:00:15. > :00:23.Good afternoon. Welcome to the results show, like Sport Relief, but
:00:24. > :00:28.we are not raising cash, we may not even raise a smile, but we might
:00:29. > :00:32.raise your blood pressure with the latest on the title and relegation
:00:33. > :00:34.battles. Michael Grant from the Times newspaper and the Falkirk
:00:35. > :00:39.manager Peter Houston are our guests, you will find out why Peter
:00:40. > :00:46.is full of the joys of spring. And now details of the lunchtime match,
:00:47. > :00:49.second bottom, Kilmarnock, against Premiership leaders Celtic, the
:00:50. > :00:55.story of the match provided by our reporter. Just as Celtic looked like
:00:56. > :01:02.they were going to have another title stumble, Tom Rogic came off
:01:03. > :01:06.the bench to score a goal of the season contender. Nearly 90 minutes
:01:07. > :01:12.on the clock, as he let rip from nearly 30 yards out, and his shot
:01:13. > :01:15.flew into the top corner, it was a painful blow for Kilmarnock, who
:01:16. > :01:18.flew into the top corner, it was a were homing in on their third point
:01:19. > :01:22.of the season against Celtic and were even pushing to win the match
:01:23. > :01:31.themselves. Many passes to take from the game for Kilmarnock, but they
:01:32. > :01:39.remain in a perilous position. Celtic missed chances in the first
:01:40. > :01:43.half, but the longer the game went, the more Kilmarnock started to
:01:44. > :01:46.believe, and their hopes were finally extinguished in spectacular
:01:47. > :01:53.style, with the explosive Rogic winner. STUDIO: I have not seen
:01:54. > :01:59.Celtic players smiling at the end of the match for a while, but with good
:02:00. > :02:03.reason. That was a big goal, from Rogic he hit that into the top
:02:04. > :02:06.corner, and it was more relief, because the way they celebrated the
:02:07. > :02:12.goal, it shows the pressure is starting to boil. We can see how
:02:13. > :02:18.Aberdeen are faring, they are in second and they are away at
:02:19. > :02:23.Motherwell. Scott McDonald once denied Celtic a title, might have
:02:24. > :02:28.sent one in their direction, he has equalised. Aberdeen were leading
:02:29. > :02:36.thanks to a Kenny McLean penalty, controversial, but McDonald has just
:02:37. > :02:48.won a game of head tennis to make it 1-1. What about Hearts against St
:02:49. > :02:53.Johnstone. St Johnstone are leading 2-0, two corners, two headers, from
:02:54. > :03:03.Murray Davidson, Saints have been dominant this afternoon. And back to
:03:04. > :03:06.Fir Park Stadium, another goal. Celtic fans will be delighted,
:03:07. > :03:12.Motherwell have scored again, they are now leading Aberdeen 2-1. It was
:03:13. > :03:23.a bad mistake at the back by Aberdeen. It was a lovely effort.
:03:24. > :03:33.The Aberdeen support, they have been silenced. Aberdeen are trailing
:03:34. > :03:34.Motherwell now 2-1. And now to the Highlands, the Highland derby, Ross
:03:35. > :03:42.County against Highlands, the Highland derby, Ross
:03:43. > :03:45.Remarkably, Inverness are leading 3-0, typically, you have your
:03:46. > :03:51.neighbours over for a party and they go and ruin it. There was a stunning
:03:52. > :03:56.volley from Miles Storey, putting Inverness completely on top.
:03:57. > :03:58.volley from Miles Storey, putting Hamilton against Partick Thistle,
:03:59. > :04:03.this is our fourth Premiership match. Hamilton and Partick
:04:04. > :04:07.Thistle's previous meetings this season have been draws, and guess
:04:08. > :04:14.what, it is one item one at the moment. -- 1-1 at the moment.
:04:15. > :04:19.Mathias Pogba brought them level, and we are looking at another
:04:20. > :04:24.stalemate. We are staring at a dramatic afternoon in the title
:04:25. > :04:31.race. Aberdeen were leading, but in the space of hardly time for us to
:04:32. > :04:35.draw breath, they are 2-1 down. It looks a big day and a big weekend in
:04:36. > :04:39.the title race, for Celtic to get the sensational late winner, that
:04:40. > :04:46.was a terrific strike, in a game they hadn't played well in, and now
:04:47. > :04:49.Aberdeen have conceded twice. That could be four points and Celtic
:04:50. > :04:54.still have a game in hand and suddenly that looks like a gap. We
:04:55. > :04:57.wondered if Aberdeen had the bottle and the character to maintain the
:04:58. > :05:01.title challenge will stop it might have disappeared by the afternoon.
:05:02. > :05:05.title challenge will stop it might Disappointing, they were 1-0 up, but
:05:06. > :05:09.it shows you how fickle the lead is, Motherwell have counter-attacked
:05:10. > :05:13.well and they have got themselves back into it with Scott McDonald,
:05:14. > :05:19.and now Aberdeen's title hopes looked like they are crumbling.
:05:20. > :05:28.They're in present record of late is crumbling, they went into this game,
:05:29. > :05:34.four games on the spend, surprising they are losing to St Johnstone? --
:05:35. > :05:40.Hearts great record of late is crumbling. St Johnstone have been
:05:41. > :05:43.very erratic all season, but when they click, they are well-organised
:05:44. > :05:49.and difficult to break down and Murray Davidson has a goal threat.
:05:50. > :05:54.That will put a bit of space between them and Ross County. They needed
:05:55. > :05:59.that. The inconsistencies this season have been hard to work out,
:06:00. > :06:02.out today Hearts look like a shadow of the team they have been so far
:06:03. > :06:07.this season, but credit to St Johnstone. It looks like a big
:06:08. > :06:13.victory for Inverness, important win, if they maintain that lead.
:06:14. > :06:17.Ross County, it is easier for them to win a League Cup than win a derby
:06:18. > :06:23.match, their record is poor in the derby match. They have the cup
:06:24. > :06:30.parade after the game, and that will be a dampener for them, on the back
:06:31. > :06:33.of a hiding from Inverness. Hamilton against Partick Thistle, we thought
:06:34. > :06:36.it would be tight, and it was looking good for a Hamilton victory,
:06:37. > :06:41.that would have been their first home win since September. Six months
:06:42. > :06:46.since the last time victory, great result last week against Inverness.
:06:47. > :06:51.If they can get a result today, they have a bit of distance. More drama
:06:52. > :06:56.at Fir Park and I think that is a red card. It is falling apart for
:06:57. > :07:00.Aberdeen, this is a dreadful elbow from Barry Robson, the substitute.
:07:01. > :07:04.He lashed out at Scott McDonald, from Barry Robson, the substitute.
:07:05. > :07:10.was flawed, and now Aberdeen are down to ten men, Barry Roux ups and
:07:11. > :07:13.has been sent off, he is making the long walk at the moment and he is
:07:14. > :07:21.being heckled by the Motherwell supporters -- Barry Robson has been
:07:22. > :07:23.sent off. We have played 79 minutes, Aberdeen are trailing 2-1 and now
:07:24. > :07:28.they are down to ten men, red card Aberdeen are trailing 2-1 and now
:07:29. > :07:32.for Barry Robson. They have it all to do, Aberdeen, but it was a good
:07:33. > :07:34.day for Celtic, and we can hear from both managers, first of all Ronny
:07:35. > :07:40.Deila. It is the best way to win, both managers, first of all Ronny
:07:41. > :07:45.sometimes, we don't play well, but we fight and the fans were
:07:46. > :07:51.unbelievable today. We could give them something and that is a moment
:07:52. > :07:57.we will remember for a long time. You felt it was slipping away? Yes,
:07:58. > :08:01.we did not play well at all, but sometimes we just have two get the
:08:02. > :08:06.points and that is what we did today, so important. I've
:08:07. > :08:09.experienced defeats in my career, as a player and manager, but that is
:08:10. > :08:15.the hardest one I've had to take, because the players deserved to win
:08:16. > :08:21.the game, it has been us, without a shadow of a we not deserve to lose.
:08:22. > :08:26.We have lost to a wonder goal and we are devastated to have lost a game
:08:27. > :08:34.like that. -- without a shadow of a doubt, we did not deserve to lose.
:08:35. > :08:38.Ronny Deila looks three happy. You can see from the reaction at Rugby
:08:39. > :08:41.Park, what it meant to Celtic, and also that they were under pressure,
:08:42. > :08:46.they were feeling the heat from Aberdeen. That may be is going to
:08:47. > :08:50.evaporate this afternoon, but at that stage you could see in the
:08:51. > :08:54.reaction from Ronny Deila and the fans. Delight for him but despair
:08:55. > :08:58.reaction from Ronny Deila and the for Lee Clark, but he has come out
:08:59. > :09:01.very bullish at the end of the match and he has said they are staying up
:09:02. > :09:06.no problem, he might live to regret that. He might regret saying that,
:09:07. > :09:10.Kilmarnock have a lot of work to stay up, and this result will give
:09:11. > :09:15.Dundee United great hope going into the derby tomorrow. I think you
:09:16. > :09:19.should keep that within yourself, believed within the team, and the
:09:20. > :09:22.club, that you can stay up, but don't say it publicly. I believe
:09:23. > :09:28.there has been a goal at New Douglas don't say it publicly. I believe
:09:29. > :09:34.Park. 84 minutes gone, it has all been turned around, the goal-scorer,
:09:35. > :09:42.is first for the club, Ryan Edwards, the Australian. It was a great hit
:09:43. > :09:50.into the top corner. Kris Doolan had just come on as a substitute to --
:09:51. > :10:01.two minutes earlier, and he helped with the goal. It is not looking
:10:02. > :10:06.very good for Hamilton. They have not won at home in six months. Greg
:10:07. > :10:09.Docherty put them in front, but then Mathias Pogba headed Partick Thistle
:10:10. > :10:15.level. At the moment is looking good Mathias Pogba headed Partick Thistle
:10:16. > :10:22.for Partick Thistle, but not so good for Hamilton Accies. What is
:10:23. > :10:28.for Partick Thistle, but not so good happening at Fir Park any more
:10:29. > :10:31.drama? The drama continues, Aberdeen are pressing for the equaliser, they
:10:32. > :10:36.are down to ten men, after Barry Robson was sent off for an elbow in
:10:37. > :10:42.the face of Scott McDonald, and they had just picked up a free kick on
:10:43. > :10:48.the edge of the box, Jonny Hayes is desperate to give this to Kenny
:10:49. > :10:53.McLean. They are down 2-1, but remember they went in front bench to
:10:54. > :10:59.given in controversial circumstances given in controversial circumstances
:11:00. > :11:07.-- they went in front thanks to a Kenny McLean penalty. Motherwell
:11:08. > :11:10.have come back and are now leading. Incredible set of circumstances, but
:11:11. > :11:18.the Aberdeen fans are silent at the moment. We can go to Tynecastle
:11:19. > :11:25.again, for an update. Eight minutes left. Saints fans are enjoying the
:11:26. > :11:31.spring sunshine in Tynecastle, they are leading 2-0, but it does not
:11:32. > :11:36.tell the full story. St Johnstone have dominated this game from the
:11:37. > :11:41.outset, the two goals have come from set pieces, corner kicks, Hearts
:11:42. > :11:46.have received many plaudits, they come into the game after four
:11:47. > :11:51.straight clean sheets, but the first corner that came into the box, the
:11:52. > :11:57.Hearts box, they failed to cope, and Murray Davidson had a simple header
:11:58. > :12:01.to score. Ten minutes later, another corner, it came into the box, it was
:12:02. > :12:06.allowed to bounce and there was Murray Davidson again to fire home.
:12:07. > :12:10.It has been a terrific performance on St Johnstone, their best of the
:12:11. > :12:17.season, probably. They have dominated the game. Lee Alexander
:12:18. > :12:24.has made a few good saves in the goal for Hearts. Sam Nicholson has
:12:25. > :12:29.now been introduced. Jamie Walker with a shot from 30 yards, which was
:12:30. > :12:31.just over the crossbar for Hearts, but that is too little too late and
:12:32. > :12:39.it looks as though their run is coming to an end. In the sunshine St
:12:40. > :12:43.Johnstone are leading 2-0. It looks like Inverness's losing streak is
:12:44. > :12:49.coming to an end, they are 3-0 in front against Ross County, their
:12:50. > :12:52.local rivals. Inverness, very comfortable, and the away fans are
:12:53. > :12:55.thrilled at what they are seeing, very clinical but four months.
:12:56. > :12:56.thrilled at what they are seeing, Something John Hughes's side have
:12:57. > :13:01.been lacking. Liam Polworth but them Something John Hughes's side have
:13:02. > :13:09.in front with a competent finish, from outside the box -- put them in
:13:10. > :13:12.front. Inverness all of a sudden were very comfortable, and it was
:13:13. > :13:17.wrapped up just after half-time, Miles Storey with a stunning volley
:13:18. > :13:22.from the edge of the box, a way past Gary Woodland and that sent the fans
:13:23. > :13:25.wild, and after that they have been in control, Ross County struggling
:13:26. > :13:32.to create chances. Liam Polworth hit the bar for Inverness as they look
:13:33. > :13:36.to pick them off, and the cup final party has been dampened by this
:13:37. > :13:42.performance. Any Ross County viewers might need a little pick me up, so
:13:43. > :13:47.we will provide them with one, here they are, lifting the League Cup six
:13:48. > :13:53.days ago. Tremendous victory for them against Hibernian. And a great
:13:54. > :13:59.victory for football in the Highlands. Absolutely, to win the
:14:00. > :14:04.League Cup, the National League Cup, that is great for them, but since
:14:05. > :14:08.then they have had a tough week, St Johnstone in the week and then they
:14:09. > :14:13.had to lift themselves for the derby today, but that has not worked. Ross
:14:14. > :14:16.County, important for them to capitalise on this commercially and
:14:17. > :14:20.also in terms of getting the supporters interested in football up
:14:21. > :14:22.there. I think they do that pretty well, to be honest, there is not a
:14:23. > :14:26.big population in the Highlands and well, to be honest, there is not a
:14:27. > :14:29.I think they have most of the Northern area and they also have a
:14:30. > :14:33.big fan base in Inverness, but that is a great boost to them and that
:14:34. > :14:40.linkup will go to parts of Scotland it has never been to before -- that
:14:41. > :14:43.linkup. There will be an open top bus parade through the town
:14:44. > :14:47.afterwards, not sure how much the players will enjoy that, but good
:14:48. > :14:53.luck to them, anyway. And now to the Championship. Could any of them
:14:54. > :15:00.match this for sure eggs aeration? Peter Burns's team at home -- sheer
:15:01. > :15:11.exhilaration. It didn't start that way. Again, in
:15:12. > :15:16.behind us, squared and a simple tap in for Barrie McKay. I can't believe
:15:17. > :15:20.you are grumpy. At half-time I was delighted with 2-0
:15:21. > :15:23.you are grumpy. At half-time I was character. Quality strike. Right in
:15:24. > :15:26.the top corner, that brings you back into the game and we never gave up,
:15:27. > :15:31.we were winning second balls, we picked up the scraps. Miles who
:15:32. > :15:37.joined us at Christmas went round the goalkeeper and great quality to
:15:38. > :15:41.finish. Almost the last kick of the ball, Kevin doesn't give up on the
:15:42. > :15:45.corner kick, he takes on the defender. Fires it in. You always
:15:46. > :15:49.ask strikers to get across defenders defender. Fires it in. You always
:15:50. > :15:52.and he does that. The substitutes worked for me yesterday, delighted
:15:53. > :15:58.to get the three points but probably a bit fortunate. Substitutes worked
:15:59. > :16:01.for him, tactical genius of Peter Houston or a wee bit of ineptitude
:16:02. > :16:07.at the back from Rangers towards the end? The defending was poor,
:16:08. > :16:11.careless at least on Rangers' behalf. Both teams, you would say
:16:12. > :16:17.that about the goals. For Kirk might have been tied for the Rangers'
:16:18. > :16:21.goals... Uncharitable to beat it seems but your team have shown great
:16:22. > :16:27.consistency all season. Lost three matches and one at Falkirk. We
:16:28. > :16:32.wanted to keep that record and we still do. It looked unlikely at 2-0
:16:33. > :16:38.but it shows you the character of the players. This St Johnstone
:16:39. > :16:44.players have scored again. 3-0 up away to Hearts. Provide us with
:16:45. > :16:51.details. You got it right on. Darnell Fisher slipped the ball
:16:52. > :16:57.beyond Neil Alexander. Celebrating in front of the St Johnstone fans,
:16:58. > :17:03.over 400 of them from Perth. Hearts fans pouring out of Tynecastle. The
:17:04. > :17:09.likelihood is, if there are any Hearts fans they will be booed off
:17:10. > :17:13.again. Magnificent performance by Saints, two minutes left of play.
:17:14. > :17:19.That's magnificent performance last night from Falkirk guarantees your
:17:20. > :17:23.place in the play-offs at the end of the season and the other teams in
:17:24. > :17:28.the play-off positions meet tonight. Raith Rovers, for place at home to
:17:29. > :17:32.Hibs in third. Runners-up in the League Cup final on Sunday, they
:17:33. > :17:36.were in a Scottish Cup quarterfinal replay in Inverness just a few days
:17:37. > :17:37.later. Like on this occasion, they prevailed with two goals from
:17:38. > :17:44.Anthony Stokes. You can give Hibs an awful lot of
:17:45. > :17:46.credit because people were expecting them to be on a downer after losing
:17:47. > :17:49.the cup final but it looked a them to be on a downer after losing
:17:50. > :17:54.horrible fixture for them to face Inverness. We know their cup record.
:17:55. > :18:00.Also good for Anthony Stokes to get a couple. There has been attention
:18:01. > :18:06.on his lack of goals for Hibs. Attention on Alan Stubbs, was this a
:18:07. > :18:11.bad move to get him in? Disrupt a forward line that was working. A
:18:12. > :18:14.good night for them. Peter, you and I were talking about this earlier,
:18:15. > :18:18.the fixture run into the end of the Championship then the intent, three
:18:19. > :18:21.games a week for Hibs. Tough but they will need to stand up with a
:18:22. > :18:26.big squad, they have lots of players. They will need the squad
:18:27. > :18:31.players. Difficult when you start mixing up your side. Sometimes you
:18:32. > :18:36.get inconsistency, that is what I am hoping for. It is vitally important
:18:37. > :18:40.for Falkirk to finish second and not third. It helps immensely because it
:18:41. > :18:45.means you can have four games to try and get that Premier League.
:18:46. > :18:49.Otherwise you play third and fourth in six games is a lot tougher.
:18:50. > :18:52.Second bottom in the Premiership, could they come up against Peter's
:18:53. > :18:55.side, if they were watching that match last night in the Falkirk
:18:56. > :19:01.stadium, they will be studying that closely. Lee Clark has said today I
:19:02. > :19:04.am certain we will stay up. Maybe he is looking at the bottom of the
:19:05. > :19:09.Premier League but if they end up in the play-offs, they will probably
:19:10. > :19:13.have Falkirk or Hibs to contend with and neither of those will be...
:19:14. > :19:17.Full-time scores beginning to trickle in. New Douglas Park. Kenny
:19:18. > :19:32.Crawford can fill us in. The home side denied another home
:19:33. > :19:38.victory. They have not had one since September 19 exactly six months ago.
:19:39. > :19:43.It looked like they would get one when Docherty put the Accies ahead
:19:44. > :19:48.from 12 yards. Great work on the left. He held up the ball well and
:19:49. > :19:55.rolled it in at an angle across the box from Greg Docherty, 19-year-old
:19:56. > :19:58.who has been with the Accies since nine years old. Partick Thistle were
:19:59. > :20:05.struggling to get into the match. Straight after the break Pogba
:20:06. > :20:08.headed in at the back post. Paul Pogba was scoring for Juventus
:20:09. > :20:13.against Bayern Munich at the Alianza arena. Today he is scoring at New
:20:14. > :20:17.Douglas Park against Hamilton Accies. I am not sure which one you
:20:18. > :20:23.prefer that he was happy with his equaliser, it had at the back post
:20:24. > :20:26.from six yards out. 1-1. 2-1 and the turnaround was complete when Ryan
:20:27. > :20:31.Edwards, the Australian, scoring his first goal for Partick Thistle.
:20:32. > :20:35.Another header. In fact it into the top right-hand corner from a Dylan
:20:36. > :20:39.Cross. 2-1 to Partick Thistle. It has made the home fans boo as they
:20:40. > :20:46.leave New Douglas Park. I think the home fans will be happy
:20:47. > :20:54.at Palmerston will stop Queen of the South of Dumbarton win.
:20:55. > :21:00.As the scoreline suggests it was a comfortable afternoon for the home
:21:01. > :21:04.side. They controlled it from start to finish. Aleec Harris hit the base
:21:05. > :21:07.of the post after five and is to give Dumbarton and early warning but
:21:08. > :21:14.it took until the 33rd minute for the first gold to come, Dan Crowley.
:21:15. > :21:19.Derek Lyle into the top corner from close range to give Queens a two
:21:20. > :21:25.Gold kitchen. The veteran striker scored his second and Queens' third.
:21:26. > :21:29.Gary Oliver and Harris combined well with the latter scoring a double to
:21:30. > :21:33.make it 5-0. Fraser right cleared Mark Millar's effort off the line
:21:34. > :21:36.before substitute Russell knocked the ball across the line to make it
:21:37. > :21:50.number six. A big win for the Saints? Huge win
:21:51. > :21:55.for Saints, fourth place in the table. All but secured their top six
:21:56. > :22:00.spot at the end of the season. For hundreds and Italy St Johnstone fans
:22:01. > :22:07.inside a crowd of 16,295 giving their players a standing ovation at
:22:08. > :22:09.the end -- 462. They beat Hearts by 3-0. Opening two goals coming after
:22:10. > :22:13.the end -- 462. They beat Hearts by the Hearts defence failed to cope
:22:14. > :22:18.with corners. Murray Davidson into the back of the net. Liam Craig
:22:19. > :22:22.provided both of the corners. Scoring wrapped up with two minutes
:22:23. > :22:28.left. Terrific work by David Wotherspoon, nutmeg for Jordan
:22:29. > :22:32.McGhee. Fisher slipped the ball into the back of the net. Saints captain
:22:33. > :22:37.Steven Anderson is making a club record this afternoon, record
:22:38. > :22:39.appearances, 362 appearances. I will doubt he enjoyed any games more than
:22:40. > :22:49.this afternoon. At Tynecastle. Big news that will have a bearing on
:22:50. > :22:53.the Championship race? Motherwell against Aberdeen.
:22:54. > :23:00.This is the afternoon in which the title race takes a huge title swing.
:23:01. > :23:05.Aberdeen have been defeated at Fir Park. You can hear the applause in
:23:06. > :23:09.the background. For a Motherwell team that dug out a 2-1 win.
:23:10. > :23:15.Aberdeen took the lead. Just before half-time from Kenny McLean.
:23:16. > :23:19.Controversial, not in terms of the award of the kick but Mark McGhee
:23:20. > :23:22.had a real go at the referee at half-time, it felt Motherwell should
:23:23. > :23:26.have had a free kick in the build-up to the penalty. That will be
:23:27. > :23:32.forgotten in the after match interviews. In the second half,
:23:33. > :23:37.Motherwell turned it around. Scott McDonald is a huge part in denying
:23:38. > :23:42.Celtic a championship. Stuck it on their way with a headed goal which
:23:43. > :23:45.levelled the way. William Moult cashing in, a mix-up at the back
:23:46. > :23:51.between Mark Reynolds and his goalkeeper. 2-1. In between that,
:23:52. > :23:54.between Mark Reynolds and his red card for Barry Robson, sent off
:23:55. > :23:59.for a dreadful elbowing of Scott McDonald. What an afternoon for
:24:00. > :24:01.Motherwell. And what a different afternoon for Aberdeen, finished
:24:02. > :24:08.with ten men and 2-1 defeat to Motherwell. Big afternoon for
:24:09. > :24:10.Inverness Caledonian Thistle away to Ross County this afternoon. Martin,
:24:11. > :24:15.did it finished 3-0 to Cally Bessel? Exactly the sort of scoreline John
:24:16. > :24:28.Hughes has been crying out for. Rost Raper found space in a similar
:24:29. > :24:32.position and clipped home. Inverness comfortably ahead. Any chance of a
:24:33. > :24:38.fightback was quickly extinguished after half-time by Miles Storey fast
:24:39. > :24:42.Gary Woods. Clinical for the visitors, tactics were spot on. A
:24:43. > :24:47.couple of early chances. They could have been ahead but the stuffing was
:24:48. > :24:52.well and truly knocked out over them. With clipped the bar as Cally
:24:53. > :24:54.Bissell looked to pick off their hosts. The visiting fans dancing in
:24:55. > :24:58.Dingwall right now. Another high-scoring map chin the
:24:59. > :25:15.Championship, Morton and Alloa. This was entertaining. Important win
:25:16. > :25:19.for Jim Duffy was Mac side. Slim hopes of a play-off. Morton took the
:25:20. > :25:25.lead of a play-off. Morton took the lead on 50 minutes. The faintest of
:25:26. > :25:31.touches from McCluskey. Six yards out. The second for the home side
:25:32. > :25:38.came two minutes later. Ross Forbes into the box from a wide area. A
:25:39. > :25:45.wicked deflection. To soar into the back of the net. Alloa got some hope
:25:46. > :25:50.with one back from the break. An absolute beauty into the top corner
:25:51. > :25:54.from the edge of the box. That goal gave the visitors some confidence
:25:55. > :25:59.that he went close, hitting the post on 57 minutes. The home side
:26:00. > :26:05.responded to that, getting a third goal on 77 minutes with Declan 's
:26:06. > :26:11.McManus smashing home from 16 yards out. Johnston getting in, slamming
:26:12. > :26:18.past the keeper at an angle from 12 yards out. Good afternoon for Morton
:26:19. > :26:24.but preparing for League 1 football next season it looks like for Alloa.
:26:25. > :26:26.A treat for fans of our regular and occasional man on a mobile feature,
:26:27. > :26:30.A treat for fans of our regular and this time a woman on a mobile.
:26:31. > :26:35.Connie watched the match between Livingston and St Mirren.
:26:36. > :26:42.What an advert for Scottish football. The ground was bathed in
:26:43. > :26:46.sunshine and super goals on display. Saints opened the scoring from the
:26:47. > :26:55.penalty spot spot after a challenge on Karen Gallagher. A perfect spot
:26:56. > :26:59.kick from Mallan. They drew level. Jamie Langfield got a fantastic save
:27:00. > :27:03.from Jordan White. McCann and was there to pick up the rebound. A
:27:04. > :27:11.powerful effort from the edge of the box. Saints got themselves back,
:27:12. > :27:16.spectacular fashion. 25 yards out Shankland. Dipped over the top of
:27:17. > :27:22.Mark McCallum. An absolute peach, that is the best way to describe
:27:23. > :27:25.that goal. Livingston still had life in them, they equalised again.
:27:26. > :27:30.Charlie initially hit the post but Jordan White was there to tap it
:27:31. > :27:35.home. Wasn't quite finished either, after 70 minutes Shankland. The
:27:36. > :27:41.second one was even better than the first one, 30 yards out, top
:27:42. > :27:47.left-hand corner, sublime. Right foot. The goalkeeper had no chance.
:27:48. > :27:56.High-scoring weekend so far in the Championship, let's reflect on the
:27:57. > :27:59.Premiership. Michael, Motherwell 2-1 Aberdeen, Motherwell were written
:28:00. > :28:04.with flu but Aberdeen will be going up the road feeling well and truly
:28:05. > :28:08.sick. I saw most of the game in the studio. Motherwell played with lots
:28:09. > :28:13.of energy and great workrate. It didn't look debilitated to me. I am
:28:14. > :28:18.sure they didn't, the two managers either. But big day in the title
:28:19. > :28:22.race. No escaping that. A minute to go out the game at Rugby Park, 0-0
:28:23. > :28:27.between Kilmarnock and Celtic, you must have been dreaming that
:28:28. > :28:30.Aberdeen could be top of the table. Of course it was possible but you
:28:31. > :28:34.look at Aberdeen and you think, they aren't as strong as Celtic, they
:28:35. > :28:38.don't have the depth of squad. If you look at the results recently,
:28:39. > :28:42.there have been so many one goal victories. That is great, grinding
:28:43. > :28:47.out results, but it leaves you vulnerable. Last seven wins all by a
:28:48. > :28:53.single goal. They had chances to go 2-0 up. No Rooney. If you are only a
:28:54. > :28:56.single goal. They had chances to go goal ahead, you are vulnerable.
:28:57. > :29:00.Celtic's title now? Four points ahead. Game in hand? It will be
:29:01. > :29:05.difficult for Aberdeen now but going back to be Motherwell - Aberdeen
:29:06. > :29:08.game, difficult, give credit to Motherwell. They came back from that
:29:09. > :29:12.and there has been a lot of illness and still nick the match. On a
:29:13. > :29:19.magnificent run, four wins on the spin, they are fifth. -- Bay won the
:29:20. > :29:22.match. Possible European place. Maybe it for five weeks ago people
:29:23. > :29:26.were talking about Motherwell being in the play-offs. Credit to Mark
:29:27. > :29:30.McGhee, he is putting his stamp on the team and getting great results.
:29:31. > :29:34.He has done the job. Ian Baraclough, when he took over, it looks like it
:29:35. > :29:38.could have been automatic relegation but now they can go for Europe. We
:29:39. > :29:42.know how tight the bottom half of the media 's but they are pulling
:29:43. > :29:48.away. They look like they have a bit of breathing space as a top 16. You
:29:49. > :29:51.mentioned earlier on, but it looks like the league is beginning to
:29:52. > :29:57.stabilise slightly. The bottom two are getting slightly detached. The
:29:58. > :30:00.top six at beginning to form. -- are beginning. Dundee have a couple of
:30:01. > :30:04.games in hand, they could force their way into the top six. We can
:30:05. > :30:12.go to the classified results round-up.
:30:13. > :33:47.We will begin in the Scottish Premiership.
:33:48. > :33:53.And now to the tables. Celtic opening up a 4-point lead over
:33:54. > :33:55.And now to the tables. Celtic Aberdeen with a game in hand, have
:33:56. > :34:09.asked the superior goal difference. asked the superior goal difference.
:34:10. > :34:15.-- and day face a period goal difference. Dundee United play
:34:16. > :34:20.Dundee tomorrow. Kilmarnock losing the late goal to Celtic, and they
:34:21. > :34:29.are still eight points ahead of Dundee United. Rangers are leading
:34:30. > :34:35.by 11 points at the top in the-cam, even though they lost last night 3-2
:34:36. > :34:46.against Falkirk -- in the Championship. Dunfermline are ten
:34:47. > :34:51.points clear at the top of League 1. Just a single point separates
:34:52. > :34:58.Brechin and Forfar Athletic from Cowdenbeath. It is looking good for
:34:59. > :35:08.East Fife, they are three points clear at the top.
:35:09. > :35:13.Leicester City with an excellent win this afternoon away to Crystal
:35:14. > :35:19.Palace, they are eight points clear at the top. Arsenal in third enjoy a
:35:20. > :35:26.victory over Everton. We will hear about that shortly. Norwich are out
:35:27. > :35:32.of the bottom three thanks to a very good win over West Brom this
:35:33. > :35:37.afternoon. Sunderland and Newcastle play the big relegation derby
:35:38. > :35:50.tomorrow. This is the top of the Championship. Burn they are four
:35:51. > :35:56.points clear. -- Burnley. Another big defeat for Bolton Wanderers this
:35:57. > :36:04.afternoon. They are six points behind Charlton Athletic. As
:36:05. > :36:10.promised, details of the match involving Everton and Arsenal,
:36:11. > :36:14.provided by Steve Bauer. A difficult week for Arsenal, but no problems at
:36:15. > :36:18.Goodison Park with should and controlled performance, and the
:36:19. > :36:22.return to winning ways was never in doubt after Danny Welbeck had given
:36:23. > :36:25.them the early lead inside six and a half minutes, his fourth goal in
:36:26. > :36:30.nine games since his return from the long-term injury. The date to
:36:31. > :36:36.remember for Alex Iwobi, given his Premier League debut by Arsene
:36:37. > :36:40.Wenger, he got his first Arsenal goal, and in terms of Everton that
:36:41. > :36:44.was a killer blow, they never asked Arsenal any questions in the second
:36:45. > :36:50.half. Important clean sheet for Arsenal. They are in pole position
:36:51. > :36:55.if the top two were to fall, and this is also important in terms of
:36:56. > :36:59.finishing in the top four, which Arsene Wenger has always delivered
:37:00. > :37:13.at his time with Arsenal. This is a sick defeat for Everton in nine home
:37:14. > :37:19.league matches -- defeat. And now Leicester City and their trip to
:37:20. > :37:25.Crystal Palace. COMMENTATOR: Leicester City have done it again,
:37:26. > :37:30.three points in the bag, eight points clear of Tottenham, 11 points
:37:31. > :37:35.clear of Arsenal, 15 points clear of Manchester City, and this time last
:37:36. > :37:37.season they lost 4-3 against Tottenham and they were bottom of
:37:38. > :37:44.the table, has there ever been a more incredible Premier League
:37:45. > :37:48.story? It is Mahrez once again, 16 goals now for the season, Jamie
:37:49. > :37:54.Vardy set him up, there were many chances, it was breathless, it was
:37:55. > :37:58.breathtaking, it was excruciating for Crystal Palace fans, they had
:37:59. > :38:01.chances, they hit the crossbar, and they battled hard, but they did not
:38:02. > :38:06.have enough and they have now not won a league match this year in 13
:38:07. > :38:10.attempts. But the day belonged to Leicester and their fans celebrate,
:38:11. > :38:13.they sing, they are going to win the league, and who knows where to mark
:38:14. > :38:19.it looks like they are going to do it. -- and who knows? And now we can
:38:20. > :38:26.find out about Chelsea against West Ham. 2-2, a Fabregas double has
:38:27. > :38:33.denied West Ham a rare victory at Stamford Bridge. Free kick in
:38:34. > :38:36.stoppage time cancelled out West Ham's first goal, and then Andy
:38:37. > :38:42.Carroll put them back in front, but Ham's first goal, and then Andy
:38:43. > :38:46.then a controversial penalty, it was possibly outside the box, and there
:38:47. > :38:49.was little contact, but Fabregas scored from the spot, tempers
:38:50. > :38:55.flared, it was all very dramatic and it ended in a draw. There was a big
:38:56. > :39:02.win for Norwich, away to West Brom. We can hear about this one. West
:39:03. > :39:05.Brom zero, Norwich one, this was a precious win for Norwich, a first
:39:06. > :39:13.victory in 11 Premier League matches, and West Brom's first
:39:14. > :39:15.defeat at home in 2016, the game was utterly forgettable apart from
:39:16. > :39:21.Robbie Brady's goal five minutes into the second half, pouncing on
:39:22. > :39:25.the loose ball. They had a long time to see it home from there, but West
:39:26. > :39:28.Brom barely landed a blow and they played like a team that knows it is
:39:29. > :39:32.safe and they barely had a shot on target. Norwich won't care about
:39:33. > :39:41.that, they will head back to Norfolk with three save points packed away
:39:42. > :39:45.on the team bus. -- safe. Let's talk about the narrow victories, one for
:39:46. > :39:50.Norwich and one for Leicester City. Which one would you like to talk
:39:51. > :39:53.about? We can start with Leicester City, I worked at the club for a
:39:54. > :39:57.while, and I think it is amazing, the fact they are looking as if they
:39:58. > :40:01.can win the title, and one thing I noticed watching them, it is their
:40:02. > :40:03.teamwork, they are all in it together, and I don't see them
:40:04. > :40:11.losing, even though there are quite a few games left. The team has got
:40:12. > :40:14.to do well. It looked like a banana skin, as well, Manchester City and
:40:15. > :40:20.Liverpool have come a cropper there at Selhurst Park. Leicester
:40:21. > :40:24.prevailed. Crystal Palace is a tough place to go, tough area, but
:40:25. > :40:28.Leicester went there, and I agree, many people thought they might have
:40:29. > :40:33.slipped up, but credit to them, they have got the three points. Norwich
:40:34. > :40:37.with a good result last week against Manchester
:40:38. > :40:42.with a good result last week against this afternoon that takes them out
:40:43. > :40:44.of the bottom three. Sunderland and Newcastle tomorrow, so maybe one of
:40:45. > :40:49.them will drop points, maybe both of them will drop points, and there are
:40:50. > :40:54.a few weeks left, but it is a good time to get the meant going for Alex
:40:55. > :41:03.Neil and Norwich. -- get momentum going. It doesn't take much, six
:41:04. > :41:06.points and you have breathing space. Leicester, last year they were
:41:07. > :41:12.struggling for survival, and now they are challenging for the title.
:41:13. > :41:16.Great investment in Ranieri, many people did not fancy him, but he has
:41:17. > :41:25.done a great job. That is it for now. We will leave you to savour
:41:26. > :41:32.this. Big wins this afternoon for Partick Thistle, at Hamilton. St
:41:33. > :41:38.Johnstone, they were 3-0 winners at Tynecastle, and there was a big
:41:39. > :41:43.victory for Celtic at Rugby Park. Aberdeen lost 2-1 away to
:41:44. > :41:46.Motherwell, despite taking the lead. Inverness Caley Thistle, a good
:41:47. > :41:52.victory for them, 3-0, at Ross County. Plenty of goals in the
:41:53. > :42:01.Championship. St Mirren winning 3-2 away to Livingston. Morton thumping
:42:02. > :42:09.were the biggest winners of the day were the biggest winners of the day
:42:10. > :42:16.-- thumping Alloa. You can enjoy highlights of the matches tomorrow,
:42:17. > :42:23.that is on BBC One at 1030. You will laugh, you might even cry.
:42:24. > :42:31.Their guest is Michael Grant, he has been saving his best chat for that,
:42:32. > :42:34.I hope! Thanks to him and the Falkirk manager, Peter Houston, for
:42:35. > :42:39.their insight and affability, and thanks to you for watching. We will
:42:40. > :42:44.see you in two weeks, because there is no show next week. Blame the
:42:45. > :42:48.international break, but take care, and we will see you soon.