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SWPL weekend preview & how to follow on BBC

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Just two rounds of fixtures in, the SWPL split has already thrown up plenty of drama and this weekend is sure to provide even more.

With the top six playing an extra two games compared to the bottom four, they were in action midweek and produced some interesting results.

League leaders Glasgow City had to come from behind and scored a late goal at Celtic which keeps their unbeaten run going. Meanwhile Rangers were held to a 2-2 draw at champions Hibernian and Hearts picked up their second post-split victory with a comfortable win at Partick Thistle.

And those had interesting ramifications for the table. Glasgow City are still top, but Hearts are now only four points behind Leanne Ross' side with eight games to go. Celtic are then three points adrift of second and one ahead of Rangers in fourth. Reigning champions Hibs are 14 points off the top.

This weekend, things are heating up again.

There's an Edinburgh derby at Oriam as Hearts host Hibs while Rangers could dent City's title hopes if they beat the leaders at Broadwood on Sunday.

If Hearts win and City lose, the gap between first and second will close to just one point while Rangers will be just five points off the leaders.

In the bottom half, Motherwell secured a big win over Aberdeen to put a bit of breathing space between themselves and the relegation play-off spot.

But Aberdeen can drag them right back into the fight this weekend when they visit bottom side Hamilton Accies. If the Dons win, and Motherwell lose at home to Montrose, the sides will be joint on points again. But if Motherwell can beat Craig Feroz's side, there will be just one point between the pair in the fight for best of the rest.

Expect plenty more twists and turns before the weekend is out.

How to follow on BBC

Hearts v Hibs will be live on the BBC Sport Scotland website and app, it kicks off at 13:00 GMT.

You can watch Rangers v Glasgow City live on BBC Alba later on, it kicks off at 16:10.

There will be match reports of all five matches on the BBC Sport website and app and you can catch all of the weekend's highlights on SWPL Sportscene from 19:30 on the BBC Scotland channel on Monday night.

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