Hartson goals take Celtic top

Thompson's two
Midfielder Alan Thompson netted the Glasgow side's other goals to quell a spirited effort from Kilmarnock, who had David Lilley sent off for a handball offence three minutes before half-time.

First for Rangers
Rangers FC secured their first victory with a 4-0 home defeat of Livingston FC. Alex McLeish's team, who drew 0-0 at Aberdeen FC in their opening fixture, are now in second place after Stephen Hughes struck twice and Dado Pršo and Shota Arveladze completed the rout.

Derby rivals
Heart of Midlothian FC joined Rangers on four points after a 0-0 draw with Aberdeen while Hibernian FC are in fourth after winning 2-1 at Motherwell FC. In a keenly contested derby at Tannadice Park, Dundee FC triumphed 2-1 over Dundee United FC.

Forging ahead
Newcomers Silkeborg IF ensured they will lead the Danish Superliga as the competition enters a period of uncertainty with the players set to strike on Tuesday in a dispute over the issue of compensation for clubs when players under the age of 23 leave at the end of their contracts.

Best to date
The newly promoted Central Jutland side retained their advantage at the top with their best performance to date, overcoming last season's third-placed club Esbjerg fB 2-1 at the Silkeborg Stadion.

Lekic's fourth
Jan Kristiansen gave the visitors a 1-0 half-time lead, but Peter Degn equalised and Raiko Lekic secured the points with his fourth league goal of the campaign. Brøndby IF trailed 1-0 against FC Midtjylland before late efforts from Martin Retov and Andreas Jakobsson pulled them round. Aalborg BK lost 2-1 at home to Viborg FF while champions FC København are still looking for their first win after a 1-1 home draw with Odense BK.

Point made
Czech champions FC Baník Ostrava, who lost their league opener to FK Teplice and then suffered a 5-0 defeat by Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, claimed a point at FK Jablonec 97 despite being reduced to ten men.

Long-ranger
Baník went behind to Josef Lastovka's long-range shot and were then weakened by Miroslav Matusovic's dismissal. Twenty minutes before the end, however, Michal Papadopulos equalised with his first league goal since returning from a loan spell at Arsenal FC.

Jun swings it
AC Sparta Praha came from behind to win at 1. FK Drnovice. The league newcomers led 2-0 at half-time through Jirí Adamec and a Tomás Sivok own goal, but Tomás Jun came off the bench to score twice, with Milan Pacanda also registering for Sparta.

Four in race
The Swedish First Division is becoming a four-horse race, with pre-season favourites Malmö FF still leading the way despite losing 3-2 at GIF Sundsvall. Trailing by two points are Halmstads BK, who drew 1-1 with champions Djurgårdens IF who remain in the bottom half of the table.

Four behind
Revitalised IFK Göteborg beat Örebro SK 1-0 to move to within four points of Malmö. Hammarby went down 3-1 at Helsingborgs IF and are struggling for form, while bottom sides Landskrona BoIS and Trelleborgs FF also lost again.

Thun take over
FC Thun moved a point ahead of FC Basel 1893 in the Swiss Football League thanks to a 1-0 win at FC Schaffhausen. The champions, meanwhile, were held 1-1 at BSC Young Boys, who took the lead through veteran striker Stéphane Chapuisat before Cesar Carignano earned Basel a point.

Coaching changes
Servette FC coach Marco Schällibaum was dimissed after the 3-0 reverse against Neuchâtel Xamax, while new FC Aarau coach Andy Egli made a winning start thanks to a 3-1 success against FC Zürich. FC St. Gallen and Grasshopper-Club played out a scoreless draw.