:00:13. > :00:21.Hello there. It's the weekend, the Scottish Cup gets serious. All the
:00:22. > :00:26.top teams getting involved in what they hope will be the road to
:00:27. > :00:30.Hampden. 11 other places are available today, with two games
:00:31. > :00:34.postponed. Those at Dundee and East Kilbride. There are two ties
:00:35. > :00:41.tomorrow. The BBC Scotland live match is at Tynecastle in an hour's
:00:42. > :00:47.time. The eagerly awaited meeting of Hearts and Aberdeen. Aberdeen. It
:00:48. > :00:55.makes it a total of four Scottish Cup winners' medals in the studio
:00:56. > :00:59.doesn't it, Willie? I think it does. Let's crack on with the latest
:01:00. > :01:04.scores from the William Scottish cup fourth round. I mentioned the top
:01:05. > :01:06.teams with their eyes on the road to Hampden. One team might have to take
:01:07. > :02:12.their eyes off the road to Hampden. An early goal from Craig slate ser
:02:13. > :02:15.the difference in Perth. And the holders are under pressure against
:02:16. > :02:23.Stirling Albion from League Two at fourth back. There's two games
:02:24. > :02:27.tomorrow. Rangers and Celtic have League One opposition. Straight to
:02:28. > :02:33.Annan Athletic. They could be dancing in the streets tonight? I
:02:34. > :02:39.think they might just be. It is now 4-1 to Annan Athletic against
:02:40. > :02:44.Hamilton Academical. A powerful right-food shot from Flynn set up
:02:45. > :02:49.the opening. Annan Athletic had chances to increase their lead, from
:02:50. > :02:54.Josh Todd. But he missed the target when one on one with with the
:02:55. > :03:02.keeper. He made amends to that. He played a neat one two and fired a
:03:03. > :03:07.low shot into the corner of the net. Accies have been quite woeful in
:03:08. > :03:10.front of goal but they got one back, with Greg Docherty firing home from
:03:11. > :03:15.inside the box. Annan Athletic went back up the field from the restart.
:03:16. > :03:22.The ball came inside the box and he fired a terrific shot high into the
:03:23. > :03:27.net from 12 yards. And just a minute or two ago Omar got Annan Athletic's
:03:28. > :03:30.fourth. Again a shot high into the net from inside the box. Annan
:03:31. > :03:34.Athletic well deserving of this lead. Hamilton quite awful. They
:03:35. > :03:41.were jeered off at half-time by their fans. I suspect they'll be
:03:42. > :03:48.less happy now. Wow! Annan Athletic have only been in the Senior League
:03:49. > :03:52.set-up since 2008. It looks like Accies are going to continue their
:03:53. > :03:59.disappointing run. Dundee United are against Airdrie. How is it going? I
:04:00. > :04:02.think first half Airdrie very good. Causing Dundee United problems,
:04:03. > :04:06.particularly in the wide areas. Asking questions of that United
:04:07. > :04:10.defence. And the second half, Dundee United have played a lot better.
:04:11. > :04:15.Really taken a grip on the game. They have had chances. Billy Mackay
:04:16. > :04:19.and young Scott Fraser had a couple of efforts as well. Looks as though
:04:20. > :04:26.the game is going more Dundee United's way at this moment in time,
:04:27. > :04:34.but finely poised. Ross County another team in potential trouble.
:04:35. > :04:40.You've been watching that one. Brad Mackay has only just signed for
:04:41. > :04:45.Dunfermline. He's been heavily involved. There's within lots of
:04:46. > :04:52.goal-mouth action. Really entertaining. Mackay gave away a
:04:53. > :04:59.penalty. A rash tackle to put Ross County 2-1 up, but he came back with
:05:00. > :05:03.an equaliser for Dunfermline. It's been a really entertaining game.
:05:04. > :05:07.Rots of crosses into the box. It has made for a good spectacle. On the
:05:08. > :05:14.topic of big teams in potential trouble. Definitely in a category
:05:15. > :05:18.can Inverness Caledonian Thistle fight back against Stirling Albion?
:05:19. > :05:23.They had a first half to forget but after that they seemed to remember
:05:24. > :05:29.they had a cup to defend. A Danny Williams shot smoothered by keeper
:05:30. > :05:37.Chris Smith. They struggled to break down Stirling Albion. It seems to
:05:38. > :05:45.have made a difference and they should have gone ahead. A back post
:05:46. > :05:52.header didn't go in. Found space to turn in the box. His shot was
:05:53. > :05:55.straight at the keeper. Stirling have created chance, Willie Robinson
:05:56. > :06:02.had Williams scrambling to push it round the post. It has turned into a
:06:03. > :06:08.decent cup tie and an upset is not out of the question. Still 0-0.
:06:09. > :06:12.Cally Thistle won last season, but the season before it was St
:06:13. > :06:22.Johnstone. They are playing against Kilmarnock. St Johnstone nil,
:06:23. > :06:27.Kilmarnock 1. The opener was a free kick. 20 yards, which Slater
:06:28. > :06:33.measured expertly as he curled the ball to the corner. McGuinness has
:06:34. > :06:36.had a number of chances. He volleyed past from a corner. St Johnstone
:06:37. > :06:44.were off it today, particularly in that first half, but they are
:06:45. > :06:49.beginning to pin Kilmarnock back with Wetherspoons pushing back.
:06:50. > :06:56.Kilmarnock look dangerous on the break. Motherwell, I think we can
:06:57. > :07:03.assume that they will be in the draw on Monday for the last 16? 78
:07:04. > :07:14.minutes gone, Rob, and Motherwell 5, Cove Rangers 0. The cup upset bells
:07:15. > :07:20.were never ringing. Scot McDonald a low shot into the bottom corner. The
:07:21. > :07:26.Cove Rangers defenders are asking who's got the team bus keys. It
:07:27. > :07:33.became 3-0 when Johnson hit a shot in. 4-0 before half-time when pears
:07:34. > :07:44.son found the bottom corner. He Ed aed a fifth after the break with an
:07:45. > :07:52.identity cal finish. Motherwell 5, Cove Rangers 0. Can Hibs take a step
:07:53. > :07:55.further in the Scottish Cup I wonder? They look as though they
:07:56. > :08:00.will, Rob. They've taken command after scoring twice in two minutes
:08:01. > :08:03.in the second half. The breakthrough came from Darren McGregor on as a
:08:04. > :08:14.substitute. Got the ball at the edge of the area. A low hard shot slipped
:08:15. > :08:19.beneath the goalkeeper. Malonga swept a shot high. Raith were
:08:20. > :08:24.marginally the better side in the first half. If MacKeown had been
:08:25. > :08:31.more accurate Raith Rovers might have taken the lead. Hibs 2, Raith
:08:32. > :08:36.0. Dundee United are breathing a massive sigh of relief. They are. A
:08:37. > :08:46.free kick. Spittal curled it over the top of the wall and into the
:08:47. > :08:49.back of the net. In the second half they deserve it, they bust the game
:08:50. > :08:54.for most of the second half. They have had a number of opportunities.
:08:55. > :08:59.It was a disputed free kick when Fraser was brought down, but Blair
:09:00. > :09:03.Spittal stepping up and blasting it into the back of the net. They are
:09:04. > :09:07.celebrating as if they won the cup, but you can understand how they
:09:08. > :09:11.feel. Yes, it's been a terrible season to far for Dundee United. A
:09:12. > :09:17.fantastic free kick, reminiscent of the one scored in the Derby against
:09:18. > :09:21.Dundee. You can understand why the crowd are going so crazy. They have
:09:22. > :09:31.had not had a great deal to cheer about. Annan Athletic, Livingstone
:09:32. > :09:36.and Morton. Live stone 0, Morton 1. The difference between these sides,
:09:37. > :09:46.it had been a poor match until the 64th minute when the corner was
:09:47. > :09:56.swung in by Ross Forbes. It was met by oh 'Ware. Ross toshes had a
:09:57. > :10:01.howler of a mis. Found himself five yards out but somehow it ended up
:10:02. > :10:07.being a bundled wild. Livingston chapping themselves back into this
:10:08. > :10:11.one. Livingston 0, Morton 1. Not much doubt about the headline
:10:12. > :10:15.grabbers so far on Scottish Cup fourth round weekend, Annan
:10:16. > :10:19.Athletic, only in senior football for seven years. On the way to
:10:20. > :10:25.victory against Hamilton? Yeah, it was a great result for them. It is
:10:26. > :10:28.one of those ones where you see it from a Premiership team's
:10:29. > :10:32.perspective it is going down to a small side. It is always tricky
:10:33. > :10:36.confirm it has a giant killer written all over it. Annan Athletic
:10:37. > :10:39.have stepped up to the plate and put in a good performance. Clearly to
:10:40. > :10:44.come away with such a result, they are going to be delighted. It is
:10:45. > :10:47.sometimes difficult, Willie, handling expectations isn't it? And
:10:48. > :10:53.Inverness Caledonian Thistle are struggling to get the upper hand at
:10:54. > :10:59.Forthbank. Absolutely. I remember in one of those cup medals, it replaced
:11:00. > :11:04.Stirling Albion. Have we mentioned that already? I think we have in
:11:05. > :11:09.rehearsal and on live TV! LAUGHTER You've got to be at the top
:11:10. > :11:14.of your game. You go down, you've got be professional, try to dominate
:11:15. > :11:18.the proceedings, and take your chances when they crop up. The old
:11:19. > :11:22.phrase, it is never easy, particularly at this time of year
:11:23. > :11:26.when the weather's unpredictable and you are going to an atmosphere you
:11:27. > :11:30.are not used to playing in. I think that one is very tight. John Hughes
:11:31. > :11:35.will be hoping they can turn it around. They have the ability to do
:11:36. > :11:39.that, but you've got to do it on the day. With these games, the longer
:11:40. > :11:42.they go on, the smaller team takes great confidence when they are
:11:43. > :11:46.keeping it tight like that. There is no expectation for these teams, so
:11:47. > :11:51.to keep it as tight as that is a huge confidence booster for the
:11:52. > :11:57.lesser of the two teams. As Willie polishes his medals, at 5.30pm is
:11:58. > :12:02.the kick-off at Tynecastle for Hearts against Aberdeen. That will
:12:03. > :12:07.be our live TV match from this fourth round. We'll be back at
:12:08. > :12:12.5.15pm after the news, looking forward to that match, and hear from
:12:13. > :12:17.the managers, and turning our full focus on our live match. What we can
:12:18. > :12:22.do right now is get the team news from our commentary team at
:12:23. > :12:26.Tynecastle, who are Craig Paterson and Ian MacLeod. Rob, thank you.
:12:27. > :12:32.Tyne cast cal under the lights. Scottish Cup tie. I'm sure both
:12:33. > :12:36.clubs could have done without. A difficult one for Hearts and
:12:37. > :12:41.Aberdeen. But it is a mouth watering prospect isn't it? It is a massive
:12:42. > :12:47.game. Two big sides, both out of the League Cup. Want to make a stand on
:12:48. > :12:51.the Scottish. Challenging for Europe but the Scottish Cup keeps your
:12:52. > :12:54.season going for the end. Both managers will be looking for a
:12:55. > :13:00.victory. We've got the team news and there is no surprise in the Aberdeen
:13:01. > :13:07.line-up. Robbie Nielsen has made a couple of big calls. Three changes.
:13:08. > :13:12.I thought Hearts would go for it. It doesn't weaken the sides. In the
:13:13. > :13:22.front area, so I think Hearts want to win this at the first time of
:13:23. > :13:30.asking. As for the Dons... It is a team that picks itself. It is tried
:13:31. > :13:34.and tested. When we knew Jack couldn't play. Another solid
:13:35. > :13:38.performer, this is a strong Dons team at Tynecastle. We are under the
:13:39. > :13:44.lights. There's something special about this place when there's a cup
:13:45. > :13:49.tie afoot. We'll be back in 50 minutes with full coverage. The
:13:50. > :14:01.programme beginning after the news at 5.15pm. Expect more ups and downs
:14:02. > :14:08.later. Michael, they won it in 1896, 190, 1956, Hearts. They reached the
:14:09. > :14:14.final '76, '86, '2006. This year's got a six in it hasn't it? It is
:14:15. > :14:18.certainly a good omen, but as the lads rightly said, there it is a tie
:14:19. > :14:22.that both ensure would have wanted to avoid this early in the
:14:23. > :14:30.competition. It is two of the big teams going head to head so early
:14:31. > :14:34.on. Robbie Nielsen can take solace that it is at Tynecastle. For me it
:14:35. > :14:42.means getting on the front foot and getting after Aberdeen. We saw the
:14:43. > :14:46.game when Aberdeen dismantled Hearts. They were too passive that
:14:47. > :14:50.day. They need to get on the front foot if they are to get a result
:14:51. > :14:54.today. How big is that psychologically that the last time
:14:55. > :14:58.Aberdeen were at Tynecastle they pretty much blew Hearts away in the
:14:59. > :15:04.first half? It is a warning for Hearts that if they leave themselves
:15:05. > :15:08.open in the first half in particular, they were dismantled.
:15:09. > :15:12.Aberdeen will have the quality to secure this cup tie. But the home
:15:13. > :15:27.advantage I think is fabulous for Robbie Nielsen. I'm sure when the
:15:28. > :15:31.draw was made Derek McInnes would have preferred Hearts at Pittodrie.
:15:32. > :15:38.The Dons have more than hearts but it will be a tough tie. That's to
:15:39. > :15:57.come. Let's talk about a game that's finished. It was the junior team,
:15:58. > :16:01.Linlithgow against Forfar Athletic. Maclennan levelled for sweet
:16:02. > :16:13.revenge, but the second half of the game burst into life. Thom sent off
:16:14. > :16:17.for a foul. PROBLEM WITH SOUND Swankie's goal
:16:18. > :16:24.looked offside but was given all the same. They launched an incredible
:16:25. > :16:35.comeback, scoring from an assist. A blistering shot a minute letter to
:16:36. > :16:38.set up a replay a week on Tuesday. A fix six-goal thriller. Linlithgow 3,
:16:39. > :16:55.Forfar 3. Thistle going so well in the
:16:56. > :16:58.Premiership. 4,500 were there last night watching this opening goal.
:16:59. > :17:04.Thistle won the show but struggled to make the breakthrough. They did
:17:05. > :17:08.through their central defender, and from another corner kick, it was a
:17:09. > :17:18.glancing header. It appeared to from another corner kick, it was a
:17:19. > :17:24.through the last 16. But a few minute from the end Keith
:17:25. > :17:25.hooking in for St Mirren, which probably in the
:17:26. > :17:28.hooking in for St Mirren, which turned it into the cup tie we might
:17:29. > :17:33.have been turned it into the cup tie we might
:17:34. > :17:36.comfortable. I turned it into the cup tie we might
:17:37. > :17:42.that's an aim the one already in the draw a lot of teams will want to
:17:43. > :17:47.avoid, because Alan's team is going so well.
:17:48. > :17:53.When Caledonian Thistle were struggling, not on a good form, they
:17:54. > :18:00.have turned it around. They are going well. One defeat in the last
:18:01. > :18:06.eight games. So you are quite right. With them being there, they are the
:18:07. > :18:12.name a lot of teams want to avoid. In the Cup games you want a home
:18:13. > :18:15.draw, so if you are away from home, that is one that the managers would
:18:16. > :18:26.give sleepless nights. that is one that the managers would
:18:27. > :18:28.They have won the last eight now? The recent form has been fabulous.
:18:29. > :18:33.They are strong at the back. The recent form has been fabulous.
:18:34. > :18:38.Defending well. They look confident and have created. They have not
:18:39. > :18:44.scored too many goals but found the back of the net more recently. At
:18:45. > :18:50.the beginning of the season playing well but not converting the
:18:51. > :18:54.domination into victories. Now you are right, anybody drawing Partick
:18:55. > :18:58.Thistle home or away are in for a tough game.
:18:59. > :19:06.Lots wanting to join Partick Thistle. You will hear about it on
:19:07. > :19:08.the BBC Sport website as well. Caley Thistle among them, they would
:19:09. > :19:16.assume that they are cruising through to the last 16. But it has
:19:17. > :19:23.not turned out that way for some. Stirling Albion had a chance to take
:19:24. > :19:28.the lead here. Craig Beatie, with a love affair with the Scottish Cup.
:19:29. > :19:35.He came off the bench and had a fantastic strike. Warren had to
:19:36. > :19:41.throw himself in front of. But Inverness on the attack. A sphage
:19:42. > :19:47.statement from Smith. It is end to end here. It is anyone's guess at
:19:48. > :19:50.the moment. 0-0. A Highland team struggling and
:19:51. > :19:55.another one struggling is Easter park? It looked like Dunfermline
:19:56. > :20:01.could take the lead there. There have been problems this
:20:02. > :20:05.afternoon. They got through a couple of powder puff tackles. Ross County
:20:06. > :20:13.are under the cosh. Not good news for Neil Lennon.
:20:14. > :20:16.Bolton are losing to Eastleigh by 1-0. Back up here in the fourth
:20:17. > 0:13:22round of the William