:00:00. > :00:25.It is unbelievable! A spectacular opening goal. The shot is an
:00:26. > :00:37.absolute beauty. A chance and he has got it. Yes! What a finish! That is
:00:38. > :00:39.it. The force was strong with Scottish
:00:40. > :00:43.football this weekend and fair to say it's been the most dramatic
:00:44. > :00:47.weekend of the season so far. An early Christmas present of action
:00:48. > :00:49.tonight, in the company of former Scotland internationals
:00:50. > :00:54.Stuart McCall and Darren Jackson. We begin with Celtic's home
:00:55. > :00:57.match against Motherwell. Before the game, the champions
:00:58. > :01:15.unveiled a statue of their European A goal by McNeill. Billy McNeill has
:01:16. > :01:19.scored. He was Celtic through and through. The right-hand man on the
:01:20. > :01:44.park. He has been a great servant to
:01:45. > :02:04.Celtic. Three changes to the Celtic team
:02:05. > :02:12.which won in Perth. Kris Commons is in the team. Mark McGhee goes with
:02:13. > :02:16.the team that beat Dundee last time out. There are three former Celtic
:02:17. > :02:45.players in the team. That was spilled by Ripley. Up goes
:02:46. > :02:58.the offside flag. Slow to come out as the shot was fired in from long
:02:59. > :03:07.range. It will not count. Good work from Moult. Marvin Johnson looking
:03:08. > :03:08.to do some damage. Scott McDonald was loitering with intent at the
:03:09. > :03:16.back post. Still goalless. The flashing header. On the post
:03:17. > :03:39.with the clearance. Bearing in on goal. He has knocked
:03:40. > :03:44.it over the top. He will have some explaining to do to Scott McDonald.
:03:45. > :03:51.It was up alongside him. Desperate for the past. Right place, right
:03:52. > :04:08.time at the other end. The shot was deflected and in.
:04:09. > :04:21.Celtic have the lead four minutes into the second half, much to their
:04:22. > :04:28.relief. A big deflection on the shot by Bitton and that left Connor
:04:29. > :04:38.Ripley clutching at fresh air. Scott McDonald tormenting his old team.
:04:39. > :04:48.Louis Moult, 1-1. Celtic ahead for only four minutes. What a response
:04:49. > :04:56.that is! Unmarked in the middle and a tap in.
:04:57. > :05:01.Ainsworth is such a good outlet for Motherwell. Tierney tries to get
:05:02. > :05:14.close. McDonald was twisting away and he
:05:15. > :05:18.was caught by the Celtic central defender. Motherwell have a penalty
:05:19. > :05:26.and a chance to turn this game on its head. He has scored already and
:05:27. > :05:34.he has scored again. His tenth and 11th goals of the season. Louis
:05:35. > :05:40.Moult, six goals in six games now. 2-1, Motherwell. They are in
:05:41. > :05:49.dreamland at Celtic Park. McDonald threatening again. Celtic in
:05:50. > :05:57.trouble. It is Moult and it is just too high. Away from a hat-trick from
:05:58. > :06:04.Louis Moult as Celtic were struggling so badly defensively
:06:05. > :06:10.again. Motherwell making them pay here. A chance for Bitton. Off the
:06:11. > :06:23.line by the former Celtic midfielder, Stephen Pearson.
:06:24. > :06:29.Blocking this gold bound the -- goal bound effort. Can they put the icing
:06:30. > :06:36.on the cake? Saved by the legs of Craig Gordon. It could so easily
:06:37. > :06:43.have been 3-1. What a day this is for Mark McGhee and his team! I am
:06:44. > :06:54.very disappointed. It is one thing to win balls, chasing opponents. The
:06:55. > :06:59.own goal and also discipline. We need more discipline when we attack.
:07:00. > :07:04.We have played some really good stuff. We have had some great
:07:05. > :07:11.performances. We have deserved to win the game.
:07:12. > :07:20.A fantastic victory for Motherwell. For Celtic, for home matches without
:07:21. > :07:24.victory. How much pressure is the manager and? He will come under
:07:25. > :07:31.pressure, especially after the European results. -- under. When you
:07:32. > :07:38.see Josay Mouinho losing his job, anyone can lose it. -- Jose
:07:39. > :07:43.Mourinho. It could still be a good season for them. The last home game
:07:44. > :07:49.at home to Kilmarnock, yesterday, the key is when they go 1-0 up, it
:07:50. > :07:55.was a fantastic comeback by Motherwell. Motherwell thoroughly
:07:56. > :07:59.deserved it. The Celtic defence has to be the most talked about subject
:08:00. > :08:08.on the show this season. Another bad day. Bitton is a good player. The
:08:09. > :08:14.biggest problem has been the two centre halves.
:08:15. > :08:22.They lost two centre halves and they have not replaced them. Three of
:08:23. > :08:26.them have just passed the front post when it is tapped in. The full-backs
:08:27. > :08:32.have been given a lot of stick for getting forward that they could do
:08:33. > :08:37.that because they are good defenders and centre halves. I do not think
:08:38. > :08:44.Craig Gordon has been as confident this year. He was panicking. Just
:08:45. > :08:51.long kicks and they have not dealt with it. Craig has not looked as
:08:52. > :08:57.confident because they do not have confidence in the centre halves. We
:08:58. > :09:09.must give credit to Motherwell. What a bid by Louis Moult has been. He
:09:10. > :09:14.was 50 grand. -- a good buy. He will chase lost causes and put himself
:09:15. > :09:19.about. He has physical attributes. With him and Scott McDonald playing
:09:20. > :09:23.in and around, they have been a good partnership. You get balls from
:09:24. > :09:29.Johnson on one side and Ainsworth on the other side. It is a good recipe
:09:30. > :09:33.for success. This was last-minute against Kilmarnock. He slots it wake
:09:34. > :09:39.from his goal-scoring has been a bonus. They are going well. You know
:09:40. > :09:50.how hard it is for Motherwell to get to Celtic Park and get a result. The
:09:51. > :09:54.last time we were there, we missed one. People went down the other end
:09:55. > :10:00.and they beat us 1-0. We said a few weeks ago, they are 11th but only
:10:01. > :10:04.six points off the top six place. Mark is getting the best out of
:10:05. > :10:10.them. I think they can go on and finish in the top six. The Saint
:10:11. > :10:14.Johnstone manager has talked of the possibility his side can break into
:10:15. > :10:20.cause the chance to further that cause
:10:21. > :10:22.when they welcomed Hearts to McDiarmid Park.
:10:23. > :10:44.Chris Miller has not made it thanks to a hamstring injury. McGhee is
:10:45. > :10:48.benched. The jam tarts without a win in three. Saint Johnstone pile on
:10:49. > :11:01.the pressure. There is certainly a shout for handball. Murray Davidson
:11:02. > :11:07.is shouting louder than anyone else. Craig's honour is headed for goal by
:11:08. > :11:12.Anderson. These two served up a real thriller on the opening day of the
:11:13. > :11:21.season when hearts beat Saints by 4-3 at Tynecastle. Hearts have not
:11:22. > :11:28.won here in four attempts. It has not been a happy hunting ground for
:11:29. > :11:31.them recently. That looked like a head-butt by the Spaniard on the
:11:32. > :11:40.Saint Johnstone Number 10. Surely they will have to send the Hearts
:11:41. > :11:48.striker off. That is what they have done. He is raging with his
:11:49. > :11:50.team-mate and he has a point. Saint Johnstone with the numerical
:11:51. > :11:57.advantage and they will be looking to press back home. He'd tried to be
:11:58. > :12:05.a little bit too clever. Here is a chance. Cutting it back for
:12:06. > :12:15.Davidson. Davidson surely has to put Saint Johnstone in front here.
:12:16. > :12:25.Alexander committed himself and he is fortunate to see John Sutton put
:12:26. > :12:31.in the header over. It is pantomime season and the villain is watching
:12:32. > :12:36.the second half from the stands. Here come Hearts. It has come off
:12:37. > :12:46.Dave Mackay. It is over for a corner.
:12:47. > :12:56.First-time Sutton to Maclean. He is having such a good season. So is
:12:57. > :13:07.this man. Alexander comes. He has got something onto it. Into the
:13:08. > :13:16.grateful arms of Neil Alexander. He must have thought he was putting
:13:17. > :13:29.Saints in front but twice. -- and not once but twice. There was little
:13:30. > :13:46.doubt and a penalty. Maclean and a huge let off for the Jam Tarts. He
:13:47. > :13:53.is he being a big sigh of relief. That is brilliant goalkeeping by
:13:54. > :13:57.Alexander. Causing problems, on as a substitute for John Sutton earlier.
:13:58. > :14:05.Saint know a win would put them above Hearts in the Premiership. --
:14:06. > :14:14.Saints know. Still the visitors are holding out. Again, Alexander. He
:14:15. > :14:20.will be the main reason that Hearts are taking anything out of this.
:14:21. > :14:25.Squeezed in for Stephen Maclean. Davidson could not finish. I am
:14:26. > :14:28.disappointed with the performance and disappointed for the players
:14:29. > :14:32.that we did not get three points. The performance was there and we did
:14:33. > :14:37.not take the chances. It is down to a combination of earth and a
:14:38. > :14:41.goalkeeper that was inspired. Some great defending. I thought we
:14:42. > :14:46.started the game really well. We passed it on the pitch. We got a man
:14:47. > :14:48.sent off and a silly decision. It was backs to the wall after that.
:14:49. > :15:02.Even with ten men we passed it well. 0-0, Neil Alexander Ring great form.
:15:03. > :15:04.Can he have any complex question not I don't think he can, no. I
:15:05. > :15:06.understand why he does I don't think he can, no. I
:15:07. > :15:10.understand why he does it if you watch it closely, Wotherspoon goes
:15:11. > :15:17.down and he kicks him in the backside, if you like. It's not a
:15:18. > :15:22.great camera angle. He kicks in, he reacts to it. You can't do that. You
:15:23. > :15:24.can see the reaction of the players. You can see more importantly the
:15:25. > :15:31.reaction of his own players. That tells the story and I think it's a
:15:32. > :15:34.red card, I really do. The big debate now, we see Paterson's
:15:35. > :15:38.reaction there, the big debate for Hearts is do they appeal it because
:15:39. > :15:42.they have the massive match against Tynecastle on Saturday, if they do
:15:43. > :15:46.appeal it he plays. I think there's no doubt they will appeal it.
:15:47. > :15:50.They've been in the position there's a loophole you can appeal and the
:15:51. > :15:53.following Saturday. They may be need to look at it and if you appeal on
:15:54. > :15:58.the Monday and they have the meeting on the to see if it's going to get
:15:59. > :16:02.rescinded. I've no doubt Hearts will appeal it but it looks as though his
:16:03. > :16:05.head has come forward. I don't know how much contact there was put his
:16:06. > :16:12.head has come forward. Does that system need to be overhauled? It
:16:13. > :16:16.probably does. If it does if you have the chance to appeal it. If
:16:17. > :16:19.they weren't playing next week, playing Celtic, they probably
:16:20. > :16:23.wouldn't appeal it because it looks... But if you can appeal it
:16:24. > :16:26.and it gets put back another week then you will do it because if there
:16:27. > :16:28.is a loophole to do it. Teams have done it against us and we have done
:16:29. > :16:31.it ourselves. Coming up, we'll see how an in-form
:16:32. > :16:34.Partick Thistle got on at home to Ross County, but first
:16:35. > :16:37.Paul Mitchell has the story of Dundee's clash
:16:38. > :16:47.at home to Hamilton. Paul Hartley's preparation was
:16:48. > :16:51.focused on Dundee starting the match quickly. They aimed to dictate the
:16:52. > :16:56.tempo and rarely can a manager has seen his aspirations exceeded so
:16:57. > :17:03.rapidly. Hemmings nipped in past McGovern to score the opening goal
:17:04. > :17:07.after just five minutes. The culprit's header was short, the
:17:08. > :17:09.goalkeeper stranded and Hemmings opened the scoring. Hamilton
:17:10. > :17:12.struggled to get into the game. Hemmings this time showing a
:17:13. > :17:16.delicate touch to set up Greg Stewart at the back post. His volley
:17:17. > :17:23.almost perfect and McGovern saving well. Harkins opened the textbook to
:17:24. > :17:27.display the perfect hold-up play and the perfect pass. His play only
:17:28. > :17:33.eclipsed by the sumptuous finish of Stewart. In their run of nine games
:17:34. > :17:37.without a goal for the striker. -- ending a run. Dundee were two ahead
:17:38. > :17:43.and playing well. The third goal rapidly followed. They dallied
:17:44. > :17:50.dealing with the through ball. Hemmings captives had to put Dundee
:17:51. > :17:54.three ahead. It was a simple finish and the joy on his face was clear to
:17:55. > :17:58.see. The look on the Hamilton bench was a bit different. The goalkeeper
:17:59. > :18:02.on the defender not on the same page, rarely the same book, and
:18:03. > :18:08.Hemmings had an easy touch the finish. Writers and commentators
:18:09. > :18:14.struggled to abstain from the words Christmas and gift, they struggled
:18:15. > :18:19.to finish it as a contest. Hemmings said thank you and helped himself to
:18:20. > :18:24.a wonderful hat-trick. The defenders all over the place and the
:18:25. > :18:27.goalkeeper rightly furious, as Dundee's goalkeeper finally had
:18:28. > :18:31.something to do. The second half was a different affair. There was to be
:18:32. > :18:35.no goals, as Hamilton worked hard to try to find a way back into the
:18:36. > :18:39.game. Dundee were largely comfortable in defence. They tried
:18:40. > :18:43.the long-range effort. Hemmings with a free kick at the end gave McGovern
:18:44. > :18:48.something to do, but it was Dundee's day. The fans will be frustrated
:18:49. > :18:52.over the last weeks and at the home performances but I feel when we play
:18:53. > :18:57.we are a good team to watch. On our day we are as good as any. We had
:18:58. > :19:02.slick passing today but we showed aside in the second half that we can
:19:03. > :19:08.defend and see games out. It's miles away. There's very little in the
:19:09. > :19:12.game, Whee in, week out, so little between the teams. If you are going
:19:13. > :19:19.to defend and give goals away you will struggle. Ross County captain
:19:20. > :19:28.Andrew Davis will have better days. He almost gave his side the lead,
:19:29. > :19:32.but Cerny saves well. The blustery wind sometimes made the ball do
:19:33. > :19:37.interesting things. Like allowing Jonathan Franks the chance to gallop
:19:38. > :19:42.freely into the final third. Cerny flopping with the wind, the final
:19:43. > :19:49.ball folk let Partick Thistle off the hook. Franks would have another
:19:50. > :19:55.go. Nice trickery, and this time a better delivery for Michael
:19:56. > :19:59.guideline, who wasn't far away. Early in the second-half Ross County
:20:00. > :20:03.claimed for a penalty. The player felt he had been pulled back by
:20:04. > :20:09.Stuart Brannagan. Initial contacts outside the box, the referee Andrew
:20:10. > :20:13.Dallas waved play on. Partick Thistle had won the last three
:20:14. > :20:19.matches. They got a massive stroke four of Lochinver search for win
:20:20. > :20:25.number four. Brannagan with the cross, Davies with the unfortunate
:20:26. > :20:33.own goal. He won't want to see it again, but a perfect finish. There
:20:34. > :20:39.has been a huge turnaround in form for Partick Thistle. There was
:20:40. > :20:44.almost a swagger, as do long dunked the crossbar. The ball would not go
:20:45. > :20:53.in. The second effort, a fantastic save from the former Partick Thistle
:20:54. > :20:59.goalkeeper Fox on his return. There was more controversy to come, as
:21:00. > :21:01.Jackson Irvine loped forward. The Australian International continued
:21:02. > :21:06.his run into the box before going down under the challenge from Osman.
:21:07. > :21:14.Again, not enough in it for the referee. 1977, the last time Partick
:21:15. > :21:19.Thistle won four top-flight games in a row. Pogba missed the target, but
:21:20. > :21:25.Thistle hit the target again with another three points. A strangely
:21:26. > :21:29.this year. It's really compact. We just missed out on the top six this
:21:30. > :21:33.weekend with goal difference. We are still near the bottom. We have to
:21:34. > :21:38.keep concentrating with what we have been doing, working hard and it is
:21:39. > :21:43.paying off. Our players are frustrated and very angry with the
:21:44. > :21:47.reaction after the goal and also the decisions that went against us.
:21:48. > :21:51.We'll have a look at those decisions shortly but first of all, back to
:21:52. > :21:56.Dundee's victory against Hamilton. The first win in nine games for
:21:57. > :22:00.Dundee. The fact -- fantastic hat-trick for Hemmings but
:22:01. > :22:04.interesting defending. Yes, Martin will be very disappointed and he
:22:05. > :22:07.wants to stay on the bench, he could be playing after this. This is
:22:08. > :22:15.schoolboy stuff. Terrible header back. But fair play to train
:22:16. > :22:19.Hemmings. Stop, follows it in -- did not stop, follows it in. He keeps on
:22:20. > :22:22.chasing. The goalkeeper has had a nightmare but from a Dundee point of
:22:23. > :22:28.view that is what Paul needed, a big result. When you are not met winning
:22:29. > :22:32.in so many games the pressure builds up. His players gave him a
:22:33. > :22:39.performance yesterday. Absolutely. Jim McIntyre was talking about the
:22:40. > :22:47.penalty appeals against Partick Thistle. What was your view of it?
:22:48. > :22:53.We will look at them. The first one involves Jamie. Contact seems to be
:22:54. > :22:58.outside the box. I think Islam is on his arm, possibly pulling his shirt.
:22:59. > :23:02.It's the other side of the referee and he properly concealed. If he
:23:03. > :23:05.pulling it back? It probably could have been a penalty kick coming.
:23:06. > :23:11.This is more difficult. He is running into the box, not getting to
:23:12. > :23:15.it. The touches in, that's a difficult decision for the referee.
:23:16. > :23:20.The biggest problem is "System safe. Some referees will give both of the
:23:21. > :23:25.penalties there. -- it is inconsistent. It is the
:23:26. > :23:30.inconsistency we are getting. Partick Thistle have a new celebrity
:23:31. > :23:34.fan. David Hasselhoff has been tweeting about Partick Thistle this
:23:35. > :23:41.evening! Four in a row, congrats to my favourite underdogs.
:23:42. > :23:50.When he was growing up in America he was a big Thistle fan. They ran a
:23:51. > :23:54.fantastic run. It is 1977, the last time they won four matches in the
:23:55. > :23:56.top-flight, that was before Alan Archibald was even born and that
:23:57. > :24:01.shows what an incredible run they are on, what a turnaround at that
:24:02. > :24:05.club. Of course it is, everything about the club, financially off the
:24:06. > :24:10.part they are doing really well but they could have been the top six,
:24:11. > :24:15.but they are six points of tense. He understands they are not clear, but
:24:16. > :24:20.four runs is fantastic. It shows you the teams down below, if you go on a
:24:21. > :24:24.run, how you can get yourself out. It was summed up yesterday, Dundee
:24:25. > :24:28.won and go six, if they had lost it would have been tense. This will
:24:29. > :24:31.have good lads in the youth ranks, it's looking good for them.
:24:32. > :24:33.Plenty of Premiership action still to come on Sportscene tonight,
:24:34. > :24:36.and we'll also be looking at the explosive Championship title
:24:37. > :24:53.With Celtic losing, Aberdeen had a massive incentive to close the gap
:24:54. > :24:56.at the top away to a Kilmarnock side who have been shipping
:24:57. > :24:59.It was also Derek McInnes' 100th league match in charge.
:25:00. > :25:15.Four changes to the Kilmarnock team beat in Inverness, 19-year-old
:25:16. > :25:19.Arends Blane gets a chance in midfield and there a recall for
:25:20. > :25:23.another teenager, Greg Kiltie. The absence of Reynolds and Andy concert
:25:24. > :25:26.line is offset by the return after injury of Niall McGinn and skipper
:25:27. > :25:34.Ryan Jack is back in the starting line-up as well.
:25:35. > :25:42.Hayes and McGinn over the free kick, in from Hayes. A hand ball claim
:25:43. > :25:47.against Hamill, than it was the backheel from Paul Quinn. That's a
:25:48. > :25:56.really sharp save by MacDonald. On the ball, room here for George
:25:57. > :25:58.McGuinness. He might have made more of the opportunity against his old
:25:59. > :26:10.team. McGinn's corner kick. There's Kenny
:26:11. > :26:19.Maclean with his head in his arms. The chances for Aberdeen are coming
:26:20. > :26:25.thick and fast early on. Derek McInnes's 100th game as Aberdeen
:26:26. > :26:31.manager. Happy to have Jack back leading the team. There is McGinn
:26:32. > :26:37.and there is the opening goal, inside ten minutes at Rugby Park.
:26:38. > :26:44.Not picked up, McGinn, as he drifted in off the left-hand side. Uneasy
:26:45. > :26:49.finish. Lofted forward by McGinn. Across goal from Sinead, there is
:26:50. > :26:56.Maclean. Within a fraction of making it 2-0 for the Dons.
:26:57. > :27:06.It is one-way traffic. McGinn, who made the breakthrough, looks to set
:27:07. > :27:12.something up for Rooney. And it's his 50th Aberdeen goal, and its 2-0,
:27:13. > :27:18.ten minutes before half-time. A lovely ball in from McGinn. Seven
:27:19. > :27:25.goals in eight games for Rooney. Driving forward is Jack, sliding a
:27:26. > :27:31.ball through for Rooney. He is round the goalkeeper, a chance for number
:27:32. > :27:42.three and thankfully the player got in the way. There -- just listen to
:27:43. > :27:47.the brewing for the home team. -- brewing. It is 2-0, it could have
:27:48. > :27:53.been a whole lot worse for Kilmarnock. There is Kenny McQuade.
:27:54. > :27:59.In four Jonny Hay is. Within seconds of the restart, it is 3-0. That is
:28:00. > :28:15.appalling defending from Kilmarnock. In from Stuart Finlay. Applause from
:28:16. > :28:21.the chilly fans for at least a shot in the vague direction of goal, but
:28:22. > :28:30.no test that for Ward -- the Kilmarnock fans. Off the bench for
:28:31. > :28:36.Aberdeen, Smith. Ahead of him is the player with the backheel for Logan,
:28:37. > :28:40.and that will wrap up an emphatic win for Aberdeen. They have been as
:28:41. > :28:43.good as Kilmarnock have been bad. Kilmarnock heading for the third 4-0
:28:44. > :29:02.home defeat of the season. A great run. Cutting inside for the
:29:03. > :29:09.shot at goal. Well, it's a positive for Kilmarnock on a day of so many
:29:10. > :29:13.negatives for them. Every goal was better than the next one in terms of
:29:14. > :29:16.quality, so where we have seen the real competitive side to a game,
:29:17. > :29:24.scrapping and fighting for every little inch, the players lit up the
:29:25. > :29:27.game with some real quality goals. Good travelling support, which we
:29:28. > :29:31.thank them for, the last Saturday before Christmas and a miserable
:29:32. > :29:35.day. It's good to send them home happy. A lot of angry Kilmarnock
:29:36. > :29:39.fans tonight. What's your message to them? They are right to be angry.
:29:40. > :29:46.I'm angry myself. I will stick up for the players on a couple of bad
:29:47. > :29:51.results, but alongside the rest of them I can't stick up for them after
:29:52. > :29:54.that. We've got to a position where you have to compete, stop crosses
:29:55. > :29:59.coming in, make sure you are picking up markers. If we had done that,
:30:00. > :30:03.that's why we lost a couple of early goals, and then half-time we got in,
:30:04. > :30:06.regroup and start the second half and lose an early goal. It's
:30:07. > :30:20.inexcusable. Exciting times for Aberdeen. Darren,
:30:21. > :30:26.after their autumnal blip, how have they got back to their best? You can
:30:27. > :30:30.only say confidence. It is the same players who won the first eight
:30:31. > :30:33.games of the season. Once you lose one game, they have gone on a run
:30:34. > :30:39.where they are doing everything wrong. You see the first two goals.
:30:40. > :30:45.It is the movement in the box that makes the goals. It is the movement
:30:46. > :30:52.of McGinn, of Rooney and then Logan, when the confidence is up, he is
:30:53. > :30:58.bombing down. Just quality. They have got quality. If you look at the
:30:59. > :31:04.bench and they have got quality. The two wide boys, pace is a huge thing.
:31:05. > :31:14.There are some great crosses coming in as well. All the goals were good
:31:15. > :31:21.goals. 2-0 at half-time. It could have been more for Aberdeen. The
:31:22. > :31:27.exact opposite after the start of the restart. So frustrating. When
:31:28. > :31:33.the ball back early if you can. A ball down the line. When the first
:31:34. > :31:41.header. Pick up in the box. Great ball in. He is all on his own. There
:31:42. > :31:47.seems to be a common theme tonight, defending. I think it is a bit of a
:31:48. > :31:50.dying art. Do they want to stay with the man and the runners? So
:31:51. > :31:55.disappointing as a manager and coach to send your team out at half-time,
:31:56. > :31:59.let's get back into this. Inside 30 seconds and the game is over.
:32:00. > :32:02.Inverness got a long-awaited home victory last week against
:32:03. > :32:05.They were looking to build on that against a Dundee United side
:32:06. > :32:08.who haven't won on the road since August the 8th.
:32:09. > :32:15.Commentary comes from Alasdair Lamont.
:32:16. > :32:27.One change for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. As for Dundee United, they
:32:28. > :32:34.have made three changes. Rankin, Fraser and Erskine come into the
:32:35. > :32:38.side. Paul Dickson knocks it down the line for Fraser. He has got the
:32:39. > :32:51.wrong side of order. He has done well. Dundee United move in front.
:32:52. > :32:56.Would you believe John Rankin is the first United player, other than
:32:57. > :33:02.Billy McKay, to score since August? It tells you everything about the
:33:03. > :33:15.run they have been on. It is a fine finish from John Rankin. They are
:33:16. > :33:23.pleased with their work so far. Vincent should have scored. A really
:33:24. > :33:30.good opportunity for James Vincent. A delightful cross and only he knows
:33:31. > :33:35.how he has put that one wide. Vincent for Williams.
:33:36. > :33:46.A lovely finish and it is the equaliser for Caledonian this'll. A
:33:47. > :33:55.first goal of the season right at the start of the second half.
:33:56. > :34:06.That was awkward. The Gowing denied by a terrific challenge. United
:34:07. > :34:22.press for a second goal. A chance for Cali this all to move
:34:23. > :34:33.in front perhaps. Off the line. -- Cali
:34:34. > :34:47.United live dangerously. It falls instead for Fraser again. He could
:34:48. > :34:49.not keep the shot down. A decent chance for United. Just a yard or so
:34:50. > :35:07.too high. Erskine will latch onto this one.
:35:08. > :35:18.Mackay, the arch poacher and former Caledonian
:35:19. > :35:26.Thistle poacher. An eighth goal of the season for him, as John Hughes
:35:27. > :35:35.pondering where a goal might come from. It almost came there. It was
:35:36. > :35:36.Gary Warren off the bar. Inverness Caledonian Thistle staring defeat in
:35:37. > :35:51.the face. Across was deflected. Has it gone
:35:52. > :35:59.over the line? It has. An equaliser. It is the first ever goal for Lewis
:36:00. > :36:05.Horner. Comes off his chest. Trying to clear off the line. He could not
:36:06. > :36:13.quite get there. A cruel blow for Dundee United. I felt we dominated
:36:14. > :36:18.the game for 90 minutes. There were bits of the game Dundee United had a
:36:19. > :36:22.foothold. They scored the goals against the run of play. Really
:36:23. > :36:28.disappointed with the second goal. It was self-inflicted. They defended
:36:29. > :36:33.really well. Whenever they had the ball, they were dangerous. With half
:36:34. > :36:39.a minute to go and a goal like that, it certainly hits you, especially
:36:40. > :36:47.where you are. It would have been a valuable three points. A painful end
:36:48. > :36:50.to the match for Dundee United. The goalkeeper was fouled in the
:36:51. > :36:58.build-up to the equaliser but the manager was not having it, was he? I
:36:59. > :37:02.do not think it was a foul. I think the player has just gone up. Very
:37:03. > :37:06.unlucky. When you are down there, that is what happens. The goalkeeper
:37:07. > :37:18.jobs and it hits the boy's jest and goes in. What have you made of
:37:19. > :37:25.United? -- chest. We thought we had a good squad and made good signings.
:37:26. > :37:31.We brought players into, and the players we had. But they are back,
:37:32. > :37:39.no doubt they will get out the situation and stay up. The players
:37:40. > :37:47.that are out, experienced players, more fitness. Erskine will get
:37:48. > :37:52.fitter. I would guarantee they will get out of that situation. Inverness
:37:53. > :37:55.continued up and down form. After all that, the Ladbrokes
:37:56. > :37:58.Premiership table looks like this. Aberdeen now just a point behind
:37:59. > :38:00.Celtic, although the champions Wins for Dundee and Partick Thistle
:38:01. > :38:03.mean Hamilton Accies Motherwell four points
:38:04. > :38:06.clear of Kilmarnock. Dundee United seven points
:38:07. > :38:10.adrift at the bottom. To the Championship now
:38:11. > :38:12.and the early game saw Rangers The Ibrox side still
:38:13. > :38:15.leading the division. But Peter Houston's Falkirk in third
:38:16. > :38:19.place, and aiming to have a real say At the Falkirk Stadium
:38:20. > :38:39.for us was John Barnes. The Falkirk manager sticks with the
:38:40. > :38:40.same starting line-up that drew with Hibs last week. Rangers make three
:38:41. > :39:03.changes. For kerk are unbeaten in the last
:39:04. > :39:08.seven matches in all competitions. He is looking for the return.
:39:09. > :39:15.Sliding in goes Danny Wilson and the penalty has been given. He was
:39:16. > :39:20.claiming the challenge was outside the area. He looked to the initial
:39:21. > :39:25.contact outside. He landed in the box. For kerk are in front in the
:39:26. > :39:50.third minute. -- for kerk -- Falkirk. He could not keep
:39:51. > :39:56.it out. Knocked away by grant. Mackay! Rangers are level on the
:39:57. > :39:58.quarter of an hour mark. Mackay blasting that one in. A bit of a
:39:59. > :40:11.deflection. Doha went in behind the Rangers
:40:12. > :40:20.defence. Falkirk, they'd thought for a second day had gone in front.
:40:21. > :40:25.Offside given. He'd touched the ball, he did not need to. The effort
:40:26. > :40:39.was going in. He touched it and he was offside. That is a hefty
:40:40. > :40:53.challenge. He certainly felt that challenge at the edge of the area.
:40:54. > :41:09.It is 2-1 to Falkirk. His sixth goal of the season. An excellent strike.
:41:10. > :41:21.What about that for a celebration! Outstanding!
:41:22. > :41:36.He has picked out Doha. A chance for another. -- O'Hara. The teenager
:41:37. > :41:47.making his second start, so close to his first goal.
:41:48. > :42:07.An excellent stop by the Rangers goalkeeper. It is to deny O'Hara
:42:08. > :42:11.small. -- once more. Still battling. Looking for a shooting opportunity.
:42:12. > :42:21.Off the crossbar. It took a deflection off the head of a player
:42:22. > :42:24.to direct it on to the crossbar. Rangers are desperate for the
:42:25. > :42:36.equaliser. Loverly skills. In towards Miller. Rogers with a fine
:42:37. > :42:40.save to deny the Rangers substitute. Rangers have dropped seven points in
:42:41. > :42:46.the last five matches. They do not want to drop any more in the title
:42:47. > :42:59.race. Back to Halladay. Brilliant goalkeeping from Danny Rogers.
:43:00. > :43:04.Excellent reflexive. -- reflexes. Well into stoppage time. Rangers are
:43:05. > :43:18.looking at their second defeat this season. A penalty has been given.
:43:19. > :43:25.The referee has deemed that a handball of Blair Austin. If
:43:26. > :43:33.anything, it was accidental. A great save by Rogers! He managed to get a
:43:34. > :43:37.touch on that and knock it against the post. Falkirk looked on course
:43:38. > :43:43.for the victory. You cannot come to a venue and produce those stats in
:43:44. > :43:50.terms of possession and corners and not get the points. We have got to
:43:51. > :43:54.score. At 2-2, we have to say, we should have won that game. We had to
:43:55. > :44:00.dig deep towards the end because we were holding on. We had to save a
:44:01. > :44:06.penalty. Before that, we had plenty of chances. They goalkeeper made a
:44:07. > :44:12.couple of great saves and cold one into the top corner. All the credit
:44:13. > :44:22.to the Falkirk player. They earned the victory. It was a great game.
:44:23. > :44:25.The referee is off to the Euro 2016 tournament. I do not like
:44:26. > :44:30.criticising officials because I know how difficult it is. He certainly
:44:31. > :44:35.gets the decision is wrong. His momentum takes him in. Maybe his
:44:36. > :44:40.linesman should help him and maybe take a bit of time. He gets in a
:44:41. > :44:46.position. Wilson should not be diving in but he does. It is a yard
:44:47. > :44:51.outside the box and it should have been a free kick. This one, I'm not
:44:52. > :44:59.even convinced it hits his hand. It bounces up. I do not think it is
:45:00. > :45:07.certainly not intentional. The goalkeeper made an outstanding save.
:45:08. > :45:11.Certainly a day to forget for the referee. A fantastic day for
:45:12. > :45:19.Falkirk. Some fantastic young stars on show. They got a great result.
:45:20. > :45:25.A fantastic results, after a body blow last week when they lost the
:45:26. > :45:29.late goal. You see O'Hara, youthful enthusiasm. He will be devastated
:45:30. > :45:38.that Baird touched that but look at his run here, a great run. Herd and
:45:39. > :45:42.O'Hara, two centre halves, a great save by father. He will learn off
:45:43. > :45:47.Baird because he likes to go along and come short and he will learn a
:45:48. > :45:52.lot off him. It's a fantastic effort, a wonderful save. A
:45:53. > :45:55.world-class save. I've met one of the directors in Falkirk and he was
:45:56. > :45:58.talking about the young kid, how well he had been doing in the
:45:59. > :46:04.reserves and he's giving him a chance. Mark Warburton points to the
:46:05. > :46:08.stats, crisis, what crisis, although Rangers are dropping points. What is
:46:09. > :46:11.your take on it? There's a few players who are not reaching the
:46:12. > :46:15.peak they were at the beginning of the season, no doubt about that.
:46:16. > :46:22.Obviously with hips going the way they are, they have the momentum
:46:23. > :46:25.winning games. There's a lot of football to be played -- who Bernie.
:46:26. > :46:28.They are losing goals at this moment in time which look a bit soft. Do
:46:29. > :46:33.they need to tweak their style of play? If you look there, in the
:46:34. > :46:37.second half for about 15 minutes Falkirk did really well but for the
:46:38. > :46:42.last 25 it was all Rangers. They were creating opportunities and we
:46:43. > :46:44.talked about father in great form, Rogers was outstanding, three or
:46:45. > :46:50.four wonder saves. Rangers should have come away with something from
:46:51. > :46:55.the game. It will be huge, for who Bernie and Rangers, they are trying
:46:56. > :46:58.to get used to a holding centre midfielder and mark thinks the same,
:46:59. > :47:03.they need somebody in there. Holiday is a good footballer but probably
:47:04. > :47:07.not a holder. Can Falkirk crashed the party? They will believe they
:47:08. > :47:14.can crash the party. It's a big ask but if you have the players
:47:15. > :47:17.believing that. It will be interesting to watch.
:47:18. > :47:19.With Rangers having kicked off early, Hibs knew that they could go
:47:20. > :47:23.level at the top of the Championship with a win over Queen of the South.
:47:24. > :47:37.Henderson, away from Marshall. He took a really good position.
:47:38. > :47:42.Suspicion of offside, he may have timed his run perfectly. He didn't
:47:43. > :47:47.time the header. Five in on the challenge. He has taken down
:47:48. > :47:56.Russell, it's a free kick. Mark Millar sends it in. Mark Oxley at
:47:57. > :48:04.full stretch. Try and get behind Higgins here. He has got support
:48:05. > :48:07.coming. Jason Cummings, and Robbie Thomson at the post will gather at
:48:08. > :48:12.the second attempt. Martin Boyle made the running to the box but
:48:13. > :48:18.Cummings went on his own. Henderson on McGinn. It's going to be
:48:19. > :48:25.Henderson. There's a shout for hand ball. The ball comes back onto
:48:26. > :48:30.McGregor, takes up a great position. It looks like the shoulder of the
:48:31. > :48:39.defender. Here is Dominique Malonga, off the bench four times this
:48:40. > :48:46.season, a goal against Aberdeen. Dominique Malonga steps back inside
:48:47. > :48:54.and escapes with a clearing header. Making an impact, Dominique Malonga.
:48:55. > :48:58.Came close. Pedersen again. -- Henderson again. Just off target,
:48:59. > :49:05.Robbie Thomson happy to see this one go wide. It's a good effort. Bernie
:49:06. > :49:13.and are continuing to press. Trying to jabber away. The ball is bouncing
:49:14. > :49:20.around. Hutton is hurt. The long ball gets played forward. The
:49:21. > :49:26.referee will bring it to a halt. Kyle Hutton is hurt. The physio will
:49:27. > :49:30.come on. Kyle Hutton will have to go off. He was hoping to waste a bit of
:49:31. > :49:35.time and he's going to have to go off the field of play. Didn't appear
:49:36. > :49:39.to be too much in it. Kyle Hutton is off the field, so the referee will
:49:40. > :49:45.restart the game with a bounced ball. Bounces it straight at the
:49:46. > :49:53.feet of Liam Fontaine. Away from Millar and McGinn, sets Hibs on the
:49:54. > :49:57.attack. Gray has made a great run. A chance for Hibs. If he can get it
:49:58. > :50:04.into the middle, he has done, Dominique Malonga has scored in
:50:05. > :50:09.stoppage time. He celebrates. Queens are incensed about the drop ball,
:50:10. > :50:14.but it is joy for Hibs. They had a lot to do, poor defending by Queen
:50:15. > :50:21.of the South and my Dominique Malonga scores. What you'll see is
:50:22. > :50:28.one of the players has gone down, then he has realised that the physio
:50:29. > :50:33.would have to come on so he has to go off the pitch, suddenly he has
:50:34. > :50:36.got at and telling the official to go off who was already on the pitch,
:50:37. > :50:39.then the ball has gone out for the throw-in. The referee has dropped
:50:40. > :50:43.between the two, their player has not made an attempt for it and we
:50:44. > :50:49.played. The referee starts play by dropping it, Mark Millar is offside
:50:50. > :50:53.it's not something that we think was probably the best idea from any
:50:54. > :50:59.party and we are frustrated the night. It just got very interesting
:51:00. > :51:04.indeed in the Ladbroke Championship table. Let's take a look at it.
:51:05. > :51:10.Rangers and Hibs locked on 41 points, both teams have played 17
:51:11. > :51:14.matches. There are Falkirk as well. After their victory against Rangers
:51:15. > :51:18.they are now six points behind. Very interesting. Rangers are at home to
:51:19. > :51:22.Hibs a week tomorrow. Darren Jackson, you were at Easter Road
:51:23. > :51:26.yesterday. Huge goal from Dominique Malonga, talk me through the lead up
:51:27. > :51:31.to it because it was slightly confusing? Yes, I turned away at the
:51:32. > :51:35.game but looking back, Kyle has taken a knock and gone down thinking
:51:36. > :51:39.I will waste time, but then realising I would need to go off the
:51:40. > :51:43.pitch, the referee has stopped the game. I think the goalkeeper kicks
:51:44. > :51:47.the ball out of the park there, but the referee stopped the game and the
:51:48. > :51:51.physio needs to come on. The referee, what normally would happen
:51:52. > :51:54.as he would give it to the Queen of the South player to give back to the
:51:55. > :51:58.goalkeeper, or kick it out of play, so there is no fault with Hibs. He
:51:59. > :52:04.has dropped it in front, the Hibs boy played it to his team-mate. A
:52:05. > :52:08.fantastic cross. This is where Allen made a save last year, they wouldn't
:52:09. > :52:13.have won that game but this year the design double -- the desire to win
:52:14. > :52:18.games and keep going is what he has installed in them. You can
:52:19. > :52:21.understand the frustration, Hibs did nothing wrong but they should have
:52:22. > :52:26.waited for the boy to get on the other side of it. There seems to be
:52:27. > :52:30.more steel around Hibs under Alan Stubbs this season, a massive match
:52:31. > :52:35.a week on Sunday at Ibrox. How do you see it going # it's sold out
:52:36. > :52:40.already, it will be a cracker. We have said all along even though Hibs
:52:41. > :52:44.lost Alan, they have a stronger squad and it will be interesting.
:52:45. > :52:48.Alan Stubbs has said he is looking at bringing a couple in the window,
:52:49. > :52:52.but Mark is looking at bringing couple so it could depend on who
:52:53. > :52:56.gets brought in. There shouldn't be panic at Rangers. They have a
:52:57. > :52:59.quality squad. Hibs are pushing them all the way and Falkirk showed they
:53:00. > :53:04.will have a say as well. A prediction. It will be a really good
:53:05. > :53:16.game! By Bobby Darin? I think it will be a good game as well, yes!
:53:17. > :53:20.Thank you very much. Do have a fantastic Christmas. We will see you
:53:21. > :53:21.on the 27th of December. From all of us on the team, Merry Christmas and
:53:22. > :53:38.good night. COMMENTATOR:
:53:39. > :53:45.It's Wes Jones! Tavernier. What a goal from my McGinn.
:53:46. > :53:59.Brilliant. Jason Cummings. Unstoppable. And that's a stunning
:54:00. > :54:01.save. An excellent strike.