:00:00. > :00:43.Good evening, the pitch and putt at Gleneagles might have diverted your
:00:44. > :00:48.attention from the real sporting action this weekend, the night on
:00:49. > :00:52.sports scene, six games from the SPF L Premiership and two from the
:00:53. > :00:56.Championship. Round two in the Lanarkshire scrap, could Inverness
:00:57. > :01:03.be the Dons on doing, St Johnstone hoping to meet -- beat Dundee on the
:01:04. > :01:07.rebound. Reverberations for St Mirren and Celtic as they collide
:01:08. > :01:17.and in the Championship, could Hearts continues a hit heights and
:01:18. > :01:21.would Raiders, the Falkirk? We are joined by Michael Stewart and pet
:01:22. > :01:27.net in this evening. We start with the Lanarkshire derby. -- Pat Nevin.
:01:28. > :01:32.The second meeting between the sides in local days and a shift in power,
:01:33. > :01:37.as Hamilton emerged victorious in a dramatic League Cup penalty shoot
:01:38. > :01:44.out. And so the teenager, Craig Watson steps up to the spot. With a
:01:45. > :01:47.chance to bring Hamilton Aki 's into the next round. He's done it.
:01:48. > :01:54.Hamilton at keys into the quarterfinals of the League Cup. --
:01:55. > :01:57.Hamilton Academicals. Stuart McCall rings the changes from the team that
:01:58. > :02:05.lost to today's opponents in midweek, Ramsden, Carswell, Lawson,
:02:06. > :02:17.Irwin all in from the start. Alec Neill makes three changes from his
:02:18. > :02:21.side to that match. COMMENTATOR: The second meeting in four days for
:02:22. > :02:28.these Lanarkshire rivals. Hamilton Academicals, they came out on top on
:02:29. > :02:34.Wednesday. Going close again. Danny Andrew was denied there. Crawford
:02:35. > :02:38.providing the pass. And the Frenchman, bringing a save out of
:02:39. > :02:46.the keeper. The home fans will be looking for a different outcome. At
:02:47. > :02:54.the park. Slack from Motherwell. Grant Gilchrist B. Possession. He
:02:55. > :02:59.might go himself. -- Gillespie. A big deflection from Stephen McManus.
:03:00. > :03:10.To deny Gillespie, what might have been an opening goal. His arm making
:03:11. > :03:15.the intervention. Again, Hamilton Academicals are piling forward and
:03:16. > :03:20.again, they pass up the opportunity. It seems only a matter of time
:03:21. > :03:28.before one of these counts. Stuart McCall will want more from his side.
:03:29. > :03:33.McManus cannot get there, Francis, has made a real mess of that and
:03:34. > :03:41.that last the opener comes. It has been on the cards. Almost since the
:03:42. > :03:46.off, Tony Andrew, gifted the opportunity by disastrous
:03:47. > :03:55.defending, and the Academicals have the advantage. Gordon. Crawford nips
:03:56. > :04:05.in ahead of him. Doubling the visitors lead. And Academicals's
:04:06. > :04:11.dominance is rewarded, Paul Lawson was sleeping, and Crawford wanted it
:04:12. > :04:27.more. He gets his reward. On the stroke of half-time, 2-0. Henrik
:04:28. > :04:31.Oyama trying to make a dent in the lead, John Sutton, he feels his leg
:04:32. > :04:40.was taken away from him. Ziggy Gordon with the challenge here.
:04:41. > :04:44.Motherwell still to test McGovern, and they might do so here. Erwin
:04:45. > :04:56.with the header. It's really comfortable in the end for the
:04:57. > :05:02.Academicals keeper. Fraser Care challenges, it is a penalty! Judging
:05:03. > :05:07.that to be inside the area, this card, it is going to be yellow.
:05:08. > :05:15.Longridge, taken down but it was outside the box, marginally. It will
:05:16. > :05:24.be a penalty. Sending him the wrong way. Surely that is the point now
:05:25. > :05:41.for Hamilton Accies, four goals in three games now, four and one -- for
:05:42. > :05:47.Antoine Curier. Another decent save from the goalkeeper. Accies Our
:05:48. > :05:50.unbeaten since the first day of the season and they are looking full of
:05:51. > :05:56.confidence here -- they are unbeaten. Still, Accies pressing
:05:57. > :06:03.into injury time and they want another one. It is Ali Crawford.
:06:04. > :06:06.It's a tight angle and he squeezes it past the goalkeeper and he has a
:06:07. > :06:13.second of the game. His second double of the season. And Hamilton
:06:14. > :06:16.Accies providing a real thumping for their neighbours. Motherwell
:06:17. > :06:26.thrashed. STUDIO: We didn't deserve anything, we made
:06:27. > :06:30.horrific errors to give them the first two goals but having said that
:06:31. > :06:35.over the park, defensively and upfront, they were streets ahead
:06:36. > :06:38.today. It is one of our best performances and we still have some
:06:39. > :06:43.of our best players missing which is pleasing. I was saying to the guys
:06:44. > :06:48.and everybody I have been speaking to about how good we could be and we
:06:49. > :06:56.showed some of that. STUDIO: The last time Accies when the top
:06:57. > :07:02.flight, they managed five league wins all season, by now, they have
:07:03. > :07:04.won five times and we are not even through September, so many chances
:07:05. > :07:11.against Motherwell it was ridiculous. They played really well,
:07:12. > :07:13.we expected them to play well this season. The dominance was from the
:07:14. > :07:21.midfield, I was impressed with Crawford. They were really biting in
:07:22. > :07:25.the midfield. The pace that they attacked the defence. I say the
:07:26. > :07:32.defence, we will use that term very loosely indeed. The defending was
:07:33. > :07:35.comical. It was horrific. Even here, working together, taking the chance,
:07:36. > :07:43.maybe a little mistake. A horrible mistake. Getting onto the end of it,
:07:44. > :07:47.playing on pure confidence. You can tell you are confident, you hit them
:07:48. > :07:51.from there, it was a good hit. Look at the effort to get in now, hoping
:07:52. > :07:54.something is going to happen, you never know. One of the defenders
:07:55. > :08:00.could make a mistake, yes, they did again. You still have to do the job
:08:01. > :08:05.and finish it. Once again, he is being marked. It's good running, but
:08:06. > :08:08.why is he leaving him? It's miles of space. It is beyond me, this will be
:08:09. > :08:21.a recurring theme tonight. The defending. Take nothing away from
:08:22. > :08:26.Andreu and Crawford, they look like a good partnership. Antoine Curier
:08:27. > :08:33.We'll get the headlines, but those two looked very good. -- he will get
:08:34. > :08:42.the headlines. Andrew Neil saying this current crop could be better
:08:43. > :08:45.than the last team. Something is getting done right, as a team, as a
:08:46. > :08:49.shake everybody understands what they're meant to be doing, and the
:08:50. > :08:53.two guys Pat is talking about, such an important role when you are
:08:54. > :08:59.playing with one striker, to get up and support, they did that
:09:00. > :09:06.unbelievably well. Inverness Cal a deep -- Inverness Cali Thistle
:09:07. > :09:07.started against Aberdeen at Pitt Audrey, with others, was Rob
:09:08. > :09:38.Maclean. That's Pitt Barry Robson with the free kick.
:09:39. > :09:42.Mark Reynolds. And Goodwillie, but it's not going to count. Spectacular
:09:43. > :09:45.overhead kick from David Goodwillie. But Reynolds ruled to be over the
:09:46. > :09:58.goal line. Tanzi with the pass. Does not find
:09:59. > :10:04.Shinnie, Logan heading it clear. Going through the gears. It is a
:10:05. > :10:11.great run. He's still going. It was Gary Warren in the end who flung
:10:12. > :10:21.himself down, Josh Meakin 's as well to ensure he didn't open the
:10:22. > :10:28.scoring. Watkins is quick. WHISTLE And the challenge may be constant
:10:29. > :10:32.line did not have to make there. -- that he didn't have to make there.
:10:33. > :10:37.Greg Tanzi with the free kick for Inverness Cali Thistle. Josh
:10:38. > :10:42.meetings. Opens the scoring in the 17th minute.
:10:43. > :10:48.He was not picked up and made the most of his freedom in the penalty
:10:49. > :10:59.box. Planting the header into the top corner, 1-0. A good start for
:11:00. > :11:05.Inverness. Shane Logan. Johnny Hayes. Lovely change of direction,
:11:06. > :11:07.lining up the shot and slides it through instead for Adam Rooney.
:11:08. > :11:23.Really well disguised. Robson. It came off the head, Gary
:11:24. > :11:29.Warren, and Adam Rooney could be in here for the equaliser. And he is.
:11:30. > :11:34.It's an uncharacteristic error from the central defender Warren, it was
:11:35. > :11:42.never reaching the goalkeeper. There was still a bit to do, Rooney, with
:11:43. > :11:51.his 11th goal of the season. Warren striking the post. As he tries to
:11:52. > :11:56.make up for that mistake. APPLAUSE Hayes.
:11:57. > :12:08.He looks for the 1-2, getting it back. There's David Goodwillie.
:12:09. > :12:15.Logan! What a finish! What a celebration. Shane Logan turns this
:12:16. > :12:23.game on its head, six minutes before half-time. From 1-0 down, 2-1 up.
:12:24. > :12:30.APPLAUSE Shame about the dance.
:12:31. > :12:42.Goodwillie with the flick. Rooney. Well, that was heading for the top
:12:43. > :12:55.corner. Just tried to fire that across the goal. And it is needed to
:12:56. > :12:59.be saved. -- needed saving. Doran, lovely touch from Christie and it
:13:00. > :13:04.comes through for Billy Mackay, straight at Watkins. Five minutes
:13:05. > :13:10.into the second half, it is two goals each. It was unlucky, Logan,
:13:11. > :13:20.he got the ball away from Billy Mackay. All he did was to set up
:13:21. > :13:27.Watkins. Logan's throw, Shinnie with the header. Draper. Warren, getting
:13:28. > :13:34.in a mix-up, Goodwillie, saved. Johnny Hayes! He will score the
:13:35. > :13:41.fifth goal of the game. It is 3-2, Aberdeen. APPLAUSE
:13:42. > :13:44.Brill with the save pushing the ball straight to Johnny Hayes, and he was
:13:45. > :13:52.not going to pass up that opportunity.
:13:53. > :14:01.Searing pace, from Johnny Hayes. Cut back for Rooney, and saved, cleared.
:14:02. > :14:05.What a game Johnny Hayes has had. STUDIO:
:14:06. > :14:16.We don't have the budget of Aberdeen, I am so proud we came here
:14:17. > :14:20.and played the football we did. I was felt we were going to win the
:14:21. > :14:23.day, even when we went down, when they equalised, I felt it was a game
:14:24. > :14:29.we were always going to win and I'm delighted we showed so much energy
:14:30. > :14:34.to make sure this was the case but also, enough good players and a
:14:35. > :14:38.strong performance. Superb victory for Aberdeen in the end, they have
:14:39. > :14:44.tweaked their formation, it is open and attacking but so far reflective.
:14:45. > :14:50.They have done more than that, they have radically changed it. -- it's
:14:51. > :14:55.effective. So many attackers. He has so many players alongside him.
:14:56. > :14:59.Hayes, they are always playing 4-2-4, these players will always be
:15:00. > :15:04.available. The opportunities they will make. If you get together with
:15:05. > :15:07.the two centre forwards, usually they do not play together, but at
:15:08. > :15:14.the moment, with Rooney, they've got that. It creates panic, nightmare
:15:15. > :15:17.defending from this team. This is what the big thing is about them,
:15:18. > :15:21.they played two them together. They are marked, but they are not being
:15:22. > :15:25.used to being marked by the centre forwards. When you are dragged out,
:15:26. > :15:31.what happens, a massive space in the middle. We are getting used to
:15:32. > :15:36.seeing this, one upfront these days, but when they played too upfront,
:15:37. > :15:41.defenders are not used to it. Dodgy defending again. He has got options
:15:42. > :15:45.because they have those four, he can pass it wide, he does not come he
:15:46. > :15:49.gets the goal, he deserves it. We talk about the belief they have got,
:15:50. > :15:55.they have got it because the manager believes in them. Fantastic strike
:15:56. > :15:59.from Rooney. It is not normal now to see a partnership with two guys up
:16:00. > :16:03.front, but the other thing which is making it successful is that you
:16:04. > :16:06.have two guys on the wings, Hayes and Pollack, but they are also
:16:07. > :16:15.crossing over and coming to other areas. You saw the goal with John
:16:16. > :16:18.Hayes coming over, Pollack came over, it causes problems, strikers
:16:19. > :16:23.and wingers coming in from the lines. Great movement will
:16:24. > :16:30.it's four Months Since St Johnstone and Dundee United last met in the
:16:31. > :16:34.Scottish cup final, Saints were the winners, in fact they have beaten
:16:35. > :16:39.United in the last four meetings. At Tannadice we follow the action.
:16:40. > :16:51.Jackie McNamara makes two changes:. Tommy Wright is forced to make a
:16:52. > :17:01.last-minute change, with Davidsson coming into midfield.
:17:02. > :17:10.United on the attack. Early. Chris Erskine. Opening shot, he lets go,
:17:11. > :17:15.getting the deflection. Off Anderson. A good effort from the
:17:16. > :17:21.Turkish striker. Linking up with Erskine. Deciding to have a go
:17:22. > :17:25.himself, the touch from Anderson taking it towards Alan Manas. Tony
:17:26. > :17:33.Wright looking pensive on the touchline. St Johnstone with a
:17:34. > :17:39.corner, Wetherspoon, plucked out of the air, the goalkeeper, looking for
:17:40. > :17:44.the striker, it's a good dummy. Easton is catching up with him,
:17:45. > :17:48.forcing him inside. Erskine to his right and he slots it past the
:17:49. > :17:54.goalkeeper. A great finish from Chris Erskine. His fourth goal of
:17:55. > :17:59.the season. That was all about the throw, and the dummy, the power and
:18:00. > :18:04.the strength and the speed to get away from Easton. He did his best
:18:05. > :18:10.but a good kick and a good finish from Erskine. Who has started the
:18:11. > :18:18.season full of confidence for United and slots it past the goalkeeper.
:18:19. > :18:24.Witherspoon. Spreading the ball wide, early cross. Callum Morris
:18:25. > :18:29.fails to get out of the way and it is off the post from Halloran. As
:18:30. > :18:35.close as St Johnstone have come. It came from the Cross, Morris made a
:18:36. > :18:44.mess of it. Oh Halloran of the post unfortunately. Rankin was there to
:18:45. > :18:47.tidy up. It's a clever flick to get away from the defender, opening up
:18:48. > :18:54.here, he might have a go himself, support from Watson. It's a second
:18:55. > :19:00.goal for United. Paul Keating breaking from midfield getting the
:19:01. > :19:02.vital touch. In off the post. It is down to the trickery of the Turkish
:19:03. > :19:06.international working well with Armstrong. Finding support on the
:19:07. > :19:15.overlap from Watson. And a great finish will stop giving United a 3-0
:19:16. > :19:20.lead, again, it is all about the invention and the late arrival from
:19:21. > :19:29.Payton, for his first goal of the season. Halloran. The ball coming
:19:30. > :19:36.into the box, nodded down. Playing the brick, into Simon Lappin and
:19:37. > :19:41.over the crossbar. The midfielder. From the right-hand side, Frazer
:19:42. > :19:46.Wright with a knock-down, it falls for John Lappin, but he couldn't
:19:47. > :19:50.keep the shot down. St Johnstone looking for what would be a
:19:51. > :19:55.consolation goal now. It has broke to Lappin at the back post and he
:19:56. > :19:59.has lifted it high and wide. Tried to steer it into the top corner. He
:20:00. > :20:06.got too much power and not enough direction. It wasn't the prettiest
:20:07. > :20:11.of games, there was a lot of headers and kicking and rushing. But there
:20:12. > :20:16.was little bits of quality, from us, we managed to get two goals.
:20:17. > :20:20.Overall we're disappointed, we have worked all week, when we get
:20:21. > :20:24.possession and losing it, stopping them from counterattacking, we
:20:25. > :20:31.didn't do it. Quite easy could have come away with 0-0, maybe not
:20:32. > :20:33.working their keeper in. We have to be a bit more ruthless in the
:20:34. > :20:40.defending. Today we were not ruthless enough. STUDIO: Dundee
:20:41. > :20:45.United go to points clear at the top of the Premiership, and a real find
:20:46. > :20:52.for United, their Turkish player. We've spoken about him so many
:20:53. > :20:58.times, he was at the fore again. This is what a great example of what
:20:59. > :21:03.Dundee United are a bout. Croft, the St Johnstone player, he is trying to
:21:04. > :21:09.anticipate what is going to happen. As soon as he commits himself,
:21:10. > :21:12.Dundee United attacking at pace. It is a great ball, straightening in
:21:13. > :21:18.the path of Erskine, and a first-time strike. Again, you can
:21:19. > :21:22.understand why he's not happy with the defending. He picks the ball
:21:23. > :21:28.up, he wants to commit the defenders. Into the path of Watson
:21:29. > :21:32.and that was a great finish. We have spoken about this player and what a
:21:33. > :21:35.big player he is for Dundee United. Especially this season, especially
:21:36. > :21:47.the players that have moved on. He's even bigger. It was good resilience
:21:48. > :21:50.from Dundee United considering the recent record, but does this player
:21:51. > :21:55.have the attributes to make a mark in one of the top leagues in
:21:56. > :21:59.Europe, the English Premier League? I wouldn't be surprised, if he went
:22:00. > :22:03.to the bottom half of the Premiership, but it will be
:22:04. > :22:07.difficult. You don't always play a team where you get chances on the
:22:08. > :22:11.ball, if you put him on a team, mid, higher Premier League, he would look
:22:12. > :22:16.higher. In a way like Nikica Jelavic, when his team is doing
:22:17. > :22:20.well, but difficult, certainly the level of the Championship, no
:22:21. > :22:28.problem. I suppose Dundee United fans will be saying shut up. 20-1,
:22:29. > :22:35.Dundee United title win. It has been a tough start for John McIntyre at
:22:36. > :22:38.Ross County. They faced the Dundee side coming off the back of two
:22:39. > :23:01.derby defeat to their neighbours, commentary from Paul Mitchell.
:23:02. > :23:15.COMMENTATOR: Kerry. Sending it long. Brings the ball down, sending it
:23:16. > :23:22.just wide. Early intent from Ross County. Looking to get ahead, this
:23:23. > :23:29.team, for the first time this season. That's nice. Arkwright
:23:30. > :23:37.should score but what a challenge. Paul McGinley. Goal saving challenge
:23:38. > :23:44.from the full-back. He steadied himself after clever play but that
:23:45. > :23:50.was a clever tackle. On the angle, making all of the running, Ross
:23:51. > :23:55.County. Slips inside, tries to get it away, covering the goal quickly
:23:56. > :24:05.and that will be clear. Took some time, the striker, to get his shot
:24:06. > :24:15.away but it was closed down. Irvin comes across, it is a great ball.
:24:16. > :24:19.What a goal. 27 minutes played, and at last they are ahead in a league
:24:20. > :24:36.match. Ross County with a little slide. Michael Garda scores --
:24:37. > :24:42.Gardine. McIntyre, trying to get the message across as Ross County try to
:24:43. > :24:48.get their message across. A little deflection on the way through. Free
:24:49. > :24:57.kick taken quickly. Kerry. Delightful header. Gardine For the
:24:58. > :24:59.save coming, the header was clever, just a mere glance. A decent
:25:00. > :25:10.response from the keeper. They have lost all three at home in
:25:11. > :25:16.the league this season as Ross County come forward again. He has
:25:17. > :25:22.got that in his locker. He is able to hit from distance. Leaving the
:25:23. > :25:29.keeper at full stretch. Here comes Martin Boyle, ups against Graham
:25:30. > :25:33.Carey, a great ball and a clever finish, David Clarkson on his Dundee
:25:34. > :25:41.debut comes off the bench to score the equaliser. It's a perfect little
:25:42. > :25:46.finish. David Clarkson enjoying his return to Scotland. They have not
:25:47. > :25:57.been at their best but they are level. McGowan, Boyle, Carey, giving
:25:58. > :26:01.away that one, it goes to McGowan, you could see what he wanted to do.
:26:02. > :26:08.Trying to chip it into the far corner. Trying to catch out Mark
:26:09. > :26:11.Brown, well off target in the end. Dundee with their first league
:26:12. > :26:18.defeat of the season, against United. Puts the ball back, Greg
:26:19. > :26:27.Stuart. Dundee almost found a way ahead. Stuart followed up and it was
:26:28. > :26:36.a good save from Brown. This is the final minute, inside it comes,
:26:37. > :26:46.Moyes, Darren Madsen at the back post. And Ross County have a winner.
:26:47. > :26:54.Rounded off by Darren Madsen, he's not scored in over a year, what an
:26:55. > :26:57.impact he's made. It is the least we deserved, the way we played in the
:26:58. > :27:01.first half was exceptional, we couldn't get the ball in the net. We
:27:02. > :27:06.should have been more ahead than what we were. But that team kept
:27:07. > :27:10.going and they kept doing the right things. We got it at the end and
:27:11. > :27:17.there's no better time to score the goal and it's what we deserved. It
:27:18. > :27:20.was a cruel way to lose the game, but overall, we were poor today, it
:27:21. > :27:24.was not one of our best performances. You can only play as
:27:25. > :27:30.well as you can play. We made too many mistakes and too many players
:27:31. > :27:33.had an off day. Ross County with their first point of the season and
:27:34. > :27:40.a big win for Jim McIntyre, why did it click yesterday? It will always
:27:41. > :27:45.take time. What you see here, a lot of opportunities for Ross County. A
:27:46. > :27:51.lot of action around the Dundee box, predominantly, coming from the wide
:27:52. > :27:54.areas. Dundee play a narrow midfield. Huge holes in the backline
:27:55. > :27:59.for Dundee, they play a narrow midfield. A lot of which is expected
:28:00. > :28:06.from the full-backs which can be few exposed. -- a lot of space. Gardine
:28:07. > :28:11.Did well to bundle it over the line. The balls in from wide areas,
:28:12. > :28:16.the full-backs, even here, with a goal in the last minute. This ball
:28:17. > :28:20.coming across the face of goal. At the back post you might expect the
:28:21. > :28:25.opposite side wide man to be filling in. Didn't have it in the formation
:28:26. > :28:31.they are playing and you saw that last week with the Dundee derby.
:28:32. > :28:35.They get punished in the wide areas. It's been a good start for Dundee
:28:36. > :28:41.but a bad week for Paul Hartley. Ever since he was linked with the
:28:42. > :28:46.Cardiff City job. That's not the reason for it, it was just unlucky
:28:47. > :28:51.timing. Almost comparing them with Hamilton, they came up with a real
:28:52. > :28:56.lift, they had good seasons. They came up with confidence and belief,
:28:57. > :29:00.but after that comes reality. They are waiting for the reality for
:29:01. > :29:04.Hamilton, they keep going. This could be reality for Dundee, it is
:29:05. > :29:09.how they react. They have such belief. Paul Hartley will adapt. If
:29:10. > :29:19.there is a weakness in the system, he will plug-in.
:29:20. > :29:22.Could Kilmarnock continue their promising start to the premiership
:29:23. > :29:24.season? They played host to Partick Thistle
:29:25. > :29:40.at Rugby Park. A couple of alterations. It has been
:29:41. > :29:44.an inconsistent start to the season for Partick Thistle, who scraped
:29:45. > :29:53.past St Mirren in midweek for the cup. It is just two wins in 19 for
:29:54. > :30:02.the Jags against Kilmarnock. It is something they will be keen to
:30:03. > :30:26.remedy. A wonderful ball from Eremenko for Johnston.
:30:27. > :31:08.Great double save. Obadeyi! Kilmarnock get their noses in
:31:09. > :31:50.front. Toby Obadeyi, with his second for the club.
:31:51. > :32:19.Higginbotham was unlucky. He just revives the spark that Partick
:32:20. > :32:26.Thistle are so desperate for. Killie have only lost one of their last six
:32:27. > :32:36.in the league. That is Pascali! And that is 2-0. Eremenko's corner, met
:32:37. > :32:54.flush by Pascali. That is his first goal in 20 months. The Italian
:32:55. > :33:06.skipper. Obadeyi gets his second! That will secure the points. Fox was
:33:07. > :33:21.beaten. He will not be happy with that. It is 3-0 to the Ayrshire men.
:33:22. > :33:35.That was almost ask Ali again. -- almost Pascali again. Absolutely
:33:36. > :33:43.delighted. Fantastic team performance. I think Eremenko
:33:44. > :33:50.deserves a special mention. He showed a lot of quality today. I
:33:51. > :33:57.thought the first half was quite even. We missed a good chance. Our
:33:58. > :34:05.corner kicks no doubt the premiership needs
:34:06. > :34:12.quality players. Yesterday, Eremenko ran the show. The one thing you can
:34:13. > :34:15.say about Eremenko, he is not go to win any 100 metre dash is, but get
:34:16. > :34:21.close to him and he will not run away from you. Give him half a yard,
:34:22. > :34:27.and he will pick up wonderful passes. That was a massive amount of
:34:28. > :34:40.space. Do not do that with Eremenko. I
:34:41. > :34:47.think Killie fans are getting some good football this season. But the
:34:48. > :34:52.Thistle boss will be thinking, what are we standing off him for?
:34:53. > :34:59.Eremenko was running the show yesterday. Presumably they have to
:35:00. > :35:06.nullify him? Everybody would try and nullify him. He is not going to run
:35:07. > :35:11.away, so you want to close down the space. With good players, even when
:35:12. > :35:17.they are marked, they can create their own space. That is something
:35:18. > :35:20.Eremenko is very good at. In which to come, if somebody is trying to
:35:21. > :35:25.mark him, he is such a good player that he can create his own space and
:35:26. > :35:28.he is always looking for those passes between fullbacks and centre
:35:29. > :35:37.halves. The gaps were too big from Partick Thistle. Kilmarnock top six?
:35:38. > :35:40.I don't think so. In their hearts, they would probably accept
:35:41. > :35:51.mid-table. For their head, I am giving no answer.
:35:52. > :36:27.The early game yesterday 's saw Celtic take on St Mirren.
:36:28. > :36:43.This is a good start, positive from Celtic.
:36:44. > :36:53.It was an awkward bounce for the striker to control.
:36:54. > :37:29.Good effort! Craig Gordon was not getting there. It is a fantastic
:37:30. > :37:36.strike. There is a shout for handball there. Craig Thompson
:37:37. > :37:55.disagreed with the appeals. Brown has continued his run down the
:37:56. > :38:04.left-hand side. Grid Etty... In it goes! -- be dirty.
:38:05. > :38:26.John Guidetti put Celtic in front with his second in two games.
:38:27. > :38:35.Saints are looking for an early riposte. Is this a corner? It is
:38:36. > :38:37.certainly what has been given. Didn't look as though it went out of
:38:38. > :38:59.play there. St Mirren will have felt hard done
:39:00. > :39:04.by going in at the interval behind, but they have retaliated in
:39:05. > :39:09.excellent fashion at the start of the second period. Craig Gordon's
:39:10. > :39:13.distribution put his team under pressure. The initial effort came
:39:14. > :39:44.from Naismith. What a beautiful pass from Stokes.
:39:45. > :39:47.Guidetti! The lead is restored. Guidetti finished, but that was all
:39:48. > :40:07.about the pass from Stokes, which was a thing of beauty.
:40:08. > :40:26.A free kick for handball. Came off the arm of Naismith. A wonderful
:40:27. > :40:35.free kick. That was not far away. We were a bit tired today, I think. And
:40:36. > :40:39.also on the ball, we did not make too many touches and get the tempo
:40:40. > :40:44.we wanted. But we were strong to get back when they went 1-1 against us.
:40:45. > :40:50.The only thing that has got to come is goals. We have played like that
:40:51. > :40:52.in a number of games this season. There have been disappointing
:40:53. > :40:59.performances, but by and large, we have produced that on a few
:41:00. > :41:04.occasions. So the answer is, if we can start knocking the ball in the
:41:05. > :41:10.back of the net, we will be fine. Could John Guidetti beat the striker
:41:11. > :41:18.Celtic have in crying out for? He could. He is different to what the
:41:19. > :41:33.other teams have got. He causes people a lot of problems. He is not
:41:34. > :41:39.the only one. That is what Ronny Deila once. But he reacts quicker.
:41:40. > :42:00.It was a great ball from Scott. He is different to all the other
:42:01. > :42:07.strikers they have got. This guy is a real number nine, if is a good
:42:08. > :42:19.presence. Great instinctive strike against Hearts, midweek. They play
:42:20. > :42:23.Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday night. Kris Commons is out injured, and
:42:24. > :42:35.they are lacking that penetration at the moment. They are. McAskill has
:42:36. > :42:38.got a bit of pace. When you look at Guidetti and what he has given
:42:39. > :42:43.them, they might ask the other strikers, even if you are not going
:42:44. > :42:53.to get there, go along and stretch their defence. List of about St
:42:54. > :42:59.Mirren, Michael. Steven Thompson has probably spent more time done on the
:43:00. > :43:03.pitch this season. They are really lacking goals. Kenny McLean's always
:43:04. > :43:13.the first home goal for them in the league this season. It was an
:43:14. > :43:25.uncharacteristic mistake from Craig Gordon here.
:43:26. > :43:35.There was another mistake when he is palming that out. The ball come
:43:36. > :43:41.straight back at you sometimes and it is difficult to control it, but
:43:42. > :43:42.Kenny McLean has great technique. All that leaves the premiership
:43:43. > :44:04.table looking like this. And that is where we leave the
:44:05. > :44:23.premiership for now and turn our attention to the Championship.
:44:24. > :44:29.Hearts have been a runaway success story so far this season in the
:44:30. > :44:34.Championship. Robinho sun's team are top of the table and still have to
:44:35. > :44:36.lose a game. They played host to a Livingston side under the guidance
:44:37. > :45:09.of former Hearts boss, John McGlynn.
:45:10. > :45:30.That is enough for the opening goal. He found the corner.
:45:31. > :45:51.Off the bar. El Hassnaoui made good contact, but could only put it wide.
:45:52. > :46:03.That was deflect it and in. It picked up a little touch. Half an
:46:04. > :46:13.hour played at Tynecastle. Hearts are two ahead.
:46:14. > :46:21.This is 3-0. Osman Soul does not miss from there. Strolled onto the
:46:22. > :47:10.ball. That was clinical from Osman. The wrong option. They think there
:47:11. > :47:24.was a touch on Neil Alexander. Gomez was denied by the bar.
:47:25. > :48:06.Hearts have not scored in the second half, but not for want of trying.
:48:07. > :48:20.And there is the goal in the second half. All three substitutes
:48:21. > :48:32.combined. A simple one to three, and Hearts scored.
:48:33. > :48:51.We scored some goals. Probably could have scored a few more. Good to get
:48:52. > :48:56.the 5-0, but disappointed it was not more. We never really got going at
:48:57. > :49:01.all. Hearts were dominant from very early. It is really disappointing.
:49:02. > :49:08.A real statement of intent once again from Hearts. So, you have this
:49:09. > :49:15.maverick striker who is great to watch. He certainly is. Even from
:49:16. > :49:26.the first game of the season, you could tell he was a character at the
:49:27. > :49:31.top layer. -- and a top player. He has a real presence full is he never
:49:32. > :49:47.gets bullied about by any centre halves. He also has got slight feet.
:49:48. > :49:49.He was unlucky not to score there. Getting across the defender and
:49:50. > :49:55.knowing he just needs to guide it across the face of the goalkeeper,
:49:56. > :49:59.all-round, he is somebody that Hearts have missed for a number of
:50:00. > :50:04.years, a real presence up front. Lots has been made of Robinho sun's
:50:05. > :50:35.three training sessions a day for Hearts players -- Neil Robertson.
:50:36. > :50:46.Keep doing what you are doing! It is very tough and I suspect they may be
:50:47. > :50:56.exhausted. That's right, you can't expect the
:50:57. > :51:07.guys to put in three physical training sessions. There are
:51:08. > :51:15.footballing sessions, but also interspersed with the analysis.
:51:16. > :51:18.Since be working so far. Lydia focus on the big clubs in the Championship
:51:19. > :51:57.this season, but two signings who will definitely have a sling -- say
:51:58. > :52:02.in how finishes are Falkirk and Raith Rovers.
:52:03. > :52:06.Both these sides have a design a play-off slot, come the end of the
:52:07. > :52:23.season. The second half got a little more goalmouth action.
:52:24. > :52:33.Both sides had to content themselves with a point. We had to rely on our
:52:34. > :52:39.goalkeeper. A lot of credit goes to the whole team, working from top to
:52:40. > :52:49.bottom. Keeping a clean sheet is massive in this league. The
:52:50. > :52:58.defensive performance is vital. We were still going at it for the last
:52:59. > :53:03.ten, 15 minutes. Tomorrow night, Rangers take on
:53:04. > :53:06.Hibernian in the Championship. The Rangers defender is already
:53:07. > :53:10.discounting Hibs in terms of being a presence in this promotion race in
:53:11. > :53:18.the Championship. And he has got a point, the way things are going. He
:53:19. > :53:23.has probably got a point. We would not be surprised if it is Hibs and
:53:24. > :53:30.Hearts slogging it out. Promotion for Hibs is a long way off. I think
:53:31. > :53:36.Hibs just want to get themselves say first. There are plenty of good
:53:37. > :53:41.players there. The manager may need to allow more time. Born Stubbs has
:53:42. > :53:51.come in, but the general malaise at Hibs has not gone away. No, it has
:53:52. > :53:56.not. For Hibs, this is the beauty of the play-offs. They have got a good
:53:57. > :54:00.bit of time to try to get back into it. And with those four places at
:54:01. > :54:04.the top of the table, they could sneak in to the play-offs at the end
:54:05. > :54:05.of the season. Thank you both very much. Two other results in the
:54:06. > :54:31.Championship this weekend. And that is it from Team Sportscene
:54:32. > :54:36.for tonight. Congratulations to Team Europe. We are back with a football
:54:37. > :54:39.next weekend. Until then, all of a sudden, good night.