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Thursday 30th July 2020

cinch Premiership

Premiership preview

The 2020/21 Premiership season kicks off this weekend...

Aberdeen
Manager: Derek McInnes
Last season: 4th in the Premiership
First three games: Rangers (H), St Johnstone (A), Hamilton Accies (H)
Summer signings: Jonny Hayes (Celtic)

Celtic
Manager: Neil Lennon
Last season: Premiership champions
First three games: Hamilton Accies (H), Kilmarnock (A), St Mirren (A)
Summer signings: Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton, loan), Vasilis Barkas (AEK Athens)

Dundee United
Manager: Micky Mellon    
Last season: Championship winners
First three games: St Johnstone (H), Motherwell (A), Hibernian (H)
Summer signings: Jack Newman (Sunderland), Luke Bolton (Manchester City, loan)

Hamilton Academical
Manager: Brian Rice
Last season: 11th in the Premiership
First three games: Celtic (A), Ross County (H), Aberdeen (A)
Summer signings: Callum Smith (Dunfermline Athletic), Charlie Trafford (Inverness CT), Ross Callachan (St Johnstone), Tunde Owolabi (FC United of Manchester)

Hibernian
Manager: Jack Ross
Last season: 7th in the Premiership
First three games: Kilmarnock (H), Livingston (A), Dundee United (A)
Summer signings: Drey Wright (St Johnstone), Kevin Nisbet (Dunfermline Athletic), Alex Gogic (Hamilton Academical)

Kilmarnock
Manager: Alex Dyer
Last season: 8th in the Premiership
First three games: Hibernian (A), Celtic (H), Ross County (A)
Summer signings: Aaron McGowan (Hamilton Academical), Mitch Pinnock (AFC Wimbledon), Zeno Rossi (Bournemouth, loan), Danny Whitehall (Maidenhead United), Brandon Haunstrup (Portsmouth), Danny Rogers (Aberdeen)

Livingston
Manager: Gary Holt
Last season: 5th in the Premiership
First three games: St Mirren (A), Hibernian (H), Motherwell (A)
Summer signings: Alan Forrest (Ayr United), Jack Fitzwater (West Bromwich Albion), Matej Poplatnik (Kerala Blasters), Robby McCrorie (Rangers, loan), Salim Kouider-Aissa (Queen's Park), Max Stryjek (Eastleigh), Ciaron Brown (Cardiff City, loan)

Motherwell
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Last season: 3rd in the Premiership
First three games: Ross County (A), Dundee United (H), Livingston (H)
Summer signings: Ricki Lamie (Livingston), Jordan White (Inverness CT), Nathan McGinley (Forest Green Rovers), Scott Fox (Partick Thistle), Mark O'Hara (Peterborough United), Jake Hastie (Rangers, loan), Callum Lang (Wigan Athletic, loan)

Rangers
Manager: Steven Gerrard
Last season: Premiership runners-up
First three games: Aberdeen (A), St Mirren (H), St Johnstone (H)
Summer signings: Jermain Defoe (Bournemouth), Ianis Hagi (Genk), Calvin Bassey (Leicester City), Jon McLaughlin (Sunderland), Leon Balogun (Wigan Athletic)

Ross County
Manager: Stuart Kettlewell
Last season: 10th in the Premiership
First three games: Motherwell (H), Hamilton Accies (A), Kilmarnock (H)
Summer signings: Stephen Kelly (Rangers, loan), Connor Randall (Arda Kardzhali), Alex Iacovitti (Oldham Athletic), Regan Charles-Cook (Gillingham), Carl Tremarco (Inverness CT)

St Johnstone
Manager: Callum Davidson
Last season: 6th in the Premiership
First three games: Dundee United (A), Aberdeen (H), Rangers (A)
Summer signings: Shaun Rooney (Inverness CT), Isaac Olaofe (Millwall, loan), Danny McNamara (Millwall, loan)

St Mirren
Manager: Jim Goodwin
Last season: 10th in the Premiership
First three games: Livingston (H), Rangers (A), Celtic (H)
Summer signings: Richard Tait (Motherwell), Jak Alnwick (Rangers), Nathan Sheron (Fleetwood Town, loan), Joe Shaughnessy (Southend United), Isak Thorvaldsson (Norwich City, loan), Marcus Fraser (Ross County)

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