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Celtic leave it very, very late. Daizen Maeda with the winner in stoppage-time to end Motherwell's long unbeaten run and get Celtic back to winning ways. Angry boos in the away end as Falkirk hit back to hold Rangers. That's a fifth league draw for Russell Martin's side, who go into the international break eighth in the table, 11 points behind leaders Hearts. Celtic 3-2 Motherwell Tawanda Maswanhise is now down for Motherwell, looks like he's having his hamstring stretched. Jens Berthel Askou cuts a dejected figure in the visiting dugout. Falkirk 1-1 Rangers Mohamed Diomande, you are a lucky boy. Already on a yellow card, the Rangers midfielder pushes then hacks at Leon Mc Cann. A rip-roaring first league win of the season for Aberdeen. Six Premiership games without even a goal, but today the blew Dundee away in clinical fashion with Sweden international Jesper Karlsson on fine form. He scored the first and the fourth, with Adil Aouchiche and Emmanuel Gyamfi getting the others. Still bottom, but they're only two points behind Dundee now. You get the feeling that Jimmy Thelin would have taken a boring 1-0, but that was a superb showing from Aberdeen. Jesper Karlsson (right) justified the hype in his signing Daizen Maeda Michel-Ange Balikwisha somehow has so much space on the left of the box and his dinked cross is nodded in by a free Daizen Maeda. A five-goal thriller at Celtic Park. Seven minutes added at Celtic Park, six at the Falkirk Stadium. .. Falkirk 1-1 Rangers Jack Butland comes up with a big save, getting down low to deny Brian Graham from close in. It's on his weaker side, but the veteran striker would have fancied his chances. Seconds before that, Keelan Adams put in a great block in a congested Falkirk penalty area. Both sides going for it. Aberdeen 4-0 Dundee Aberdeen break away and Marko Lazetic tries to slip through Topi Keskinen but the pass isn't good enough and Luke Graham is able to get a foot in. Celtic 2-2 Motherwell Michel-Ange Balikwisha stretches to get on to a cross but can't divert on goal. Was his shirt being tugged by Stephen O'Donnell? Maybe, but both of them looked to be at it. Falkirk 1-1 Rangers The Bairns break away through Alfredo Agyeman and it's a three-on-three, with Keelan Adams tanking it down the right. The striker opts for a spectacular shot from a long way out, which flies high and wide. Adams will be a tad annoyed at that. Aberdeen 4-0 Dundee Emile Acquah zips one past the post from outside the box. It would have been magnificent from the Dundee sub, if a mere consolation. Celtic 2-2 Motherwell Benjamin Nygren has been the difference-maker for Celtic. He attempts one from 20 yards but curls the ball straight into the arms of Calum Ward. Celtic 2-2 Motherwell A wide Motherwell free-kick is swung into the Celtic box and Paul Mc Ginn meets it, but his header is way off target. Falkirk 1-1 Rangers Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland at the Falkirk Stadium My word did the home fans enjoy that stunner of an equaliser from Henry Cartwright. 'One Russell Martin' is the ironic refrain from two of the three stands. The chant from the Rangers end is, as you can imagine, a lot more blunt. Game on here. The second half has finally come to life. Celtic 2-2 Motherwell Michel-Ange Balikwisha is Celtic's final change. He replaces Kelechi Iheanacho. Motherwell also make a switch with Oscar Priestman coming on for Ibrahim Said. Aberdeen 4-0 Dundee That was very nearly five! A ball over the top is gathered by Topi Keskinen and when he bursts into the box he tries to curl for the far corner. This time, Jon Mc Cracken was equal to it. Celtic 2-2 Motherwell Martin Dowden BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park This is on a knife-edge and in truth could go either way. Celtic are pushing but still don't look overly convincing. Motherwell must also be hurting by the manner of that concession. It's set up for a thrilling finale. Falkirk 1-1 Rangers Falkirk, with their tails up, call on former Rangers midfielder Scott Arfield. It's been a fairytale return to Falkirk so far. He couldn't, could he? Falkirk 1-1 Rangers Richard Foster Former Rangers defender on BBC Sportsound Falkirk have been far and away the better side. This is exactly what Falkirk deserve. And they deserve to go on and win this. Match report to appear here. Last Updated 5th October 2025 at 16: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Brendan Rodgers Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Jens Berthel Askou Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Brendan Rodgers Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Jens Berthel Askou Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Celtic are unbeaten in their last 34 meetings with Motherwell in all competitions (W29 D5) since a 1-2 home league defeat in December 2015 under Ronny Deila. Motherwell have lost 14 of their last 16 away games against Celtic in all competitions (D2), conceding 50 goals while scoring just six in this period. Motherwell remain unbeaten in six Scottish Premiership games this season (W1 D5), their longest unbeaten start to a league campaign since 2012-13 (first 7). Celtic have only lost one of their last 44 home league games that have come the weekend immediately after a midweek game in European competition (W38 D5), going down 0-2 to Hearts in December 2023. Only Celtic’s Benjamin Nygren (11) has created more chances from open play in the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership than Motherwell’s Ibrahim Said (10). However, only Rangers’ James Tavernier (11) has created more chances overall without yet registering an assist in the competition this term than Said (10). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.