:00:20. > :00:25.Good afternoon and welcome are the results show. It is not the result
:00:26. > :00:30.show, it is the result is a plural show. We will have plenty of expert
:00:31. > :00:42.analysis from our guests in the studio. How's this for a line-up,
:00:43. > :00:46.Pat Nevin, Willie Miller and Tom English, the sagacity is seeping out
:00:47. > :00:54.of them. We will familiarise ourselves with the scores. Hold onto
:00:55. > :00:59.your hats, here we go. Aberdeen one up on Inverness. Celtic five,
:01:00. > :01:04.Rangers won in that lunchtime match. Dundee and Kilmarnock, 1-1. St
:01:05. > :01:09.Johnstone one up a way to Partick Thistle. Ross County have just gone
:01:10. > :01:18.one up at home to Motherwell. Liam Boyce with the goal. In the Scottish
:01:19. > :01:25.Championship, and United are one up at home to Morton. Dundee United 2-1
:01:26. > :01:29.up against unfair and athletic. Falkirk, a goal to the good against
:01:30. > :01:36.Raith Rovers. And Queen of the South, 3-1 up away at St Mirren.
:01:37. > :01:44.We'll kick off the rest of the show with that match at Celtic Park, a
:01:45. > :01:47.resounding 5-1 win for Celtic. We can get the story behind the
:01:48. > :01:52.scoreline from the BBC radio Scotland match commentator John
:01:53. > :01:58.Barnes. Celtic blew away their rivals with an emphatic victory.
:01:59. > :02:01.Moussa Dembele scored twice in the first half before Joe Garner pulled
:02:02. > :02:05.one back for Rangers just before the interval. Scott Sinclair scored to
:02:06. > :02:08.restore the 2-goal lead for Celtic. Then it went from bad to worse for
:02:09. > :02:12.Rangers. Philippe Senderos were shown a red card on his debut.
:02:13. > :02:17.Assistant manager David Weir were sent to the stands. Saddam Bell
:02:18. > :02:22.completed his hat-trick to make it 4-1. Stuart Armstrong added a fifth
:02:23. > :02:27.in stoppage time. Brendan Rogers' men put down a marker with this 5-1
:02:28. > :02:31.win over Rangers and appropriately the last man of the pitch, smiling
:02:32. > :02:36.and holding the match ball, was Moussa Dembele, the first Celtic
:02:37. > :02:39.player to score a league hat-trick against Rangers since Stevie
:02:40. > :02:47.Chalmers did it 50 years ago. John described that as an emphatic win.
:02:48. > :02:54.It was an old-fashioned rout. I think a lot harsher view is that
:02:55. > :02:59.will be put across. Celtic controlled it. They played
:03:00. > :03:05.incredibly well. If you score a hat-trick you're going to get Man of
:03:06. > :03:08.the Match. Moussa Dembele's play all the way through was stunning and
:03:09. > :03:12.what a difference that is going to make for them, not just
:03:13. > :03:16.domestically, but in Europe as well. Moussa Dembele scoring a hat-trick,
:03:17. > :03:20.but was again one of lost in the middle? I think it was the tempo and
:03:21. > :03:25.the pressure that Celtic put on Rangers. They never let them settle,
:03:26. > :03:32.right from the start. The tempo of the game was superb, and Dembele was
:03:33. > :03:37.superb, not just scoring three goals but setting one up as well. All of
:03:38. > :03:40.the challenges they have played this season, and they have beaten
:03:41. > :03:45.everyone of them and they have been well ahead of Hearts, Aberdeen,
:03:46. > :03:55.maybe not Hearts... Certainly, Aberdeen and now Rangers. 15 goals
:03:56. > :04:00.in five games. It is not bad, it is the old Celtic style, going forward,
:04:01. > :04:04.playing at a high tempo. Taking the sting out of the game when they need
:04:05. > :04:08.to. When they drive forward it is a pleasure to watch and very difficult
:04:09. > :04:13.to defend against. They have a game in hand, as well. Was it
:04:14. > :04:18.embarrassing for Rangers today? Is that too strong a phrase? Not
:04:19. > :04:21.really, 5-1, it is embarrassing. Some of the stuff that Rangers
:04:22. > :04:27.produced as the match went on was embarrassing. There defending was
:04:28. > :04:34.awful. Celtic have been ruthless this season. Dembele, 20 years old,
:04:35. > :04:37.in his first Old Firm match and Hebrew juices are performers like
:04:38. > :04:47.that in the absence of Leigh Griffiths. Powerful stuff. -- he
:04:48. > :04:51.produces a performance like that. This was the first opportunity to
:04:52. > :04:58.see if there was a gap. We knew that there was a gap between the teams.
:04:59. > :05:02.It looked like a chasm today. We will see Celtic can keep on going at
:05:03. > :05:06.that level. Celtic have European football that will stretch them a
:05:07. > :05:13.little bit more. They get stressed early in the season and they pull
:05:14. > :05:17.away again by the end of the season when they are out of Europe. I know
:05:18. > :05:21.that it was a home game for Celtic, but there did not seem to be that
:05:22. > :05:25.many players in that Rangers team you would say would get a game for
:05:26. > :05:30.the Celtic team. This is one of the first things you would say. I'm sure
:05:31. > :05:36.that we will eventually get round to Scott Brown against Joey Barton. It
:05:37. > :05:41.seemed like a one-sided affair. It was completely one-sided. We
:05:42. > :05:47.understand that Joey Barton winds people up. He whines everyone up and
:05:48. > :05:52.he gets lots of publicity for it. But it's about your ability to do it
:05:53. > :05:55.on the day. He was with the weaker team, but he was miles away from the
:05:56. > :06:09.standard he was playing against today. And not just Scott Brown.
:06:10. > :06:14.Celtic won all of the head to heads. We will go back to the Old Firm
:06:15. > :06:18.later. Now we're heading to the global Energy Stadium in Dingwall.
:06:19. > :06:30.Maarten is watching Ross County against Motherwell. And it is a goal
:06:31. > :06:33.from Motherwell, an equaliser. Moult putting it confidently into the
:06:34. > :06:40.corner. I'd like to see a replay of the challenge. He went into what
:06:41. > :06:43.Scott Fox. He went down. I am not sure if there was contact at all.
:06:44. > :06:51.I'm not sure if you can clear that up. It was certainly debatable.
:06:52. > :06:55.Motherwell back on level terms, 1-1. We can't clear that up, we were too
:06:56. > :07:02.busy talking about the Celtic five, Rangers one scoreline. I will let
:07:03. > :07:07.you pick that up again, Tom. It is not just that Celtic have got better
:07:08. > :07:14.players, but their work ethic is phenomenal. You can have players
:07:15. > :07:20.coming out of the team. They lose Leigh Griffiths, he is the main man.
:07:21. > :07:27.He is gone. That is ten goals Celtic have scored in two matches without
:07:28. > :07:32.Leigh Griffiths. They scored five against Motherwell and there you go
:07:33. > :07:38.again! I will just keep Tom talking. There has been another goal in one
:07:39. > :07:40.of our matches. Is it for Partick Thistle or St Johnstone? Kenny
:07:41. > :07:44.Crawford can tell us. It is a second Thistle or St Johnstone? Kenny
:07:45. > :07:49.goal post and Johnson. The goal-scorer of the second, a
:07:50. > :07:54.wonderful goal by Steven MacLean. It was given away in midfield by Ryan
:07:55. > :07:58.Edwards. It fell to Steven McLean. He had it right footed into the top
:07:59. > :08:03.corner from 20 yards. That adds to the goal scored by Steven Anderson,
:08:04. > :08:08.a centre-back, after 20 minutes. That was a brilliant finish from a
:08:09. > :08:13.tight angle. Two good finishes have given St Johnstone two good goals
:08:14. > :08:17.here at Firhill. Back to you, Tom. After we have heard from the Celtic
:08:18. > :08:24.manager, Brendan Rogers, who spoke to Chris McLaughlin after his team's
:08:25. > :08:30.5-1 win over Rangers today. I thought over every area of the game,
:08:31. > :08:34.we were very dominant. Defensively, the organisation to press the game
:08:35. > :08:39.was at a high level. They are good team, Rangers. They have good
:08:40. > :08:45.players. I thought that the intensity of our pressing was very
:08:46. > :08:49.good. We won the ball back in high positions. And when he could not win
:08:50. > :08:57.it back early, the second goal comes from that. Closing down the space,
:08:58. > :09:01.get set up right and move the ball on the counterattack. The defensive
:09:02. > :09:07.organisation, apart from the three minutes before half-time, was
:09:08. > :09:10.outstanding. So great applause to the players for their commitment and
:09:11. > :09:21.concentration. The goals were excellent. It was real high level,
:09:22. > :09:26.quality finishes. And like I say, we kept pressing right until the end.
:09:27. > :09:30.We could have had two more than five. Defensively, there were not
:09:31. > :09:35.any real problems. So, an outstanding team performance and
:09:36. > :09:44.result. We will discuss those comments shortly. The gents are
:09:45. > :09:49.poring over their screens now. The yellow card, and no argument at all.
:09:50. > :09:56.Up there in Dingwall, Motherwell are back in it. It is 1-1. To be honest,
:09:57. > :09:59.they deserve it. Motherwell started the game well. It has been a pretty
:10:00. > :10:05.good game for them. Now they have got an extra man and a free kick.
:10:06. > :10:10.And they have made nothing of it. Something is being made at the
:10:11. > :10:14.tawdry. Jonathan Sutherland has an update on the game between Aberdeen
:10:15. > :10:26.and Inverness. Is it a goal? -- at Pittodrie. Fantastic goal
:10:27. > :10:32.from Iain Vugrs as Inverness equaliser against Aberdeen. Aberdeen
:10:33. > :10:36.had taken the lead in the second half with a curling effort from
:10:37. > :10:40.Niall McGinn. It had been a turgid first half, and the less said about
:10:41. > :10:46.it the better, but the second half, much better, fantastic strike from
:10:47. > :10:52.Iain Vugrs to make it 1-1. Three seconds into his first match report
:10:53. > :10:56.and he gets the plug in for the show tomorrow night. We will all be
:10:57. > :11:01.watching that. We will hear more from Brendan Rogers on that. Brendan
:11:02. > :11:08.Rogers saying that his team were dominant. As we said earlier on, he
:11:09. > :11:14.said earlier on in the press Conference, he was talking about
:11:15. > :11:21.Scott Brown and Joey Barton. He said Scott Brown does his talking on the
:11:22. > :11:25.pitch. I think that was kind of a backhander, to anyone who wanted to
:11:26. > :11:30.play up the contest between Scott Brown and Joey Barton, because it
:11:31. > :11:35.wasn't really a contest. What did Mark Warburton say in his press
:11:36. > :11:41.Conference? He was asked, was there a big gulf between Rangers and
:11:42. > :11:47.Celtic now. He said, no, we see no major golf. That led to some
:11:48. > :11:54.eyebrows raised. Because they conceded five. It looked like a big
:11:55. > :11:57.gulf to me. He took Niko Kranjcar off at half-time because he felt
:11:58. > :12:02.that he might get a red card. He was on the yellow. He spoke about David
:12:03. > :12:07.Weir getting sent to the stands in response to tackle on Barry McKay by
:12:08. > :12:12.Mikael Lustig who felt should have been sent off because he was already
:12:13. > :12:15.on a yellow card. The only problem with that was that Mikael Lustig was
:12:16. > :12:22.not on the yellow card. So he got that wrong. As the number two as the
:12:23. > :12:26.club, he should not be getting sent off, should not be putting himself
:12:27. > :12:31.in that position. All of the pressure is on the manager. If the
:12:32. > :12:33.manager gets sent to the stand you can understand, but the number two
:12:34. > :12:41.should not be getting himself sent to the stand. Mikael Lustig possibly
:12:42. > :12:44.should have been booked in the first half and maybe the foul in the
:12:45. > :12:49.second should've been a yellow card, but the passions are there, but
:12:50. > :12:56.number two, you do not get sent to the stand. Another goal, in the game
:12:57. > :13:02.between mature one and Hamilton. It is a equaliser for the home side
:13:03. > :13:08.from Jamie Walker. Finally after all the chances created, Hearts have
:13:09. > :13:16.managed to score a goal. I thought Mark Warburton's team selection and
:13:17. > :13:20.tactics were quite audacious. You have got Niko Kranjcar and Joey
:13:21. > :13:25.Barton in the middle. Maybe not quite the legs that they had in the
:13:26. > :13:32.semifinal when they did have the legs on Celtic. I understood
:13:33. > :13:37.Warburton's thinking. You want someone with some experience in
:13:38. > :13:41.there. I can get the thinking. But by half-time, they were 2-1 down,
:13:42. > :13:46.they had been well beaten but they were only 2-1 down. What I would say
:13:47. > :13:53.about his comments when he said that there was not a big gap, he must say
:13:54. > :13:57.that. His players will be looking in and thinking, do they not rate 's?
:13:58. > :14:07.He must say that. He did apologise to the Rangers fans and he said
:14:08. > :14:12.Judge cars in May. I wonder if Rangers fans will be thinking about
:14:13. > :14:16.the comments made by David King about the war chest. They certainly
:14:17. > :14:21.will be thinking about that after today. There is an narrative around
:14:22. > :14:25.Rangers that they will slowly build over a number of seasons after
:14:26. > :14:29.getting back into the Premiership. I am not sure that that will wash with
:14:30. > :14:34.many Rangers fans. It is not going to happen. They want to be
:14:35. > :14:39.competitive now. Defensively they were poor. Getting himself sent off,
:14:40. > :14:43.competitive now. Defensively they really letting the side down at a
:14:44. > :14:46.crucial time, Philippe Senderos. He never looked after the pace of that
:14:47. > :14:51.game. He was totally taken apart. And they have had problems there for
:14:52. > :14:54.a long time. It is an area that they must sort out.
:14:55. > :15:04.We will return to this subject later. Now for a bounce around our
:15:05. > :15:13.grounds. First of all, Hearts against Hamilton. It is 1-1 here at
:15:14. > :15:17.Tynecastle. Walker opened -- Crawford opened the scoring early.
:15:18. > :15:24.Jamie Walker has equalised for the home side now. Let's head to
:15:25. > :15:33.Pittodrie and the match between Aberdeen and Inverness. Still all
:15:34. > :15:37.square there? 1-1 here. The game of the day in the north-east of
:15:38. > :15:42.Scotland. McGinn opening the scoring just after the second half had
:15:43. > :15:49.begun. But Ian via goods has equalised for Caley Thistle with a
:15:50. > :15:58.left foot effort. Now attends Park. Dundee against Kilmarnock. El
:15:59. > :16:06.Bakhtaoui with his first goal for the club. A deservedly that that
:16:07. > :16:12.point, but a stunning equaliser from Coulibaly after 32 minutes. Now at
:16:13. > :16:21.Firhill, where Partick Thistle are at home to Saint Johnstone. It is 0-
:16:22. > :16:26.two. A solid lead against the team they have lost against in their last
:16:27. > :16:32.four meetings. The goals came from an un-likely source in the shape of
:16:33. > :16:38.centre back Anderson. The lead was extended on 64 minutes by a more
:16:39. > :16:46.likely source, Stephen McClean, with his fifth of the season, a strike
:16:47. > :16:50.into the top left corner. Now Martin Downie once again. Ross County
:16:51. > :16:57.against Motherwell. Boyce opened the scoring with an assured strike from
:16:58. > :17:05.the edge of the box. A spot kick was converted by Moult. Ross County down
:17:06. > :17:14.to ten men, with Mick Everly sent off. A second challenge on Boyce.
:17:15. > :17:19.Anyone's game here. I feel a bit site -- story for the Dundee United
:17:20. > :17:25.keeper this afternoon. All of the headlines for Dembele, but he saved
:17:26. > :17:32.three penalties! That was the first half of the match away to
:17:33. > :17:40.Dunfermline. The penalties all taken from -- by different players.
:17:41. > :17:48.Elsewhere, Hibernian are one up. The other matches in the Premiership,
:17:49. > :17:51.Aberdeen one, Inverness one... The dons really need one. It has been a
:17:52. > :17:55.disappointing start to them this season. If you add it to how they
:17:56. > :18:02.finished the season last season, it has been really disappointing for
:18:03. > :18:06.the fans of Aberdeen. Inverness Caley Thistle usually do well at
:18:07. > :18:11.Pittodrie. They usually manage to put in a performance there and get a
:18:12. > :18:24.result. Watching became the TV, two fantastic goals. The goals were of
:18:25. > :18:28.the top drawer, but the first half... The second half came to
:18:29. > :18:32.life. Back home, Aberdeen must be looking to take the three points
:18:33. > :18:38.today. Two cracking goals, which you will be able to see on the
:18:39. > :18:43.highlights show. 1-1 between Dundee and kill Marnoch. I am pleased to
:18:44. > :18:48.see El Bakhtaoui get on the scoresheet for Dundee. I have yet to
:18:49. > :18:56.find anyone who doesn't love him as a player. He tries things that other
:18:57. > :19:00.players wouldn't. Really skilful. There are always going to be certain
:19:01. > :19:06.players when they come on... He is a skilful player and a joy to watch.
:19:07. > :19:11.This was the big step up. People asked if he could make it. I had no
:19:12. > :19:16.doubt at all. I know he's slight, but he's good enough. I had my
:19:17. > :19:21.doubts about St Johnstone going to Firhill. They have a good record
:19:22. > :19:29.there in recent seasons. Looks like they are on course today. We should
:19:30. > :19:33.never be surprised by St Johnstone. Sometimes Tommy Wright gets a bit
:19:34. > :19:37.annoyed because we say that St Johnstone punch above their weight.
:19:38. > :19:42.How many times do we have to finish in the top five for them to accept
:19:43. > :19:48.that we are a top five side, he says. You would expect St Johnstone
:19:49. > :19:58.to go to Partick Thistle. That isn't a surprise. It is actually a
:19:59. > :20:02.compliment. It is. With the resources he has and the finance
:20:03. > :20:07.available to him, which isn't a lot. To turn out the results and finish
:20:08. > :20:12.in the top four... That is what we are saying. It is a compliment to
:20:13. > :20:21.him. Celtic, Aberdeen and now Rangers. Celtic are in the same
:20:22. > :20:27.category as Hearts, Rangers and Aberdeen. Slightly surprising,
:20:28. > :20:33.perhaps, that Hamilton took the lead against Hearts. I am saying
:20:34. > :20:36.surprising. Looking at Hamilton's performances this season, perhaps it
:20:37. > :20:42.isn't. The same about Partick Thistle. They have been performing
:20:43. > :20:45.well and haven't got the results. The finished there was absolutely
:20:46. > :20:53.phenomenal. Not many players who can... Turned back from the
:20:54. > :20:59.left-hand side. It wasn't a pass. He was lashed down like a shot, and he
:21:00. > :21:04.just slipped it on the volley. A brilliant goal. They are under the
:21:05. > :21:09.cosh a bit now. Almost gave away a penalty there. It looks as if, if
:21:10. > :21:16.anyone is going to school, it will be Jambos on. We are at Tynecastle
:21:17. > :21:22.watching Hearts against Hamilton. Do you agree with the analysis?
:21:23. > :21:28.Certainly with the goal. Clipping the volley into the corner. At that
:21:29. > :21:32.stage, Hearts must have been wondering how they were a goal down.
:21:33. > :21:38.They created a series of chances in the first half. Then Jimmy Walker
:21:39. > :21:44.hit a post after Hamilton had scored. They got the equaliser from
:21:45. > :21:51.Jamie Walker's header. Totally on top of Hamilton now. A header has
:21:52. > :21:54.just been cleared off the line. Now let's hear from Jonathan at
:21:55. > :22:01.Pittodrie. Aberdeen against Inverness. Delighted to hear so many
:22:02. > :22:11.plugs for Sportscene on Saturday night at 6pm. It has been a fairly
:22:12. > :22:18.slow first half. Not a lot happened. A stalemate, 0-0. The second half
:22:19. > :22:22.has been a lot better. Niall McGinn scored five minutes after the
:22:23. > :22:24.restart, with a fine effort. The Inverness goalie didn't stand a
:22:25. > :22:30.chance. Aberdeen looked much more in the mood at the start of the second
:22:31. > :22:35.half than in the first. Having said that, it was soon taken back. It was
:22:36. > :22:42.a thing of beauty from Vigurs from the edge of the box. A site to
:22:43. > :22:46.behold, and worth catching on the highlights tomorrow night. Since
:22:47. > :22:51.then, it has been fairly even Stevens. Aberdeen have had a slow
:22:52. > :22:57.start to the season. Can they pick things up to any haze has been back
:22:58. > :23:04.in the reckoning today. James Madison also came on. He was on loan
:23:05. > :23:12.from Norwich City. He has shown quality in patches. But it remains
:23:13. > :23:20.1-1. Any advance on turgid, Brian? Dundee against kill Marnoch. It has
:23:21. > :23:25.been a good game here. Around ten minutes left. An excellent first
:23:26. > :23:34.half for Dundee. They took the lead after just seven minutes. With El
:23:35. > :23:40.Bakhtaoui scoring. The Killie defence just missed the ball
:23:41. > :23:46.altogether. Well deserved at that point, but the equaliser was a
:23:47. > :23:52.stunning goal. A long ball from Henry into the Dundee box. It looked
:23:53. > :23:56.to be going over the head of Coulibaly, but the striker thought
:23:57. > :24:01.otherwise. Ended up in the back of the net. A backward somersault with
:24:02. > :24:07.a twist was the celebration. Don't miss it in the highlights show. A
:24:08. > :24:15.double save from Jimmy Mubenga denied Craig White and what would
:24:16. > :24:22.have been another golfer Dundee. -- goal for Dundee. A long range effort
:24:23. > :24:29.from Hateley just over the crossbar as well. Not long to go here now.
:24:30. > :24:35.Enough of the plugs already! Let's head to Tynecastle, with high drama.
:24:36. > :24:46.It is a panel teats or the home side. A bit of an argument in the
:24:47. > :24:52.box. Could put Hearts in front. Craig Thompson is just talking,
:24:53. > :24:59.delaying the penalty at the moment. A booking for in re. He must have
:25:00. > :25:00.complained too much about the decision, although it seems fairly
:25:01. > :25:26.clear cut. Walker has put it past the
:25:27. > :25:35.goalkeeper. 2-1 to Hearts. A goal there. There has been an incident of
:25:36. > :25:45.note at dens Park. Blue-macro Dundee are having to play the last ten
:25:46. > :25:50.minutes with ten men. Charlie Adams has now been carted off the field on
:25:51. > :25:59.a stretcher. On will be coming George Green. Eight minutes left of
:26:00. > :26:07.playing here, and still piece here. But Dundee down to ten men, after
:26:08. > :26:14.Gomes is shown the red card. Now to Firhill. Almost 83 minutes gone.
:26:15. > :26:19.2-0. Two teams who were badly in need of a win coming here. There has
:26:20. > :26:25.been a lot of recommendations for goals from other games. I would like
:26:26. > :26:30.to put in my nomination. There is a highlights programme on tomorrow
:26:31. > :26:34.night. You may know that! The two goals for St Johnstone have been
:26:35. > :26:39.excellent. The first one from Anderson. He's played here for over
:26:40. > :26:47.a decade. His goal was a brilliant from a tight angle. Think of a tight
:26:48. > :26:52.angle and then half it. Then it was Steven McClean with his fifth goal
:26:53. > :26:57.of the season. Partick Thistle squandered it in midfield. Smashed
:26:58. > :27:03.into the top corner from about 22 yards. Both goals well worth seeing
:27:04. > :27:10.again. None of these guys are listening to me. I said no more
:27:11. > :27:14.plugs! I know we will be able to see this goal tomorrow night, but tell
:27:15. > :27:19.me what is happening. Just about all the action has been squeezed into
:27:20. > :27:23.the second half. A brilliant Garner effort that struck the bar. A
:27:24. > :27:26.the second half. A brilliant Garner typically composed finish.
:27:27. > :27:33.Motherwell bouncing back with a penalty from Moult. Put in the
:27:34. > :27:35.corner very confidently indeed after MacDonald went down in the box. It
:27:36. > :27:42.corner very confidently indeed after went from bad to worse. A chance and
:27:43. > :27:58.therefore Motherwell. Well saved by Fox. McEverley was sent off after a
:27:59. > :28:01.second booking. Both sides look as though they are going to go for
:28:02. > :28:09.this, but neither can get the breakthrough. Time for some brief
:28:10. > :28:12.respite from the hurly-burly of the Scottish Premiership. There was a
:28:13. > :28:18.big derby in the English Premier League this lunchtime, of the
:28:19. > :28:24.Manchester variety. United against City at Old Trafford. There has
:28:25. > :28:30.rarely been a game as hyped up beforehand in the Premier League. So
:28:31. > :28:34.much expectation. United started brightly, but it was soon evident
:28:35. > :28:40.that City would take control in the first half, which they did with
:28:41. > :28:47.goals from De Bruyne and Iheanacho. It needed a mistake to get United
:28:48. > :28:51.back into it, and it came courtesy of a cloudy abrazo clanger.
:28:52. > :29:01.Ibrahimovic expertly steered it home. Read attack, blue attack, and
:29:02. > :29:07.repeat. Breathless stuff. Ibrahimovic deflected a Rashford
:29:08. > :29:13.shot in for United, but it was rightly ruled offside. And somehow
:29:14. > :29:16.City held on to claim a 2-1 win. First blood in the title race,
:29:17. > :29:29.maybe? And old animosity between Jose
:29:30. > :29:33.Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. It has never been quite the same with those
:29:34. > :29:38.two since. If you compare that to the Glasgow derby, you will learn a
:29:39. > :29:43.huge amount about where the league is going to go from the Glasgow
:29:44. > :29:49.derby. I don't think it will show you were the league is going to end
:29:50. > :29:56.up down there. City are favourites in many people's eyes but United
:29:57. > :30:02.could claw it back. He was sure that was a penalty in that match between
:30:03. > :30:07.Hearts and Hamilton. Was it clear cut? When Nicholson went down? When
:30:08. > :30:10.the defender mixer tackle in the box he has got to get the ball, and he
:30:11. > :30:16.didn't. I thought that Nicholson went down easily. There was not too
:30:17. > :30:19.much contact. The defender has made the decision to make the challenge,
:30:20. > :30:27.so the referee has got to make a decision. We might talk about this
:30:28. > :30:34.in the programme tomorrow! We talked about El Bakhtoui scoring in the
:30:35. > :30:37.game between Dundee and Kilmarnock. And a goal from Coulibaly sounds
:30:38. > :30:40.like a cracker as well. Sometimes you see them and they
:30:41. > :30:44.like a cracker as well. Sometimes times before they go in. We were
:30:45. > :30:48.talking about El Bakhtoui. They could have that little bit different
:30:49. > :30:54.about their game, someone who could try something a little bit special.
:30:55. > :31:02.Kilmarnock, looks like they are on course for another point. They seem
:31:03. > :31:07.to be made of stern stuff, actually. I spent an hour and a half with Lee
:31:08. > :31:14.Clark. He's intense. He's incredibly focused. He is such a hard-working
:31:15. > :31:20.guy. And I think he wants his team to be in that image, hard to beat.
:31:21. > :31:23.Really hard-working. And we have seen, that is the kind of
:31:24. > :31:29.performance they delivered against Rangers. We spoke about Rangers and
:31:30. > :31:32.how it has taken them some time to gel, but he has a whole new team and
:31:33. > :31:39.they don't seem to be having too many teething problems. It was a
:31:40. > :31:41.gamble. What is the point in continuing in the same way
:31:42. > :31:44.gamble. What is the point in Kilmarnock? You would only get the
:31:45. > :31:49.same results. In the last three seasons they have been ninth, tenth
:31:50. > :31:51.and 11th, so he needed to rip it up, and so far I've looks like his team
:31:52. > :31:58.have a bit of steel. For the steel and so far I've looks like his team
:31:59. > :32:05.man, that would be a decent return for them, 1-0 away to Ross County.
:32:06. > :32:08.Going to Ross County and coming back with anything, Mark McGeeney would
:32:09. > :32:18.be happy. It is a tough venue to go to. -- Mark McGhee would be happy.
:32:19. > :32:20.Dundee, the draw specialists. This would be the third on the spin. They
:32:21. > :32:26.need to start turning those into would be the third on the spin. They
:32:27. > :32:31.three points. That's the situation they find themselves in, in the
:32:32. > :32:34.SPFL. There's not a great deal between most of the teams, if we're
:32:35. > :32:41.honest, apart from Celtic at the top. Really, anyone can beat anyone
:32:42. > :32:45.else in this league, so we will get quite a few draws. You might get a
:32:46. > :32:50.few wins and find yourself at the top of the league beside Celtic. And
:32:51. > :32:55.it comes down to probably one thing, having a goal-scorer who is going to
:32:56. > :32:58.score every week. And if you have just sold one, then that there's
:32:59. > :33:03.going to be difficult, and that is the position that Dundee find
:33:04. > :33:10.themselves in. Jason Cummings scoring away again for Hibs at
:33:11. > :33:15.Dumbarton, one of their bogey teams. I was surprised that they managed to
:33:16. > :33:21.keep Jason Cummings. But not many teams got this far into the season
:33:22. > :33:25.with so far. Talking about Motherwell as short time ago. Their
:33:26. > :33:28.match against Ross County in Dingwall has reached its conclusion.
:33:29. > :33:34.A dramatic match? It was, certainly A dramatic match? It was, certainly
:33:35. > :33:43.-- certainly in the second half, finishing 1-1. Liam Boyce and Luis
:33:44. > :33:45.Morte both netting. The main source of inspiration in the first half, a
:33:46. > :33:53.curling effort off the bar from of inspiration in the first half, a
:33:54. > :33:56.Michael Gardyne. Then Liam Boyce demonstrated a striking ability with
:33:57. > :33:59.a composed finish past the goalkeeper. County looked like
:34:00. > :34:03.a composed finish past the building on that, but then the
:34:04. > :34:13.visitors responded. Scott McDonald went down under the challenge from
:34:14. > :34:17.Scott Fox. Moult that the responsibility and levelled from the
:34:18. > :34:21.spot. Despite that, Liam Boyce almost notched a second. As the
:34:22. > :34:27.final whistle approached, Ainsworth went close for Motherwell with a
:34:28. > :34:35.header from close range. In the end, perhaps, a good point from both. We
:34:36. > :34:40.saw Liam Boyce on the scoresheet again, six goals in three matches.
:34:41. > :34:44.He is on fire. He is in the Northern Ireland squad, as well. You need
:34:45. > :34:47.someone like that that can find the back of the net, and then you always
:34:48. > :34:52.have a chance of taking something from games. He's playing at a higher
:34:53. > :34:58.level. His confidence is at a higher level. That is what strikers thrive
:34:59. > :35:01.on, finding the back of the net. Motherwell lost Johnson in the
:35:02. > :35:09.transfer window, one of their big players. He reminded us, that their
:35:10. > :35:15.nickname is the Steelmen and they lived up to that in the first half.
:35:16. > :35:20.The second bookable offence was not that bad, but looking at Keith at --
:35:21. > :35:25.Keith Lasley hammering into tackles, you knew that something was going to
:35:26. > :35:29.come from that. There was nothing wrong with the desire for Motherwell
:35:30. > :35:37.in that first half. And sometimes that level of desire can be enough
:35:38. > :35:50.to keep you up. Motherwell, losing Johnson is a big loss. We will see
:35:51. > :35:55.Scott McDonald and Louis Moult will see them right. The label not be as
:35:56. > :36:00.high up the table as they were last season. It is full-time at Firhill.
:36:01. > :36:05.A good win for St Johnstone. Steven Anderson opened the scoring. Let's
:36:06. > :36:10.get the full-time report from Kenny Crawford. Yes, both sides came into
:36:11. > :36:15.this match on one of two Leigh Davies. For Partick Thistle that
:36:16. > :36:18.extends to three whilst St Johnstone managed to stop the rot. It was the
:36:19. > :36:26.first win in five attempts for the Perth side against Partick Thistle.
:36:27. > :36:29.The Thistle fans were silenced in 21 minutes when Steven Anderson
:36:30. > :36:34.connected with a deep cross from Danny Swanson from a tight angle to
:36:35. > :36:40.make it 1-0. Thistle lost their goalkeeper to injury and then lost
:36:41. > :36:45.another goal as well. The ball was given away in midfield, snapped up
:36:46. > :36:48.by Swanson, who fed Steven MacLean to fire into the top left-hand
:36:49. > :36:55.corner from 20 yards. Thistle, creative but not clinical. Forcing
:36:56. > :37:04.Johnson, the same two scorers as in their recent Cup Final win. Anderson
:37:05. > :37:08.and Maclean. I can hand you over to Jonathan at Pittodrie. It has
:37:09. > :37:14.finished 1-1. Aberdeen still struggling to hit the high notes
:37:15. > :37:18.this season. They have been held by Richie Foran's side in the Granite
:37:19. > :37:23.city. It was a fairly turgid first half. In Venice had the best
:37:24. > :37:27.opportunities. Liam Polworth with an effort glancing off the crossbar. It
:37:28. > :37:32.was better from Aberdeen at the start of the second. Niall McGinn
:37:33. > :37:36.with a fine strike curling inside the post to put Aberdeen one up.
:37:37. > :37:42.Then it looked like they might go on to dominate. James Maddison coming
:37:43. > :37:47.off the bench, on loan from Norwich City, looked impressive in clashes.
:37:48. > :37:53.He had a shot saved by Owain Fon Williams. Inverness put two upfront
:37:54. > :38:00.and in the end the equaliser came from Iain Vigurs. Fantastic, left
:38:01. > :38:04.footed effort to make it 1-1. Aberdeen half and puffed in the
:38:05. > :38:07.final third but could not find their way through. It was frustration in
:38:08. > :38:15.the end for the Dons as they were held at Pittodrie, 1-1 by Inverness.
:38:16. > :38:20.They are still playing at Tynecastle but the outcome of the match seems
:38:21. > :38:26.beyond dispute. The final whistle has just gone. Craig Thomson has
:38:27. > :38:30.scored -- shown a couple of yellow cards after the final whistle.
:38:31. > :38:35.Hearts scoring a late goal at the end, Nicholson converting a from
:38:36. > :38:43.Robbie Muirhead the Bolli. That sealed the victory for Hearts. It
:38:44. > :38:47.was a hard fought victory. They created a number of chances in the
:38:48. > :38:52.first half. They were left to regret their failure to take the lead.
:38:53. > :38:58.Lovely cross by Gillespie and controlled volley by Ali Crawford to
:38:59. > :39:01.put Hamilton ahead. Hearts were full of life after that. Sam Nicholson
:39:02. > :39:04.came off the bench and made a difference with lots of lively
:39:05. > :39:10.running. That allowed Jamie Walker to make -- move into the middle.
:39:11. > :39:14.Nicholson was brought down inside the area and it was adjudged a
:39:15. > :39:18.penalty by Craig Thomson. Jamie Walker converted from the spot,
:39:19. > :39:26.making it 2-1. Nicholson converting at the end to make the final score
:39:27. > :39:33.3-1 to Hearts. Full-time in the match between Dundee and Kilmarnock.
:39:34. > :39:38.Over to brine. Yes, I am sure that in his post-match comments, Dundee
:39:39. > :39:40.boss Paul Hartley will see this as two points dropped after dominating
:39:41. > :39:46.proceedings for the majority of 90 minutes. They almost took the lead
:39:47. > :39:50.after seven minutes through Tom Hateley floating ball into the box
:39:51. > :39:53.and El Bakhtoui hammered the ball high into the roof of the net. They
:39:54. > :39:59.could not capitalise on that. After 30 minutes Kilmarnock equalised with
:40:00. > :40:06.a magnificent overhead volley from Souleymane Coulibaly. Scott Bain was
:40:07. > :40:10.rooted in his goal-line, he could not move, and Kilmarnock were back
:40:11. > :40:20.on level terms. In the second half, the home side pushed forward. With
:40:21. > :40:23.eight minutes left, as the home side pushed forward, there was drama when
:40:24. > :40:28.Kevin Gomez the Dundee centre-half went in hard on Kilmarnock
:40:29. > :40:33.substitute Charlie Adams. Straight red card shown by John Robertson.
:40:34. > :40:42.Dundee finished the game the stronger. El Bakhtoui had a volley
:40:43. > :40:46.that was just over the crossbar. Thijs floated a header over the
:40:47. > :40:52.crossbar. It finished in the sunshine, 1-1. Dropping into the
:40:53. > :40:59.Championship for details of the match between Dumbarton and league
:41:00. > :41:05.leaders had their name. It finished Dumbarton Mill, the burning one. --
:41:06. > :41:10.have Bernie and one. Hibs showed their battling qualities in the
:41:11. > :41:17.first half, taking a deserved lead in the 32nd minute after Grant Hall
:41:18. > :41:23.had been bundled over. That physicality continued in the second
:41:24. > :41:35.half with chances at a premium. That was how it was to finish. It was
:41:36. > :41:42.another victory for Hibs. It finished Dumbarton mill, Hibs one.
:41:43. > :41:47.They are going well, three wins on the spin. Ten points from the last
:41:48. > :41:55.12. Remember when Hearts were in crisis a few weeks ago. They were
:41:56. > :42:03.talking about Craig Levein. But Hearts are in good shape. Also,
:42:04. > :42:07.three Hearts players in the Scotland squad. That gives you a big lift
:42:08. > :42:10.around the club. To have international players. It is because
:42:11. > :42:18.they are doing well. They are playing constantly. And it is still
:42:19. > :42:25.a young league, it is a nascent league. We'll Aberdeen put a fight
:42:26. > :42:29.together? In the end, last season was not great, but the start of this
:42:30. > :42:33.season has not been as good as you would have hoped. The expectation
:42:34. > :42:38.was that Aberdeen would be up there, chasing Celtic. They are long way
:42:39. > :42:43.behind. They should be up there. The squad has been strengthened. The
:42:44. > :42:46.performances last season were pretty good, they kept the title challenge
:42:47. > :42:51.going up until the last eight games of the season. In the last couple of
:42:52. > :42:55.seasons they have finished the season pretty badly and lost a
:42:56. > :43:00.number of games. But normally, they start the season well. They have not
:43:01. > :43:03.done that this season and Derek McInnes will be concerned about
:43:04. > :43:09.that, but they have enough quality to come back from that. But that was
:43:10. > :43:16.a disappointing one, today. Tom, we will come back to you to explain
:43:17. > :43:22.what nascent means! The league is young, but Partick Thistle bottom of
:43:23. > :43:27.the table. Is that worrying for them at this early stage? You want to go
:43:28. > :43:34.on a bit of a run, get on the front foot. They are on a run, but it is
:43:35. > :43:37.not a good one. There is little positivity in there. It is early,
:43:38. > :43:45.and Nvidia is panicking at this stage of the season. You can get
:43:46. > :43:49.into a rut, and a rot can last. It could last a month, it could last
:43:50. > :43:55.six weeks in this league. Because the games are so tight. It is a
:43:56. > :43:56.puzzler, because Partick Thistle should be better than that, looking
:43:57. > :44:05.at the players that they have. McGowan, we will talk more about the
:44:06. > :44:13.results later in the show, but right now it is time for the round-up.
:44:14. > :44:35.And we begin with the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership.
:44:36. > :47:51.Time for a look at the league tables. In the Scottish Premiership,
:47:52. > :48:01.Celtic four wins from four, two points clear of Hearts. Ross County,
:48:02. > :48:07.after their 1-1 draw with Motherwell, going well in fourth. St
:48:08. > :48:08.Johnstone in fifth after their excellent away win at Partick
:48:09. > :48:20.Johnstone in fifth after their Thistle, who dropped to the foot of
:48:21. > :48:24.the table. In the Championship, Hibs macro two clear of Queen Of The
:48:25. > :48:49.South. Hibs beating Dumbarton today. In League 1, new leaders. Alloa
:48:50. > :48:56.Athletic had four wins from four, but losing today against Livingston.
:48:57. > :49:08.In League 2, a 100% record for the leaders there. Five points clear of
:49:09. > :49:14.Clyde. Edinburgh city at the bottom of the table. They have broken their
:49:15. > :49:20.points duck. Now the Barclays English Premier League, where Man
:49:21. > :49:26.City lead. They won the Manchester derby today, 2-1 against Man United.
:49:27. > :49:36.Chelsea have yet to play this weekend. Playing Everton tomorrow.
:49:37. > :49:41.Bottom of the table looks like this. Sunderland and Stoke yet to win a
:49:42. > :49:46.game this season. Top of the Championship looks like this.
:49:47. > :49:54.Anderson -- Huddersfield are four points clear of Barnsley.
:49:55. > :50:00.Doesn't look good for Blackburn Rovers. A point adrift of Preston
:50:01. > :50:04.North End at the bottom of the table, still looking for their first
:50:05. > :50:07.win of the season. No such worries for Celtic, who have
:50:08. > :50:14.won all of the matches in their league. Thanks in no small measure
:50:15. > :50:18.to this man, the man we are about to hear from. Mousset Dembele, the
:50:19. > :50:25.hat-trick hero. He spoke to us after the match. We are a good squad.
:50:26. > :50:28.There is a lot of good players, so when one is missing, you can show
:50:29. > :50:34.There is a lot of good players, so what it is all about. That is what I
:50:35. > :50:38.have done today. Happy for the team, and for us, that we got the three
:50:39. > :50:46.points, and for the fans that we won the game. I was waiting for the
:50:47. > :50:53.start of the game, but now everything went well. I will come to
:50:54. > :50:58.you first, Tom. Dembele with a hat-trick. He gets the match ball,
:50:59. > :51:03.and is the first Celtic player to score a league hat rick against
:51:04. > :51:11.Rangers since 1966. Not a bad day for him! Not a bad start to his
:51:12. > :51:15.Celtic career. Brendan Rogers spoke about him afterwards and said he had
:51:16. > :51:20.a chance to move to Premier League clubs. There's a lot of interest in
:51:21. > :51:25.him. Lots of clubs offering more money than Celtic. But he decided to
:51:26. > :51:35.go to Celtic. There is a mature head on those shoulders, and a hail of a
:51:36. > :51:40.football -- a footballer. A match against Barcelona midweek in the
:51:41. > :51:46.Champions League, and then this game -- this guy comes on. It will give
:51:47. > :51:55.Champions League, and then this game him a headache, choosing where to
:51:56. > :51:58.play him. That result today must give Celtic
:51:59. > :52:07.great heart going into that match. Lee Mack have played well for two
:52:08. > :52:11.seasons. They have two players who can really put teams to the sword.
:52:12. > :52:18.You can only see them winning the title. I do think anybody will get
:52:19. > :52:22.close to them. They have done it before. They are playing at a high
:52:23. > :52:27.level and going into the game with confidence. Especially at home. They
:52:28. > :52:33.should be looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead of them in
:52:34. > :52:37.the Champions League. Playing against Barcelona, one thing that
:52:38. > :52:44.frightens the hell out of all players is pace. And his pace was
:52:45. > :52:49.fantastic today. It is a quality he has added, so they look fabulous
:52:50. > :52:57.side already this season. He seemed very calm in front of goal as well.
:52:58. > :53:01.No sign of clustering or panic? It was a perfect hat-trick. I think it
:53:02. > :53:08.was outstanding. He set up another goal as well. Anything that was
:53:09. > :53:13.played up to him, he was taking it on the chest, and getting midfield
:53:14. > :53:21.players in... I always feel sorry for players in this situation.
:53:22. > :53:26.Celtic scored the fifth goal. You may as well wrapped up the show the
:53:27. > :53:32.way we started it. Wrap -- watch it tomorrow, because the build-up to
:53:33. > :53:36.that goal... If it was Arsenal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich or
:53:37. > :53:44.Barcelona who did it... And the fact that he is beginning to see that,
:53:45. > :53:49.into European football. That is a good side and I cannot see anyone
:53:50. > :53:55.getting close. That is it for today. You can watch highlights of the
:53:56. > :54:01.weekend's Premiership matches - I think we might have mentioned it
:54:02. > :54:11.already - tomorrow at 6pm. It is always -- also repeated at 11:20pm.
:54:12. > :54:16.You can join in the lark with Stuart and Tam on Radio Scotland at 5:30pm.
:54:17. > :54:22.Thanks to my guests for their will Thanks to my guests for their will
:54:23. > :54:24.-- for their wisdom today. And thank you for watching. I will see you
:54:25. > :54:31.soon. Good