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  1. Narrow wins for Rangers & Celtic on night of Premiership dramapublished at 22:48 BST

    Rangers players celebrate with Bojan MiovskiImage source, SNS
    Celtic's Mika Baur celebratesImage source, SNS

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    Read our match reports from Rangers' late win over St Mirren and Celtic's narrow victory at St Johnstone.

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  2. 'Proud' McLeish praises St Mirren's braverypublished at 22:44 BST

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St Mirren

    St Mirren manager Craig McLeish tells BBC Scotland: "I'm so proud of the group. Proud of their performance and how brave we were.

    "We had to weather some storms in the first half and Chappie's [Jacob Chapman] had to make some great saves, but we have to defend like that if we want to achieve anything.

    "I was probably more disappointed after the cup game as we didn't show the best version of ourselves, but we were excellent in the second half.

    "The boys have set standards and keep raising the bar.

    "There's disappointment because you come so close to getting a point, but our season can't be defined by picking up a point at Ibrox.

    "We have to pick up points elsewhere. If we continue to play with that bravery, I am sure we will do that."

    St Mirren manager Craig McLeish looks shockedImage source, SNS
  3. 'Last-minute winners are great - but we'd rather not be in that position'published at 22:41 BST

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St Mirren

    We have more from Rangers manager Derek McInnes on what the win over St Mirren means for his team.

    "If you strip it back, six wins out of seven, four straight wins," he says. "We have not lost a goal apart from an own goal.

    "There are areas we are improving, but we have to keep improving if we are to achieve anything this season.

    "Last-minute winners are great for players, coaches and fans. We'd rather not be in that position, but credit to the players for keeping going."

  4. Mixed feelings for Valakari after narrow losspublished at 22:37 BST

    FT: St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic

    St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari tells BBC Scotland: "You play against the champions and big credit to them. That's why they are the champions - they find their way to win these matches, even when it's an even game.

    "We created enough chances to get something. That's the disappointment of the evening, that we could not score those.

    "When we keep performing, just taking care of our performances, the results will come.

    "It is a performance, not a result.

    "We were in the match for the whole match."

    St Johnstone manager Simo ValakariImage source, SNS
  5. Watch highlights on Sportscenepublished at 22:34 BST

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    Watch the best of tonight's action on BBC One Scotland in a few minutes.

    Steven Thompson will host Sportscene, starting at 22:40 BST, with Andy Halliday on analysis duties.

    If you're in your bed by then, you'll find it on the iPlayer soon enough.

  6. Postpublished at 22:31 BST

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St Mirren

    That late win at Ibrox means Rangers have now won 26 of their past 29 home games against St Mirren.

    And, bizarrely, Derek McInnes has still never lost as a manager at home to the Buddies in the top flight, winning 11 and drawing seven of 18 such games across spells with St Johnstone, Aberdeen, Kilmarnock, Hearts and Rangers.

  7. McInnes hails Miovski impactpublished at 22:28 BST

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St Mirren

    More from Rangers bossDerek McInnes, talking about match-winner Bojan Miovski.

    "It is just typical of football that a few weeks ago Bojan would have seemed so far out of it," he says.

    "He's seen [Ryan] Naderi and [Youssef] Chermiti be big-money signings for the club and he knows, when you come to a club like Rangers, there's going to be competition.

    "But, when you actually strip it back, his goals per minutes in the Premiership is up there with Lawrence Shankland.

    "So I was delighted when I inherited someone like Bojan who knows his way about the Scottish Premiership and is a goalscorer and, played in the right manner and with the right partner, is capable of scoring goals."

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St MirrenImage source, SNS
  8. 'It can't always be about pretty play' - McInnespublished at 22:25 BST

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St Mirren

    Rangers manager Derek McInnes tells BBC Scotland: "I thought we got what we deserved, granted St Mirren had a 20-minute period in the second half when they were better than us.

    "They played with a bit more belief and came after us and we were guilty of so many poor decisions.

    "But I thought the performance for the first hour was really strong, particularly the first half, where we absolutely battered St Mirren.

    "I was really pleased with the performance, but at 0-0, as an opposition manager, when you've been put through the ringer and you know you haven't been punished for it, it does give you power and belief that you can get something from it.

    "But I think that the team that had the better chances and played the better football ultimately won the game.

    "There are obviously loads we have to improve on, but we have to keep winning while we are looking for those. We were guilty of not passing forward and it can't always be about pretty patterns of play."

    Rangers manager Derek McInnesImage source, SNS
  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 22:22 BST

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St Mirren

    Have Rangers just won the league? Or the 'we beat St Mirren in the last minute to keep the gap to five points' cup? What has happened to them?!

    Paul C

    Why are the Rangers team and fans celebrating a 1-0 win in September?

    Alison

  10. Watch wild Ibrox celebrations after late Rangers winpublished at 22:20 BST

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    The full-time scenes at Ibrox after Rangers grab late win

  11. 'One of the great fixtures' - O'Neill on derbypublished at 22:17 BST

    FT: St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic

    More from Celtic manager Martin O'Neill, talking about Sunday's Premier Sports Cup trip to face Rangers: "We can play much better and let's see what Sunday brings.

    "One of the great fixtures in the game. It's a cup competition we lost last season in the final. Naturally, we'd like to try and win it again. It'll not be easy up there.

    "I've got a lot of time for [Rangers manager Derek McInnes]. I thought he did splendidly last season with Hearts. It was very, very close. I think he's been a really fine manager throughout his career."

  12. Celtic 'made it look impossible' to score - O'Neillpublished at 22:14 BST

    FT: St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic

    Celtic manager Martin O'Neill tells BBC Scotland: "A win is a win. I'm not sure what to make of it, really. We could've scored a number of goals, particularly after we scored.

    "It's difficult to score goals, there's no question about it. We made it look impossible. Delighted to have won the game. Lots to still improve on.

    "We've got to get players into the penalty box to score goals. If you're sitting outside, you'll not get it.

    "Once we got the goal, which obviously gave us momentum, I felt we were kind of strong there for a good period of the game but never able to put the game beyond St Johnstone.

    "We really had to up the tempo [in the second half]. Sometimes, our play was a wee bit laborious. St Johnstone had a major chance in the game [with Joel Cotterill], Sam Johnstone makes a fantastic save. Otherwise, we're a goal behind."

    Celtic manager Martin O'NeillImage source, SNS
  13. Postpublished at 22:11 BST

    FT: St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic

    Celtic are now unbeaten in 38 league games against Premiership newcomers (D6 L31) since Hibernian beat them in April 2018.

    The Parkhead side have won 24 of their past 27 meetings with St Johnstone in all competitions.

  14. What the stats say in Perthpublished at 22:07 BST

    FT: St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic

    The stats show Celtic's superiority in Perth but this match was not overly one-sided.

    Promoted St Johnstone had a good few chances and gave debutant Celtic goalkeeper Sam Johnstone cause for concern on more than one occasion.

    Celtic might have added to their lead with a number of late efforts but Saints keeper Toby Steward showed his prowess with some fine stops.

    Well worth a watch on Sportscene on BBC One Scotland and iPlayer from 22:40 BST.

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  15. From fifth choice to first choice?published at 22:03 BST

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St Mirren

    With everyone fit, Bojan Miovski is probably Rangers' fifth-choice striker.

    But what does that goal do to his standing within the squad?

    Derek McInnes embraced the forward on the sideline amid wild celebrations after his winning moment, a deft finish that was severely lacking from Miovski's team-mates throughout.

    Does the North Macedonia international deserve to start against Celtic on Sunday?

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St MirrenImage source, SNS
  16. Postpublished at 22:00 BST

    FT: St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic

    This was the moment Mika Baur opened his Celtic account and secured three points for his side.

    Haissem Hassan did the set-up work and the German midfielder was in the right place at the right time to finish.

    Mika Baur scores for Celtic against St JohnstoneImage source, SNS
  17. As they standpublished at 21:56 BST

    Celtic maintain their winning start, while Rangers' victory moves them up into second.

    The Old Firm pair go head-to-head on Sunday in the last eight of the League Cup.

    St Mirren, meanwhile, drop to fourth as St Johnstone stay seventh.

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  18. What the stats say at Ibroxpublished at 21:53 BST

    FT: Rangers 1-0 St Mirren

    Over the course of the game, it is difficult to say Rangers didn't deserve the win.

    The game should have been out of sight by the interval given the amount of chances Derek McInnes' side had.

    However, St Mirren were the better team in the second half and gave the Ibrox club a right few frights.

    Hugely encouraging again from Craig McLeish's men despite a second straight loss.

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  19. FULL-TIME St Johnstone 0-1 Celticpublished at 21:50 BST

    Six wins out of six for defending Scottish Premiership champions Celtic.

    Mika Baur netted the only goal early in the second half to ultimately settled a thoroughly entertaining game.

    St Johnstone contributed a lot to the match and can take plenty positives.

    Mika Baur celebrates after scoring for Celtic against St JohnstoneImage source, SNS
  20. Postpublished at 21:50 BST

    St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic

    Celtic substitute James Forrest races clear on the left and plays the ball right across the face of goal. No takers.

    Colby Donovan delivers from the other side. Again, no-one there.

    Then Shim Mheuka gets the ball in a tiny bit of space and tests Toby Steward. Terrific block.

    So many near things in this game.