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Friday 23rd December 2011

Christmas Eve previews

All 12 SPL clubs are in action on Christmas Eve, with St Mirren at home to leaders Rangers, live on Sky Sports at 12.45pm

All 12 SPL clubs are in action on Christmas Eve, with St Mirren at home to leaders Rangers, live on Sky Sports at 12.45pm.

Celtic are looking to extend their winning streak at home to Kilmarnock while Motherwell's fine away run will be tested at Hearts and Dundee United have home advantage against Hibernian.

Bottom club Dunfermline welcome St Johnstone to East End Park and Inverness CT entertain an Aberdeen team immediately above them in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League table.

Inverness CT (10) v Aberdeen (9) – Saturday, 12.30pm
Referee: Alan Muir
TV: Highlights BBC & Sky Sports
William Hill odds: Home 6/4, Away 19/10, Draw 21/10
Last SPL meeting: Aberdeen 2-1 Inverness CT, 20/08/11
Overall SPL record: Aberdeen 11 wins, Inverness CT 3 wins, 6 draws
Last five SPL form: Inverness CT LLWLL Aberdeen DLDWW
Inverness played well despite losing 2-1 to Rangers at Ibrox last week but are five points behind their visitors, who head for the Highlands on the back of wins over St Johnstone and Hibs.

St Mirren (8) v Rangers (1) – Saturday, 12.45pm
Referee: Steven McLean
TV: Live on Sky Sports
William Hill odds: Home 6/1, Away 1/2, Draw 3/1
Last SPL meeting: Rangers 1-1 St Mirren, 15/10/11
Overall SPL record: Rangers 16 wins, St Mirren 1 win, 2 draws
Last five SPL form: St Mirren WLLDD Rangers DLWWW
Rangers have won eight of their nine away games and have conceded just two goals on their travels. St Mirren's only SPL success against the Light Blues was 1-0 in October 2008.

Hearts (5) v Motherwell (3) – Saturday, 1pm
Referee: Crawford Allan
TV: Highlights BBC & Sky Sports
William Hill odds: Home 5/4, Away 11/5, Draw 11/5
Last SPL meeting: Motherwell 1-0 Hearts, 07/08/11
Overall SPL record: Hearts 21 wins, Motherwell 16 wins, 9 draws
Last five SPL form: Hearts LWLLW Motherwell LWDWD
Stuart McCall's Motherwell have won seven of their nine away games, including the last five in a row, but face a Hearts side who thumped Dunfermline 4-0 at Tynecastle last weekend.

Celtic (2) v Kilmarnock (6) – Saturday, 1.30pm
Referee: George Salmond
TV: Highlights BBC & Sky Sports
William Hill odds: Home 2/7, Away 11/1, Draw 4/1
Last SPL meeting: Kilmarnock 3-3 Celtic, 15/10/11
Overall SPL record: Celtic 37 wins, Kilmarnock 3 wins, 7 draws
Last five SPL form: Celtic WWWWW Kilmarnock LDWWD
Celtic have won seven league games on the bounce and haven't lost at home to Kilmarnock for more than 50 years. Killie have recorded just one victory away from Rugby Park in 2011/12.

Dundee United (7) v Hibernian (11) – Saturday, 1.30pm
Referee: Stevie O’Reilly
TV: BBC ALBA delayed transmission
William Hill odds: Home 17/20, Away 10/3, Draw 12/5
Last SPL meeting: Hibernian 3-3 Dundee United, 24/09/11
Overall SPL record: Hibernian 18 wins, Dundee United 11 wins, 14 draws
Last five SPL form: Dundee United WDLWD Hibernian LDLLL
Dundee United are just a point outside the top six but have won only two of seven games at Tannadice. Hibs are joint bottom of the table and Pat Fenlon is looking for his first victory as boss.

Dunfermline (12) v St Johnstone (4) – Saturday, 1.30pm
Referee: Craig Thomson
TV: Highlights BBC & Sky Sports
William Hill odds: Home 11/5, Away 5/4, Draw 11/5
Last SPL meeting: St Johnstone 0-1 Dunfermline, 13/08/11
Overall SPL record: Dunfermline 6 wins, St Johnstone 0 wins ,6 draws
Last five SPL form: Dunfermline LLDLL St Johnstone WWLLL
Dunfermline are yet to win at home and are up against a St Johnstone team who have suffered just one away defeat, History favours the Pars, though, as they have never lost  to Saints in the SPL.

** William Hill odds subject to change - latest prices here

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