Ryan Naderi’s brace gave Rangers a 3‑1 victory over Kilmarnock, propelling the club to the top of the Scottish Premiership table. The German striker’s two headed goals in the first half pushed his season tally to six, while Kevin Kelsy also found the net before the break. Rangers’ win marked a sixth straight league victory, but a late strike from Kilmarnock substitute Nicky Clescenco ended a streak of five consecutive clean sheets. With the result, Rangers leapfrogged Celtic, who will regain the summit if they win their match against Motherwell on Sunday.
Hearts delivered a dominant performance at Tynecastle, beating St Mirren 5‑0 in their biggest home win in over three years. Jambos, who finished third in the league, opened the scoring in the 20th minute, and Laurent Mendy added a second. Calvin Miller converted two penalties, one before and one after the break, while Claudio Braga and Josh McPake added further goals to secure a comfortable win. The result keeps Hearts close to the top of the table and makes them the league’s leading scorers. They will face Nordsjaelland in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday.
In other league action, Dundee edged Falkirk 2‑1 thanks to a stoppage‑time winner from Ashley Hay. The striker, who has been sidelined since early August with a ligament sprain, capitalised on a free‑kick from Ethan Hamilton to score the decisive goal. The win completed a turnaround after Owen Bevan’s second goal for the Dark Blues had earlier cancelled out Jacob Murrell’s first‑half penalty.
Hibernian’s new manager, Marink Reedijk, had a disappointing debut as his side lost 1‑0 to Dundee United at Tannadice. Daniel Bennie, on loan from QPR, gave the hosts an early lead, and the visitors finished the match with ten men after Jacob Devaney was sent off. The defeat leaves Hibernian to regroup ahead of their upcoming fixtures.