:00:09. > :00:26.This could be something sensational. Write out of the top drawer. That is
:00:27. > :00:36.outstanding. Or, yes. It is unbelievable. Unbelievable. What a
:00:37. > :00:45.finish. Right here, right now, this is history. Good evening. Goals are
:00:46. > :00:55.a precious thing some weeks. Tonight they are a valuable come on the --
:00:56. > :00:59.valuable commodity. The big story of the week was Heart of Midlothian
:01:00. > :01:04.appointing Ian Cathro as their head coach to replace Robbie Neilson.
:01:05. > :01:11.Debate has raged all week. The first game would be a real test, against
:01:12. > :01:15.Rangers at Ibrox. Two changes to the Rangers team that
:01:16. > :01:22.beat Aberdeen last week. Danny Wilson comes in. James Tavernier
:01:23. > :01:28.weighs in midfield. Ian Cathro's first team selection does not hold
:01:29. > :01:32.surprises. It is the same as the team picked by caretaker coach Jon
:01:33. > :01:34.Daly for last week's draw in Dingwall.
:01:35. > :01:59.Kenny Miller. Debut at Ibrox for Ian Cathro.
:02:00. > :02:07.Mackay with the corner. Patterson's header away. Wallace has a goal and
:02:08. > :02:11.that is not far away. Their skipper digging in. This came through a
:02:12. > :02:25.group of hearts players and just swerved wide. Lovely diagonal from
:02:26. > :02:33.Wilson. Kenny Miller has missed a big chance to get Rangers in front.
:02:34. > :02:38.Cannot quite believe he has not taken the opportunity. He had a
:02:39. > :02:55.wonderful first touch. But the second touch will disappoint him.
:02:56. > :03:04.Great save from Foderingham. And Hearts have the lead, or have they?
:03:05. > :03:12.Because Rangers are appealing for offside. And the cheers from the
:03:13. > :03:20.Rangers fans indicate that referee John Beaton is taking advice. What
:03:21. > :03:28.is the decision? Offside given. The goal will not stand. Big moment in
:03:29. > :03:38.the match. Great save from Foderingham to prevent the own goal
:03:39. > :03:44.initially. Was he being played onside by Lee Wallace at the near
:03:45. > :03:48.post? That would be Hearts contention that the officials have
:03:49. > :03:52.made up their mind and the goal does not stand. And Hearts were in school
:03:53. > :04:12.celebration mode as well. -- where an full celebration mode.
:04:13. > :04:20.It is Jamie Walker. It was always swerving wage. Half a chance.
:04:21. > :04:24.Probably wishing at this stage she had tried the shot across the
:04:25. > :04:29.goalkeeper. Mark Warburton and DDB are looking to build on that win
:04:30. > :04:40.against Aberdeen last week. -- David Weir. Tavernier is enjoying his
:04:41. > :04:46.three attacking role. Jack Hamilton made the save. Calum Paterson
:04:47. > :04:54.blocking the follow-up attempt from Jason Holt. Sliding end was Andy
:04:55. > :05:03.Halliday. Free kick given. But what an opportunity for Lee Wallace to
:05:04. > :05:12.get Rangers in front. Bags of time to pick his spot. Hamilton made the
:05:13. > :05:29.save. Lovely pass from Kenny Miller. And the game stays goalless. Danny
:05:30. > :05:33.Wilson. Jason Holt shrugs off the challenge from Curry but the free
:05:34. > :05:40.kick is given against Paterson. The two former team-mates not seeing eye
:05:41. > :05:49.to eye at the moment. Referee John Beaton was certainly close enough to
:05:50. > :05:55.make that decision. Almost half an hour gone. Two in the wall for
:05:56. > :06:02.Hearts. James Tavernier with the free kick. Rob Kiernan. 1-0. It is
:06:03. > :06:13.Rob Kiernan's first goal for Rangers. The breakthrough in the
:06:14. > :06:21.29th minute. It is a beautifully flighted free kick from Tavernier.
:06:22. > :06:26.First there was Kiernan. And the header flashing past Jack Hamilton
:06:27. > :06:34.and Rangers, having beaten Aberdeen last weekend, looking to pull off
:06:35. > :06:43.the double, and they are a goal up against Hearts, banks to Rob
:06:44. > :06:52.Kiernan. So inviting, the delivery from Tavernier stop Hearts did not
:06:53. > :07:03.get in a serious challenge for that. Kitchen. Don Cowie. It is all
:07:04. > :07:09.opening up for your heads to have a crack at goal. Fortunately for
:07:10. > :07:22.Rangers that goal bound effort struck goal-scorer Cunanan, and spun
:07:23. > :07:30.well away from the danger zone. Kiernan's Pleasence flicked on by
:07:31. > :07:37.Gardiner. Dangerous. Outcomes Jack Hamilton and his credence batters
:07:38. > :07:46.off Gardiner. That could have gone anywhere. Thankfully for Hearts it
:07:47. > :07:55.went well wide but a sigh of relief from Paterson and from Hamilton as
:07:56. > :08:09.well. Muirhead on the attack. Here is Walker. Down went Walker. Yellow
:08:10. > :08:14.card for diving. There seems to be some contact the from Jason Holt.
:08:15. > :08:25.John Beaton did not think so. He saw that as simulation. Lee Wallace with
:08:26. > :08:37.the throw missed by Rossi. Barrie McKay scorers. Six minutes into the
:08:38. > :08:42.second half and that is 2-0. It is a horrific bit of defending from
:08:43. > :08:53.Hearts, this. Firstly missed by Igor Rossi. Hamilton horribly exposed. It
:08:54. > :09:04.is a toe poke from Barrie McKay to give Rangers a 2-0 advantage.
:09:05. > :09:14.A real spring in the step of Barrie McKay. He is taken out by Paterson.
:09:15. > :09:25.Yellow card is Sean to the Hearts right back. Just beaten by the pace
:09:26. > :09:35.of Mackay. Tavernier it with the free kick. Garner try to flick that
:09:36. > :09:40.end. Calum Paterson was doing the defending. Looked as if the highest
:09:41. > :09:52.defender might have got a touch on that as well. Brilliant free kick
:09:53. > :10:00.from Tavernier. Not a great touch from the substitute. Barrie McKay
:10:01. > :10:06.vented through. Can Martyn Waghorn puts the icing on the cake? No. Jack
:10:07. > :10:13.Hamilton standing up to make the save. Big opportunity stop and
:10:14. > :10:26.almost another one for Tavernier. That is Barrie McKay. Waghorn knows
:10:27. > :10:33.he should have been scoring here. A massive opportunity to make it 3-0.
:10:34. > :10:38.Waghorn, who has scored only one Premiership goal all season long,
:10:39. > :10:48.battles on the opening weekend. Strong play from Kitchen. Tony Watts
:10:49. > :10:55.getting some treatment from the Rangers fans. His shot deflected off
:10:56. > :11:10.Kiernan. Spinning out harmlessly in to the gloves of Foderingham. Well
:11:11. > :11:15.up for the header was Garner. It is Martyn Waghorn who tried to squeeze
:11:16. > :11:23.that passed Hamilton at the near post. The goalkeeper in making sure
:11:24. > :11:36.there was no gap this -- no gap to threads that through.
:11:37. > :11:40.Sets himself up for the shot but feels to hit the target. Story of
:11:41. > :12:07.the day for Hearts. Garner off. Cut inside and drags the
:12:08. > :12:15.shot wide. The goals were flowing for Waghorn last season. It has been
:12:16. > :12:16.an injury interrupted campaign, this one, and the old confidence is just
:12:17. > :12:35.not fair. There goes the final whistle at
:12:36. > :12:41.Ibrox. Back-to-back wins for the home team against Aberdeen and
:12:42. > :12:46.Hearts, two of the teams competing for second spot. Rob Kiernan's first
:12:47. > :12:54.goal for Rangers and Ian Cathro's first match as Hearts head coach
:12:55. > :12:59.ends in defeat. Mark Warburton said, they were good as a team.
:13:00. > :13:03.Yesterday's performance, where did that rank in terms of Rangers
:13:04. > :13:08.performances this season? It could be their best performance of the
:13:09. > :13:17.season. It was an excellent response. Eating Aberdeen, showing
:13:18. > :13:22.character. Yesterday, a top performance. It could have been a
:13:23. > :13:31.different game. Huge moment when Garner -- when Hearts had a goal
:13:32. > :13:35.ruled out. It is wrong. Lee Wallace, his left foot is six inches from the
:13:36. > :13:39.touchline. Don Cowie is one metre from the touchline. At the moment he
:13:40. > :13:47.strikes the ball Don Cowie is onside. You make the point it is the
:13:48. > :13:52.wrong decision for the referee. It is the linesman. You see it from the
:13:53. > :13:55.highlights that he has made the call and that is the wrong one. I have
:13:56. > :14:00.sympathy because it happened so quickly, but by the time Don Cowie
:14:01. > :14:05.puts the ball in the net, Lee Wallace has stepped out, but it is
:14:06. > :14:11.such a big call, and it is pivotal. Goals change games. If Hearts School
:14:12. > :14:17.at that point, 1-0 at Ibrox, the close gets anxious, but Rangers did
:14:18. > :14:28.not dwell on that and went on to dominate.
:14:29. > :14:35.His performance was more like last season, he gave Paterson a tough
:14:36. > :14:40.game yesterday but has not reached the levels of last year. This is an
:14:41. > :14:44.unbelievable pass, great movement from Waghorn but I think last season
:14:45. > :14:51.he would have scored this, another good touch and for me, he gets it
:14:52. > :14:55.there, inside to the right, does not get that job perfect, back onto the
:14:56. > :14:59.stronger left foot but at this point, Hearts have one man on the
:15:00. > :15:05.line and Hamilton is metres from him. Struggling for confidence? He
:15:06. > :15:10.had an impact when he came on but this was horrendous, Miss timing
:15:11. > :15:14.that header. The danger is behind him, McKay, do not get sucked into
:15:15. > :15:24.that and lose the ball. That was brutal. That incident with Rossi, he
:15:25. > :15:28.has to look better but he can see this coming all the way and he must
:15:29. > :15:33.realise that Barrie McKay is behind him, he cannot run himself onto the
:15:34. > :15:38.ball. We saw that conference between the officials because of that
:15:39. > :15:43.disallowed goal, and Walker has been booked for diving and today?
:15:44. > :15:49.Horrendous. He still has not made his mind up. Three seconds between
:15:50. > :15:55.the challenge and actually deciding it was a yellow card, terrible
:15:56. > :16:00.decision. And Jamie Walker had a lot of stick earlier in the season for
:16:01. > :16:02.diving and you wonder if his reputation is proceeding him, 100%
:16:03. > :16:10.record wrong decision. What about the angle of the referee? Doesn't
:16:11. > :16:14.matter? Even looking through, Walker will realise that his legs are
:16:15. > :16:18.across them and even afford a foul, how that can be deemed as a dive and
:16:19. > :16:23.a yellow card is beyond me? You expect that to be rescinded. Huge
:16:24. > :16:30.debate about the new Hearts Head Coach. What did we learn yesterday?
:16:31. > :16:35.Nothing, one game, difficult game, these are not going to be the games
:16:36. > :16:41.that will define the first couple of games of his career, it is an
:16:42. > :16:45.exciting appointment and is understandably going to be questions
:16:46. > :16:50.hanging over him at this stage but the game at Ibrox will not be the
:16:51. > :16:57.one that will be posing too many spotlights upon what will happen.
:16:58. > :17:01.Aberdeen had not beaten St Johnstone in the league at Pittodrie in almost
:17:02. > :17:03.two years. Both sides in that group of four teams jostling for position
:17:04. > :17:22.behind Celtic. Captain Brian Jack returns from
:17:23. > :17:26.suspension, starting at right back with Shane Logan on the bench due to
:17:27. > :17:30.a slight foot injury. Other than that, the same team that scored five
:17:31. > :17:35.against Kilmarnock on Tuesday. Tommy Wright is without the services of
:17:36. > :17:39.Danny Swanson after he picked up an injury, replaced by Chris came
:17:40. > :17:46.whilst Steven McLean makes his 100th appearance for the club. That will
:17:47. > :17:54.come for Davidson and he has space to drive into. Releases Steven
:17:55. > :18:00.McLean. Davidson continues his run. And slices the effort just wide of
:18:01. > :18:01.the target. He scored last week against Inverness, he started the
:18:02. > :18:09.move and almost finished it. Aberdeen will have taken much
:18:10. > :18:18.confidence from the victory over Kilmarnock. Maddison, to Pawlett, he
:18:19. > :18:24.was a goal-scorer on Tuesday night also. Maddison clever with the ball
:18:25. > :18:28.at his feet. The corner drifted in and Considine should have tucked
:18:29. > :18:38.that away, six yards out. The free header. He has not scored at
:18:39. > :18:48.Pittodrie since October 20 11. Niall McGinn, quiet first half by her
:18:49. > :18:53.standards. Hayes. Easily knocked away for Pawlett. That was close
:18:54. > :19:03.enough to have Clark scrambling across his goal. McLean has to drift
:19:04. > :19:10.wide. Foster, former Aberdeen player. Wotherspoon across, not out
:19:11. > :19:18.by Jack. Aberdeen might be able to break. It is McGinn to Maddison,
:19:19. > :19:28.moving the ball quickly, Rooney. Hayes. Maddison once more. Looking
:19:29. > :19:32.to find the gap in the defence. And on picked the lock before half-time
:19:33. > :19:43.and, in fact, Kevin Clancy has blown the whistle. Right when Pawlett was
:19:44. > :19:49.about to strike that ball. McLean awaits. The cross is blocked. It
:19:50. > :19:58.drops for Hayes. He worked the space with that shot. Easy enough for
:19:59. > :20:05.Clark. Closed down but shifted onto the right foot. Tommy Wright's side
:20:06. > :20:11.have the best defensive away record in the league, just seven goals
:20:12. > :20:15.conceded. Stockley with the header but, again, straight at Clark and
:20:16. > :20:21.they cannot find a way past the goalkeeper. Derek McInnes does not
:20:22. > :20:28.have the best record against his old club, Aberdeen winning only one of
:20:29. > :20:35.their last seven. Free kick. Anderson, knocked over the top by
:20:36. > :20:45.Cummins. Clear sightings of the goal have been few and far between. That
:20:46. > :20:48.was a good one. Wotherspoon. Cummins trying to hold his run and
:20:49. > :20:56.Wotherspoon comes inside and finds McLean. Over the top by Joe Lewis.
:20:57. > :21:05.Decent strike. It was dipping and wobbling all over the place. Cummins
:21:06. > :21:13.with the header, MacLean will that. The backpass from Shinnie. And it
:21:14. > :21:21.trickles inches wide. Well, so nearly a costly error from Shinnie.
:21:22. > :21:29.There has only been one goal in both previous meetings this season. That
:21:30. > :21:35.came late. And Kenny McLean takes down Wotherspoon, yellow card for
:21:36. > :21:41.the Aberdeen midfielder. And Wotherspoon might fancy it from this
:21:42. > :21:44.range. David Wotherspoon! He is denied by the post-! And well
:21:45. > :21:51.knocked away. It is still on for Saint Johnstone. Safely into the
:21:52. > :21:58.arms of Lewis. That is the closest anybody has come to a goal. The last
:21:59. > :22:02.legal from Wotherspoon came against Aberdeen back in April in that three
:22:03. > :22:11.nil victory. Here he is again. He might have another go. This time it
:22:12. > :22:16.is well wide. And it looks like it will be defences on top in the end
:22:17. > :22:22.at Pittodrie. It is a game we wanted to win. But we did not do enough and
:22:23. > :22:26.I thought we more than merited the point, I think St Johnstone had a
:22:27. > :22:30.good shape about them, they offered a real threat on the counterattack
:22:31. > :22:34.and they got bodies forward. We needed to look after the ball and
:22:35. > :22:39.try to show more quality and craft to find the answer. I thought we
:22:40. > :22:45.allowed ourselves to get frustrated and chase the game. When maybe with
:22:46. > :22:50.more thought to the game might have helped us win. To limit them to very
:22:51. > :22:52.few chances, they have had to change their shape at half-time because of
:22:53. > :22:58.how well we were doing and throughout the game we created more
:22:59. > :23:03.clean cut chances. It was almost deja vu with the free kick from
:23:04. > :23:08.David. Hitting the post. And the keeper manages to keep their blood.
:23:09. > :23:11.Unfortunately -- fortunately for us, they did not get the late winner but
:23:12. > :23:17.we could have sneaked one at the end, really pleased to get one point
:23:18. > :23:24.and others Ibrox, we should have one and got the draw on the same with
:23:25. > :23:27.Hearts. Full credit to the players. Some billing from the home fans,
:23:28. > :23:34.clearly frustrated by the draw against Saint Johnstone. Is that
:23:35. > :23:39.understandable? You must take into consideration where he has taken
:23:40. > :23:43.Aberdeen from, languishing at the bottom of the table and up against a
:23:44. > :23:48.very tough St Johnstone side. And the fact they have won 5-1 during
:23:49. > :23:54.the weekend... During the week at Kemal act as a part to play in that,
:23:55. > :23:59.they allied a lot of space. In behind for Aberdeen to exploit.
:24:00. > :24:04.Aberdeen have the players that will do that, Johnny Haynes getting the
:24:05. > :24:08.goal. Running writing behind this, just that flick on, behind the
:24:09. > :24:13.defence, unmarked, Dalmarnock played a part in that drubbing whereas
:24:14. > :24:18.yesterday, against St Johnstone, it is a side that is well drilled. The
:24:19. > :24:23.pressure on the ball, three players, not allowing anybody any time, great
:24:24. > :24:28.play, looks over his shoulder, he can see he is getting close down and
:24:29. > :24:32.he turns away from Davidson. He still has the back men forge a
:24:33. > :24:37.breakdown. Great piece of skill to break that but he still has the back
:24:38. > :24:40.men forge a bid and it is very difficult, coming up against a side
:24:41. > :24:46.that is well drilled and on one occasion they did manage to do that,
:24:47. > :24:52.that wonderful crossfield pass from Kenny McLean. St Johnstone, too far
:24:53. > :24:55.over, that huge area for Shinnie to exploit but what shall quickly St
:24:56. > :25:01.Johnstone get back into this and slow down the attack. When it comes
:25:02. > :25:05.to Johnny Haynes, he has to face off with Ricky Foster, eight bodies in
:25:06. > :25:10.the box for Saint Johnstone and that sums them up, difficult to play
:25:11. > :25:15.against, no score at home, but up against a very tough side. I was
:25:16. > :25:19.there yesterday and St Johnstone almost have that, great save from
:25:20. > :25:26.Lewis? I'm not sure about that! This was a chance. Coming up quickly, he
:25:27. > :25:31.sees that late. Probably should hit the target. This mix-up between
:25:32. > :25:36.Considine and Shinnie, very nearly slides that into the net. And this
:25:37. > :25:40.final one is a fantastic free kick from Wotherspoon. What a fantastic
:25:41. > :25:48.save but interestingly, Jonathan met Lewis afterwards in the car park!
:25:49. > :25:53.And congratulated him on that saved. Tremendous. And he took the save --
:25:54. > :25:58.the praise but he did not touch that! Sometimes you see what you
:25:59. > :26:01.want to see! Friday night, Partick Thistle not winning at home since
:26:02. > :26:05.the opening week of the season. Few expected them to change that
:26:06. > :26:10.statistic with the visitors, Celtic. Watching floss, Liam McLeod.
:26:11. > :26:14.Archibald goes for something similar to the side that almost beat Rangers
:26:15. > :26:19.in a few weeks back. Erskine returns to the team that stopped the rot
:26:20. > :26:24.with the draw at Hamilton last week. Ominously for the rivals Celtic, the
:26:25. > :26:31.focus is on the domestic game after the Champions League adventure ended
:26:32. > :26:42.on Tuesday, starts for Griffiths and Stevenson. Stuart Armstrong. --
:26:43. > :26:55.Mackay-Steven. Rogic, nice ball. Griffiths! He will be desperate to
:26:56. > :27:00.get onto the scoresheet. There is a chance for Dembele this evening.
:27:01. > :27:08.Tough times for Archibald, to get better at Hamilton last week. Second
:27:09. > :27:18.at the bottom of the table. Leigh Griffiths. His decision paid off. It
:27:19. > :27:29.can so easily could have gone the other way. That was good sleuthing.
:27:30. > :27:35.-- sleuthing. May 1995 was the last victory of Partick Thistle over
:27:36. > :27:47.Celtic, at Hampden Park. Celtic were the tenants, there. Griffiths
:27:48. > :27:53.against Gordon. Get that across! Stuart Armstrong, who scored on his
:27:54. > :28:02.Celtic debut here at Firhill. He breaks the deadlock heading towards
:28:03. > :28:14.the interval. Griffiths to take this. Armstrong. He has found the
:28:15. > :28:21.net! His second and a Celtic for Celtic. Either side of half-time.
:28:22. > :28:31.Thomas Tierney will not be impressed with that. This is a mountainous
:28:32. > :28:38.task for Partick Thistle, losing that second goal one moment ago.
:28:39. > :28:48.Barton tries to defend. And Griffiths scorers!
:28:49. > :28:55.It is not great from Barton, October's Player of the Month, but
:28:56. > :29:01.that is a lovely finish from Leigh Griffiths, who is now into double
:29:02. > :29:05.figures for the season. Brendan Rodgers 30th game in charge for
:29:06. > :29:16.Celtic. What a difference he has made. What a header. It is 3-1. That
:29:17. > :29:19.has come from absolutely no where as the expression on Craig Gordon's
:29:20. > :29:32.face tells you. Celtic cleaning offside. As rare positive note for
:29:33. > :29:43.Alan Archibald. That is Welsh. He is offside. It was so very nearly 3-2.
:29:44. > :29:52.He is just off. It is the correct decision. Celtic have now scored 42
:29:53. > :29:55.goals in the league. Across Europe that is beaten only by monocle in
:29:56. > :30:05.France. Griffiths looking for another. But for Cerny he would have
:30:06. > :30:20.had another. How do you stop this Celtic side?
:30:21. > :30:29.They defended that one, they are toiling at the back and not scoring
:30:30. > :30:36.either. It is a big problem for Alan Archibald. He goes down. Craig
:30:37. > :30:49.Gordon with his arms in the air in innocence. Azeez has been booked for
:30:50. > :30:51.diving. Down he went. Craig Gordon does not feel that he got anything
:30:52. > :31:18.on Azeez and the referee agrees. McGregor, 4-1. They have scored four
:31:19. > :31:29.or more than half of their league games this season. The juggernaut
:31:30. > :31:34.continues. We frustrated them at times but in the final third we
:31:35. > :31:39.offered very little. You need to be brave and have I go when you get in
:31:40. > :31:43.the final third. Disappointed with the goal we conceded because it was
:31:44. > :31:50.offside but overall, to play with that quality on the back of the game
:31:51. > :31:55.as tough as we had on Tuesday, the players deserve a huge amount of
:31:56. > :31:59.credit. We have got to do the basics right, find a way to keep a clean
:32:00. > :32:06.sheet, we will not win until we do that. Celtic, three scoring as ever.
:32:07. > :32:11.With all the talk about Dembele we have almost forgotten about Leigh
:32:12. > :32:16.Griffiths which seems terrible as he scored 43 goals last season.
:32:17. > :32:22.He offers something different to Dembele. Nothing spectacular here,
:32:23. > :32:28.just linking the play. In between the two centre halves. If he takes a
:32:29. > :32:32.better touch he is one on month with the keeper. This is similar. I do
:32:33. > :32:38.not know why the Partick Centre has asked so far over, leaving because
:32:39. > :32:41.of space. But this is the moment that changed the game. Partick had
:32:42. > :32:53.defended all right up until this point. Millions from Griffiths. --
:32:54. > :32:56.brilliant from Griffiths. Celtic started the second half on the front
:32:57. > :33:04.foot pressurising Partick all over the pitch. I gain Griffiths playing
:33:05. > :33:12.on the shoulder. I am a fan of Adam Barton but you have got to get rid
:33:13. > :33:18.of this. Rails upon it. What a spin from Griffiths and you can see what
:33:19. > :33:23.it's meant to him. Leigh Griffiths has been on the
:33:24. > :33:28.bench a lot this season. Interesting quote from Brendan Rodgers that says
:33:29. > :33:33.-- he says nothing in his contract that says he must play Leigh
:33:34. > :33:42.Griffiths. You cannot play Leigh Griffiths ahead of Dembele, can you?
:33:43. > :33:51.His form has dipped. He scored. He had an assist. Reduce Leigh
:33:52. > :33:57.Griffiths ahead of Dembele? Just know I would. He seems to be sharper
:33:58. > :34:01.and in better form. I spoke about this before when the belly first
:34:02. > :34:10.broke into the team. Leigh Griffiths is too good to not have in the side.
:34:11. > :34:19.-- when Dembele first broke into the team. I am sure Brendan Rodgers must
:34:20. > :34:22.be trying to find some way to get those two into the team. Leigh
:34:23. > :34:31.Griffiths is too good not to be in the side. After their 5-1 thumping
:34:32. > :34:35.at Aberdeen in midweek, their next stop was Fir Park. Mark McGeeney in
:34:36. > :34:51.the stands after a fallout with Dens Park last month.
:34:52. > :34:55.Kilmarnock look to bounce back after the 5-1 loss at Pittodrie. Just the
:34:56. > :35:26.one change. Tyson comes in. Keith Leslie is involved in doing
:35:27. > :35:34.his coaching badges at the moment. I am not sure this is in his coaching
:35:35. > :35:43.manual. McFadden watching on. It's worth with the coroner. -- Innsworth
:35:44. > :35:59.with the corner kick. Snatched at the shops. Felt mostly
:36:00. > :36:34.to him on the right side. McKenzie has made the run across. An
:36:35. > :36:45.easy take for Craig Samson. To team in the end.
:36:46. > :37:00.That is a good challenge. He put off Ross McLean. Good invention from
:37:01. > :37:11.McLean. Drove forward. Heard the call from malt. Could not put it on
:37:12. > :37:16.target. That could break for McManus, it does. Motherwell will
:37:17. > :37:21.shout for a penalty. Steven MacLean realising that just hurts the
:37:22. > :37:37.player. Not much Hendry could do. A decent effort form McManus. Taylor.
:37:38. > :37:44.Motherwell just seems to let the ball just across the box. Taylor
:37:45. > :37:54.pleaded in. Coulibaly got that shot away well. Better from Motherwell.
:37:55. > :38:03.Good save, Jamie MacDonald, best of the match so far. Great play from
:38:04. > :38:07.Motherwell. That is going to be a throw. McLean was quickly. Good stop
:38:08. > :38:24.from the keeper. Transfer Ainsworth, opened the
:38:25. > :38:32.scoring last time these sides met, had a chance again. Steadied himself
:38:33. > :38:36.and lashed it wide. Better from Motherwell. Boyd trying
:38:37. > :38:47.to TrackBack. Applauded by the goalkeeper. Got
:38:48. > :39:10.back well, Scott Boyd. Tyson cannot break the deadlock.
:39:11. > :39:17.Taylor is finding some success on the left. Could not convert with
:39:18. > :39:31.power. That will be easily intercepted. MacDonald in great
:39:32. > :39:37.position. Drag is his shot wide. What a chance Scott McDonald is to
:39:38. > :39:43.break the deadlock. Good run formers from the full-back. Of course you
:39:44. > :39:49.have got to be able to defend and if we had kept a clean sheet last week.
:39:50. > :39:53.But it does not about that, it is about putting chances away, if we
:39:54. > :39:59.had scored three today and lost two, I would have been happy. We are
:40:00. > :40:08.doing the basics right and most of the games. We just have to clean up,
:40:09. > :40:12.if you come away from home and get a clean sheet you are usually happy,
:40:13. > :40:18.but with the lead being so intense we want to get three points.
:40:19. > :40:26.Kilmarnock tightening up after that mauling from Aberdeen in midweek.
:40:27. > :40:30.Kilmarnock had to defend better than they did against Aberdeen, losing
:40:31. > :40:39.five goals. They did. It was their fourth clean sheet in seven games.
:40:40. > :40:43.One player stood out. Scott Boyd. He is a very experienced defender. He
:40:44. > :40:48.reads the game very well. He is not the quickest in the world, but he
:40:49. > :40:52.needs the game well. I have played against him on numerous occasions
:40:53. > :40:55.and he is a very tough customer. He has not got pace, but uses his
:40:56. > :41:02.experience to make a last-ditch blocking tackle. I suppose you did
:41:03. > :41:07.worry about, after that mauling in midweek that they are still in the
:41:08. > :41:12.top half of the table, as for Motherwell, Mark McGeeney is saying
:41:13. > :41:15.it is not all about clean sheets. He is coming out with some
:41:16. > :41:20.contradictions. Last week he said it was a side that concedes too many
:41:21. > :41:29.goals, they fixed that, now they complain they do not score enough
:41:30. > :41:34.goals. In terms of mother will generally how would you assess their
:41:35. > :41:39.run of form? Not great. One win from Neymar to difficult away games, St
:41:40. > :41:46.Johnstone, Aberdeen, a tricky period for Motherwell.
:41:47. > :41:50.Not even John Wayne was as prolific on the draw as Hamilton Academicals.
:41:51. > :41:53.Seven of their last nine games had finished even. They were away to
:41:54. > :41:59.bottom club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
:42:00. > :42:02.The changes for Inverness. A goalkeeping crisis. Fon Williams
:42:03. > :42:35.starts. For changes for Hamilton. That is Crawford. Clumsy challenge.
:42:36. > :42:49.Free kick given. It is Ali Crawford and expenses in 41-0, Hamilton. It
:42:50. > :43:04.is a shocker for Inverness. -- 1-0, Hamilton. Back from Gillespie.
:43:05. > :43:27.Half a chance to level things up. Helped on by Dachau.
:43:28. > :43:43.-- bite D'acal. A decent effort. Draper. Looks to get beyond
:43:44. > :43:52.Longbridge. Does not get there. Looks like handball from Danny
:43:53. > :43:55.Seabourn on the line. He surely handled this. Greg Aitken sees no
:43:56. > :44:16.penalty. This is a big opportunity for the
:44:17. > :44:27.home team to equalise. The effort going wide. Vigurs, lofting this
:44:28. > :44:34.forward, Tansey turning away from Crawford, what a Chancellor! Tansey
:44:35. > :44:38.knows he should have scored. He seemed to do everything right coming
:44:39. > :44:50.here. He could not find the finishing touch. Tremarco, that was
:44:51. > :44:57.a neat touch from Doumbouya. Turned inside and Draper Mrs Patt. The
:44:58. > :45:16.chances coming thick and fast for Inverness but they cannot put one
:45:17. > :45:25.away. -- draper Mrs Patt. Mulraney. Spectacular! Cole! 1-1. Cole, on
:45:26. > :45:34.loan from Fulham, scoring his first Inverness goal and he will struggle
:45:35. > :45:43.to better that one. Explosive. Richie Foran a little bit happier.
:45:44. > :45:52.MacKinnon. That is Longridge. Tremarco, headed away. In goes
:45:53. > :45:57.MacKinnon and that was tipped over by Fon Williams. Sliding tackle from
:45:58. > :46:05.MacKinnon that turned into the shot at goal and that needed saving.
:46:06. > :46:14.McKay, with the pass. Horner on the move. Get set in 420 macro, Sarris
:46:15. > :46:16.with the block. Tansey missed their chance earlier and this was an
:46:17. > :46:26.opportunity to win the game for Caley Thistle. On the overlap.
:46:27. > :46:32.Tremarco, decent ball in. Cole! That was not far away. On his left foot
:46:33. > :46:45.and that was a decent strike with his right foot. A band under.
:46:46. > :46:53.Longridge on the end of that. That's when up and under. The cutback and
:46:54. > :47:02.he is unmarked, Crawford. He has missed the chance to claim all three
:47:03. > :47:12.points for Hamilton. Not long left. It is Crawford again. Fon Williams
:47:13. > :47:16.stretching. And unable to do anything with the rebound. I thought
:47:17. > :47:21.we should have made one of the opportunities and won the game. But
:47:22. > :47:29.that is a difficult place to come to. If we put a couple of wins in
:47:30. > :47:33.their we will see the performance. We will see us reasonably pleased
:47:34. > :47:39.but were missing three wins out of that group of drawers, the games
:47:40. > :47:43.become vital. When you don't get the clear penalty, which was a clear
:47:44. > :47:48.penalty... He has pushed that with his hand and the referee is in the
:47:49. > :47:53.best position to see that, looking straight at it, very interesting.
:47:54. > :47:58.Very disappointed once again. When you're down there you don't get
:47:59. > :48:01.those decisions. But we also have to take our chances. With a bit of
:48:02. > :48:08.composure and quality we were looking for but I am delighted with
:48:09. > :48:12.the performance. Deja vu on over again. Another draw for Hamilton
:48:13. > :48:18.Accies and another goal for Crawford? Every week? Batters him
:48:19. > :48:25.with the same amount of league goals as Dembele A. Hamilton fans will be
:48:26. > :48:30.pleased with five consecutive draws, that will end at Parkhead on Tuesday
:48:31. > :48:37.night. That is a bold claim! Always interesting to hear from Richie
:48:38. > :48:43.Foran. And a penalty appeal, CSI? Very interesting. I think the
:48:44. > :48:48.referee has got that decision right, I do not think that is a penalty, he
:48:49. > :48:50.is in a great position, not right for the reasons that he will have
:48:51. > :48:58.given it because if you watch your... Doumbouya, handball, before
:48:59. > :49:03.Woods. And then Seaborne handles that. Clearly the defender has the
:49:04. > :49:07.handball but the reason there is no penalty is because the Inverness
:49:08. > :49:12.striker Doumbouya and the handball first. The referee has a tricky job.
:49:13. > :49:14.At the end of the day he has got the decision right but it would have
:49:15. > :49:19.been difficult for him to have seen Doumbouya with the handball so in a
:49:20. > :49:24.roundabout way he has got that correct. Goalkeeping issue with
:49:25. > :49:27.Inverness this week, conflicting reports about whether they wanted
:49:28. > :49:32.this postponed due to the injury crisis in terms of the goalkeepers,
:49:33. > :49:37.but the strange, Fon Williams played not fully fit? Was the fault? He
:49:38. > :49:42.could have done better. That was a great strike from Crawford. He has
:49:43. > :49:47.to get across that. And there is a one-man wall. But after this he
:49:48. > :49:51.pulled off a couple of very good saves. If he is struggling with
:49:52. > :49:57.injury, he has done very well. This is a really good save, to get his
:49:58. > :50:02.foot out. But, yes, interesting, very interesting! How big of a point
:50:03. > :50:08.was that Inverness? Four straight defeats? To stop the rot and turn
:50:09. > :50:13.things around, getting that point is a good result and it will give them
:50:14. > :50:18.something to build upon, with a run like that you do not want that to
:50:19. > :50:21.continue. Both Dundee and Ross County Avengers rocky spells the
:50:22. > :50:26.season which resulted in them both propping up the table at one point,
:50:27. > :50:28.better over the last month, they met yesterday at dens Park. Alistair was
:50:29. > :50:36.there for us. The first Premiership start for
:50:37. > :50:48.Jamie McCowan in the Dundee midfield. Ross County unbeaten in
:50:49. > :51:02.four matches. No surprises they stick with the same starting 11 from
:51:03. > :51:08.the draw with Hearts. McEveley. Gardyne. Gets a shot away. Down to
:51:09. > :51:25.the near post to gather. Decent effort from Gardyne. Skipping away
:51:26. > :51:29.from Hateley. That falls for Routis, he had that from some distance but
:51:30. > :51:43.he got that on target. He had to be sure. Glancing header onto Van der
:51:44. > :51:49.Weg. That was a good ball, but was missed by Gardyne and Curran. Either
:51:50. > :51:55.of them, if they had the touch, that might have been the opening goal for
:51:56. > :52:03.Ross County, certainly the more dangerous side in the opening
:52:04. > :52:08.stages. Boyce allowed to cover some ground. Dingwall with the shot.
:52:09. > :52:16.Another good opening from Ross County. Dingwall cannot make that
:52:17. > :52:26.kind. McEveley. Clipping that over the top. Dingwall! Brought to the
:52:27. > :52:31.ground, there. By Gadzhalov. He makes the enquiry with the referee,
:52:32. > :52:37.there was no intention from Gadzhalov but he does bring Dingwall
:52:38. > :52:44.crashing to the deck. Can Dundee create anything against Van der Weg?
:52:45. > :52:50.Into the side netting. It took the touch from the defender. Kerr trying
:52:51. > :53:10.to create something for the home side. Long clearance from Bain. Kerr
:53:11. > :53:15.is outside Wighton. That was a good-looking cross, it was deep.
:53:16. > :53:22.And, eventually, it just slips behind. Holt will feel that he
:53:23. > :53:33.should have attacked that a little bit more. Routis, a Frenchman has
:53:34. > :53:37.been a good acquisition for Ross County, he gives them presence in
:53:38. > :53:45.the centre of the park. Gardyne, glancing header and the opening
:53:46. > :53:49.goal...? No, it was chopped off... Liam Boyce had his hands on the back
:53:50. > :54:01.of Gadzhalov and the referee decided that was a nudge. It falls for
:54:02. > :54:09.Wighton. That was a nice idea from the young man. And a couple of yards
:54:10. > :54:21.wide of the target with that Lord. -- lob. Not the best clearance from
:54:22. > :54:28.Bain, picked up by Van der Weg. Boyce, great chance for Routis. That
:54:29. > :54:30.was a chance to open the scoring. The Frenchman cannot believe he has
:54:31. > :54:46.stuck that one wide. Gomis declare. He is onside! The
:54:47. > :54:59.best chance for Dundee of the match. And it was blazed off target. Haber
:55:00. > :55:02.has to do better. Boyce. Can Ross County finally get the break
:55:03. > :55:08.through? That was a great ball! That was denied with a terrific save from
:55:09. > :55:13.Bain. It has been that kind of day in front of goal for Ross County.
:55:14. > :55:18.Another point, every point will be vital, we could have won but at the
:55:19. > :55:22.other end, magnificent save. They were OK in the first half with some
:55:23. > :55:25.good passes of play and good opportunities, any second half it
:55:26. > :55:30.became frantic, I thought the game was quite open today. I thought we
:55:31. > :55:33.defended well, slightly at times. And use the ball very well, I
:55:34. > :55:36.thought we went through the middle of the pitch very well. As I say,
:55:37. > :55:44.the switch of play was a key feature. The third scoreless draw of
:55:45. > :55:49.the evenly, tough weekend for Sportscene but getting there! Dundee
:55:50. > :55:53.with worst attack in the lead, 14 goals, they talk about having
:55:54. > :56:00.strength attack, but there is a host of strikers, El Bakhtaoui, Haber,
:56:01. > :56:04.not firing? They go blank for the third time in four games and that is
:56:05. > :56:08.indisputable, they miss firepower up front, 14 goals for the season is
:56:09. > :56:12.not good enough, Haber has a massive chance yesterday, lashing added,
:56:13. > :56:16.only one goal in seven, I was expecting a better impact from El
:56:17. > :56:23.Bakhtaoui. I quite fancy El Bakhtaoui as a player, he is not bad
:56:24. > :56:27.but the creativity they had, there was a real balance and shape last
:56:28. > :56:31.season and they have struggled a lot. I think with El Bakhtaoui, with
:56:32. > :56:34.the good side doing well, he can score goals but it has been
:56:35. > :56:43.struggling Dundee side he has gone on to. He has had a tough start. And
:56:44. > :56:50.if you don't get off to a good start at a club sometimes that can stick
:56:51. > :56:56.with you. There were a lot more creative chances last year. It
:56:57. > :56:59.balances out that the results. They have not performed particularly
:57:00. > :57:02.grates left had to change the way they started to play and that is not
:57:03. > :57:07.suit somebody like El Bakhtaoui. Next weekend at Celtic Park? That is
:57:08. > :57:12.very tough for them. I have to say, in the game earlier in the season, I
:57:13. > :57:16.thought Dundee had a very good test against Celtic, winning 1-0 at dens
:57:17. > :57:20.Park. Ross County, that is them unbeaten in five? They had a
:57:21. > :57:25.horrendous run, but at the table, they can take that at least? Very
:57:26. > :57:31.much in the same vein as Inverness, getting a result and a draw after a
:57:32. > :57:35.bad run, that is right, Ross County, they were bottom of the table and
:57:36. > :57:38.they needed to do something, that turn in the form, not losing at
:57:39. > :57:41.getting some confidence back, and they definitely have got more than
:57:42. > :57:47.enough quality in that side to start moving up the table. The first clean
:57:48. > :57:53.sheet in ten for them yesterday. And Boyce. He will score goals with the
:57:54. > :57:58.opportunities. For those games, they have actually been draws. For Ross
:57:59. > :58:02.County. Stephen and Michael, thank you both very much as always. This
:58:03. > :58:08.is how the Premiership table looks deceiving. Celtic eight points clear
:58:09. > :58:15.of Rangers, with three games in hand. Aberdeen in third on 28
:58:16. > :58:21.points. Harmonic stay in the top six. Astra Partick Thistle, they are
:58:22. > :58:26.bottom of the table on 14 points. Scrooge like we gained in terms of
:58:27. > :58:31.goals, hopefully we're off the naughty list next week and! From all
:58:32. > :58:58.of us on the team, good night! -- next weekend.
:58:59. > :59:01.It's Christmas mayhem across the country.
:59:02. > :59:04.The city centre, just Sodom and Gomorrah.
:59:05. > :59:07.Which, you know, is not so exciting for us, really.
:59:08. > :59:10.The mistletoe and crime festive special.
:59:11. > :59:19.Are you asking people to believe that that horse is a reindeer?
:59:20. > :59:31.The BBC Music Awards are almost here,
:59:32. > :59:35.Get ready for an unmissable night of live music.