Rangers go unbeaten, Southampton v Fulham and more: clockwatch – live!

9.57am EDT 09:57

GOAL! Freiburg 0-1 Bayern (Lewandowski 26 pen)

A landmark goal for Robert Lewandowski! That’s his 40th of the league season, equalling the record set by the astonishing Gerd Muller in 1971-72.

Lewandowski scores for the spot to equal Der Bomber’s goalscoring record. Photograph: Thomas Kienzle/AFP/Getty Images

Updated at 10.07am EDT

9.53am EDT 09:53

Half time: Genoa 0-3 Atalanta

A comfortable afternoon for Atalanta in Genoa. In the other Serie A game, Spezia lead Torino 2-0.

9.50am EDT 09:50

GOAL! Genoa 0-3 Atalanta (Gosens 44)

Atalanta are at it again: Robin Gosens has put them 3-0 up at half-time. That’s their 89th goal in Serie A this season.

9.48am EDT 09:48

GOAL! Schalke 1-0 Frankfurt (Huntelaar 15)

Frankfurt’s Champions League hopes are fading apace. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has put the bottom club Schalke ahead, tapping in after his penalty was saved.

9.46am EDT 09:46

Red card: Augsburg 0-0 Bremen The home side are down to 10 men! Ruben Vargas has been sent off after 15 minutes after booting somebody off the ball. Utterly stupid. To complete a less than distinguished performance, he complained bitterly about the decision and then wept as he left the field.

Updated at 9.52am EDT

9.26am EDT 09:26

Full time: Burnley 0-4 Leeds

Marcelo Bielsa, football adores you.

Burnley 0-4 Leeds United: Premier League – live!

9.25am EDT 09:25

“Some invincibles are more invincible than others,” says Ian Copestake. “Wenger’s shower drew twice as many games and only won 26. Cancel them.”

This is Sir Alex Ferguson’s genius – he was cancelling people even before cancel culture was a thing. “Arsenal accumulated most points last season so they won the title fairly enough,” said the old boy in 2004, “but they didn’t display championship form. They had too many draws.”

To prove the point, his United team only drew six times to Arsenal’s 12. The fact United also lost nine games to Arsenal’s none is neither here nor there.

Updated at 9.28am EDT

9.20am EDT 09:20

Steven Gerrard gently fistbumps the Aberdeen staff and then strolls onto the field, a gentle smile breaking out before he embraces his players. Whatever he achieves in his coaching career, and you suspect it will be plenty, he’ll do well to top this. It’s a lovely scene, missing only 50,000 disciples, and even Alfredo Morelos is threatening to break into a smile. He hasn’t quite managed it yet, but he’s doing his best.

9.18am EDT 09:18

Full time: Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen

You win some, you draw some: Rangers have joined the list of football invincibles!

P38 W32 D6 L0 F92 A13 Pts 102.

9.16am EDT 09:16

GOAL! Rangers 4-0 Aberdeen (Defoe 88)

A lovely finish from the substitute Jermain Defoe, who dummies two defenders in the area and slaps the ball past Joe Lewis. Steven Gerrard punches the air in the delight and then smiles. I don’t think I’ve ever seen his teeth before, which definitely sets him apart from Brendan Rodgers. If he can’t smile today, he never will: to win the league would have been more than enough, but to go unbeaten and get 102 points is astounding.

Updated at 9.16am EDT

9.11am EDT 09:11

GOAL! Genoa 0-1 Atalanta (Zapata 9)

An early goal at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. I’ve no idea what happened because I’m watching the Rangers game, but I do know Duvan Zapata scored the goal for Atalanta. You’re welcome!

9.10am EDT 09:10

GOALS! Burnley 0-4 Leeds (Rodrigo 77, 79)

God bless Marcelo Bielsa.

Burnley v Leeds United: Premier League – live!

9.09am EDT 09:09

Rangers 3-0 Aberdeen There are seven minutes left at Ibrox, where Rangers are having the time of their lives.

9.06am EDT 09:06

Southampton v Fulham team news

Southampton (4-4-2) McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Vestergaard, Stephens, Salisu; Minamino, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Redmond; Ings, Adams.Substitutes: Forster, Ramsay, Djenepo, Diallo, Ferry, Tella, Obafemi, Walcott, N’Lundulu.

Fulham (4-2-3-1) Areola; Tete, Andersen, Tosin, Aina; Anguissa, Reed; Decordova-Reid Onomah, Carvalho; Cavaleiro.Substitutes: Rodak, Hector, Odoi, Ream, Bryan, Loftus-Cheek, Mitrovic, Lookman, Maja.

Updated at 10.03am EDT

9.01am EDT 09:01

It’s still Hibernian 0-0 Celtic. If it stays like that, Celtic will finish 25 (T-W-Etc) points behind Rangers.

8.58am EDT 08:58

“It is a little known fact that Steven Gerrard’s managerial career is geared around following then erasing all of Brendan Rodgers’ achievements,” says Ian Copestake. “And all because he was benched for that 2014 Real Madrid match.”

What’s really impressive is that his subconscious knew about the plan even before the Madrid game, and made him do the slip so that he wouldn’t have a Rodgers Premier League title to erase.

8.49am EDT 08:49

GOAL! Burnley 0-2 Leeds (Harrison 60)

Jack Harrison has scored a second for Leeds, but WHO GOT THE ASSIST FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE MAN. Find out with John Brewin.

Burnley v Leeds United: Premier League – live!

8.48am EDT 08:48

GOAL! Rangers 3-0 Aberdeen (Roofe 60)

A goal was coming – but it has arrived at the other end. Ianis Hagi did well to intercept a pass forward and poke the ball through to Roofe, who curled it emphatically past Lewis with his left foot. That was ruthless from Rangers, wno barely had a kick in the first 14 minutes of the second half.

Kemar Roofe scores the third for ‘Gers. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Updated at 8.53am EDT

8.44am EDT 08:44

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen And now Lewis Ferguson has missed an open goal! Aberdeen have been brilliant in the first ten minutes of the second half and could easily be level. Hornby was played through on goal in the inside-left channel. He drew McGregor and then squared the ball to Ferguson, who slammed it off the underside of the bar from seven yards. That’s a shocking miss.

8.36am EDT 08:36

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Fraser Hornby has just missed a great chance to get Aberdeen back in the match, volleying wide on the stretch from four yards. Aberdeen have made a really lively start to the second half.

6.38am EDT 06:38

Preamble

Hello. The Rangers team of 2020-21 are already immortal; in the next hour, they should become Invincibles. Steven Gerrard’s team are 2-0 up at home to Aberdeen, and barring a second-half fiasco they will become the first Rangers side since 1899 to stay unbeaten throughout a league season. It would be a helluva way to complete their nine-year ascent from rock bottom.

Rangers v Aberdeen, which kicked off at 12.30pm, is one of the highlights of a clockwatch that is almost entirely England-free. There are a couple of Premier League games, though both Burnley v Leeds and Southampton v Fulham are only really of interest to the partisan and the Fantasy League addicts. There’s nothing much riding on either.

There’s plenty at stake in Bavaria, where FC Augsburg face Werder Bremen in a crucial match at the bottom of the Bundesliga. Arminia Bielefeld, who are currently in the relegation play-off position, are also in action. And in Italy, Atalanta will hope to consolidate second place – and clinch a Champions League place – by beating Genoa.

These are our featured games:

Premier League

Scottish Premier League (both 12.30pm)

Bundesliga (all 2.30pm)

Serie A

Updated at 9.12am EDT