:00:44. > :00:50.Good evening. After the disappointment of the international
:00:51. > :00:55.break, would Ladbroke's Premiership put a smile back on all of our
:00:56. > :00:58.faces? With us tonight, Pat Nevin and Michael Stewart. We start at
:00:59. > :01:01.Pittodrie. The thing about the international break is that it can
:01:02. > :01:05.sometimes interrupt the form of a club side. Aberdeen in great form in
:01:06. > :01:07.the lead up to the Scotland games, would they pick up where they left
:01:08. > :01:18.off? Ross County, the visitors. COMMENTATOR: Aberdeen not
:01:19. > :01:25.surprisingly starting with the team that beat Kilmarnock. Looking for a
:01:26. > :01:29.fifth straight win. Ross County top scorer Liam Davis is out injured.
:01:30. > :01:37.Craig Parnham returns. For changes in all, Andrew Davies is back and
:01:38. > :01:43.there is a first start. James Maddison with a free kick. There is
:01:44. > :01:50.Rooney, it is not going to count. The offside flag went up pretty
:01:51. > :02:05.smartish here. A tight corner. But it looks like the right call. -- a
:02:06. > :02:09.tight call. Now McGinn, Shay Logan. Cleared by Paul Quinn, who had a
:02:10. > :02:20.spell at Aberdeen before returning to Ross County. Now Jonny Hayes sets
:02:21. > :02:26.off and scores! CHEERING Blasting that passed the County
:02:27. > :02:42.keeper, and in the 20th minute Aberdeen are a head.
:02:43. > :02:55.Now the skipper, shiny. In those chow. Bad challenge. That is going
:02:56. > :03:04.to be a red card for the former Wigan midfielder. County will have
:03:05. > :03:09.to play three quarters of this game with ten men. You just can't get
:03:10. > :03:12.away with that sort of stamping challenge.
:03:13. > :03:23.Madison. Fantastic control of the ball, the youngster has. Hayes.
:03:24. > :03:35.Aberdeen starting to toy with Ross County here. Madison again. The shot
:03:36. > :03:43.from Shinnie saved but Shay Logan scores will stop 2-0 Aberdeen, and
:03:44. > :03:52.this is a scoreline nuisance could become anything against that ten man
:03:53. > :04:01.opponents. Dismantling Ross County. Now 2-0 in front. Luke and pouncing
:04:02. > :04:08.after a save from Shinnie. The Davies free kick controlled by
:04:09. > :04:23.Cullen. Now it is Michael Gardyne, a good save. Joe Lewis sticking up the
:04:24. > :04:32.right-hand to claw away that effort. Tim McIntyre sensing how important a
:04:33. > :04:42.goal back might be. McShane slipped. In those Gardyne again. So unlucky.
:04:43. > :04:56.As the half-time whistle goes, and a fraction away from making it 2-1.
:04:57. > :05:08.Maclean's header. Advantage played. Madison. Hayes. In those Madison
:05:09. > :05:12.again. And Niall McGinn's effort produces great stuff. Hayes tries
:05:13. > :05:18.again and hits it right. They are queueing up here to score Aberdeen's
:05:19. > :05:25.third goal. That was some stop. Antonio Connor. A growing presence
:05:26. > :05:40.in defence of Aberdeen. Shinnie's pass. In goes Shay Logan. Niall
:05:41. > :05:46.McGinn! He makes it three. Frustrated early on, the Northern
:05:47. > :05:47.Ireland international, but so much composure there to score Aberdeen's
:05:48. > :06:01.third goal. Aberdeen with a thirst for more
:06:02. > :06:13.girls. Jonny Hayes producing another save. There have been a string of
:06:14. > :06:27.saves for Fox. Clumsy. Play goes on. That is Shinnie. Shot blocked.
:06:28. > :06:34.Halos. It is 4-0. Stockley again. Off the bench and making an impact.
:06:35. > :06:42.There was all about persistence. Eventually shot in off the inside of
:06:43. > :06:51.the post. For the second successive match, it is 4-0 Aberdeen. Maclean's
:06:52. > :06:59.pass and looked at the rumour for James Maddison. Out wired with
:07:00. > :07:13.Hayes. Lovely little chip back off the post. Consett iron tax acquired.
:07:14. > :07:19.-- Considine Tuck said Wright. They will have to settle for four. It is
:07:20. > :07:25.a red card, we have watched it back. He has got to learn from it. Can't
:07:26. > :07:28.go to ground, he has gone in with two feet when he could have gone in
:07:29. > :07:37.with a side foot. It is something he has to learn. Certainly put us up
:07:38. > :07:44.against it. Made it a difficult day for us. We have seen it playing
:07:45. > :07:50.against teams with ten men, thought we did our job well. The fourth ball
:07:51. > :08:02.from Jade and put a truer reflection. All in all, a good they.
:08:03. > :08:07.A great display from Aberdeen. For long time we have raved about Jonny
:08:08. > :08:13.Hayes, Niall McGinn and everyone, and now we need to put the focus on
:08:14. > :08:21.James Morrison. Looks like huge talent. Yes, they have got
:08:22. > :08:26.creativity and goals. You add Madison on to that, and what he has
:08:27. > :08:33.is special. Delivery superb, from dead pools and open play, terrific.
:08:34. > :08:36.So much more than that. It is his intelligence. Always comfortable on
:08:37. > :08:42.the ball. He takes four players away from the play. It makes loads of
:08:43. > :08:47.play elsewhere. -- loads of space. Watch this bit. The ball is not play
:08:48. > :08:50.to him yet, still looking round for where the next ball was going, long
:08:51. > :08:54.before it is played and he knows what he has to do. It is what you
:08:55. > :08:58.call vision, understanding, awareness, and also a chess like
:08:59. > :09:02.mind of knowing what a skin to happen before it happens. Threw it
:09:03. > :09:10.is those little bits that you recognising top players. A real
:09:11. > :09:14.distance ahead of most players. He has got four, five, six players
:09:15. > :09:17.around him, that is not a greedy dribbler, it is a man who has drawn
:09:18. > :09:21.players towards so to encourage others encourage others to make
:09:22. > :09:24.space elsewhere. Phenomenal intelligence, great confidence on
:09:25. > :09:30.the ball. He can slow down when he is on it, and he will play the right
:09:31. > :09:36.ball in with pace. He can be a top player, who can play in the very
:09:37. > :09:40.highest level. The sort of player that fans love to watch. He is the
:09:41. > :09:43.jewel in the crown of these new additions that have come into
:09:44. > :09:50.Aberdeen this season. Can they reach a new level, Aberdeen, and what does
:09:51. > :09:53.that look like? Up until a couple of weeks there had been a feeling that
:09:54. > :09:56.there had been a slow start Aberdeen. Now they have a chance to
:09:57. > :10:00.make it into the national cup final at the weekend. Yes, I think the
:10:01. > :10:05.additions that have been made along with Joe Lewis and go. James
:10:06. > :10:10.Maddison is that Pat has touched on, he is a good condiment of players.
:10:11. > :10:15.They have shown a great consistency of a number of years now and with
:10:16. > :10:18.these additions they can definitely contain where they have been and
:10:19. > :10:23.perhaps push things a little bit further. A fantastic day for
:10:24. > :10:30.Aberdeen, the complete opposite the Ross County. If you define the
:10:31. > :10:33.league table by the number of goals teams score, the sad step is the
:10:34. > :10:37.Ross County, they would be bottom of the table for the season so far.
:10:38. > :10:43.Just seven goals scored this season, in fact they have not scored in 6.5
:10:44. > :10:48.hours of football. That, Michael, is a worrying start. Of course it is. A
:10:49. > :10:51.lot has been made of the fact Liam Davis has scored a lot of goals for
:10:52. > :10:56.them. Missing at the moment. Even when he has been in the team of
:10:57. > :11:01.late, they have not scored goals. They have two guys who know how to
:11:02. > :11:06.score goals. They have got to try and sped it amongst the team and
:11:07. > :11:11.find a way to the back of the net. Is it all about keeping the
:11:12. > :11:14.confidence than the Ross County squad? Yes, confidence is one thing
:11:15. > :11:23.but I think they are playing quite well. This is a league if you are
:11:24. > :11:27.near the bottom, you will be OK, if not, you could well be struggling.
:11:28. > :11:30.Celtic Park, the champion celebrating the start of the 50th
:11:31. > :11:31.anniversary celebrations commemorating the European Cup win.
:11:32. > :11:46.Yesterday they faced Motherwell, and COMMENTATOR: A first Celtic Park
:11:47. > :11:54.start since March 20 14th will Ian Henderson in the hosts's midfield. A
:11:55. > :11:58.debut the teenage left-back Jack McMillan for Motherwell. Also a
:11:59. > :12:04.first top teams start the Ross Maclean in the midfield. The
:12:05. > :12:07.steelmen have it conceded 12 in the last two visits. Brown's effort
:12:08. > :12:20.blocked by his former team-mate, McManus. To Dembele. Decent effort.
:12:21. > :12:28.Called Simpson into action. Moussa Dembele scored for France U21s last
:12:29. > :12:39.week. Henderson's corner is very deep. Another save from Samsung.
:12:40. > :12:43.Coming from the corner after Dembele's effort was pushed wide.
:12:44. > :12:52.Gamboa are playing at Celtic Park for the first time. Big afternoon to
:12:53. > :13:03.him. Ferres. Missed by Dembele but not by Sinclair -- Forest. Eight for
:13:04. > :13:07.the season further Celtic winger. What a find he has been. The only
:13:08. > :13:13.game he has not scored in domestic Lee was at Dundee fortnight ago.
:13:14. > :13:21.Little doubt where this was going, as soon as it reached his left boot.
:13:22. > :13:26.Motherwell have looked pretty organised at the back. They will be
:13:27. > :13:34.disappointed to go back as Tate goes for gold. -- Tate goes for gold.
:13:35. > :13:40.Fairly ambitious but a nice lay-off. It has been given away. Now with
:13:41. > :13:46.Brown. Driving forward, he has Dembele to his left. Moussa Dembele!
:13:47. > :14:05.Tierney. Really strong play by Kieran Tierney. Earning his second
:14:06. > :14:07.cap in midweek. How good is this? Outstanding from Tierney! So
:14:08. > :14:17.unlucky! Well, it was in goal of the season
:14:18. > :14:26.territory if he finds the net. Every Celtic supporter is on their feet to
:14:27. > :14:32.give Kieran Tierney a standing ovation for that shot. Scott Brown.
:14:33. > :14:37.He had last week of, having quit international football. Tierney
:14:38. > :14:41.Sinclair. Almost finding Dembele. Tierney ellipses Brown ellipses
:14:42. > :14:52.brilliantly saved, and again! The brown effort was deflected, that
:14:53. > :14:54.made the save even better from Craig Samson. Dembele couldn't get past
:14:55. > :15:19.the big keeper either. Samson was rooted this time.
:15:20. > :15:25.Sinclair looking for the far corner. Celtic have Borussia Monchengladbach
:15:26. > :15:34.to face during the week. It is the kind of like the stadium vanishes.
:15:35. > :15:40.Samsung deals with that one. -- night the stadium relishes.
:15:41. > :15:49.20 games since Celtic lost here. It was of course to Motherwell. Forrest
:15:50. > :15:57.finds Dembele. Finds Sinclair. What a save again! That is the pick of
:15:58. > :16:02.the bunch. From Craig Samson. He has kept Motherwell in it.
:16:03. > :16:11.That is a poor challenge thereby Louis Moult, who is in trouble. It
:16:12. > :16:16.is only yellow, though. Completely wiped out Liam Henderson.
:16:17. > :16:28.Simunovic to Brown. There was a misunderstanding there, and Samson
:16:29. > :16:32.has brought down Dembele. With three to play, Celtic have a spot kick.
:16:33. > :16:39.McManus left it for Craig Samson, probably should have dealt with it,
:16:40. > :16:45.the former Celtic skipper. Dembele with a chance for his 13th of the
:16:46. > :16:53.season. Which he has! And it guarantees three more points for the
:16:54. > :16:57.champions. It has been total domination, but at 1-0, you just
:16:58. > :17:01.never know. Dembele erases all doubt about which way this game is going.
:17:02. > :17:04.I thought it was an excellent performance on the back of the
:17:05. > :17:09.players being away for a couple of weeks. We have come back and showed
:17:10. > :17:12.really good attacking intent. Give Motherwell credit as well, because
:17:13. > :17:18.they did well. But we created quite a number of chances. We restricted
:17:19. > :17:22.them to no shots on target. And showed a really good professionalism
:17:23. > :17:26.in the game. I was very pleased with the performance. The plan was to
:17:27. > :17:31.allow the full-backs to have the ball. We decided to do that. Then,
:17:32. > :17:38.to deal with it, we found it a bit more difficult and the size of the
:17:39. > :17:42.picture is a problem. Keith Lasley found it difficult to cross quick
:17:43. > :17:45.enough. In the second half, we dropped the two forward midfielder
:17:46. > :17:49.is back in defensively, and that made it better, and allowed the
:17:50. > :17:54.strikers to be in a more forward position. The tactically, done
:17:55. > :17:58.everything we hoped it would do. It was a bit adventurous with the young
:17:59. > :18:03.players in particular, but the likelihood you will get BT anyway.
:18:04. > :18:09.You might as well get beach trying to get something out of the game.
:18:10. > :18:14.STUDIO: A good win for Celtic. You can understand Motherwell arriving
:18:15. > :18:20.at the match with trepidation, 12-0 in the last two aggregate matches
:18:21. > :18:24.will stop how did Motherwell a project? I did not think there was
:18:25. > :18:28.belief coming out of Motherwell, but that is understandable. It is
:18:29. > :18:32.realism. Celtic are on a high, playing well. Oddly, they were
:18:33. > :18:41.allowing the full-backs to get on the ball too much. Have a look. Go
:18:42. > :18:46.and help your full-back, don't leave him. Away Forrest goes, and you have
:18:47. > :18:51.trouble. One-on-one, that is not good defending either. But they were
:18:52. > :18:56.creating chances, Celtic. Celtic are in great form. Talking about
:18:57. > :19:00.full-backs, if you are worried about strikers and midfielders, and you
:19:01. > :19:07.have Tierney coming and doing this. It is a nightmare. It would have
:19:08. > :19:14.been a great goal at Celtic Park. I don't say that lightly. But he does
:19:15. > :19:17.remind me of Danny McGrane, one of the greatest players I have ever
:19:18. > :19:22.seen, certainly in Scottish bubble, but I mean world football. Kieran
:19:23. > :19:26.Tierney is astonishing just now. All throughout the team, they are
:19:27. > :19:37.confident and comfortable. They were very adaptable as well. So much
:19:38. > :19:41.quality in the Celtic side, but the work rate, is that part of the
:19:42. > :19:44.Brendan Rodgers master plan as well? Clearly. He did it against
:19:45. > :19:49.Manchester City, and that is fantastic. It has such an effect on
:19:50. > :19:53.the team. We know they can do it. Dembele at the top, why does he
:19:54. > :19:59.think about chasing that? You never expect to get that. Awful mistake by
:20:00. > :20:05.McManus, and he will know that. But to chase a completely lost ball, and
:20:06. > :20:09.of course you expecting to score the penalty there. His scoring has been
:20:10. > :20:13.fantastic. The effect of pressing has had, not just at Celtic Park,
:20:14. > :20:18.but wider than that. Manchester City were shocked by it. A week after it,
:20:19. > :20:22.Spurs win at Manchester City, because they did what Celtic did.
:20:23. > :20:28.You have seen the effect it can have. Resume on to back would have
:20:29. > :20:32.looked at it, too. It will be a pivotal week. To, Borussia
:20:33. > :20:36.Monchengladbach in the Champions League on Wednesday, Celtic will
:20:37. > :20:42.look at that match as a match where they can get three points. Prior to
:20:43. > :20:51.the Champions League group fixtures, they would have looked against the
:20:52. > :20:55.game. It is a big week. There are 4-5 changes to the team, quite a lot
:20:56. > :21:00.for Brendan Rodgers at the weekend. Still, a good performance, a good
:21:01. > :21:03.result. If they come away from this week with two wins, they are in a
:21:04. > :21:07.great place, positioned well for European football after Christmas,
:21:08. > :21:12.and into a cup final next month as well. Things are very positive that
:21:13. > :21:20.toxic at the moment. The adaptability we were talking about,
:21:21. > :21:24.we chatted before hand, an option that has not been used with Dembele
:21:25. > :21:32.upfront, that is something else you can do. Griffiths. In games in
:21:33. > :21:35.Europe, stick them up, and the confidence they have it could go
:21:36. > :21:41.well. What can Motherwell take from the match this weekend? They didn't
:21:42. > :21:45.get a hiding in the end. That is nothing to laugh about, though.
:21:46. > :21:50.Celtic at the moment can do that any team in Scotland just now. The way
:21:51. > :21:55.they are playing, everyone has to go to Celtic with real trepidation.
:21:56. > :21:57.Next, Partick Thistle began the weekend bottom of the table as they
:21:58. > :22:08.welcomed Hamilton. COMMENTATOR: Partick Thistle are
:22:09. > :22:15.trying to end a run of seven games without a win.
:22:16. > :22:23.Hamilton have no wins in four, eight debut at left-back, a first start
:22:24. > :22:27.for Gary Woods, and tonight he returns to captain the side.
:22:28. > :22:37.Hamilton have started brightly. Headed only as far as being. Almost
:22:38. > :22:44.a perfect start for Hamilton Academicals. Not missing by much.
:22:45. > :23:03.Helped out. Sports Gillespie at the back post. Again, Hamilton coming
:23:04. > :23:08.close in the early stages. A good run by Gillespie. The header just
:23:09. > :23:13.off target. Doherty now, looping in the cross. A terrific save, and not
:23:14. > :23:18.behind for the corner kick. Crawford's on a kick. Hamilton
:23:19. > :23:36.deservedly in front. His first goal in the league for
:23:37. > :23:43.Hamilton Academicals. Unchallenged there, you have to say.
:23:44. > :23:49.Barton picking out do limp as Partick try to respond. The rebound
:23:50. > :24:01.over the bar. They are searching for an equaliser.
:24:02. > :24:09.Gordon caught by his old team-mate, Doherty. The free kick goes Partick
:24:10. > :24:22.as a's way. Quickly taken. The cross comes in. Edwards pouncing on the
:24:23. > :24:25.mistake stop Osman was alert to it. A defensive shambles, and Edwards
:24:26. > :24:39.has his first goal of the season. Partick Thistle are level. Doherty
:24:40. > :24:43.trying to find being Bingham. I think that came off:
:24:44. > :25:01.. Partick Thistle desperately defend.
:25:02. > :25:10.Barton gets something on it. Osman now up against Grant Gillespie. Nice
:25:11. > :25:17.turn by Osman. The cross in, and there is Lindsay! Thistle are in
:25:18. > :25:27.front! Liam Lindsay came up for the corner. Thistle in the driving seat.
:25:28. > :25:36.Having gone behind, they are 2-1 up now. Accies might feel they should
:25:37. > :25:41.be blocking the cross hit, but Liam Lindsay's fourth goal of the season
:25:42. > :25:49.puts his side ahead. Thistle looking to edge further in front. Erskine
:25:50. > :25:57.denied by Woods. It might have killed Accies off entirely. Erskine
:25:58. > :26:07.picks up. This is as is, the substitute. Pushed away by Gary
:26:08. > :26:16.Woods. Thistle looking bright at the start of the second half.
:26:17. > :26:32.Clips it forward. That is a delightful finish from the
:26:33. > :26:39.substitute. His first goal of the season for Hamilton Accies. What an
:26:40. > :26:45.important one it is. It would be hard to argue Accies don't deserve
:26:46. > :26:53.something from this match. That might have earned them a point.
:26:54. > :27:01.Picked up by Barton. Here comes Partick Thistle. Players in the
:27:02. > :27:11.middle. Into Elliott. Woods keeps it out. Hunt away. Thistle pushed for a
:27:12. > :27:18.winner. Gillespie now, is there to be late drama? A good ball, into the
:27:19. > :27:27.back post. Scully, not for the first time, keeps Accies at bay. It was a
:27:28. > :27:32.wide open game. I just felt we started the second half brightly and
:27:33. > :27:35.had some good chances. We took the wind out of Hamilton, but credit to
:27:36. > :27:39.them, they kept going. Offensively, it was awful from us. Away from
:27:40. > :27:49.home, we will take the point and move on. But again, for us, or we
:27:50. > :27:52.missed too many opportunities. Maybe it is a fair result, but for large
:27:53. > :27:58.spells of the game, we controlled the game. If we could take chances,
:27:59. > :28:03.we can definitely win games. STUDIO: You might have expected a grim
:28:04. > :28:07.bottom of the table scrap, but arguably the most entertaining game
:28:08. > :28:17.at the weekend. Some great skill in the game. Bottom of the table, it
:28:18. > :28:23.could have been a scrap, but it wasn't. Entertaining football, and a
:28:24. > :28:30.lot of quality involved as well. This one is a fantastic game, double
:28:31. > :28:37.from Osman. You don't expect this. Look at the cross. It is a great
:28:38. > :28:42.cross. Thistle get a goal. We know they have wonderful composure. If
:28:43. > :28:56.you are going to give him Johann Cruft, can I give him Pirlo. They
:28:57. > :29:01.will be happy with the point. A lot of pluses to come out of the game.
:29:02. > :29:04.Sometimes you have to sit back and have the critique of the games, but
:29:05. > :29:09.it is entertainment that fans are looking for. They got it. They
:29:10. > :29:17.absolutely did. Partick Thistle fans always want that.
:29:18. > :29:23.The managers thinking what can we do, do different? We watch Martin
:29:24. > :29:29.Cameron come on in almost the same week -- every week. It is no
:29:30. > :29:37.criticism, his teams usually score first underwent. There are goals for
:29:38. > :29:44.both of those teams, they both seem to be put a disco. Once again, in
:29:45. > :29:49.terms of the Accies taking the lead, Partick Thistle striker 's, a good
:29:50. > :30:00.point the Accies in the end? You heard to one down -- 2-1 down, they
:30:01. > :30:03.would take it. Different though they have been disappointed not to sue
:30:04. > :30:08.the game out. Lots of positives for both sides. A bit of disappointment
:30:09. > :30:13.that they have not taken the three points but the end of the day they
:30:14. > :30:17.will be happy with the draw both. Hearts signed off before this
:30:18. > :30:20.national break with a 3-1 win at Motherwell. Would they keep the fun
:30:21. > :30:28.going against a Dundee side struggling for results and goals?
:30:29. > :30:40.Not very confident. Going for a 2-1 win for Dundee.
:30:41. > :30:50.COMMENTATOR: The new design has been approved for the stand, the old
:30:51. > :30:58.stand designed by Archibald Leach, a thing of beauty, soon Nemeth. Don
:30:59. > :31:00.Carey in the Sam Nicholson has had a knee operation. Dundee make three
:31:01. > :31:03.changes. James Vincent appears for the first time since mid-August.
:31:04. > :31:18.Gets a Magellan back to Kevin Gomis, under
:31:19. > :31:29.some pressure. Good goalkeeping from Scott Bain. Walker putting pressure
:31:30. > :31:34.on the defender. Some very quick. Little ball in and over the top.
:31:35. > :32:04.Tony Watt. Craig Breen Dundee close. Feeding Patterson. In
:32:05. > :32:16.towards Williams, no takers. Credit Kevin Gomis are going out of the
:32:17. > :32:23.way. Salmon couldn't finish. Sammon. Another good start from Scott Bain.
:32:24. > :32:30.Good interchange from the macro hearts. An impressive stretch.
:32:31. > :32:36.Patterson was in the clear. Scott Bain again. Scott Bain with a punch
:32:37. > :32:44.that time to get it away. Sammon back in. Dundee try to clear.
:32:45. > :32:53.Patterson's header had power. Another good stop. Patterson
:32:54. > :33:19.Hateley swings it in. Gadzhalov off almost Marx 's first appearance of
:33:20. > :33:33.the season with a goal. Then churned away by John Souttar. Gadzhalov, his
:33:34. > :33:41.turn to hit the woodwork. That is forward again. Walker is available
:33:42. > :33:47.wide. Walker, gets away from Gadzhalov and again Scott Bain does
:33:48. > :33:54.his job. Scott Bain in fine form this afternoon. Good refereeing,
:33:55. > :33:58.just to let play continue. Walker sailed the dummy. Scott Bain again
:33:59. > :34:03.the man standing in the way of Hearts. Dundee, three points on
:34:04. > :34:07.opening day, three points from seven in the league since then. And they
:34:08. > :34:18.are not having any luck here this afternoon. The woodwork struck once
:34:19. > :34:31.again. Again Dundee denied. Don Carey with the corner for Hearts. --
:34:32. > :34:34.Don Cowie. Put it over the top. Again, Hearts with the assault on
:34:35. > :34:43.the Dundee goal. Walker kept it down. A good knee from the captain
:34:44. > :34:49.and a push on the keeper. Cali and Bhullar head over the ball. Cowie is
:34:50. > :34:58.the dummy, a lovely delivery! 16 minutes played. Callum Paterson. He
:34:59. > :35:03.got above Gomis, the goalkeeper with no chance. Paterson, back-to-back
:35:04. > :35:17.goals, his good last time out against Motherwell. A brilliant
:35:18. > :35:26.start from Scott Bain. That was yon son. He thought he had it.
:35:27. > :35:42.Down the side into the middle, and that is a first goal for Johnson. He
:35:43. > :35:43.has appeared in every game since his debut the Caley Thistle, and on the
:35:44. > :36:03.scoresheet for the first time. The hand of Hamilton were strong.
:36:04. > :36:11.Hearts clear. Good goalkeeping this time by Jack Hamilton. Tough game.
:36:12. > :36:19.We created a lot of chances but did not take them which was frustrating.
:36:20. > :36:24.Dundee were on top and dominant. It became end to end. We made a couple
:36:25. > :36:27.of changes and change the game for us. I think it was a good
:36:28. > :36:30.performance from the players today, I thought we were terrific. Should
:36:31. > :36:35.have taken something from the game, the number of chances we took was
:36:36. > :36:42.top set pieces were brilliant, just not clinical enough. A defeat the
:36:43. > :36:48.Dundee, victory for cat macro hearts, but reasons the Dundee fans
:36:49. > :36:50.to be helpful? Hopeful but not cheerful. Because bottom of the
:36:51. > :36:54.league, you can't have that. They attacked well yesterday. Lots of
:36:55. > :36:59.good chances. On another day from four goals at least. They hit the
:37:00. > :37:07.post, the crossbar. They are playing well. I am a big fan of El Bakraoui.
:37:08. > :37:17.Only one in the box, look, the Hearts players are zoning. They have
:37:18. > :37:21.realised it is too far of a run to give the Dundee players so they get
:37:22. > :37:24.up close to them Paul Dunne and good thinking by both coaches, however
:37:25. > :37:27.don't let players then run free, which is what heart still on that
:37:28. > :37:31.occasion, but they got away with it and got a little bit lucky on that
:37:32. > :37:36.occasion. And they did on a couple of occasions. Dundee created
:37:37. > :37:43.chances. They have players who will go forward, get the ball on target,
:37:44. > :37:49.hit the post, very close to target, it is not a time to be fearful yet
:37:50. > :37:52.but a time to be concerned. It is those fine margins, if one or two
:37:53. > :38:01.and up in the back of the net, goals change games and they have been in
:38:02. > :38:05.great positions. These next few games, how pivotal are they, Saint
:38:06. > :38:07.Dunstan away, Partick Thistle at home, Hamilton Accies away and then
:38:08. > :38:14.Motherwell at home. Dundee are bottom of the table. They will need
:38:15. > :38:16.to get something from these. Yes, it is all well and good talking about
:38:17. > :38:21.the performance was OK but not picking up any points. It gets to
:38:22. > :38:24.the stage that we are now in October and if it carries much further you
:38:25. > :38:28.start to become stranded at the bottom. Paul Dunne the need to do is
:38:29. > :38:31.look across to Tannadice and recognise the exact same thing
:38:32. > :38:35.happened to United last year, in terms of looking and saying we will
:38:36. > :38:38.be all right, just get a win and get ourselves out of it. If that were
:38:39. > :38:46.never comes it becomes more and more difficult. Huge credit to cat macro
:38:47. > :38:53.hearts. Robbie Muirhead when he came on made a big difference. I am
:38:54. > :38:59.looking at Callum Paterson and the desire is fantastic. Look at this,
:39:00. > :39:05.exactly the same thing. I am happy for him because it was a difficult
:39:06. > :39:09.night for Scotland. Once again, not for the first time, the striker gets
:39:10. > :39:14.across Gomis. Gomis has to be a bit stronger here. That is all about
:39:15. > :39:18.desire and wanting to be there. That is just those little moments. Gomis
:39:19. > :39:23.had a good game but there were just moments of the game where he has
:39:24. > :39:27.lost the marker. Has to be stronger. He might have played in a nicer
:39:28. > :39:33.sweeter leak than this, but this is a tough, hard, league. They have hit
:39:34. > :39:37.the post of the other end, it is those fine margins. If you get those
:39:38. > :39:41.things right and they might actually get the results to go with the
:39:42. > :39:50.performance. A tougher game and a tough time the Kilmarnock so far,
:39:51. > :39:51.tensions behind the seeds and somethings on the pitch. How they
:39:52. > :40:01.fare away to St Johnstone? COMMENTATOR: Following three away
:40:02. > :40:06.games on the bounce, no need to make any changes after their 2-0 win in
:40:07. > :40:09.Dingwall a fortnight ago. The different story of the Lee Clark
:40:10. > :40:15.with his side having considered ten goals in the last ten outings. Miles
:40:16. > :40:26.Addison makes a welcome return. Nathan Tyson coming into the side.
:40:27. > :40:31.Foster, froward to Maclean. Swanson. Close down by Addison. He is now
:40:32. > :40:48.being partnered by Bellew to come after Bertens's earlier Niddrie.
:40:49. > :40:55.Craig's had. -- by Boyd. Swanson. Sidesteps Mckenzie. Positive signs
:40:56. > :41:04.the St Johnstone early on. It is Austen. And again Jamie McDonald got
:41:05. > :41:13.a touch -- it is Alstom. Helix in good form. Setting up Alston, and
:41:14. > :41:18.finger stepped -- fingertip stuff from the keeper. Foster delivers
:41:19. > :41:35.long. Bolt and Anderson came together. -- Boyd. The barge came in
:41:36. > :41:37.from Scott bullied. Anderson attacking it, McDonald got the punch
:41:38. > :41:48.and then the clearance completed up to halfway. Anderson, and Maclean
:41:49. > :41:55.could be open Tapp be in. The flag is up on the far side. As the ball
:41:56. > :41:59.came forward it was Anderson who cleverly flicked it but Maclean
:42:00. > :42:10.looked to be just beyond Addison and Boyd. Good spot by the officials.
:42:11. > :42:17.Foster into the feet of Maclean. Swanson to Alston. They beat
:42:18. > :42:25.McDonald this time but it went wide of the post. Excellent build-up, one
:42:26. > :42:36.touched from Alston, and they could not apply the finish. Taylor. Tyson.
:42:37. > :42:44.And Smith. Mckenzie, struck with power. And there is the first real
:42:45. > :42:49.warning sign the St Johnstone. Kilmarnock have been quiet in attack
:42:50. > :42:59.until a fizzing effort from Rory Mackenzie. Just wide. Lee Clark's
:43:00. > :43:06.men have not won in six games. Craig, knocked away only as far as
:43:07. > :43:12.Kane. McDonald able to clutch onto the ball. He has been superb in goal
:43:13. > :43:19.this afternoon, and the main reason why it remains 0-0. Helix to have
:43:20. > :43:23.just taken a knock there. The referee Stephen Maclean just
:43:24. > :43:29.allowing Jamie MacDonald time to recover.
:43:30. > :43:37.Stephen Maclean suggesting that there is no free kick being given.
:43:38. > :43:42.He was looking to play on, and the referee Stephen Maclean will have a
:43:43. > :43:49.word with striker Stephen Maclean. And it remains 0-0.
:43:50. > :43:58.Jordan Jones with the corner, and there is Scott Hoyt! Kilmarnock have
:43:59. > :44:06.the breakthrough! 14 minutes from the end, Scott Boyd with his first
:44:07. > :44:11.goal for the club, his first goal in fact since New Year's Day, 2014, in
:44:12. > :44:12.the Highland derby. What an important one it could be for
:44:13. > :44:25.Kilmarnock. Swanson, he finds a way through to
:44:26. > :44:31.Cummins. It is blocked on the line. Now, Maclean, and Martin Smith
:44:32. > :44:39.getting a secondary block in, too. Now Wotherspoon. Swanson closed
:44:40. > :44:46.down, and it looks to be one of those days for St Johnstone. We have
:44:47. > :44:48.dropped three points today. Saying that, the performance was good
:44:49. > :44:55.enough to win the game. We fell short because some poor finishing,
:44:56. > :45:00.some good goalkeeping, and I have seen a corner and it is a bit of a
:45:01. > :45:04.shambles at the corner. We caused our own downfall. They are a good
:45:05. > :45:09.team. Off the back of two heavy defeats, we have to work hard to get
:45:10. > :45:12.something. We have won the game, but we have a first clean sheet of the
:45:13. > :45:17.season, which is crucial. It has given everyone a big boost. STUDIO:
:45:18. > :45:23.That was the shock result of the weekend. I don't think there is any
:45:24. > :45:29.doubt. Talking about it earlier, they had their coupons busted by
:45:30. > :45:33.that one. Lee Clark is talking about two heavy defeats. St Johnstone, the
:45:34. > :45:41.model of consistency, you did not expect that. Absolutely. It was a
:45:42. > :45:47.smash and grab to a certain extent. Jamie MacDonald was fantastic. You
:45:48. > :45:56.would not have complained if there were five or six. St Johnstone have
:45:57. > :46:01.been mugged on this occasion. They get one or two chances in the game,
:46:02. > :46:10.and they take one of them, an easy tap in. Boyd does it for Kilmarnock.
:46:11. > :46:14.I feel particularly sorry for St Johnstone, because St Johnstone win
:46:15. > :46:19.that and they go to the group at the top, and it is two groups in the
:46:20. > :46:24.league, from 17 what a difference that makes to the season. What a
:46:25. > :46:30.difference that was old makes for Kilmarnock, in terms of position. A
:46:31. > :46:35.bizarre moment involving the referee and player, Steven MacLean. What
:46:36. > :46:40.happened? I don't think anybody knows the answer, good question! May
:46:41. > :46:44.be one of them could tell you. It is not a foul. The game is stopped,
:46:45. > :46:50.Jamie caught the ball, he is in possession of it. It is on the deck,
:46:51. > :46:55.the referee has not blown his whistle. Steven MacLean, the player,
:46:56. > :46:59.he is chancing his arm, but understandably. The whistle has not
:47:00. > :47:08.been blown. Put it in the back of the net, and see if you can get away
:47:09. > :47:15.with it. Technically, maybe the St Johnstone player is right and it
:47:16. > :47:22.should have been a goal. I had to applaud one of them, the referee and
:47:23. > :47:30.the end, referees get yellow cards out for that, don't be silly. If you
:47:31. > :47:36.make the ball away on a bounce, that was one way around it. Remember the
:47:37. > :47:42.corner kicks way you pretend it hasn't been taken. Is that clever
:47:43. > :47:47.forward play? You might get away with it sometimes. You don't know
:47:48. > :47:52.unless you try. Realistically, he was never go to get away with it. If
:47:53. > :47:55.you have a referee in the right mood, and he is not paying
:47:56. > :48:01.attention. If he knows he has not blown his whistle, I am not even
:48:02. > :48:05.sure if he has two blown his whistle, he can shout. If he makes
:48:06. > :48:14.it clear it is a free kick, it can be a direct or indirect free kick.
:48:15. > :48:25.Richie Foran had Manager of the Month, and welcomed Rangers. Brian
:48:26. > :48:28.Baird lost his life in a coach crash earlier this month, so the teams
:48:29. > :48:46.held a moment of silence. Commentary comes from Paul Mitchell.
:48:47. > :48:49.COMMENTATOR: Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made one change, out
:48:50. > :49:09.goes Josh Meakin 's. Full. Philippe Senderos is on the bench.
:49:10. > :49:18.Greg Townsend will deliver. A great ball in. It should have been a goal,
:49:19. > :49:27.a wonderful ball in, well over the top. Fon Williams long. Kiernan one
:49:28. > :49:35.that well. Onto Waghorn. He has a good left foot on him. He let fly in
:49:36. > :49:46.confident fashion. Eight goals in nine games already, Waghorn. Fon
:49:47. > :49:58.Williams again. Kiernan wins the header. Nice play. Good run from
:49:59. > :50:04.Wallace. He has space, away from Raven. Kenny Miller weights. What a
:50:05. > :50:11.strike from Kenny Miller and Rangers are ahead.
:50:12. > :50:16.Stunning football from Rangers. Great build-up play, Kenny Miller
:50:17. > :50:21.was calling for it all the way. The cross, delicious. The finish,
:50:22. > :50:32.delightful. He scores his 100th goal as a Rangers player, Kenny Miller.
:50:33. > :50:39.Fon Williams simply beaten by power. Well worth a smile. Kranjcar sends
:50:40. > :50:43.it in. It might break for Waghorn. Waghorn thinks it's in.
:50:44. > :50:55.The ball in a game, simple header away. Halliday, it will go against
:50:56. > :51:00.Rangers. Fon Williams denied Martyn Waghorn. It was knocked across by
:51:01. > :51:04.Hill, and what a save that is, clawing it back. The whole ball has
:51:05. > :51:10.to cross the line, it didn't. David Raven in quickly, too.
:51:11. > :51:18.Miller, the goal-scorer. Mackay goes in. That is a yellow card at least.
:51:19. > :51:23.In from the side. The foot looked up. Kenny Miller, the foot coming
:51:24. > :51:34.across, taking the legs away from him. Rangers with three wins.
:51:35. > :51:40.Inverness with two. The referee allows play to continue. Here is
:51:41. > :51:45.Waghorn, taking on Tremarco. All back to Kenny Miller. A clever
:51:46. > :51:48.little shot from Kenny Miller. Well watched by the Wales goalkeeper,
:51:49. > :51:52.Owain Fon Williams not impeded by his post there.
:51:53. > :51:57.Wallace to Miller. Plenty of possession for Rangers. Just a one
:51:58. > :52:10.goal advantage. Kranjcar. Jason Jason Holt should have scored. There
:52:11. > :52:16.have been some chances missed in this game. A great ball in, and Holt
:52:17. > :52:21.did not have the composure needed. Frustration on the face of Richie
:52:22. > :52:31.Foran. Vigurs clips it in. Draper lines up the shot. It may have come
:52:32. > :52:38.off and elbow. Back onto Draper. Certainly not deliberate. A check of
:52:39. > :52:43.the watch as Rangers come forward. Into Kenny Miller. He is at it
:52:44. > :52:53.again. He nearly did it again, two, Kenny Miller. Now Inverness can
:52:54. > :53:03.motor forwards. Men left and right. Kiernan is back. He clears in style.
:53:04. > :53:07.He was onside. Brilliant pass through, it beat the goalkeeper but
:53:08. > :53:21.didn't have the pace. The ball across, Hill up -- upended
:53:22. > :53:23.by Draper. It looked a sore one. Clint Hill didn't see that coming.
:53:24. > :53:40.He is lucky, Draper. Lovely footwork. Inverness stunned
:53:41. > :53:50.Celtic with an equaliser a couple of weeks ago. Well dealt with. Raven
:53:51. > :53:55.back onto Doran. He was the man that scored against Celtic, and a
:53:56. > :53:58.glorious chance for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He wanted the
:53:59. > :54:04.glancing header. Got it full on, and Alex Fisher had a chance to be the
:54:05. > :54:08.hero, but he is the villain. I am disappointed for the players. We
:54:09. > :54:14.gave it our all. We created some great chances. We should have went
:54:15. > :54:17.one up, we deserved a draw, but Rangers dominated possession, which
:54:18. > :54:23.we knew they would. They have some very talented players, but I am
:54:24. > :54:25.disappointed. We got into some great positions, but lacks quality in
:54:26. > :54:31.front of goal. That is all it was tonight. STUDIO: A great moment for
:54:32. > :54:35.Kenny Miller, a fantastic strike from the veteran striker. His 100th
:54:36. > :54:40.Rangers goal. Congratulations to him for that. You were there, how
:54:41. > :54:43.impressed were you by Rangers overall? In particular in the first
:54:44. > :54:48.half, they took the game attacking wise to a different level. The tempo
:54:49. > :54:53.was a marked difference from a lot of games. The forward passes, this
:54:54. > :54:58.is the first one, Kenny Miller comes off. The second one, Kranjcar with
:54:59. > :55:03.the third pass, and they are into the opposition attacking third. At
:55:04. > :55:08.times, Rangers have been too slow. Three men get into the box, Waghorn
:55:09. > :55:12.has an option. They were quick and incisive. This is the goal. Watch
:55:13. > :55:17.the movement from the left-back position. Three passes into the
:55:18. > :55:21.final third, hitting penetration in the team. Inverness back four,
:55:22. > :55:24.facing their own goal, looking up and seeing Kenny Miller, a
:55:25. > :55:30.tremendous finish. When Rangers attack opposition, there are too
:55:31. > :55:33.many passes and touches. The first half against Inverness, they had a
:55:34. > :55:38.different tempo and pace about their game. They have not had that in a
:55:39. > :55:42.lot of games. That is Rangers going forward, so time for our weekly
:55:43. > :55:46.discussion about the Rangers defence. Inverness had chances in
:55:47. > :55:49.the match. You are left wondering where the responsibility lies in
:55:50. > :55:54.terms of sorting out the Rangers defence. It is a mixture, in that
:55:55. > :55:57.the players have to have responsibility, but also the
:55:58. > :56:09.management. The set play department is specially. That is a massive hole
:56:10. > :56:13.in the defence. This was in the second-half late on. They clear the
:56:14. > :56:20.ball. Half the defence get the other half are slow to get out. Fisher has
:56:21. > :56:27.got to do better. Looking from this angle, here. Kiernan is the last
:56:28. > :56:32.defender. He is telling tavern near to pick up. He has to concentrate on
:56:33. > :56:42.his own game. That is where the danger is -- Tavernier. Kiernan has
:56:43. > :56:47.got to be picking him up. I take your point completely, he should be
:56:48. > :56:51.picking him up, 100%. But looking along the line, the only person I
:56:52. > :56:56.could see that was trying to drag people back, because they were four
:56:57. > :57:03.against three. He is time to get something organised. Everyone has
:57:04. > :57:07.abandoned their post. For me, Pat, Kiernan is try to martial things.
:57:08. > :57:10.But you have to concentrate on your own job. If Fisher puts it in the
:57:11. > :57:17.back of the net, he is culpable. If he is trying to mark someone else,
:57:18. > :57:21.it is not his problem. He is disappointed his team have lost the
:57:22. > :57:25.goal, but do your own job first. Unfortunately for Rangers, there are
:57:26. > :57:31.not enough defenders that sniffs out the danger. That is a problem for
:57:32. > :57:34.them. Rangers are an attack minded side. They want to do that as well.
:57:35. > :57:42.A huge match for Rangers next weekend. The Old Firm derby, but
:57:43. > :57:47.what about Inverness? If they take their chance, it could be a
:57:48. > :57:53.different game. So similar to the game of Celtic at Inverness. In the
:57:54. > :57:56.last few minutes, they had a chance. Inverness against Celtic and Rangers
:57:57. > :58:01.to a degree, you think it is a tough game for them. But in the end,
:58:02. > :58:05.Rangers have got their game right just now. They look better than they
:58:06. > :58:09.have done before. Pat and Michael, thank you very much indeed. Before
:58:10. > :58:14.we go, a look at the Premiership table, Celtic continue to lead the
:58:15. > :58:19.way on 22 points, four point ahead of Aberdeen in second place. Hearts
:58:20. > :58:23.are third with Rangers up to fourth. Dundee are bottom of the table on
:58:24. > :58:28.the same number of points as Partick Thistle. There we must leave it.
:58:29. > :58:31.Hopefully, we have lifted the international gloom. We are back
:58:32. > :59:25.next weekend, until then, all of us, good night.
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