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This could be something quite sensational! Right out of the top

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drawer. The shot is an absolute beauty! Oh, yes! A goal of true

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quality. Unbelievable, unbelievable! Absolutely sensational. What a

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strike! What a finish! Right here, right now, this is history! Welcome

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to Sportscene. Its wake and the three of the Premier season. Lucky

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for some and it is for us tonight. Goals, controversy, we got the lot.

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The story of the weekend about to unfold. And sitting contrary, Steven

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Thompson and Michael Stewart. We start in Perth, St Johnstone had

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picked up where they left off last season. But they faced Brendan

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Rodgers' Celtic, playing fearsome football.

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Tommy Wright is without defensive rock Steven Anderson.

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Brendan Rodgers resisting the urge to rest players.

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Celtic were so impressive in the midweek. They will try to carry on

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for where they left off at their victory.

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Scott Sinclair made such an impressive start to his Celtic

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career and he was causing all kinds of consternation. Lovely free kick

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from Sinclair. St Johnstone with a draw against Aberdeen and a win

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against Motherwell. Came from behind. A good start but this is a

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good start by Celtic in this game. He ran out of pitch and the keeper

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came to meet him. A great run by the Australian. Too easy, though. The

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challenge on Griffith breaks to a team-mate. Now tinny, has this thing

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been taken out of this attack? It doesn't seem like it has, the

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birthday boy does it! He felt it was in the script. It normally is, to be

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fair. It will touch of Fortune because this is taken a deflection

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on its way in. But Rogers' men are one up.

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This free kick... Is not bad and Gordon has tipped that over. That

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would have been a great, immediate riposte by St Johnstone. Griffiths,

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Downey goes. It's a yellow for diving. Well, Foster planted his

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foot in the deck just before we got Griffiths. The referee decides

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that's a dive and a yellow for the Celtic striker. Griffiths is not

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eventually renowned for diving, to be fair to him. They chant Sarah,

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not once, but twice. Scott Sinclair was there on the third attempt. --

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big chance here, not once but twice. It is 2-0 to the champions. Man as

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did all he could, the second save in particular from the two occasions

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are dropped, it drops to a Celtic player. Much to ponder for Wright

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and Davidson. It has been a total half -- a half of total domination

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by Celtic as it was in midweek in the Europa League. They are looking

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to get another! Terrific James Forrest. Tommy Wright will not be

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happy with the defending. But James Forrest still had work to do. Having

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been denied by Alan Manus before, Forrest gets Celtic's third.

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Rogic not far away from making it four. A shake of the head from

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Rogic. Tierney, who has had another excellent game. And that just

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flashes past the head of. . An own goal is not the way you want to mark

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your debut. -- the head of. . I hereby Rogic. Just goes past. They

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have not been quite as good in the second-half, Celtic, but still, a

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threat. That has come through to Swanson. Swanson... That's a

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penalty! It was Henderson on Swanson. Eight minutes to play and

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again, no doubt about that, a definite penalty. Tricky play by

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Danny Swanson. He is going to take this himself. Six goals already this

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season. Danny Swanson is a man reborn. Tries for his seventh, which

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she gets! Consolation only, you would imagine, for Danny Swanson who

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spoils Craig Gordon's afternoon. This is Paul Payton, the final

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minutes of the 19. That's Maclean, it's gone in! Sometimes, this game,

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this board amazes you. For the second time in the space of a few

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days, Celtic have seen a 3-0 lead evaporate to 3-2. And St Johnstone

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have a chance of getting something from this now. Incredible. They

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would want any goal of the season contenders -- it won't win any goal

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of the season contenders, but that strike is given St Johnstone a

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chance which seems so unlikely. Henderson, well into the three

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minutes of stoppage time, Ryan Christie can finish it, and dials!

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The three boys are going to Celtic. -- the three points are going to

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Celtic. And three wins out of three for the champions in their quest for

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six in a row. It big talking point, Lee Griffiths

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going down in the box, he got a card from the referee. What was your

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view? I don't comment on that. Maybe Scott wants to comment on that, he

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seems to know more about it than me. But the referee has given his

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decision, and that's it. We gave away a soft penalty, which was a

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penalty. And then we concede a goal when they get down to ten men. So a

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game that you are in totally in control of, and that's how football

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swings, goes to 3-2. But the reaction of the players was good. We

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controlled the game again, got a fourth goal. So very, very pleased.

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A notoriously difficult place to come, they tell me. I can see why.

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But to play to that level for the majority of the game was very

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pleasing. You were particularly struck by the

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play of hearing Tierney. Yes, brilliant, but Tierney, his

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combination play with Scott Sinclair on the left-hand side was fantastic.

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Tierney overlapping Scott Sinclair who plays normally over as a winger

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but was drifting around allowing Tierney to overlap. This happened on

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countless occasions. Tierney must have got about 12 or 15 crosses into

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the box in the first half. This will lead to nothing but this is an

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example of what I'm talking about. If I pause it you can see that Scott

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Sinclair is thinking about moving into the page. He will engage in

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Richie Foster, who is marking him. They are trying to create the space

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here in behind the St Johnstone defence. You will see exactly that

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happens. Sinclair moves in, fantastic movement. But Tierney

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chooses not to cross. He sends in a pass and the player shoots wildly

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over the bar. But for Celtic's first goal, you can see Tierney's desire

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to get up and support as he did all day. He wants to get into this area

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here as we have highlighted. He has the ball here ended Tierney does not

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make this pass, it probably turns into a bunch of St Johnstone bodies.

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But you can see Tierney and outlet as he was all day. He gets the ball.

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You make the most of the pass. A sensational cross across the six

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yard box. I think it should be a penalty because I think Brad Mackay

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handled the ball. Seven St Johnstone players in the ball, we know it was

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a makeshift back full force and Johnsen, but it is poor defending.

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As this ball breaks here, yes time to take a good touch and rifles it

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in the top bend. You know that one player you don't give time to is

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Scott Sinclair. This commendation will be a big part of Celtic's

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success. It was Lee Griffiths's birthday and he got a card from the

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referee. Did he dive? Echoes of Jamie Walker? There was absolutely

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no doubt that Lee Griffiths diets. In this reverse angle, you can see

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clearly that he is already going down. He tries to make the motion

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into Richie Forster. Grey Thompson is a very good position to see that,

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hence why he gets the decision right with a yellow card and no penalty.

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You talk about Jamie Walker, the difference is that the referee calls

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it right. The other will Jamie Walker one was not called right, it

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was a penalty. This time, spot on from the referee. He described Jamie

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Walker as a cheat, what will he be did -- be describing Lee Griffiths

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as? He won't use the same terminology, but there is contact

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initiated by Lee Griffiths. He leans in to make sure contact is

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initiated. But he's on his way down before the contact is made. Full

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marks to the referee. Another play looking Transformers James Forrest.

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Why is that? We have tapped into psychology year. He knows his

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manager really likes him. He was doing this all day, driving our

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players. He cuts in on his left hand side, and the keeper thinks he will

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go to that side, but he manages to reverse it into the near post, wrong

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footing the goalkeeper. A wonderful finish from a player high in

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confidence. There was a late rally by St Johnstone. What was your

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report card for them? First off was not good enough. Second half they

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improved, but that was because Celtic became complacent. They went

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after they got 3-1, to get the third goal, and in so doing, they gave up

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the fourth goal. Huge match for Celtic on Thursday

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night, they are up so how should they tackle the second leg? They

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will tackle it as they do every game under Brendan Rodgers. Make sure

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they are tight, not giving anything away. They always pose a threat on

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the attack. They have given themselves a great cushion with a

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3-goal advantage. They have got all the tools in the box to go and cause

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the Israeli team problems. Rangers with the the chance to go

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top of the table, if they could The last time Motherwell

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were at Ibrox they came away Rangers global signing of Preston's

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Joe Garner is complete, but not in time for this one. This is the team

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that won at last weekend. Motherwell also lost last weekend at home to St

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Johnstone but the same starting XI is being given the chance to bounce

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back. Jordan Rossiter, picking out James

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ta veneer. A good ball headed away by Ben Hennigan. But Motherwell

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can't keep away. Dangerous from Emsworth, Kenny Miller! Worth a

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chance to fire in. Lovely stuff from Ainsworth. Almost a gift. Making a

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nuisance of himself and then, Ainsworth! Disappointing. He wasn't

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working the goalkeeper. Martin Johnsen looks to make something

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happen. Turning away and deflection of Kieren and Scott McDermott

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strikes in the 19th minute. At Ibrox. Motherwell in front. Johnsen

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the creator. And finished off by MacDonald. MacDonald, that's Johnsen

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and clay! Well, they are creating plenty of opportunities, Motherwell.

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They are ahead and threatening to extend their advantage. Joey Barton.

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The cross allowed to get in and Ben Hennigan with the header over his

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own crossbar. Andy Halliday reckoned he was fouled. The cross and

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McDonald's, great save. McDonald's thinking he might just have scored

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again. Great delivery from Halliday. So inviting. And throwing himself up

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at the header was Danny Wilson. The teenage Rossiter and off the

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bench, Nico grandeur are looking to have an impact, certainly has now,

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Miller denied, but not Forrester! On terms, midway through the second

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half. Lovely set up from Krancjar. It quickly taken corner kick. To

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hide with the effort. And disappointed because the opportunity

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certainly opened up for him. He is Ainsworth for Motherwell. Jo

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charmers. Marvin Johnsen. The keeper flying across to make the save.

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Certainly on target. Oh it's the side netting. McManus

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doing pretty well there to narrow the angle. For the Rangers striker.

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Krancjar having a big influence and invited to have a shot at goal.

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Motherwell backing off. Maybe not a great idea in the end. To live.

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Tavernier twisting away, great ball in. Great defending from McManus.

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But given away by MacDonald. Lovely turn from Krancjar. The shot from

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O'Halloran blocks, but Kenny Miller strikes in stoppage time! To surely

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win this game for Rangers. And its Forrester and Miller who got the

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goals last weekend, they get the job done again. Stoppage time winner for

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Rangers as they get the job done again. Was it deserves? Yes, at the

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end of the 90 minutes, they dominated the game,. But had

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finished 1-1, Motherwell would be saying that their tactics and worked

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a treat in terms of sitting back and being defensive and having the

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threat on the counter. Fair to say that the midfield remain the main

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issue for Rangers? The conundrum for Mark Warburton is to get the right

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mix. It's not quite working. We saw that yesterday with the way the game

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panned out. This is just one of the clips in terms of a little bit slow

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and laboratories in their build-up. They have three guys there, Barton,

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Rossiter and Halliday. You see the Motherwell defence stepping out but

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instead of putting in the forward pass, Rossiter blazing wires. The

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opportunity to fire it into feet is last and the momentum is lost.

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Mackay has the opportunity to get penetration but Motherwell defended

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really well and credit to them because they were difficult to break

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down. They were resolute and that is what means that Rangers have to play

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with more pace in their attack. There is nobody penetrating the back

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line from Motherwell. It just peters out. This incident was when they

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actually managed to penetrate Motherwell's midfield. It's Halliday

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and it is not somebody was comfortable driving at that space.

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And the move pages out of nothing. A substitution made, Krancjar comes on

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and he can penetrate. World-class, great run from Kenny Miller and he

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gets the side 1-1. This is going to be the real nub of it forward

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button. How does he get those aged players into three positions I would

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say that the current mixes to to defensive. Not often that a losing

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manager is fulsome with his praise but Mark McGhee genuinely happy. As

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11 draw at the end of 90 minutes, Mark McGhee would have been saying

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that their tactics have worked perfectly. But full credit to

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Rangers who broken down eventually. Joe Garner has arrived from Preston

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North End, the sea is up Kenny Miller upfront? If he has come in

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for ?1.7 million, you would presume he is going to play. But Kenny has

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scored the winner two weekends in a row. He will not just at the side

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for Joe Garner. It will be interesting to see how that works

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out. there's a programme

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you simply must see this week. Thursday night, 9 o'clock,

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BBC One, Scotland's Game. The start of a new series

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documenting the past 30 years He'd say, don't worry, your P 45 is

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in the post. His idea of taking over the club was disastrous. It's a

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football club, not a toy. I'm not a guy with no money. I think to

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perform you have to have a tremendous amount of self belief and

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we are short of that. It's certainly been an eventful 30

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years, and we continue an eventful Last week on this show,

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our very own Michael Stewart described Hearts style

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of play as "industrial". So, what sort of product

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would Hearts serve up against Inverness Caley Thistle -

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a side so far unable to manufacture Robbie Neilson brings in the

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American to take the place -- take a place in the midfield.

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Hearts have won only one of their last ten meetings in -- with

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Inverness in league and cup encounters. Here's kauri! What a

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whopping goal that is from Cowie, wearing the captain's armband. He

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courses first goal for the Tynecastle club and it comes against

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one of his old teams. -- he scores his first goal. Lovely movement.

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Here is more rainy. Trying to step away from Rossi. And Stephen Maclean

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says that there is a dive from the Cali Thistle player. A yellow card.

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Sammon licking well with -- linking well. Phone Williams having to react

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after the initial shot rebounded onto Warren's chest. Paterson.

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Lovely skills again from the former Celtic player, what macro. -- Watt.

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Carry with a cross, their Sammon! 'S 2-0. -- Cowie with a cross. Sammon

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celebrating his second goal of the season. Sammon with a leap that was

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perfect to beat Fon Williams. Concern for the manager already.

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DiMarco finding Polwarth. Good linkup play from Cali Thistle. Not

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the best of execution of the shot there. Rossi. From Sammon to carry!

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Another brilliant piece of play from the Tynecastle side of and Cowie

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claims a double! Sammon once more after receiving that pass from Watt

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at the same corner but with the right foot this time for form carry.

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-- Cowie. Raven looking for options. Get it back, though. Raven again.

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It's Fisher, he's only on the pitch a few seconds. An acrobatic effort

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and a good save from Jack Hamilton. The new boy, Johnsen, a Norwegian

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American, taking the place of, Sammon. International clearance has

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come through. Johnsen giving it to his team-mate. Johnsen again, a neat

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backheel. Nicholson! What a strike that is from Sam Nicholson! And what

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an introduction to the hearts fans for Johnsen. In a bitter skill there

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to release Nicholson and that powerful effort -- a neat bit of

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skill. And that could not be stopped by the keeper. Hearts are flying at

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the moment. Here is kauri. Battling hard, he has released Nicholson, he

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is in behind, it's two for Nicholson within the space of 90 seconds. And

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hearts go 5-0 up. Another assist from the hearts captain. And we have

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got less than ten minutes left to play.

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Tansey released by Draper. In this cake by Draper which is founded way

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into the back of the net, but nothing more than a consolation for

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Cali Thistle. Paterson trying to stop it on the line.

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There was a little trip, but play on said the referee. They were looking

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for that, but it will not come. We thought the performance was very

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good, I said previously the last three have been good, just we have

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not find it, the teams have caused problems, but today the performance

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was good and we scored goals, which we were pleased about. We have too

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many players not performing. I should take most of the blame if not

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all of the blame, I picked the team, tactics, tactics, and these players

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have proven they are top players, I'm not getting the best out of

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them, I will take the blame. Two calls from Don Cowie but playing the

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captain's Bartow there? Yes, he had problems with his cars. You can see

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the quality he's got. -- two calls from Don Cowie, playing the

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captain's part. We were looking forward to this.

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Michael, you described Hearts as industrial, but nothing industrial

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about yesterday's performance. Certainly wasn't. I was referencing

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the fact that for me the team had moved away from the style of play

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she would yesterday to our more industrial style. And what had

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happened previously, you can take away, it was poor performances, not

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particularly great, use what happened yesterday which to me is

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much more akin to what I would regard as Robbie Neilson style.

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Perry Kitchen holding midfield, allowing the other players to go,

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but look at the passing and movement, it is one and two touch,

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quick, and this ball into the front man, great step over from Don Cowie,

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and lovely layover from corner salmon, what everyone wants to see,

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seven minutes into the game come out then in the second half, looking to

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turn the opposition, but look at the number of bodies up there. Tony Watt

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picking it up, slaves into Sammon, lay off, then for Don Cowie, it is

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quick attacking football. But there was not much pace last

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week, better yesterday. But wouldn't you concede that Robbie Neilson is

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in control of team selection tactics? I was suggesting that the

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style had moved away from what I think is naturally what Robbie wants

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to do. Robbie is in complete control of picking. That was never for

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debate. OK. In terms of Inverness, it was terrible from their point of

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view. But he took the blame, and we did a false light? He has taken the

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blame, but his senior players need to step up. He still has a lot of

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players over the last two or three years that have been very

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successful. All leaders on the bench. He's not got a big squad.

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He's not got a lot of strength in depth, he had only five substitutes,

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and some huge blows to the club, three defeats, and the manner, to

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lose 5-1 yesterday, it is not acceptable and has to improve, but

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things Borussia Monchengladbach leaders, like Draper, need to step

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up to the plate. -- but with leaders, like Draper.

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You have to go all the way back to 2003 for the last time

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Partick Thistle emerged from Pittodrie Stadium

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They started the day ahead of Aberdeen in the table,

:32:51.:32:53.

with Derek McInnes side still looking to score their first

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Two 0-0 draws so far. Commentary from Paul Mitchell.

:32:57.:33:01.

Bad news for Aberdeen as Ryan Jack Mrs due to injury. Also some

:33:02.:33:12.

dropouts. -- he is missing due to injury. Four changes for Partick

:33:13.:33:15.

Thistle. Reynolds will have to play that,

:33:16.:33:29.

looking very strong. Tries to flick it away. Reynolds again struggling.

:33:30.:33:36.

It is turned away, that chance for Thistle.

:33:37.:33:46.

It is going to be taken to buy Pollitt. Good save. From the

:33:47.:33:54.

goalkeeper's point of view, three people could take that. Niall

:33:55.:33:58.

McGinn. Gets away from Gordon. That was careless! He had to stay on

:33:59.:34:23.

his feet. Yellow card for Abdul Osman, regular occurrence last

:34:24.:34:33.

season. Free kick to Dons. Brilliant goal from Aberdeen, their

:34:34.:34:37.

first league goal of the season and worth waiting for. Absolute beauty

:34:38.:34:42.

from Niall McGinn! Thomas flew across, but was not keeping that

:34:43.:34:43.

out. Free kick. Edwards just getting too

:34:44.:34:58.

involved there. Reynolds gets it forward quickly.

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The ball comes across, no slave! -- now slide! He had calls for his time

:35:04.:35:18.

against Partick Thistle. But that one was rather slow.

:35:19.:35:24.

Dons unbeaten in the last six at home. Four wins and two draws

:35:25.:35:39.

against Partick Thistle. And a chance for Miles Storey, 2-0! But

:35:40.:35:46.

was caught short. And beautifully dispatched by Miles Storey. Lindsay

:35:47.:35:54.

getting his foot caught, Miles Storey showing no mercy.

:35:55.:36:09.

Mee to 2-0 up and cruising. Opportunity for Adam Rooney! --

:36:10.:36:20.

Aberdeen 2-0 up. Rooney had that chance he loves. Good set up play by

:36:21.:36:25.

Barnes. Rooney quick with the spin but could not guide it on target.

:36:26.:36:35.

That was going to be a fool. Abdul Osman did not think so. Clumsy with

:36:36.:36:40.

that yellow card. -- going to be file. John Beaton, the referee

:36:41.:36:47.

stepping into this. Administering the yellow card. Sean Welch was

:36:48.:36:54.

telling him he got it wrong, the referee will not like that, the

:36:55.:36:59.

referee has given the yellow card, going to the top, it is red, Sean

:37:00.:37:04.

Welsh is gone. Yellow for the file, second one for complaining. You may

:37:05.:37:08.

have got the ball, but he fell through when the man, yellow card

:37:09.:37:13.

for enough, but the abuse to the assistant Wes Burns and the referee

:37:14.:37:20.

meant it was a red card. Thistle down to ten men, Sean Welsh sent off

:37:21.:37:24.

for the first time in three and a half years. Thistle haven't scored

:37:25.:37:33.

at Pittodrie since September 2000 three. Almost closed there.

:37:34.:37:41.

Erskine getting the good first touch. With the chance. How is that

:37:42.:37:50.

for the finish! Chris Erskine, regular goal-scorer already this

:37:51.:37:53.

season, does not celebrate in any way and it should have done, that is

:37:54.:37:59.

a fabulous goal, his fourth of the season, and Thistle have a goal in

:38:00.:38:06.

stoppage time. It was comfortable for Aberdeen, nervous moments now.

:38:07.:38:11.

But the header deflected. Kenny McLean scented wide. This all nearly

:38:12.:38:17.

got a point at Pittodrie. A lot of teams we have had recently,

:38:18.:38:23.

everyone jostling interposition. Sometimes taking the freshest team

:38:24.:38:28.

rather than your best, be mindful of that, but everybody now has to try

:38:29.:38:31.

and fight for position to get in there. I think that the team in

:38:32.:38:36.

general, some strong performances, one or two still to get to where we

:38:37.:38:41.

need them to be, but without influential players, we managed to

:38:42.:38:45.

get a good job done today. Delighted with the lads keeping going. The

:38:46.:38:51.

manner we lost the goal, a bit of a lull after that, then we let the

:38:52.:38:55.

game petered out, dilated with the fightback especially after the

:38:56.:39:01.

sending off. Pittodrie things overdrive, that's

:39:02.:39:05.

for sure. It was a result needed, Aberdeen, given the expectation is

:39:06.:39:09.

on Derek McInnes this season. I agree. Big result and deserved win

:39:10.:39:14.

overall. But scoring goals has been a problem. Creating more chances

:39:15.:39:20.

yesterday, looking like more of a threat especially against the Hearts

:39:21.:39:26.

game last week, but the goals coming from a set piece. But this one,

:39:27.:39:31.

fantastic technique, outstanding finish into the top corner. At

:39:32.:39:35.

creating more from open play in this match. This one was a mistake. I

:39:36.:39:40.

think the plate is passing that bike to the goalkeeper, but getting it

:39:41.:39:46.

wrong. Miles Storey still a lot to do, very neat finish. I think that

:39:47.:39:50.

will go the way back to the keeper if he leaves it. I would not like to

:39:51.:39:54.

be receiving that pass as a centre-half myself with two men on

:39:55.:39:59.

me, he should have kicked it out of the park. Aberdeen deserved the win.

:40:00.:40:05.

Plenty of good moments, but this was not one of them from Aberdeen, from

:40:06.:40:09.

Sean Welsh, did he deserve to get sent off? I don't do about you,

:40:10.:40:16.

Steven, but that is a booking to begin with. He does win the ball.

:40:17.:40:20.

You can see his frustration, remonstrating with the linesman, who

:40:21.:40:25.

is only two feet away, the linesman should see he gets a touch of the

:40:26.:40:32.

ball. But he goes back to give more to the linesman. But what this angle

:40:33.:40:37.

here. He gets the touch on that ball, it looks as if the linesman is

:40:38.:40:41.

lagging for the through in. I would agree. Some confusion from the

:40:42.:40:48.

officials, so you can understand his upset. But you cannot keep doing the

:40:49.:40:52.

remonstrating. He had a noble on the linesman,

:40:53.:40:57.

probably feeling just might, but you cannot go to the referee and back to

:40:58.:41:01.

the linesman and in the end that got him sent off. Plenty of doubts about

:41:02.:41:06.

Partick Thistle's chances this season, but a lot of signs, even

:41:07.:41:10.

losing yesterday, in that match and others that they could do well this

:41:11.:41:14.

season? They look like they've gone back to what they were first light

:41:15.:41:18.

when promoted, in terms of good attacking style of play, and

:41:19.:41:22.

somebody that keeps possession well. You've seen that at the beginning of

:41:23.:41:26.

this season and they've got a bit more attacking threat, Erskine

:41:27.:41:30.

coming back with the fantastic goal, all of the tools to be successful.

:41:31.:41:32.

Ross County had spent the week enjoying bragging rights after that

:41:33.:41:35.

Highland Derby defeat of Inverness last weekend.

:41:36.:41:37.

They faced a Kilmarnock side with yet more new faces

:41:38.:41:39.

in the ranks. Commentary from Rory Hamilton.

:41:40.:41:57.

There is no Richard Foster or Brian Graham appeal following their

:41:58.:42:05.

selling. One change from last weekend Haas Highland Derby as Chris

:42:06.:42:12.

returns to the starting XI. Charlie Adams and Luke Hendrie going

:42:13.:42:16.

straight into the side after signings. The club still awaiting

:42:17.:42:20.

international clearance for the right-back.

:42:21.:42:30.

That has worked, nicely wide for Jones. Green fired across, good

:42:31.:42:39.

defending. He was under pressure. Kris Boyd was looking to score for

:42:40.:42:42.

the second week running after netting that Hamilton -- netting at

:42:43.:42:53.

Hamilton Accies last week. Up against the new boy, Luke Hendrie,

:42:54.:42:56.

and he goes down, blocked off by the man on loan from Birmingham City.

:42:57.:43:02.

Nick Walsh awarding the free kick. Martin Woods. Swung in with the left

:43:03.:43:12.

foot, a little too much on it. Andrew Davies, he would have been up

:43:13.:43:17.

for the aerial challenge, having to retrieve the ball. And forward it

:43:18.:43:24.

comes again. And struck! And not too far away. A total of 15 new recruits

:43:25.:43:34.

this summer for Lee Clark. Still just looking to gel. It will take

:43:35.:43:42.

time. Boyce did well there, using his shrink to hold the ball up. He

:43:43.:43:50.

has options. He picks up his strike partner in Curran. Boyce again! Some

:43:51.:43:56.

space on the left-hand side, swung across, it for Boyce. He needs now

:43:57.:44:02.

second invitation to hammer in the opening goal. Inside half an hour!

:44:03.:44:10.

It was a hat-trick last week down the road at Inverness in the Derby.

:44:11.:44:15.

And Liam Boyce now has four goals in his last two games.

:44:16.:44:23.

Woods has done well. Picks out the past. And it is halted by the flag

:44:24.:44:33.

up on the far side. It looked to be a tight call for the visuals. Woods'

:44:34.:44:40.

pass, that is very close indeed, Curran eventually tucked the ball

:44:41.:44:43.

into the empty net, but it will not count. -- tight call for the over

:44:44.:44:46.

shall. Curran won it. Then Franks. Led by

:44:47.:45:00.

Boyce. Then struck, ensures away from the second. Ross County looking

:45:01.:45:07.

for back-to-back victories for the first time in the league since

:45:08.:45:12.

December. Fighting away, it slipped into Boyd. He was asking the

:45:13.:45:21.

question of referee Walsh. Quinn and Boyd, shoulder to shoulder, are in

:45:22.:45:23.

arm, no penalty. -- are in arm. Swung into the middle, routine, may

:45:24.:45:39.

get another opportunity to maintain the attack for Ross County, gets the

:45:40.:45:47.

header back from Boyce, but eventually squeezed out of the

:45:48.:45:50.

opportunity. Good defending in the end. Jim McIntire's side targeting

:45:51.:46:00.

top six finish again this year. And here is Alex, the substitute, two

:46:01.:46:09.

boys. Second chance! -- in two Liam Boyce. He fires in his second of the

:46:10.:46:14.

game. Liam Boyce in fine goal-scoring form. The first effort

:46:15.:46:24.

was this head. No doubt about the second. -- the first effort missed.

:46:25.:46:28.

That is five in two games for the man from Northern Ireland.

:46:29.:46:39.

Taking the ball forward. Liam Boyce, on a hat-trick? He went for it, but

:46:40.:46:42.

couldn't hurt the target. Quinn with the ball forward. Alex

:46:43.:46:55.

has caused all manner of problems since he came on, with his running.

:46:56.:47:03.

Teed up now for Wood. It comes back to the Dutchman.

:47:04.:47:11.

She is just wide of the target. But it will be back-to-back victories

:47:12.:47:19.

for Ross County. I thought it was a scrappy game and

:47:20.:47:23.

once we got the goal we played better football, we should have

:47:24.:47:27.

scored a couple of others in the second half, some great chances, we

:47:28.:47:31.

just feel to hit the target. The work rate and effort from the boys,

:47:32.:47:35.

deservedly got them the three points today. We haven't given the service

:47:36.:47:40.

to the strikers that there is God. And we have -- that there is had

:47:41.:47:52.

got. I think it is probably a fair assessment to see that the game was

:47:53.:47:55.

won and lost in the centre-back areas.

:47:56.:48:00.

What a start to the season for Liam Boyce. And last week, I thought I

:48:01.:48:07.

said 4-4- two went out of fashion, but both sides playing with

:48:08.:48:13.

contrasting outcomes? Very contrasting. Some atrocious

:48:14.:48:20.

crossing. Last week, we highlighted some good support, up to the

:48:21.:48:27.

players, but it ended up being some good play. But he wanted a midfield

:48:28.:48:33.

player to give the ball to. Then he gives a good play to the left-hand

:48:34.:48:37.

side. We highlighted last week, playing Kris Boyd up front on his

:48:38.:48:42.

own, making the substitute that made a big difference, but this week,

:48:43.:48:47.

delivering from two is terrible, you can't have to guys standing up

:48:48.:48:51.

there, expecting them to do anything, then this at the other

:48:52.:48:57.

end, defensively. It is abysmal. Terrible. It is far too easy being

:48:58.:49:02.

sold the dummy. This is just schoolboy. Ross County are in behind

:49:03.:49:10.

them. Poor tackle and challenge. Laid. Gets two bites of the jelly,

:49:11.:49:16.

maybe Liam Boyce was lucky, but such bad offending from Dalmarnock.

:49:17.:49:21.

And impressive from Ross County, when arguably they have weakened

:49:22.:49:24.

with the loss of Brian Graham and Richard Foster. -- bad defending

:49:25.:49:29.

from Kilmarnock. With Liam Boyce, he has five goals, 17 last year, well

:49:30.:49:34.

on course to repeat that. OK! The Friday night lights were

:49:35.:49:39.

switched on at Dens Park this week. The Premiership weekend kicking off

:49:40.:49:42.

with Dundee at home to Hamilton Accies.

:49:43.:49:44.

Commentary from John Barnes . Dundee are without Paul McGowan and

:49:45.:49:54.

Michael Duffy through illness and injury, so Nick Ross comes into

:49:55.:50:00.

midfield. Hamilton manager made one change.

:50:01.:50:08.

That is Danny take the place of Greg, who drops to the bench.

:50:09.:50:19.

Knocked away by Matthews. Good constructive play, and the

:50:20.:50:32.

goalkeeper up to the task there. Dundee have three points from their

:50:33.:50:36.

opening two games, Hamilton two points less. Vincent with the

:50:37.:50:38.

clearance. McKinnon taking out Longridge, then

:50:39.:50:57.

McKinnon again. What a strike that is from Darren Lyne! It is his first

:50:58.:51:04.

goal for the Hamilton Accies top team and what a way to do it.

:51:05.:51:09.

Blistering shot there. From 25 yards! Top corner! There was no way

:51:10.:51:16.

Scott was going to get to that one. Mark O'Hara, the corner of

:51:17.:51:32.

Gillespie. Danny Williams to take it. And Mark O'Hara! Dundee are back

:51:33.:51:45.

level. Four minutes after going behind, equalising, and it is Mark

:51:46.:51:51.

O'Hara, two goals in two games for the former Kilmarnock man, not

:51:52.:51:55.

picked up there that that set piece, then uses the past finish. -- users

:51:56.:51:59.

that pass to finish. He likes to have a shot from

:52:00.:52:13.

distance of anywhere around the 18-yard box, 30 goals last season

:52:14.:52:16.

for Dunfermline for him. Darian MacKinnon! They were

:52:17.:52:35.

expecting him to school there. But he is directed it wide. Crawford,

:52:36.:52:47.

with the free kick. Taking it infield. Good blocking challenge

:52:48.:52:54.

their from Kevin. Danny McGrain on with another opportunity -- McKinnon

:52:55.:53:04.

with another opportunity. Mark O'Hara, Vincent in the middle.

:53:05.:53:11.

Matthews is there to make the save. Mark O'Hara trying to be the creator

:53:12.:53:13.

once more. Then the follow-up shot. Williams with the corner again.

:53:14.:53:28.

Trying to get the header in, Tyson. Back for Williams. Williams again!

:53:29.:53:41.

He is getting closer. Good football again by the home team.

:53:42.:53:48.

Crawford's Connor. -- corner. Then at the back post, but could not get

:53:49.:53:57.

on the end of that knock-down. Switching it, trying to pick him

:53:58.:54:15.

out, and he has! Gillespie for pace! Looking at a penalty. Kevin Clancy

:54:16.:54:19.

says no. Was that a charge on the shoulder or more to it? Off of the

:54:20.:54:30.

line by Nick Ross. He was under pressure, but Ross did well.

:54:31.:54:37.

We started well, we can't do anything about the goal, fantastic

:54:38.:54:42.

straight, but we got back into the game, but second half did not

:54:43.:54:45.

perform. We didn't pass the ball well, didn't create enough angles,

:54:46.:54:51.

not enough football for me, forcing too many long balls, using beekeeper

:54:52.:54:57.

too much, overall not acceptable. Really frustrating. Turning on

:54:58.:55:01.

performance. We should have seven points. We dominated last week.

:55:02.:55:06.

Today we have dominated large part, creative enough to win the game. For

:55:07.:55:11.

the players, we should be sitting on seven points but we have to and we

:55:12.:55:14.

need to make sure of opportunity now.

:55:15.:55:21.

The draw for Dundee, Hamilton pleased, but too many draws last

:55:22.:55:26.

season as well. Hamilton Accies at their best when in your face and

:55:27.:55:31.

swarming over the opposition? Yes, disappointed, taking the lead in all

:55:32.:55:35.

the games played this year, but their high pressing yesterday was

:55:36.:55:40.

superb. You look at the stake here, forcing beekeeper to take long, and

:55:41.:55:43.

when he does, every Hamilton player locks onto a player. Everyone needs

:55:44.:55:55.

to move in the team. Trigger points, the midfielder goes, forcing Dundee

:55:56.:55:59.

to kick long again, this was the theme of the match. This occasion

:56:00.:56:05.

again, you can see him in gauging, forcing the goalkeeper into kicking

:56:06.:56:09.

long. Paul Hartley said there about how playing the goalkeeper too much,

:56:10.:56:17.

playing the long bail too much. But it was impressive. But credit to

:56:18.:56:24.

Darren Lyne, what a strike. And for your first goal, and an amazing one

:56:25.:56:31.

as well. And a player who has excited lots, can he make the step

:56:32.:56:38.

up from League 1? For me, yes, picks the ball up the, fires it back, then

:56:39.:56:44.

get themselves into the box, it is a striker with an instinct to sniff

:56:45.:56:48.

out goals, lovely bit of skill to roll the defender. Driving at the

:56:49.:56:52.

heart of defence and causing problems for opposition. He was

:56:53.:56:56.

playing League 1 football but he has a football brain, a bit of

:56:57.:57:00.

everything, that instinct to get into the box and cause problems and

:57:01.:57:04.

links the game up well. You see again dropping deep, linking it up,

:57:05.:57:10.

he scored 30 goals last year for Dunfermline, I'm surprised there

:57:11.:57:14.

weren't not more suitors apart from Dundee. I would agree. He was on

:57:15.:57:18.

trial at Blackburn, I'm surprised no one else took a gamble on him. He is

:57:19.:57:25.

two divisions below, but he has great stuff. I suppose the question

:57:26.:57:36.

is, could he get the goals to replace the departing players? It

:57:37.:57:41.

will be a hard task. The 20 legal is last year was fantastic. -- 20

:57:42.:57:47.

league goals. He has some fantastic players to follow. Time will tell,

:57:48.:57:51.

but he has the attributes to do a good job for Dundee.

:57:52.:57:57.

With week three of the Premiership season complete, time for a first

:57:58.:58:00.

glimpse of the table on Sportscene this season.

:58:01.:58:02.

And it's Rangers on top with seven points.

:58:03.:58:04.

Celtic and Ross County next best on six, although Brendan Rodgers

:58:05.:58:07.

Celtic, in fact, the only team not to drop a point thus far.

:58:08.:58:12.

Inverness at the bottom the only side still to pick up a point.

:58:13.:58:14.

The first three weeks of this season have raced by.

:58:15.:58:20.

Week 4 will be here before you know it.

:58:21.:58:26.

Remember Scotland's Game, Thursday night 9pm BBC One Scotland.

:58:27.:58:28.

And next weekend, Sportscene moves to our new regular slot of 6pm

:58:29.:58:32.

Until then, from all of us, goodnight.

:58:33.:58:37.

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