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Rangers travel to Livingston, Celtic host Aberdeen in 2022-23 SPFL opening fixtures

Rangers travel to Livingston, Celtic host Aberdeen in 2022-23 SPFL opening fixtures
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Rangers begin the 2022-23 Scottish Premiership season away at Livingston on July 30, while reigning champions Celtic will start at home to Aberdeen the following day.

Rangers will kick off the 2022-23 Scottish Premiership season with a trip to Livingston on July 30, while reigning champions Celtic will start by welcoming Aberdeen to Parkhead the following day.

The first Old Firm derby between the two Glaswegian giants, who are both set to be tussling for the title once again, will take place on September 3 in the sixth gameweek of the season on Celtic's turf.

Both sides will renew acquaintances at Ibrox on January 2, before facing each other again at Parkhead on April 8 in what will be Celtic's penultimate home game of the season before the league splits in two.

Elsewhere in the Scottish Premiership, newly-promoted Kilmarnock will begin their season with a home encounter against Dundee United, who are currently managerless following the departure of Tam Courts to Budapest Honved, while St Mirren and Motherwell will face each other in Paisley.

Lee Johnson will start his Premiership reign as Hibernian head coach with as trip to St Johnstone, while Hearts play host to Ross County at Tynecastle Park.

Hibs and Hearts will then lock horns in just the second gameweek of the season for the first Edinburgh derby on August 6, with the next two showdowns between the two clubs taking place on January 2 and April 15.

The 2022-23 Scottish Premiership opening weekend fixtures:

July 30
Livingston vs. Rangers – 12pm
Hearts vs. Ross County – 3pm
Kilmarnock vs. Dundee United – 3pm
St Johnstone vs. Hibernian – 3pm
St Mirren vs. Motherwell – 3pm

July 31
Celtic vs. Aberdeen – 4.30pm

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1110103132831
2Aberdeen11101024101431
3RangersRangers11713168822
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd125431813519
5Motherwell116141514119
6St Mirren134361722-515
7Dundee123361824-612
8Kilmarnock123361525-1012
9Ross County132651021-1112
10St Johnstone133191627-1110
11Hearts132381420-69
12Hibernian121561118-78


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