Scottish Premiership: Celtic Go Level On Points With Hearts At Top Of Table

Daizen Maeda drove Celtic to a 3-1 triumph against Falkirk arsenic nan champions moved level connected points pinch Premiership leaders Hearts.

The Japan world scored doubly and group up different arsenic Martin O’Neill’s broadside overcame a reliable test. Maeda charged down a clearance from Keelan Adams earlier drilling nan shot past nan stranded Nicky Hogarth to springiness Celtic nan lead successful nan 30th minute. The Japan world past won nan shot backmost earlier mounting up Kieran Tierney to double nan lead a infinitesimal earlier half-time.

Celtic had travel nether a play of sustained unit anterior to nan opener and Falkirk sewage themselves backmost successful nan crippled successful nan erstwhile substitute Kyrell Wilson produced a superb decorativeness successful nan 70th minute. But Maeda restored nan two-goal cushion erstwhile he slotted location successful nan 83rd infinitesimal from Sebastian Tounekti’s debased cross.

Aberdeen led from nan first infinitesimal successful their captious lucifer against relegation rivals Kilmarnock, but had to clasp connected for a 1-0 triumph successful a crippled wherever their crossbar was struck 3 times.

Afeez Aremu netted nan early opener and while Aberdeen seldom looked for illustration adding a 2nd Killie’s Aaron Tshibola headed disconnected nan barroom twice, and Jack Milne came adjacent to an ain extremity erstwhile he headed connected to his ain woodwork.

The Dons had won their last crippled earlier nan split, against Hibs, to unfastened up a five-point spread connected Kilmarnock who capable nan relegation playoff spot and that went immoderate measurement to easing nan hostility astir nan Granite City.

Bottom broadside Livingston battled for a slim lifeline pinch a 2-0 triumph astatine St Mirren. The Buddies’ emergency keeper Ross Sinclair was making his first commencement of nan season, but it was Livi No 1, Jerome Prior, who made respective saves successful a first half dominated by Saints.

The visitors improved aft nan break and successful nan 67th infinitesimal they forced themselves up done an Alex Gogic ain goal. A onslaught from substitute Scott Pittman successful nan 80th infinitesimal sealed 3 points and only Livi’s 2nd convention triumph of nan play since beating Falkirk connected 9 August.

Rangers are astatine location to Motherwell connected Sunday, earlier nan leaders sojourn Hibernian. Dundee United big Dundee successful Sunday’s early game.