Celtic have resumed their spat with the Scottish Football Association after appealing the red card Scott Brown picked up in the 1-0 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox yesterday.

RANGERS manager Walter Smith yesterday spoke of his delight at having Kris Boyd available to face Celtic at the end of the month after fearing the striker had been ruled out of the crucial Old Firm derby.

Rangers 3 Hibernian 0

AIDEN McGEADY refused to blame referee Steve Conroy for Celtic’s failure to reduce Rangers’ seven-point lead at the top of the SPL, as the Old Firm derby finished 1-1 at Parkhead.

Aiden McGeady refused to blame referee Steve Conroy for Celtic’s failure to reduce Rangers’ seven-point lead at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League as the Old Firm derby finished 1-1 at Parkhead.

Hearts 0 Hibernian 0

Hearts face action from the Scottish Football Association after Derek Riordan’s derby winner for Hibernian sparked a pitch invasion at Tynecastle.

Celtic 2 Dundee United 2

Paul Hartley was more than happy with Celtic’s last-gasp 2-1 win at Hamilton in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League – despite admitting to some sympathy for Accies.

Hamilton 1 Celtic 2

Celtic 4 Hamilton 0

SASA PAPAC admits he is already looking ahead to next week’s Old Firm derby with Celtic after Rangers secured another crucial win on Saturday.

Rangers 3 Motherwell 1

Jim Jefferies and Maurice Malpas will have to wait 24 hours before discovering whether they could face action from the Scottish Football Association following a day of drama in the Bank of Scotland Premier League.

Goals in each half by Darren O’Dea and substitute Aiden McGeady gave Celtic a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock in their Bank of Scotland Premier League clash at Parkhead.

Celtic 2 Kilmarnock 1