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Spartak Moskva ​Krasnodar ended Spartak Moscow's unbeaten start to the Russian Premier League season in spectacular fashion with a 4-0 victory on Thursday.

Zenit are on the verge of their first Russian Premier League title in three years after a 3-0 win over Rostov, with Krasnodar only drawing.

In Other News... Mordovia have promised free entry to fans who bring a packet of cigarettes to the stadium ahead of their game against Fakel Voronezh.

Zenit Jose Salomon Rondon netted a hat-trick to fire Zenit to a 3-0 victory over Ural in the first round of Russian Premier League fixtures since the mid-season break.

CSKA Moskva Russian Premier League leaders Zenit dropped points for the first time this season as CSKA Moscow cut the gap with a thrilling win at Ural.

Zenit Zenit's best ever start to a top-flight season continued on Saturday as they beat Amkar Perm 2-0 to make it five wins out of five.

Dinamo Moskva Dinamo Moscow made a stunning start to the Russian Premier League with a 7-3 win over Rostov on a goal-laden opening weekend.

Zenit Zenit equalled their best Russian Premier League result as they thrashed Torpedo Moscow 8-1 on Saturday.

CSKA Moskva Rock-bottom Amkar Perm caused arguably the shock of the Russian Premier League season on Monday when they beat third-place CSKA Moscow 1-0.

Krasnodar Krasnodar slipped to third in the Russian Premier League after they had to settle for a 1-1 derby draw with Kuban Krasnodar on Wednesday.