Scott Tiffoney clinched a 3-2 victory for Partick Thistle over Queen of the South at Firhill in an entertaining first match of the season.Willie Gibson gave the visitors the lead after 10 minutes with a shot from the edge of the box, but Brian Graham’s swift double turned the cinch Championship match on its head.His first came after he met a Zak Rudden cross with a powerful header before h...Full Story »

Lee Ashcroft returned to Rugby Park to haunt Kilmarnock as his crucial strike sank their 28-year top-flight run and restored Dundee to the Scottish Premiership.The former Killie defender found himself cut loose by ex-boss Lee Clark despite helping the Ayrshire side beat the drop back in 2016.But it was his goal which sealed the fate of Tommy Wright’s team as the Ayrshiremen found themselve...Full Story »

Second-half goals from veteran midfielders Iain Vigurs and Michael Gardyne secured Ross County’s Scottish Premiership status as they came from behind to beat Motherwell 2-1.Sam Foley’s early goal, coupled with a strike by Kilmarnock at Hamilton moments later, put County into second-bottom spot and they were heading for the play-offs at half-time.But Vigurs curled in a brilliant equal...Full Story »

Fulham manager Scott Parker hailed teenage goalscorer Fabio Carvalho as the one “shining bright light” after his side’s 3-1 defeat to Southampton at St Mary’s.Carvalho scored Fulham’s consolation, his maiden goal for the Cottagers on his first start.Southampton took the lead in the first half when Che Adams struck from a James Ward-Prowse free-kick before Nathan Tel...Full Story »

Skipper Scott Brown bowed out at Celtic in a low-key goalless draw against former club Hibernian at Easter Road.The 35-year-old midfielder, who will join Aberdeen as player/assistant next season, turned in a steady but unspectacular performance in an encounter the Parkhead club dominated without getting a goal for their efforts.As Brown bid farewell to the Hoops after 14 years at Parkhead, a dis...Full Story »

Scott Brown produced an impressive assist as Celtic beat a Covid-hit St Johnstone 4-0 in his final home match.Brown’s long diagonal ball set up Odsonne Edouard to double Celtic’s lead in the 24th minute.David Turnbull had netted the opener 60 seconds earlier after loan goalkeeper Zdenek Zlamal had been controversially penalised for picking up a passback.Zlamal had been pitched in for...Full Story »

Edinburgh City and Dumbarton secured their place in the Scottish League One play-off final.Josh Campbell struck a late goal for the Citizens to draw 2-2 against Elgin at Ainslie Park, which was enough to secure a 3-2 aggregate win.Following a goalless first leg, the Sons made sure of progress on their return to the C&G Systems Stadium after a goal from Jamie Wilson proved enough for a 1-0 vi...Full Story »

Scott Bain is out of Celtic’s Scottish Premiership clash with St Johnstone at Parkhead on Wednesday night due to a finger injury.Interim boss John Kennedy will not take a risk with the goalkeeper or one or two others although there is nothing major about the concerns.Defender Christopher Jullien is out long term with a knee injury.St Johnstone have no fresh injuries after their Scottish Cu...Full Story »

Scott Parker admitted he and his Fulham players were “hurt and gutted” after being relegated from the Premier League following a 2-0 home defeat to Burnley.The Cottagers went into the game needing a win to avoid the drop, but yet again struggled in the final third and were unable to find a breakthrough.Ashley Westwood slid the ball home to give Burnley a first-half lead, with Chris W...Full Story »

Callum Davidson has vowed to beef up St Johnstone’s coronavirus safeguards to ensure their Scottish Cup final hopes are not threated by another quarantine drama.The Perth outfit are on course for a cup double after substitute Glenn Middleton helped steer the Betfred Cup winners past St Mirren at Hampden.But they had to do without a key quartet as they booked a May 22 showpiece showdown wit...Full Story »

Glenn Middleton’s second-half star cameo ensured St Johnstone remain on course for a trophy double as they beat St Mirren 2-1 to claim a place in the Scottish Cup final.The on-loan Rangers winger had only been on the park seven minutes when he set-up Chris Kane’s opener.And he struck again two minutes later, sweeping home a free-kick to ensure Callum Davidson’s men will be back...Full Story »

Edinburgh City’s Josh Campbell scored the only goal in the first two games of the Scottish League One play-offs.Campbell slotted home in first-half stoppage-time to earn City a 1-0 away victory over Elgin.The hosts came close to snatching a last-gasp equaliser but Callum Antell produced an excellent stop from Kane Hester.Stranraer and Dumbarton played out a stalemate at Stair Park in the o...Full Story »

Rangers ensured the curtain crashed down on Scott Brown’s Old Firm career as Steven Gerrard’s champions handed a 4-1 Ibrox mauling to the 10-man Hoops.The Parkhead captain – who will join Aberdeen this summer – has lorded it over the Light Blues for much of his 14 years in Glasgow.But there was no last hurrah in his final derby before his Pittodrie move as Kemar Roofe&rsq...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson admits his players have given him a Scottish Cup selection headache after Glenn Middleton scored the only goal in the victory over Hibernian.Despite making seven changes to his line-up, Davidson’s team still managed to claim the spoils at Easter Road.Middleton, one of the players recalled to the starting line-up, found the net after 22 minutes with a ca...Full Story »

Striker Scott Hogan is out of Birmingham’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Cardiff and will not play again this season.The 29-year-old Republic of Ireland international missed last weekend’s 2-1 win at Derby, which ended the club’s relegation fears, with a hip injury he picked up in the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on April 21 and will sit out the final two games of the camp...Full Story »

Torquay scored a stoppage-time winner as they held on to top spot in the Vanarama National League with a last-gasp 2-1 victory against Aldershot at Plainmoor.Ben Wynter’s goal in the eighth minute of time added on rescued the Gulls a point against Notts County on Saturday, and it was Scott Boden who snatched a winner in the seventh minute of stoppage time here.Torquay started on the front ...Full Story »

Boss Tommy Wright claimed referee Don Robertson cost Kilmarnock the chance of Scottish Cup glory in their penalty shootout defeat by St Mirren at Rugby Park.In the 119th minute, with the home side leading 3-2, Robertson judged Killie keeper Colin Doyle to have fouled Jake Doyle-Hayes inside the box and Jamie McGrath levelled to take it into penalties, with the Buddies emerging 5-4 victors after ...Full Story »

Kyle McAllister scored the deciding spot-kick as St Mirren beat Kilmarnock 5-4 in a penalty shootout to book a place in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup, after the match had ended 3-3 after 120 minutes.On a dramatic night, a mistake by Killie keeper Colin Doyle in the 25th minute at Rugby Park allowed a harmless cross from Ilkay Durmus to go through his hands.However, the visitors failed to c...Full Story »

Zander Clark was a hero in both boxes for St Johnstone as Callum Davidson’s team wrecked Rangers’ double dream with a thrilling penalty shoot-out victory in the Scottish Cup.The Saints keeper pulled off two crucial saves during a tense 90 minutes to keep Steven Gerrard’s Scottish Premiership champions at bay.James Tavernier finally found a way past him with four minutes left of...Full Story »

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross hailed his players’ character after they overcame a late Motherwell comeback to reach the Scottish Cup semi-finals.Jackson Irvine put Hibs two up after 80 minutes following Christian Doidge’s opener early in the second half but goals from Ricki Lamie and substitute Tony Watt sent the game into extra-time.There were scares for both teams before the tie w...Full Story »