A half-double from substitute Hamza Igamane brought the score to 2-2 Rangers but Motherwell but the disjointed visitors fell further behind the Premiership leaders Celtic.
Philip Clement came under fresh fire next the 2-1 Boxing Day defeat at St Mirren A commotion among the supporters of the travelers Apostolos Stamatelopoulos put the group ahead in the 16th minute before Tawanda Maswanhise added the second in the 35th minute. After half-time Igamane was substituted for failure in the 50th minute before Well boss Stuart Kettlewell was shown a red card by referee Kevin Clancy, possibly for dissent.
Then after Motherwell had the ball twice Rangers net only for violations of the rules of goals, Igamane shot a penalty shot in the 68th minute it was 2-2. Despite the extra 10 minutes, the return could not be completed, which means the Blue Light are 14 points behind Celtic, with the title almost missed, and Clement’s future uncertain.
Kyogo Furuhashi netted twice in five-and-a-half minutes as Celtic extended their lead at the top with a one-sided 4-0 win. St. Johnstone. Nicolas Kühn opened the scoring and substitute Daizen Maeda rounded off Celtic’s second 4-0 victory in three days.
Win put Celtic further out of sight of Rangers before their visit to Ibrox on January 2. It also completed the most fruitful 2024 for Celtic, who end the year with just two defeats in all competitions, plus three major domestic trophies in their bag and a healthy lead in the table.
Ross county scored two goals deep into stoppage time to claim a valuable 2-2 draw against fellow competitors Hearts at Dingwall. Goals early in either half from 17-year-old James Wilson’s second-bottom Iambos appear to have put the Iambos on course for a comfortable victory, with VAR being involved on three separate occasions later in the loss for both sides. However, those delays meant eight minutes of stoppage time were added, and the Staggies took full advantage with goals from Josh Nisbet and Jordan White giving them something to show for their efforts.
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Simon Murray scored two goals Dundee It was a hard fought 2-1 victory Saint Mirren at SMiSA Stadium. And they will rise again Hibernian made it four in a row for the first time since October 2022 as Nektarios Triantis’ half header proved enough in a 1-0 victory over 10-man. Kilmarnock.