:00:21. > :00:30.Whether you voted yes, now or one of the dozens of confused souls who
:00:31. > :00:37.managed to vote for both, I don't argue do it, we're trying to steer
:00:38. > :00:45.the conversation towards football for the next 70 minutes. In the and
:00:46. > :01:04.plenty from them and our reporters around but first this, starting two
:01:05. > :01:06.other matches, we will talk about them later, Celtic against
:01:07. > :02:13.Motherwell and Dundee against Dundee starting the second half is underway
:02:14. > :02:24.but the only surprise is that it is only two. Ross County root Mark
:02:25. > :02:29.Brown made a great save that was before the Dons broke the deadlock.
:02:30. > :02:36.And what will disappoint Ross County's manager is that both of the
:02:37. > :02:43.goals were conceded from simple Rooney, unopposed, unmarked, heading
:02:44. > :02:49.in County's best chance came when Rocco Quinn was one-on-one with it
:02:50. > :03:00.Ross County at the moment that he made a hash of it. Aberdeen had the
:03:01. > :03:11.an altercation before team-mates, both booked? That is like you two
:03:12. > :03:24.before we go actually, it shows quite often, there are players that
:03:25. > :03:42.you on this occasion, it shows I was later say that it was a shambles. It
:03:43. > :03:46.has been 2-0 is a Jim McIntyre has to Aberdeen played well. Hayes
:03:47. > :03:52.particularly. That story is to be continued. We continue our journey
:03:53. > :03:57.around the ground, stopping off at Douglas are at home to Kilmarnock.
:03:58. > :04:08.It is 0-0 here at New Douglas Park. Two minutes into Hamilton Accies
:04:09. > :04:27.have been the best two Tony Andreu after a neat pass, but his alerted
:04:28. > :04:38.Samsung managed to take it over Crawford with the, a curling shot
:04:39. > :04:47.after 30 yards. Tipped over they had it felt to Obadeyi, but he could not
:04:48. > :04:58.connect spent the first half criticising his team-mates are
:04:59. > :05:04.looking it sounds as if there is not much to report there. Let's talk
:05:05. > :05:07.instead about Hamilton position. I think it is brilliantly refreshing
:05:08. > :05:11.to look at the Premiership table now and see them at the top. Do not
:05:12. > :05:14.believe that in December or the new year they will be there. At the
:05:15. > :05:20.moment, think it is brilliant after five or six they only have 700
:05:21. > :05:27.season tickets, so it is amazing. I'd take the point that Alec Neil
:05:28. > :05:34.was making, that, and I'm sorry to mention it, May at Easter Road. For
:05:35. > :05:37.Hamilton to do what they did remarkable. I think the energy and
:05:38. > :05:44.the psychology is feeding off that momentum. Good on them. It is
:05:45. > :05:49.brilliant and let's feed off Paul Mitchell's energy now. He is at the
:05:50. > :05:54.Caledonian Stadium watching a so far, between Inverness and St
:05:55. > :05:59.Johnstone. If for energy, you have come to the wrong place. The sun has
:06:00. > :06:08.come up, which is we have had a number of Twitter followers a
:06:09. > :06:13.highlight. Plenty but too slow. St Johnstone, quite happy sitting at
:06:14. > :06:45.the back in terms of action, Graeme Sinn he had a problem coming down.
:06:46. > :06:51.Binny a so far there has been a goal in yes thinking about Dodds up
:06:52. > :06:55.there, great friend the defence is really strange. It is as if the
:06:56. > :07:00.plane three at the back against doing that away from some of them
:07:01. > :07:18.have been posting time and time again. But they have and this time
:07:19. > :07:32.it score is 3-0 but it could easily won lost. I've ever going to Rangers
:07:33. > :07:41.are away to Alloa Athletic. There is a the second half, still Alloa one,
:07:42. > :07:53.the Raiders players are not allowing a couple of early corners. Kris Boyd
:07:54. > :07:58.almost opened the scoring a shot was deflected wide. But that is all but
:07:59. > :08:06.we're they were made to pay for their lack Alawite were headed in
:08:07. > :08:13.front. The worrying thing for Rangers fans, he was in loads the
:08:14. > :08:16.water bottles went flying when showing some of that aggression.
:08:17. > :08:31.They have been second best but a shock is on it looked as if Rangers
:08:32. > :08:36.were coming into their readers had a couple of over the,
:08:37. > :08:44.Rangers'football has been unconvincing. It has been they have
:08:45. > :08:47.been in they have had arguably as good league form as they had under
:08:48. > :09:01.Ally McCoist. So this does surprise me. On a assets, I thought they were
:09:02. > :09:11.getting their assets did you say brutal, top among yourselves. Two
:09:12. > :09:17.Pittodrie, Ross County, an Peter Pawlett summing up her miserably
:09:18. > :09:25.things are going I think we that they have lost it by four goals on a
:09:26. > :09:29.number it to get through this without disarray at the back.
:09:30. > :09:34.Currently three 0 to Aberdeen. They give very much. Back into the
:09:35. > :09:49.Championship, hearts are at home to Cowdenbeath, being watched by great
:09:50. > :09:57.play by Danny Wilson. Combining with Graham Watts and an 1110 sides to
:09:58. > :10:08.set up he then rolled the ball to King and
:10:09. > :10:19.Gallagher slammed home the rebound. A short saved by Robbie Thompson. A
:10:20. > :10:23.few moments ago, hearts back in front, Eckersley down the right-hand
:10:24. > :10:28.side, chipped the ball into the six yard box and Jamie Ward go was there
:10:29. > :10:33.with a glancing header over the top of Thomson owned into the back of
:10:34. > :10:41.the net. Almost 16,000 in Tynecastle. 51 minutes played.
:10:42. > :10:44.16,000 at Tynecastle Park. It is what we were talking about, we were
:10:45. > :10:50.having a look at the top of the leagues before and you get Rangers
:10:51. > :10:54.and hearts in the championship and Hamilton and Inverness, Alloa
:10:55. > :11:02.Athletic have beaten Rangers, Hibs are midway in the league and getting
:11:03. > :11:06.beaten. There is madness around, but you are only as good as what you do
:11:07. > :11:11.on the field. Hearts at the moment... There is a positive there
:11:12. > :11:14.just now which makes a massive difference. Let's indulge more
:11:15. > :11:22.championship madness with Kenny Crawford watching Hibs will -- Hibs
:11:23. > :11:26.away to Queen of the South. Hebburn Ian are still struggling to get to
:11:27. > :11:38.grips with the championship division. -- Hibernian. Gavin Reilly
:11:39. > :11:43.had to tap home from six yards. Hibs have a good chance early on, should
:11:44. > :11:56.have done better after seven minutes. There was a bit of booing I
:11:57. > :12:03.heard but in the second half, 1-0. Kenny nailed it there when he said
:12:04. > :12:07.Hibs are struggling to get to grips with the championship. He sounded
:12:08. > :12:13.like he was broadcasting from a sinking battleship! Listen, Pat has
:12:14. > :12:18.touched on it, the championship is enthralling for all of us wondering
:12:19. > :12:23.what will happen between Rangers, hearts and Hibs. If you didn't know
:12:24. > :12:27.what a hard job he's got, Stubbs knows now, because they have been
:12:28. > :12:31.struggling, it will be a time of adjustment, but we all thought Hibs
:12:32. > :12:35.would be thereof thereabouts. You hope they will be but Alan Stubbs
:12:36. > :12:39.has had a very tough opening month at Easter Road. Do you still think
:12:40. > :12:42.Hibs can be there or thereabouts come the end of the season? I
:12:43. > :12:51.wouldn't be surprised if they get in the top three. You consider
:12:52. > :12:54.Cowdenbeath, if they don't get three points at the start of the season
:12:55. > :12:58.they are near the bottom of the league. A massive job to be done. He
:12:59. > :13:01.has added some players that can score which was a problem last
:13:02. > :13:10.season, no one there to score a goal. We talked about Hamilton, how
:13:11. > :13:16.they were riding high after that play-off when Hibs seemed to be on a
:13:17. > :13:20.continual downward spiral. For a little while you can talk about
:13:21. > :13:24.confidence, then you talk about good enough or not good enough. If you
:13:25. > :13:28.stay that far down for long enough you have to say, no, the group of
:13:29. > :13:36.players have not been good enough for a period of time. Certainly the
:13:37. > :13:42.tactics didn't work well last season. I could be here all day!
:13:43. > :13:45.Scott Allen should be, if he is a young talented midfielder as we
:13:46. > :13:52.sought to three years ago he should be a good signing should he not? I
:13:53. > :13:57.will agree, he should score a load of goals because he is a really good
:13:58. > :14:02.player. Stanton is a fine player, he is young, but getting the best out
:14:03. > :14:07.there. Part of the trouble is their dependency. Sometimes Hibs's best
:14:08. > :14:12.players are kids and you cannot get out of them all the time. There is a
:14:13. > :14:21.number of kids there and it is always a tough division. Where going
:14:22. > :14:30.to head to Tynecastle, hearts-Cowdenbeath. Ryan McLaren has
:14:31. > :14:39.an incident of notes. A penalty to hearts. Jamie Walker to the ground,
:14:40. > :14:43.referee just a few yards away. A coniferous and shot saved in the
:14:44. > :14:49.first half. He is 12 yards out with a chance to make it free for Hearts,
:14:50. > :14:55.left footed, and he scores. The ball was in the corner of the net. We
:14:56. > :15:04.have played 55 minutes, hearts 3-1 Cowdenbeath. Looks like there will
:15:05. > :15:10.only be one winner. In the home games obviously but there are words
:15:11. > :15:23.filtering through from Alloa Athletic. It is very early days, but
:15:24. > :15:27.Hearts have started brilliantly. It has not been so easy for Rangers or
:15:28. > :15:32.Hibs. But as I say they are on a high, that club is on a high. We
:15:33. > :15:36.don't need a panel on this show to tell us the significance of last
:15:37. > :15:40.nights result in the Premiership. Pat and Graham are capable of doing
:15:41. > :15:45.that. Partick Thistle and St Mirren, it was a wee bit of a surprise. He
:15:46. > :15:50.in words and pictures is the story of the match from Rob Maclean. --
:15:51. > :15:56.here in words and pictures. A challenge into the back of Marwood.
:15:57. > :16:05.No free kick. Higginbotham for Stephen Lawless.
:16:06. > :16:13.And, midway through the first half. And it was very straightforward.
:16:14. > :16:27.Skipping in the clutches, the header was down and away.
:16:28. > :16:41.Ballor D'Or! It is an immediate impact. -- Alan ball. This digit's
:16:42. > :16:43.first St Mirren goal. And it is only a second of the Premiership season
:16:44. > :16:55.for the Paisley team. How they needed this. 1-1 at Firhill.
:16:56. > :17:10.Ball! Having scored the game, he was trying to win it here. A good save.
:17:11. > :17:17.Looking at his watch, the referee, four minutes added. Kenny McRae with
:17:18. > :17:28.a great hit! McAusland keeps it alive. And that is handball, a
:17:29. > :17:39.penalty. Abdul Osman is the player with his arm raised. And it is Kenny
:17:40. > :17:48.MacLean with the chance. To give St Mirren their first Premiership win
:17:49. > :17:54.of the season. So badly needed. I must confess, I am a bad father. My
:17:55. > :17:57.son has been and most of the games this season and it has been really
:17:58. > :18:02.poor. Why was going to take on last night but they did not and a won. It
:18:03. > :18:06.is or was the way. They are always worth seeing because it Maclean is
:18:07. > :18:11.playing, you will get a point. He has not been playing well this
:18:12. > :18:14.season so far. But he is quality player. It is hard when you're
:18:15. > :18:17.playing a team that struggling. Having said that, they have not
:18:18. > :18:22.played badly all season but there was a moment in that, with a total
:18:23. > :18:25.change in the second half. I'm not sure whether that was Tommy Craig
:18:26. > :18:30.saying the right things or what but the free kick, the wiki took that,
:18:31. > :18:35.the method in which Drogba and Ronaldo uses a free kick. Very few
:18:36. > :18:42.people can do that. You had it a certain way. And that is why the
:18:43. > :18:45.keeper hast to carry it out. At the end, McLean is central to them if
:18:46. > :18:51.they are going to get out of problems. The heat, is it off Tommy
:18:52. > :18:55.Craig? That result last night could not have come sooner for him.
:18:56. > :19:01.Standing on five games, not even a point, five straight defeats. I
:19:02. > :19:06.mean,... Did you think he would have been gone before Alex Salmond? By
:19:07. > :19:09.all accounts, the tipping point was coming, and St Mirren deserved it. I
:19:10. > :19:15.think Thistle will be fine with taken bottom and so doing what
:19:16. > :19:19.they're doing, but St Mirren was under pressure. Tommy Maclean, we
:19:20. > :19:26.know about the and sniping, and critical press comments. From the
:19:27. > :19:29.press? There have been critical comments by St Mirren fans, and a
:19:30. > :20:03.lot of them have not approved of his appointment. He is I know Thistle
:20:04. > :20:08.complained about the free kick but he needed those three points. Have
:20:09. > :20:15.you seen enough of St Mirren to think they can be upwardly mobile? I
:20:16. > :20:18.don't think they will be top half of the table. They need a striker and
:20:19. > :20:25.at the moment they haven't got one, he is injured. A huge loss for them,
:20:26. > :20:40.especially if you are building your whole system around that. Tommy is a
:20:41. > :20:44.good technical coach. If it can be done in a technical way, if he has
:20:45. > :20:49.players that are good enough, he will get it done. At last we have
:20:50. > :20:54.got something excited about which has nothing to do with Twitter
:20:55. > :21:02.numbers. You have a goal, Inverness- St Johnstone. Indeed I do, some
:21:03. > :21:08.things are worth waiting for. Great one run by Marley Watkins but what a
:21:09. > :21:22.cool finish, he kept his nerve, slid it under his body. This could be
:21:23. > :21:25.enough for Inverness. Celtic are still resting after the Europa
:21:26. > :21:28.League adventure in Austria and preparing for tomorrow's Premiership
:21:29. > :21:33.match against Motherwell. We will talk about it later but this is my
:21:34. > :21:39.unbreakable vow, we will get there eventually. Right now we will look
:21:40. > :21:46.ahead to the League Cup match, Celtic against hearts on BBC One
:21:47. > :21:50.Scotland on Wednesday at 7pm. Do not miss that. Hearts have a good record
:21:51. > :21:55.against Celtic in the League Cup at least in the last few years so maybe
:21:56. > :21:58.they can go into this with a wee bit of confidence. I think the fact that
:21:59. > :22:06.they know Celtic can be up and down, it is at Parkhead so it will
:22:07. > :22:10.be tougher for them to go there. As you say, they have history, but
:22:11. > :22:16.things have changed massively for Hearts in the last few years. And by
:22:17. > :22:19.the way things have changed a lot for Celtic as well. A new manager
:22:20. > :22:25.and a whole host of new players. You have to take that on board. I am not
:22:26. > :22:27.sure anything historical makes any difference to this fixture. They
:22:28. > :22:32.will go out and the biggest thing you can say for hearts is that they
:22:33. > :22:38.should go out and enjoy it. I wonder how Michael Stewart is doing
:22:39. > :22:44.nowadays? Will he be voting for a Had to wind you think? I think it is
:22:45. > :22:49.a tantalising game, but also there are important things about both
:22:50. > :22:52.teams. A lot of people have been impressed by Hearts's restructuring
:22:53. > :22:57.in the summer, they have greatly been there, they are politically
:22:58. > :23:03.settled, players like Gomez, good signings, Ronny Deila still bedding
:23:04. > :23:07.in. There is no real body of evidence, I don't think, with which
:23:08. > :23:12.to judge Ronny Deila yet. I think the Europa League will be good for
:23:13. > :23:17.him. I think it is intriguing and an interesting cup tie at Celtic Park.
:23:18. > :23:21.Maybe we could measure the perceived distant -- differences between the
:23:22. > :23:27.Premier League and the Championship. Is it another way to gauge it?
:23:28. > :23:31.Exactly. Funnily enough I had not thing, talking to Celtic, they can
:23:32. > :23:37.rest players for the Premier League. A lot of people believe on focusing
:23:38. > :23:40.on the Europa because they will probably win the Premier League
:23:41. > :23:44.anyway. History shows they are capable of doing that throughout the
:23:45. > :23:49.years. But I suspect he should do that with the League Cup as well,
:23:50. > :23:54.because you want trophies. Nothing will help him more than getting
:23:55. > :23:58.trophies. If you can do that it gets people off his back. I also thing,
:23:59. > :24:03.watching the game during the week there, that was a fantastic
:24:04. > :24:07.performance by Celtic, a draw over there in Austria was brilliant. Yes
:24:08. > :24:14.Craig Gordon had to be absolutely fantastic and he was, but that team
:24:15. > :24:20.coming back looked like it could do something special. Has Scott Brown
:24:21. > :24:23.been missing, some fight at the beginning of the campaign? Natural
:24:24. > :24:29.goal-scorers who can score at a decent level, that has been the
:24:30. > :24:33.problem. Dawson can score goals but can he score at that level? I think
:24:34. > :24:37.you could given the chance but he may not have had the chances. Not in
:24:38. > :24:41.European competitions. I think they can have a good run purely because
:24:42. > :24:48.that was the toughest game they will get in the group, it is a good one
:24:49. > :24:52.for them. And it is a new coach, a foreign coach. I would think Ronny
:24:53. > :24:58.Deila deserves a fighting chance to bedding. There is no time just now
:24:59. > :25:01.to make any judgements. If it is five or six successive defeats it
:25:02. > :25:11.would be different but at the moment I would give them seven out of ten
:25:12. > :25:14.for bowling along. Just like it was for Neil Lennon when he twice failed
:25:15. > :25:20.to get into the Champions League, in his second season the Europa League
:25:21. > :25:22.was interesting for him, the following season he was in the
:25:23. > :25:29.Champions League. This campaign might be a blessing in disguise.
:25:30. > :25:33.They have to face Hearts in midweek. Of course, they have better players,
:25:34. > :25:36.they are playing at home, they should be the favourites, but Hearts
:25:37. > :25:41.have something about them that might make them wary, that is all I am
:25:42. > :25:45.saying. Paul Mitchell will not be able to treat any more this
:25:46. > :25:49.afternoon, he has another goal to talk about. It has come from
:25:50. > :25:52.Christie, his second of the season, he scored against Hamilton
:25:53. > :25:57.Academical in August. He scored a lovely goal here, worked down the
:25:58. > :26:03.left-hand side, industrious, almost played it across the box.
:26:04. > :26:07.Christie's shot right across the goalkeeper, he got a touch but
:26:08. > :26:13.couldn't stop it creeping in at the post. Inverness Caley Thistle
:26:14. > :26:20.looking good. As promised we can now turn our attention to tomorrow's
:26:21. > :26:24.other Premiership match. Let's get into that one with the help of some
:26:25. > :26:28.visual aids, namely a look at both clubs in their most recently
:26:29. > :26:33.matches, first up, Celtic at Aberdeen. It was a good start but
:26:34. > :26:38.they faded near the end. Aberdeen were looking as if they could maybe
:26:39. > :26:42.get a comeback. Celtic had things on their mind before this game. I think
:26:43. > :26:45.this was a great result for Celtic, because look at what Aberdeen are
:26:46. > :26:50.doing today, look at the quality of players they have got, this was
:26:51. > :26:56.arguably the toughest home game they will have this season. In the
:26:57. > :27:01.league. If they managed to get there, to say they sneaked it would
:27:02. > :27:05.be harsh but in the end it was very tight. As we know Aberdeen have
:27:06. > :27:11.caused damage at Parkhead before so they will be delighted that they got
:27:12. > :27:16.parts over Celtic. I just think there is a bit of growth, I can see
:27:17. > :27:20.it, almost feel it, and Celtic are getting into a groove just now. It
:27:21. > :27:23.is a good time for them to get Motherwell because as we know
:27:24. > :27:28.Motherwell have had a tough time. They got a win last week, two wins,
:27:29. > :27:33.one on the opening day and one last week against Ross County. Some of
:27:34. > :27:40.their big players on the scoresheet. Yes, but I think Stuart McCall has
:27:41. > :27:45.it all to do. A great goal. Absolutely, but Stuart McCall is on
:27:46. > :27:49.a hiding to nothing. You could argue in relative terms, in context and
:27:50. > :27:55.circumstance, he has been the best manager in Scotland in the last few
:27:56. > :28:00.years. You say that every show! But to see what he has done at
:28:01. > :28:09.Motherwell, this summer overhaul of players. He has lost at least one
:28:10. > :28:12.impressive defender. So I have a certain amount of sympathy for
:28:13. > :28:16.McCall because short of keeping Motherwell in the top three every
:28:17. > :28:20.season I don't nor does he have to do to keep his credentials.
:28:21. > :28:25.Expectations low as Motherwell fan because Partick have a record
:28:26. > :28:29.against Celtic. Particularly at the start of the season. This is not
:28:30. > :28:37.where we expect them to get their points. But I agree with you. You
:28:38. > :28:41.have sympathy, I have bucketfuls for McCall because purely and simply,
:28:42. > :28:46.every season I feel the same, this is the season it will fall. Each
:28:47. > :28:50.season he has kept it going. Now you think, maybe this is it. Oddly
:28:51. > :28:54.enough I don't think it will be, I think you will get back up there.
:28:55. > :29:01.Will he get something tomorrow? I would be shocked. What will he take
:29:02. > :29:05.to Celtic Park? There is a bit of nothing to lose but you don't want
:29:06. > :29:12.to get battered. That is another living, if confidence is low...
:29:13. > :29:17.Exactly, you know that can happen, Celtic on a high, feeling good about
:29:18. > :29:24.Europe just now. So absolutely, go out there and make sure you are
:29:25. > :29:30.sensible. Stuart McCall should be bombproof, he should be sacked and
:29:31. > :29:34.given what he has achieved. But that is not what happens in football. If
:29:35. > :29:39.Motherwell sink and are in danger of relegation he will become part of
:29:40. > :29:42.the debating issue. Do you think they look as if they could be in
:29:43. > :29:49.danger of relegation? They have had a really bad start to the season. I
:29:50. > :29:53.don't think they will be relegated but the point is, if they do sink,
:29:54. > :29:58.it will become a topic of conversation, is it time, has Stuart
:29:59. > :30:02.Cole had his shelf life at Motherwell, whereas in fact the
:30:03. > :30:07.overwhelming evidence he is -- is he is a good manager. He has proved
:30:08. > :30:14.loyal as well. He could have gone. It does happen. Just go back to
:30:15. > :30:17.Derek Adams, what he did for that club over a period of time was
:30:18. > :30:23.phenomenal. He is not there any more, that can happen in this game.
:30:24. > :30:28.It is an unwritten rule of football. I use a prized by Derek Adams being
:30:29. > :30:33.shown the door? Definitely disappointed. Maybe not surprised
:30:34. > :30:37.because if you hear the odd little hint, a breakdown in the
:30:38. > :30:41.relationship, of some sort. It was never said out loud but there seem
:30:42. > :30:46.to be suggestions but I do no more than that. If there is a breakdown,
:30:47. > :30:51.I don't think it's the relationship was as solid as it had been for many
:30:52. > :30:56.years, with Mr MacGregor, that would have happened. Because he has
:30:57. > :31:01.brought that club to places they couldn't have dreamt of before. You
:31:02. > :31:06.need to applaud him for that. For Ross County for me, something has
:31:07. > :31:11.gone really badly wrong there. I always think of this club as the
:31:12. > :31:16.local, community club, taking indigenous kids, bringing them on,
:31:17. > :31:21.that kind of local mentality. What do we have now? Ross County shipping
:31:22. > :31:26.in second grade, third-grade foreigners, flotsam and jets of
:31:27. > :31:31.football, hardly any of us can name these players, what happens here?
:31:32. > :31:35.Why was there a sea change? May be the argument might be, in the North
:31:36. > :31:42.of Scotland, Inverness are looking for the same kids, Aberdeen to some
:31:43. > :31:46.degree. They could ship the men in quantity. But you have a fairly
:31:47. > :31:51.small number of players. You can get as many throws you like but let's be
:31:52. > :31:56.honest, in that corner of Scotland, I know Aberdeen and Inverness are a
:31:57. > :31:59.long way away as is Ross County, but there are only a certain amount of
:32:00. > :32:05.players you can bring through and if you want to play top-flight you have
:32:06. > :32:10.to look further and wider and you cannot afford down south any more.
:32:11. > :32:16.They are in Aberdeen this afternoon trailing heavily. Let's get an
:32:17. > :32:21.update from Scott Davies. It is still 3-0. Ross County with a half
:32:22. > :32:28.chance, missing a sitter early in the game. But it has been pretty
:32:29. > :32:33.much one way traffic towards the other end, Mark Brown making several
:32:34. > :32:38.saves and an incredible let off as well, David Goodwillie through,
:32:39. > :32:43.rolled the ball into the net and not to do against the post. Somebody is
:32:44. > :32:48.pitying Ross County at the moment and helping them keep the scoreline
:32:49. > :32:55.down. In addition to Mark Brown it remains 3-0. Let's rejoin John
:32:56. > :33:01.Barnes now. He is watching Hamilton -Kilmarnock. 76 minutes play, still
:33:02. > :33:06.goalless. Hamilton had the better of the first half. Kilmarnock have been
:33:07. > :33:10.superior in the second period. Some good chances well, Josh McGuinness
:33:11. > :33:17.with a couple. Got away from Ziggy Gordon but couldn't find the target.
:33:18. > :33:23.Then a header wide of the target. Chandler blasted one high and wide
:33:24. > :33:28.before a 28 yard free kick brilliantly saved by Michael
:33:29. > :33:32.McGovern. In the last few minutes, Kilmarnock, who have now introduced
:33:33. > :33:40.Chris Johnson and interplay along with alexia Erin Manco, Obadiah went
:33:41. > :33:45.off, Erin Manco running pastorally McKenzie, striking the ball well but
:33:46. > :33:51.Michael McGovern off his line quickly, doing well to block. Alex
:33:52. > :33:55.Neill started this game, the player-manager for Accies, only his
:33:56. > :34:00.third start of the season, but he substituted himself with Darren lion
:34:01. > :34:05.taking his place. Back to Inverness, Cali against St
:34:06. > :34:11.Johnstone, Paul Mitchell can provide us with an update. Inverness had the
:34:12. > :34:15.best possession in the first half, couldn't get a breakthrough. More
:34:16. > :34:19.even in the second half but Cali Thistle on the scoresheet twice. The
:34:20. > :34:24.first one, Watkins after a lovely ball from Doran returned to
:34:25. > :34:28.Campbell, taking it in his stride. Five minutes later shinny setup
:34:29. > :34:35.Christie, a lovely low Chris bangle drive across the goalkeeper to make
:34:36. > :34:42.it 2-0. Cali Thistle have won the last two fixtures here without even
:34:43. > :34:53.trying. Alloa Athletic against Rangers. It is still 1-0. End to end
:34:54. > :34:57.action. Lots of good play. End to end action in the second half, Kris
:34:58. > :35:06.Boyd landing a header just over, very close to doubling the
:35:07. > :35:12.advantage. A header cleared off the line, and another chance, another
:35:13. > :35:23.conifer Rangers, they could have put the game safe. Alloa Athletic
:35:24. > :35:28.hanging on. Pats, are you greatly surprised that Rangers have clawed
:35:29. > :35:33.their way back into that? First of all I don't want to offend Inverness
:35:34. > :35:41.fans. We would talk talking about them a moment ago. What John Hughes
:35:42. > :35:51.has done is fantastic they needed bounce back. They had a wobble. If
:35:52. > :35:55.you lose two in a row, but the positivity was fantastic, it is what
:35:56. > :35:58.you want to hear as a player. He wasn't planning or getting angry,
:35:59. > :36:05.this happened during the season, don't lose it. It seems to have had
:36:06. > :36:08.the right reaction is. Are you surprised how well Inverness have
:36:09. > :36:15.done under John Hughes? It was the board's choice. Certainly early
:36:16. > :36:19.days. He can certainly get the best out of guys because of his
:36:20. > :36:26.infectious positivity, we know that, but apart from anything else I like
:36:27. > :36:30.the way he wants his team to play. The fact that he gets them to play
:36:31. > :36:35.on the ground and keep on playing and believing whether they win or
:36:36. > :36:38.lose, we need to look at the national team and say when the
:36:39. > :36:44.manager believes in you, you get better. Secondly they play better
:36:45. > :36:48.football as well when the manager believes in them, that's what he
:36:49. > :36:53.does. I was one of the many doubters when John Hughes got the job. I have
:36:54. > :36:58.called that wrong wrong of the many things I have called wrong in
:36:59. > :37:02.football and I am glad. The thing that has really impressed me is,
:37:03. > :37:06.manager use the get out of wholesale new players. He stayed roughly with
:37:07. > :37:11.the squad, Broughton may a couple of new faces in the summer, and I think
:37:12. > :37:16.great credit to John Hughes. There has been another goal so you might
:37:17. > :37:23.have cursed him. Let's find out from Paul. The curse is definitely
:37:24. > :37:32.there! The goal has come for Brian Graham. St Johnstone have a chance.
:37:33. > :37:37.Inverness have four connect -- consecutive home clean sheets. They
:37:38. > :37:40.have to start but all over again and worry about not putting St Johnstone
:37:41. > :37:54.further back in this. 12 minutes to place. Scores for St Johnstone,
:37:55. > :37:58.Brian Graham. I thought he was a good signing. When he signed for
:37:59. > :38:03.Dundee he looked the part. Sometimes a striker has that bearing about
:38:04. > :38:09.him. But he didn't settle into Dundee last season. And he scored a
:38:10. > :38:15.couple of goals. This is his big chance. Of course, he could be a big
:38:16. > :38:18.player this season. It is Kenny Crawford's big chance, he is a
:38:19. > :38:21.reporter at Palmerston watching Queen of the South against Hibs --
:38:22. > :38:32.the reporter. Hibs have not done much in the
:38:33. > :38:38.second half to make it look like they will score. Good news for James
:38:39. > :38:43.Fowler, the caretaker manager of Queen of the South, in charge last
:38:44. > :38:51.week of the draw at Falkirk and now it looks as if they are going for
:38:52. > :38:59.three points here. Fowler is in serious contention for the permanent
:39:00. > :39:07.manager 's job. Like sending messages by Morse code! The sinking
:39:08. > :39:10.ship is Hibs, but he referred to Kenny talking about James Fowler,
:39:11. > :39:16.big chance for him to take his first step into management and do well.
:39:17. > :39:21.Exactly, if you make a guy player coach for a while, just leave it for
:39:22. > :39:26.a wee while, why panic? You can make a decision on a month or two, let
:39:27. > :39:33.him bedding for while and you will find out. I would wish the best for
:39:34. > :39:41.him. Let's head to Tynecastle, an update from Brian McLaughlin and
:39:42. > :39:46.hearts against Cowdenbeath. Hearts are continuing their progress at the
:39:47. > :39:52.top of the table. Goal number four coming from substitute Dale Carrick.
:39:53. > :39:57.He swivelled and turned and a right footed shot low to the right-hand
:39:58. > :40:03.corner of Robbie Thomson's goal. He started it all fairly far on.
:40:04. > :40:09.Gallagher equalised for Cowdenbeath but into the second-half Jamie Ward
:40:10. > :40:14.go with a glancing header. Then the terrific sty from -- strike from
:40:15. > :40:24.Dale Carrick. Hearts cruising to victory. My fancy talking about
:40:25. > :40:29.Dundee, the City of discovery, the City of two derbies in the space of
:40:30. > :40:33.a few days. The Tangerines play in the League Cup at midweek but they
:40:34. > :40:36.meet in the Premiership tomorrow. The dark Blues are the only unbeaten
:40:37. > :40:44.team in the Premiership. Let's look at some of the action of late. Pat,
:40:45. > :40:48.Hamilton are going well, and Dundee, maybe not quite as well. But
:40:49. > :40:54.unbeaten. Do you know, the thing that jumps out at me, how few goals.
:40:55. > :41:00.Obviously, we will watch the goals, and well done, but is it three in
:41:01. > :41:06.the league so far? If you can build from that defensive position, you
:41:07. > :41:13.are going to be OK. And Paul Hartley, adding he has impressed
:41:14. > :41:17.everyone. Since he walked in the management, he has impressed. Great
:41:18. > :41:24.belief about himself. He does not come across as arrogant. There is no
:41:25. > :41:30.arrogance they are. The belief, with no arrogance. And you have to be
:41:31. > :41:34.like that is to get the best out of your players sometimes. He has done
:41:35. > :41:44.a great job. A big one tomorrow. If he can get a result, the fans on his
:41:45. > :41:54.side but he can relax. I'd agree. I think all the great managers in
:41:55. > :41:59.football are not surely, not ostentatious, they just have good
:42:00. > :42:02.judgement. Sureness about a player, a player that he thinks has got a
:42:03. > :42:07.bit of game. An ability to read the game and be proactive, to try to
:42:08. > :42:15.influence the game. To go about their business quietly. And Paul
:42:16. > :42:20.Hartley has all of that. The Cardiff City thing, and think that would
:42:21. > :42:25.have been too soon. It does not surprise me. Three successive
:42:26. > :42:29.promotions and he has a sure touch. I'm glad he turned it down, because
:42:30. > :42:34.it is too early and Cardiff City is a political basket case. And
:42:35. > :42:38.thirdly, because if he has time to prove himself at Dundee, that is the
:42:39. > :42:43.place. Build the next stage of your career. Obviously attracting
:42:44. > :42:48.attention from down south. They have always looked up here for our
:42:49. > :42:55.coaches. I thought the age of the Scottish manager had ended. We are
:42:56. > :42:57.widely admired. If you look at the number two down there, they are
:42:58. > :43:05.important. They continually look up here. Success is success and they
:43:06. > :43:13.love it. There's been a goal at recreation park, the stadium
:43:14. > :43:21.formerly known as Recreation Park. It is one that piece here. It was a
:43:22. > :43:26.great save from the Alloa keeper but the ball rebounded. He smashed it in
:43:27. > :43:29.front of the goal, and you can probably hear the Rangers fans have
:43:30. > :43:37.finally got their voice. Can they get three points? Can Alloa hang on?
:43:38. > :43:41.More on that later on but let's talk about Dundee United because they
:43:42. > :43:44.have made a decent start in the league. They have done well on their
:43:45. > :43:50.travels this season. They have. Jackie McNamara has, in the main,
:43:51. > :43:54.done a really good job since he went to Tayside. The Scottish Cup final
:43:55. > :44:00.last season was obviously a real disappointment for him but Jackie
:44:01. > :44:04.has also shown great imagination in the transfer market. They have made
:44:05. > :44:11.a fine start this season. And think everything tomorrow points to a
:44:12. > :44:20.really good game. United will be without Nadir Chifte de, who was
:44:21. > :44:24.sent off for being a bit cheeky. He was sent off in such a stupid way,
:44:25. > :44:28.which is silly because he is such a good player. They are the favourites
:44:29. > :44:33.for this game, I would say. They have enough quality, if they play to
:44:34. > :44:39.their capabilities, they should be favourites. But only slight
:44:40. > :44:42.favourites and no more than that. But I am delighted to see derbies.
:44:43. > :44:52.We do not see enough of. It is the only one. In the Premiership.
:44:53. > :44:58.Partick Thistle and Celtic. Of the old classic derbies. I think you are
:44:59. > :45:04.right. I know what you were talking about and you are right. Partick
:45:05. > :45:07.Thistle and Maryhill maybe. Lots of League Cup action to relish in the
:45:08. > :45:12.week ahead but before that, Graham Spiers has his own show. The Graham
:45:13. > :45:16.Norton of goal has been given free rein by the BBC to preview of the
:45:17. > :45:25.Ryder Cup in the sport 14. Here is ace Nick preview. -- a sneak
:45:26. > :45:28.preview. It is one of the greatest sporting events in the world and
:45:29. > :45:36.this is not about money. The players do not get paid. It is a partisan
:45:37. > :45:41.events. It is a wonderful events. It has been my lifetime goal. Having it
:45:42. > :45:48.in Scotland has made it even more special. It is not all about him, it
:45:49. > :45:52.is about the goal. And it is at 7:30pm tomorrow night on BBC One
:45:53. > :45:58.Scotland. Tell me why I should watch this? And hope they keep the footage
:45:59. > :46:02.of a brilliant drive on a team that whiny old at the PGA centenary. I
:46:03. > :46:06.think if you are a goal fan in Scotland, this is an amazing week
:46:07. > :46:10.coming up. It is going to be fantastic. A quarter of a million
:46:11. > :46:15.people going through the gates between Tuesday and Sunday. Amazing.
:46:16. > :46:21.That includes practice days but there will be... The course itself
:46:22. > :46:24.is not to everyone's liking but it is a natural amphitheatre for
:46:25. > :46:31.supporters. It should be a great Ryder Cup. Adding off to another
:46:32. > :46:37.amphitheatre, with a tremendous pedigree, Tynecastle. Hearts at home
:46:38. > :46:45.to Cowdenbeath. I think you can hear, it is another goal for hearts.
:46:46. > :46:50.And what a strike it was. Dale Gallagher, his second of the
:46:51. > :46:55.afternoon. -- Dale Carrick. Just seconds later, he curled an effort
:46:56. > :47:01.around the wall, under the crossbar. The rivet play by Dale
:47:02. > :47:09.Carrick. They are going to be top of the table this evening.
:47:10. > :47:17.Do you want to talk about the goal, Hearts, or QPR against Stoke? The
:47:18. > :47:23.lunch time match, QPR against Stoke City. Marcuse came back to one of
:47:24. > :47:27.his former clubs eager to make a point. And he went home with one of
:47:28. > :47:36.both he will be unhappy that Stoke could not hang on to claim all three
:47:37. > :47:42.points. Twice they led, first from Diouf, and then from Crouch, who
:47:43. > :47:51.played for Rangers at the start of the century. Stoke City wasted
:47:52. > :47:55.chances to increase their lead in the second half and after Begovic
:47:56. > :47:58.kept out a fear header, Niko Krancjar curled in a magnificent
:47:59. > :48:06.free kick two minutes from time. Stoke, still unbeaten from home but
:48:07. > :48:11.it could have been a lot more. QPR showing sufficient spirits to
:48:12. > :48:14.deserve something. Two really big personalities managing the sides
:48:15. > :48:19.there. Marcuse with a point to prove against the team that sacked him not
:48:20. > :48:26.so long ago? He probably feels that slightly but he has been at a few
:48:27. > :48:30.clubs so he has to get over that. Playing against QPR, it was rugby
:48:31. > :48:36.again. Every corner was coming in and they were grabbing it. It looked
:48:37. > :48:40.ridiculous. I do not a fan of that style? You should play by the rules,
:48:41. > :48:45.if you possibly can. What injustice in the end, because that call from a
:48:46. > :48:50.free kick, which was brilliant, came from another free kick from the
:48:51. > :48:54.Stoke defenders. When they play forward, they are great but do not
:48:55. > :48:57.like how they resort to rough tactics in the back. Everybody loves
:48:58. > :49:03.Harry Redknapp apart from the taxman. If they are going to stay
:49:04. > :49:10.up, they are going to have to start winning at home. Yes. And Harry
:49:11. > :49:14.Redknapp as the comet it was saying, he seems to have been around
:49:15. > :49:19.many blocks, quite often having to put out a fire. I have been
:49:20. > :49:23.intrigued by his relationship with Niko Krancjar, a player he has loved
:49:24. > :49:28.and courted all the time. Remember when he came on the scene, Celtic
:49:29. > :49:31.were reputed to be looking at him but he headed to top them and he
:49:32. > :49:36.could not get a game. He left Tottenham and Redknapp went to QPR.
:49:37. > :49:39.Niko Krancjar finally arrived at QPR and he is a really good player but I
:49:40. > :49:46.do not know how many fires Redknapp has had to put out. This is another
:49:47. > :49:51.one that he's going to be at. And what is your prognosis for QPR? They
:49:52. > :49:56.will do incredibly well to stay up. Everything I have seen this season,
:49:57. > :50:04.particularly against Manchester United, it was almost a joke. The
:50:05. > :50:09.defenders never left their half. It sounds harsh to say it but real is a
:50:10. > :50:17.long way from the player he used to be, Rio Ferdinand. -- riyal. Next
:50:18. > :50:20.week, they have just coming up. The full times are trickling in, the
:50:21. > :50:27.first from John Barnes at New Douglas Park. It finished 0-0. And
:50:28. > :50:30.when you know that three of the last six matches between these sides have
:50:31. > :50:34.been drawn, you should have known that it will now be four out of
:50:35. > :50:38.seven. Hamilton had the better of the first 45 minutes with Kilmarnock
:50:39. > :50:43.the better of the second period. In the first half, Tony Andreu had a
:50:44. > :50:47.terrific shot wide of the target. He then had another effort from his
:50:48. > :50:52.left foot, the tipped over the bar by Craig Samson. Turning away
:50:53. > :50:59.another to refit long range strike not long after, five minutes before
:51:00. > :51:08.the interval. Killie rung the changes before the second half. The
:51:09. > :51:11.best move of the match was from Kilmarnock's perspective a lovely
:51:12. > :51:19.through pass setting up Rory McArdle seek, but Michael McGovern had plans
:51:20. > :51:22.to save. Near the end, Crawford had a free kick towards the back post
:51:23. > :51:27.and Samson did the same but it finished goalless. Accies are seven
:51:28. > :51:33.games unbeaten. Kilmarnock have never won at New Douglas Park in
:51:34. > :51:36.eight visits. Three goals and Pittodrie for
:51:37. > :51:43.Aberdeen against Ross County. Let's get the report from Scott Davie.
:51:44. > :51:48.Goals from Adam Rooney, David Goodwillie and Peter Pawlett gave
:51:49. > :51:51.Aberdeen their biggest win since Partick Thistle in November. The
:51:52. > :51:56.only disappointment will be that they did not equal or double the
:51:57. > :52:00.tally against Ross County who have now lost their first seven league
:52:01. > :52:05.matches. If it had not been for the goalkeeper, the defeat would have
:52:06. > :52:08.been at least doubled as the team was as inept as Aberdeen were
:52:09. > :52:13.periodically impressive. What will disappoint the manager is that
:52:14. > :52:16.having weathered a number of attacks, the Aberdeen goals came
:52:17. > :52:21.from set pieces. A free kick was provided. David Goodwillie was
:52:22. > :52:26.unmarked in the box to head home at 19 and 25 minutes respectively.
:52:27. > :52:30.Peter Pawlett scored with the aid of a deflection after the break.
:52:31. > :52:35.Goodwillie hit the post after having a goal as a goalkeeper. And Aberdeen
:52:36. > :52:40.kept making great saves. Most uncomfortable moment of the
:52:41. > :52:46.afternoon was when Brian Flood and Jack were booked for an altercation
:52:47. > :52:57.between themselves. Heading to Tynecastle. Six goals, five for
:52:58. > :53:05.hearts. Wait for it! It is finished and it is Hearts five, Cowdenbeath
:53:06. > :53:08.with one. They tried to get back to the Scottish Premiership next
:53:09. > :53:13.season. Billy Kings started the ball rolling early on in the game with a
:53:14. > :53:19.tremendous left footed shot. But Declan Gallagher equalised for
:53:20. > :53:26.Cowdenbeath, and it was one all at the break. Jamie Walker with a
:53:27. > :53:32.glancing header made it to the one. Osman with a penalty, gave them
:53:33. > :53:38.number three. The fourth and fifth came from Dale Carrick, just on as a
:53:39. > :53:42.subject. Right foot shot into the right-hand corner of goal. And then
:53:43. > :53:46.a stunning 25 yarder into the roof of the net. It is all about hearts
:53:47. > :53:54.this afternoon in the sunshine. There was no way that Cowdenbeath
:53:55. > :54:00.were going to get close. The next 30 seconds will be all about Kenny
:54:01. > :54:05.McIntyre and Alloa. It is just finished, 1-1. All players have gone
:54:06. > :54:12.off to a fantastic reception. Fantastic in the first half and they
:54:13. > :54:19.were relieved when Tiffany gave them a header in the first half. Rangers,
:54:20. > :54:22.not at all happy with the players. The water bottles flying when Alloa
:54:23. > :54:25.went ahead. He did not improve in the second half. They had good
:54:26. > :54:30.chances to put pressure on. And eventually they made the break. The
:54:31. > :54:37.ball broke in favour of Templeton. Slammed home. They then piled
:54:38. > :54:40.forward, looking for a winner. Massive support behind that goal.
:54:41. > :54:46.Jon Daly thought he had a couple minutes from time. But the flag went
:54:47. > :54:50.up for offside. It was a close call and then at the end, a glancing
:54:51. > :54:53.header from a free kick inches wide of the post. But it would have been
:54:54. > :54:57.tough on the home side if Rangers had got the winner. The home side
:54:58. > :55:04.were really good today and Rangers took too long to get going.
:55:05. > :55:10.After the Falkirk Stadium, against Dumbarton.
:55:11. > :55:13.-- off to the Falkirk Stadium. Falkirk dominated the first 45
:55:14. > :55:19.minutes and should have added to their only goal which came after
:55:20. > :55:23.only four minutes on the clock. That was headed in from close range. The
:55:24. > :55:29.home side continued to dominate the proceedings in the second half, with
:55:30. > :55:33.Jones and Smith going close, but the side refused to go down without a
:55:34. > :55:37.fight, creating two great chances in the last five minutes. Chris Cain
:55:38. > :55:44.brought out a brilliant save from goal and then Dishfire past the
:55:45. > :55:49.post. Nearly getting the equaliser. With time added on, Dumbarton got an
:55:50. > :55:52.unlikely equaliser, their best player of the day, Chris Cain,
:55:53. > :55:53.bundling the ball home from close range to give Dumbarton the share of
:55:54. > :56:06.the points. It finished 1-1. I wonder if Kenny Crawford can match
:56:07. > :56:10.that for excitement? Queen of the South versus Saints. Not much
:56:11. > :56:14.excitement here but a great day for Queen of the South, a victory over
:56:15. > :56:19.Hibs, their first league victory over Hibs since 1964, so that in
:56:20. > :56:24.itself is something for the fans to go home happy about. Ian McShane's
:56:25. > :56:30.first goal of the season separate the sides, on the half-hour mark. T.
:56:31. > :56:36.Brilliantly by Gavin Reilly. All he had to do was get it past the
:56:37. > :56:41.goalkeeper. Apart from that a poor game to be honest, very few chances,
:56:42. > :56:44.Hibs only chance after seven minutes when Matthew Kennedy stuffed a shot
:56:45. > :56:49.he should have done better with, and right at the end, as sign of
:56:50. > :56:53.desperation, the Hibs goalkeeper tried to steer home a goal from a
:56:54. > :56:58.corner. He already has one goal this season but was unable to do it
:56:59. > :57:01.again. The Queen of the South manager James Fowler still unbeaten
:57:02. > :57:08.after two games, could be in the running for the job, we will find
:57:09. > :57:11.out in the coming days, but a great victory for the home side. Iain
:57:12. > :57:15.McGregor with a winner and not one single Lovejoy reference! Kenny is
:57:16. > :57:21.too young to remember. Paul has other things on his mind, Inverness-
:57:22. > :57:24.St Johnstone, it is all over. It is, this game may have taken an hour to
:57:25. > :57:29.bloom but when did the home side showed their ability to create,
:57:30. > :57:33.scoring twice in five minutes to finally turned their advantage in
:57:34. > :57:44.tour win. The opening goal after 60 minutes, Watkins and Doran
:57:45. > :57:48.combining, Watkins's first goal since February. Five minutes later
:57:49. > :57:54.the second, shinny inside the box nearly drove to cross but Christie
:57:55. > :58:00.calling for it, great first touch, second good as well as he knocked it
:58:01. > :58:04.low into the corner for 2-0. Inverness finally conceded a home
:58:05. > :58:09.goal. They didn't make their record five clean sheets. 13 minutes to
:58:10. > :58:15.play, St Johnstone had hoped. Morgan shot wide with two minutes to play
:58:16. > :58:23.from 20 yards, Saints best chance of an equaliser but Inverness Caley
:58:24. > :58:28.Thistle, back on top of the table. Back to the Championship. Details of
:58:29. > :58:34.Livingston's match at home to Raith Rovers. It finished Livingston
:58:35. > :58:43.0-Raith Rovers one and a valuable three points for Raith Rovers. The
:58:44. > :58:47.lay-off from Ryan Conroy got toe poked past Alan Jamieson in the
:58:48. > :58:50.Livingston goal. They continue to press the defence but efforts from
:58:51. > :58:57.Jacobs and McKenna were not enough and in the second half Craig said
:58:58. > :59:02.this was deemed too broad Christian Nardi down in the box but the
:59:03. > :59:09.penalty was tipped over the bar. Closer the home side a few minutes
:59:10. > :59:11.later but the effort went wide. That takes us nicely round to our
:59:12. > :59:26.classified round-up. Partick Thistle versus St Mirren was
:59:27. > :03:06.played last night. St Mirren got their first win of the
:03:07. > :03:21.season last night away to Partick Thistle. Looking good for Hearts.
:03:22. > :03:22.Raith Rovers hanging in well. Cowdenbeath the only team without a
:03:23. > :03:38.win. I was in Arbroath the other night
:03:39. > :04:02.for the referendum. Something for you to cheer on, Pat,
:04:03. > :04:28.Chelsea have gone top of the table without kicking a ball this weekend.
:04:29. > :04:51.Newcastle United are still without a win this season.
:04:52. > :04:57.I hope we have piqued your interest in matters English this afternoon.
:04:58. > :05:02.More details now on some of the matches in the top division down
:05:03. > :05:07.their starting with Aston Villa at home to Arsenal, over to Ivan
:05:08. > :05:12.Gaskell. This game just over 90 minutes but frankly it was over in
:05:13. > :05:17.three devastating first of minutes, Mesut Ozil, Danny Welbeck and
:05:18. > :05:21.Sissoko with an unfortunate own goal turning it past Brad Goos and.
:05:22. > :05:26.Devastated and Aston Villa side depleted by illness before the game
:05:27. > :05:42.and even during it, but who started so well with an energetic this play.
:05:43. > :05:44.They might have taken the lead when Ciaran Clarke's header was well
:05:45. > :05:47.saved by Szczesny from point-blank range but those three goals rip the
:05:48. > :05:49.heart out of the game and Aston Villa, who now haven't beaten
:05:50. > :05:52.Arsenal here in 16 attempts, but in the end Arsenal cruised home
:05:53. > :05:54.winners. We are off to Saint James 's Park, Newcastle United at home to
:05:55. > :05:58.Hull City this afternoon, Eilidh Barbour watching this. What an
:05:59. > :06:03.exciting end to this match. Could this be a get out of jail card for
:06:04. > :06:08.Alan Pardew? That was a performance Newcastle haven't seen this season.
:06:09. > :06:11.They found themselves two goals down, Nikica Jelavic with a
:06:12. > :06:15.spectacular volley but the build-up play, a flick from Diame wonderful
:06:16. > :06:19.as well, Ben Diame himself with a great shot from the edge of the
:06:20. > :06:26.box. Newcastle fought back, almost as if they had a fear of going
:06:27. > :06:34.behind. They went bye-bye do it -- went behind and found away of coming
:06:35. > :06:39.back. Cisse with both goals. Coloccini with a great effort at the
:06:40. > :06:45.end, also screaming for a penalty at two each which was not given, but in
:06:46. > :06:49.the end of fantastic match. Off now to the Liberty Stadium, Swansea at
:06:50. > :06:54.home to Southampton, he is Marc Webber. Swansea City zero -1
:06:55. > :06:58.Southampton, the man at the centre of the story will not appear on your
:06:59. > :07:06.pictures, he is having an early bath, Wilfried Bony's two yellow
:07:07. > :07:10.cards turn the tide, his second card arguably a red card offence alone.
:07:11. > :07:15.It took Southampton a while to break them down despite being a man up.
:07:16. > :07:19.Victor Wanyama kept on his feet. With ten minutes to go he gave
:07:20. > :07:22.Southampton a victory. An enthralling game. Roy Hodgson would
:07:23. > :07:28.have got value for money but the Swans will be aggrieved at Wilfried
:07:29. > :07:34.Bony's early departure. Our final report from Will Perry watching
:07:35. > :07:41.Burnley against Sunderland. Goalless, 31 shots between them but
:07:42. > :07:51.no goals. The positives for Burnley, three consecutive clean sheets,
:07:52. > :07:55.unbeaten in three. 47 goal partnership strikers Danny Ings and
:07:56. > :07:59.Sam Vokes injured today. Jones until Dell should have done better with
:08:00. > :08:03.home side chances in the first. Scott Armfield had a second
:08:04. > :08:14.second-half shot turned around the post. Patrick van and had struck the
:08:15. > :08:19.right post from 30 plus yards for Sunderland and it rebranded onto the
:08:20. > :08:26.Burnley keeper and out of danger. Trips to West Brom to come.
:08:27. > :08:31.Sunderland 's fourth draw at five, all square at Moor. I'm afraid
:08:32. > :08:34.ladies and gentlemen I was going to ask Pat to talk about Man City
:08:35. > :08:40.-Chelsea but we have run out of time. If you like -- out enjoy the
:08:41. > :08:46.highlights tomorrow with Jonathan. We are back the same time next week
:08:47. > :08:51.-- if you liked our show. That is us all washed up, banks to patent
:08:52. > :08:56.Graham for their wit and wisdom and thanks to you for watching. See you
:08:57. > :08:57.soon. -- thank you to Pat and Graham.