Leaders Celtic maintain eight-point advantage after 3-0 victory over St Mirren; Rangers win 3-1 against Kilmarnock; Aberdeen ease to 3-0 victory at Ross County; Hearts beat Livingston 2-1; Hibernian draw 2-2 against Motherwell
Wednesday 3 January 2024 11:16, UK
Celtic dominate the final WhoScored team of the week ahead of the winter break as the Scottish Premiership leaders beat St Mirren 3-0.
Brendan Rodgers' side are eight points clear of Rangers who have two games in hand and are also represented in the best XI after their win over Kilmarnock.
Aberdeen claim three spots after their 3-0 win at Ross County, while Hearts also feature following their win over bottom-side Livingston and Hibernian make up the team after a 2-2 draw with Motherwell.
Here, WhoScored take us through their top five performers based on the stats...
Celtic left-back Greg Taylor opened his scoring account for the season when he added the leaders' third in a comfortable away win at St. Mirren.
Along with his efforts in front of goal, the 26-year-old contributed with two tackles, four clearances and five key passes, to earn a WhoScored.com rating of 8.69.
Joining Taylor in this week's XI is Celtic team-mate Matt O'Riley, who was directly involved in two of his side's three goals at The SMiSA Stadium on Tuesday.
Remarkably, both of O'Riley's contributions came inside the opening six minutes; the midfielder provided the assist for Daizen Maeda's opener after less than a minute, before finding the net himself only five minutes later. O'Riley also won two tackles, made four key passes and completed one successful dribble, to return a WhoScored.com rating of 8.71.
The final Celtic representative in this week's top five is O'Riley's midfield partner Paulo Bernardo, who also had a hand in two of the leaders' three strikes in the win at St. Mirren.
Bernardo was responsible for setting up both O'Riley and Taylor's goals, either side of half-time. He also won three tackles, one interception, made three key passes and completed two successful dribbles, for a WhoScored.com rating of 8.75.
Second only to team-mate Jamie McGrath is Aberdeen striker Bojan Miovski, who scored and assisted as the away side sealed a comprehensive victory away to Ross County.
The Macedonian forward provided McGrath with the assist for his 24th-minute opener, before finding the net himself for the visitors' third of the game just 10 minutes from the final whistle.
With a WhoScored.com rating of 9.30, Aberdeen's Jamie McGrath is the Scottish Premiership player of the week.
McGrath found the net twice at the Global Energy Stadium, while he also made two tackles, an interception, one key pass and three successful dribbles, in a strong all-round display
The winter transfer window is now open and will close at 11pm in England and midnight in Scotland on Thursday 1 February, 2024.
To ensure harmonisation with the major leagues in Europe, the closing dates were set following discussions with the EFL, DFL, Serie A, LaLiga, and LFP, who will all close their summer and winter windows on 1 September and 1 February respectively.
Keep up to date with all the latest transfer news and rumours in our dedicated Transfer Centre blog on Sky Sports' digital platforms, while you can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News, including daily transfer shows, and listen to our Transfer Talk podcast.
Sky Sports - This season up to 48 cinch Premiership games will be available across Sky Sports' flagship channels, including Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event, plus at least five SWPL matches. From 2024/25, up to 60 cinch Premiership will be live on Sky Sports, in addition to the SWPL.
Sky Sports News - Running 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Scottish football fans can enjoy Sky Sports News' (channel 409) rolling editorial coverage of the cinch Premiership and SWPL throughout the season.
Sky Sports Digital - Follow all the latest from Scottish football across SkySports.com and app, including exclusive features and interviews, plus dedicated live blog coverage, in-game clips from matches live on Sky Sports and free highlights.
Sky Sports Social - Alongside coverage and visibility for the league across all Sky Sports' main social media channels, the bespoke X page @ScotlandSky (formerly known as Twitter) will continue to be the home of all Scottish football content on Sky Sports.
Highlights show - Tune in for a dedicated round-up from the cinch Premiership every week on Sky Sports Football.
To download the Sky Sports app click here, to visit Sky Sports website click here.
Sky Sports is the home of domestic football in the UK and Ireland, with action from the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Women's Premier League, Premier League, WSL, EFL, and more.
