MX23RW : Friday, January 10 17:38:01| >> :600:263138:263138:

Scottish Premiership roundup: Aberdeen top after Celtic win

Sports Mole rounds up all of Saturday's action from the Scottish Premiership, as Aberdeen beat Celtic to go top of the table.

Aberdeen are top of the Scottish Premiership following a 2-1 win against Celtic in Saturday's early kickoff.

Leigh Griffiths put Celtic in front with a penalty ahead of half time before Adam Rooney equalised from the spot shortly before the 60th minute.

Jonny Hayes saw red for Aberdeen with 20 minutes to go, but it was defender Paul Quinn who popped up four minutes from time to score and send the Dons top.

St Johnstone cruised to a 4-1 home win against Hamilton for their second victory of the season, with the hosts going ahead in the 22nd minute thanks to a Liam Craig finish.

Steven MacLean slotted away a penalty three minutes later, secured his second of the game shortly before the break, and completed his hat-trick 10 minutes into the second half to complete a comfortable win for the Saints. Lucas Tagliapietra pulled a goal back for Hamilton, but it was little more than a consolation.

Elsewhere, Kilmarnock left it late to beat Dundee United 2-1 away at Tannadice Park. Kallum Higginbotham put the visitors ahead one minute before the break with a penalty before Billy McKay equalised from the spot in the 66th minute, but a Kevin McHattie finish two minutes from the whistle sealed victory for the visitors.

Ross County picked up an away win at Motherwell thanks to a first-half strike from Michael Gardyne, sending the Staggies up to fourth in the table.

Dundee FC picked up their third win of the season away to Partick Thistle, who remain without a win this season and are second bottom after Greg Stewart's finish for the visitors 13 minutes from time.

Results in full: Dundee United 1-2 Kilmarnock (0-1), Motherwell 0-1 Ross County (0-1), Partick Thistle 0-1 Dundee FC (0-0), St Johnstone 4-1 Hamilton (3-0)

ID:245652: cacheID:245652:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4292:
Written by
Miles Jolliffe
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Leigh Griffiths of Celtic celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Qualifying Round Play off First Leg match between Celtic and Malmo FF at Celtic Park on AUGUST 19, 2015
Read Next:
Scottish Premiership roundup: Celtic go top
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic2118215775056
2RangersRangers21125438172141
3Dundee UnitedDundee Utd229763024634
4Aberdeen2110473230234
5Motherwell229492734-731
6St Mirren2283112737-1027
7Dundee2275103438-426
8Hibernian226883135-426
9Kilmarnock2367102537-1225
10Ross County226792238-1625
11Hearts2265112531-623
12St Johnstone2243152444-2015


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!