:00:15. > :00:24.Yes, good afternoon. Welcome to the Results Show. Thanks for tuning in
:00:25. > :00:30.ahead of the rugby. Astronaut Tim Peake is watching in spates,
:00:31. > :00:35.apparently. Has no-one told him he is missing out on Scottish results
:00:36. > :00:43.and much more. Including the wisdom and wit of the guest, Pat knave
:00:44. > :00:57.yawned Craig Pattinson. Let's have a look the scores.
:00:58. > :01:20.Two matches tomorrow. East Kilbride against Celtic and
:01:21. > :01:26.Hearts against Hibs. One match in the Scottish Premiership.
:01:27. > :01:31.St Johnstone trailing Aberdeen 3-1 now.
:01:32. > :01:37.Aberdeen go level on points at the top with Celtic should they prevail.
:01:38. > :01:43.One match in the Scottish championships. St Mirren one up on
:01:44. > :01:49.Queen of the South. It is all happening across the country. We
:01:50. > :02:01.start with our rounds in the grounds.
:02:02. > :02:08.Jo Watched for us by John Barnes. An Dean up 3-1 against St Johnstone.
:02:09. > :02:14.Opening up the scoring was Adam Rooney with Peter Pawlett. Then
:02:15. > :02:19.Niall McGinn tapping home after a disastrous bit of defending by St
:02:20. > :02:24.Johnstone. Did I say Ross County were cruising
:02:25. > :02:29.their way into the last eight? I think that I did. The first mistake.
:02:30. > :02:35.Now to Linlithgow Rose. Let's hear what is happening.
:02:36. > :02:46.It is Ross County, three, Linlithgow Rose, two.
:02:47. > :02:53.An incredible run here. Here they are not giving up without a fight.
:02:54. > :02:57.Rory McLennon who has been so important in the competition, at the
:02:58. > :03:03.end of a wonderful slick passing move, it is now 3-2 for Ross County
:03:04. > :03:10.with the chances of a shock still on the cards. Although having said
:03:11. > :03:15.that, Brian Graham made it 4-2. Brian Graham, surely with the final
:03:16. > :03:18.sale on a Ross County victory. What an effort it has been from the
:03:19. > :03:23.junior side. Let's head to Fir Park. It is an
:03:24. > :03:27.all-Premiership cup tie. Motherwell against Inverness. Good afternoon to
:03:28. > :03:33.Connie McLoughlin. Yes it is all square into the
:03:34. > :03:47.bargain. 1-1 Motherwell against Inverness. A McMannan own goal,
:03:48. > :03:55.cancelled out in the second. McDonald, and then Storey scoring
:03:56. > :04:00.one a piece. It is 1-1. And to now to Chris.
:04:01. > :04:06.It is something of a wash-out, the game. Dundee United versus Partick
:04:07. > :04:13.Thistle. United beginning to turn the screw. It is 0-0.
:04:14. > :04:23.And now to Morton for the championships, it sounds like a job
:04:24. > :04:28.for Charlie Mann. Annan well beaten by Morton. Morton
:04:29. > :04:38.professional. Two goals in each half. One by Joe McKee. Then a
:04:39. > :04:46.little bit of hope for Annan with a goal by Flynn. But then Morton are
:04:47. > :04:55.now in the finals already. Dumbarton are at home to Dundee.
:04:56. > :04:59.Nick Ross hit the post. But generally, the Suns have done well.
:05:00. > :05:05.But still 0-0. Let's head to the paisley 2021
:05:06. > :05:17.Stadium. That is where St Mirren play at home to Queen of the South.
:05:18. > :05:25.And they have a 1-0 lead, St Mirren. Mallan's kick in the first half. A
:05:26. > :05:33.the Queen of the South push to try to get a goal to get a point to push
:05:34. > :05:40.them into the top four. Never mind Tim Peake, this is like
:05:41. > :05:48.Twin Peaks! So, let's start off with the one match. Aberdeen, 3-1 up away
:05:49. > :05:55.to St Johnstone in stark contrast to the last encounter? A 5-5 home
:05:56. > :05:59.defeat, when he lost against Celtic. But they have come back and how they
:06:00. > :06:05.have come back. A win today could take them level.
:06:06. > :06:10.A lot of people expected an away victory. But St Johnstone have
:06:11. > :06:16.struggled. The league form has gone. They are out of both cups. O'
:06:17. > :06:24.Halloran has been sold, Dave McKay has been injured. It will be heart
:06:25. > :06:30.to get St Johnstone back on track. Now, there is no real surprise,
:06:31. > :06:35.although, Linlithgow Rose putting up a credible showing against Ross
:06:36. > :06:42.County? They have played very well. Playing the ball well. The goals
:06:43. > :06:48.have been super as well. Maybe a surprise, maybe the problem for
:06:49. > :06:54.Kilmarnock, at the moment, though, Dumbarton and Dundee. It is one if
:06:55. > :06:58.Dundee can get the draw, that could get them back up.
:06:59. > :07:04.They would go home happy. At Perth there has been a goal.
:07:05. > :07:10.Adam Rooney claiming his second of the afternoon in the 77th minute.
:07:11. > :07:17.Shrugging aside two defenders closing them down. A left foot shot
:07:18. > :07:20.from nine yards on an angle. It dereceived the goalkeeper Alan
:07:21. > :07:27.Mannus and rolled into the back of the net. St Johnstone, one,
:07:28. > :07:33.Aberdeen, four. Maybe Aberdeen are repaying them for the 5-1 win
:07:34. > :07:37.against the Dons this season. The Aberdeen players restoring
:07:38. > :07:42.parity. Making it 5-1, to give them a taste of their medicine. If only
:07:43. > :07:47.it worked that way. You have one or two other things on your mind, ie
:07:48. > :07:53.winning the game. Don't do anything stupid. But a good win, four, maybe
:07:54. > :07:56.five, the confidence surges through. Everyone will continue to ask
:07:57. > :08:00.questions of Aberdeen. Even if they win this game today, it will be the
:08:01. > :08:06.next one, the next one and the next one. But they have done a great run.
:08:07. > :08:10.Two great runs this season. Although the manager, Derek is saying maybe
:08:11. > :08:18.we can't win... Do you think he is saying that to the player, Pat? No.
:08:19. > :08:23.It is interesting. I draw a parallel to Leicester. He is trying to keep
:08:24. > :08:29.them calm. Relax bad it. Don't worry about it. Don't go psychedelic about
:08:30. > :08:33.it. Just enjoy yourself and play. You know a what, that is often when
:08:34. > :08:37.you play best. That is what he is trying to do. To almost, in a
:08:38. > :08:45.strange way, to keep their minds off it. Easier said than done.
:08:46. > :08:48.And on Barnes, could this be a fifth for Aberdeen or a second for St
:08:49. > :08:51.Johnstone. It is a second for St Johnstone. A
:08:52. > :08:58.corner kick from the right-hand side. Slung in by Liam Craig. Then
:08:59. > :09:04.Stevie Anderson outjumping everyone to hit it in the net. Thank you very
:09:05. > :09:11.much. Thank you for not going psychedelic on us! Against, the
:09:12. > :09:18.Scottish Cup, the fifth round started at lunch time. Rangers, the
:09:19. > :09:22.leaders, are at home to Rangers. As I mentioned, it finished,
:09:23. > :09:27.Rangers, nil, Kilmarnock, nil. On the face of it, a better result for
:09:28. > :09:31.Kilmarnock than Rangers? Yes. The way that the game went, I thought
:09:32. > :09:35.that Kilmarnock started well. Rangers ground into the game.
:09:36. > :09:42.Passing the ball, dominating territory. Possession. Rangers
:09:43. > :09:49.hitting the woodwork. James Tavern, Danny Wilson and a shot with a
:09:50. > :09:56.header. Craig Slater was unlucky, his shot hit the head of the Rangers
:09:57. > :10:03.goalkeeper and then went wide. But Rangers dominated the game. Probably
:10:04. > :10:08.the better chances. But the Kilmarnock side battled. They were
:10:09. > :10:12.really good. They get another chance at Rugby Park.
:10:13. > :10:17.Does it swing the balance in favour of Kilmarnock? Maybe not? I would
:10:18. > :10:23.say that Rangers were the favourite for this one. But Lee McCulloch,
:10:24. > :10:28.what a lovely period for him. He steadies it with a clean sheet. .
:10:29. > :10:33.Although Rangers missed a few chances they worked hard. They were
:10:34. > :10:40.organised. I think that Lee McCulloch, that was the game plan
:10:41. > :10:44.from the start. They have to have been lucky to get through but they
:10:45. > :10:47.are not out of it. That is the argument. They will have more of the
:10:48. > :10:50.game when they go down to Kilmarnock.
:10:51. > :10:58.What about Linlithgow Rose? Let's find out. We are back to Dingwall.
:10:59. > :11:04.Ross County against Linlithgow Rose. Let's hear from Scott Davy.
:11:05. > :11:07.Into the last five minutes. The Linlithgow Rose supporters who
:11:08. > :11:12.travelled up can be proud of not only the effort that the players put
:11:13. > :11:16.in but some of the play that was produced. The first junior club to
:11:17. > :11:21.reach this stage of the competition, the last 16 of the Scottish Cup.
:11:22. > :11:27.They have shown real spirit and skill as well and caused problems
:11:28. > :11:30.for the team who remember just last weekend defeated Celtic at Hampden
:11:31. > :11:36.to reach the League Cup final. The manager saying before the game that
:11:37. > :11:41.they really needed to be focussed, concentrated and do a professional
:11:42. > :11:48.job. Paul Quinn his second goal in two games. Heading them into the
:11:49. > :11:53.early lead. Ross County's full-time training looked decisive in terms of
:11:54. > :11:59.the quality from the set pieces. By halve it was level and deservedly
:12:00. > :12:07.so. On the balance of play, Ross County finding it difficult to get a
:12:08. > :12:19.fluency into the play. But a bizarre own goal from Jamie Reckord. The
:12:20. > :12:24.ball hit Jamie Reckord and swung into the goal. Within seven or eight
:12:25. > :12:29.minutes into the start of the second half, Ross County had upped their
:12:30. > :12:36.game, imagine that there would have been stiff words. Brian Graham
:12:37. > :12:43.taking advantage of the set piece, waysing one home and then Schalk,
:12:44. > :12:51.making it 3-1. It looked over there. But then a wonderful goal with
:12:52. > :12:56.MacLennan getting a fourth goal for his competition for Linlithgow Rose
:12:57. > :13:01.but then Brian Graham spoiling that with his second to make it four with
:13:02. > :13:08.a fine shot from the edge of the box to make it 4-2.
:13:09. > :13:12.Well, Chris music Loughlin was desperate for a goal.
:13:13. > :13:19.Chris, tell us about it. The home fans on their feet. A
:13:20. > :13:25.stunning goal from the substitute, Scot Fraser. The ball finding Fraser
:13:26. > :13:30.on the edge of the box. Turned his body, shot with the left foot and
:13:31. > :13:35.curled it past the keeper into the back of the net. 1-0 with five
:13:36. > :13:40.minutes remaining. Let's hear from Connie, she is
:13:41. > :13:43.watching Motherwell against Inverness.
:13:44. > :13:47.Really, on the balance of play, you would have to say that Motherwell
:13:48. > :13:57.should be in the lead. It is now 1-1.
:13:58. > :14:01.It was in the first half. A goal hit the post it should have been a goal
:14:02. > :14:11.by the Australian striker but kept out.
:14:12. > :14:20.It looked like Miles stow Storey had taken the lead but then Steven
:14:21. > :14:28.McManus got a final touch. He then atoned for that mistake to
:14:29. > :14:32.assist Scot McDonald to bring them level after 60 minutes. The fans
:14:33. > :14:41.frustrated as they could see that the match could be won. They tried
:14:42. > :14:46.to push forward. Great efforts. But 87 minutes on the clock. The fans
:14:47. > :14:51.excited. They can see that there is potential for this to be won and a
:14:52. > :14:55.place in the quarter-finals for the prize at the end of the match.
:14:56. > :14:58.The fans getting excited there. I wonder if there is anything to get
:14:59. > :15:09.excited about in Dumbarton, Kenny? I am keeping NI on this pitch, which
:15:10. > :15:14.is cutting up badly. It was quite soggy before kick-off. The game went
:15:15. > :15:20.ahead but as the game has worn on it is producing divots everywhere. The
:15:21. > :15:26.best chance of the match came to Dundee after five minutes, Nick Ross
:15:27. > :15:30.hitting the post. Dumbarton's secret weapon is Doherty, who has scored 20
:15:31. > :15:35.goals from corners so far this season. The only problem is, he
:15:36. > :15:40.hasn't had a chance to hit one here today. Still goalless with a few
:15:41. > :15:43.minutes left. Sandra Brown is an championship duty this afternoon,
:15:44. > :15:51.watching St Mirren against Queen of the South. Into the final five
:15:52. > :15:56.minutes here. Queen of the South had a few half chances earlier on, but
:15:57. > :16:02.St Mirren took the lead in the first half when a soft free kick was
:16:03. > :16:06.awarded 19 yards out. Mallan curled a beautiful right footed shot past
:16:07. > :16:12.Thompson into the net. Almost made it 2-0 after Queens's keeper was
:16:13. > :16:18.lucky to stay on the pitch. He handled the ball out side the box.
:16:19. > :16:23.Given a yellow card. Russell almost levelled a few minutes before the
:16:24. > :16:29.break but his shot say. Langford again with another two terrific
:16:30. > :16:36.saves to deny Picard on both occasions. After that Conroy, the
:16:37. > :16:40.substitute came on, he hit a free kick and that came off the top of
:16:41. > :16:43.the crossbar. Queen is pushing to get something from this game, trying
:16:44. > :16:48.to get themselves into the top Legion d'Honneur place. At the
:16:49. > :16:57.moment St Mirren are hanging on. -- into the top four places. Lots
:16:58. > :17:04.happening. Dundee United 's leading Partick Thistle 1-0. Pat, you are
:17:05. > :17:08.saying it is Rob Austin counter? That would be kind. Probably about
:17:09. > :17:13.seven or eight challenges where you turned away from. They have been
:17:14. > :17:18.handling each other. At times more like an ice hockey game. The
:17:19. > :17:22.referee, to give him his credit, has let the game go on a bit. He has had
:17:23. > :17:26.to produce a yellow card a couple of times but it is a classic cup tie.
:17:27. > :17:32.They are going for it. Someone is going for it at Fir Park Stadium. It
:17:33. > :17:38.had been coming but it looks like it was going to come for the home side,
:17:39. > :17:44.but this his goal from the visitors. The visitors. At excellent goal from
:17:45. > :17:49.25 yards out from Roberts, a right footed strike into the bottom of the
:17:50. > :17:57.net. The home fans stunned, they are on their way to the exit. 1-2. That
:17:58. > :18:05.is a sore one, back-up exit. 25 years since he lifted the cup? There
:18:06. > :18:08.are all sorts of things going on around it, which is fabulous, but
:18:09. > :18:18.you would love the team still to be on the condition and hope to do it
:18:19. > :18:21.again. Looks like they are out. Two away wins so far this season,
:18:22. > :18:26.looking like it might go that way again. If you look at the form,
:18:27. > :18:30.Motherwell have been struggling in recent weeks. Cali Thistle have been
:18:31. > :18:36.on a good run, so not a big surprise. Stories brewing all over
:18:37. > :18:50.the country. St Johnstone against Aberdeen, John Barnes, a thrilling
:18:51. > :18:55.finish? Yes. It is now St Johnstone three, Aberdeen four. A little bit
:18:56. > :19:00.of stoppage time to be added here. I wonder if the Aberdeen nerves
:19:01. > :19:06.jangling. I bet they are! What you make of that? Even John couldn't
:19:07. > :19:09.believe it. You know what the game means, three points, level with
:19:10. > :19:13.Celtic, you had a great week and managed to beat the leaders to close
:19:14. > :19:17.the gap. You have a chance to level. Everything in the garden looks rosy
:19:18. > :19:22.and then a couple of goals, only 4-3. If St Johnstone can get one set
:19:23. > :19:27.piece, a ball in the box, there will be panic stations. Did you say
:19:28. > :19:37.everything in the garden is rosy? That would take us to Victoria Park.
:19:38. > :19:40.Ross County running out winners over Linlithgow. The last junior side in
:19:41. > :19:47.the condition, the first junior side to get do the last 16. It is all
:19:48. > :19:52.over, back-up dream is over. Scott Davie will give us a blow by blow
:19:53. > :19:59.account of how it ended. Hopefully he will... No, he's not going to
:20:00. > :20:07.talk. The excitement is far too much for him. We will do it. Ross County
:20:08. > :20:13.4-2 Linlithgow. Flying the flag for the juniors. They got to the last 16
:20:14. > :20:18.and they have done remarkably well. Yes, played really well. Got the
:20:19. > :20:22.ball on the deck. Their second goal was a great goal, really worth
:20:23. > :20:28.watching tonight. I was too busy talking to see it. Don't worry, you
:20:29. > :20:31.will see it. We said this right at the start of the game, they had one
:20:32. > :20:36.weakness which was really obvious in the game. They were able to defend
:20:37. > :20:40.corners and free kicks, particularly anything from wide into the box was
:20:41. > :20:44.a massive problem for them. We can hear from Scott Davie. Whatever
:20:45. > :20:51.gremlin was in the system has been eradicated. I think I was speechless
:20:52. > :20:55.as Jim McIntyre was at half-time when his side were level with
:20:56. > :20:58.Linlithgow. Paul Quinn scoring his second goal in two games since
:20:59. > :21:06.returning from Aberdeen. The captain of the club today. The junior side
:21:07. > :21:11.had difficulties dealing with set pieces in the box all day. It was
:21:12. > :21:16.exploited that. By half-time they were level. A bizarre own goal from
:21:17. > :21:25.Jamie Reckford, was booked in the first half. An attempted parents
:21:26. > :21:29.came back and spun off Jamie Reckford into the net. Ross County
:21:30. > :21:33.certainly didn't do what Jim McIntyre was suggesting they should
:21:34. > :21:38.do, which was focused from the get go against their junior opponents.
:21:39. > :21:41.More focus in the start of the second half and raced into what
:21:42. > :21:45.looked like a comfortable lead. Brian Graham with his sixth goal of
:21:46. > :21:54.the season from a corner played in. A powerful header. Another header on
:21:55. > :21:59.63 minutes, Alex Schalk put the ball in the roof of the net. Linlithgow
:22:00. > :22:07.Rose showed tenacity throughout this competition. In the 75th minute,
:22:08. > :22:13.lovely slick passing movement. Ruari MacLennan in for a goal. A little
:22:14. > :22:17.bit of doubt in the mind of Ross County players. The ball at the edge
:22:18. > :22:22.of the penalty area and they put it in the back of the net. Limits go
:22:23. > :22:28.Rose players taking a standing ovation. -- Linlithgow Rose players.
:22:29. > :22:34.Though this cup might be over, they have a big Scottish Junior cup tie
:22:35. > :22:36.to look forward to. As far as Ross County are concerned, in one cup
:22:37. > :22:41.final already and just another couple of games away from another
:22:42. > :22:46.cup season after a 4-2 win. Not speechless for long! Connie
:22:47. > :22:50.McLaughlin has lots to talk about, Motherwell and Inverness. It
:22:51. > :22:55.finished with a win for the cup holders.
:22:56. > :23:00.Yes, only one place to start, a late winner for Inverness. It broke
:23:01. > :23:04.Motherwell's Hearts. They have been playing the best of the football and
:23:05. > :23:09.should have been ahead after 37 minutes, but it went over the bar.
:23:10. > :23:17.Cali Thistle took advantage of the counterattack and surged up the
:23:18. > :23:21.other end. Motherwell defender Stephen McManus bundled it across
:23:22. > :23:24.the line. It looks like it was Miles Storey, but it looks like McManus
:23:25. > :23:30.got the final touch for an own goal. In the second half the home side
:23:31. > :23:35.piled on the pressure. The home fans grew frustrated. They levelled
:23:36. > :23:40.things. Scott McDonald got on the end of McManus's header. Trying to
:23:41. > :23:50.atone for his earlier mistake with the Mrs. Some slack passing and no
:23:51. > :23:54.precision finishing let the home side down. 91 minutes on the clock,
:23:55. > :23:59.Jordan Roberts stunned the home fans with a wonder strike from 25 yards
:24:00. > :24:03.out and handed Inverness a place in the quarterfinals of the Scottish
:24:04. > :24:09.Cup. It finished here at Fir Park Stadium 1-2. The stadium announcer
:24:10. > :24:13.playing always look on the bright side of life to cheer up the
:24:14. > :24:17.Motherwell fans. The fans at Tannadice Stadium don't need to ring
:24:18. > :24:21.up, through to the final eight. Dundee United heading through thanks
:24:22. > :24:26.to the late effort from Scott Fraser. Not much between the sides
:24:27. > :24:30.in a dreary match. The first half started brightly. Sean Welsh had a
:24:31. > :24:35.couple of long-range efforts, the second of which was spilled by the
:24:36. > :24:39.keeper before being swept to safety. As the rain started, the foot. Full
:24:40. > :24:46.passes were misplaced, shots wavered and niggling fouls persisted. Both
:24:47. > :24:52.sides pushed for a winner as the clock ticked down. Scott Fraser had
:24:53. > :24:55.a decent shot saved them with five minutes to go he found space on the
:24:56. > :24:59.right-hand side of the box and curled in great strike, low past the
:25:00. > :25:07.goalkeeper. Back to back wins the Dundee United and Scottish Cup
:25:08. > :25:12.success. Crisis, what crisis? 1-0. Full-time at McDiarmid Park in the
:25:13. > :25:20.match between St Johnstone and Aberdeen. A real thrill for John
:25:21. > :25:23.Barnes to describe. 3-4. Aberdeen maintained their title challenge to
:25:24. > :25:26.move level on points with Celtic after a hard-fought victory here at
:25:27. > :25:33.McDiarmid Park. Adam Rooney and Peter Pawlett had given the Dons a
:25:34. > :25:37.half-time 2-0 lead. But they pulled one back seven minutes into the
:25:38. > :25:41.second period. Niall McGinn stretch the lead before Adam Rooney added
:25:42. > :25:44.his second of the afternoon to make it 4-1. A late rally from St
:25:45. > :25:53.Johnstone, Stevie Anderson with a header. That pulled the Saints back
:25:54. > :25:57.into it to make it 4-3 to the Dons. Saints rallied but could not find an
:25:58. > :26:03.equaliser and it finished victorious for Derek McInnis's side. Thank you.
:26:04. > :26:08.Charlie Mann was watching the Scottish Cup match between Annan
:26:09. > :26:16.Athletic and Morton. A comfortable win for Morton. Very much. 4-1 the
:26:17. > :26:21.champion side have won this. Always in control. The 4-1 scoreline is no
:26:22. > :26:26.reflection on their dominance of the game. A hat-trick from McCluskey,
:26:27. > :26:33.one goal from Joe McKee. A little bit of a consolation from Matt
:26:34. > :26:38.Flynn, with a header on 71 minutes. It was McCluskey on 21 minutes to
:26:39. > :26:42.set Morton on their way. Joe McKee scored on 45. McCluskey got another
:26:43. > :26:48.in the 66 and finished his hat-trick and got his sixth goal of the season
:26:49. > :26:53.on 68 minutes. Total dominance for Morton. Before this game they had
:26:54. > :26:57.only won one game in six, against Livingston in the last round of the
:26:58. > :26:59.cup. Morton enjoy the cup, they have enjoyed thereafter known and they
:27:00. > :27:05.are into the quarterfinal. Thank you. Kenny Crawford, if you recall
:27:06. > :27:11.he was watching Dumbarton against Dundee in the Scottish Cup. Yes, the
:27:12. > :27:16.Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium. It finished 0-0. I have not seen 22
:27:17. > :27:19.players so keen to get off the pitch for a while. It was cold, wet and
:27:20. > :27:24.windy and the pitch was cutting up and it was not a great game. The
:27:25. > :27:29.best chance of the game fell to Nick Ross early on, five minutes in, set
:27:30. > :27:33.up by Greg Stewart. He had a shot that hit the post. From then on
:27:34. > :27:37.Dundee had some shooting practice for the first 10-15 minutes but then
:27:38. > :27:42.Dumbarton gradually came into the game and competed well. Their spirit
:27:43. > :27:46.was summed up by a brilliant goal-line clearance by Doherty. And
:27:47. > :27:53.from there on in it was very scrappy and both teams will sort it out over
:27:54. > :27:57.a replay. It was 0-0. Thank you. Sandra Brown was next, watching the
:27:58. > :28:00.championship match, the only match in the championship this afternoon
:28:01. > :28:06.between St Mirren and Queen of the South. How did it finished? It
:28:07. > :28:11.finished 1-0. St Mirren will take the three points in the first of
:28:12. > :28:16.these back-to-back meetings. Queens had the best of the chances early
:28:17. > :28:20.on. Hutton all had -- had a half chance. Saints took the lead midway
:28:21. > :28:24.through the first half. A soft free kick, but nothing soft about the
:28:25. > :28:30.goal. Mallan curling a beautiful right footed shot past the
:28:31. > :28:33.goalkeeper. The Queens keeper lucky to stay on the pitch after handling
:28:34. > :28:44.the ball outside the area. Langfield polled more saves off to deny them
:28:45. > :28:48.scoring. They couldn't find an equaliser, so they have missed the
:28:49. > :28:51.chance to move into the top four. Saints claimed their second home win
:28:52. > :29:00.of the season in the space of two weeks. It finished 1-0. St Mirren 24
:29:01. > :29:04.point off third but only four off a play-off spot. That seems
:29:05. > :29:09.remarkable. That is the joy of the play-offs. It keeps everyone
:29:10. > :29:14.interested. They have a chance. Put a little run together... I have to
:29:15. > :29:19.say, I hadn't realised that until I do is look to it there. Incredible,
:29:20. > :29:23.that they could get that close. No shocks in the Scottish Cup today.
:29:24. > :29:31.Dumbarton pulling off a good result at home to Dundee, 0-0. One would
:29:32. > :29:34.say probably Dundee will go through. Dumbarton, extra money, it is a
:29:35. > :29:38.chance, you go there and you can play with a bit of freedom and go
:29:39. > :29:45.for it. Dundee are a team always look like scoring goals. Greg
:29:46. > :29:48.Stewart is always a danger. I think that Homer, Dundee will be too
:29:49. > :29:52.strong but you can never tell in the cup. Probably the player of the
:29:53. > :30:02.round so far, McCluskey. A hat-trick.
:30:03. > :30:08.It is a good team playing there. To get a hat-trick in the Scottish Cup
:30:09. > :30:13.is fantastic. And this round. That is a big win. They can look forward
:30:14. > :30:18.to the draw. Desperate for a home win. But if you have scored a
:30:19. > :30:22.hat-trick, you must be thinking, give me the next game. Let's play
:30:23. > :30:26.right away. And a Chas and Dave style knees up
:30:27. > :30:31.planned if they won. I think that they deserve a party? I think when
:30:32. > :30:35.you look at how they played, they went to Ross County to play, not to
:30:36. > :30:39.park the bus. Interesting, speaking to a player,
:30:40. > :30:44.he said that the manager had not told them the tactics, he thought it
:30:45. > :30:47.would be to defend? But it is the first time a junior team have
:30:48. > :30:50.reached the stage of the competition. Don't go out with
:30:51. > :30:58.regrets. If there is not a lot of chance to win the game, have a bash.
:30:59. > :31:04.If you are going down early, then defend and that is probably what
:31:05. > :31:09.opened up the game. Thank you very much, against. Now
:31:10. > :31:19.for today's classified results roundup. I thought a fourth official
:31:20. > :31:36.was on strike then! The William Hill Scottish Cup.
:31:37. > :31:51.Two matches tomorrow, East Kilbride against #1e89ic and -- Hearts
:31:52. > :35:02.Hearts. One match in the Premiership.
:35:03. > :35:07.Ripe with significance. Aberdeen level on points with Celtic at the
:35:08. > :35:14.top after a 4-3 win away to St Johnstone. Celtic have a game in
:35:15. > :35:51.hand and a superior goal difference. In the championship.
:35:52. > :35:55.Look at that at the top of the Barclays English Premier League.
:35:56. > :36:10.Leicester City. A good win for Aston Villa. Four
:36:11. > :36:39.points behind Sunderland at the foot of the table.
:36:40. > :36:48.Right to the big story in England this afternoon it was the top two in
:36:49. > :36:52.action at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City against Leicester.
:36:53. > :36:57.Let's find out how it finished. It is exciting.
:36:58. > :37:03.A 15th Premier League win of the season for Leicester.
:37:04. > :37:10.The first for Manchester City since 2003.
:37:11. > :37:15.Leicester in charge from the first. Huth with a goal in three minutes.
:37:16. > :37:31.And they could have added to that but Manchester City had possession
:37:32. > :37:37.but they could not take from it. Huth added a third, yet another
:37:38. > :37:44.impressive performance by Leicester City, who is beaten Manchester City
:37:45. > :37:49.by 3-1. And now for this one Tottenham
:37:50. > :37:53.against Watford. Tottenham Hotspur are second in the
:37:54. > :37:58.league table. I will be speaking to Mauricio Pochettino shortly. He will
:37:59. > :38:05.have to answer the question: Are you title contenders. Tottenham by far
:38:06. > :38:13.the better contenders. Spurs treated Watford like a badly creased shirt,
:38:14. > :38:20.they kept pressing. After the hour mark, Kieron Trippier was on hand to
:38:21. > :38:27.divert home. Watford created little. Tottenham were deserved winners.
:38:28. > :38:33.Pat is beaming from ear-to-ear. I am not sure if it is for the result of
:38:34. > :38:37.this match. Stoke against Everton. They scored three in the first half.
:38:38. > :38:44.They could have had another three in the second.
:38:45. > :38:48.Lukaku converted a penalty for the 20th of the season. Coleman headed a
:38:49. > :38:58.second. And then a sloppy pass that Aaron
:38:59. > :39:04.Lennon sprint through to finish off. There were clear chances in the
:39:05. > :39:13.second half. The final whistle met with booing by the Stoke City
:39:14. > :39:18.supporters. Stoke have won just one league game in seven, scoring four,
:39:19. > :39:23.conceding 12. And Liverpool were at home to
:39:24. > :39:28.Sunderland. Well, this finished 2-2. This was
:39:29. > :39:35.really weird. The opening 60 minutes was as bad as you would have seen.
:39:36. > :39:40.Then Liverpool were in front. In terms of possession, they deserved
:39:41. > :39:51.to lead. A rush of shots could have added to the lead, then Lallana
:39:52. > :39:57.added a second goal after Oliveiria. The was half full when Johnson
:39:58. > :40:01.scored for Sunderland and then two minutes from the end Defoe scored a
:40:02. > :40:11.second to get a point that Sunderland did not deserve.
:40:12. > :40:18.Now let's find out what happened at Aston Villa against Norwich City.
:40:19. > :40:22.Aston Villa, two. Lescott with a header before the half-time whistle.
:40:23. > :40:29.Agbonlahor with his first goal since March. Then Villa in double figures
:40:30. > :40:34.for goals scored at home. Chances cleared off the line for Norwich.
:40:35. > :40:38.But worrying times for them. A fifth straight Premier League defeat. It
:40:39. > :40:42.begs the question, could this be a championship fixture next season.
:40:43. > :40:45.Against, what is happening down south.
:40:46. > :40:50.Pat, where do you want to start? The bottom or the top? The bottom is
:40:51. > :40:54.interesting. But to be fair the story is Leicester. It is
:40:55. > :40:58.extraordinary. They keep on going and going. You can't now say that
:40:59. > :41:05.they won't do it. Every week, Pat, on this show, I ask
:41:06. > :41:10.the experts who is going to win the title down there, everyone goes for
:41:11. > :41:15.Manchester City. I wonder if things with you, gentlemen, may have
:41:16. > :41:22.changed after that result? I'm going for Spurs now! Honestly, you have to
:41:23. > :41:28.be foolish to guess the Premier League. It is madness. The teams are
:41:29. > :41:34.great. Everton winning 3-0. I don't have a problem with that.
:41:35. > :41:39.They easily have a good enough score to anybody the top four. Leicester,
:41:40. > :41:43.no-one read this at all. Even six months ago. But they keep doing it.
:41:44. > :41:49.The thing about Leicester, we keep on about this, there is the depth in
:41:50. > :41:55.the squad. They can afford a few. They have up front good enough
:41:56. > :41:59.players to come in. No-one else is putting them under pressure. They
:42:00. > :42:07.definitely can win this. Craig, I was reading Manchester
:42:08. > :42:12.City, ?230 million, the team cost. Leicester City, one of free
:42:13. > :42:20.transfers, 5,000-1 you were getting for them to win at the start of the
:42:21. > :42:31.season. I wish I had put a few bob on that. Ran air Ranieri came in. I
:42:32. > :42:38.liked him but I did not think he would be championship material. But
:42:39. > :42:43.they have kept going. Vardy, Mahrez. They are wonderful. Ego for
:42:44. > :42:48.Manchester. I this that the money talks. If you have enough good
:42:49. > :42:52.players you will be on top. But I would love to see spirit and the
:42:53. > :42:55.things that Leicester City have going for them to prove me wrong,
:42:56. > :43:01.that money does not make a difference. But I still think that
:43:02. > :43:17.City may catch them. I hope not. Money talks? Well, a goal to nil
:43:18. > :43:23.here at this game. Partick Thistle.
:43:24. > :43:29.A good fight. All credit to our defence. We defended soldiedly.
:43:30. > :43:34.Looking dangerous. Happy with the 1-0 victory.
:43:35. > :43:40.It was not pretty, it swung end to end? It was a fighting performance.
:43:41. > :43:45.Both teams. Surprised, really. But hoping that one or two players would
:43:46. > :43:52.have been a little calmer. With their foot on the ball, been a
:43:53. > :43:56.little more patient instead of that very quick football, as we often
:43:57. > :44:02.say. But no, it was a fighting performance. Lots of running, effort
:44:03. > :44:05.from the boys and attitude. The same as in the Kilmarnock game a couple
:44:06. > :44:12.of weeks ago. The attitude is important. That is spot on.
:44:13. > :44:18.Scot Fraser made a huge difference when he came on? Scott is a great
:44:19. > :44:24.player. He is a goalscorer. He got the opportunity. He took it.
:44:25. > :44:29.Slighted, imagine, and you are beginning to build momentum? I would
:44:30. > :44:33.not say that yet. A couple of victories but yes, if we keep these
:44:34. > :44:39.lines we can put pressure on the teams above us. But delighted with
:44:40. > :44:43.the next round of the cup. Looking forward to Monday.
:44:44. > :44:49.Two wins on the spin. He smiled at the beginning but not getting
:44:50. > :44:53.carried away? No, the job is to get from the foot of that table. They
:44:54. > :44:56.had to give themselves a fighting chance. Now follow that up with a
:44:57. > :45:02.Cup win. You are looking forward to the draw. The next two league games
:45:03. > :45:09.are Motherwell and Hamilton. Two of the teams in the bottom six. If he
:45:10. > :45:12.can make it a four match winning run, then they will close on the
:45:13. > :45:18.teams above. Then the pressure grows. But the Cup is good. That is
:45:19. > :45:23.a break from the league. But a must for United to pick up win after win.
:45:24. > :45:28.If they close the gap, you never know. Leicester did it down south.
:45:29. > :45:33.Ross County did it here. Anything can happen. They have stopped
:45:34. > :45:39.shipping goals? We talk about it being a robust performance by both
:45:40. > :45:44.sides. His first answers, he spoke about fight both times. He meant in
:45:45. > :45:48.the fighting spirit. You need that in the bottom league. He will be
:45:49. > :45:54.pleased with that. He loved the fact he is through to the next round. But
:45:55. > :45:56.you cannot get out of the position without that fight and fighting
:45:57. > :46:02.spirit. They are through. As are Ross
:46:03. > :46:07.County. We can hear from their manager, Jim McIntyre.
:46:08. > :46:12.We spoke before the game entered you had to be switched on from the start
:46:13. > :46:19.and it would be a tough game, and it out that way? Yes, scoring an early
:46:20. > :46:24.goal... I felt we were really sloppy in possession of the ball. We didn't
:46:25. > :46:28.move it quick enough. We invited pressure, but great credit goes to
:46:29. > :46:34.Linlithgow. I think they were fantastic. It was a really poor
:46:35. > :46:40.first goal for us to concede. We have to do far better there.
:46:41. > :46:45.Sometimes when you make five and six changes and things go OK... But it
:46:46. > :46:49.didn't today, and it disrupted us. But I don't want to take anything
:46:50. > :46:53.away from them, because they brought a level of performance here today,
:46:54. > :46:58.and were well set up. They scored a good second goal as well for the
:46:59. > :47:03.credit to them. A bit of relief to everybody concerned when Brian
:47:04. > :47:08.Graham got the goal so quickly. No nervy last ten minutes or so?
:47:09. > :47:14.Definitely. Goals change games. When they go 3-2 you think, here we go.
:47:15. > :47:19.But luckily for us it was a good quality goal from us and Brian put
:47:20. > :47:23.it away. That just relieved the little bit of pressure and we were
:47:24. > :47:28.able to see the game out quite comfortably from there. I would say
:47:29. > :47:32.he is relieved rather than happy? Yes, I would say so. I think maybe
:47:33. > :47:36.slightly surprised at the quality they played against today, because
:47:37. > :47:44.it is a team that came to play good football. They were open. He talked
:47:45. > :47:48.about the opposition's good play and the second goal. It was a nice
:47:49. > :47:51.second goal but he would have been fuming if they even had a draw in
:47:52. > :47:56.that game and it was possibly on the cards when you go back to 3-2. But
:47:57. > :48:00.the quality and the set pieces eventually saw them through. Two cup
:48:01. > :48:03.ties still to be played this weekend, the first of which is an
:48:04. > :48:10.Edinburgh derby. The only one this season. You will be able to listen
:48:11. > :48:15.to live coverage of Hearts against Hibernian tomorrow. You can see
:48:16. > :48:21.highlights on television tomorrow night. Let's have a look at Hearts
:48:22. > :48:27.got through the fourth round. Do you remember this from last month? A 1-0
:48:28. > :48:44.win against Aberdeen. No easy feat. Karen Patterson with a corner. They
:48:45. > :48:49.are much more than just physical, but they use the physical prowess
:48:50. > :48:54.for many two. That led to the goal. They will take great confidence from
:48:55. > :48:58.that win. But Hibs will take great confidence from the last appearance
:48:59. > :49:04.at Tynecastle which was not against Hearts but St Johnstone, lastly, 2-1
:49:05. > :49:08.winners in the semi. Chips down in the semifinal, winner takes all.
:49:09. > :49:15.This Hibs side proves they have the mettle for the situation. They
:49:16. > :49:19.knocked out qualities and Johnstone side, St Johnstone came back into it
:49:20. > :49:23.with a really good header. I thought, now Hibs can prove to
:49:24. > :49:27.everybody, if they can come through this. John MacKinnon scores are
:49:28. > :49:32.wonderful winner. Cup final to look forward to, but they won't be
:49:33. > :49:36.looking by this game tomorrow. It is Edinburgh's biggest fixture and the
:49:37. > :49:41.one that hurts when you lose. I am hoping you can both be as
:49:42. > :49:46.professional as I know you are. Leaving personal leanings aside, I
:49:47. > :49:55.know you both lean towards Hibs. Pat , what is your feeling? The
:49:56. > :50:00.favourites are Hearts, because it is a home game for them. But there is
:50:01. > :50:05.so little in it. The styles are different in the two sides. Makes
:50:06. > :50:11.intriguing. Yes, and both teams and really good form. I think it will be
:50:12. > :50:16.a classic Edinburgh derby. If we say Hibs are slight underdogs, is only
:50:17. > :50:21.slight. I don't think it's like a team at the top of the SPF fell
:50:22. > :50:24.against a championship team. Robin Elsom thinks Hearts have the edge
:50:25. > :50:29.because they are playing Premiership opposition week in and week out?
:50:30. > :50:38.That is possibly true, but Hibs in great form, one defeat in 19. If
:50:39. > :50:43.they can oppose impose their passing style, then they can get something.
:50:44. > :50:47.They do have that firepower. If you have it, you'd use it. Anthony
:50:48. > :50:52.Stokes has come in and scored on his first couple of matches. His fitness
:50:53. > :50:56.might not be quite fair, but he is a real threat. Jason Cummings provide
:50:57. > :51:03.the same. Strong in midfield. Hibs have two defend set pieces well. If
:51:04. > :51:08.Hibs can deal with it, they will be halfway there. Before I move on and
:51:09. > :51:14.I bother you both with the prediction? I think Hibs. Do you beg
:51:15. > :51:20.to differ? I do think it is probably the odd goal for Hearts stop I don't
:51:21. > :51:24.want that to happen... An interesting balance, thank you. To
:51:25. > :51:29.the other tie taking place tomorrow, never mind David against Goliath
:51:30. > :51:33.this is like David against the little brother against the liars and
:51:34. > :51:40.the whole gang. East Kilbride against Celtic. You can watch it
:51:41. > :51:45.live on BBC One from 2:45pm. Our Celtic fans thinking the
:51:46. > :51:48.unthinkable? I don't think so. But they have lost their last two
:51:49. > :51:53.matches, first against Ross County in the League Cup semifinal on
:51:54. > :51:58.Sunday. To be honest they started the game so well. They got this
:51:59. > :52:00.goal, Leigh Griffiths laser on a plate for Gary Mackay-Steven. They
:52:01. > :52:05.had another couple of chances and it looks like it was then be Celtic all
:52:06. > :52:08.day long. Then this happened and completely change the game. Efe
:52:09. > :52:13.Ambrose runs into the player, a penalty kick and a red card. Ross
:52:14. > :52:18.County equalised. A terrific spot kick. After that they use the extra
:52:19. > :52:22.man and went on to win the game. Well done Ross County, but Celtic
:52:23. > :52:28.will think it was a case of what might have been. That corner kick,
:52:29. > :52:36.two blocks and Craig Gordon was held as well. Using good blocks again to
:52:37. > :52:40.score from corner kicks today. That is something they work very hard on
:52:41. > :52:44.and is very impressive. It is not negative. Some people, when I talk
:52:45. > :52:48.about scoring from set pieces, that is a positive, that is how a lot of
:52:49. > :52:52.goals are scored. The start of a bad week for Celtic and it went from bad
:52:53. > :52:58.to worse. At Pittodrie they lost 2-1 to Aberdeen. Looking to bounce back
:52:59. > :53:00.and open a gap at the top of the league again and take some pressure
:53:01. > :53:07.off the manager, but what a wonderful goal from Jonny Hayes.
:53:08. > :53:11.Certainly nothing wrong with his left leg, and magnificent effort.
:53:12. > :53:16.Then Simon Church, just brought in, helped himself to a goal. Celtic did
:53:17. > :53:19.come back and get one late on but that was a must win for Aberdeen and
:53:20. > :53:25.a massive boost to their confidence, the fact they came through that test
:53:26. > :53:30.with flying colours. A strange week for Celtic. League Cup, Premiership,
:53:31. > :53:34.and now the Scottish Cup against East Kilbride. They have only been
:53:35. > :53:40.going for about six years. Is this the kind of Mac Ronny Deila would
:53:41. > :53:44.want? There is another knock as well, with the fact Aberdeen won
:53:45. > :53:48.today, so they have gone level on points at the top. That is another
:53:49. > :53:51.thing that will play in the back of their minds. It won't affect them in
:53:52. > :53:56.this game against East Kilbride. It should be how many they win by. That
:53:57. > :54:02.isn't in no way offensive to East Kilbride, it isn't, but Celtic... It
:54:03. > :54:05.is a minimum of three or four they should win by. That is partially
:54:06. > :54:10.dependent on a couple of things, what sort of team Ronny Deila you
:54:11. > :54:15.will put out. What sort of team will he put out? If it was me, the
:54:16. > :54:19.strongest team you can put out there. If you put out a weak team
:54:20. > :54:23.there isn't any hiding place. You better go out there and win this
:54:24. > :54:27.game. Go and win the game first and then if you want to make a couple of
:54:28. > :54:31.changes in the second half, that is absolutely fine. Do not take any
:54:32. > :54:39.chances. Mad things can happen. We just watched Linlithgow play really
:54:40. > :54:42.well. Do you think Ronnie Delia will not be resting too many first-team
:54:43. > :54:47.players tomorrow? I don't think so. If you have won the last couple of
:54:48. > :54:52.games you can do what you like, no pressure. But it is a must win game.
:54:53. > :54:55.He has enough players in reserve and should be able to beat East Kilbride
:54:56. > :55:06.but I don't think you will take any chances. If they are right on the
:55:07. > :55:09.game, East Kilbride can make it difficult. I'm not saying they can
:55:10. > :55:14.win, I think Celtic will win at a canter. Celtic under pressure but
:55:15. > :55:21.East Kilbride had all the pressure in the last round when they played
:55:22. > :55:24.Lothian Thistle. I was at the game and enjoyed it thoroughly fostered a
:55:25. > :55:31.great goal here from Jack Smith early on in the match. This was
:55:32. > :55:34.their big game, wasn't it? Yes, just to get to this round. It was a
:55:35. > :55:38.fantastic achievement. The money they make from this game against
:55:39. > :55:42.Celtic will be fabulous. A great day out for the East Kilbride fans.
:55:43. > :55:45.Fabulous that the players to play against some of their heroes, but
:55:46. > :55:48.they have to go into that game tomorrow, forget your heroes, you
:55:49. > :55:55.have go and try and knock Celtic of their game. You have to take
:55:56. > :55:59.advantage. You have the advantage of the surface, artificial surface.
:56:00. > :56:02.East Kilbride will have levels of adrenaline they have never known
:56:03. > :56:12.before. They have to get their faces in the Celtic players, put them in
:56:13. > :56:18.their -- on the back foot. They will make it hard for Celtic. We can hear
:56:19. > :56:24.from the East Kilbride chairman. We will hear what he thinks about my's
:56:25. > :56:29.game. It is great. I think there is a whole excitement about the whole
:56:30. > :56:33.town. That is all the topic is at the moment, Celtic and East
:56:34. > :56:38.Kilbride. It will be a great day for everyone at the club. They feel like
:56:39. > :56:44.superstars at the moment, living the dream. Is the chairman living the
:56:45. > :56:51.dream? Very much so, fantastic. They are very much living the dream. The
:56:52. > :56:57.epitome of the very tale -- fairy tale cup. Yes, they have done really
:56:58. > :57:01.well to get this far. Can you imagine if you are an East Kilbride
:57:02. > :57:04.player tonight, trying to get some sleep and forehand Chris Wright you
:57:05. > :57:07.will be tossing and turning in your bed and trying to do all the right
:57:08. > :57:11.things, eating everything right, trying to get yourself... If you
:57:12. > :57:16.walk on that park tomorrow you can be 2-0 after a few minutes and it
:57:17. > :57:20.can turn into a bit of a nightmare. I hope they really try hard to give
:57:21. > :57:22.the best they are capable of. That is all they can do.
:57:23. > :57:24.I think folks it's almost time for us to slip
:57:25. > :57:35.Before we do we can all ruminate over these results:
:57:36. > :57:53.The cup holders are safely through. A late goal for them in the match
:57:54. > :57:59.against Motherwell. Rangers, Nick will have to do it all again in a
:58:00. > :58:01.replay on Tuesday. Ross County through by virtue of a 4-2 win at
:58:02. > :58:10.home. In the Premiership, just one game
:58:11. > :58:16.today. The big one for Aberdeen, now level on points at the top.
:58:17. > :58:17.Congratulations to them. One match in the championship, St Mirren
:58:18. > :58:23.winning 1-0. Now here's something
:58:24. > :58:25.to look forward to - and you don't have
:58:26. > :58:26.to wait that long. Highlights of all today's Cup ties
:58:27. > :58:29.at 10.30pm on BBC One He's back tomorrow night with more
:58:30. > :58:33.Scottish Cuppery and SPFL action too The Results show is back
:58:34. > :58:39.in our Six Nations enforced bolt hole
:58:40. > :58:41.on BBC two next week at 4.30pm. And in a couple of minutes
:58:42. > :58:44.on BBC Radio Scotland - it's Stuart and Tam's unmissable Off
:58:45. > :58:46.the Ball Saturday Supplement. You can give them a call
:58:47. > :58:49.on 0500 92 55 00. That's it. Thank you to our guests.
:58:50. > :59:12.See you later, folks. Then get involved
:59:13. > :59:16.in Sport Relief 2016 and walk, run, swim or cycle
:59:17. > :59:22.yourself proud at an event near you.