tyrone smith has sent us this from pittodrie.he rivalry between these two clu bs given the rivalry between these two clubs they usually serve up a pretty tasty affair. tonight should be no different, particularly given what is at stake. teams are desperately trying to hang onto the coat—tails of premiership leaders celtic. currently six points clear of the top. just two points between aberdeen and rangers so it is all to play for. steven gerard has yet to sample that winning feeling over aberdeen. the dons having the upper hand in the three previous fixtures they have played so far. in the build—up to this one, gerard compared the rivalry between these two clubs as being similar to the rivalry he experienced as a player between liverpool and manchester united. you can follow alternate's football in the premier league and scottish premiership through the bbc sport website. trying to forge a career in the lower leagues of the game is tough but one player has had it much tougher. the rochdale midfielder joe thompson has been forced

the scottish premiership, rangers move five points ahead of aberdeen following a 11—2 victory at pittodrieme that saw two players sent off... including alfredo morelos for the third time against aberdeen this season — not before scornig twice for the ibrox side though... sam cosgrove also scored twice for the dons — his second from the penalty spot just before the break. and with rangers still ahead — aberdeen searched for a leveller but it wasjermain defoe who secured the win and move within six points of leaders celtic. elsewhere tonight celtic remain unbeaten in 2019 after a 2—0 win over hibbs 2—0 this evening. dundee fall three points behind 10th—placed hamilton who got their first win under brian rice. livingston though have ended their run of four defeats... and a fifth successive league game win for motherwell. the tragic story of emiliano sala, the argentine striker whose body is yet to be found following a plane crash over two weeks ago. he was en—route from nantes to cardiff after his £15 million transfer, today the bbc has learned that the french club has threatened legal action

and aberdeen overcame queen of the south 4—1 at pittodrie.g on as a sub to put them in front. the visitors threatened a shock when they levelled through stephen dobbie's stunner from range, but a goal from andrew considine and a sam cosgrove double put aberdeen safely through to the next round. there's the results in full from this afternoon — auchinleck talbot‘s fairy tale run has come to an end. they lsot 4—0 at hearts. norwich have gone back to the top of the championship after beating local rivals ipswich 3—0. it took norwich just 82 seconds to open the scoring. 0nel hernandez with norwich's fastest league goal since 2011. but tempers flared after this challenge from jon nolan. you can see it there. players clashed on the pitch, while ipswich manager paul lambert was sent off for his reaction. norwich coach chris domogalla was also shown a red card. two goals from teemu pukki sealed victory for norwich in the second half as they move two points ahead of leeds. reigning champions chelsea came from 2—0 down to draw with women's super league

still moved five points ahead of aberdeen following a 4—2 victory in the scottish prmeiership at pittodrieh in injury time for rangers who are second in the table. so morelos sees red again against a team who plays in red. match of the day have tweeted the story. the colombian has actually been sent off four times this season overall but he has scored 23 times. now, if running one marathon is hard, try running seven in seven days across seven continents. that's the world marathon challenge and the women's record for the event has just been smashed by britain's susannah gill after the event finished a few hours ago in miami. i haven't got used to the fact that i haven't got used to the fact that i haven't got used to the fact that i haven't got another race to plan. for the last week every time we have finished one race it's about trying to find a shower, get warm clothes on and start travelling to the next race and suddenly i got a chance to sit down and think about things so it's quite nice. i think it will sink in eventually. don't forget to stay tuned to bbc news for all the latest spor

leaders celtic should win against managerless hibs — celtic leading 1—0, a huge game at pittodrie.g 2-1. celtic currently six points clear of rangers, aberdeen a couple of points further back. celtic currently six points clear. a win would be crucial to keep them in the race. dundee leading 2—1 at kilmarnock. motherwell leadig there at st mirren. west ham are investigating after a video emerged of a fan racially abusing mo salah during monday's draw at the london stadium. he was filmed on a mobile as he took a corner with insults directed at his muslim religion. in a statement the club said anyone identified commiting an offence will face a lifetime ban. great britain's fed cup team are playing on home soil down in bath, the first of four days of competition which sees two groups of four nations taking part all with the ultimate aim to get promoted back to the world group. in the past half hourjohanna konta has beating dalila jakupovic to give great britain the victory over slovenia in round one. earlier katie boulter won her game against kaya yuvan of slovenia. that's all the spor

the scottish premiership, rangers move five points ahead of aberdeen following a a—2 victory at pittodriehe third time against aberdeen this season — jermain defoe sealed the win with this goal in injury time. manchester city women are a step closer to their first piece of silverware this season. they're through to the final of the league cup after beating chelsea 2—nil. a double from nikita parris sealed their place in the final for the fourth time in five years. who they take on in the final will be determined tonight when current holders and five—time winners arsenal take on manchester united. west ham are investigating after a video emerged of a fan racially abusing liverpool striker mohamed salah. the club and police are trying to identify the person who was filmed on a mobile phone during liverpool's draw there on monday night. it's just the latest incident this season in the premier league that has seen raheem sterling and pierre emerick aubameyang also face abuse from the stands. we heard from britain's fed cup team on breakfast yesterday and they've won their first of three group