Scottish Premiership: Rangers beat St Johnstone 4–0 to close on Celtic
Guardian Sport reports that Kevin Kelsy scored twice as Rangers cut Celtic’s lead to one point.
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Guardian Sport reports that Kevin Kelsy scored twice as Rangers cut Celtic’s lead to one point.
Rangers beat St Johnstone 4–0 on Saturday, 24 October, to move within one point of Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic, Guardian Sport reported. Their victory was one of four completed matches in the competition’s Saturday results.
Kevin Kelsy opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Ryan Naderi doubled Rangers’ lead in the 61st, before Kelsy tapped in at the back post five minutes later to make it 3–0, according to Guardian Sport.
St Johnstone were already three goals behind when Kai Fotheringham was sent off in the 74th minute, leaving them with 10 players. Tochi Chukwuani completed the scoring in the 87th minute with a finish at the near post.
Guardian Sport listed the following four full-time results.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee United | 3–2 | Aberdeen |
| Falkirk | 3–0 | Kilmarnock |
| Rangers |
Sunday’s victories restore Celtic’s four-point lead over Rangers and leave Hearts eight points behind the leaders.
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| St Johnstone |
| St Mirren | 2–1 | Dundee |
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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Callum Osmand scores twice on his first start and Benjamin Nygren adds two as Celtic widen their lead over Rangers.
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