janos Balogh tips a Shaun Hutchinson header over the crossbar. But neither goalkeeper has been seriously threatened yet at Fir Park.

1523: Benjelloun gets his head to a driven free kick from Liam Miller but the Hibs striker's effort sails wide.

1522: Aiden McGeady fires across an inviting ball inside the penalty area but Landry N'Guemo, sliding in at the back post, fails to connect.

1520: "The sting's been taken out of the game here, and that'll suit Killie." BBC Scotland commentator Liam McLeod

1519:

From QatarBoy on My Sport "Good to see Celtic going ahead early on, instead of giving away a goal. Let's see if we can push on for a barrowload"

1518: St Johnstone have penned Falkirk in their own half and it seems only a matter of time before the hosts double their lead... What's the bet the Bairns find an equaliser?

1517: Meroune Zemmama limps out of the action at Easter Road, with teenage forward Kurtis Byrne coming on for Hibs.

1516: Claims for a penalty at Fir Park are waved away by referee Dougie Somers when Jim O'Brien goes to ground under a challenge from Ismael Bouzid. It is the third time O'Brien has gone down looking for something and there are only 15 minutes gone.

1515: The Hibs front four are pinging the ball around nicely. Anthony Stokes has been in behind the Aberdeen defence but a clumsy first touch allowed Charlie Mulgrew to clear.

1514: "It was very tight but it just shows you the confidence he has in his own pace to slow play right down then burst past the defender." BBC Scotland pundit Murdo MacLeod at Celtic Park on Aiden McGeady's opener for Celtic.

1512: Hibs trickster Merouane Zemmama is booked for simulation, hurdling to avoid a challenge some 35 yards from goal. A rather harsh decision...

1512:

Celtic break the deadlock with a well-taken goal by Aiden McGeady. The winger dances past the challenge of Craig Bryson and arrows a shot in off the post past the helpless Bell.

1511: GOAL Celtic 1-0 Kilmarnock (Aiden McGeady)

1509: Kilmarnock captain Kevin Kyle is flattened by goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska as they contest a high ball. The striker gives a hefty blow of his cheeks as he gingerly gets back to his feet. Kilmarnock don't want to lose their talismanic figure.

1508: Celtic are showing plenty of endeavour in the early stages but have so far failed to find the net. Kilmarnock are weathering the early storm.

1507: Falkirk defender Jackie McNamara is replaced by Carl Finnegan. The veteran has failed to recover from the whack he sustained trying to prevent Samuel opening the scoring for St Johnstone.

1505: Marco Paixao gives Accies an early lead at St Mirren Park as he shows a cool head to fire home from six yards.

1504: GOAL St Mirren 0-1 Hamilton (Marco Paixao)

1503:

Striker Collin Samuel fires home his third SPL goal of the season to give Derek McInnes's side a dream start against Falkirk. The visitors failed to deal with a ball into the box and Falkirk's Jackie McNamara cannot prevent the Saints hitman from finding the net.

1502: GOAL St Johnstone 1-0 Falkirk (Collin Samuel)

1500: Misfiring Celtic striker dithers on the edge of the area and his shot is blocked by the Kilmarnock defence. We're under way across the country.

1459: We're under way at Celtic Park.

1457: Hibs are unchanged for the fourth straight match, while Aberdeen make two changes; Chris Maguire in for Michael Paton and Gary McDonald replacing the injured Peter Pawlett. Illness keeps winger Sone Aluko out of the Dons squad.

1455: BREAKING TEAM NEWS. Motherwell lose goalkeeper John Ruddy before a ball is kicked. Seb Kosiorowski is set to take his place after Ruddy was injured during the warm-up at Fir Park. It is not clear as yet whether Motherwell will have a replacement keeper on the bench.

1452: Hibernian: Stack, Wotherspoon, Hogg, Bamba, Murray, Zemmama, McBride, Miller, Riordan, Benjelloun, Stokes. Subs: Ma-Kalambay, Cregg, Nish, Stevenson, Thicot, Rankin, Byrne.

Aberdeen: Langfield, Maurice Ross, Ifil, Considine, Mulgrew, Maguire, McDonald, Kerr, Foster, Miller, Fyvie. Subs: Bain, Young, Wright, Duff, Paton, Crawford, Hansson.

1451: Teams - St Johnstone: Smith, MacKay, Grainger, Rutkiewicz, Gartland, Morris, Davidson, Craig, Morais, Deuchar, Samuel. Subs: Main, Millar, Hardie, Johansson, McCaffrey, Reynolds, Kelly.

Falkirk: Olejnik, Mitchell, Twaddle, McLean, Barr, Lima, McNamara, Arfield, Flynn, MacDonald, Finnbogason. Subs: Wagenaar, Stewart, Lynch, Marceta, Murdoch, Allison, Finnigan.

1450: Teams - Celtic: Zaluska, Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens, Daniel Fox, McGeady, Crosas, N'Guemo, McCourt, McDonald, Samaras. Subs: Cervi, Naylor, Fortune, Robson, Zhi, Thompson, Caddis.

Kilmarnock: Bell, Fowler, O'Leary, Wright, Skelton, Hamill, Bryson, Taouil, Invincibile, Kyle, Sammon. Subs: Robinson, Hay, Pascali, Owens, Flannigan, Fernandez, Kelly.

1445: Teams from St Mirren Park. St Mirren: Gallacher, Ross, Potter, Mair, Barron, O'Donnell, Dorman, Murray, McGinn, Mehmet, Higdon. Subs: Howard, Brady, Innes, McLennan, Devlin, Ramsey.

Hamilton: Cerny, Canning, Elebert, McLaughlin, McClenahan, McArthur, Wesolowski, Mensing, Hastings, Antoine-Curier, Marco Paixao. Subs: Murdoch, Evans, Andrews, Mills, Flavio Paixao, Kissock, Beuzelin.

1440: Teams: Motherwell: Ruddy, Moutaouakil, Saunders, Hutchinson, Reynolds, O'Brien, Coke, Hateley, Forbes, Jutkiewicz, Sutton. Subs: Kosiorowski, Humphrey, Jennings, Lasley, Murphy, Archdeacon, Page.

Hearts: Balogh, Craig Thomson, Bouzid, Goncalves, Wallace, Jonsson, Black, Palazuelos, Driver, Obua, Nade. Subs: Kello, Kucharski, Witteveen, Novikovas, Jason Thomson, Glen, Mulrooney.

1439: We've got a minor problem with the automatic refresh at the moment folks, so if you could manually refresh for the moment, thanks.

1426: Celtic manager Tony Mowbray has just told BBC Scotland he is confident of improving the quality of his playing squad while producing winning football. "The players know the demands here and the supporters expect us to win every game but that's not always possible," he said.

1419: BBC Sport's Chick Young is telling Sportsound listeners to brace themselves for further tough financial times ahead following their respective clubs.

1417:

From DiegoforUtd on My Sport "Some good matches in store for us today. Every match can be seen as an important six-pointer!"

1416: Motherwell make two changes from the side that lost 3-0 to St Mirren in midweek. Stephen Craigan seems to have incurred manager Jim Gannon's wrath again and drops out along with Jamie Murphy. Ross Forbes and John Sutton are the guys coming into the starting line-up against Hearts.

1415: Some team news for Hearts fans from Fir Park. The Jambos are without captain Michael Stewart with an ankle injury, the man who scored the Co-operative Insurance Cup winner against Celtic in midweek, is replaced with Eggert Jonsson in midfield.

1406:

From DavidAttenborough on My Sport "Predictions for today: Celtic 3-0 Kilmarnock, Hibernian 1-1 Aberdeen, Motherwell 2-1 Hearts, St Johnstone 1-0 Falkirk, St Mirren 0-0 Hamilton."

1402: Early team news from Celtic Park, where the hosts make four changes to the side which lost to Hearts in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. Defender Glenn Loovens comes in for the suspended Stephen McManus. Paddy McCourt starts at the expense of Shaun Maloney, Scott McDonald and Georgios Samaras come in for Zheng Zhi and Chris Killen.

1400: From Edin-BEAR-ugh Bouncy Bouncy on My Sport "I can see Celtic dropping points again, and Hibs taking full advantage of this to move up the table!"

1358: Recent history points to a share of the spoils at Easter Road. Aberdeen have taken a point from five of their last six league visits at Hibernian.

1357: St Johnstone and Falkirk last met in a Scottish Cup fourth round tie in 2007, with the Perth side, then in the First Division, enjoying a 3-0 away win.

1355: You have to go back to December 1955 for the last time Kilmarnock won a league game at Celtic Park. David Curlett fired a double in a 2-0 win for the Ayrshire club. Bill Haley and his Comets were number 1 in the charts with Rock Around The Clock and cinema-goers were flocking to see Lady and the Tramp, and Oklahoma.

League leaders Celtic host Kilmarnock, it's Hibs against Aberdeen, Motherwell face Hearts, St Johnstone take on Falkirk and St Mirren entertain Hamilton.

1350: Good afternoon and welcome to week 10 of the Scottish Premier League season. We've got five games to get our teeth into today.