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Click 'watch & listen' tab to select commentary from Ibrox Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound The goalkeeper has got no chance, he's blocked. You've got to protect the goalkeeper to allow him to come and deal with the ball, if you don't do it he's under severe pressure. Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Paulo Bernardo's second corner flies all the way through into the far corner, but referee Don Robertson has blown for a foul on goalkeeper Ross Doohan. The VAR agrees. Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Alistair Johnston gets up highest to meet a Celtic corner, but his goal-bound header is just about turned behind for another corner by Jamie Mc Grath. Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Graeme Shinnie picks up his customary yellow by halting a Celtic break in its tracks. Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Celtic get in behind through Daizen Maeda, but the Japanese winger's cross flies out for a throw. The final product just hasn't quite been there at Pittodrie so far. .. Rangers are deserved leaders at the interval. Vaclav Cerny and Hamza Igamane combined well on a number of occasions but it was club captain James Tavernier who put them ahead. He ghosted in at the back post to slide in on the end of Ianis Hagi's tremendous whipped ball. Killie had defended well but switched off at the key moment. Tavernier celebrates after putting Rangers ahead After an exciting first 20 minutes, the weather has started to dampen the spirits around Dens Park. Oluwaseun Adewumi's moment of brilliance had Dundee ahead, but Motherwell responded quickly through a goal that will have Tony Docherty tearing his hair out. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos reacted quickest to a loose ball in the box, while the Dundee defence stopped dead. He even got another bite at the cherry after his initial shot was saved. Adewumi bends in a stunning opener for Dundee Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Aberdeen spring forward on the break and Alex Valle is judged to have blocked off Duk, who was running towards goal. The Celtic left-back is booked, and the Dons have a free-kick is a decent position. Rangers 1-0 Kilmarnock James Tavernier has scored his first goal in the Premiership this season, netting for the first time in the league since April against Ross County. That's his 127th goal for the club. Rangers 1-0 Kilmarnock Robby Mc Crorie keeps his side in it again. Danilo's close-range header is palmed away by the goalkeeper after a brilliant cross from Raskin. Dundee 1-1 Motherwell Almost a Dundee goal! Lyall Cameron picks out Simon Murray at the back post, but the Dee skipper sees his shot saved, with the rebound cleared just over the bar. The hosts are pushing as we approach half-time. Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Tyrone Smith BBC Sport Scotland at Pittodrie Celtic now with a bit of a grip on things, a few signs that they are startng to get to grips with the dire weather conditions. They are managing to string some nice passes together, pegging the home side back into their own half at the moment. Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Celtic have made 36 passes in the final third in the last 10 minutes, while Aberdeen haven't completed a single one. Brendan Rodgers' side are yet to carve out a clear-cut chance though. Rangers 1-0 Kilmarnock Kilmarnock are forced into a first-half change at the back as Joe Wright goes down again after taking a head knock in the earlier clash with Nico Raskin. Jack Burroughs is on for his first appearance in just over a month. Dundee 1-1 Motherwell Motherwell have scored in their last seven Premiership away games while Dundee have conceded 13 first-half goals in 15 games, no team has conceded more in the Premiership this season. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos pokes in Well's leveller Dundee 1-1 Motherwell Motherwell steal the ball on the halfway line. Tony Watt finds Harry Paton, who has a pass on to find Apostolos Stamatelopoulos. .. But it's under-hit. The Aussie striker does well to skip round the tracking defender though, and gets the shot away, but Jon Mc Cracken won't be beaten this time. Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Celtic have Aberdeen penned in and around their own box, but Alex Valle ends the move with a shot that he slices out towards the corner flag. Not his finest effort. Rangers 1-0 Kilmarnock It's almost a quickfire second for the hosts. Vaclav Cerny and Hamza Igamane combine again inside the area, with the former squaring it for the latter with a smart flick, but Robby Mc Crorie does well to dive back across his goal and palm it around the post. Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic Pat Bonner Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound Celtic have been wasteful in the final third, that's the bit that hasn't clicked for them yet. Aberdeen 0-0 Celtic The first booking of the night at Pittodrie goes to Aberdeen striker Kevin Nisbet, who catches Alex Valle late. This video can not be played Highlights: Rangers 6-0 Kilmarnock Rangers manager Philippe Clement said it is important for the "outside world" to see what his side are capable of as they put six unanswered goals past lacklustre Kilmarnock at Ibrox. Captain James Tavernier scored his first league goal of the season as Clement's side equalled their biggest win of the campaign. Quickfire second-half strikes from Danilo and Hamza Igamane put Rangers clear and they kept turning the screw, with Vaclav Cerny getting on the scoresheet before Cyriel Dessers' double completed the rout. Rangers remain 11 points behind runaway leaders Celtic, whose win over Aberdeen means the Ibrox side are now within four points of the Dons with a game in hand. Derek Mc Innes' Kilmarnock stay 10th following a fourth defeat in a winless run of five. "It’s a massive one to show everybody [who] was maybe talking from outside that we had difficulty against low blocks, " said Clement. "We did better stuff [in] the last couple of weeks but we didn't finish it off. "That's why it's for the outside world maybe important to see these six goals but also for the confidence of the players because they feel good in this way of football. "Making six goals is really good, although it could have been more. " Rangers news, views, and analysis All your Killie news in one place The hosts were in control for much of the opening stages but initially failed to take the initiative, with Cerny and Igamane combing well on several occasions and the latter twice firing narrowly wide. John Souttar flicked over from close range before Ianis Hagi’s cross found Tavernier, who drifted in at the back post and lifted the ball over Robby Mc Crorie. Igamane and Danilo both had efforts saved well by Mc Crorie as Killie struggled to get up the pitch before the interval. A quickfire double at the start of the second half killed off any hope the visitors had of upsetting Clement's side again this term. Danilo turned in Hagi's low cross and Igamane capitalised on a poor Corrie Nbada clearance with a thumping strike. One of Rangers' most potent attacking outlets this season, Czech international Cerny scored the fourth with a reversed finish into the bottom corner after Nicolas Raskin dribbled into the area and nudged it to the winger. Dessers, the Ibrox side's top scorer this term, saw his first goal initially ruled out for offside after he tapped in Jefte's flashed cross, but it was awarded following a VAR review. The striker, on as a second-half substitute, added his 12th of the season with a composed first-time finish from Tavernier's whipped ball. James Tavernier's strike was his 127th goal for the club Clement's side trounced Nice last week in the Europa League and many fans hoped they would be able to carry that level of performance into their domestic form. Sunday's win over St Johnstone wasn't quite to that standard, but this win certainly was. Tavernier looked like his old self, marauding up and down the right-hand side and picking out team-mates at will with his crosses. Igamane, Cerny, Hagi and Danilo formed a formidable attacking four that constantly troubled and hassled the helpless Killie backline. Pace, tempo, and aggression were evident throughout with all outfield players routinely venturing forward in a complete performance - something fans have been crying out for. Killie looked woeful. They failed to register a shot on target with a pitiful 0. 08 x G (expected goals) and struggled to break out of their own half. Attacks were seldom seen for the visitors and any chance they did have to get up the pitch routinely resulted in a misplaced pass or possession being surrendered far too easily. After piling pressure on Clement with their October win over Rangers at Rugby Park, this performance was a complete reversal. There was little leadership on show with a disjointed side unable to impose themselves on the game in the way Mc Innes' side usually can. This video can not be played Rangers boss Clement 'not looking at table' Rangers manager Philippe Clement: "We could have scored already more goals in the first half, but there were good connections on the field because these players are training more and more together. "We want to give our fans good games, good show but the most important stays the three points. So we're going to work hard for that. " Kilmarnock manager Derek Mc Innes: "Disappointed we've lost the [first] goal because we allowed the cross to come in from the throw-in, it's something that's been quite a common theme for us. A lot of the goals we lose are in a similar area. "Their movement was spooking us a wee bit and we just tried to simplify it by going 4-4-2 against 4-4-2 but it became clear that we couldn't cope with that. " This video can not be played Mc Innes laments Kilmarnock's 'pitiful' second-half display Last Updated 4th December 2024 at 21: 56 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Philippe Clement Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Derek Mc Innes Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Philippe Clement Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Derek Mc Innes Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Rangers are unbeaten in 11 home games against Kilmarnock in all competitions (W9 D2) since a 0-1 reverse in March 2018 under Graeme Murty. Indeed, the Gers have won their last seven in a row at home to Killie. Kilmarnock could win back-to-back league meetings with Rangers for the first time since March 2018, after winning 1-0 in October. Rangers have lost just one of their last 22 home games in the Scottish Premiership (W19 D2), a 1-2 defeat to Motherwell in March last season. Kilmarnock have lost both of their last two away league games, last losing three in a row in November 2023. Kilmarnock’s Derek Mc Innes has lost 13 of his 16 top-flight away games against Rangers as a manager (W2 D1), including his last five in a row (one with Aberdeen, four with Killie). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.