13/02/2016 Sportscene


13/02/2016

Similar Content

Browse content similar to 13/02/2016. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more!

Transcript


LineFromTo

Good afternoon and welcome to the results show in the week in which

:00:16.:00:22.

scientists proved Albert Einstein's prediction about the existence of

:00:23.:00:25.

gravitational waves were right. You will find out if your predictions

:00:26.:00:28.

about today's games are right and how wrong our studio guests were.

:00:29.:00:32.

Sending the usual ripples across the fabric of space and time today are

:00:33.:00:36.

St Johnston assistant manager Callum Davidson and the BBC's very own

:00:37.:00:40.

Richard Wilson. Welcome, gentlemen. As usual, our band of boffins will

:00:41.:00:45.

keep us bang up-to-date with the latest developments in the games.

:00:46.:00:50.

First up is Professor Chris McLoughlin, watching Celtic against

:00:51.:00:53.

Ross County. And gravity is pulling Ross County back to earth with a

:00:54.:00:59.

bump. 2-0 the home side lead. Armstrong and Lee Griffiths with his

:01:00.:01:03.

30th of the season. It's not been vintage Celtic. The fans were

:01:04.:01:08.

grumbling discontent ermier on, but they are comfortable now, 2-0

:01:09.:01:13.

Celtic. Motherwell against Kilmarnock at Fir Park, being

:01:14.:01:17.

watched by John Barnes for us. Two sides in need of a victory and

:01:18.:01:21.

so far Kilmarnock are in the driving seat. They have a 2-0 lead. Kiltie

:01:22.:01:27.

with the first in 56 minutes. A lovely move involving quite a number

:01:28.:01:33.

of the Killie team. The second was from Slater, which was a solo game.

:01:34.:01:43.

The side second bottom lead the team just above them, Kilmarnock 2,

:01:44.:01:49.

Motherwell 0. Hamilton and Dundee United next, our

:01:50.:01:55.

man there is Al Lamont. Precious little to tell you about. United had

:01:56.:02:02.

a shot at goal. Simon Murray's had the only shot on target, just before

:02:03.:02:07.

half time. Dundee in more dire need of the points. It's goalless as it

:02:08.:02:12.

stands. Off we go into the schunship now. Bottom versus top, Alloa versus

:02:13.:02:19.

Rangers. Jonathan is there for us. The bottom side Alloa have stunned

:02:20.:02:25.

Rangers so far. Marr with the goal. Rangers have been utterly dominant

:02:26.:02:30.

but find themselves 1-0 down against the championship's bottom side.

:02:31.:02:35.

Charlie Mann is watching Falkirk at home to Raith Rovers. Charlie, you

:02:36.:02:40.

always bring us goals? Certainly do. A really good match in difficult

:02:41.:02:48.

conditions. Falkirk were 2-0 up at the break, but Stewart's made it

:02:49.:02:52.

2-2, levelled it up and everything to play for in the last 15.

:02:53.:02:58.

Welcome, gents. Lots happening, as I mentioned. Couple of surprising

:02:59.:03:05.

score lines, but do you find Kilmarnock up at Motherwell a

:03:06.:03:08.

surprise? I don't know if it's a surprise. Kilmarnock on their day

:03:09.:03:13.

can beat anybody. It's so tight in the table. The games are really hard

:03:14.:03:17.

to call. They are probably in the middle. The bottom eight teams, it's

:03:18.:03:29.

difficult to call them. The pictures from Dundee are coming in. I don't

:03:30.:03:36.

think it was that bad? It's been OK actually. I suppose the point is,

:03:37.:03:41.

only one shot on target, but lots of little half chances and the two

:03:42.:03:44.

teams going for the win. The scoreline, as it is at the moment,

:03:45.:03:48.

suits Hamilton better than Dundee who need to keep clawing back the

:03:49.:03:52.

points. They are also looking at the other teams. That's happening to

:03:53.:03:57.

Motherwell at the moment, getting sucked back in, but Dundee need to

:03:58.:04:02.

keep the momentum going. Celtic 2-0 up to Ross County. They'll close

:04:03.:04:06.

that out, will they not, Callum, one would think? You never know. Ross

:04:07.:04:13.

County have a real goal threat so Celtic need to keep on playing. They

:04:14.:04:18.

probably feel as though they owe them one, so it looks comfortable at

:04:19.:04:23.

the moment. 30th goal of the season for Lee Griffiths. Who was the last

:04:24.:04:28.

Celtic player to do that? A stab in the dark, Larsson. Absolutely 100%,

:04:29.:04:34.

you know your stuff! In the Championship, Alloa one up on

:04:35.:04:37.

Rangers, that is the surprise of the day so far? Yes, so far. Went to

:04:38.:04:43.

watch them Tuesday night, they came back from being 2-0 down. By all

:04:44.:04:49.

accounts, Rangers dominated the game but again, don't take your chances.

:04:50.:04:55.

A lot of talk of Alloa narrowing the pitch. I'm not saying that's why

:04:56.:04:59.

they are one up, but it's not doing them any harm? We don't know if it's

:05:00.:05:04.

had a practical impact on the game but it may have got into the heads

:05:05.:05:08.

of the players. Warburton responded to it in the week. Rangers struggled

:05:09.:05:13.

at that ground last season as well. Difficult for them to play the kind

:05:14.:05:17.

of football they play there. It's a theme of Rangers' season that they

:05:18.:05:20.

have the ball and they don't always translate it into goals. They have

:05:21.:05:25.

to dig themselves out of a hole on this one. Fall kick and Raith

:05:26.:05:29.

Rovers, Falkirk going well in third but what do you see happening? They

:05:30.:05:43.

are challenging, it's hard to maintain, people talk about the

:05:44.:05:49.

pressure, again probably a little disappointing. I think they'll be a

:05:50.:05:54.

little frustrated at the moment, as will Peter Houston. It's a great

:05:55.:05:58.

achievement for Falkirk to get up there. To carry on, these are the

:05:59.:06:03.

games they have to win. Let's bounce around the ground, folks. Chris is

:06:04.:06:06.

watching Celtic against Ross County. Any developments? Not since last

:06:07.:06:11.

time we spoke. 2-0 Celtic. They are in control. They look as though they

:06:12.:06:15.

probably will see this one out. In fact, as you come to me, Griffiths

:06:16.:06:22.

is making way for Kazim-Richards, his 30th goal just before the break.

:06:23.:06:27.

Up until that point, Celtic had been stodgy. Griffiths and Mackay-Steven

:06:28.:06:36.

hit the post. Celtic hadn't shown the kind of effort and play that

:06:37.:06:40.

they had been showing at home certainly in recent weeks. After the

:06:41.:06:46.

break, ten minutes after in fact, Armstrong had a tantalising ball

:06:47.:06:50.

into the box and Boyata smashed the ball into the back of the net,

:06:51.:06:55.

settling any lingering nerves. Celtic showing flashes that they

:06:56.:06:58.

could get better in the second half. Developed a swagger in the past ten

:06:59.:07:03.

minutes but they lead 2-0. To Fir Park now. Motherwell v Kilmarnock.

:07:04.:07:08.

How are the Motherwell fans taking to this 2-0 scoreline? Quite a

:07:09.:07:13.

number have already headed for the exit with just over 11 minutes left

:07:14.:07:19.

to play. Two second half goals, one from Kiltie, the other from Slater,

:07:20.:07:24.

both claiming their fourth of the season. During the course of the

:07:25.:07:29.

first 45 minutes, Kilmarnock had the better of the chances that were

:07:30.:07:36.

created. Gomis found a left-foot shot, great save from Ripley, he

:07:37.:07:40.

made two jutt standing saves from free kicks too to keep the scoreline

:07:41.:07:44.

blank at the interval. He managed to get to the left hand

:07:45.:07:54.

side of the goal and turn a curler away. Kilmarnock have produced some

:07:55.:07:59.

good football. Terrific goal for Kiltie. Good play in the middle of

:08:00.:08:04.

the park involving Slater and Dicker. Slater picked out Smith in

:08:05.:08:11.

the left wide area and fired in a lovely cross for Kiltie who was six

:08:12.:08:21.

yards out. Terrific solo goal in the 61st minute put Kilmarnock in front

:08:22.:08:26.

with ten minutes left to play. Thank you very much. A goal in the match

:08:27.:08:31.

between Alloa and Rangers. Let's find out who is it for? It's for

:08:32.:08:40.

Rangers. It was coming for most of this match, you would have to say,

:08:41.:08:44.

but the problem for Rangers was their utter wastefulness in this

:08:45.:08:47.

match. They completely dominated right from the start, but they found

:08:48.:08:51.

themselves 1-0 down midway through the second half after Jason Marr's

:08:52.:08:58.

header. It gave us the prospect of a huge

:08:59.:09:02.

shock on our hands here in the Championship. Alloa are bottom of

:09:03.:09:07.

the table, Rangers are top, but Rangers have found a way back.

:09:08.:09:12.

O'Halloran with the goal and, to be honest, the amount of challenges

:09:13.:09:16.

Rangers have had, it was just a matter of time. It was narrowed by

:09:17.:09:21.

nine yards, four-and-a-half on each side, led to a congested side. It

:09:22.:09:25.

has probably helped Alloa close things down. A chance for Rangers

:09:26.:09:31.

just off the line, as they try and make this point into three points.

:09:32.:09:36.

At the same time, the pitch has been an issue. Rangers play quick-passing

:09:37.:09:43.

style and look for a winner now. Back to the premiership and back to

:09:44.:09:48.

new Douglas Park. Hamilton and Dundee United hard at it there. What

:09:49.:09:56.

is the tally looking like now? It hasn't increased. Picking up on your

:09:57.:10:09.

point, it hasn't been a bad match. United, you would have to say in

:10:10.:10:14.

dire need of the points, especially with that Kilmarnock result if it

:10:15.:10:18.

stays the way it is. They desperately need the win. Not sure

:10:19.:10:21.

they are doing enough to get that victory. They had a reasonable

:10:22.:10:26.

penalty claim. I thought it would be interesting to whatever what the

:10:27.:10:37.

guys thought. It looked to me like De Lima Tagliapietra might

:10:38.:10:42.

caught his opponent, to be honest, but the referee gave nothing. They

:10:43.:10:44.

have offered but the referee gave nothing. They

:10:45.:10:48.

and, as we speak with ten minutes remaining, it's goalless.

:10:49.:10:56.

and, as we speak with ten minutes goals in Falkirk. 2-2 the

:10:57.:11:38.

and, as we speak with ten minutes Falkirk back in front at 20 minutes,

:11:39.:11:40.

a good header from a long range free kick. It's been a good game. That

:11:41.:11:43.

first goal for Raith on 16 kick. It's been a good game. That

:11:44.:12:57.

goal, the easier it is to settle in, so for Michael it's a great start.

:12:58.:13:05.

Last night's match in the premiership, Dundee and St Johnston,

:13:06.:13:11.

two goals in it, both for Dundee and both for in-form striker Hemmings.

:13:12.:13:15.

Callum, sorry to put you through this, talk us through it? The pitch

:13:16.:13:23.

was really soft. Again, good quality by Stewart, gets a shot off. For us,

:13:24.:13:28.

we are guilty of giving cheap goals away, we start the second half

:13:29.:13:32.

really well and then seven or eight minutes into the second half, a

:13:33.:13:39.

fantastic strike by Hemmings. On their part, it wasn't great at the

:13:40.:13:43.

back. Well, we'll get more reflections from Callum and Richard

:13:44.:13:48.

later after I've heard from Callum's boss Tony Wright and also the Dundee

:13:49.:13:55.

manager Paul Hartley. Disappointed but we started the game well. Great

:13:56.:14:04.

opportunities, but the first goal's always vital in these games and we

:14:05.:14:08.

recently don't seem to be getting that. The players were excellent

:14:09.:14:12.

start to finish. We dominated. Some of the play was excellent.

:14:13.:14:15.

Especially in the final third, we should have scored more goals. We

:14:16.:14:20.

kept a clean sheet also. Final third, the four upfront, the

:14:21.:14:24.

combination play and movement was excellent. Paul Hartley

:14:25.:14:28.

understandably delighted, thinking his team were excellent. I'm

:14:29.:14:32.

guessing your evaluation of St Johnston is less so? Yes, I think in

:14:33.:14:42.

the end he spoke about it as saying we are conceding the first goal all

:14:43.:14:47.

the time. Once they have scored the second, it makes it a little easier

:14:48.:14:51.

for them to play, then they have a bit more freedom.

:14:52.:14:58.

Really disappointed. Form hasness been as good as we like. Last win

:14:59.:15:03.

5th December I think, Callum? Thank you very much for that! In the end,

:15:04.:15:09.

we have had a lot of hard games and possibly a couple of games we should

:15:10.:15:14.

have won easily and we haven't. In the end it's disappointing but we

:15:15.:15:17.

need to stick together. Every team goes through a little run and this

:15:18.:15:19.

is ours. Alan has news for us. In the penalty. Do you hear Ray got

:15:20.:16:00.

to the byline. It is saved. It remains goalless. Hamilton Aggies

:16:01.:16:09.

passing up a golden opportunity to take the lead and three points. That

:16:10.:16:14.

was quite a save from the goalkeeper. I think that is luck

:16:15.:16:22.

more than anything else. I think it came off his foot. That is

:16:23.:16:33.

disappointing for Hamilton because that was a great opportunity to

:16:34.:16:35.

steal the points. There was one match postponed. That was at

:16:36.:16:37.

Tynecastle because of a waterlogged pitch. We can have a look at the

:16:38.:16:49.

precise reasons. What do you make of that? A few sliding tackles, that

:16:50.:16:51.

would be great. The staff were trying to get the game on but

:16:52.:16:57.

apparently the pitch was unplayable. The match was postponed... It was a

:16:58.:17:14.

good call, you need to call it early. It was a sensible decision.

:17:15.:17:28.

If only it was a synthetic surface. One of the talking points of the

:17:29.:17:31.

week, they are reluctant to play on synthetic surfaces, but it seems to

:17:32.:17:38.

be the future. I think anecdotally players will always say they feel

:17:39.:17:47.

the effects of playing on an artificial surface. I think there is

:17:48.:17:49.

almost a psychological reluctance to play on them. Plenty of people will

:17:50.:17:58.

tell you some are better than others. The same applies to grass,

:17:59.:18:06.

they can be muddy and patchy, there is no ideal surface. The reality is

:18:07.:18:09.

for any football club to have a good pitch they've got to spend money on

:18:10.:18:17.

it. There are too many reasons to have them for artificial surfaces to

:18:18.:18:20.

go out of the game but I think there needs to be more of a determination

:18:21.:18:23.

to make sure grass and honest -- and other surfaces are as good as they

:18:24.:18:26.

can be. He is always fair and balanced.

:18:27.:18:38.

You have a player you cannot play on synthetic surfaces. I think there

:18:39.:18:51.

are good sides and bad sides. They are not just there to be hammered.

:18:52.:19:01.

In the end, they are great when they are first down but when they go flat

:19:02.:19:04.

you get an even bones. Personally, I do not like them. That is just me

:19:05.:19:15.

because I did not grow up on them. If you ask me, the ages of players

:19:16.:19:18.

who like playing on it, the younger ones probably like playing on it.

:19:19.:19:30.

That is what they are brought up on. That is what they play on everyday

:19:31.:19:33.

but in the end you make see a comparison.

:19:34.:19:46.

On the subject of synthetic surfaces there is one at Alloa. It has

:19:47.:19:50.

finished. What is the full-time analysis? Absolutely. Rangers held

:19:51.:19:52.

to a draw, and unlikely draw by the bottom side. Did the narrow pitch

:19:53.:20:04.

have an impact on this match? It was certainly a lively start for

:20:05.:20:12.

Rangers. Jason Holt striking the frame of the goal. Rangers in

:20:13.:20:15.

complete control of the match. The passing game. A lack of precision.

:20:16.:20:17.

Wastefulness in the final third. They failed to pull the trigger.

:20:18.:20:19.

Martin Whitehorn of the boil as well.

:20:20.:20:34.

He should have scored but it was goalless at half-time. Jason Holt

:20:35.:20:44.

with another effort. It was wide of the goal. Alloa athletic stun

:20:45.:20:52.

rangers well and truly. Jason Mohammad the header as they went

:20:53.:21:02.

into the lead. Martin Ackroyd was hooked by the manager, Billy King

:21:03.:21:04.

came on as Rangers tried to find a response but it was a certain

:21:05.:21:07.

flatness. Gallagher was having an inspired game. Great effort from

:21:08.:21:15.

Billy King. Danny Wilson also trying a shot. There was nothing they could

:21:16.:21:17.

do as rangers eventually found the breakthrough.

:21:18.:21:32.

Rangers went close with a header, brilliantly tipped over by the

:21:33.:21:35.

goalkeeper, and Alloa athletic held on. Full-time in the Premiership

:21:36.:21:43.

encounter involving Motherwell and kill my neck. Kill my neck leapfrog

:21:44.:21:53.

Motherwell with an impressive victory. Two outstanding second-half

:21:54.:21:55.

goals to secure the victory for the Ayrshire men. The open hours nine

:21:56.:22:03.

minutes into the second half. It was a lovely, sweeping move.

:22:04.:22:18.

Smith with the cross. Terrific volley to open the scoring. Craig

:22:19.:22:20.

Slater with a terrific driving run, sidestep and then from the edge of

:22:21.:22:23.

the box, into the bottom corner of the net for a second goal of the

:22:24.:22:25.

afternoon. Terrific goal. Motherwell, try as they might, could

:22:26.:22:46.

not find the back of the net. Right at the end, the Motherwell

:22:47.:22:47.

substitute hitting the crossbar. It was a bad afternoon for the

:22:48.:23:00.

Motherwell team. Good afternoon for Kilmarnock. Good afternoon for

:23:01.:23:02.

Celtic, 2-0 winners against Ross County. Celtic take the points,

:23:03.:23:13.

professional job rather than a sparkling performance. It finished

:23:14.:23:15.

2-0. They finished this one, huffing and puffing but lacking any real

:23:16.:23:27.

urgency. Plenty of possession. Gary Mackay-Steven and Leigh Griffiths

:23:28.:23:29.

had golden opportunities to put them ahead. But it fell to Leigh

:23:30.:23:31.

Griffiths. His 30th of the season. A clinical strike on the angle after a

:23:32.:23:42.

good lay-off. Any lingering nerves were settled ten minutes after the

:23:43.:23:45.

break. Cracking header at the back post. The home side developed a

:23:46.:23:47.

little bit of a swagger after that. There was no repeat of the League

:23:48.:23:54.

Cup victory. Falkirk have had one victory in six

:23:55.:24:21.

and they've been held again by Raith Rovers. It was a good football match

:24:22.:24:23.

in difficult conditions. Falkirk took the lead. Finished after a good

:24:24.:24:26.

pass. Raith Rovers were levelled two minutes later. It was a -- it was a

:24:27.:24:29.

coroner that Falkirk failed to clear. Low shot past the goalkeeper

:24:30.:24:37.

into the net. Back came Falkirk. Past the goalkeeper and a good free

:24:38.:24:45.

kick led to that. In the second half, it was mostly Falkirk. Raith

:24:46.:24:50.

Rovers were level on 68 minutes. Raith

:24:51.:25:01.

Rovers saw out the last seven minutes with ten men. Tough spell of

:25:02.:25:21.

matches but Hibs could be the big winners if

:25:22.:25:40.

they can beat Livingstone later. Full-time in the game between Dundee

:25:41.:25:44.

United and Hamilton. It has ended goalless and

:25:45.:26:05.

Hamilton ended the match with ten men. There is no time for -- Dundee

:26:06.:26:09.

United to press home their advantage.

:26:10.:26:28.

The Dundee United goalkeeper kept out a late penalty. Dundee United

:26:29.:26:30.

had their own penalty claim earlier, it was not

:26:31.:26:49.

given. They only had one other shot at goal from Simon Murray in the

:26:50.:26:52.

first half. It was an uneventful match. The point is more useful to

:26:53.:26:55.

Hamilton than it is to Dundee United.

:26:56.:27:16.

Back to the Championship and we will hear how Queen of the South and St

:27:17.:27:20.

Mirren feared the second meeting between these teams in a week and it

:27:21.:27:23.

is Queen of the South who take the honours. It was goalless at the

:27:24.:27:25.

interval. Five minutes later, Queen of the South went in front with a

:27:26.:27:28.

great ball in from the right. He had his back to goal. To the touch, hit

:27:29.:27:31.

it on the volley into the bottom corner past Jamie Langfield. We had

:27:32.:27:34.

everything. Great save to deny Steven Thompson with a header. David

:27:35.:27:36.

Clarkson hit the underside of the bar. At the other end, Harris almost

:27:37.:27:39.

got his second. St Mirren down to ten men and it finished Queen of the

:27:40.:27:42.

South 1-0 against St Mirren. It sounded like a cracker. So does

:27:43.:27:43.

this. It finished 3-2 to Dunfermline.

:27:44.:28:01.

There was a penalty after a mix-up in the defence. The real turning

:28:02.:28:04.

point of the game claim on the stroke of half-time. The player was

:28:05.:28:06.

sent off and the penalty kick was dispatched. Dunfermline had

:28:07.:28:39.

the upper hand. There was another chance to put to Dunfermline back on

:28:40.:28:41.

level terms. The shot was blocked but the ball was deflected into the

:28:42.:28:45.

back of the net. The winner came from the top scorer. Cutting in from

:28:46.:28:57.

the left hand side. The ball going into the bottom of the net. No less

:28:58.:28:58.

than they deserved. Here United will lick their wounds.

:28:59.:29:14.

It did not help them playing with ten men. We were watching pictures

:29:15.:29:16.

of the full-time scenes. The Dundee United manager was not happy.

:29:17.:29:41.

We have just looked at the incident. It looks like an app -- it looks

:29:42.:29:45.

like an accidental clip of the ankles. I wonder if one of the

:29:46.:29:48.

things that he was speaking to the referee about was the amount of time

:29:49.:29:51.

that was added on. You could see that coaching staff pointing to the

:29:52.:29:52.

Rogers. Dundee's next game is Motherwell,

:29:53.:30:02.

they are 13 points behind. Great win for Kilmarnock? Yes, fantastic

:30:03.:30:06.

result away from home as well. Couple of good results and

:30:07.:30:10.

performances Kilmarnock have had. They have a replay against Rangers

:30:11.:30:14.

coming up as well. It's going well for them. We'll talk more about

:30:15.:30:20.

today's premiership results later in the show, but now it's time for the

:30:21.:30:22.

classified result's round-up. Let's have a look at the league

:30:23.:33:54.

table. Starting with the Scottish Premiership.

:33:55.:34:07.

12 points between Dundee and Motherwell at the bottom now.

:34:08.:34:12.

Motherwell drop to second bottom after their defeat. Dundee picking

:34:13.:34:16.

up a point against Hamilton who move up to eighth.

:34:17.:34:22.

The big story is Rangers drew 1-1 with bottom club Alloa this

:34:23.:34:27.

afternoon. Hibs yet to play, they play Livingstone later on this

:34:28.:34:30.

evening. Falkirk getting a draw against Raith this afternoon. They

:34:31.:34:34.

are still in third. Queen of the South winners against St Mirren.

:34:35.:34:40.

Here comes League One, the big story is Dunfermline Athletic's win

:34:41.:34:44.

against United, Dunfermline eight points clear of Peterhead in second.

:34:45.:34:55.

Here is the Barclays English Premier League. None of the top four have

:34:56.:35:12.

played yet this weekend. Manchester United slumped to a defeat against

:35:13.:35:18.

Sunderland this afternoon. Here is the bottom of the table and still,

:35:19.:35:23.

Sunderland and Norwich City in the bottom three, despite Sunderland's

:35:24.:35:26.

win against Man United this afternoon.

:35:27.:35:32.

Hull City are leaders at the top of the Sky Bet Championship. Burnley

:35:33.:35:38.

going well in third. says there is no extra pressure on

:35:39.:36:20.

his side despite starting this match later and Rangers dropping points

:36:21.:36:25.

against Alloa. He says it's irrelevant when they play, they just

:36:26.:36:29.

have to keep winning and that's what they have been doing, only lost once

:36:30.:36:34.

in 25 matches, not a bad run of form, it has to be said.

:36:35.:36:39.

Promotion is still very much their main aim. Safety is

:36:40.:38:11.

Promotion is still very much their first ever Premier League win over

:38:12.:38:15.

United at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland 2, Manchester United 1.

:38:16.:38:20.

To East Anglia now and Carrow Road, home of Norwich city. Up against

:38:21.:38:23.

West Ham United this afternoon. Let's hear from Martin Fisher.

:38:24.:38:31.

Norwich stormed into a 2-0 lead. A thundered drive from Brady. Wes

:38:32.:38:35.

Hoolihan looked to be offside. You thought Norwich were climbing out of

:38:36.:38:43.

the relegation zone but back came West Ham, the arrears were reduced,

:38:44.:38:48.

then three minutes later, Noble rifled another home. Two really good

:38:49.:38:53.

chances to win it for West Ham and then at the death the effort from

:38:54.:38:58.

Redman deflected wide of Adrian's goal. It could have been better but

:38:59.:39:03.

at least the run of five defeats is over. At the end of this, I think

:39:04.:39:07.

they'll reflect on what could have been and should have been. The

:39:08.:39:10.

finish here is 2-2. Let us find out what happened

:39:11.:39:16.

between Bournemouth and Stoke. Tony Husband has all the answers.

:39:17.:39:20.

Stoke's first away win in the league since the end of December. A fine

:39:21.:39:24.

victory considering they lost two more defenders to injury in the

:39:25.:39:31.

course of this one. Imbula gave them the lead. Bournemouth Game gave

:39:32.:39:40.

themselves hope on a day when they were well short of their best.

:39:41.:39:46.

Let's get the full-time report on the match between Everton and West

:39:47.:39:53.

Brom, that comes from Ailee Barber. It was all Everton. They came away

:39:54.:40:04.

empty handed. Rondon scored after the 14th minute. Bad luck and a

:40:05.:40:09.

stuffy West Brom defence meant Everton couldn't take advantage of

:40:10.:40:19.

their dominance. Foster did his bit in the West Brom goal and it was a

:40:20.:40:23.

real opportunity missed by Everton. For visitors, they won't care it

:40:24.:40:31.

wasn't pretty, that is a vital three points, finished Everton 0, West

:40:32.:40:35.

Brom 1. Next at Selhurst Park, Crystal

:40:36.:40:39.

Palace v Watford. Deane making a point after being dropped last week

:40:40.:40:43.

scoring twice. The first from the spot after being pulled back by

:40:44.:40:51.

Jedinak. After at buyior's header, Deane controlled Watson's cross.

:40:52.:40:57.

Cabaye hit the post later on. It was headed over on the stroke of half

:40:58.:41:02.

time. Wreckless two-footed lunge. Looks worse the more you see it.

:41:03.:41:07.

Palace have lost six in seven in the league. To round off the full

:41:08.:41:14.

English, we'll hear from Mike Williams at the Liberty Stadium

:41:15.:41:18.

where Swansea played Southampton. First defeat for the Swansea manager

:41:19.:41:23.

sees his side looking over their shoulder at the bottom. A Long

:41:24.:41:28.

header won it for Southampton after a great cross. Fabianski should have

:41:29.:41:33.

done better perhaps, Southampton up to sixth, a point behind Manchester

:41:34.:41:36.

United and have kept six clean sheets in a row.

:41:37.:41:39.

It's all interesting stuff in the English premiership. Callum, I have

:41:40.:41:44.

to start with the Sunderland win over Manchester United. The reporter

:41:45.:41:48.

saying this is the start of Sunderland's annual escape from

:41:49.:41:53.

relegation, they are still second bottom but have only lost two of the

:41:54.:41:57.

last seven? Yes. A fantastic result for them against Manchester United.

:41:58.:42:02.

Sometimes you can look at stats and possession, but in the end, you

:42:03.:42:06.

score goals to win games and it's fantastic for Sunderland to get

:42:07.:42:10.

that. Man United, completely out of the title race? Yes, but they have

:42:11.:42:15.

been for some time. They have been so inconsistent, in the results they

:42:16.:42:18.

have had and the teams picked. There seems to be a lack of belief about

:42:19.:42:23.

what they are doing, whether it's with the manager or how they're

:42:24.:42:27.

playing. It's been a real up and down season for them. It's an up and

:42:28.:42:31.

down season for a lot of teams in England. Crystal Palace, no wins in

:42:32.:42:38.

eight, now no wins in nine, a lot of teams slipping down there. Yes, a

:42:39.:42:48.

tough place, the Premier League. Playing against two or three big

:42:49.:42:56.

teams, you need confidence. Need to pick up a couple of results to

:42:57.:43:00.

steady the ship, so to speak and they can bounce back. Always like to

:43:01.:43:04.

follow Alec Neil and his adventures in Norwich City. Probably

:43:05.:43:10.

disappointed. He'll be in the dressing room just now very grumpy I

:43:11.:43:14.

would imagine because it's a great start 2-0 up and again, the position

:43:15.:43:17.

they are in, they need to win those games. West Ham coming back, you

:43:18.:43:21.

know, they are good at it West Ham, they have players that are capable

:43:22.:43:27.

of scoring, but there'll be disappointment. Arsenal against

:43:28.:43:37.

Leicester, they were 5,000 to 1 to win the title. They are now

:43:38.:43:41.

favourites. Your thoughts on that match. Does Arsenal's style suit

:43:42.:43:45.

Leicester City? In the end, everyone's waiting for less II to

:43:46.:43:48.

stop winning, they are thinking if they get beat off Arsenal tomorrow

:43:49.:43:52.

it's not the end of the world so they go there with no pressure, all

:43:53.:43:56.

the media attention is on them. The manager keeps saying there is no

:43:57.:44:01.

pressure, Wenger saying though, it's nice to see how Leicester cope with

:44:02.:44:05.

the pressure? That is him playing little games. Leicester have been

:44:06.:44:09.

phenomenal this season and they have a couple of guys, Vardy and Mahrez

:44:10.:44:15.

and one who sits in the middle of the park, can't remember his nape, I

:44:16.:44:19.

must apologise, but in the end, it's great to see them because it's

:44:20.:44:23.

always Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, the big teams and

:44:24.:44:27.

for Leicester, even Tottenham creeping up there, nobody really

:44:28.:44:31.

talking about them. If you are already dreading going back to work

:44:32.:44:34.

on Monday, fear not, here is something to look forward to,

:44:35.:44:38.

especially if you are a fan of Inverness or Aberdeen. They meet

:44:39.:44:43.

next week, Monday night. It could prove significant in the title race.

:44:44.:44:49.

The Dons head to the Highlands after a high-scoring win over St Johnston

:44:50.:44:54.

in Perth the other week. 4-3 at home to Aberdeen. Were you impressed with

:44:55.:44:58.

the way the Dons went about their business?

:44:59.:45:04.

I think we gave them goals in the end but in the end, it is credit to

:45:05.:45:12.

Aberdeen, they fought into this position, I think it is great for

:45:13.:45:15.

the game that they are up there. They could have folded. They had a

:45:16.:45:19.

sticky spell but they have bounced back. The character they have shown,

:45:20.:45:26.

it is great to see. But let's not quote St Johnstone in that one.

:45:27.:45:34.

Let's talk about Aberdeen. The fact that Celtic won today puts a bit of

:45:35.:45:38.

pressure on Aberdeen going into this one. It does. It was Aberdeen who

:45:39.:45:45.

applied the pressure to Celtic, Celtic having a bad week. They

:45:46.:45:51.

responded today. The question is back to Aberdeen. We were speaking

:45:52.:45:54.

about Leicester a couple of minutes ago. There is a difference being the

:45:55.:46:00.

team chasing the favourites, being several points behind, to being

:46:01.:46:03.

right up there with them and needing to win to stay there. That is where

:46:04.:46:08.

Aberdeen fell short last season. I think they are stronger mentally but

:46:09.:46:13.

they have struggled with Inverness, they've lost and drawn with them.

:46:14.:46:18.

Obviously a difficult side to play against. This is a huge test of

:46:19.:46:25.

their mentality. In December, 2-2 at Pittodrie. Inverness were leading

:46:26.:46:29.

and they did well to fight back. They show their character. Maybe

:46:30.:46:33.

last season they would have gone down there. This season they've got

:46:34.:46:37.

something to fight for. In the end, the defending was not great, but it

:46:38.:46:44.

is... You are a hard man as a defender. I think it shows where

:46:45.:46:48.

they are going and where they want to be. In the end it proved to be a

:46:49.:46:51.

massive result in them because they've kicked on and won the games

:46:52.:46:55.

since. They had a little wobble at Christmas. A lot of cynical

:46:56.:47:02.

observers thought that was it. They came back from that and put together

:47:03.:47:07.

another impressive run. They were very consistent last season. They've

:47:08.:47:14.

turned that around. They had that wobble and then that many wobble at

:47:15.:47:20.

Christmas. I think there is a strong mentality in that team but they've

:47:21.:47:23.

got to keep pressurising Celtic and winning games. I think early on they

:47:24.:47:30.

had not adjusted to the need to win every match. The last in the

:47:31.:47:40.

Highlands -- the last in the Highlands, this might be an

:47:41.:47:45.

indicator of how tough it will be. I think it is indicating how hard it

:47:46.:47:50.

will be to get three points. They keep the ball very well. That is a

:47:51.:47:57.

special girl he has scored. Obviously will not be playing but I

:47:58.:48:00.

think it is a tough place to play. They will need to be on their best

:48:01.:48:06.

to get three points. In the end, it is a chasing game. There is pressure

:48:07.:48:13.

in that respect but would appoint be a bad result in the bigger picture?

:48:14.:48:21.

Did you see -- how do you see them approaching the game tactically? I

:48:22.:48:24.

think they will go for it. I don't think there is a different

:48:25.:48:32.

mentality. Adam Rooney is playing probably the best he has in his

:48:33.:48:36.

career. I think they will have a go at them and try to take the three

:48:37.:48:40.

points. You think they will get them? Yes -- it is difficult to say.

:48:41.:48:50.

I think it could go either way. I think with that steam they have

:48:51.:49:01.

built up, either team could win it. There is a player that Aberdeen

:49:02.:49:05.

wanted and that did not happen. How will that affect the game? There is

:49:06.:49:16.

an old saying that regardless of how you want things to go, they will go

:49:17.:49:28.

OK life. The Scottish Cup draw was restarted because of an equipment

:49:29.:49:35.

malfunction, but here is how it eventually turned out.

:49:36.:49:50.

As you can see, three ties from the last round still unresolved. They

:49:51.:50:03.

take place on Tuesday night. If you remember, the game between the

:50:04.:50:10.

Edinburgh teams, I said it would be the only meeting this season but it

:50:11.:50:16.

shows you what I know, I had ruled out the possibility of it going to a

:50:17.:50:23.

replay. It finished 2-2. I think Heart of Midlothian were the better

:50:24.:50:28.

team in the first-half. A couple of cracking goals. He looks like one of

:50:29.:50:33.

the signings of the season. I watched him in an under 20 game and

:50:34.:50:39.

he was cracking. This is Sam Nicholson, this is what he can do.

:50:40.:50:43.

Robbie Neilson will be the more disappointed manager, they

:50:44.:50:48.

controlled the game and probably allowed their opponents to get back

:50:49.:50:51.

into the game. That is a fantastic header. It is very difficult to deal

:50:52.:50:57.

with but I think in the end, he will be disappointed they did not get the

:50:58.:51:03.

victory. The replay at Easter Road, will that swing the balance of

:51:04.:51:09.

probability in favour of a victory for the home team? I think there is

:51:10.:51:13.

an element of that. Robbie will be really angry that he was 2-0 and

:51:14.:51:24.

they conceded those goals. There was an element of the display from their

:51:25.:51:30.

burning -- Hibernian, we've not seen that strength of character from

:51:31.:51:35.

them. It will be competitive, I still think Heart of Midlothian have

:51:36.:51:42.

got a streetwise element. The new striker came on the 30 minutes to go

:51:43.:51:47.

and scored two incredible goals. He comes with a great pedigree. I think

:51:48.:51:51.

he is an upgrade on what they had before. That has been the great work

:51:52.:51:57.

of their recruitment strategy. They've brought in players who are

:51:58.:52:00.

better than the ones that were there before. I would still give them the

:52:01.:52:06.

edge but Hibernian had a great season. They've got a lot about

:52:07.:52:16.

them. Your side have faced both teams this season. Who do you think

:52:17.:52:22.

goes into it as favourites? I think Heart of Midlothian are favourites.

:52:23.:52:27.

They are sitting third in the league, they will be disappointed,

:52:28.:52:33.

but the pressure might be on the home team to attack and that will

:52:34.:52:40.

give Heart of Midlothian a bit more. I think they probably wanted another

:52:41.:52:49.

derby match. It is good for the public to get another one because

:52:50.:52:54.

they are great occasions. There is also another game involving

:52:55.:52:59.

Kilmarnock and Rangers. Rangers were on a synthetic circus today. They

:53:00.:53:06.

will be on another one into my neck on Tuesday. -- synthetic surface.

:53:07.:53:14.

That looks even more interesting. Two victories with clean sheets for

:53:15.:53:20.

Kilmarnock. On the face of it that is correct but Kilmarnock have been

:53:21.:53:25.

very inconsistent. I saw them go to Celtic Park defending well. They

:53:26.:53:35.

have lost really badly after that. They have been up and down all

:53:36.:53:39.

season. I don't think this means today's result will be anything.

:53:40.:53:50.

With Rangers, you see the stats, a lot of shots and one goal. They will

:53:51.:54:00.

be very comfortable on the ball. It will be another close match. You

:54:01.:54:04.

would give Rangers are little bit of an edge because of the way they've

:54:05.:54:10.

played in recent games. Going to head to Livingston to get an update

:54:11.:54:17.

on that match. Any goals yet? Still goalless here at the Tony Macaroni

:54:18.:54:27.

Arena. Livingston started brighter. They had a shot cleared off the

:54:28.:54:32.

line. Most people were getting ready and sitting in their seats. They

:54:33.:54:35.

were quite surprised by this early onslaught. Cleared by the

:54:36.:54:53.

goalkeeper. Quite slippery conditions. Big opportunity for

:54:54.:55:03.

Hibs. It is not often that readers will drop points so they've got to

:55:04.:55:09.

make the most of it and try and apply pressure to Rangers. We have

:55:10.:55:17.

seen surprises already, with Alloa athletic. I saw them at Easter Road,

:55:18.:55:29.

they played well, so it is not beyond the realms of possibility

:55:30.:55:41.

that Livingston could get something. Germanic fighting for their lives,

:55:42.:55:45.

Lee McCulloch says he is not interested in taking the job

:55:46.:55:49.

full-time but hang on, they have drawn Rangers in the cup and beaten

:55:50.:55:54.

Motherwell away, do you think he might be reconsidering? I think he

:55:55.:55:58.

has made his mind up, he has probably enjoyed his time, good

:55:59.:56:03.

experience, being in charge of the team for a couple of games, but he's

:56:04.:56:07.

obviously decided he's not ready for it yet. He still wants to learn.

:56:08.:56:15.

Opportunity seldom knocked more than once. That is true. Stephen McManus

:56:16.:56:24.

calling for the backing of the fans before the match. A lot of fans

:56:25.:56:29.

leaving early. Should they be concerned? Should mark McGhee be

:56:30.:56:35.

concerned? They don't want to be in that play-off place. I don't think

:56:36.:56:47.

anybody will want to be near the bottom when you see the quality of

:56:48.:56:52.

them. I agree with Mark McGhee when he says there is not a lot of

:56:53.:56:59.

difference between the bottom and the teams below third. There does

:57:00.:57:12.

seem to be a tension between fans and manager and team. It can make

:57:13.:57:15.

playing at home a difficult prospect. Dundee United's next game

:57:16.:57:24.

is against Motherwell, that is a big match. This is the bit where I speak

:57:25.:57:28.

faster, we are coming to the end of the show and running out of time.

:57:29.:57:29.

Let's look at the results. You can see the highlights. I am

:57:30.:58:30.

back next Saturday. Same place, same time, different guests.

:58:31.:58:41.

That is all from us. Thank you to Cal and David synod Richard Wilson.

:58:42.:58:46.

Enjoy your weekend. So here we are at the starting line

:58:47.:59:08.

of this year's Sport Relief games.

:59:09.:59:13.

Download Subtitles

SRT

ASS