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Celtic thrash Kilmarnock 5-1; Rangers lose to Hibernian in SPL opener

Scottish Premiership season opens with Celtic routing Kilmarnock while Rangers fall 1-0 at home to Hibernian; Hearts beat Dundee United 4-0.

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Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 10 items across 3 sources · 22h ago. Quotes are verbatim.

The Scottish Premiership season began on August 9, 2026, with Celtic defeating Kilmarnock 5-1 at Rugby Park, with striker Kasper Hogh scoring twice in his debut. In parallel matches, Rangers lost 1-0 at home to Hibernian via a controversial penalty, while Hearts won 4-0 over Dundee United under new manager Wouter Vrancken, and Motherwell drew 0-0 with Falkirk. Celtic assistant Shaun Maloney praised the team's mentality and creativity despite Martin O'Neill missing the match due to a hospital visit.

  • Celtic opened their season with a dominant 5-1 win over Kilmarnock, with striker Kasper Hogh scoring twice on debut despite missing chances, while Celtic assistant Shaun Maloney managed the team in place of hospitalized manager Martin O'Neill.
  • Rangers suffered a disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Hibernian via controversial penalty in Derek McInnes's Ibrox debut, with home fans booing the side off at half-time.
  • Hearts won 4-0 over Dundee United in Wouter Vrancken's first match as manager, while Motherwell drew 0-0 with Falkirk in Scottish Premiership opening day action.

How it unfolded

  1. Event Rangers 0-1 down to Hibernian at half-time

    Hibernian takes a 1-0 lead at half-time against Rangers via a controversial penalty converted by Campbell; home fans boo the side off.

  2. Reaction McCann takes responsibility for Kilmarnock loss

    Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann accepts responsibility for the heavy defeat, citing mistakes in his aggressive tactical approach against a 'really good Celtic side.'

  3. Reaction Maloney praises Celtic performance

    Celtic assistant Shaun Maloney tells BBC Scotland that Hogh had a brilliant game and praises the team's mentality and creativity despite Martin O'Neill's absence.

  4. Event Motherwell 0-0 Falkirk

    Motherwell and Falkirk play to a goalless draw with neither side able to break the deadlock.

  5. Event Hearts beats Dundee United 4-0

    Hearts defeats Dundee United with goals from Tom Renaud, Calvin Miller, Claudio Braga, and Josh McPake in Wouter Vrancken's first match as manager.

  6. Event Celtic defeats Kilmarnock 5-1

    Celtic wins convincingly with Kasper Hogh scoring twice and Nygren adding a fourth goal, while Schjonning-Larsen replied for Kilmarnock.

  7. Event Kilmarnock vs Celtic kick-off

    Celtic and Kilmarnock begin their Scottish Premiership season at Rugby Park with a new grass pitch.

What people are saying verbatim

“Kasper [Hogh] had a brilliant game. He probably had as many chances as he did against Dundee but that's the life of a striker, you have to be there to take them.”

Shaun Maloney, Celtic assistant manager · BBC Sport Scotland · Aug 9, 1:04 PM

“I was really happy with the team. I loved the creativity because we created a lot but the biggest thing was the mentality. We were at 100%, full throttle and never really came off that.”

Shaun Maloney, Celtic assistant manager · BBC Sport Scotland · Aug 9, 1:04 PM

“I'll take responsibility for that. I know we made some mistakes on the pitch but I went quite, quite aggressive and quite open. We've made some errors within that and we were punished by a really good Celtic side.”

Neil McCann, Kilmarnock manager · BBC Sport Scotland · Aug 9, 1:02 PM

“When their tails are up you can see how well they move it around.”

Neil McCann, Kilmarnock manager · BBC Sport Scotland · Aug 9, 1:02 PM