:00:15. > :00:17.Good afternoon and welcome to the Results Show.
:00:18. > :00:20.I'm a bit nervous this week because the producer's asked
:00:21. > :00:22.the Dundee United Chairman Stephen Thompson to critique
:00:23. > :00:30.I think he might have other things on his mind!
:00:31. > :00:33.Our reporters are on their toes too, keeping us informed with updates,
:00:34. > :00:35.reports and results, while our studio guests are ready
:00:36. > :00:37.to enlighten and entertain us - as ever.
:00:38. > :00:40.They are Stuart Cosgrove and former Dundee United and Celtic defender
:00:41. > :00:47.Where shall we stop off first, I wonder?
:00:48. > :00:53.Celtic Park, it will be, where the champions are at home to Inverness
:00:54. > :01:00.Caledonian Thistle. Chris McLauchlan is there. 2-0 Celtic. A good old
:01:01. > :01:04.game of two hearths. The champions were poor in the first period.
:01:05. > :01:10.Inverness Caledonian Thistle with all other chances two quick goals
:01:11. > :01:15.from Mackay-Steven and Griffiths have settled the crowd. Down to the
:01:16. > :01:19.bottom club, they are at home to Hearts. It would not be Saturday
:01:20. > :01:28.afternoon without the voice of Brian McLauchlan. 1-1. Guy Demel
:01:29. > :01:33.deservedly gave Dundee United the lead, and McGee was sent off for
:01:34. > :01:38.Hearts. Jamie Walker scored three minutes into the second half. It
:01:39. > :01:42.could go either way, at Tannadice. Richard Wilson is watching St
:01:43. > :01:46.Johnstone against Motherwell. There is nothing between them at the
:01:47. > :01:50.moment. Both scored in the first half, Louis Moult for Motherwell,
:01:51. > :01:57.and then Wotherspoon equalising. All to play for. Victoria Park, Scott
:01:58. > :02:03.Davie is watching Ross County at home to Hamilton. 1-1 year as well.
:02:04. > :02:08.Alex Schalk with his first league goal for Ross County. Hamilton had
:02:09. > :02:14.been on top. They have been on top in the second half, especially after
:02:15. > :02:23.Jamie record was sent off. -- Jamie Reckord. Dougie Imrie headed his
:02:24. > :02:28.second goal of the season. I wonder if John Barnes can continue the
:02:29. > :02:32.trend? Not so far, goal this year. Kill Marnoch started lively with
:02:33. > :02:39.their new manager in charge. He's getting his Premiership baptism, Lee
:02:40. > :02:46.Clark. Dundee had a shot turned away seconds ago by Jamie MacDonald. Two
:02:47. > :02:51.goal-line clearances from Dundee defenders, but still 0-0. We can
:02:52. > :02:58.hear from Kenny Crawford in the Championship, watching Morton at
:02:59. > :03:04.home to Falkirk. It is 1-0 to Falkirk. Morton unbeaten in their
:03:05. > :03:12.last three matches, John Baird's first-half strike put Falkirk closer
:03:13. > :03:16.to the win. Let's start at Celtic, hitting Inverness with a couple of
:03:17. > :03:20.what you could term sucker punches? It seems that way, we were listening
:03:21. > :03:25.to the commentary. It seemed Inverness were on top for most of
:03:26. > :03:28.the game. In usual terms, you would say that was incredible. At the way
:03:29. > :03:33.Celtic are playing, it seems to be the norm. Counterattacking side? It
:03:34. > :03:38.seems to be a tactic that works against Celtic. There was boos at
:03:39. > :03:45.half-time. They came out and scored a couple of goals to settle them.
:03:46. > :03:52.Stuart, are you happy with how things are proceeding at McDiarmid
:03:53. > :03:59.Park? A tight game, any of the two teams could win. It's important that
:04:00. > :04:04.St Johnstone get back on the saddle. Tough fixtures? We have tough
:04:05. > :04:08.fixtures, Celtic and Aberdeen are the gains we have lost. We drew with
:04:09. > :04:12.Hearts. We need to get a win today. A draw would not be disastrous.
:04:13. > :04:18.Stuart is on the edge of his seat, watching the pictures coming in. You
:04:19. > :04:21.have been keeping an eye over Dundee United against Hearts. You were
:04:22. > :04:27.impressed with the way United started the game? The same old story
:04:28. > :04:31.for them? It seemed the best way around the scrap, to get your
:04:32. > :04:35.chairman to come out and give you a rifling in the press. United came
:04:36. > :04:40.out and were all over Hearts. Hit the post, had great chances, scored
:04:41. > :04:45.the goal. Once again, they have conceded and looks like it could go
:04:46. > :04:50.either way. Hearts down to ten men, you would fancy United? They are
:04:51. > :04:59.playing well. Doesn't the manager set them up to play with ten men?
:05:00. > :05:04.Ross County and Hamilton, 1-1. A real sticky run? I think this game
:05:05. > :05:07.and the St Johnstone Motherwell game are indicative of how tight the
:05:08. > :05:10.middle of the league is. Anybody that gets a win is looking to
:05:11. > :05:15.qualify for Europe, if Celtic win the cup, the fourth place becomes a
:05:16. > :05:18.European place and then you are smiling. If you lose, you are
:05:19. > :05:21.worried about dropping into the play-off position or whatever. I've
:05:22. > :05:28.never known the league being so tight as it is. Your players will be
:05:29. > :05:31.loving that? I'm not so sure. Like you say, they are going for a
:05:32. > :05:37.European spot, but looking over their shoulder and saying they could
:05:38. > :05:44.be in the play-off spot. Looking for the clause in their contract,
:05:45. > :05:48.saying, if you get relegated... Kilmarnock, new manager, 0-0 against
:05:49. > :05:54.Dundee. They seemed to have steadied the ship a little bit? A new
:05:55. > :05:59.manager, at this point in time, a good thing, to get that kick start
:06:00. > :06:03.up and running. But Dundee were so impressive earlier in the season.
:06:04. > :06:10.There has been another goal, is it for Ross County or Hamilton? It is
:06:11. > :06:15.for Ross County. The ten men, going in front with just over 12 minutes
:06:16. > :06:20.to go. A magnificent free kick from the left edge of the penalty box.
:06:21. > :06:28.Ian McShane, around the wall and beyond the despairing dive of
:06:29. > :06:33.McGovern, the former Ross County goalkeeper, Michael McGovern. That
:06:34. > :06:37.will be a real blow to Hamilton, who had dominated, territorially, in the
:06:38. > :06:41.second half, after Jamie Reckord was sent off at the start of the second
:06:42. > :06:46.half for a last man challenge one Dougie Imrie. Dougie Imrie was
:06:47. > :06:50.looking through to have a goal-scoring opportunity, the right
:06:51. > :06:53.decision to issue the red card. Hamilton, laying siege to the Ross
:06:54. > :06:58.County goal from that moment on. They have fallen behind, probably
:06:59. > :07:06.slightly against the run of play. It has been a frustrating afternoon for
:07:07. > :07:10.the Accies. Right on the start of half-time, a Richard Foster free
:07:11. > :07:16.kick, played into the penalty area, Davies headed on, and the first
:07:17. > :07:22.league goal for the Dutchman. After the dismissal of Reckord, various
:07:23. > :07:26.chances, a goal-line block from the captain of Ross County, Paul Quinn.
:07:27. > :07:32.A shot from Crawford, fizzing past the post. Dougie Imrie getting his
:07:33. > :07:40.third goal of the season. It was deserved, the pressure had been
:07:41. > :07:44.playing. The ball was played across by Kurtaj. There have been a couple
:07:45. > :07:48.of chances for Hamilton to take the lead. MacShane, a beautiful effort
:07:49. > :07:54.that you will want to see on sports scene tomorrow. Unless you are a
:07:55. > :07:59.Hamilton Accies supporter, I suppose! Time to check in with Chris
:08:00. > :08:04.at Celtic Park. No further goals, but as I said, it really has been
:08:05. > :08:07.that classic game of two halves. Celtic with the majority of the
:08:08. > :08:11.pressure on the first half, but did absolutely next to nothing with it.
:08:12. > :08:19.One tame effort from Leigh Griffiths. Inverness, a shot just
:08:20. > :08:24.over the bar, Draper shot just wide. Guy Warren had an open goal, free
:08:25. > :08:28.header, absolute sitter from a free kick on the left-hand side. He
:08:29. > :08:32.nodded it just past the post. As Mark Wilson said, the half-time
:08:33. > :08:36.whistle was met with a chorus of boos, Celtic fans extremely
:08:37. > :08:39.restless. Two minutes after the break, Roberts, one-on-one with
:08:40. > :08:44.Craig Gordon, should have scored, but his shot hit off the Celtic
:08:45. > :08:51.number one. Two quickfire goals, Gary Mackay-Steven, after some neat
:08:52. > :08:57.interplay inside the box, and a typical Leigh Griffiths goal, a low
:08:58. > :09:02.drive. Celtic in driving seat. You would think, with 18 minutes on the
:09:03. > :09:08.clock, they would go six points clear of Aberdeen at the top. Time
:09:09. > :09:15.to hear from Brian MacLachlan. He is at Tannadice, where Dundee United
:09:16. > :09:18.are at home to Hearts. This is a game that United should have put
:09:19. > :09:30.about by half-time. They dominated the opening five -- 45 minutes. The
:09:31. > :09:34.save from that header after 70 minutes was absolutely stunning. A
:09:35. > :09:38.real contender for save of the season. And then he did it all
:09:39. > :09:42.again. This time it was Guy Demel, a quick free kick taken down the
:09:43. > :09:46.right-hand side. It was destined for the bottom corner. But Alexander
:09:47. > :09:50.dived low to the left-hand side. The goal did come, Corner, again, there
:09:51. > :09:55.was Guy Demel, bullet header into the back of the net. Add to that,
:09:56. > :10:01.Hearts entered the half with ten men, after Jordan McGee received two
:10:02. > :10:04.yellow cards. The second one, the boot was high, dodgy if it was a
:10:05. > :10:11.yellow card or not. Anyway, the referee was a few yards away and
:10:12. > :10:16.thought it was a second yellow. Hearts came back into the game three
:10:17. > :10:21.minutes into the second half. Slack play at the back by United. With a
:10:22. > :10:30.stunning finish by Jamie Walker. The ball, looping high into the air,
:10:31. > :10:34.hammered it beyond Kawashima made to the back of the net. The tendon of
:10:35. > :10:44.Hearts have done well in the second half. United should have had this
:10:45. > :10:50.won already. Won a piece, is it all square at McDiarmid Park? It is. A
:10:51. > :10:56.grimly competitive game. Lots of competitive effort, but little in
:10:57. > :11:00.the way of chances. Scott McDonald had to pull out of the starting
:11:01. > :11:03.line-up. He was replaced by Fletcher, and the other striker,
:11:04. > :11:08.Louis Moult, took the responsibility to get the goal. He opened the
:11:09. > :11:13.scoring, rising high in the penalty area, to head home. He also headed a
:11:14. > :11:18.free kick over the bar in the second half. Forcing Johnston, very little
:11:19. > :11:22.in the way of attacking threat. They equalised through David Wotherspoon.
:11:23. > :11:28.A swerving shot seemed to catch Ripley unawares. Tommy Wright was
:11:29. > :11:32.recently brought on as a substitute to go front. They should have
:11:33. > :11:39.fashioned a second for St Johnstone moments earlier. Liam Craig steered
:11:40. > :11:43.his volley wide of the upright. Rugby Park, John Barnes is watching
:11:44. > :11:48.the match between Kilmarnock and Dundee. Still goalless? Still
:11:49. > :11:53.goalless between these two. Josh Magennis fires the ball, claiming it
:11:54. > :12:01.came off his hand, but I think it came off his head to make the
:12:02. > :12:05.clearance. Fast and Furious. Good football from both sides. Lee Clark
:12:06. > :12:10.looking for his first victory as the new Kilmarnock boss. A couple of
:12:11. > :12:13.good chances from corner kicks. Gary Dicker latching onto a cross, and
:12:14. > :12:18.another one, McGuinness, getting onto the end of a header that was
:12:19. > :12:25.cleared off the line by Nick Ross. A Slater free kick almost caught out
:12:26. > :12:32.Scott Bain. But the keeper managed to flick it away. As far as Dundee
:12:33. > :12:36.are concerned, their best chance came from Loy, but he put it over
:12:37. > :12:39.the crossbar. Dundee have been lively, they have come out and the
:12:40. > :12:43.manager must have said something at half-time. A couple of efforts well
:12:44. > :12:51.saved by Jamie MacDonald. Another great save to deny Paul McGowan. At
:12:52. > :13:08.the moment, Harkins is coming off. Craig Wighton is coming on. Kenny
:13:09. > :13:15.Crawford, the details? It was John Baird that scored for the Bairns. He
:13:16. > :13:22.stayed calm and used his experience to slot it into the far corner.
:13:23. > :13:25.Declan McManus hit the bar for Morton. Morton have pushed more in
:13:26. > :13:30.the second half, but they have not had anything to show for it. I'm
:13:31. > :13:35.feeling a bit sorry for the Falkirk fans, uncovered in the away end,
:13:36. > :13:39.getting drenched. Let me add, in the age of this multicultural football,
:13:40. > :13:51.we have just had a Falkirk substitute, Bob McCue come on, I am
:13:52. > :13:56.pretty sure he is Scottish. Let's reflect on the action. Celtic, 2-0
:13:57. > :14:00.up, not playing that well. It is to be that was the stuff of champions,
:14:01. > :14:06.grinding out wins when you are not playing well. Now you get booed? Is
:14:07. > :14:09.to be, when Rangers were in the league. Who cares how you play as
:14:10. > :14:16.long as you get the three points? Now there is no Old Firm rivalry,
:14:17. > :14:21.there needs to be something happening on the pitch. It's not
:14:22. > :14:26.good enough to just win, they need to be entertained. You are not
:14:27. > :14:29.bothered with entertainment? People would argue that with the Old Firm
:14:30. > :14:32.in the league, there should be entertainment as well, not that they
:14:33. > :14:36.should grind of eating out. We are in a situation where there was a lot
:14:37. > :14:42.of nervous football around, nobody wants to drop into the play-off
:14:43. > :14:47.place. I think we are in an era were the teams, everything seems
:14:48. > :14:51.marginal, with the exception maybe Celtic at the top. You know just
:14:52. > :14:56.about anybody can get a result against anybody. All of those fine
:14:57. > :14:57.margins. I think it has led to competitive games, but also very
:14:58. > :15:01.nervous games. The top two in the Championship play
:15:02. > :15:03.on Sunday this week. But not, repeat not,
:15:04. > :15:05.against each other. But there's still plenty
:15:06. > :15:08.to get excited about. Second placed Hibernian are at home
:15:09. > :15:11.to the bottom club Alloa, while the leaders Rangers are away
:15:12. > :15:15.to Queen of the South. First off, Hibs versus Alloa
:15:16. > :15:21.at Easter Road. A match Hibs go into
:15:22. > :15:23.following their Scottish Cup win over arch rivals Hearts
:15:24. > :15:34.on Tuesday night. This will fill them with great
:15:35. > :15:48.fettle. Yes. Derbys left the club. Those should be a good feel around
:15:49. > :15:53.Hibs. They had the chance to catch up on Rangers and blew it. Alloa
:15:54. > :16:01.created one chance and scored. It is going to be a tough afternoon. Alloa
:16:02. > :16:06.held Rangers to a 1-1 draw on this controversial surface. Not this is
:16:07. > :16:15.our lead because it is artificial but because of the narrowing of the
:16:16. > :16:19.pitch. -- necessarily. The advantage tomorrow in the advantage of Hibs at
:16:20. > :16:25.Easter Road. You would think so. Alloa showed a drop in performance
:16:26. > :16:31.against Rangers. It was towards the end that Rangers came into it
:16:32. > :16:42.through the former St Johnstone legend -- 80 nations performance.
:16:43. > :16:51.Rangers and Alloa have probe it. Nobody is guaranteed a win. I do not
:16:52. > :16:58.think anybody is going into these games thinking it is a definite.
:16:59. > :17:03.Alloa have rallied. He is a good coach. He speaks very well. He
:17:04. > :17:09.instantly get the respect from players. He has done a good job. It
:17:10. > :17:17.is a tough job at Easter Road. Hibs have not lost their all season.
:17:18. > :17:24.Rangers go into this on the back of an impressive win, the Cup replay
:17:25. > :17:32.midweek against Kilmarnock. I am one of the thousands that watched this
:17:33. > :17:37.via an app. I thought it was a pretty decent game and comfortable
:17:38. > :17:40.in the end for Rangers. Their fans will be racking up the various
:17:41. > :17:44.victor these they are getting against Premiership clubs in order
:17:45. > :17:53.to act you are the keys they are ready for their move up and can
:17:54. > :17:59.convert to the league above. Rangers in action on an artificial surface.
:18:00. > :18:02.The game against Alloa was on an artificial surface. Tomorrow is on
:18:03. > :18:09.the plastic of Palmerston. So it's once more unto
:18:10. > :18:11.the artificial surface for Rangers, Now, their last outing on a manmade
:18:12. > :18:15.surface left more than friction burns, it's created
:18:16. > :18:17.a right old rammy. With Rangers manager Mark Warburton
:18:18. > :18:19.blaming it for Martyn Waghorn's season threatening injury
:18:20. > :18:21.and declaring there's no place for plastic in the Premiership,
:18:22. > :18:31.does that mean it's okay I do not think that is what he had
:18:32. > :18:35.in mind. What did you make of this? Mark Warburton is right. I do not
:18:36. > :18:39.think they should be allowed in the top league. I do not think you can
:18:40. > :18:45.blame certain injuries on the plastic pitches. The aches and pains
:18:46. > :18:49.you get after it, it takes days to recover. That is why this game is
:18:50. > :18:53.going to be interesting for Rangers because the third game on a plastic
:18:54. > :18:59.pitch and we can they old guys like Kenny Miller, how are the legs and
:19:00. > :19:05.the joints going into this? Do you think this is a storm in a tea Cup?
:19:06. > :19:12.It has clearly angered Kilmarnock fans and their chairman and board of
:19:13. > :19:16.directors. They are staying like might have gone down but he got up
:19:17. > :19:25.quick enough to take the penalty and he's good. He was fit enough to run
:19:26. > :19:28.and celebrate. -- he scored. I do not think it needs an operation but
:19:29. > :19:33.it is certainly going to rule them out for the rest of the season. When
:19:34. > :19:37.people pick up injuries inevitably the club are going to complain
:19:38. > :19:47.whatever. This is a debate we are going to have a time yet. There has
:19:48. > :19:53.been a goal. A significant one. At Tannadice, between Dundee United and
:19:54. > :20:01.Hearts. What a strike. The goal has come for Dundee United. 30 yards out
:20:02. > :20:06.on the volley giving Neil Alexander absolutely no chance. 90 seconds
:20:07. > :20:13.left of play at Tannadice. This is the lifeline United have been
:20:14. > :20:18.looking for. We may return to plastic pitches but I will put this
:20:19. > :20:22.to you, is that the lifeline Dundee United have been looking for? Can
:20:23. > :20:29.they lift themselves out of relegation? No. Last week when they
:20:30. > :20:33.put together that run and won against Kilmarnock and do at
:20:34. > :20:37.Hamilton I thought there might go on the right way but the defeat against
:20:38. > :20:45.Motherwell has consigned them to the Championship. The goals are flooding
:20:46. > :20:56.in. I am not sure why will first. McDermott Park.
:20:57. > :21:06.In the 90th minute at McDiarmid Park, in the penalty area, converted
:21:07. > :21:17.past the keeper. It looks as if St Johnstone will all three points,
:21:18. > :21:23.2-1. Goal at Celtic Park. Griffiths has made it 3-0 to Celtic. That is
:21:24. > :21:31.the final whistle at Celtic Park. Four number 32 of the season.
:21:32. > :21:37.Another win for Celtic, but a less than convincing 90 minutes.
:21:38. > :21:43.Mackay-Steven and Griffiths getting the goals. Celtic had the majority
:21:44. > :21:47.of the possession in the first half but did pretty much nothing with it.
:21:48. > :21:54.Warren heading past the post. A sitter. Roberts found himself
:21:55. > :22:02.one-on-one with Gordon after the restart. He failed to capitalise.
:22:03. > :22:09.The goal the Celtic Park Road had been craving. In from eight yards.
:22:10. > :22:15.Griffiths got the second five minutes later. A neat finish.
:22:16. > :22:22.Roberts came off the bench and laid on and provided some guile. Celtic
:22:23. > :22:32.six points clear of second placed Aberdeen. The fans heading home
:22:33. > :22:40.happy -ish. I believe there has been a red card at Tannadice. Drama. Less
:22:41. > :22:46.than 90 seconds to go. Any year receiving his second yellow card
:22:47. > :22:51.since coming on as a sub the jute -- Anier. United down to nine players
:22:52. > :22:55.because one of the players is off with the cut to his head. The fourth
:22:56. > :23:10.official has not put the board up yet. Rugby Park, full-time. Ended
:23:11. > :23:15.goalless. Clark's first match in charge. It could prove a vital point
:23:16. > :23:20.in the end. But a very lively indeed with some good football but could
:23:21. > :23:25.not find the back of the net. Three good chances in the first half, a
:23:26. > :23:31.volley over the top then Slater had a free kick from the left and the
:23:32. > :23:36.keeper turned it wide and McGuinness had a terrific header from a corner
:23:37. > :23:49.cleared off the line by Ross at the back post. Dundee's only real chance
:23:50. > :23:57.fell to Loy reflected over the crossbar. Dundee came out lively.
:23:58. > :24:01.Producing some excellent saves by McDonald in the Kilmarnock goal.
:24:02. > :24:07.Dundee almost won it at the end of the last minute. Conrad up for a set
:24:08. > :24:17.piece into the back post, the head are drifting wide of the left hand
:24:18. > :24:31.post. A vital point for Kilmarnock. Dundee unbeaten in the last five.
:24:32. > :24:35.Full-time in Dingwall. A hammer blow for Hamilton who played with a man
:24:36. > :24:46.advantage for 44 minutes in the second half after Reckord had been
:24:47. > :24:53.sent off for denying a clear goal scoring opportunity. A spectacular
:24:54. > :24:59.effort in the League Cup semifinal victory against Celtic at Hampden. A
:25:00. > :25:04.pretty insipid 45 minutes. It's brightened up for a few minutes
:25:05. > :25:08.prior when Hamilton began to dominate territorially and create
:25:09. > :25:15.one or two chances. Fox damaged himself colliding with someone
:25:16. > :25:20.trying to clear a shot. The ball broke to Crawford. I do not think he
:25:21. > :25:26.relies the goal was unguarded. He tried to be cute and get it into the
:25:27. > :25:31.top corner and it went wide. That started a dismal afternoon as far as
:25:32. > :25:42.chances were concerned for Hamilton. On the interval, up for the set
:25:43. > :25:49.piece, Schalk headed it into the back of the net. After the dismissal
:25:50. > :25:55.of Reckord Hamilton poured forward, Quinn stopping a shot on the line
:25:56. > :25:59.contested by the Hamilton players. The assistant referee was in line I
:26:00. > :26:09.decided the ball had not crossed the line. -- and decided. Fox with a
:26:10. > :26:17.couple of magnificent saves. Crawford as well. His resistance was
:26:18. > :26:21.broken. From the left-hand side with the cross and in re headed in his
:26:22. > :26:30.sixth goal of the season. It looked as if Hamilton would go, continuing
:26:31. > :26:33.to push forward. A couple of headers going wide. McShane on the
:26:34. > :26:39.counterattack winning a free kick and from just outside the box
:26:40. > :26:44.getting it into the top corner to give Ross County a vital win and
:26:45. > :26:50.keep Hamilton down with one win in 11 games going into a game against
:26:51. > :26:57.Celtic next week. Full-time at McDiarmid Park. This is one of those
:26:58. > :27:02.games you get at this time of the season when the points are so
:27:03. > :27:07.precious to both sides they end up being tense and conservative.
:27:08. > :27:16.Motherwell opening the scoring. Moult headed home McFadden's corner.
:27:17. > :27:21.There was a couple of chances for both sides in the second half and it
:27:22. > :27:26.looked as if it would be 1-1 but Miller's free kick was headed home,
:27:27. > :27:34.a precious goal for St Johnstone, ending a run of seven games without
:27:35. > :27:43.a victory for them. Tannadice, the whistle has sounded. Lots of drama.
:27:44. > :27:50.Lots of drama but more importantly for United a valuable three points
:27:51. > :27:56.to try to ease their way from relegation. 2-1 winners over Hearts
:27:57. > :27:59.this afternoon. Leading at half-time thanks to a magnificent header.
:28:00. > :28:05.Alexander pulling off some wonder saves in the first half to keep
:28:06. > :28:09.Hearts in the game. Ended up with ten men after Magee was sent off.
:28:10. > :28:14.They came back into the game thanks to a magnificent strike from Walker.
:28:15. > :28:21.United poured more and more men forward later and had a magnificent
:28:22. > :28:32.strike from 25 yards out to give Alexander no chance. Substitute
:28:33. > :28:38.Anier was shown his second yellow card towards the end. Hearts pile
:28:39. > :28:42.more men forward. Could not find a way through. United held on for the
:28:43. > :28:50.victory. How pivotal could this be at the end of the season? I will
:28:51. > :29:03.have to tell him I ask the questions! How did it finish? An
:29:04. > :29:10.important win for Falkirk, their first since the 2nd of January when
:29:11. > :29:13.they beat Alloa. Their first win in six attempts. A goal which showed
:29:14. > :29:19.all of Baird's know-how and experience. He outmuscled the
:29:20. > :29:24.defender and sorted it into the far corner. Both teams hit the bar and
:29:25. > :29:32.there was a bad injury that gave us eight minutes of added time to the
:29:33. > :29:40.autumn born player from Norwich -- on loan.
:29:41. > :29:44.Staying in the Championship, the match between St Mirren and
:29:45. > :29:52.Dumbarton has finished. Not the best of games here at the 2021 stadium,
:29:53. > :29:55.but an important three points. A poor first half, with both sets of
:29:56. > :30:00.players seemingly going through the motions. The game burst into life on
:30:01. > :30:07.the 63rd minute, with Shankland losing his marker in the box to
:30:08. > :30:11.smash home the opener. The home side should have had their second, with
:30:12. > :30:16.Stuart finding Clarkson at the back post. The striker, lacking
:30:17. > :30:21.composure, blasted over the bar. That was it in terms of goals and
:30:22. > :30:24.chances in a game that was far from a classic. But if St Mirren have
:30:25. > :30:32.aspirations of making the play-off, they will have to play better than
:30:33. > :30:34.they did today. It finished 1-0. That report takes us to the
:30:35. > :33:54.classified results round-up. Let's see how the footballing gods
:33:55. > :34:11.have shuffled the pack. Hearts lost to Dundee United, the
:34:12. > :34:14.bottom club, but they have cut the deficit between them and Kilmarnock.
:34:15. > :34:38.Kilmarnock have a game in hand. St Mirren's win takes them five
:34:39. > :34:44.clear of Dumbarton and just one point behind Morton.
:34:45. > :34:58.Another win for Dunfermline, they beat the bottom club,
:34:59. > :35:16.just a point between East Fife and Elgin City.
:35:17. > :35:25.Hull City were in FA Cup action but stay at the top. Burnley have played
:35:26. > :35:30.one match more. Bolton Wanderers move off the bottom of the table.
:35:31. > :35:34.They picked up a point this afternoon. Charlton Athletic are the
:35:35. > :35:36.new black markers on the table. Rather United are the other team in
:35:37. > :35:44.the bottom three. Let's get details of the FA Cup
:35:45. > :35:50.matches. The holders, Arsenal, were at home to the Championship leaders,
:35:51. > :35:54.Hull City. Arsene Wenger said yesterday he doesn't think FA Cup
:35:55. > :35:59.replays should be scrapped. It is the law of Murphy that the very next
:36:00. > :36:05.tie he has goes to a replay. It does not suit Hull City, either. Their
:36:06. > :36:11.star man was their goalkeeper and a series of saves, the pick of them
:36:12. > :36:16.tipping a Campbell free kick onto the post. Generally, Hull defended
:36:17. > :36:19.well against Arsenal's much changed team.
:36:20. > :36:29.No replay needed for Reading. We have just seen Olsen having an
:36:30. > :36:34.argument with the referee, too late and too little. The mind goes back
:36:35. > :36:37.to what Tony Pulis said. He and his staff spent a lot of this week
:36:38. > :36:41.making sure his players knew how important this game was. Not just in
:36:42. > :36:45.terms of making progress in the FA Cup, but for the rest of the season.
:36:46. > :36:51.Build on this, click on, you have glory, possibly, as much as putting
:36:52. > :36:55.in a shift. At 1-0 up, they probably thought they did it after 53
:36:56. > :37:04.minutes. But in the second half, Reading came back. 3-1, it was as if
:37:05. > :37:08.West Brom had given up. The defence was bedraggled and absolutely
:37:09. > :37:13.nowhere. The penalty area was deserted. Ben Foster, no chance.
:37:14. > :37:17.Reading go through to the quarterfinals. Six years ago was
:37:18. > :37:18.their first appearance in 43 years. They are into the quarterfinals
:37:19. > :37:28.again. Jacqui Oatley was watching Watford
:37:29. > :37:31.at home to Leeds United. It has finished 1-0. Watford into the
:37:32. > :37:36.quarterfinals for the first time in nine years. They deserved it. They
:37:37. > :37:39.dominated the match, despite making six changes. They created the better
:37:40. > :37:44.chances. Watson was the instigator of virtually all of them. He played
:37:45. > :37:47.a key role in the winner, his ball in from the right-hand side looked
:37:48. > :37:52.to have evaded everybody and was going nowhere until Scott Wood and
:37:53. > :38:00.decided to make absolutely sure and guided behind. Instead, it sliced
:38:01. > :38:05.off his skin and into the post. -- Wootton had it sliced off his shin.
:38:06. > :38:09.There were moments of pace, but they couldn't make the approach play
:38:10. > :38:22.matter where it is counted. We barely saw Pantilimon. One of the
:38:23. > :38:26.stories of the week was Arsene Wenger saying time to scrap replays,
:38:27. > :38:31.Fate hits him in the face with the old wet sock and he gets one? Exacta
:38:32. > :38:36.what he doesn't want. I think you should scrap replays. I understand
:38:37. > :38:40.the smaller teams get a bit of cash from the replay. But I think it
:38:41. > :38:44.would give excitement to the fans, extra time, penalty shoot outs. I
:38:45. > :38:52.think it would be a good thing, in the Scottish Cup as well. You love a
:38:53. > :38:56.replay? I do. I feel that football is at its best when it is emotional.
:38:57. > :39:01.We see scenes from Tannadice, Dundee United, at the bottom of the
:39:02. > :39:05.division, taking a lap of honour because of that victory. Fantastic,
:39:06. > :39:08.a great goal. You can see the highlights of the game, that is why
:39:09. > :39:12.people love paying to go to live football matches. You have taken me
:39:13. > :39:16.back seamlessly to the Premiership. We start with Dundee United. I put
:39:17. > :39:21.this to you, it shows you a good tongue lashing in public can do
:39:22. > :39:26.something? You would think so, you wonder if he would stick his head
:39:27. > :39:31.around the door. Does he praised them? Will he say, well done? I'm
:39:32. > :39:38.not so sure. United were worthy of the points. Again, they concede, and
:39:39. > :39:43.they looked a bit shaky. And what a goal to win it. 11 points adrift,
:39:44. > :39:52.with a game in hand? Does not look great for them. But that win today,
:39:53. > :39:56.when you see it, you see Paul Paton's goal, he is running to the
:39:57. > :40:02.hands and kissing the badge, there was a glory to that goal, it will
:40:03. > :40:05.give the whole dressing room a boost. I hope we are at the
:40:06. > :40:10.beginning of a great escape, it would be fantastic. Who would you
:40:11. > :40:15.like to see them replaced by at the bottom? The list is too long! The
:40:16. > :40:27.win for St Johnstone, really important? Ie in Europe again? Very
:40:28. > :40:36.important, came at the death. He's making a habit of scoring? He is, he
:40:37. > :40:41.lost his marker. At the end of the report, he said very important
:40:42. > :40:47.points for St Johnstone. Going into the game, he told me it was a six
:40:48. > :40:52.pointer. I want all six! Disappointment for Inverness. Other
:40:53. > :40:59.start, were saying, they have played 24, won eight, lost eight, bang in
:41:00. > :41:03.the middle of the table, they have gone down to seventh. Only four
:41:04. > :41:09.points from the relegation play-off spot. It is incredible. One minute
:41:10. > :41:11.you are looking up the table, one defeat and you are looking behind
:41:12. > :41:15.you. John Hughes will be disappointed. Like we heard in
:41:16. > :41:18.commentary, Inverness were creating the better chances, playing better
:41:19. > :41:22.football and did not take their chances. When you go to Celtic Park,
:41:23. > :41:26.you have to take your chances and they were punished. Imagine you were
:41:27. > :41:34.a Celtic fan today and you had been booing your team at half-time. You
:41:35. > :41:41.go home and reflect on a 3-0 win, six points clear, do you feel a bit
:41:42. > :41:45.guilty? You should do. But football fans are hypocrites, guys that were
:41:46. > :41:51.booing at half-time, they will be in bars eulogising how great they are.
:41:52. > :41:58.That is the nature of football fans. Human emotion. Kilmarnock, goalless
:41:59. > :42:01.at home to Dundee. On the surface, not a great result. Bear in mind the
:42:02. > :42:06.last time Dundee were there, they thrashed them 4-0? That is the
:42:07. > :42:11.thing. A decent start for Lee Clark. The big thing is not to lose your
:42:12. > :42:14.first game and don't concede. They kept a clean sheet. Did they went
:42:15. > :42:21.down and hammered them at the start of the season. Dundee are very much
:42:22. > :42:24.in form. I think Dundee are actually the decent team in the middle of the
:42:25. > :42:30.division. I saw them on Friday night, beating St Johnstone,
:42:31. > :42:35.comfortably. I think Kilmarnock will be looking at that and saying it is
:42:36. > :42:39.a great point won. A good result for Ross County. At one stage, you're
:42:40. > :42:47.thinking they are in a bit of trouble. Now they have consolidated
:42:48. > :42:51.it, in fourth. Just what you want. After the club performances, doing
:42:52. > :42:55.pretty well, they have slumped to a feud defeats. Just what you want,
:42:56. > :43:01.getting another home win. They are so impressive, difficult to beat.
:43:02. > :43:03.That is down to what they have done, consolidated that. I think they do
:43:04. > :43:06.well towards the end of games. If this were a match,
:43:07. > :43:09.the fourth official would be holding up a board with an electronic number
:43:10. > :43:12.one on it because we're into time added on for some
:43:13. > :43:14.promotional materials. Jonathan Sutherland invites
:43:15. > :43:16.you to watch the Highlights Show tomorrow at 10:30pm
:43:17. > :43:19.on BBC One Scotland. He's cleaned the big
:43:20. > :43:22.screen and everything. The Results Show returns next
:43:23. > :43:25.week at 4pm on BBC One. If you're up for Off The Ball's
:43:26. > :43:29.Saturday Supplement, This week the part of
:43:30. > :43:33.Stuart Cosgrove is played by Connie McLaughlin,
:43:34. > :43:35.and Tam Cowan by Tam Cowan, Go on, give them a call
:43:36. > :43:41.on 0500 92 55 00. Thanks to Stuart Cosgrove
:43:42. > :43:45.and Mark Wilson and thanks Enjoy the rest of your weekend
:43:46. > :44:13.and we'll see you soon. I'm raising my game
:44:14. > :44:14.and I WILL come out on top.