:00:13. > :00:28.This could be sensational! Right out of the top drawer. Outstanding! The
:00:29. > :00:37.shot is an absolute beauty! Yes! That's unbelievable! Unbelievable!
:00:38. > :00:40.What a finish. Right here, right now. This is history.
:00:41. > :00:42.Six games from the Ladbrokes Premiership tonight as the season
:00:43. > :00:47.Here to usher in a sparkling Autumn of action, Michael Stewart
:00:48. > :01:01.Aberdeen arrived in Ayrshire off the back of a massive
:01:02. > :01:04.The home side struggling at the wrong end of the table
:01:05. > :01:06.after a 6-1 thumping from Celtic last weekend.
:01:07. > :01:09.But they did have one thing in common - both sides know
:01:10. > :01:27.Perfect! Could not have hit that any better. Fantastic.
:01:28. > :01:39.With Kilmarnock's hotshot injured for the next few months, Charlee
:01:40. > :01:43.Adams takes his place in midfield. The return of Greg Kiltie sees
:01:44. > :01:49.Nathan Tyson dropped to the bench. Aberdeen also make two changes.
:01:50. > :01:52.Ashton Taylor returns to defence at the expense of Reynolds. The
:01:53. > :01:58.inclusion of James Maddison sees Peter Pawlett are dropping out.
:01:59. > :02:08.Maddison, playing short to Niall McGinn. Kilmarnock the happy to get
:02:09. > :02:09.it clear. A good strike will stop certainly warmed the fingers of the
:02:10. > :02:22.Kilmarnock keeper. Need to pass through. McDonald was
:02:23. > :02:45.through again to thwart Johnny Hayes.
:02:46. > :02:49.Trying the volley. The central defender supporting the attack.
:02:50. > :02:57.Rooney, with the chip across. Maddison is at the heart of
:02:58. > :03:05.everything at the moment for Aberdeen. Rooney, chipping it
:03:06. > :03:21.through, and Jamie MacDonald gets there. Well, Willie Collum has given
:03:22. > :03:24.a penalty, for apparently pulling back on Maddison. But the keeper was
:03:25. > :03:33.already fouled by the Aberdeen player. Rooney pubs Kilmarnock in
:03:34. > :03:37.front in the 21st minute. It came in controversial circumstances. His
:03:38. > :03:41.third goal in his last three appearances against Kilmarnock. It
:03:42. > :03:53.is his sixth goal of the campaign. Kilmarnock, looking to get
:03:54. > :03:59.themselves back into this. In towards Boyd, who is looking for a
:04:00. > :04:03.penalty, from that challenge by Considine. He is asking questions of
:04:04. > :04:10.the referee. Is that worthy of a penalty?
:04:11. > :04:18.Nice bit of footwork from Maddison. Excellent defending by Greg Taylor,
:04:19. > :04:21.to thwart Graeme Shinnie, coming in at the back post. But Maddison
:04:22. > :04:37.certainly is an entertainer. It breaks the way of Considine!
:04:38. > :04:43.Aberdeen have doubled their lead. It is Andrew Considine getting his
:04:44. > :04:50.first goal of the season. A terrific volley at the back post. Not picked
:04:51. > :04:59.up, and he blasted it beyond MacDonald.
:05:00. > :05:08.Coulibaly has got three goals in his last three appearances, and he is
:05:09. > :05:10.trying again. Well, curled that one in, but wide of the target. He is
:05:11. > :05:24.another exciting player. Shinnie has done well, finding
:05:25. > :05:27.Rooney. MacDonald had to keep his eye on that one. The sun is in the
:05:28. > :05:42.goalkeeper's eyes, but he did well. Ash Taylor, all of the volley! The
:05:43. > :05:48.central defender has put Aberdeen 3-0 in front. Good delivery again by
:05:49. > :05:49.Maddison. Poor defending from Kilmarnock and an excellent volley
:05:50. > :06:04.from Taylor. Dicker could not get it and Rooney
:06:05. > :06:06.scuffed his effort. That really was a good opportunity for Rooney to
:06:07. > :06:22.increase Aberdeen's lead. Taylor tried the pass back and gave
:06:23. > :06:27.it straight to Rooney! Well, Adam Rooney could have had a hat-trick in
:06:28. > :06:35.this game. But he has still only got one.
:06:36. > :06:38.Good skills from Johnny Hayes. Can Adam Rooney finish this time? You
:06:39. > :06:48.can! Aberdeen are 4-0 up. Rooney has
:06:49. > :06:54.scored his double and his seventh of the season. Credit to Johnny Hayes
:06:55. > :06:57.for the assist. But Aberdeen are now on course for their 11th successive
:06:58. > :07:06.win against Kilmarnock. When you get beat at home, it is bad
:07:07. > :07:10.enough, but by that scoreline, it is not acceptable. I take full
:07:11. > :07:15.responsibility, these last two results have not been acceptable.
:07:16. > :07:23.Some of the play was sparkling, our front four at times were excellent.
:07:24. > :07:25.The two back full-backs and Maclean and Shinnie supporting them. What
:07:26. > :07:33.was your view of the penalty decision? Listen, in my opinion, it
:07:34. > :07:35.isn't. But we cannot change the referee's mind, we have to just move
:07:36. > :07:45.on and we didn't. Only one place we can start a chat
:07:46. > :07:54.about this match, what was your analysis of the penalty decision?
:07:55. > :08:03.Simply put, it is not. Willie Collum has had lots of criticism from this
:08:04. > :08:06.programme. I don't think it is as blatant as people are making out.
:08:07. > :08:10.Jamie MacDonald starts spilling the ball before the contact. So it is
:08:11. > :08:14.not that it is because of James Maddison into him. But the mad at
:08:15. > :08:18.times you realise that decisions are made, look at the number of bodies
:08:19. > :08:23.in the way, the referee can't see the initial contact of Maddison
:08:24. > :08:27.coming into him. Now he has a better line of sight to see him pulling him
:08:28. > :08:30.down. It is not a penalty, Kilmarnock fans will be extremely
:08:31. > :08:42.upset, but I can understand why he has given that. Sympathy for Willie
:08:43. > :08:47.Dunn! William Collum? Shocker. It should have been a free kick? Yes,
:08:48. > :08:54.the initial contacts was on Jamie. Terrible at the back for Kilmarnock?
:08:55. > :08:58.Look at this, a simple corner, not picking up and getting tight enough.
:08:59. > :09:03.A wonderful finish from Andrew Considine. This is really poor,
:09:04. > :09:09.loses his man, loses Taylor, never really recovers. Essentially, very
:09:10. > :09:13.poor defending. The narrative suddenly changes in terms of
:09:14. > :09:18.Aberdeen. We have the slow start of the season, suddenly it is
:09:19. > :09:23.scintillating form? You see this man, Johnny Hayes, coming in. Look
:09:24. > :09:26.at the gap that Rooney drives into. All day, Kilmarnock were really
:09:27. > :09:32.poor. That holds the narrative of it being a slow start for Aberdeen, the
:09:33. > :09:37.last two weeks, two results, they are second in the league and it is a
:09:38. > :09:42.great start. , 's home form is horrendous, they tried to narrow the
:09:43. > :09:44.pitch, shorten the pitch, they didn't water the pitch, they put
:09:45. > :09:51.black pellets on the pitch, none of it seems to have worked. Has not
:09:52. > :09:54.been good enough, ten goals in the last two games, not good enough.
:09:55. > :10:03.They need to use the international break to get back to basics. Back to
:10:04. > :10:06.basics. They will score goals, Coulibaly had Kris Boyd will get you
:10:07. > :10:11.goals, but you can't defend like that. They lost to Celtic and
:10:12. > :10:14.Aberdeen heavily and they have the international break to stew over
:10:15. > :10:17.that? Not a great time to go into the international break. But there
:10:18. > :10:23.are other issues that Kilmarnock. There has been a general malaise
:10:24. > :10:26.around the club for a good while. Difficulty on the park, but they
:10:27. > :10:33.need to get things sorted off the Park first before it is too late.
:10:34. > :10:35.They are going to be struggling this season down at the bottom of the
:10:36. > :10:38.league, they can't get relegated because they will be in big trouble.
:10:39. > :10:42.Celtic had produced a magnificent performance to come away with a 3-3
:10:43. > :10:43.draw with Manchester City in the Champions League
:10:44. > :10:47.It was back to the Premiership this weekend, an away match to a Dundee
:10:48. > :10:59.Dundee are desperate to come out of this slump that is threatening their
:11:00. > :11:05.season. Danny Williams and Cameron Kerr will play as wingbacks, with
:11:06. > :11:09.Kevin Gomez brought into the back line. You might have expected
:11:10. > :11:15.Brendan Rodgers to mix it up after the energy sapping Champions League
:11:16. > :11:16.tie, but he resisted. Jozo Simunovic replaces Kolo Toure in their only
:11:17. > :11:30.change. Good effort! Scott Sinclair looking
:11:31. > :11:37.to keep up this phenomenal goal-scoring run in the Premiership.
:11:38. > :11:39.Wasn't far away. He has had such a good start to life as a Celtic
:11:40. > :11:47.player. Good save. Dundee, really struggling to get
:11:48. > :11:53.into this. Celtic have been all over them.
:11:54. > :12:06.Lovely ball in by the former Kilmarnock man. Just nicked away by
:12:07. > :12:26.Dunn! Jozo Simunovic. Erik Sviatchenko went down. The
:12:27. > :12:38.referee not interested. Certainly a big call. Does not look like he got
:12:39. > :12:40.any of the ball. Support from is a crowd for Mike Towell, the boxer who
:12:41. > :13:08.tragically lost his life. Celtic, bossing the ball. They have
:13:09. > :13:15.done all half. It came through to Sinclair! It was a very late flag.
:13:16. > :13:23.Scott Bain saves. Scott Sinclair, just offside. Just! Bain didn't know
:13:24. > :13:36.that and made the save. It opened up for Scott Brown, there.
:13:37. > :13:43.He has been back to his best this campaign, too. Stephen Gallacher was
:13:44. > :13:50.in Ryder Cup duty a couple of years ago, not involve this time. A Celtic
:13:51. > :13:54.fan, enjoying the game. Yordi Teijsse heads over. He feels it has
:13:55. > :14:13.come off Erik Sviatchenko. Wonderful from Tierney. Over from
:14:14. > :14:20.Dembele. Well, would Scott Sinclair have been better served leaving this
:14:21. > :14:25.for James Forrest? Lovely cutback by Tierney, who is delivering again.
:14:26. > :14:29.Bendy without a win over Celtic since 2001. Without a win here
:14:30. > :14:43.against them since 1998. -- Dundee. Good footwork, Brown! 1-0. I just
:14:44. > :14:51.mentioned the long, long waits for a win over Celtic forward and leave.
:14:52. > :14:58.It could be about to be extended. -- the long wait for a win over Celtic
:14:59. > :15:03.for Dundee. You can't say they don't deserve the lead. It has been utter
:15:04. > :15:07.domination for the champions. Scott Brown's second of the season. Scored
:15:08. > :15:17.in the first leg of their Champions League play-off.
:15:18. > :15:26.Sinclair, and Dembele. It stays at 1-0. Moussa Dembele, two goals
:15:27. > :15:36.against Manchester City in midweek. Brown has probably been Celtic's
:15:37. > :15:48.best player today. Sinclair, there is Bain again. A
:15:49. > :15:55.view saves from Scott Sinclair this afternoon. -- a few.
:15:56. > :16:04.Danny Williams has been robbed by Griffiths. He did have options, but
:16:05. > :16:10.when you are Leigh Griffiths inside the penalty box, there is only one
:16:11. > :16:14.thing on your mind. It stays 1-0. We were in the game all the time. I
:16:15. > :16:17.felt the players were terrific. We change the shape, worked really hard
:16:18. > :16:21.all week on how to stop Celtic. We were brave today. We went really
:16:22. > :16:24.high against them, a lot of teams would be dropping off. They did have
:16:25. > :16:28.a lot of possession but never really cut is open. Naturally, there was a
:16:29. > :16:36.little bit of sharpness missing from the game today, with so much over
:16:37. > :16:43.the course of the last number of weeks. But it was a great game to
:16:44. > :16:47.win, it was a professional win, good possession of the ball, we still
:16:48. > :16:51.created chances. We only needed the one goal. I thought after that we
:16:52. > :16:59.defended very well. A great victory for us. 1- 04 Celtic. Another three
:17:00. > :17:02.points for the champions. After the highs of Wednesday night, how do you
:17:03. > :17:05.sum up that performance question at They dominated possession, as we
:17:06. > :17:12.knew that they would. But they were flat, for me. You can understand
:17:13. > :17:14.that. Wednesday night, the ultimate high Manchester City game, to
:17:15. > :17:17.replicate that again three days later is so hard. Personally, I
:17:18. > :17:24.thought they would have made more changes. They made one, with Kolo
:17:25. > :17:29.Toure dropping out. You heard Ben Rogers saying that naturally there
:17:30. > :17:33.was an element of sharpness missing. At the top of the park, guys like
:17:34. > :17:36.Leigh Griffiths, Roberts, Armstrong, guys that are going to bring the
:17:37. > :17:40.sharpness to the game, I'm surprised they didn't get a game. Keep the
:17:41. > :17:47.solidity and their continuity at the back. Change things at the front. He
:17:48. > :17:51.likes continuity, Brendan Rodgers. Three Matt, how much did they bring
:17:52. > :17:54.to the game? Not a lot defensively, but they can take positives
:17:55. > :18:01.defensively. They defended well, they change their shape to three.
:18:02. > :18:05.They looked organised. He touched on the fact they have worked a lot on
:18:06. > :18:08.it in training. They have 11 men back in the last third. That was
:18:09. > :18:12.emblematic of the way that they played. They struggled to get
:18:13. > :18:17.forward. One lapse of concentration in the match, and this was it. Scott
:18:18. > :18:21.Brown, getting the goal. You can see his desire to get into the box. He
:18:22. > :18:25.deserves the goal, during the week was the best I have seen him in a
:18:26. > :18:31.long time against Manchester City. He was excellent and deserves his
:18:32. > :18:35.goal. Not only a lapse of concentration from Dundee, it is
:18:36. > :18:39.more about Scott Brown's desire to get in and have an impact. The
:18:40. > :18:43.midfielder from Dundee followed him, but he continued to move and ended
:18:44. > :18:48.up getting on the ball. That is all that was needed. You heard Brendan
:18:49. > :18:52.saying he just needed that one ball. Joking he could be a Number 10,
:18:53. > :18:58.Brendan Rodgers talking about he could possibly be a defender. We
:18:59. > :19:02.love a controversial penalty debate, nothing controversial about this? It
:19:03. > :19:05.should have been a penalty? Absolutely, crazy decision to go
:19:06. > :19:13.into the challenge in the first place. Erik Sviatchenko gets his
:19:14. > :19:16.body across. Why he slides in when Shevchenko is going nowhere, his arm
:19:17. > :19:21.goes around in first. He doesn't get any of the ball. As clear a penalty
:19:22. > :19:25.as you're likely to seek. The linesman was in a really good
:19:26. > :19:31.position and he should have seen it. Even if Cammy Kerr gets on the ball,
:19:32. > :19:36.the best is going to get is flicking it a yard or two away, a crazy
:19:37. > :19:41.decision to slide in, clearly a penalty for Celtic. New line Acra
:19:42. > :19:45.how concerned should Dundee fans be about a lack of goals? It is a
:19:46. > :19:50.problem, in the previous games they lost six goals, they tighten that
:19:51. > :19:54.begin Celtic and were impressive, defensively. They haven't replaced
:19:55. > :19:55.the two guys they lost earlier in the season and goals will be eight
:19:56. > :19:57.problem for them. Ross County had drawn a blank
:19:58. > :19:59.in their last two games - admittedly those matches had been
:20:00. > :20:02.away to Hearts and Rangers. Could they get amongst the goals
:20:03. > :20:04.on their home patch? St Johnstone the visitors in
:20:05. > :20:13.Dingwall. After back-to-back scoreless draws
:20:14. > :20:16.away to Rangers and hearts, Jim McIntyre has had to deal with
:20:17. > :20:24.pre-match injuries to Davis and current.
:20:25. > :20:34.Michael Coulson I Graham Cummins drop to the bench.
:20:35. > :20:50.Liam Craig over the corner kick, in towards Steven Anderson. The new
:20:51. > :20:51.captain in place of the now retired previous captain. Thomson finds
:20:52. > :20:55.Maclean. Blocked by McEveley. It is still on
:20:56. > :21:13.for St Johnstone. Liam Craig, and it fires just wide.
:21:14. > :21:16.Well, eventually, St Johnstone managed to get a clean shot away.
:21:17. > :21:21.Liam Craig, almost scoring in back-to-back games.
:21:22. > :21:33.He picks out Danny Swanson. It was deflected on its way through. He
:21:34. > :21:36.holds his hand up apologetically to his team-mates. When you are in the
:21:37. > :21:42.form he is in, you have every right to shoot. Third away game in a row
:21:43. > :21:54.for St Johnstone. They have done not too badly on the road. And down goes
:21:55. > :21:58.Chris Kane. It was McEveley's challenge and the referee points to
:21:59. > :22:06.the spot. It was clumsy, he tangled with Kane, no doubt about it, that
:22:07. > :22:11.is a penalty kick. Danny Swanson, against Scott Fox. Calmly done by
:22:12. > :22:15.Swanson. That is eight goals this season. Five have come from the
:22:16. > :22:23.spot. St Johnstone lead, three minutes before half-time. A
:22:24. > :22:30.deservedly for St Johnstone. Ross County have not been at the races.
:22:31. > :22:50.Headed down the right-hand side, and a great ball across by Jonathan
:22:51. > :22:54.Franks. No takers in the middle. Greg Morrison, the 18-year-old,
:22:55. > :22:59.closest to it. Nobody could get the touch.
:23:00. > :23:09.Four without a win for Ross County. Three draws in a row. Those two to
:23:10. > :23:16.away games at Tynecastle and Ibrox. Kenny van der Weg swings it in.
:23:17. > :23:23.Away as far as Marcus Fraser, but the volley is easy enough for Zander
:23:24. > :23:26.Clark to hang onto. More encouraging signs for Ross County in the second
:23:27. > :23:33.half. They offered very little in the first 45.
:23:34. > :23:42.That was long, towards Boyce. Certainly not happy about the
:23:43. > :23:47.challenge. Ross County will have the free kick. It has definitely been
:23:48. > :23:54.better for Jim McIntyre. He can't have been happy at half-time.
:23:55. > :24:00.Ryan Dow's header, he must be the smallest man on the park but he won
:24:01. > :24:13.the header. Making his debut. Tipped over by Zander Clark.
:24:14. > :24:22.Wotherspoon made himself available. Great ball through to Kane. St
:24:23. > :24:29.Johnstone have their second. A counterattack goal. Chris Kane
:24:30. > :24:34.scores for the first time in the league this season. Precision
:24:35. > :24:40.passing. Danny Swanson, and Chris Kane involved once again as they
:24:41. > :24:43.were in the first goal. The combination works again for Tommy
:24:44. > :24:46.Wright's men. They have a cushion now.
:24:47. > :24:53.St Johnstone did win here twice last season, they are on course for three
:24:54. > :25:09.in a row. Chris Burke's curling effort was
:25:10. > :25:16.punched away by plague. -- by Clark. Well, Burke coming off the bench to
:25:17. > :25:24.also make his debut. Look at Liam Boyce, colliding with Clark. That is
:25:25. > :25:28.concerning site for Ross County fans and also Northern Ireland, head of
:25:29. > :25:34.the international break. We didn't create enough of great note. You
:25:35. > :25:38.know, a couple of dangerous crosses, but, in terms of that, it was really
:25:39. > :25:42.disappointing. It was a disappointing day all round, the
:25:43. > :25:52.injuries and result. It's not an easy place to come to and it is a
:25:53. > :25:54.great start. We went to Partick, Motherwell, and now we have, here I
:25:55. > :26:04.got three points. For St Johnstone, joint third on
:26:05. > :26:09.points in the table, they have shown some great form away from home? That
:26:10. > :26:14.is a great result, to get all three points. Last year, against Ross
:26:15. > :26:17.County, they were unbeaten. For me, the man that really stood out was
:26:18. > :26:21.Swanson. I thought he was outstanding. I know we have done a
:26:22. > :26:24.package on him before, against Motherwell will stop but yesterday
:26:25. > :26:28.he was involved in everything positive for St Johnstone. He set up
:26:29. > :26:33.and scored a goal. He was excellent. He's adds to St Johnstone. We know
:26:34. > :26:37.they are a real consistent side. Every club would want to try to
:26:38. > :26:41.replicate that. But he adds something different. He has that
:26:42. > :26:45.real creativity in a final third and he has been fantastic this season.
:26:46. > :26:49.He slots away the penalty. He has made a big impact since he joined
:26:50. > :26:57.Saints. This one is just a real bit of class. His composure, a wonderful
:26:58. > :27:01.take and turn. The weight of the pass-through for Kane to put it in
:27:02. > :27:06.the back of the net. I think he has a big future. Could be a big season
:27:07. > :27:12.for him. In terms of Ross County, talking about goals, it's not going
:27:13. > :27:15.well, is it? Asked weekly talked about how Liam Boyce, if he doesn't
:27:16. > :27:20.score goals for Ross County, they don't score, and we saw him going
:27:21. > :27:24.off injured? I spoke to them about the injury, hopefully they think it
:27:25. > :27:31.is just going to be three four weeks. It is hyper extension on his
:27:32. > :27:35.knee. In layman 's terms? He will be out for a while! I have had it
:27:36. > :27:39.before, it is nasty, he is lucky not to have more damage. One goal in the
:27:40. > :27:44.last five games for Ross County? This time last year, they had 17
:27:45. > :27:48.goals in the league, they have seven and book Liam Boyce has scored six
:27:49. > :27:54.of them. It is a goal-scoring crisis. They have injury problems,
:27:55. > :27:56.now with Liam Boyce as well, somebody like Chris Burke will
:27:57. > :28:02.supply ammunition but you need is a body to put the chances away? Of
:28:03. > :28:05.course. Ross County have done fantastically well since McIntire
:28:06. > :28:08.and dogs have gone in there. They are not stupid, they will realise
:28:09. > :28:13.they need to get goals from elsewhere in the side as well.
:28:14. > :28:16.Hopefully, with Liam Boyce not being up for too long, they can get goals
:28:17. > :28:19.back into the side. The international break has come at the
:28:20. > :28:24.right time for them. In terms of St Johnstone, they will think they have
:28:25. > :28:27.chosen great form going into the international break. All signs are
:28:28. > :28:31.that they are going to have another great season, we seem to say it
:28:32. > :28:35.every season, but it is looking that way? It is no surprise. They have
:28:36. > :28:40.the mentor now, the international break has come at a bad time for
:28:41. > :28:44.them. Tommy Wright, he's never or down, you know, that is a good
:28:45. > :28:46.victory, we move on to next week. He sets the tone of St Johnstone Mr
:28:47. > :28:48.consistency. The Rangers Partick Thistle match
:28:49. > :28:50.was overshadowed by the death of a Rangers fan on the way
:28:51. > :28:52.to the game. A coach accident resulted in
:28:53. > :28:55.the death of Rangers fan Ryan Baird. 18 people were taken to hospital,
:28:56. > :28:58.where three remain in Our thoughts are with them
:28:59. > :29:01.and to the family of Commentary on the match itself
:29:02. > :29:15.comes from Rob Maclean. Three changes to the Rangers team
:29:16. > :29:25.beaten at Pittodrie last weekend. Clint Hill, Forrester and Ghani are
:29:26. > :29:27.replaced. Callum Booth and central midfielder Abdul Osman are back in
:29:28. > :29:33.the starting line-up. On the attack, Wallace. Niko
:29:34. > :29:48.Kranjcar lost it and get it back. Don! Niko Kranjcar pulling the
:29:49. > :29:52.strings and tries the shot at goal early on. Never looked likely to
:29:53. > :30:02.trouble Ryan Scully, this one. Ryan Edwards, looking to start
:30:03. > :30:04.something of four Partick Thistle. It has been a promising opening to
:30:05. > :30:16.the game for the Ajax. Azeez, can he squeeze it in? You
:30:17. > :30:20.does. A looping header in the end for Edwards. An opportunity for
:30:21. > :30:25.Thistle, right in front of goal. A tame header, in the end.
:30:26. > :30:33.McKay slides it through. And very optimistic. Holt. Not a chance of a
:30:34. > :30:48.penalty being awarded here. Corner kick. Flashing header away.
:30:49. > :30:54.Back out wide. No great pressure on the ball but that's a good ball in
:30:55. > :31:02.from the creation midfielder. Wilson wide of target with the aid of a
:31:03. > :31:12.deflection. Into a good area from Cameron jar.
:31:13. > :31:25.Thistle survived. Seeing plenty of the ball. McKay. Leaves it. Still
:31:26. > :31:34.going. Great finish! The injection of quality that the match needed and
:31:35. > :31:47.Rangers are fired in front after a difficult first half hour for
:31:48. > :31:56.Warburton's team. That's given away. Waghorn. Halliday. 2-0!
:31:57. > :32:04.And there may be no way back for Partick Thistle.
:32:05. > :32:06.Five minutes before half time. Created by Waghorn, finished by
:32:07. > :32:33.Halliday. Set something up for Holt.
:32:34. > :32:43.Couldn't quite get there. Lawless. Erskine big chance.
:32:44. > :32:51.Fotheringham. Looked as if it was going to slither under the keeper
:32:52. > :33:01.for a moment, back off the post and scrambled clear.
:33:02. > :33:07.McKay for Halliday. Lovely touch. Waghorn. Just a little bit too much
:33:08. > :33:31.on the cross in the end from McKay. McKay's passesly intercepted. Losted
:33:32. > :33:39.by Edwards. In from Kenny Miller and Waghorn was close and Holt is
:33:40. > :33:42.thwarted by Scully. Rangers looking for a third goal. Not far away here.
:33:43. > :34:18.Good save. Gets the better of them. Miller
:34:19. > :34:26.keeps it alive. The block by Osman. Second attempt after Garner was
:34:27. > :34:37.foiled. Miller scooped it up. Great block by Osman.
:34:38. > :34:50.Elliott. Welsh. Flashes one wide. And it looks like being a black
:34:51. > :34:56.return for Partick Thistle, 2-0 Rangers.
:34:57. > :34:59.The 20th August last time Rangers won a league. You were there
:35:00. > :35:05.yesterday, how important a win was that? Huge. I think with the
:35:06. > :35:08.pressure that's on the manager and everyone else that's surrounding the
:35:09. > :35:13.team at the moment, one thing that's going to get them out of that is
:35:14. > :35:21.three points. The performance goes out the window, although they
:35:22. > :35:25.dominated as the game went on. A recurring theme every week on sports
:35:26. > :35:30.scene, it's Partick's inability to take the chances they create? Yes.
:35:31. > :35:35.The first 25-30 minutes, I was impressed. Good areas and good work
:35:36. > :35:40.down the left with Lawless and Booth. They didn't convert wasteful
:35:41. > :35:46.things. Lawless with the second cross. Got nothing on it really
:35:47. > :35:52.though. They pressed Rangers high out the park and Erskine caused them
:35:53. > :35:58.a lot of problems. It came to nothing when they were in the
:35:59. > :36:05.punishable area. Lots of skill from Kranjcar. Yes, It's what you would
:36:06. > :36:11.expect from Kranjcar and what the fans have been wanting from him this
:36:12. > :36:14.whole season. An individual piece of brilliance but it's against Partick
:36:15. > :36:24.Thistle and he'll shine the brightest in games in Ibrox against
:36:25. > :36:28.bottom six teams. Another midfielder for Rangers, Andy Halliday.
:36:29. > :36:32.He was very pivotal in the performance. You see him getting in
:36:33. > :36:38.good tackles, covering back. He doesn't stop, he comes back and
:36:39. > :36:42.helps out in the rightback area. The simple pass is played. Watch after
:36:43. > :36:48.the play breaks up, having a go at the rest of the team, not happy with
:36:49. > :36:52.him. I think that was pivotal to Rangers starting to exert a bit of
:36:53. > :36:54.dominance in the game. Again, playing defensive midfield but
:36:55. > :36:59.recognising there is a chance to get forward. Gets the goal from this.
:37:00. > :37:03.Fantastic finish. To me, he looked like somebody yesterday that felt
:37:04. > :37:07.like he was one of the main guys. He started the season and again, I
:37:08. > :37:11.watched Rangers a lot, he looked like a peripheral figure. He looked
:37:12. > :37:14.like he felt he was peripheral, but now he's centre midfield dominating
:37:15. > :37:18.the game and he feels like he has the trust in the manager back. Will
:37:19. > :37:24.Joey Barton get back in the side? No. I didn't think he will. His
:37:25. > :37:31.time's gone anyway, but when you look at the make-up and the mix. ...
:37:32. > :37:35.Is Archibald under any pressure? I think he will be. They are bottom of
:37:36. > :37:41.the league. It's not been good enough. We have seen we can on week
:37:42. > :37:48.the performance levels there. They are going to have to start picking
:37:49. > :37:53.up points. The other two matches have been drawns with Celtic and
:37:54. > :37:57.Aberdeen. Hamilton the Kings when it comes to taking the lead in games
:37:58. > :38:04.holding on to that lead though is the problem. Watching for us is
:38:05. > :38:16.Alastair Mann. Hamilton make two changes from the side that drew.
:38:17. > :38:26.Long womening and McMannm. Inverness undefeated in the last four. Caley
:38:27. > :38:40.Thistle have won in the last six visits to New Douglas Park.
:38:41. > :38:50.Almost had Matthews worried. He touched that over the bar. Corner.
:38:51. > :39:03.McKay's header. Longridge was in the right place to sweep that off wide.
:39:04. > :39:11.Couple of early threats there. Fire it out toe the far side. Another
:39:12. > :39:16.bite at it. Looking for options. Comes to the near side. Gillespie is
:39:17. > :39:29.waiting. On to the left foot, clips it in dangerously. Didn't get much
:39:30. > :39:41.on it. And the rebound! And the first league goal for him. A fine
:39:42. > :39:46.pass from Gillespie. He could do nothing to prevent the sliding goal
:39:47. > :40:13.going in. Doherty and Crawford involved again.
:40:14. > :40:29.Nice build-up. Crawford! That almost deserved a goal.teringmove from --
:40:30. > :40:32.terrific move from Hamilton Accies. Matthews looked as though he got a
:40:33. > :40:45.touch to it. The corner kick has been given.
:40:46. > :41:03.Longridge. Defeatd by Warren. Draper. Should have done a lot
:41:04. > :41:08.better, the substitute. The goal was rather gaping there.
:41:09. > :41:12.Hamilton Accies just beginning to build up some pressure in the back
:41:13. > :41:27.line for the first time. Here is Brad McKay with the opportunity.
:41:28. > :41:35.Another half chance at least. McKay. Matthews takes that well. Hurt
:41:36. > :41:43.himself in the process. Gary Warren was the challenger. He's
:41:44. > :41:48.on loan from Norwich. Took it well. Clattered to the ground. Eventually,
:41:49. > :41:57.he's going to have to be replaced. Robbie Thompson will come on to take
:41:58. > :42:01.his place. Good header and terrific save from Thompson. The first thing
:42:02. > :42:06.he's had to do and he does it brilliantly. Draper got his head
:42:07. > :42:19.through it with some power. Instinctive save.
:42:20. > :42:37.And there is the equaliser deep into injury time! Caley Thistle surely
:42:38. > :42:46.have a point! The 50/50 fell kindly for him. Robbie Thompson couldn't
:42:47. > :42:53.get down far enough to his right. Six minutes of injury time being
:42:54. > :42:59.played. Is there a winner for the Accies? Crawford trying to keep it
:43:00. > :43:27.alive. Caley Thistle come forward with Cole.
:43:28. > :43:32.We can sometimes think it's hard work at the minute. Hopefully some
:43:33. > :43:37.point many the season we'll see these games out and take them one
:43:38. > :43:47.step forward and not go two or 3-0 up and win comfortably as well. We
:43:48. > :44:00.have scored a few late goals now. I still believe in the boys, it's a
:44:01. > :44:06.great finish. The recurring theme is how the Accies fail to hold a lead.
:44:07. > :44:09.Seven times they have taken the lead and just once against Ross County
:44:10. > :44:17.have they managed to hold on to it. What is that all about? Must be
:44:18. > :44:30.driving Martin mad. For me, it's a psychological thing. They have not
:44:31. > :44:35.managed to score a second goal in any of these games. Imagine where
:44:36. > :44:38.they'd be in the table after taking the lead like they did yesterday if
:44:39. > :44:42.they'd held on to it, they'd be looking at the Champions League? !
:44:43. > :44:46.They may be top of the league if they managed to win all the games,
:44:47. > :44:50.but yesterday they played a lot of good football. That's a good finish.
:44:51. > :45:02.They are playing well, but can't seem to get over the line. You get
:45:03. > :45:09.the second goal, you are able to relax a bit. You see more good play
:45:10. > :45:13.trying to get forward to get the second goal. It just doesn't happen
:45:14. > :45:16.for them and ultimately if you can't get that second goal, you are going
:45:17. > :45:21.to run the risk and have that pressure building up. Seven times
:45:22. > :45:24.though. That's the thing when it becomes psychological and you don't
:45:25. > :45:33.get the second goal, you start to panic. Thinking about it? Yes. And
:45:34. > :45:38.it becomes a big issue. Richie Foran deserves credit. Unbeaten in seven
:45:39. > :45:42.matches? Yes, it was after the game where they got trounced at
:45:43. > :45:45.Tynecastle 5-1 and he held his hands up and said I'm not getting the most
:45:46. > :45:50.out of these players so credit to him to get a goal in injury time.
:45:51. > :46:00.That shows a lot of character as well.
:46:01. > :46:08.St Johnston Aberdeen and Celtic in those games where they have scored
:46:09. > :46:11.so credit to them. He's got the same players pretty much. Is it having a
:46:12. > :46:16.presence upfront? I think it's been a confidence thing. I really do.
:46:17. > :46:20.Inverness have a quality squad. They had a bad start to the season,
:46:21. > :46:23.confidence was affected and now they've gained momentum and
:46:24. > :46:26.football's all about confidence and winning games every week. Yesterday
:46:27. > :46:32.was a draw but the performance levels have come up. Talking about
:46:33. > :46:36.the second goal being important for the Accs, yet another recurring
:46:37. > :46:40.theme, teams are crying out for a regular goal-scorer? Of course, they
:46:41. > :46:47.are worth their weight in gold, the guys that can put the ball in the
:46:48. > :46:51.back of the net. If Hamilton had a scorer, if they had even picked up
:46:52. > :46:56.half the points they've lost, they'd be comfortable in the top six.
:46:57. > :47:00.Inverness arrived at New Douglas Park on a good run
:47:01. > :47:04.of form that had seen them win two of their last four games.
:47:05. > :47:06.The other two matches had been draws with both Celtic and Aberdeen.
:47:07. > :47:08.Hamilton Accies, the Premiership kings when it comes
:47:09. > :47:45.Hearts bring back Jamie Walker. Sfried night football at Fir Park.
:47:46. > :47:54.Some save by Hamilton. Great reflexes. Real chance to make the
:47:55. > :48:19.break through. Pure instinct. McDonald. Great touch. And power on
:48:20. > :48:23.the shot. Look at the touch from McDonald which set himself up. He's
:48:24. > :48:43.in his notebook. That was a challenge the striker
:48:44. > :48:46.didn't need to be making. Nicholl sovereign from the free kick. --
:48:47. > :49:10.Nicholson. Given away. Hearts have the lead right on half
:49:11. > :49:18.time. With the help of a deflection. Sampson was going in the opposite
:49:19. > :49:23.direction. He'd no chance. McDonald's lay-off.
:49:24. > :49:37.Great ball in. Over the line. But it won't count. McDonald is furious.
:49:38. > :49:43.But he's also off side. It's a good decision by the
:49:44. > :49:55.officials with Motherwell chasing an equaliser.
:49:56. > :49:59.Patterson. Watt. Now Nicholson. In from Sam Nicholson. He got a hand to
:50:00. > :50:06.it. What a chance, popping up for Jamie Walker.
:50:07. > :50:27.Hearts look to keep it alive. Hearts take a two-goal lead.
:50:28. > :50:38.Well on their way to claiming second spot meantime in the premiership.
:50:39. > :50:45.McDonald looking for a way back in here. Great strike. That must have
:50:46. > :51:08.been so close. Couldn't have been much closer to
:51:09. > :51:13.getting heartses' third goal back off the post. It then collided with
:51:14. > :51:23.Sampson. Could have gone into his own net. Somehow he was able to claw
:51:24. > :51:25.that away. Robbie Nielson wants the job done. Muirhead with the corner
:51:26. > :51:45.kick. And a classy finish. Surely rounds
:51:46. > :51:54.things up for Hearts. No way back now for Motherwell. McManus,
:51:55. > :52:11.McFadden and a free kick. And the manager knows what the
:52:12. > :52:18.assistant manager is capable of. It's James McFadden! And it's manage
:52:19. > :52:23.fadden magic. It's a shame he can't celebrate
:52:24. > :52:29.that. The game's gone for Motherwell.
:52:30. > :52:33.What a special moment that was. 20 minutes in the second half, we
:52:34. > :52:39.defended very, very well and couldn't break them down. I think
:52:40. > :52:46.the 3-1 scoreline doesn't really reflect the game. We were kept in
:52:47. > :52:54.the game by magnificent saves. Once the first goal went in, the pressure
:52:55. > :53:03.was off. Three points on the night for
:53:04. > :53:09.Hearts. How strong a win was this? Well
:53:10. > :53:14.there wasn't much in the first half. Incredible save. A sloppy goal on
:53:15. > :53:19.half time. The start of the second half, there were better chances.
:53:20. > :53:22.Hearts were clinical. Patterson, that second goal he scored was
:53:23. > :53:26.absolutely outstanding. Unbelievable finish from him. Brilliant for the
:53:27. > :53:31.whole match. Driving forward, as we know he likes to do. Such a powerful
:53:32. > :53:34.runner. Found himself in the centre forward position, three or four
:53:35. > :53:44.occasions in the match. Probably should do better here. Over the top
:53:45. > :53:47.of the bar. Here you see him again in position, centre forward
:53:48. > :53:52.position, looking in the box to get over things. He never stops moving.
:53:53. > :53:57.This is brilliant. He has the effort. Look at his desire to get
:53:58. > :54:01.back into a top four. He's sprinting as fast as he can, gets back and
:54:02. > :54:06.makes the back four up. That's brilliant again defensively. This is
:54:07. > :54:13.a piece of individual technical brilliance. He's two-footed and to
:54:14. > :54:33.put it where he did was just unbelievable. Pretty quick. Started
:54:34. > :54:42.to get maybe through. A couple of big international matches coming up.
:54:43. > :54:49.For me, Alan Hutton's note playing for Villa so... The thing is as
:54:50. > :54:52.well, a lot of that, you look at Patterson and we know that earlier
:54:53. > :54:56.in his career he played centre forward. Earlier in the season he
:54:57. > :55:03.was playing wide right. Rightback is without a doubt his strongest
:55:04. > :55:09.position. His athleticism is his main attribute. Hearts record hasn't
:55:10. > :55:12.been the best, but a great moment for Motherwell. Poor night for them
:55:13. > :55:19.otherwise and you are starting a position to get James McFadden back
:55:20. > :55:24.in the Scotland squad? Only because he has 49 caps, he should make 50.
:55:25. > :55:29.Maybe we can bring him on! Shame this goal meant nothing. It meant
:55:30. > :55:36.something to James but... It's vintage Faddy isn't it? It's
:55:37. > :55:41.inceebl. -- incredible. We may or may not see James McFadden in a
:55:42. > :55:46.Scotland shirt again. I'm sure somebody at Motherwell can sort it
:55:47. > :55:52.out for him. In terms of the international matches, Lithuania
:55:53. > :56:05.coming up, Gordon Strachan says it's not a must-win match. He's damned if
:56:06. > :56:11.he does, damned if he doesn't. It is a must-win game. I asked him that
:56:12. > :56:15.very question. Scotland have beaten Lithuania every time Lithuania have
:56:16. > :56:19.come to Scotland and surely if Scotland had any hopes of reaching
:56:20. > :56:24.the World Cup, these are the sorts of games they need to win. It's
:56:25. > :56:28.absolutely a must-win game and the reason is because the two games
:56:29. > :56:31.after it, Slovakia away very difficult then down to Wembley. So
:56:32. > :56:38.you have to take something from the game. Something - all three points.
:56:39. > :56:41.The upheaval we see with England, Sam Allardyce has gone, how
:56:42. > :56:49.beneficial is that to Scotland? I don't think it's going to be
:56:50. > :56:57.detrimental. Positive. The big thing that's got
:56:58. > :57:03.to be concentrated on is getting six points. Hopefully if they slip up in
:57:04. > :57:08.any way, they'll be next two games a chance to get something at Wembley.
:57:09. > :57:12.If we go into that Wembley game having picked up seven or nine
:57:13. > :57:15.points out of nine, we have got to be extremely happy with that. I
:57:16. > :57:21.don't think it matters Sam Allardyce is away too much. As a player, you
:57:22. > :57:26.are never on the pitch thinking who your manager is. Gareth Southgate
:57:27. > :57:30.will have them organised. But the fact that you look at Sam Allardyce,
:57:31. > :57:34.he's got his particular style of play, but if somebody else has a
:57:35. > :57:43.different perspective on how they are going to play, there is not a
:57:44. > :57:49.lot of time to change that around. Top of the group after one match
:57:50. > :57:55.played. Who do you think will win, how do you rate our chances? It will
:57:56. > :57:58.be difficult. We need to win on Saturday first then hopefully get
:57:59. > :58:01.something from Slovakia. Thank you both very much. After all we have
:58:02. > :58:05.seen this evening, we should be hoping for something in the
:58:06. > :58:09.international game. Scotland v Lithuania will be a week on
:58:10. > :58:14.Saturday, this coming Saturday live on BBC Radio Scotland. Then on
:58:15. > :58:21.Tuesday, join us for more sports coverage.
:58:22. > :58:31.The Ladbrokes premiership table looks like this:
:58:32. > :58:41.Thanks for sticking with us tonight. Apparently there's some sort of golf
:58:42. > :59:08.match goes on! See you next week. Good luck Scotland.
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