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Twisting away from Crenshaw, and scores. Brilliant from Martyn

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Waghorn. Scott Sinclair. They always find 's. There is club Obama this

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ever sad, unbeaten start to the domestic season. Game, set and

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match, Rangers. That is audacious. Moussa Dembele hat-trick. Rangers

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have accepted the resignation Two contrasting seasons

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for Celtic and Rangers. The Old Firm derbies

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so often defining moments. How would they type out

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this latest chapter? Here to review all the weekend

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action, Steven Thompson Rangers' new manager

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Pedro Caixinha in the stands. James Forrest back after injury for

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Celtic, straight into the starting line-up, replacing Gary

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Mackay-Steven. Otherwise it is the team which played in the Scottish

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Cup semifinals. Danny Wilson comes in. Lee Hodson comes in. Toral

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missing out. Barrie McKay, outside the Right foot. Snapshot from

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Waghorn, kept alive on the byline. Wallace prodding a pass. Suddenly

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Brown charging forward. Sinclair against Hodson. Scott Sinclair in

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the end runs out of room. First chance for the 18 goals Sinclair to

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stretches legs. Shut up pretty effectively. Brendan Rodgers hoping

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his team can make it 23 straight Premiership wins. Wilson in trouble.

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Dembele had the chance. He likes a goal against Rangers. Five already.

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Wilson struggled. The opportunity opened up for Moussa Dembele.

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Through for Waghorn. Is it the opening goal? Great save Craig

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Gordon. What a chance for Waghorn, he gets the second opportunity on

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the end of Tavernier's Russ. What an opportunity. Suddenly Waghorn could

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see the Whites of Craig Gordon's eyes. What a big save this is from

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Craig Gordon. Waiting in the wings for Rangers, the new manager.

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Wallace getting his head to it. Flattered in central midfield. James

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Forrest emerging with a really good run down the middle. Clint Hill's

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challenge punished with a free kick. Right in front of goal. So difficult

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to stop James Forrest. When he opens up like that. That was off-the-ball,

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as he made his move. Stuart Armstrong. Clipping the outside of

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the post. Was there a touch from Wes Foderingham? Lots of action on the

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ball, taking a deflection of Nir Bitton. James Forrest twisting one

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way and then the other. Wilson was late. Might well be carded for that.

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Advantage play. Kieran Tierney lets rip. Good

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strike, not too far away from the top corner, this. Little backflips.

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Some strike. -- backlift. James Forrest, to Armstrong. Great

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strike from Stuart Armstrong. The Old Firm opener. All he needed was

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the glimmer of a chance. He rifled that in. The deadlock broken at

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Celtic Park. The mistake from Holt severely punished. The shot fizzing

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past Wes Foderingham, inside the post. The runaway leaders on track

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for their fifth win of the season against Rangers.

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Martyn Waghorn could be in. Stumbling at the crucial moment. He

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would not quite full for Waghorn. Armstrong making himself available.

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Holding off the challenge from Tavernier. The cutback for McGregor.

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Lovely skill from the 19-year-old, see you later. McGregor could have

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made more of the cutback. Kieran Tierney, opening up for the

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full-back. Flicking it wide instead for Sinclair. Jinking onto the right

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and left. Celtic are probing as Rangers again. Looking for the

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all-important second goal. Armstrong. Threatening again, Stuart

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Armstrong. Really good save. Might just have the narrowing in the post.

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Kieran Tierney again. Danny Wilson, another clumsy touch from him.

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Dembele threatening. Did not quite catch the shot. Scuffing it in the

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end, Moussa Dembele. Dembele. Armstrong, invited to shoot, you and

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he does. Flying save from Wes Foderingham. Dangerous looking

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challenge by Tavernier on Dembele. Wes Foderingham called into action.

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As the ball ran to the byline, was there a clip by Tavernier on

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Dembele? Did he trip himself up. Kenny Miller, turning the ball in

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for Waghorn. Craig Gordon out to make the save. Celtic seems to

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switch off for a moment that was the Celtic goalkeeper had to look sharp

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there. Getting there in the nick of time. Martyn Waghorn passing up

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another chance to score. Kieran Tierney gives it away, not too often

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you use those words. Tavernier. Waghorn gives chase. Bumped into by

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Dedryck Boyata. Shoulder to shoulder, the two of them. The

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crosses curled in. Flicked on by militants opportunity for Josh

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Windass. Won back by Holt. Jason Holt with the curling effort,

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bouncing just why. -- just wide. Lunging challenge. Winning the ball.

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Patrick Roberts reckoned this was a sure-fire free kick. The referee

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thinking otherwise. Holt went close. Quick and slick from Celtic. Dembele

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this on the left foot, screws it wide. Moussa Dembele, looking for

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another Old Firm goal. Celtic win it. Leigh Griffiths.

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Slicing the effort way wide. Well capable of scoring from here, as we

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well know. Off-balance that time. Never really set for the shot.

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Tavernier's delivery. Second chance, James Tavernier. Great save, Craig

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Gordon. Forced in by Clint Hill. 1-1. Clint Hill's fifth goal for

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Rangers. The new manager is Carmen the exterior. He will have enjoyed

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that moment. Like every Rangers fan inside Celtic Park. Gordon made a

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really good save. Powerless to do anything about the loose ball. Clint

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Hill getting there first. Our Rangers going to deny Celtic their

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fourth Old Firm win of the season? For only the second time, taking

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points in the Premiership against the runaway leaders. Celtic going

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Route one in search of the late winner. The Challenger Leigh

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Griffiths. And again. Down goes the substitute. No penalty. Big decision

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for Bobby Madley. The question is, did Clint Hill get a touch on the

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ball. Did he go through Leigh Griffiths first? Celtic suddenly in

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search of a late winner. In four Dembele. Deflected shot from Leigh

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Griffiths. Almost poking up for Moussa Dembele. Scrambled clear.

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Finding the heart Yard for the shot at goal. -- the heart

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. Scott Sinclair was foiled. There goes the final whistle. For the

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first time this season, Rangers get something against Celtic, courtesy

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of Clint Hill's late leveller. Craig Gordon saving from Emerson Heineman.

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Stuart Armstrong firing Celtic in front. It finishes, at Celtic Park,

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Celtic 1-1 Rangers. First half, we were not as fluid, did not have the

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control of the game we wanted. Passing backwards instead of

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forwards. We made a change at half-time. I thought we had a much

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better control in the second half, always looking like the threatening

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team. We concede a goal, we are disappointed with. The second phase,

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we leave a gap. The boy gets a shot in, they score from the rebound.

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Then we do not get a clear penalty, talking to the referee after the

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game. Clint Hill said on the pitch to me after the game, he got away

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with that. Disappointed between the four officials they do not see it,

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looked a clear penalty. Lots to talk about after

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that, Graeme Murty city with the spirit. Did Rangers deserved a

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point? For me, they did. Started the game of a real intensity. Going

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4-4-2, pressing Celtic high up the pitch. Barrie McKay is the trigger.

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He knows not to sell himself, or commit. Waiting to see what Craig

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Gordon does. Again Rangers working really well in the opening stage, in

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terms of the pressing. Kenny forcing Dedryck Boyata out for the throw in.

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Graeme Murty deserves a lot of credit into the high press. Celtic

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escaping it to an extent. Comes out wide, but Rangers for Celtic back up

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the pitch. They started with a real intensity that a lot of people did

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not expect. It is a hard one, Martyn Waghorn in on the keeper. Bright

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start from Rangers. If they managed to score at that point. They could

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have converted the dominance they had early on. Which is what they

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would have been looking for. Brendan Rodgers speaking about them passing

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the ball back too much. Rangers need credit, they deserve credit. Stuart

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Armstrong argued the best player on the pitch. Should you be in the

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Scotland squad tomorrow? No doubt he should be in the Scotland squad.

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There is a claim he should be in the starting team in the form he is in.

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Good first touch, to find the bottom corner, disappointing clearance from

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Jason Holt. Armstrong is so quick to latch onto it. One touch out of his

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feet, balance well. What a strike. A lot of strikes on goal today were

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superb. Burned-out player on the pitch. He had the little injury,

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coming back again. Top, top player. It would be astonishing if he was

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not in the squad. Real shout for him to be in the starting XI. Gordon

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Strachan at the game today. We will get into this later, Celtic knot on

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top of their game entirely. Rangers, to their credit, they came back into

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it in style. Too many of the Celtic performers did not reach the level.

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From 70 minutes onwards, the defender is meandering back in.

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Another smart stop from Craig Gordon. When Rangers got to 80

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minutes, you felt they were going for it. That is a horrendous tackle.

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Yellow card, fowl, the referee does not see it. Rangers building

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momentum. These three players, you would want them to rotate.

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Unfortunately you have McGregor and Roberts in there. They drift out of

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position, creating the hole Brendan Rodgers spoke about. Emerson

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Heineman with the shot across Gordon, good save. Good credit from

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Hill. He's not tracked in. Well done, Clint Hill, getting there.

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Brendan Rodgers landing Clint Hill in it, regarding the penalty appeal.

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You are not convinced, Stephen? This is a free kick outside the box. As

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they go in, it sits high. Understand why the battery has not given it.

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Seize the ball move. Definite touch from Clint Hill. Watching from this

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angle, the anyway Clint Hill can get that ball, does not matter what the

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anglers, he has to go through Leigh Griffiths. He has two foul him. The

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argument about where he is, and the ankle, is irrelevant. Because the

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ball sits up, gives Clint Hill the opportunity to get his foot in. Yes

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he does, he has two foul the player first. I do think he did. That is

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relevant. Wherever the referee is, the Borders on the left-hand side of

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Leigh Griffiths, he is on the right committee has two foul Leigh

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Griffiths. Not a big enough out. He has touched him. I think it is

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crazy. Brendan Rodgers talks about refocusing for the semifinal.

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Disappointed obviously. Really gives Bell at the start of the second

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half. Armstrong was good. Too many of the biggest players did not show

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up. Dembele, Sinclair, James Forrest. This semifinal is

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absolutely massive. Celtic are desperate for the treble. Rangers

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showed today they are capable of causing an upset. What of the new

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coach make of it. In the stands today? Any manager appointment comes

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an element of a gamble. In terms of the fact he does not have a great

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deal of knowledge of Scottish football. We don't know a great deal

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about him. Time will tell whether he turns out the right appointment. Big

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overhaul needed in the summer to make Rangers more competitive. Time

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will tell, whether the funds will be there to do that.

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Hearts still hoping to catch Rangers, but Ian Cathro's side

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They'd lost their last three games ahead of the match with Hamilton.

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But the Accies without a win at Tynecastle in 40 years.

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Jamie Walker is back foot Hearts. Two changes from the team Bscanty

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ten days ago. Five changes for Hamilton after losing 6-0 at Ibrox.

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McKinnon is suspended. Barry gives backing goal. -- Barry Gibbs backing

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goal. Flying save from Gary Woods. That is missed by McMahon. What an

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opportunity for gun -- Goncalves, knows he should be

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scoring. Redmond give it away. Hamilton on the back foot. Good

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strike from Mickelson. Shaping up as a busy afternoon for Woods. Walker,

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finding space. Goncalves. Another stop from Woods. He had to adjust,

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to claw the subway. Under pressure, Hamilton. Cowie's corner kick, off

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the training ground. Good effort, juggled, finally felled by Gary

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Woods. Maybe more off the laptop than the training ground. Walker, a

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quick hit. Quick reactions from Woods, to keep this out. Being in.

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Bingham. It is Gary Woods against Hearts at the moment. Lovely pass

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from Novak. Cut back. Walker. Finally Hearts in front. Taken until

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first-half stoppage time. For the home team to get what they deserve.

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Finally Gary Woods beat, 1-0. Down went Walker. Looking for the free

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kick. McMahon, back to Woods. This will be a free kick for handling the

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backpass. Gary Woods claiming he heard the whistle. Craig Thomson

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says no. Big opportunity for Hearts. Goncalves. Dumping it in. Ten

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minutes after the interval, two goal advantage for Hearts. Controversial

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ruling. No way back it would seem for Hamilton. Walker is away. Taken

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out. That will be yellow. Very inviting free kick opportunity for

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Hearts. Walker, that is brilliant. Right out of the top drawer from

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Jamie Walker. Any doubts about the outcome at Tynecastle are removed

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now. Two goals in little more than a minute. Given away again. Donati

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this time. Gary Woods found a way of keeping this out, unconventional,

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but it worked. The free kick is given. Close call, this. Might have

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been a penalty. They scored number four. Gary Woods has been battered

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into submission. This one going right through him. Our job is to win

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games, get enough points to stay in the league. If we perform like that,

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we won't, because that is not enough. If we look at other teams

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about us, talking about not playing well, but we're not bottom of the

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league. We created a lot of attacks, good play on the sides. Through

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that, we managed to stop Hamilton from having any real prolonged phase

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of pressure around our box. Being strong, the right decisions, leading

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to press, get ourselves high up the pitch as much as we could. Strong

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performance defensively. Fantastic victory for Hearts after a poor run

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of form. A tale two halves for the Hamilton Academicals' goalkeeper,

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Gary Woods. A number of good saves in the first half. Good save. This

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one download, managing to get it past the post, wonder. And this

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bizarre incident ten minutes into the second half. Looks like team

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stops. I don't understand why he does not just stop it with his foot.

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A bit of uncertainty. Not under any real pressure, getting close down.

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Look where they take it from 60 yards away. Bigger target for

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Goncalves de hit. No chance for Woods on that one. That is terrible.

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Terrible attempt at saving it. The wall is lined up poorly. At least

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one man outside the post, to make it difficult to bend it around. A clear

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gap. Pour from the goalkeeper. Hearts creating a lot of chances.

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How much can this be a springboard for them? A lot of criticism. They

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will hope it is a springboard. Typical fixtures, Aberdeen away,

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Celtic at home. Going to be a tough run. They have been in a number of

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games against teams in the bottom half of the league, not picking up

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on the points. They will hope this 4-0 win against Hamilton gives them

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some confidence. They will not be judged by a home game against

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Hamilton. Hearts need higher expectations. Not getting any easier

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for Hamilton. They have tough fixtures, they have been through a

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tough set of fixtures. Losing ten goals in the last two games, they

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are Ibrox next week. Worrying period.

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St Johnstone still very much in the European hunt, but they'd

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St Johnstone lost the Ibrox last time out. No Anderson. Enforced

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change from Paul Hartley from the side that lost to Partick Thistle.

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Olsen has plenty of power. Out wide to Maclean. Cummings, too straight.

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Throws his hands up in horror. He wanted to put that either side of

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the goalkeeper. That is just kept in. No doubt about the clearance.

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Options left and right for Clarke. Foster outside goes long. Cummings,

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Paul Paton makes the run. Great midfield run. Scores for St

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Johnstone for the very first time. 12 minutes gone. Simple header, back

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across, he wanted it more. Foster. McLean. Cummings playing it back to

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Swanson. Going for the top corner. The dominance of the match

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continues. Real pressure on this Dundee back four. St Johnstone

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losing their last three home matches. In better fettle today.

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Blair Olsen beating Nicky Brett the near post. Cummings clipping it on.

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Taking it in his stride. There was pace in that. The goalkeeper

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certainly looking to be at fault. Dundee falling two behind.

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Yet to see Dundee as a serious attacking threat. Not going to do

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so. Here comes Swanson. McLean making a great run. A chance for a

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third. Touched over the top by Scott Bain. The thumbs up from Steve

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Maclean. A great little ball. Didn't have to break stride. Not the

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cleanest of shots, as he fell away. Reflective off Craig. -- deflected

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off Craig. Paul Paton away. Mark O'Hara returns to the danger area.

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Headers into the path of James Vincent. Good save from Zander

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Clark. It will not fall Dundee's way in the box. James Vincent, 22nd

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appearance for Dundee today. Looking for his first goal. It nearly came.

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Graham Cummins have had a good game. Swanson back towards Cummings. Into

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McLean. It's a beautiful backheel onto Paton. That's wonderful

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football again from St Johnstone. Brilliant little backheel and Paul

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Paton just opened his body up. That was meant for the top corner.

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They are struggling to get goals at this level. Just two so far this

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season. It doesn't give the Dundee fans anything to shout about here.

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Good technique initially, dragged it well wide. A disappointing

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afternoon. Williams with a free kick. It's deflected off Forster for

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the corner. Beautiful delivery. Credit the striker for giving the

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strike away. I thought we were excellent from the first whistle and

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it was more like the type of performance we have had at home in

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the past, but maybe not too often this year. The tempo we played from

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the first to the last was excellent and that's with or without the ball.

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The flattest performance of the season for us. We were right off the

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pace. St Johnstone were more determined than is and it was a poor

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performance for us. A good home victory for St Johnstone. They will

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have enjoyed that. Blair Alston arrived from Falkirk in the summer.

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What have you made of his overall development at St Johnstone? He's

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doing well. He was a standout performer at Falkirk. It's taking

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him time to get used to the Premiership. He brings energy to the

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team and can bring goals. He's a dynamic player. The thing that

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impressed me most yesterday was the timing of a lot of his runs. He was

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linking up with the front two very well and running beyond them on

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occasions. Again, another effort on goal. He was a standout yesterday.

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How poor is the defending from Dundee? The goalkeeper was beaten

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from the front post. Alston has taken time to settle and I would

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expect to hit him -- hit the ground running. He was talking about the

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performance full of tempo. That's something that Blair Alston brings

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to the side as well. It was the flattest performance of

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their season? Defensively it didn't look great. They've had an

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up-and-down season. It looked as if they will struggle to get into the

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top six. That's where Dundee have got to be aiming. If they finish in

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the bottom six it hasn't been a successful season. They need to

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realise there's only a certain number of points above the play-off

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place and they play Celtic and Aberdeen next. They are tough games.

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You can get dragged down so quickly. Why are they so hot and cold? A

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great question, I'm sure Paul -- Paul Hartley is scratching his head

:35:57.:36:00.

and wondering. It's a concern for him. To get caught in the bottom

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six, it is up in the air in terms of who will finish in the play-off

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spot. The last time Motherwell went

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to Aberdeen they were on the end of a 7-2 mauling and Mark McGhee

:36:11.:36:12.

became a social media sensation. A lot can change in

:36:13.:36:15.

the space of a few weeks. McGhee gone, Steve Robinson

:36:16.:36:18.

in caretaker charge this time. Ryan Jack is back earlier than

:36:19.:36:30.

expected. There is a start but oh, in defence in place of the suspended

:36:31.:36:34.

Andrew Considine. Motherwell are without their top scorer but jewel

:36:35.:36:41.

has made it, as Stephen Robinson looks to build on last week's

:36:42.:36:44.

encouraging win at Kilmarnock. Stephen Robinson, only recently

:36:45.:36:51.

returned to the club. Certainly in the box seat as far as the job is

:36:52.:36:56.

concerned here at Motherwell. The header from Heneghan goes into the

:36:57.:37:01.

side net. That's Motherwell's first real opportunity.

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I shake of the head from the referee at Nial McGinn, keeping it alive.

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Rooney. A fabulous save by Samson. This is instinctive. By the Scotland

:37:21.:37:27.

squad keeper, to keep out Adam Rooney, who didn't know much about

:37:28.:37:34.

it. I find challenge their, by O'Connor on McDonald. Scott McDonald

:37:35.:37:40.

Mr the 7-2 defeat here. Mark McGhee's final act. It's Nial

:37:41.:37:49.

McGinn. Relatively comfortable, that time, for Samson. Nial McGinn loves

:37:50.:37:54.

a strike from outside the box. Jack. McGinn. He'll fancy a game. And

:37:55.:38:13.

that's why. He was denied by Partick Thistle last week. Now again, Craig

:38:14.:38:21.

Samson is keeping him out this time. Craig Clay has given it straight to

:38:22.:38:25.

Jack. Here's McGinn. Heneghan comes to meet him. Squeezes it over. They

:38:26.:38:36.

want a penalty. Gives it back. Zach Jules was in the way. He feels he

:38:37.:38:48.

was impeded by McHugh. Taylor, Aberdeen looking for an eighth

:38:49.:38:52.

successive home victory. They haven't managed that since the

:38:53.:38:56.

Ferguson era. It's a wonderful ball in by McLean. He might have expected

:38:57.:39:02.

one of his strikers to turn round. He's been in fabulous form, Kenny

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McLean and knocking on the Scotland door.

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Motherwell desperate for a clean sheet. They haven't managed one in

:39:13.:39:18.

the league in a year. Away from home. That was scooped over by

:39:19.:39:23.

Shinnie. Yet another terrific goal by McLean.

:39:24.:39:31.

Christie, not long on as a sub. Aberdeen hunting down a winning

:39:32.:39:39.

goal. It's McGinn, again, denied by Samson, again. And impacted by

:39:40.:39:50.

Christie. Stolen away from Q. -- from McHugh. Unexpected Pittodrie

:39:51.:39:59.

crowd. -- and expectant Pittodrie crowd. A wonderful home record,

:40:00.:40:06.

Aberdeen. This is Ryan Christie. The clock though continuing to tick

:40:07.:40:10.

down. Any McLean. There's Craig Samson. Who is on a one-man mission

:40:11.:40:18.

to make amends for that last visit here.

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Here's Hayes. Good jinking play by Hayes. That's Nial McGinn, and Dave

:40:24.:40:37.

won it! They have won it, right at the death! You can't say they don't

:40:38.:40:44.

deserve it. The Dons players disappear up the tunnel in

:40:45.:40:49.

celebration, as Nial McGinn once again proves his worth to Aberdeen

:40:50.:40:55.

Football Club. It just shows you the spirit of the side. They never know

:40:56.:40:58.

when the beaten. Today was an of that. There was only one team here

:40:59.:41:04.

to win the game and one team to try and spoil it and we got what we

:41:05.:41:08.

deserved. It took as until the last two minutes but that's what the

:41:09.:41:11.

dressing room is all about, fighting until the end and getting a result.

:41:12.:41:15.

We matched them every step of the way and we frustrated them. They had

:41:16.:41:20.

possession in areas that would not hurt us. We defended well. I asked

:41:21.:41:24.

the boys for desire and commitment and they were organised. I can't ask

:41:25.:41:30.

for more from them. We got punished from switching off once. The players

:41:31.:41:36.

enjoyed that and can -- went off for what can only be described as a

:41:37.:41:41.

huddle in the tunnel, very odd. Enjoyable for them. Kenny McLean, a

:41:42.:41:45.

standout performer. We were talking about Stuart Armstrong and being in

:41:46.:41:48.

the Scotland squad, should Kenny McLean be in the Scotland squad

:41:49.:41:52.

tomorrow? I think he should. He has come into form of late. That's a

:41:53.:41:56.

wonderful cross with his right foot, a nice take on turn. Here, you see

:41:57.:42:01.

the different aspects of his game. This is a wonderful crossfield pass,

:42:02.:42:13.

pinpoint accuracy. I think he finds Adam Rooney with it in the end. Look

:42:14.:42:16.

at here. This is a really fantastic cross, right over the back of the

:42:17.:42:19.

defence. A great chance. He's got so many different sides to his game.

:42:20.:42:22.

This is a driving run. He gets a free kick from it. You talk about

:42:23.:42:24.

Stuart Armstrong. The one difference is that Stuart Armstrong has that

:42:25.:42:28.

finishing touch. He is scoring more goals than Kenny McLean. If he wants

:42:29.:42:32.

to step up to the next level, if you can add more goals to his game, he

:42:33.:42:36.

would be a certainty in the Scotland squad. You are going to create more

:42:37.:42:42.

chances. Stuart Armstrong's goals are not particularly scored from

:42:43.:42:52.

chances that are laid on to him. He's scoring more from strikes.

:42:53.:42:54.

Kenny McLean is capable, no doubt. He has improved in the last month

:42:55.:42:57.

and is performing better now than when he broke into the Scotland

:42:58.:42:59.

squad previously. I'd be disappointed if he wasn't in the

:43:00.:43:01.

squad. Aberdeen becoming experts at scoring late goals. They certainly

:43:02.:43:06.

are, to win 12 of the last 14 games is frightening, but 11 of the goals

:43:07.:43:10.

they have scored these seasons in -- have come in the last ten minutes of

:43:11.:43:13.

matches. They never know when they are beaten and keep going until the

:43:14.:43:17.

end. Yesterday was another game. Motherwell were stubborn, had a game

:43:18.:43:22.

plan. They had to get it right. The last two times they have conceded

:43:23.:43:27.

ten goals and they had to defend, but they find ways to beat teams and

:43:28.:43:34.

they did. When you tear -- here Tony Docherty in the interview, you can

:43:35.:43:37.

see how delighted he was they got the win and it speaks volumes for

:43:38.:43:41.

the character of the side. As for Motherwell, they have a short list

:43:42.:43:45.

of five, including Stephen Robinson, to be the full-time manager. What

:43:46.:43:50.

sort of manager do Motherwell need? A good one! A manager that is going

:43:51.:43:56.

to get results for them, because they are down in the mire there as

:43:57.:43:59.

well and as we've spoken about in respect of Dundee, you end up in the

:44:00.:44:03.

bottom six and it's all up in the air in terms of who will get in the

:44:04.:44:06.

play-offs. They need someone to steady the ship and get some

:44:07.:44:07.

results, quickly. This weekend last year,

:44:08.:44:10.

Ross County won the League Cup. This weekend, they took

:44:11.:44:13.

on a Kilmarnock side still being led by interim boss Lee

:44:14.:44:15.

McCulloch. A hamstring injury in the pre-match

:44:16.:44:17.

warm up means Scott Fox misses out. For Kilmarnock, Gori Dicko and Rory

:44:18.:44:38.

McKenzie drop out after the defeat might Motherwell. -- defeat by

:44:39.:44:45.

Motherwell. Jason Naismith with a cross. Almost caught out Freddie

:44:46.:44:53.

Woodman in the Kilmarnock goal. Nearly a freakish opener. For the

:44:54.:44:56.

fullback. Child find the ball towards the back

:44:57.:45:10.

post. Paul Quinn is there. He couldn't hit that one on target.

:45:11.:45:17.

County pressing for the opening goal.

:45:18.:45:27.

Sharp will have a chance to go for goal. It's deflected just over the

:45:28.:45:36.

crossbar. Sharp has had a few efforts. That might have been

:45:37.:45:41.

testing the goalkeeper. Long throw-in. It falls for Sammon, who

:45:42.:45:49.

slides it home. Kilmarnock, who have had so little in the way of

:45:50.:45:54.

attacking play, move in front. Boyd causing the problems, Conor Sammon

:45:55.:46:00.

with a second goal in three games. It might break for Gardyne. Instead,

:46:01.:46:07.

he lays it off for Schalk. Back for Gardyne. Didn't get hold of that.

:46:08.:46:11.

It's a really good save from Woodman, to keep his side in front.

:46:12.:46:17.

County will be stung by Kilmarnock having taken the lead. They've

:46:18.:46:24.

really dominated most of this match. There's boys, it's deflected over.

:46:25.:46:28.

County must be wondering what they have to do to score. Liam Boyce, his

:46:29.:46:36.

shot deflected over by the former Koeman, Scott Boyd. Van der Weg.

:46:37.:46:44.

That's current, back for Boyce. He got hold of that. A deserved

:46:45.:46:56.

equaliser for Ross County full. Liam Boyce's first league goal this year.

:46:57.:47:02.

Gardyne does well to find room for the cross. That was Naismith, coming

:47:03.:47:06.

into the back post. Woodman felt he had to touch it round the post. It

:47:07.:47:12.

might well have been heading wide in any case, but the keeper taking no

:47:13.:47:17.

chances. Jim McIntyre must feel his side can go on and take all three

:47:18.:47:21.

points. Sharp with a chance to put them ahead. Again, he's not too far

:47:22.:47:27.

away and again, it's a good save from Woodman. Dipping free kick.

:47:28.:47:34.

It's Quinn, getting on the end of that and Van der Weg, so close. So

:47:35.:47:43.

close to putting County in front for the first time in the match.

:47:44.:47:52.

Kristoffer Ajer hacks it away, Fraser returns it. County pick up

:47:53.:48:00.

possession. It's Schalk. Woodman on this occasion couldn't hold it.

:48:01.:48:06.

Schalk has had at least half a dozen efforts on goal himself.

:48:07.:48:11.

Hendry. Kilmarnock pick up once more. Wilson, with a hopeful ball.

:48:12.:48:23.

Boyd might just get on the end of that. He has. And would you believe

:48:24.:48:28.

it, Chris Boyd, with just five minutes remaining, looks like he's

:48:29.:48:32.

given Kilmarnock all three points. Something of a smash grab act. Not

:48:33.:48:38.

really defended by Ross County here. The predatory Boyd does what he does

:48:39.:48:46.

best. Today was a real kick in the teeth for us because we deserved,

:48:47.:48:53.

with the amount of the game we had, we deserved more, but we've also got

:48:54.:48:56.

to show the quality when we get into those areas and punish teams.

:48:57.:49:00.

Equally Cod Army our concentration levels, which for long periods of

:49:01.:49:05.

time is in the game were very good and we defended stoutly but the

:49:06.:49:09.

goals we are giving away our criminal, really poor. It's a

:49:10.:49:12.

fantastic result for us, for the players, the way they dug in. The

:49:13.:49:19.

second half, Ross County had probably the better half chances,

:49:20.:49:23.

hit the bar a couple of times. But we had a game plan, stuck to the

:49:24.:49:28.

game plan, and I felt it worked today. A really good win for

:49:29.:49:31.

Kilmarnock and Stephen Kris Boyd breaking records again. Yes, what

:49:32.:49:38.

can you say? He was born to score goals. That's 100 goals for two

:49:39.:49:41.

different clubs, the first player to do that in Scottish football. It's a

:49:42.:49:44.

phenomenal record from a player who has had an outstanding career. Lee

:49:45.:49:49.

McCulloch is in a good position to potentially get the job full-time

:49:50.:49:53.

and he recognises how influential Chris Boyd is to the Kilmarnock

:49:54.:49:57.

side. I think he actually said that Kris Boyd was worth his weight in

:49:58.:50:05.

gold after. That's a lot of gold! In all seriousness, he will be

:50:06.:50:09.

delighted to have a guy of Chris Boyd's type in the side because of

:50:10.:50:13.

the looking to get in the top six, which is realistic, having someone

:50:14.:50:17.

who is capable of scoring goals is a big positive. Is for Ross County,

:50:18.:50:21.

just three points above the play-off spots. Should they be doing better?

:50:22.:50:26.

They should. They've underachieved. Maybe this at the bar too high last

:50:27.:50:30.

year and they haven't got anywhere near that with the budget they have,

:50:31.:50:34.

they should be in the top six. They lose too many sloppy goals. The

:50:35.:50:36.

goals they lose our poor. Yesterday, for

:50:37.:50:49.

large spells in the game, they were on top. You spoke about this time

:50:50.:50:52.

last year they won the League Cup. Only Hamilton have picked up fewer

:50:53.:50:54.

points since then in the league. That's not good enough for Ross

:50:55.:50:57.

County. Budget, top six, and I look at the quality of the squad and they

:50:58.:51:00.

should be challenging to get in the top six, but they are languishing at

:51:01.:51:02.

the bottom and it's worrying times for Ross County. I think Jim

:51:03.:51:05.

McIntyre, the management and structure, recognise with what they

:51:06.:51:08.

have got they should be doing better. OK.

:51:09.:51:11.

There was disappointment for Partick Thistle last

:51:12.:51:12.

weekend, as they bowed out of the Scottish Cup at Aberdeen.

:51:13.:51:15.

But they'd won their last four games.

:51:16.:51:17.

They took on bottom of the table Inverness Caley Thistle.

:51:18.:51:19.

Partick Thistle changed to a back four. Danny Divine is injured.

:51:20.:51:33.

Stephen Lawless is back in the midfield.

:51:34.:51:37.

There's a three-man central defence. Draper is suspended. Henri Anier

:51:38.:51:49.

start. There's been three league wins in a row without conceding a

:51:50.:51:53.

goal. They are on the front foot early. Warren. Warren dispossessed

:51:54.:52:00.

by Lawless. Here's Callum Booth, in towards Dillon. Edwards with a

:52:01.:52:05.

follow-up come busting an over the top. -- blasting it over the top.

:52:06.:52:17.

Lindsay's head flick. Vigurs gets it out. Only as far as Edwards again.

:52:18.:52:30.

Battling hard. Players are appealing for a penalty. Warren. High

:52:31.:52:42.

delivery, finds Henri Anier. It's Henri Anier and Inverness take the

:52:43.:52:48.

lead, through Henri Anier. Or do they? They're flag is up. It's

:52:49.:52:58.

offside. Given against Billy McKay. Is he in line of sight with the

:52:59.:53:05.

goalkeeper interfering with play? It won't count. Inverness have only

:53:06.:53:13.

picked up one away league win this season, that was at Motherwell, back

:53:14.:53:20.

in October. Here's Doolan. Well, a fingertip save their bike Owain Fon

:53:21.:53:25.

Williams. Turning round the post. Getting away from Raven. He's done

:53:26.:53:41.

well. Warren knocks it away, only as far as Erskine. Here's proof. Wood

:53:42.:53:49.

-- here is booze. The pressure is on Inverness Cal Edison. Doolan knocks

:53:50.:53:55.

it in and Khalidiya Sillari in front after 56 minutes. It's Kris Doolan's

:53:56.:54:01.

tenth goal of the season, his fourth in his last five games. It was

:54:02.:54:06.

Edwards with the assist. Doolan with the finish, for his 99th goal for

:54:07.:54:15.

Partick Thistle. Doolan. Erskine, and need 1-2. Erskine again.

:54:16.:54:22.

Brilliant save by Owain Fon Williams. Almost an own goal.

:54:23.:54:27.

Excellent reactions. Raven, working a short corner with

:54:28.:54:44.

Tansey. Sony gets his hands to it. -- Kearney. Erskine, who has a man

:54:45.:54:59.

in the middle. Good breaking flavour by the Glasgow side. -- good

:55:00.:55:04.

breaking play by the Glasgow side but the effort was straight at the

:55:05.:55:08.

keeper. We are well into stoppage time now. Is there one last chance?

:55:09.:55:15.

King with the delivery. It's Warren and Inverness have earned a point,

:55:16.:55:21.

and it could prove vital in their battle to avoid relegation, in the

:55:22.:55:27.

second minute of stoppage time. Gary Warren claims his third goal of the

:55:28.:55:35.

season. In the driving seat with ten seconds to go, we have to stop the

:55:36.:55:39.

ball going in the box. It was disappointing. We deserved the three

:55:40.:55:43.

points, with the overall play. We made a couple of changes. It's a

:55:44.:55:49.

huge one today, a very close game. We played against a top four side

:55:50.:55:53.

today, they are excellent team, strong, aggressive, they can pass

:55:54.:55:57.

the ball. They have goal-scorers. It's a big point. Interesting

:55:58.:56:03.

comments from Richie Foran, as always, very late goal for Inverness

:56:04.:56:06.

Cal a Thistle. It could be an important goal in the final

:56:07.:56:10.

equation. And a disallowed goal? Is the correct decision. You can see

:56:11.:56:14.

Billy McKay gets in the way when the shop comes in from -- when the shot

:56:15.:56:20.

comes in from Henri Anier. It's the correct decision. The goalkeeper has

:56:21.:56:28.

to do well. He is impeded there. It's the correct decision. The

:56:29.:56:31.

officials have done well to call that right. What did you make a

:56:32.:56:35.

Richie Foran's comments describing this all as a top four side? They've

:56:36.:56:41.

been honoured fantastic run but I don't think they've been in the top

:56:42.:56:45.

four this season, there's no doubt, they haven't. It's a bit of a crazy

:56:46.:56:50.

comment. As you just said, that is potentially a really big point for

:56:51.:56:54.

Inverness, because it's very tight at the bottom and every point, ten

:56:55.:56:58.

seconds from the end, it will feel like a victory to them. They've come

:56:59.:57:02.

through a tough spell of fixtures. They will feel they are one point

:57:03.:57:07.

behind Hamilton and can get into the play-off. They have the derby next

:57:08.:57:14.

weekend. It's a huge one for both sides, it's a good battling point.

:57:15.:57:18.

Maybe not a top four side, certainly a top six side, Partick Thistle.

:57:19.:57:20.

Potentially, we've spoken a lot about the battle at the bottom and

:57:21.:57:25.

the best way to avoid it is to get the sixth place and at the moment,

:57:26.:57:28.

Partick Thistle are starting to build a bit of a gap and up on a

:57:29.:57:32.

fantastic run of form. They are going about in the right way to make

:57:33.:57:35.

sure they avoid the battle at the bottom. Getting in the top six is

:57:36.:57:38.

the best way to do that. Why since the turn of the year as it around

:57:39.:57:43.

for Partick Thistle? Thing Kris Doolan hitting form, getting his

:57:44.:57:48.

tenth goal of the season. They've been brilliant since the start of

:57:49.:57:51.

the year. Clean sheets have been massive for them and they played --

:57:52.:57:54.

play Kilmarnock next week and if they win that it will help them.

:57:55.:57:56.

Thank you. Tonight, the Ladbrokes Premiership

:57:57.:58:00.

table looks like this. Aberdeen eight points

:58:01.:58:02.

clear of Rangers. Rangers six points ahead

:58:03.:58:05.

of Hearts, who stay a point At the wrong end of the table,

:58:06.:58:07.

Hamilton Accies second A weekend dominated

:58:08.:58:10.

by Old Firm intrigue. But stories everywhere

:58:11.:58:18.

in the Premiership. We'll do another

:58:19.:58:19.

chapter next weekend. Until then, from all

:58:20.:58:21.

of us - goodnight.

:58:22.:58:25.

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