Naderi double sends Rangers top as Hearts hammer St Mirren
Rangers beat Kilmarnock 3-1 and Hearts defeated St Mirren 5-0 in Scottish Premiership matches on 10 October 2026, with Ashley Hay also scoring a stoppage-time winner as Dundee edged Falkirk 2-1 and Hibernian lost 1-0 at Dundee United.
Ryan Naderi scored twice as Rangers moved to the top of the Premiership, taking his season tally to six, and the result left Celtic able to reclaim first place if they get a result at Motherwell on Sunday. Rangers recorded a sixth successive league victory but conceded a late goal that denied them a fifth consecutive clean sheet. Hearts remain close behind after a dominant 5-0 home win that precedes their Conference League opener against Nordsjaelland on Thursday.
Naderi, described in the report as German-born, headed twice in the first half at Ibrox to propel Rangers into a 3-0 lead, with Kevin Kelsy also scoring before the break. The match finished 3-1 after Kilmarnock substitute Nicky Clescenco scored on a last-minute counterattack. The win allowed Rangers to leapfrog Celtic in the table overnight.
Hearts, third in the standings, dominated St Mirren from the outset and took the lead through Laurent Mendy in the 20th minute. Calvin Miller converted two penalties, one before half-time and one after, while Cláudio Braga and Josh McPake added late goals to complete the 5-0 scoreline. The victory was Hearts’ biggest league win at Tynecastle since they beat Ross County 6-1 in April 2023 under Steven Naismith and left the club comfortably the top scorers in the division.
At Falkirk Stadium, Dundee completed a late turnaround as Ashley Hay, returning from a lay-off, scrambled in a stoppage-time winner to make it 2-1. Hay, who had been out since early August with a ligament sprain, converted from close range after latching on to Ethan Hamilton’s free-kick in the first minute of added time. Owen Bevan’s goal for Dundee had cancelled out Jacob Murrell’s first-half penalty earlier in the game.
Marink Reedijk suffered a losing start as Hibernian manager as his side were beaten 1-0 by Dundee United at Tannadice. The hosts’ only goal came in the first half from winger Daniel Bennie, on loan from QPR, and Hibernian finished the match with 10 men after Jacob Devaney was sent off.
Rangers sit top of the table overnight but Celtic can regain first place with a positive result at Motherwell on Sunday, while Hearts turn their attention to the confirmed Conference League group-stage opener against Nordsjaelland at Tynecastle on Thursday.