SOCCER FOOTBALL 24H

Scotland  –  Premiership Saturday, 27 September 2014 FT St. Mirren 1 - 2 Celtic FT Aberdeen 3 - 2 Inverness CT FT Dundee United 2 - 0 St.Johnstone FT Kilmarnock 3 - 0 Partick Thistle FT Motherwell 0 - 4 Hamilton Academical FT Ross County 2 - 1 Dundee FC Wednesday, 1 October 2014 FT Aberdeen 2 - 2 St. Mirren table Scotland – Premiership Total Home Away # Team Name P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Dundee United 8 6 1 1 18 10 +8 19 2 Hamilton Academical 8 5 2 1 15 5 +10 17 3 Inverness CT 8 5 1 2 12 7 +5 16 4 Celtic 7 4 2 1 15 6 +9 14 5 Kilmarnock 8 4 2 2 10 7 +3 14 6 Aberdeen 8 4 1 3 13 10 +3 13 7 Dundee FC 8 2 4 2 7 9 –2 10 8 St.Johnstone 8 3 0 5 5 10 –5 9 9 Partick Thistle 7 2 1 4 10 11 –1 7 10 Motherwell 8 2 1 5 4 12 –8 7 11 St. Mirren 8 1 1 6 6 14 –8 4 12 Ross County 8 1 0 7 6 20 –14 3

Nemanja Matic scored a first-half header as Chelsea edged out Sporting Lisbon in a breathless encounter to go top of Champions League Group G. Brimming with pace and purpose, Chelsea almost took the lead inside two minutes when Diego Costa raced clear but Rui Patricio smothered his effort. Andre Schurrle wasted several openings before Matic rose to loop a Cesc Fabregas free-kick over Patricio. Sporting improved after the break but Chelsea held on for an important win.

The visitors, who had not conceded all season before arriving at Parc des Princes, fell behind when former Chelsea defender David Luiz scored. Lionel Messi grabbed an equaliser but Marco Verratti nodded in PSG's second. Blaise Matuidi poked in a third and although Neymar reduced the deficit, Barcelona could not find an equaliser. They pressed in the closing stages but found the PSG defence, led by the impressive Luiz, hard to break down.

Champions League  –  Group E Tuesday, 30 September 2014 F T CSKA Moscow 0 - 1 Bayern Munich Wednesday, 1 October 2014 F T Manchester City 1 - 1 Roma Champions League  –  Group F F T APOEL Nicosia 1 - 1 Ajax F T Paris Saint Germain 3 - 2 Barcelona Champions League  –  Group G F T Schalke 04 1 - 1 Maribor F T Sporting CP 0 - 1 Chelsea Champions League  –  Group H F T BATE Borisov 2 - 1 Athletic Bilbao F T Shakhtar Donetsk 2 - 2 FC Porto England  –  Championship F T Brighton & Hove Albion 1 - 1 Cardiff City F T Derby County 2 - 0 AFC Bournemouth F T Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Blackpool F T Millwall 1 - 3 Birmingham City F T Norwich City 0 - 1 Charlton Athletic F T Rotherham United 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers F T Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 1 Ipswich Town F T Watford 2 - 1 Brentford F T Wigan Athletic 0 - 0 Nottingham For...