:00:00. > :00:18.This could be something quite sensational! Right out of the top
:00:19. > :00:26.drawer! Outstanding! The shot is an absolute beauty! Yes!
:00:27. > :00:38.That is unbelievable! What a finish! Right here, right now, this is
:00:39. > :00:47.history! Another big weekend of fluctuating
:00:48. > :00:51.narratives and major talking point in the Premiership. Every moment
:00:52. > :00:57.covered tonight, from what has been a fascinating weekend. Poring over
:00:58. > :01:01.it frame by frame, Steven Thompson and Michael Stewart. Just the one
:01:02. > :01:06.place we can start, Celtic's unbeaten run, would it go on for
:01:07. > :01:13.ever, or would Sun Johnston do something about it?
:01:14. > :01:21.St Johnstone without Steven Anderson in defence. Three changes for the
:01:22. > :01:27.runaway leaders. The best chance of the match so far.
:01:28. > :02:08.Away by Foster. Patrick Roberts threatening already
:02:09. > :02:20.with the magic feet. A great finish. Celtic in front inside six minutes.
:02:21. > :02:28.So calm. Celtic picked at the St Johnstone defence. Perfect pace on
:02:29. > :02:29.the pass, Henderson was clinical. Patrick Roberts playing a massive
:02:30. > :02:48.part as well. A good save. Craig Gordon. Kieran
:02:49. > :02:55.Tierney doing be defending. Brilliant play from Danny Swanson,
:02:56. > :02:58.making the most of the room. A great run by Foster. Did not catch the
:02:59. > :03:17.shot. Good goalkeeping. But again, Gary
:03:18. > :03:34.Mackay-Steven should have done better. Played in by Scott Sinclair.
:03:35. > :03:43.It was always going to be difficult from that angle. Trying to shot at
:03:44. > :03:53.goal, David Wotherspoon. He might have tried to pick out a team-mate
:03:54. > :03:58.instead. It is 1-1. Craig Gordon got a little touch. It looked to flick
:03:59. > :04:06.off the head of Scott Brown as well. But in it goes from Keith Watson for
:04:07. > :04:09.the equaliser. They might be further behind, St Johnstone, but now they
:04:10. > :04:15.are on level terms. I think he enjoyed that.
:04:16. > :04:23.What a chance to turn this game completely around. Again, a
:04:24. > :04:39.delightful delivery from Danny Swanson.
:04:40. > :04:47.Another great ball game, and it has gone in this time. David Wotherspoon
:04:48. > :04:54.claims it, but it looked like it went in off Dedryck Boyata's head.
:04:55. > :04:55.He scored against St Johnstone 11 days ago, he has scored for them
:04:56. > :05:13.this time. It looked off the head. A great shot
:05:14. > :05:22.from Patrick Roberts, and a really good reaction save. It could have
:05:23. > :05:27.been 2-2. Henderson is having a big influence on the game. A foul
:05:28. > :05:37.against the challenge on Patrick Roberts. Clark made the save. Quick
:05:38. > :05:41.reactions as well as the ball run free off the goalkeeper. He did well
:05:42. > :06:00.to get that away. Down goes the St Johnstone
:06:01. > :06:07.midfielder, and he is screaming for a penalty. Craig Thompson says no.
:06:08. > :06:20.Did Scott Brown get anything on the ball? It did not look like it.
:06:21. > :06:29.Deflected off Keith Watson, penalty given by Craig Thompson. Surely not.
:06:30. > :06:35.Watson looking in the other direction. It struck his rates
:06:36. > :06:43.rather than his arm. It may be bounced up onto his elbow. But he
:06:44. > :06:50.was looking the other way. Moussa Dembele bounces off the bench and
:06:51. > :06:55.fires in the Celtic equaliser. His 21st goal of the season. Much
:06:56. > :07:11.Ferrari about the board of the cake. It did not bother him.
:07:12. > :07:23.He Moussa Dembele double. His 22nd goal of the season. Brilliantly
:07:24. > :07:36.finished, through the legs, and Clark was beaten. Tommy Wright looks
:07:37. > :07:49.like he has seen a ghost. Headed away bike Erik Sviatchenko. Stephen
:07:50. > :07:58.McClain came flying in. Defended I Erik Sviatchenko.
:07:59. > :08:12.Celtic suddenly on the counterattack.
:08:13. > :08:26.Scott Sinclair's 14th remission goal. It surely puts this game
:08:27. > :08:28.beyond St Johnstone. Peter used pans goby as a shield to curl that in at
:08:29. > :08:57.the near post. Moussa Dembele. Another Moussa
:08:58. > :09:05.Dembele hat-trick. What an impact from the substitute. This is his
:09:06. > :09:15.23rd goal of the season. Celtic at their best.
:09:16. > :09:22.Offensively we were very bright, our fitness comes through, in those last
:09:23. > :09:33.part of the game. We scored wonderful goals. Some controversy
:09:34. > :09:39.around the penalty. You are bitterly disappointed, if you are too- one
:09:40. > :09:44.up, you never know what can happen. But we get the rub of the green. We
:09:45. > :09:49.have had other moments when we have not had it. But I am happy to take
:09:50. > :09:56.it. We should have had two penalties. I will not be sitting on
:09:57. > :10:02.the fence. Danny's is a penalty. I have seen it back. When a player
:10:03. > :10:05.contact a player and makes no contact on the ball, it is a
:10:06. > :10:13.penalty, his left knee gets pushed in. Joe Shaughnessy is dragged to
:10:14. > :10:19.the ground, the referee blows his whistle, he warns the Celtic player,
:10:20. > :10:24.that should be a penalty. And their penalty should never be a penalty.
:10:25. > :10:27.Another good victory for Celtic, but only one place we can start, the
:10:28. > :10:31.penalty decision from Craig Thompson. Did it cost St Johnstone
:10:32. > :10:41.the chance to end Celtic's run? St Johnstone have every right to be
:10:42. > :10:49.furious, it is no penalty. It comes off Keith Watson's hip and off the
:10:50. > :10:55.bottom of his elbow. Even if it hits his arms, it is not a penalty. Craig
:10:56. > :11:02.Thompson cannot see it. He can see it hits his back. It is never a
:11:03. > :11:06.penalty. I think this is a penalty. Scott Brown catches him, he does not
:11:07. > :11:12.get the ball, and there is enough contact. I don't think it is. In
:11:13. > :11:19.real time, he does not get the ball, but there is not enough force. He
:11:20. > :11:23.knocks his knee. There is contact. I just do not think there is enough
:11:24. > :11:28.force for it to have been a penalty. In real-time, there was not enough.
:11:29. > :11:34.The big difference here, Dedryck Boyata never grabs him. At the start
:11:35. > :11:39.of the season there was a clamp-down on grabbing hold of shirts and
:11:40. > :11:43.getting penalties, and that one, Dedryck Boyata never gets a hold of
:11:44. > :11:48.him. But it does not detract from the fact that the penalty that
:11:49. > :11:52.Celtic got was a horrific decision, Craig Thompson should never have
:11:53. > :11:57.guessed. It is a game changer. You not slightly absorbing him of blame
:11:58. > :12:02.because of his position? That tells you he was guessing, you cannot
:12:03. > :12:06.guess. We do not know if Celtic would have won the game, they
:12:07. > :12:11.probably would have, but one thing you can say is that that changed the
:12:12. > :12:16.game. It coincided with Moussa Dembele coming onto the pitch. But
:12:17. > :12:21.he still has had the same impact? We will get to him shortly. You can
:12:22. > :12:26.understand Tommy Wright's anger, because they put so much into wood.
:12:27. > :12:32.They got themselves into a wonderful position. If they had hung on, you
:12:33. > :12:39.never know what happens. A great leap at the back post, it is a top
:12:40. > :12:44.header. Scott ran could not stop it. The second one is about the delivery
:12:45. > :12:47.from Danny Swanson, he put Dedryck Boyata under pressure, it leads him
:12:48. > :12:52.to put it into the back of the net. It is a great finish. He cannot stop
:12:53. > :12:59.scoring. St Johnstone caused problems from crossed balls. It is
:13:00. > :13:05.an own goal. Moussa Dembele got his hat-trick, did we see the goal of
:13:06. > :13:10.the season? Yes, in my opinion, it was a phenomenal goal. This is a
:13:11. > :13:17.high-quality finish, to keep the ball low. The spin on the ball as
:13:18. > :13:22.well. But this is the goal of the season. 24 passes, every single
:13:23. > :13:29.player in the Celtic team touches the ball, it is sensational. All
:13:30. > :13:34.over the park as well, wide right, left, back, Craig Gordon gets a
:13:35. > :13:41.touch. It pulls the St Johnstone team out. They did get Mikael
:13:42. > :13:47.Lustig. A backheel and a composed finish, goal of the season. How many
:13:48. > :13:58.of those did you manage? I never tried one! Pelleted the first one.
:13:59. > :14:03.Overall, you cannot say anything more, fantastic, Celtic, 27 points
:14:04. > :14:09.clear, they are doing unbelievably well. As for St Johnstone, does that
:14:10. > :14:14.give people hope that somebody can beat Celtic? In a similar vein to
:14:15. > :14:18.Motherwell's performance, the more teams that get into that position of
:14:19. > :14:22.having Celtic on the ropes, of course it gives them confidence, but
:14:23. > :14:29.Celtic do not need any assistance, they can win games. That penalty
:14:30. > :14:33.changed the dynamic of the game. Hearts played Motherwell fresh from
:14:34. > :14:42.hammering ranges at Tynecastle midweek.
:14:43. > :14:53.That is the way to get Tynecastle bouncing! It is Walker! It is 3-1,
:14:54. > :14:59.Hearts. Hearts are absolutely loving it.
:15:00. > :15:03.Scott McDonald begins his two match suspension after his appeal failed
:15:04. > :15:08.in midweek. He will miss the trip to Aberdeen in ten days. There is a
:15:09. > :15:14.first start for the on loan Reading defender. The Greek duo start for a
:15:15. > :15:21.Hearts team on a hike from their midweek hounding of Rangers. Esmael
:15:22. > :15:29.Goncalves starts up front again. A big decision to leave out the
:15:30. > :15:37.skipper for this game. It has just gone past. Craig Samson looked calm
:15:38. > :15:45.enough. This is an early sign of intent from Hearts and venue
:15:46. > :15:54.Portuguese striker. Hearts have already beaten Motherwell a couple
:15:55. > :15:57.of times this season. Lewis Moult heads off the bar, but he was
:15:58. > :16:04.offside, according to the assistant. A wonderful delivery. He is onside,
:16:05. > :16:13.Louis Moult. He could not finish anyway.
:16:14. > :16:23.14 goals for Walker after his double against Rangers. A fine effort by
:16:24. > :16:31.Jamie Walker. There are not too many in Scottish football in better form
:16:32. > :16:38.than Hearts' number seven. They can still put pressure on in the race
:16:39. > :16:52.for second, Hearts. It is off the line. It is Anastasios Avlonitis.
:16:53. > :17:00.Louis Moult goes down. Malaury Martin has been booked, even though
:17:01. > :17:03.it appears it was Lionel Ainsworth who brought him down. It is a
:17:04. > :17:09.horrendous decision by the referee. It is not far away. That would have
:17:10. > :17:29.been controversial. Straight to the pocket goes Andrew
:17:30. > :17:36.Dallas, and Motherwell are reduced to ten men at Fir Park for the
:17:37. > :17:55.second time in a week. For that challenge by Carl McHugh.
:17:56. > :18:08.In it goes. Faxed to a massive deflection. Off Keith Lasley. It may
:18:09. > :18:18.be a fluke, but it has broken the deadlock.
:18:19. > :18:32.Not far away from a real collector 's item. Keith Lasley.
:18:33. > :18:43.Lennard Sowah has looked really good going forward today. Esmael
:18:44. > :18:44.Goncalves things he should have made it two, desperate for his first
:18:45. > :18:55.Hearts goal. Pearson in his third spell at the
:18:56. > :19:17.club. First goal for Hearts for Esmael
:19:18. > :19:33.Goncalves. He took it well. Surely the points are going to Hearts now.
:19:34. > :19:45.His former submarine team-mate and League Cup when Craig Samson next be
:19:46. > :20:00.saved. The side that beat Hearts that day for St Mirren.
:20:01. > :20:04.Esmael Goncalves doubles up for Hearts. Another comprehensive
:20:05. > :20:14.victory. It cost us the game, no doubt. Then
:20:15. > :20:19.they get a bit of luck, the deflected goal. We would have come
:20:20. > :20:24.back with 11 men. I was only disappointed that we did not turn
:20:25. > :20:28.good work into goals. But other than that, no complaints, a magnificent
:20:29. > :20:34.effort, to try to get ourselves back in. I cannot have any complaints
:20:35. > :20:38.other than the referee. The way the game has gone, we had some good
:20:39. > :20:44.control in the first half, we needed to speed up possession and force
:20:45. > :20:49.things, so we made a couple of changes at half-time, and then we
:20:50. > :20:57.started to be more threatening. We did well.
:20:58. > :21:04.A great victory for Hearts, another big red car decision. We were only
:21:05. > :21:05.here yesterday, seven days ago, actually, Scott McDonald was sent
:21:06. > :21:19.off with a similar position. We pored over that one last week. I
:21:20. > :21:23.think this challenge is worse. It is very dangerous, it has force behind
:21:24. > :21:28.it. When he goes in, I do not think he gets that much of the ball. He
:21:29. > :21:31.gets a lot more of it than Scott McDonald does. But the big
:21:32. > :21:37.difference is the force that he carries into wood. He gets the ball
:21:38. > :21:42.before he carries through. He gets more of the ankle of Don Cowie. But
:21:43. > :21:48.it is irrelevant, because it is the force. You both big it is a red
:21:49. > :21:55.card? No doubt about it, it is worse than Scott McDonald. That epitomises
:21:56. > :22:01.the change in the philosophy of a tackle. Unless you are coming in
:22:02. > :22:06.almost at a writer and, you will get a red card, because anything else,
:22:07. > :22:11.your studs will be showing, you can get as much of the ball as you want,
:22:12. > :22:17.it will be a red card. The referee got a lot of stick, it seems, for
:22:18. > :22:24.that. Last weekend the consensus was Scott McDonald was the right
:22:25. > :22:27.decision. I have got to disagree with Mark McGhee. There was a
:22:28. > :22:34.strange decision where he booked one of the players for a tackle, sorry,
:22:35. > :22:40.Martin. But it was the position that he was in. That was a red card all
:22:41. > :22:44.day long. Mark McCabe thought of a well were dominating, but we were
:22:45. > :22:49.there, Hearts were the better side. A great performance from Hearts. You
:22:50. > :23:00.have been salivating over Alexander Ross the earliest stop he is a real
:23:01. > :23:06.find. The way they want to play, this guy playing in a deep lying
:23:07. > :23:10.midfield role, he is the business. The big difference, no sideways
:23:11. > :23:17.passes, he plays Fulwood. He takes four players out of the game. He has
:23:18. > :23:20.great composure, under pressure, no panic. A nice first touch and lays
:23:21. > :23:25.it off. He reads the game really well. He breaks up play and gets a
:23:26. > :23:32.counterattack and Jamie Walker is there. This is epitomises more of
:23:33. > :23:38.how he is an all-round midfielder. He drives forward. This is the
:23:39. > :23:46.second goal. Lots of players, composure again, a simple pass. A
:23:47. > :23:52.quick counterattack, he slipped it in for Esmael Goncalves. If you are
:23:53. > :24:00.going to play a game that is based on possession, we looked at the
:24:01. > :24:03.Raith Rovers game, too many sideways passes, but this guy looks forward,
:24:04. > :24:09.he can play energy chip passes. He is a top player. Another top player
:24:10. > :24:16.is Esmael Goncalves, you had some crazy times with him at St Mirren.
:24:17. > :24:21.Just one night out, maybe two! He was excellent yesterday. You cannot
:24:22. > :24:27.give somebody this much space, but look at his strength. He had five or
:24:28. > :24:33.six attempt on goal. His linkup play was good. He has lost eight
:24:34. > :24:43.kilograms since he was at St Mirren. It is good going! A great pass from
:24:44. > :24:48.Nicholson, he should have scored. He is a natural goal-scorer, Hearts
:24:49. > :24:54.have not had that. Yukonite give somebody that much space. A very
:24:55. > :25:01.difficult skill, and an excellent finish. I hope he can keep it going.
:25:02. > :25:07.He has added to what they are trying to do, he has made a big difference.
:25:08. > :25:14.The substitute came on at half-time, he was good as well. Exciting times
:25:15. > :25:18.at Hearts. Extra weekend looks like being a fantastic couple of dates in
:25:19. > :25:45.the Scottish Cup. We have got it all covered on Sportscene.
:25:46. > :26:08.Can Inverness go ballistic again? It will be a big ask.
:26:09. > :26:18.The Edinburgh derby, plus Rangers against Greenock Morton. Back to the
:26:19. > :26:24.Premiership, it had been a tough week for Mark Warburton, after his
:26:25. > :26:32.side were thumped 4-1 by Hearts. Could Rangers respond at Ibrox? Ross
:26:33. > :26:36.County were visitors. Joe Garner plays for the first time
:26:37. > :26:45.in 2017. Philippe Senderos makes his third appearance. Three players
:26:46. > :26:50.dropped out. Rob Kiernan is out of the squad altogether. Ross County
:26:51. > :26:57.play here for only the second time. Andrew Davies available again. A
:26:58. > :27:04.very credible 0-0 draw the last time Ross County came here. Wes
:27:05. > :27:17.Foderingham had to claw it away. James Tavernier a does a good job
:27:18. > :27:29.too clear. Mark Warburton will hope this does not set the tone.
:27:30. > :27:36.Deflected and touched over by Scott Fox. Fantastic reaction save from
:27:37. > :27:58.the Ross County number one. Ross County lead. The stadium is
:27:59. > :28:03.stunned. The week goes from bad to worse for Mark Warburton. Alex
:28:04. > :28:06.Schalk gets number seven for the season. Jim O'Brien held his nerve.
:28:07. > :28:30.The Dutchman did the rest. It is just the side netting. Just
:28:31. > :28:34.listen to the reaction from the home support. Another defensive mix-up
:28:35. > :28:51.for Rangers at the back. James Tavernier has looked the most
:28:52. > :28:55.likely threat for Rangers. A great ball across, and Joe Garner was
:28:56. > :29:07.inches away from marking his return with a goal.
:29:08. > :29:14.He took it early, and Wes Foderingham made the save. Alex
:29:15. > :29:15.Schalk could have had a hat-trick in the first half. Tearing down on
:29:16. > :29:39.goal. Kept out by Wes Foderingham. He did the right thing in going
:29:40. > :29:41.across goal. He had to generate the power on the cross. All it needed
:29:42. > :30:01.was a touch from Jon Toral. This is Barry Mackay, who has been
:30:02. > :30:07.uncharacteristically quiet. Good save from Fox. He managed to react
:30:08. > :30:15.to punch the ball away but tore out bearing down on a tap-in. Another
:30:16. > :30:21.excellent piece of goalkeeping from Scott Fox. Foderingham looking to
:30:22. > :30:29.get Rangers forward quickly. It is Garner... But straight at Scott Fox
:30:30. > :30:32.who makes another good save. Garner never looked quite convinced himself
:30:33. > :30:44.that he would find the back of the net.
:30:45. > :30:56.No space for the shot. Ross County scramble it clear. Wallace, Tara,
:30:57. > :31:02.Wallace continues as Ron! And what an important goal for the Rangers
:31:03. > :31:09.captain. 90 minutes from the end and at long last, they have found the
:31:10. > :31:18.equaliser. -- 19 minutes. Just his second goal from the acute angle.
:31:19. > :31:25.Jon Toral, robbed initially, but here is Teva Ernie. It took a touch
:31:26. > :31:35.of Andrew Davies and looped the top. -- Tavernier. The question is asked
:31:36. > :31:39.whether that was handball? Tavern near and to row and then Waghorn
:31:40. > :31:49.goes round the outside. He has done really well. It takes a deflection
:31:50. > :31:55.and can only find the side netting from Jon Toral as Rangers'
:31:56. > :32:00.frustrations continue. It's amazing the contrast we see in
:32:01. > :32:07.the space of a week, Rangers losing 4-1 to hearts in the middle of the
:32:08. > :32:16.week. And drawing yesterday against Ross County. The boots rang out at
:32:17. > :32:22.Ibrox. There has definitely been a momentum shift in the last week.
:32:23. > :32:27.Rangers had been on a good run up into the game at Tynecastle. Mark
:32:28. > :32:32.Warburton is under pressure. Hearts were treated really -- recruited
:32:33. > :32:41.really well in January. Rangers need... They need a goalkeeper. I
:32:42. > :32:45.think they still lack a deal of penetration and home against Ross
:32:46. > :32:53.County that is not the result they wanted. A hint of cipher the goal?
:32:54. > :33:00.Yes, but lots wrong with it -- a hint of offside for the goal? Yes,
:33:01. > :33:03.but a lots wrong from the Rangers perspective. Alec Shelbrooke
:33:04. > :33:12.should've had three goals in that opening half. The chance he miss
:33:13. > :33:16.into the side netting. That was a simple ball up the park from Ross
:33:17. > :33:22.County and you have two centre halves in Senderos and hail who are
:33:23. > :33:27.not quick. But Lee Wallace, facility so there is a play behind him, you
:33:28. > :33:37.cannot attack the ball. He has to sit in. Rangers needed so many
:33:38. > :33:41.chances. Scott Fox says? Rangers had 22 efforts on goal but they don't
:33:42. > :33:45.convert enough other opportunities. They have only scored more than two
:33:46. > :33:52.goals on a few occasions this season. They should be dominating
:33:53. > :34:00.teams. Wonderful double save. Great reaction. The one coming up is even
:34:01. > :34:05.better. The replay? Not the replay! But that is three times they have
:34:06. > :34:11.played Ross County this season. It was important for Ross County, a big
:34:12. > :34:16.way point. Getting into these areas for Rangers, they are already up
:34:17. > :34:22.against impact teams. So many teams go to Ibrox and cab and are
:34:23. > :34:24.difficult to break down. Rangers have to play with penetration
:34:25. > :34:30.otherwise they will find difficult to score. Rangers full swing in the
:34:31. > :34:40.race for second place. Would Aberdeen take advantage.
:34:41. > :34:46.Defeat at Celtic Park brought an end to a five-game run but Derek McInnes
:34:47. > :34:50.stuck to the starting XI as they go for victory against Partick Thistle.
:34:51. > :34:54.They have not won here for 14 years and there are changes from the
:34:55. > :35:09.defeat. This is Ash Taylor. The direct route
:35:10. > :35:18.towards Rooney. Hayes and now this is Kenny McLean. And it is beaten
:35:19. > :35:24.away by Tomas Cerny. Kenny McLean, who has not scored since the double
:35:25. > :35:34.against Inverness in mid-November. Graham Chile. Aberdeen having to be
:35:35. > :35:41.patient. Now Considine and straight at Cerny. Considine scored twice
:35:42. > :35:49.this season. Rooney went for the spectacular and got nothing on it.
:35:50. > :35:57.Adam Barton is always so calming possession. Lawless, a nice return
:35:58. > :36:03.to Barton. And now Christie Elliott, no purchase on the shot. But a good
:36:04. > :36:08.passage of play from the visitors. Elliott, who was sent off in midweek
:36:09. > :36:13.but an appeal on that red card allowed him to play. Aberdeen are
:36:14. > :36:20.just two points behind Rangers. It's Taylor! And it is just wide of the
:36:21. > :36:27.target. A free header from the big centre-back who is usually so
:36:28. > :36:33.clinical from that sort of range. Hayes, a chance to turn and perhaps
:36:34. > :36:37.drive and the defence but he is surrounded by four Partick Thistle
:36:38. > :36:41.players. Still get the cross in and Kenny McLean was on the end of it
:36:42. > :36:51.but he could only find the side netting. Partick Thistle one point
:36:52. > :36:58.outside of the top six. This is Logan's ball towards Taylor. Now
:36:59. > :37:06.Graham Shinnie and Cerny saves once again. Shinnie had one of Aberdeen's
:37:07. > :37:16.few chances at Celtic Park in midweek. Edwards into Lawless.
:37:17. > :37:20.Partick Thistle more than held their own in the opening half. Elliott
:37:21. > :37:26.now, Edwards has continued his run... And he undoubtedly should
:37:27. > :37:36.have put Partick Thistle one up here. But the header goes wide.
:37:37. > :37:44.Hayes, it is curling away from goal. Stockley got something on it. Derek
:37:45. > :37:50.McInnes has made some attacking changes and Ryan Christie is one of
:37:51. > :37:57.them. Hayes, now. Taking matters into his own hands. A stinging shot
:37:58. > :38:11.and Hayes is eager to get on with things. A decent hit. Cerny holds
:38:12. > :38:15.firm. McGinn will take the corner cake. Stockley attacks it and the
:38:16. > :38:22.gamble pays off for Derek McInnes as the substitute Jayden Stockley not
:38:23. > :38:29.them in front with 18 minutes left to play. His first goal since early
:38:30. > :38:33.November. Ade Azeez for Partick Thistle but it is one back and it is
:38:34. > :38:40.the Route one approach that gets Rooney in the clear. Saved by Cerny
:38:41. > :38:53.and it remains at just 1-0. A precious lead for Aberdeen. He was
:38:54. > :38:58.closed down just enough. Partick Thistle will still fancy their
:38:59. > :39:08.chances. It is forward and here is Ade Azeez! And Eclipse the outside
:39:09. > :39:15.of the post. -- and he clips. Partick Thistle have a better way
:39:16. > :39:25.record than at Firhill. Can they hold on?
:39:26. > :39:33.Stockley back to Ryan Christie and his first goal since joining on loan
:39:34. > :39:38.from Celtic will be enough to secure the points for Aberdeen as the two
:39:39. > :39:45.substitute, Stockley and Christie, combined for Aberdeen's second.
:39:46. > :39:49.Delighted with the result. The players deserve a lot of credit for
:39:50. > :39:55.finding that victory, digging deep after a hard-fought game on
:39:56. > :39:58.Wednesday night. The problems of all three substitutes coming on and
:39:59. > :40:04.winning the game and seeing it out. -- the importance. I full because
:40:05. > :40:08.Aberdeen problems but we got caught from a set play and the second goal
:40:09. > :40:12.from a throwing which was disappointing because over the
:40:13. > :40:16.piece, we defended well as a team, especially else set plays which
:40:17. > :40:20.Aberdeen are very strong at. You can see that the goal from a corner was
:40:21. > :40:26.disappointing. Ryan Christie with his first goal
:40:27. > :40:31.since going on loan. Derek McInnes always accused of being a cautious
:40:32. > :40:36.manager. To end up with, it was a Jimmy Calderwood Aberdeen side. You
:40:37. > :40:41.have to give them credit because was not working at the start and he
:40:42. > :40:46.changed to a back three. Three substitutes on the pitch and they
:40:47. > :40:53.were pivotal in getting the results. It comes from a straightforward set
:40:54. > :40:59.piece. You heard how disappointed Partick Thistle were to conceive
:41:00. > :41:02.from a set these. And you see the players involved, Stockley and
:41:03. > :41:06.Christie, it adds an interesting dynamic to this week in terms of
:41:07. > :41:11.seven games Derek McInnes had gone without changing the side, he had
:41:12. > :41:15.found a formation that was working. But in this game, full credit, he
:41:16. > :41:18.changed it because they were not breaking down Partick Thistle. It
:41:19. > :41:24.will be interesting to see what happens in the cup game. I think he
:41:25. > :41:28.will keep with the same, it has been working for them. It is interesting,
:41:29. > :41:32.will Stockley and Christie get a place in the side or would he go
:41:33. > :41:37.with the site he has stuck with? Derek McInnes has been criticised
:41:38. > :41:41.for changing things too much. He has a settled side that was beginning to
:41:42. > :41:46.win but he had to make substitutions to get that victory. It is the
:41:47. > :41:49.age-old narrative of Partick Thistle that we have talked about ad
:41:50. > :41:55.nauseam. When they get chances, they don't take them. Every week, we talk
:41:56. > :41:58.about the same thing. They are a good team and they play good
:41:59. > :42:01.football but every time I watch them, they make chances and do take
:42:02. > :42:12.them. Next up, two side struggling to find
:42:13. > :42:28.form. Inverness -- Dundee and Caledonian Thistle.
:42:29. > :42:34.Richie Foran promised changes. Dundee gave a debut to a former
:42:35. > :42:41.mother would -- Motherwell player, Henrik Ojamaa.
:42:42. > :42:51.This is a big day for Inverness Cali Thistle. Two to Marco... So close to
:42:52. > :42:58.the dream start. Goal machine Carl Tremarco, very close. Billy Mackay,
:42:59. > :43:05.comes off old and it is in the back of the net, but it will not count.
:43:06. > :43:13.Up goes the offside flag. Frustration for Inverness Cali
:43:14. > :43:22.Thistle. The long ball has the defender under pressure. Mark O'Hara
:43:23. > :43:28.turns his shot wide. Promising, that, for Dundee. They have reasons
:43:29. > :43:37.of their own for wanting points. Greg Tanzi, and draper. Mackay
:43:38. > :43:50.wrestling with Darren O'Dea. Big chance for Henry Annie and saved by
:43:51. > :44:01.Scott Bain. -- Henry Annie. Hold driving forward. The width supplied
:44:02. > :44:09.by Cammy Kerr. That is a great ball in hand Dundee are in front. -- that
:44:10. > :44:16.is a great ball in, and Dundee are in front. Not what Ritchie for
:44:17. > :44:24.unwanted. In comes the corner cake and it is 2-0. It is Darren O'Dea on
:44:25. > :44:34.the end of Tom Hateley's delivery. Got the better of the keeper. 2-0.
:44:35. > :44:38.Troubled waters for the home team as Vigurs, bouncing back of the post
:44:39. > :44:50.and it just tells the story for Inverness. . Can they find a way
:44:51. > :44:56.back? Vigurs delivery and it is a penalty and it is given against
:44:57. > :45:02.Etxabeguren for wrestling with draper right on the goal-line. And
:45:03. > :45:07.it is. Big chance for Billy Mackay to get back in the old rich scene.
:45:08. > :45:18.His first goal of the second spell at Cali Thistle. -- into the old
:45:19. > :45:23.routine. That is Hateley and Haber. And Ojamaa to the byline. They came
:45:24. > :45:32.off Warren, McGowan! What an opportunity. To potentially tie
:45:33. > :45:38.things up for Dundee. He has blazed this wide from a great position.
:45:39. > :45:44.Cammy Kerr, O'Hara makes the moon. Get the better of Tanzi. Can you set
:45:45. > :45:51.something up here? It came of Haber and came off Ojamaa, cleared off the
:45:52. > :45:55.line. Blocked by Raven and the shot is polled well wide. But there were
:45:56. > :46:01.certainly chances close in for Dundee here. Haber, Ojamaa and
:46:02. > :46:08.finely the ball broke in the direction of Hateley. Raven did so
:46:09. > :46:15.well. That is David Raven. Here is Billy Mackay with the cutback,
:46:16. > :46:20.draper's shot is saved. Scott Bain and another opportunity for Carl
:46:21. > :46:26.Tremarco. A double stop from the Dundee goalkeeper. It is all action
:46:27. > :46:38.in Inverness. And that is terrific goalkeeping. Given away by Raven.
:46:39. > :46:42.Ojamaa loses it and then window back against Marco and spread the ball
:46:43. > :46:48.through to McGowan. He is in on goal and misses the target again! Credit
:46:49. > :46:55.to Carl Tremarco for the challenge. But it is two gilt-edged
:46:56. > :47:02.opportunities for McGowan. The up and under from Vigurs, Etxabeguren
:47:03. > :47:09.is about to be penalised again. He was all over the player and for the
:47:10. > :47:18.second time, Nick Walshe points to the spot. What will Billy read guide
:47:19. > :47:25.do? He picks the same spot and Scott Bain guessed right this time. What a
:47:26. > :47:36.crucial save that could prove to be. David Raven. In goes Mackay, saved
:47:37. > :47:43.by Bain. And Greg Tanzi...! Rescues Inverness Cali Thistle 11 minutes
:47:44. > :47:49.from time. And how composed was this from Tanzi.
:47:50. > :47:54.The boys did great. Terrific. They kept going, the commitment, the
:47:55. > :48:02.desire. The fans got right behind us, you can't ask for much more.
:48:03. > :48:05.There were chances at both ends. At 2-0, we looked comfortable. We
:48:06. > :48:11.regrouped and tried to see the game out. We always thought Cali Thistle
:48:12. > :48:16.will try to come back but we gave a needless penalty away and gave them
:48:17. > :48:22.a lifeline after that. We had opportunities to kill the game off.
:48:23. > :48:29.A great game, a mixture of Dundee blowing it but a great comeback from
:48:30. > :48:33.Inverness. Phillips dead and buried at 2-0. They showed fight and
:48:34. > :48:44.character. -- they looked dead and buried. Paul Hartley pleased to have
:48:45. > :48:51.more attacking options? The front three cause problems. Haber should
:48:52. > :48:56.have done better. The front three cause them problems through the
:48:57. > :49:02.afternoon. A great finish from Haber using his drinks to five at home.
:49:03. > :49:10.Great linkup play between Ojamaa and Haber. He gets to the byline and
:49:11. > :49:13.cuts it back. Not a great finish! But Dundee, all season, we have
:49:14. > :49:17.spoken about the number of goals they have lost out of their side
:49:18. > :49:22.this year. But now the looked like they have more of a threat in the
:49:23. > :49:27.final third and Ojamaa is one of the people who will bring that back. He
:49:28. > :49:35.has a lot of pace. A top, top player. I think this one comes off
:49:36. > :49:43.as electronic tag! Does he still have that one? No! As opposed in
:49:44. > :49:50.terms of the penalty, I imagine if you're a Galahad means spotted in
:49:51. > :49:55.Inverness just by the way he moves. Not the greatest penalty you will
:49:56. > :50:02.ever see. The second one, the ball moves. He put in it in almost the
:50:03. > :50:07.exact same position. You talk about changing your penalty stop macro if
:50:08. > :50:12.it goes in the back of the net, it's a good one. But the ball went in the
:50:13. > :50:17.same place twice. This is what Billy Mackay gives you, penetration in
:50:18. > :50:20.behind. He is always looking to stretch the opposition. He can
:50:21. > :50:25.scored goals. He doesn't always get there but the pressure led to Tanzi
:50:26. > :50:33.being able to find the back of the net. Billy Mackay has all the
:50:34. > :50:40.hallmarks of being the signing that could save them? He will oversee not
:50:41. > :50:43.want to repeat the trauma of last season at Dundee United. Inverness
:50:44. > :50:48.he knows well and he will feel comfortable. He could be the
:50:49. > :50:53.difference. As we have said already in the show, that relegation fight
:50:54. > :50:58.will go back to the death. He could be a good signing.
:50:59. > :51:05.Fascinating. Finally, the plastic pitch of Hamilton Academical with a
:51:06. > :51:12.huge win midweek and their opponents also with a win.
:51:13. > :51:20.Not the same side that beat Inverness midweek. Danny Seaborne
:51:21. > :51:33.returns and there is a file first start for Blair Adams.
:51:34. > :51:45.Boyd, and swiftly willing runner. -- swift the willing runner. Several
:51:46. > :52:02.options, not the best one there. Devlin away. Decor will be beaten to
:52:03. > :52:10.the ball. -- deck:. Picked up by McKenzie and onto long staff who has
:52:11. > :52:17.a good shot and he uses it well. Kill Manukau started brightly and
:52:18. > :52:19.they get their reward. The defence sat off him and he was not close
:52:20. > :52:58.down and he took full advantage. Eamonn Brophy should have done
:52:59. > :53:01.better there. McKinnon coming right down the middle. Still going. Just
:53:02. > :53:23.try to clip it into the corner. Kilmarnock won here 1-0 and 4-0 last
:53:24. > :53:28.season. And 2-1 in August. They have a good record against Accies in
:53:29. > :53:36.recent times. Forward to Eamonn Brophy, a delightful turn and his
:53:37. > :53:41.shot doesn't have to be. Two minutes to half-time and a second of the
:53:42. > :53:48.season for Eamonn Brophy. Cleared out the two central defenders and
:53:49. > :53:53.zings the ball low into the net. These sides wishing to win
:53:54. > :54:01.back-to-back games for the first time in a long time. Kris Boyd...
:54:02. > :54:06.Not given as a free kick. In little chip and Boyd has to reach back for
:54:07. > :54:15.it. It looked like a free kick was going to be awarded. Boyd certainly
:54:16. > :54:19.seemed to push across Devlin was surprised as well and the cutback
:54:20. > :54:29.was just behind Kris Boyd. Warren Canning watching on. Redmond deep
:54:30. > :54:35.the corner and beyond... Blocks by McKenzie. Scored a fabulous goal
:54:36. > :54:45.midway, McKenzie. That one just didn't sneak in at the post. A
:54:46. > :54:48.corner and Devlin, it should have scored, Michael Devlin. Brilliant
:54:49. > :55:00.opportunity. Absolutely no one went with him. That was well wide.
:55:01. > :55:09.Commander on their heels again as McKinnon steps forward. A wry smile.
:55:10. > :55:17.Did well to get the opportunity. Kilmarnock sitting back of the
:55:18. > :55:38.driving player. Redmond pixie corner and salmon away. -- Redmond puts in
:55:39. > :55:53.the corner. And, salmon away. Free kick taken quickly. Straight at the
:55:54. > :55:58.goalkeeper. The number 13 was inside as well.
:55:59. > :56:05.I was pleased at half-time because it could have been worse given the
:56:06. > :56:10.way the game started. Second half, were the better team and the one big
:56:11. > :56:15.opportunity was Michael's header. The header past the post. We didn't
:56:16. > :56:20.make the most of it. Could we have nicked it, no, so probably the
:56:21. > :56:26.result was fair on the balance of play. Strange result, I have been in
:56:27. > :56:30.football a long time and I've never gone from being so impressive in the
:56:31. > :56:35.first half an hour to having to scrap for a result in the last 60.
:56:36. > :56:39.We didn't do particularly badly then but we have stopped doing the good
:56:40. > :56:44.things. We stopped playing the game simply and quickly.
:56:45. > :56:53.Back to business as usual. A draw between Hamilton and tell Mono. That
:56:54. > :57:00.is their 12th 1-1 draw of the season. What did you go for,
:57:01. > :57:06.Michael? 1-1. If they could just turn some of those draws into wins,
:57:07. > :57:10.they would be in the top six. Lee Clark summing up, because that
:57:11. > :57:16.season in one match, inconsistent. You just don't know what they are
:57:17. > :57:22.going to do. You could level that at the bottom seven teams in the
:57:23. > :57:27.league. That really typifies the teams down there. It shows that it
:57:28. > :57:33.is so tight. Martin Canning himself has spoken about how it will go down
:57:34. > :57:37.to the end of the season. And eating there was room would relegation will
:57:38. > :57:41.have to go into the top six. That bottom six will be a dogfight and
:57:42. > :57:45.any team in their could be in the relegation spot or the play-off
:57:46. > :57:50.spot. I can't believe we have got of February and it is still like this.
:57:51. > :57:55.It is still only six points and it will be an amazing end of the
:57:56. > :58:01.season. Exciting for us to watch in terms of which team get six place
:58:02. > :58:07.and is safe. That is the safe spot, anything else danger. Thank you very
:58:08. > :58:11.much indeed. After all of that, the Ladbroke Premiership table looks
:58:12. > :58:23.like this. I think Celtic might just win the league! The dolls have a
:58:24. > :58:27.game in hand on Rangers. -- the Dons. Time for us to vanish.
:58:28. > :58:31.We are back with the magic of the cup next weekend. Have a great week.
:58:32. > :58:34.Goodbye for now.