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The 10 festive fixtures that you won't want to miss in the Premier League, Championship and SPL

Football

Andrew Considine celebrates after scoring Aberdeen's fifth in their 5-1 win over Dundee.

Derke McInnes: Let’s make it four wins on trot against Hearts

Premiership

Sam Cosgrove fires home Aberdeen's second in their 5-1 win over Dundee.

Aberdeen 5-1 Dundee: Dons’ five-goal blitz sinks Dundee

Premiership

James Forrest is targeting a win against Motherwell tonight. Pic: Craig Williamson/SNS

James Forrest desperate to embark on run before winter break

Celtic

Craig Levein: I’ve failed to find system to end goal drought

Hearts

Neil Lennon: As a player Steven Gerrard was one of my heroes

Hibernian

Steven Gerrard: ‘Neil loves winning... he wants his team to be aggressive and that is how he was as a player’

Rangers

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard: We know this is Neil Lennon’s big fixture

Premiership

Matthew Polster (left) and Andrew Gutman (centre) train with Rangers at the Hummel Training Centre. Picture: SNS

Rangers latest: American pair taken on trial | injury update on star duo | Twitter scam targetting fans

Rangers

Matthew Polster trains with Rangers at the Hummel Training Centre. Picture: SNS

Scottish Football Live: Rangers take US duo on trial | Liverpool to loan defender to Scottish side| Steven Gerrard target wanted by PL side

Premiership

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Andrew Considine celebrates after scoring Aberdeen's fifth in their 5-1 win over Dundee.

Derke McInnes: Let’s make it four wins on trot against Hearts

Premiership

Sam Cosgrove fires home Aberdeen's second in their 5-1 win over Dundee.

Aberdeen 5-1 Dundee: Dons’ five-goal blitz sinks Dundee

Premiership

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard. Picture: PA

Rangers boss Steven Gerrard: We know this is Neil Lennon’s big fixture

Premiership

Matthew Polster trains with Rangers at the Hummel Training Centre. Picture: SNS

Scottish Football Live: Rangers take US duo on trial | Liverpool to loan defender to Scottish side| Steven Gerrard target wanted by PL side

Premiership

Celtic injury latest: Brendan Rodgers hopes to to have five back for Dundee clash

Celtic

Rumour Mill: Double boost for Celtic | Ex-Rangers star issues ‘come get me’ plea | Gers ‘need four new signings’

Celtic

Revealed: The Celtic star Hibs boss Neil Lennon tells his players to target

Premiership

Aberdeen’s Scott McKenna on the day Kenny Miller destroyed him

Aberdeen

Championship More Championship >>

Ross County's Stelios Demetriou competes with Andy Geggan. Pic: SNS/Rob Casey

Ayr 3 - 3 Ross County: County peg back leaders in thriller

Championship

Falkirk's Ray McKinnon. Pic: Michael Gillen

Falkirk 0 - 0 Greenock Morton: Ray McKinnon’s side go five unbeaten

Falkirk

Tom Walsh celebrates his goal for Inverness. Pic: SNS/Roddy Scott

Inverness CT 1 - 1 Dundee United: Walsh and King trade goals in draw

Championship

Lee Robinson. Pic: Michael Gillen

Queen of the South 0 - 0 Dunfermline: Fans made to endure goalless draw

Championship

Partick Thistle's Kris Doolan celebrates. Pic: SNS/Sammy Turner

Partick Thistle 2 - 2 Alloa: Points shared in Christmas cracker

Championship

Steven Naismith helps the Loaves & Fishes charity, 'serving lunch to Glasgow's homeless at Renfield St Stephen's Church Cafe. Picture: Ross Brownlee/SNS

Steven Naismith: There’s a ‘good chance’ I could end up staying at Hearts

Hearts

Robbie Neilson was sent to the stands. Pic: SNS/Sammy Turner

Greenock Morton 1 - 1 Dundee United: Robbie Neilson sent to stands in draw

Dundee United

Ross County 1 - 1 Queen of the South: Stirling strike denies County

Ross County

Partick Thistle 2 - 0 Dunfermline: Gary Caldwell breaks his duck

Partick Thistle

Falkirk 2 - 2 Alloa: Hosts pegged back by Trouten

Falkirk

Morton midfielder Kyle Thomson leaves club to be with ill Supertramp dad

Morton

League One More League One >>

League One round-up: Arbroath make hard work of Airdrie

League One

Stirling's game at Forthbank has been called off. Pic: Michael Gillen

Cold snap leads to Scottish lower league call-offs

League Two

Bobby Linn

League One round-up: Bobby Linn hat-trick sees Arbroath go 13 clear

League One

Bobby Linn celebrates. Pic: SNS/Kenny Smith

League One round-up: Arbroath hit five to stay ten clear

League One

League Two More League Two >>

Cold snap leads to Scottish lower league call-offs

League Two

Rory McAllister scored in Peterhead's 5-0 win. Pic: SNS

League Two round-up: Peterhead hit five as City hold on

League Two

SFA Chief Executive Ian Maxwell. Pic: SNS/SFA

SFA ready to back proposals for new League Three

League Two

Edinburgh City's Blair Henderson scored. Pic: SNS

League Two round-up: Two goals in two minutes keep Edinburgh top

League Two

Duncan Ferguson, nicknamed Duncan Disorderly, with his shirt ripped during an Everton-Spurs match in 1997. Picture: Gary M Prior/Allsport/Getty Images

Scottish football’s 10 greatest rebels

Scotland

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Ryan McGowan celebrates as Hearts defeat Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi final in 2012.

Revealed: Paulo Sergio’s Hearts game plan to beat Celtic in Scottish Cup semi-final

Hearts

Ayr's Stephen Moffat celebrates his goal. Pic: SNS/Bruce White

Scottish Cup round-up: Ayr avoid shock as Stenny dump out Falkirk

Airdrieonians

Ayr and Beith walk out in front of the Scottish Cup. Pic: SNS

Hearts and Hibs drawn at home in Scottish Cup fourth round

Scottish Cup

Stirling University eyeing Scottish Cup history with Elgin City test

Scottish Cup

Aidan Smith: Scottish Cup television deal no match for Netflix

Scottish Cup

Edinburgh City 2 - 2 Alloa Athletic (Edinburgh win 4-3 on pens)

Edinburgh City

Scottish Football Live: Aberdeen ace open to stay | Liverpool striker to Rangers? | Celtic missed out on Everton star

Premiership

Scottish Football Live: Rangers hope to escape Uefa charge | Carlos Pena confirms Rangers return | Scottish Cup deal worth £20m

Premiership

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Celtic's Mikael Lustig exchanges words with Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes after the Betfred Cup final. Picture: Alan Harvey/SNS

Mikael Lustig says ‘banter’ was aimed at Derek McInnes not Lewis Ferugson

Celtic

Scott Brown lifts the trophy after Celtic win the 2018 Betfred Cup. Picture: Getty Images

Scott Brown overtakes Neil Lennon in list of Celtic’s most trophy-laden players

Celtic

Ryan Christie scores the only goal of the Betfred Cup final. Picture: John Devlin

How Celtic were able to exploit Aberdeen’s near-perfect defensive gameplan

League Cup

Gary Mackay-Steven clashes heads with Celtic's Dedryck Boyata, with both players suffering injuries. Picture: SNS

Why are defenders allowed to ‘foul’ attackers in the act of shooting?

League Cup

Celtic's Scott Brown, right, exchanges words with Aberdeen's Graeme Shinnie. Picture: SNS

Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie blasts Celtic for having ‘no class’

League Cup

Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie holds the Betfred Cup trophy aloft. Picture: John Devlin

Cup final winner caps incredible turnaround in career of Ryan Christie

League Cup

Celtic celebrate after winning the 2018 Betfred Cup. Picture: John Devlin

Best Twitter reactions as Celtic defeat Aberdeen in Betfred Cup final

League Cup

Celtic match-winner Ryan Christie should’ve been sent off - McInnes

League Cup

Brendan Rodgers hails ‘incredible mentality’ of Celtic stars

League Cup

Derek McInnes unhappy with Mikael Lustig ‘goading’ Aberdeen youngster

League Cup

Celtic 1 - 0 Aberdeen: How the players rated in Betfred Cup final

League Cup

Scotland More Scotland >>

Steven Gerrard is already making changes to his squad ahead of the January transfer window. Picture: SNS Group

Rumour Mill: Rangers man’s exit confirmed | Celtic and Leigh Griffiths latest | More injury woes for Hibs

Rangers

Professional help: Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths. Picture: SNS Group

Celtic’s Leigh Griffiths to take time out from football with ‘ongoing issues’

Celtic

Liverpool's Andrew Robertson in action against Napoli in the Champions League. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Liverpool and Scotland defender Andy Robertson ‘worth £72 million’ say analysts

Scotland

Scotlands head coach Shelley Kerr arrives at the draw for the 2019 Women's World Cup in Boulogne Billancourt. Picture: AFP/Getty Images

Scotland a ‘different prospect’ after drawing England in Women’s World Cup

Scotland

Scotland drawn against England in Women’s World Cup

Scotland

Shelley Kerr aims to make world take notice of her new-look Scotland

Scotland

The startling similarities between the rise of Ryan Christie and Stuart Armstrong at Celtic

Celtic

James Forrest believes Scotland can ‘nick’ points from Belgium

Scotland

English More English >>

Jose Mourinho has left Manchester United. File picture: Getty Images

Jose Mourinho leaves Manchester United after club’s worst-ever start to EPL season

Football

Pedro Caixinha has his eye on a rumoured Rangers target. Picture: Getty Images

Rangers latest: Pedro Caixinha keen on Gers target, Gerrard on Ejaria and Liverpool

Rangers

Clyde's David Goodwillie. Pic: Michael Gillen

League Two round-up: Edinburgh City move five clear and Clyde win

English

Ovie Ejaria didn't travel with the Rangers squad to Vienna. Picture: SNS Group

Ovie Ejaria: Gerrard to hold talks with midfielder over Rangers future

Rangers

Defender hunt: Rangers boss Steven Gerrard. Picture: SNS Group

Rangers latest: Centre-back on Gers radar | EPL sides move in on reported Rangers target

Rangers

Celtic were forced to deny claims Brendan Rodgers was losing a key member of his backroom staff. Picture: SNS Group

Rumour Mill: Celtic key man set for exit? | Rangers man to leave in January? | Scott Brown transfer latest

Celtic

Alex Iwobi in action for Arsenal during an English Premier League match. Picture: Getty Images

Arsenal winger reveals he was close to joining Celtic

Celtic

Rumour Mill: Rangers get huge boost ahead of January | Celtic take defender on trial | Striker opens up on Rangers interest

Rangers

Chelsea ban four fans following racist abuse aimed at Raheem Sterling

English

Celtic latest: America Under-20 talent on trial | Decision on defender’s future?

Celtic

Rumour Mill: Bournemouth target Celtic ace | Rangers boss blasts SPFL man | Celtic midfielder rejects new deal

Celtic

International More International >>

Harry Kane, Eric Dier and Kieran Trippier take a break during a training session in St Petersburg. Picture: Getty Images

Andrew Smith: Tottenham’s famous five earning their Spurs at World Cup

Football

Lionel Messi, second from right, Sergio Aguero, left, and Javier Mascherano arrive for a training session in Bronnitsy. Picture: AP Photo

Andrew Smith: Things are all looking a bit Messi

Football

Toni Kroos of Germany puts Germany 2-1 up against Sweden in the fifth minute of injury time in Sochi. Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Germany 2-1 Sweden: Last-gasp Toni Kroos to the rescue

Football

European More European >>

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers led his side to the knockout stages of the 2018/19 Europa League. Picture: SNS Group

Brendan Rodgers welcomes ‘great Europa League tie’ against Valencia

Celtic

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers celebrates qualification with his players at full time. Picture: Craig Williamson/SNS

‘We deserve to go through’ says Celtic’s Brendan Rodgers

Celtic

Andre Ramalho lies on the turf cluching his head after being struck by a missile thrown from the crowd. Picture: SNS

Celtic face Uefa wrath after Salzburg player struck by missile

Celtic

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard. Picture: Ronald Zak/AP

Steven Gerrard: More quality players needed to help Rangers

Rangers