Rangers rescued a point at Hibernian in the SWPL but Glasgow City went top after overcoming Dundee United whose keeper was dismissed in the opening minutes.
ScottishPower Women’s Premier League
Aberdeen P-P Motherwell
Celtic 1-0 Spartans
Dundee United 0-13 Glasgow City
Hibernian 1-1 Rangers
Montrose 0-3 Hearts
Partick Thistle 2-0 Queen’s Park
Hibernian led Rangers with an Eilidh Adams penalty but her second spot kick late in the game was saved by Jenna Fyfe, being taken at the fourth attempt due to the high winds blowing the ball off the spot. Erin Clachers saved a free kick in added time but Rio Hardy reacted first to net the loose ball.
Tadhal do Rangers! Rio Hardy a bh’ ann ‘is tha sinn co-ionnan!⚽️
Hardy scores a late equaliser! pic.twitter.com/jc1lbE9IWh
— BBC ALBA (@bbcalba) October 20, 2024
Hearts struck three times in the last 15 minutes at Montrose, Bayley Hutchison netting a swift double as they went level on points with second-placed Rangers.
Morgan Cross headed home a cross from Lucy Ashworth-Clifford early on, to give Celtic the points against Spartans and put them just goal-difference behind Hibs.
Dundee United had goalkeeper Beth Rennie sent off just three minutes in against Glasgow City, a goal glut followed with Emily Whelan top-scoring with three.
Partick Thistle were 2-0 winners over Queen’s Park, Caley Gibb’s opener added to by Tiree Burchill as they moved into the top half of the table.
SWPL 2
Ayr United P-P Boroughmuir Thistle
Gartcairn 1-3 Kilmarnock
Livingston 0-3 Hamilton Academical
Rossvale 1-1 St Johnstone
Hamilton held a five-point lead at the top with three unanswered goals at third-placed Livingston. Abi Tobin got on the scoresheet, direct from a corner.
Kilmarnock kept up the chase with a 3-1 victory at Gartcairn, where Cara Gray got a couple.
St Johnstone got off the bottom on goal-difference following a draw at Rossvale, who scored late on to cancel out Steffi Simson’s opener.
