It was some weekend in the Scottish Premiership, wasn’t it?
Celtic were pushed to the end by Ross County but edged a narrow game 2-1 at Dingwall. Kilmarnock shocked everyone by scoring goals in the 86th, 88th and 94th minute to complete an astonishing win at 10-man Dundee, while Motherwell put on an impressive display to win 2-1 against Hibs at Easter Road.
Rangers eased past St Johnstone at Ibrox with a comfortable 2-0 win despite Ianis Hagi’s late red card, Dundee United continued their positive form with a 1-0 away win at St Mirren. As for Aberdeen, they weren’t at their best against Hearts, but were still able to keep the 100% record rolling on by beating Hearts 3-2 to keep the pressure on Celtic at the top.
But who were the players that deserve the plaudits for their performances at the weekend? Who were the matchwinners and heroes of the weekend?
Here are the XI players who were the best in their position this weekend, using ratings from popular statistics website FotMob and a 4-3-3 formation, using live photos from the weekend’s matches.
9. RW: Vaclav Cerny - Rangers
The Ibrox matchwinner was handed a star rating of 9.0 for his goalscoring performance in the 2-0 win over St Johnstone. Had a 100% shot accuracy rate, created two chances for his team-mates, scored two goals and was dispossessed just once. | SNS Group
10. LW: Junior Hoilett - Hibs
Completing the most dribbles in the game (3) against Motherwell, the Canadian winger was impressive again for Hibs despite his side's loss to Motherwell. He created five chances for his team in the game, scored a goal and had a 75% dribbling success rate. | SNS Group
11. CF: Apostolos Stamatelopoulos - Motherwell
Completing a Motherwell hat-trick is Australian goal scorer Stamatelopoulos. It wasn't a weekend of high-scoring performances for strikers, but the 25-year-old's 7.7 rating secures him a place in the forward role. Had a 100% shot accuracy rate, and made 10 of his 14 passes successfully. | SNS Group