:00:39. > :00:45.Good evening. We continue to have an interesting race at the top of the
:00:45. > :00:50.Scottish premiership. Admittedly, it is only September. We have two
:00:50. > :00:57.interesting desks, never short of an opinion. Craig Gordon and Stuart
:00:57. > :01:02.Lovell join us to discuss red card, angry managers and an early
:01:02. > :01:08.contender for goal of the season. Plenty to keep you entertained for
:01:08. > :01:15.the next 45 minutes. Sunday postal service from Dundee and Motherwell.
:01:15. > :01:24.Will St Johnstone hit Celtic on the rebound? Have St Mirren saved their
:01:24. > :01:34.best for Hibernian? Ross County and hearts. We start at Tannadice, where
:01:34. > :01:37.a done deal to side on the up first Motherwell. Stuart McCall side
:01:37. > :01:43.starting to find their Scottish premiership strike. They won their
:01:43. > :01:46.last three matches. United were fresh from their Highland goals raid
:01:46. > :02:44.against Ross County. What a chance that was. Right in
:02:44. > :02:59.front of the goal. Zaine Francis-Angol is quick.
:02:59. > :03:23.Half an hour gone. Terrific play from Zaine Francis-Angol. That was
:03:23. > :03:46.emphatic. Good play and good finish. 1-0. Keith Lasley. Simon Ramsden.
:03:46. > :04:17.Andy Robinson 's past. -- pass. That was pretty impressive from Dundee.
:04:17. > :04:28.Keith Lasley, blocked. Nadir Ciftci seizes the opportunity to score
:04:28. > :04:46.again. He rattles in his fourth goal for Dundee.
:04:46. > :05:05.Andy Robinson. He is off. Nothing much standing in his way. Robinson
:05:05. > :05:07.'s first goal for them to you it. - - Robinson 's first goal for Dundee
:05:07. > :05:56.to. Looks like Keith Lasley to strike
:05:56. > :06:10.it. So close. Lovely skill from the DS if they. - - lovely skill from
:06:10. > :06:22.Nadir Ciftci. Brilliant setup from him. Lionel Ainsworth, off the
:06:22. > :06:29.bench. Spectacular from the substitute. But as Lord Chesney act
:06:29. > :07:16.- - Radoslaw Cierzniak. I thought we had a far better second
:07:16. > :07:26.half. I thought we deserved to take the lead. Disappointed. It is
:07:26. > :07:35.probably a 2-point drop. I have two congratulate them from coming back.
:07:35. > :07:45.Keith Lasley hit the inside of the post with that free kick. Four
:07:45. > :07:51.goals, in terms of the spectacle of football, how good a match was that?
:07:51. > :08:00.It was a great match. And no surprise, really. If I had been to
:08:00. > :08:09.see any match in the premiership, a would hoping that one it was a
:08:09. > :08:11.cracker. Lionel Ainsworth, what a strike. Would you have managed to
:08:11. > :08:25.save this? I don't know, I doubt it. Plenty of space opened in front of
:08:25. > :08:35.him, and he just thought he might as well have a go. It is a great
:08:35. > :08:47.finish. What about the defensive
:08:47. > :08:55.deficiencies we saw at times in this game?
:08:55. > :09:05.That was a brilliant goal. It was kind of like the parting of the red
:09:05. > :09:16.Sea. As a keeper, you would be too
:09:16. > :09:31.impressed with having thrown at you, I take it? No. They will not be
:09:31. > :09:36.happy with that. Next to the team with the best record in Scottish
:09:36. > :09:38.premiership history. Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Terry Butcher
:09:38. > :09:43.side have been a revelation, peering down from the top of the table on a
:09:44. > :09:47.rest. Could they keep it going? They faced what was sure to be a tough
:09:47. > :10:17.test away to Aberdeen. Leah McLeod was watching.
:10:17. > :10:44.I think he was blocked by his own man there. Zola got in the way.
:10:44. > :10:58.Peter Pawlett has started the season so impressively. Zola, Cammy Smith.
:10:58. > :11:10.That was really strong from Dean Brill. The corner again. That was
:11:11. > :11:26.concertante for is the referee has opted something. Good first half. No
:11:26. > :11:41.goals. . And Dean Brill, again. Instinctive. Graeme Shinnie.
:11:41. > :12:26.Draper, sidestepping away from Smith.
:12:26. > :12:36.Jonny Hayes was caught late there. Craig Thomson has been busy this
:12:36. > :13:06.afternoon. A wonderful finish from Scott
:13:06. > :13:23.Vernon. His first of the season, and what a way to grab it.
:13:24. > :14:00.Terry Butcher has forgotten what it is like to lose a match.
:14:00. > :14:08.He was rewarded for his persistence. It gives us a chance to assess and
:14:08. > :14:19.think, what didn't we do on Saturday, what can we do to put that
:14:19. > :14:27.right in the future? A strange taste of defeat for Terry Butcher.
:14:27. > :14:32.Not too tricky when you consider the start to the season they've had. I'm
:14:32. > :14:39.sure before the ball was kicked they will have snatched their hand off so
:14:39. > :14:43.they'll be pleased. Disappointing to lose and your winning run to come to
:14:43. > :14:47.an end, but by all accounts they competed very well and one goal in
:14:47. > :14:52.it, there wasn't too much to be disappointed about.
:14:52. > :14:56.Great win for Aberdeen. Scott Vernon with the goal. He's been crying out
:14:56. > :15:00.for a goal. How much will this mean to him? Strikers thrive on the
:15:01. > :15:04.confidence from scoring goals. That's his first of the season and
:15:04. > :15:09.the Aberdeen fans will be hoping that sets him off on a run now.
:15:09. > :15:13.Unorthodox build-up? Yes, very scrappy and Inverness are deep
:15:13. > :15:19.trying to defend their box. Take nothing away from the finish.
:15:19. > :15:31.Absolutely no chance there. The back four to be out of the box.
:15:32. > :15:37.They would have been able to deal with the ball in the box easier, but
:15:37. > :15:41.credit where it's due. A big win for Aberdeen. So many
:15:41. > :15:47.people tipping them for big things. They celebrated like this was a
:15:47. > :15:52.massive win for them. They'll be looking to try to get the
:15:52. > :15:56.second spot. Don't let Inverness get too far away
:15:56. > :15:59.from them. There's a big win for them. They have experienced players
:15:59. > :16:03.to come back to the fold to help strengthen the claim for that so
:16:03. > :16:08.things are looking good for them. Plenty more football to Comptonite.
:16:08. > :16:12.And we have live football for you on Wednesday night too. It's in the
:16:12. > :16:16.League Cup. Aberdeen will be hoping to follow up the win over Inverness.
:16:16. > :16:22.They are away to Falkirk. And still to Comptonite:
:16:22. > :16:32.Two managers who know all about pressure. Danny Lennon, faces Hibs.
:16:32. > :16:35.After their bright start to the season, St Johnston went into the
:16:35. > :16:40.weekend without a within in three games. They were away to Celtic and
:16:40. > :16:44.things didn't look too hopeful for Tommy Wright's side. Having said
:16:44. > :16:47.that, would the Scottish champions be suffering from a Champions League
:16:47. > :16:56.hangover? Heartbreak for Celtic. Goes into the
:16:56. > :17:01.back of the net. Balotelli. The rebound goes in. It's AC my listen
:17:01. > :17:06.2, Celtic 0. Celtic still chasing the European
:17:06. > :17:10.Dream, but it was back to domestic duties, T Johnstone the visitors in
:17:10. > :17:35.the East End. Commentary from John Barnes.
:17:36. > :17:40.Celtic looking for a change in form after European matches. Failed to
:17:40. > :17:42.win six of their domestic games last season played after European ties.
:17:42. > :18:05.Six out of 12. Here is Matthews. His throw. Oh, and he has the shot.
:18:05. > :18:13.And he gets the goal, his second for Celtic, his first start for the club
:18:13. > :18:15.and it comes after ten minutes. His effort straight through the
:18:15. > :18:42.goalkeeper. Mulgrew.
:18:42. > :18:46.And Celtic 2-0 in front. Charlie Mulgrew on the score sheet once
:18:46. > :18:53.more. That trusted left foot of his from 25 yards range.
:18:53. > :19:02.May have taken a little nick off a St Johnstone defender.
:19:02. > :19:10.Very alert and very productive and create creative on the right-wing so
:19:10. > :19:17.far. Here is Stokes. Should have been a better connection. Good cross
:19:17. > :19:24.in from Stokes. Seemed to come off the shoulder of the Dutchman.
:19:24. > :19:30.Good switch of play from Stokes. So close to number three for Celtic.
:19:30. > :19:51.They are well and truly on top. Weatherspoon. Good delivery in. Just
:19:51. > :20:00.over the top. That effort silences the home
:20:00. > :20:03.support. Mulgrew's corner. Stokes at the back and cleared off the line by
:20:03. > :20:08.Maclean. Initially the effort looked to be
:20:08. > :20:25.blocked. May. Millar ahead of him. Millar
:20:25. > :20:39.with a chance and Parried away by Foster.
:20:39. > :20:51.Mackay. Good spell for St Johnstone. Caddice and St Johnstone have pulled
:20:51. > :20:58.a goal back with eight minutes left to play. And now Foster won't
:20:58. > :21:05.release the ball and the referee is having to split them up. Mackay's
:21:05. > :21:11.delivery in, got ahead of Van Dijk. The day after his 20th birthday,
:21:11. > :21:15.he'll have enjoyed that goal, Liam Caddice.
:21:15. > :21:23.Now St Johnstone are looking for the leveller. Maclean. He's gone to
:21:23. > :21:25.ground. Looking for a penalty. But the referee was close to the
:21:25. > :21:47.incident. McDonald. May. It's off the post!
:21:47. > :21:53.McKay and Foster to Celtic's rescue. That may well have secured the three
:21:53. > :21:58.points for the Parkhead club, that super save there by the English
:21:58. > :22:04.goalkeeper. It wasn't a penalty, no, it's
:22:05. > :22:09.rubbish. Steven has a tendency to go down. All players go Down Under a
:22:09. > :22:16.challenge all the time. REPORTER: Easily? Well, listen, I've
:22:16. > :22:20.a golden rule, I don't comment on opposition's players, so maybe Neil
:22:20. > :22:25.shouldn't comment on mine. The managers having a spat there
:22:25. > :22:30.over the Maclean penalty claim incident. Stuart, was there any way
:22:30. > :22:35.this was a penalty or was it a dive? I was sitting on the gantry
:22:35. > :22:39.yesterday and from 60 yards away I didn't think there was much contact.
:22:39. > :22:43.When you see it on the slow-mo, there doesn't appear to be so. The
:22:43. > :22:47.referee's done well to call this one the way he did because the
:22:47. > :22:50.temptation is, you think they may have clipped heels, but I don't
:22:50. > :22:59.think that was the case, it wasn't a penalty. Surprised that Neil Lennon
:22:59. > :23:03.said he had a tendency to do this? I mean from the evidence, there was
:23:03. > :23:08.little contact? I don't think he has a great reputation for doing that,
:23:08. > :23:11.it wasn't a penalty, but the penalty did excellent there, he's in a great
:23:11. > :23:14.position to call it and has made the right decision. That could have been
:23:14. > :23:16.the difference many the game and I think that's what angered Neil
:23:16. > :23:20.Lennon. That could have been the difference between one point and
:23:20. > :23:56.three. Thankfully the referee got that right. Two teams now. He's a
:23:56. > :24:01.penalty box striker and I would expect Pukki to go on to great
:24:01. > :24:05.things. First goal against Hearts last week. Fraser Foster on the
:24:05. > :24:11.other hand, was there any sense that he might have been at fault for the
:24:11. > :24:14.St Johnstone goal? A little too close to his near post when the
:24:14. > :24:17.cross comes in. The ball goes back, freeze it there, he's not
:24:17. > :24:21.re-adjusted his position back into the middle of the goal. He might
:24:21. > :24:26.have given himself the chance to get the cross, not saying he could have
:24:26. > :24:31.definitely; but there was a chance if his position had been better and
:24:31. > :24:34.he could have done that. Making the vital save at the end there,
:24:34. > :24:39.match-winning contribution to ensure they get the three points. Ended up
:24:39. > :24:44.being a good day for him. How do you define the Celtic performance? I was
:24:44. > :24:48.there and they were utterly dominant for three quarters of the match, yet
:24:48. > :24:59.St Johnstone almost snatched the point? Celtic should have been out
:24:59. > :25:03.of sight by the hour mark. Jtsedz a couple of substitutions gave them
:25:03. > :25:06.fresh impetus. Celtic were hanging on at the end kind of which is
:25:06. > :25:13.bizarre because they were the better team over the 90 my opinions. --
:25:13. > :25:19.minutes. To be fair to the Hibs boss, things are on the up. Four
:25:19. > :25:22.matches unbeaten, 2-1 winners last week and sunshine on Leith
:25:22. > :25:28.threatening to break out at Easter Road. These are pretty dark days for
:25:28. > :25:34.Danny Lennon at St Mirren. Every week, his future is being discussed.
:25:34. > :25:42.One point on the board so far. Could he finally get that much-needed
:25:42. > :25:47.victory? Couldn't have gotten off to a much
:25:47. > :25:52.better start for Hibbs or worse for St Mirren. This was Collins' second
:25:52. > :25:58.in as many games as Hibs took a lead in the tenth minute.
:25:58. > :26:02.Hibs paid £200,000 for Collins. The money looks like it might have been
:26:02. > :26:07.well spent as he cracked in another effort that wasn't far off.
:26:07. > :26:14.The home side were looking much the better side against the lacklustre
:26:14. > :26:21.St Mirren, the shot from Hevron pushed wide by Dylan The green tide
:26:21. > :26:26.continued to flow in a goal ward direction in the second half as St
:26:27. > :26:33.Mirren tried to keep a foothold. Craig with the shot this time.
:26:33. > :26:40.After the bad start to the season, they are now playing football that's
:26:40. > :26:44.getting decent results. Heffernon made it 2-0, sealing another defeat
:26:44. > :26:48.on St Mirren. The Paisley side were offering
:26:48. > :26:58.precious little and Hibs might have scored again. This set-up from
:26:58. > :27:05.Collins ruled out for offside. Robertson with the initial drive. A
:27:05. > :27:10.moment of slightly nervous goalkeeping footwork almost led to a
:27:10. > :27:15.goal of the season contender from Craig.
:27:15. > :27:28.Suddenly life looks brighter foreHibs and Fenlon.
:27:28. > :27:36.Grainger picked up a yellow card. Then, when he blasted this free kick
:27:36. > :27:41.against maybury, it capped off another bad day for Saints, as he
:27:41. > :27:46.was given his marching orders. Will Danny Lennon now get his marching
:27:46. > :27:51.orders from the St Mirren board? You have to keep working hard and have a
:27:51. > :27:56.belief in what you are doing. They worked tremendously hard and are
:27:56. > :28:00.trying to form into game day. That's a big difference. Just keep
:28:00. > :28:04.believing and having faith. I look at other managers who're under the
:28:04. > :28:09.same pressure as last season. In terms of having a second half of the
:28:09. > :28:15.season to turn it around, derrick Adams, one game in nine, but he's a
:28:15. > :28:19.fantastic second half to the season. Lomas, who I think was one game in
:28:19. > :28:25.four or something, we are beyond that now, but again he goes and
:28:25. > :28:30.turns that corner quickly. Those both clubs are rewarded by having
:28:30. > :28:36.faith in their manager and turning it around. I believe we can do the
:28:36. > :28:42.same. We'll have our weekly Danny Lennon discussion shortly. Can Danny
:28:42. > :28:46.Lennon take inspiration from Pat Fenlon who was under pressure at the
:28:46. > :28:52.beginning of the season and who is now five matches unbeaten?
:28:52. > :28:57.Absolutely. There was pressure for Fenlon with a slow start to the
:28:58. > :29:00.season from Hibernian. The spotlight's moved on somewhere else
:29:01. > :29:04.and I think Danny would do well to look at that and think, if we can
:29:04. > :29:08.get a few results, turn things around, invariably, that may well be
:29:09. > :29:12.what happens. It would be lovely for us to see, maybe go a whole season
:29:12. > :29:16.without a manager getting sacked. That would be a refreshing change.
:29:16. > :29:21.Unlikely I think possibly. But we shall see. In terms of the chances
:29:21. > :29:25.there, Craig, it was pretty much wall-to-wall Hibs chances. A very
:29:25. > :29:29.busy afternoon for this young goalkeeper between the sticks for St
:29:29. > :29:44.Mirren. How impressed were you by him?
:29:44. > :29:55.I was quite impressed. I was a nervous moment. They should probably
:29:55. > :30:02.take that first time, but he still gets the ball away. I think he will
:30:02. > :30:11.be very happy with his first start. It is a great start. Stewart, let's
:30:11. > :30:20.talk about Danny Lennon. Next game for them we tomorrow, against
:30:20. > :30:24.Aberdeen. Can he hang onto his job? It is quite obvious, they need to
:30:24. > :30:30.get winning, and quickly. Hearts have stuttered a little bit. They
:30:31. > :30:36.have lost their last three games. They are still in a position of
:30:36. > :30:44.strength. Danny knows the game. All managers understand they are under
:30:44. > :30:51.pressure to get results. More football to come tonight. It never
:30:52. > :30:57.ends. Online, you can watch Scottish premiership highlights any time you
:30:57. > :31:07.like on the BBC Sport website. Still to come: Probably yesterday 's most
:31:08. > :31:13.in ten - - probably yesterday 's most entertaining game in the
:31:13. > :31:16.Scottish premiership, Kilmarnock the visitors at Partick Thistle.
:31:17. > :31:20.If hearts are going to move off the bottom of the table, Ross County are
:31:20. > :31:30.one of the sites that inmates have their eye on. It has been a tough
:31:30. > :31:34.season so far for Derek Adams side. They started the day 12 point and
:31:34. > :31:44.head of a young hearts side, still trying to make inroads.
:31:44. > :31:54.Ross County created plenty of chances early on. Despite their
:31:54. > :32:18.efforts, the visitors went ahead. Kevin McHattie whipped in a goal.
:32:18. > :32:22.Although the home side dominated for much of the match, hearts did
:32:22. > :32:32.threaten. Callum Paterson got some luck there, but couldn't get it in.
:32:33. > :32:43.It was a good effort. Despite being on the back foot, Mark Brown have to
:32:43. > :32:58.look lively. It looks as though hearts were going to hang on. They
:32:58. > :33:15.kept playing. Melvin de Leeuw did well. The goal came in the 89th
:33:15. > :33:20.minute full is. - - the goal came in the 89th minute. The Ross County
:33:20. > :34:01.captain provided the finish. Over the 90 minutes, I thought we
:34:01. > :34:16.played well, created openings. I think we deserved to take something.
:34:16. > :34:35.It was a kick in the teeth for us. It has cost us. That was a
:34:35. > :34:57.fantastically true. It is a big blow for them. Difficult to bounce back?
:34:57. > :35:10.It is up to them to bounce back. What will it mean, the second when?
:35:10. > :35:16.They made such a mark last season. How much better can they get? I
:35:16. > :35:21.think Ross County see themselves as a progressive club. Somebody has to
:35:21. > :35:32.be that charging for second place. I think we all agree Celtic will
:35:32. > :35:38.probably win the league. It was massive for them.
:35:38. > :35:41.In a late plot twist, the last match of the night is actually one of the
:35:41. > :35:47.best. Partick Thistle brand of attacking foot boat has an plenty of
:35:47. > :35:50.plaudits and a decent haul of points. They were up against a cool
:35:50. > :36:48.Marnoch side still searching for their first win of the season.
:36:48. > :37:37.Aaron Muirhead. Patrick Little ahead. - - Partick Thistle head.
:37:37. > :38:04.Sean Clohessy. It is a great cross. Mickelson failed to get the target.
:38:04. > :38:42.Kilmarnock have levelled three minutes into the second half. Sean
:38:43. > :38:53.Clohessy was alone for so long. Kris Boyd, well, we know what he can do.
:38:54. > :39:06.Kilmarnock are starting to find a rhythm in the second half. Stephen
:39:06. > :39:19.O'Donnell takes it away. Terrific cross over from Michael Gardyne.
:39:19. > :40:20.That was certainly the pick of the bunch.
:40:20. > :40:39.Hopefully, we can work on that. The boys were playing good football.
:40:39. > :40:48.There have really beaded of contentious decisions this week.
:40:48. > :40:53.What about his penalty decision? I think if you saw this anywhere else,
:40:53. > :41:00.you would say yes. A little bit reckless and clumsy. I
:41:00. > :41:10.agree. The goalkeeper is both played well
:41:10. > :41:28.in this match. Scott Fox. That first one was really sharp.
:41:28. > :41:50.This was also a good save. Craig Samson probably edges it. This was a
:41:50. > :42:03.really good save. It is very important. Great save.
:42:04. > :42:25.Let's talk about co-Marnoch. - - Kilmarnock. It is amazing what a
:42:25. > :42:33.wing can do. Think about Pat Fenlon. It is just small steps. Try and get
:42:33. > :42:40.a clean sheet, then hopefully work towards getting a result. Thank you
:42:40. > :42:42.very much. That is it now. What does it mean for the table? Let's have a
:42:42. > :43:06.look. ? in terms of the action. What will
:43:06. > :43:22.the back pages look like tomorrow? We can have a sneak preview.
:43:22. > :43:46.that is Lionel Ainsworth and that sensational strike. We have bled out
:43:46. > :43:47.the bottom section. That is to make sure we do not spoil much of the
:43:48. > :44:05.day. I think we all do she Celtic will
:44:05. > :44:14.win the title. Who's using will be the best of the rest? I think it is
:44:14. > :44:17.so tight. Inverness have had a great start. By burning them have been
:44:17. > :44:30.doing really well. Motherwell, Dundee. It will be exciting. Thanks
:44:30. > :44:36.very much. That is it for another week. Sportscene is back on
:44:36. > :44:40.Wednesday night. We are back same time next weekend. See you. Good