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Republic of Ireland v Switzerland

Robbie Keane and Anthony Pilkington are ruled out of the Republic of Ireland's friendly with Switzerland through injury.

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'We'll ban ugly WAGS' - O'Neill

Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill jokes "uglier" wives and girlfriends will not be allowed to visit during Euro 2016.

» 35m

West Ham sign Lanzini permanently

West Ham take up their option to sign on-loan midfielder Manuel Lanzini permanently from United Arab Emirates club Al Jazira.

» 37m

Why does Johan Cruyff matter?

Never heard of Johan Cruyff? Fear not. Here are five things that the Dutch great has left modern football.

» 1h

The man who made Total Football reality

He inspired 'Total Football' and created the 'Cruyff turn' - and that is why Johan Cruyff will never be forgotten, writes Phil McNulty.

» 1h

'Sport must learn from Johnson case'

Football is not to blame for Adam Johnson's crime, but sport must learn from the ex-England winger's case, writes Tom Fordyce.

» 2h

Regionals: Juve in for Cavani

All the latest news from Thursday's regional newspapers as Juventus plan to beat Chelsea to Edinson Cavani's signature.

» 2h

Reds face anxious wait on duo

Liverpool striker Divock Origi has pulled out of Belgiumâs squad for their game with Portugal due to a thigh injury, with Christian Benteke also doubtful for the friendly.

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2 points for a win
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points
Scotland Division One (old)	Home		Away
1	Celtic	34	+65	57	L0-5	L0-2
2	Rangers	34	+44	56	L0-2	L1-2
3	Hibernian	34	+41	45	D1-1	W1-0
4	Aberdeen	34	+27	43	W2-0	L2-7
5	Dundee	34	+25	43	D2-2	L0-2
6	Ayr United	34	-1	40	L1-2	L2-3
7	Dundee United	34	+5	39	L1-4	W2-1
8	Motherwell	34	-10	31
9	East Fife	34	-8	30	L0-1	L1-3
10	Heart of Midlothian	34	-11	30	D2-2	D0-0
11	St Johnstone	34	-15	29	D1-1	D2-2
12	Morton	34	-6	28	W3-0	L0-1
13	Partick Thistle	34	-13	28	D0-0	W3-0
14	Falkirk	34	-18	26	D1-1	W1-0
15	Arbroath	34	-24	26	W2-0	W1-0
16	Dumbarton	34	-29	23	L0-2	D0-0
17	Kilmarnock	34	-31	22	W2-0	L0-1
18	Airdrieonians (old)	34	-41	16	W2-0	W2-1

2 points for a win
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points

Scotland Division One (old)

Home

Away

Res

+65

+44

+41

+27

+25

-1

-10

-8

-11

-15

-6

-13

-18

-24

-29

-31

-41

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League Record
Rank	8th	14th	6th
Played	34	17	17
Won	11	5	6
Drawn	9	6	3
Lost	14	6	8
Form (6 games)
Rank	6th	14th	5th
Record (W-D-L)	3-1-2	1-3-2	3-0-3
Goals (F-A)	6-5	7-7	5-7
Attack
Rank	16th	15th	10th
Goals scored	38	20	18
Failed to score	11	5	6
Since failing to score	1	0	2
Defence
Rank	6th	10th	5th
Goals conceded	48	23	25
Clean sheets	12	6	6
Current clean sheets	1	0	2
Goal Difference
Rank	10th	14th	7th
Goal difference	-10	-3	-7
Goal Total
Rank	18th	16th	17th
Goal total	86	43	43
Over 2.5 goals	14	6	8
Under 2.5 goals	20	11	9
Sequence Summary
Full	won last game
Home	lost last game
Away	won last 2
Season Longest Sequences
W-D-L	2-2-3	2-1-2	2-1-2
w/o Loss-w/o Win	4-8	5-5	2-4
Score Distribution
Most common	W2-0 L0-2	W2-0	W1-0
Occurence	4	4	3
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Motherwell

Full

Home

Away

League Record

Rank

8th

14th

6th

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Form (6 games)

Rank

6th

14th

5th

Record (W-D-L)

3-1-2

1-3-2

3-0-3

Goals (F-A)

6-5

7-7

5-7

Attack

Rank

16th

15th

10th

Goals scored

Failed to score

Since failing to score

Defence

Rank

6th

10th

5th

Goals conceded

Clean sheets

Current clean sheets

Goal Difference

Rank

10th

14th

7th

Goal difference

-10

-3

-7

Goal Total

Rank

18th

16th

17th

Goal total

Over 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals

Sequence Summary

Full

won last game

Home

lost last game

Away

won last 2

Season Longest Sequences

W-D-L

2-2-3

2-1-2

w/o Loss-w/o Win

4-8

5-5

2-4

Score Distribution

Most common

W2-0
L0-2

W2-0

W1-0

Occurence

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Scottish Division One (old)	8th	34	11	9	14	12	11	38	48	-10	.458
English Texaco Cup	Semi-Final	6	3	2	1	2	2	11	9	+2	.625
Scottish FA Cup	Fourth Round	2	1	0	1	0	1	2	5	-3	.500
Scottish League Cup	Second Round	10	4	3	3	2	1	20	12	+8	.542
	TOTAL	52	19	14	19	16	15	71	74	-3	.500

Competition

Position / Round

FtS

Pct

Scottish Division One (old)

8th

-10

.458

English Texaco Cup

Semi-Final

.625

Scottish FA Cup