Falkirk ended Hearts' unbeaten home league run dating to April 2025. Celtic beat Kilmarnock 1–0 to restore their 4-point lead over Rangers. Hibernian won 4–0 at Aberdeen and Rangers beat St Mirren 2–0 away. Dundee United drew 1–1 with Motherwell, while St Johnstone beat Dundee 2–1.
Falkirk beat Hearts 5–2 away to end their unbeaten home league run, dating back to April 2025.
Liam Scales hooked Camilo Durán’s cross into the top corner in the 26th minute as Celtic beat Kilmarnock at home on 8 November. Benjamin Nygren missed a second-half penalty for Celtic.
Rangers had narrowed Celtic’s lead to one point with a 2–0 win at St Mirren on 7 November, before Celtic restored their four-point advantage. The victory extended Rangers' unbeaten run in all competitions to 12 games, after draws at Dundee and Hearts in their previous two away league matches.
Falkirk won 5–2 at Hearts on 8 November, ending the hosts' unbeaten home league run and handing them their first league defeat at Tynecastle since April 2025. Falkirk moved into third place, one point above Hearts, having played a game more.
Finley Barbrook, Owen Eames, Liam Henderson and Jacob Murrell, who scored twice, put Falkirk five goals ahead early in the second half. Sabri Guendouz and a Cláudio Braga penalty gave Hearts their replies. It was Falkirk’s 5th consecutive top-flight win, the first time the club had achieved that run since 1995.
Hibernian won 4–0 at Aberdeen to climb off the bottom and overtake their hosts into 10th place on goal difference. Hibernian had started the match three points behind Aberdeen.
The defeat was Aberdeen’s fourth in five league matches and left them above only Kilmarnock in the relegation play-off position. Manager Stephen Robinson said he did not know what the result’s implications would be, remained Aberdeen manager until told otherwise and would keep fighting until told otherwise.
Sunday’s victories restore Celtic’s four-point lead over Rangers and leave Hearts eight points behind the leaders.
Aberdeen now enter the international break in the play-off position.
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Guardian Sport reports that Kevin Kelsy scored twice as Rangers cut Celtic’s lead to one point.
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BBC Sport reports that Celtic moved four points clear of Rangers after beating last season’s runners-up, with a Europa League home match against Celta Vigo next.
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Celtic's win restores its 4-point lead over Rangers after the gap had narrowed to 1 point.
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Rangers' win extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 12 games.
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Hibernian's win moves the club off the bottom and leaves Aberdeen in the relegation play-off position; Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson says he will keep fighting.
