:00:11. > :00:20.This could be something quite sensational. Write out of the top
:00:21. > :00:37.drawer. And this shot is an absolute beauty. Yes! That's unbelievable.
:00:38. > :00:42.Unbelievable! What a finish. Right here, right now, this is history.
:00:43. > :00:44.Welcome to Sportscene and another unpredictable weekend
:00:45. > :00:48.With us tonight as we try to make sense of the latest
:00:49. > :00:50.twists and turns, Steven Thompson and Michael Stewart.
:00:51. > :00:52.Only one place we can really start tonight.
:00:53. > :00:54.The top of the table clash at Pittodrie.
:00:55. > :01:03.Brendan Rodgers' side threatening to gallop away
:01:04. > :01:04.from all the rest in the Premiership.
:01:05. > :01:13.Could Aberdeen land a blow to haul them back in?
:01:14. > :01:20.Surprisingly Derek McInnes is left out his biggest goal threat Adam
:01:21. > :01:24.Rooney and starter and James Maddison. Captain Jack starts for
:01:25. > :01:35.the first time since August. Celtic back to familiar lines with several
:01:36. > :01:50.players restored after the midweek trip to Dingwall. This is James
:01:51. > :01:55.Forrest, taken on by Armstrong. Dembele cannot quite force at home.
:01:56. > :02:00.It has been a sluggish start from both teams but Celtic cutting open
:02:01. > :02:08.the Aberdeen defence. Lovely play by Armstrong, who is a man in form. Joe
:02:09. > :02:13.Lewis Tidwell to keep them out. -- Lewis did well.
:02:14. > :02:19.Aberdeen with their first real attack of the game. Niall McGinn.
:02:20. > :02:33.Erik Sviatchenko in the way. Brown, looks like he's returning to
:02:34. > :02:37.the international fold when the Scotland squad is named this week.
:02:38. > :02:46.Lustig, and that is cleared by Logan. Tom Rogic, it is clever, it
:02:47. > :02:53.is brilliant by Rogic! Stunning opening goal by the champions. Rogic
:02:54. > :03:00.shape to shoot with the right foot and goes with the left. And it has
:03:01. > :03:07.outfoxed Joe Lewis. A moment of brilliance from the Australian. And
:03:08. > :03:12.it is a champion to take the lead. -- the champions who take the lead.
:03:13. > :03:17.Celtic continuing this wonderful record against Aberdeen, they have
:03:18. > :03:22.not failed to score against them in a league game since 2001. They are
:03:23. > :03:30.threatening again with Rogic. These are important times for Aberdeen.
:03:31. > :03:46.Celtic beginning to power, having got the lead. McGinn, with the ball
:03:47. > :03:49.in, it is Considine. Scored a cracking goal against Kilmarnock
:03:50. > :03:57.from the same area a few weeks back, on the volley. Not this time.
:03:58. > :04:02.Izaguirre, who should have a run in the team for the next few months
:04:03. > :04:08.with Kieran Tierney out. Kieran Tierney, and James Forrest, to
:04:09. > :04:15.Rogic, and Armstrong! What a chance! And he knows it. This should be 2-0.
:04:16. > :04:24.Aberdeen getting away with one, there. The interchange between
:04:25. > :04:31.Dembele and Sinclair who have been two of the best players in green and
:04:32. > :04:33.white this season. Sinclair, and what a save! What a save! From Joe
:04:34. > :04:48.Lewis. The ball well won by Considine, and
:04:49. > :04:52.these have to go through the gears to get back to his post here. The
:04:53. > :04:59.long ball has been missed by Maclean. This is Tom Rogic. Lewis
:05:00. > :05:10.again. They just can't handle Tom Rogic. He is gliding around, finding
:05:11. > :05:21.space all over the place. That has broken for James Forrest. He finds
:05:22. > :05:25.Lustig, who finds Rogic. Dembele! Piquant quite get past Joe Lewis.
:05:26. > :05:36.Aberdeen are still breathing, but only just. They are under a green
:05:37. > :05:46.and white cosh. Dembele. So strong. Rogic. Lewis gets the luck, and he
:05:47. > :06:00.might well deserve it, such has been his second-half performance in
:06:01. > :06:11.particular. Moussa Dembele. Sinclair. He has found Rogic, again.
:06:12. > :06:23.They just can't put it to bed, but they really should have done by now.
:06:24. > :06:28.Having run Celtic close the last couple of years, that will annoy
:06:29. > :06:29.Derek McInnes. James Forrest, with another opportunity going begging
:06:30. > :06:45.for the champions. Claims for the foul, and it's only a
:06:46. > :06:52.throw-in. Graeme Shinnie. That is a free kick, and this time, Scott
:06:53. > :06:57.Brown got involved in the aftermath, and so, too, the Jonny Hayes. Steven
:06:58. > :07:03.McLean, the referee, is going to have to sort this out now. Graeme
:07:04. > :07:10.Shinnie caught by Lustig, then Scott Brown drove the ball off the now
:07:11. > :07:21.Aberdeen captain. Looks like a yellow card only for Brown and
:07:22. > :07:25.Hayes. That has worked his way through off Rooney, do Graeme
:07:26. > :07:33.Shinnie. Was he being held? Was Graeme Shinnie being held here? The
:07:34. > :07:43.referee did not think so. It was Simunovic on shinny. -- Shinnie.
:07:44. > :07:52.Aberdeen desperate to avoid back-to-back defeats. Hayes, looking
:07:53. > :07:56.for Stockley, and that is Madison! No doubt that Rooney and Madison
:07:57. > :08:02.have made an impact since coming off the bench less than ten minutes
:08:03. > :08:05.after half-time. It is getting a bit nervous now for Brendan Rogers.
:08:06. > :08:11.Celtic should be out of sight, but they are not. They could be here,
:08:12. > :08:19.though. Roberts, to Stuart Armstrong. The only points of the
:08:20. > :08:28.cab dropped this season was at Inverness in a similar kind of game.
:08:29. > :08:33.Aberdeen, running out of time. Joe Lewis has been a hero at the back,
:08:34. > :08:38.will he be a hero at the front? Here it comes, it is Craig Gordon from
:08:39. > :08:46.Erik Sviatchenko. Really good save that preserves the three points. 1-0
:08:47. > :08:51.down, half-time, we try to make changes early to get the game going
:08:52. > :08:53.our way, and by and large in the second half, although they had
:08:54. > :08:58.opportunities on the second half, I thought that by and large, a lot of
:08:59. > :09:02.the play was in and around their box. It was a real fight for us
:09:03. > :09:07.today. We had to show different qualities in our game. You're right,
:09:08. > :09:13.we could have put the game to bed much earlier than the final whistle,
:09:14. > :09:17.but I was really pleased because different qualities in the team
:09:18. > :09:21.today, we showed, we pressed the game very well, and in the moments
:09:22. > :09:26.when they were direct, we had to stand up and be counted. Aberdeen
:09:27. > :09:32.did all they could to beat us and bully us, but today we showed the
:09:33. > :09:38.other side of our game, that we can also play the physical game, and
:09:39. > :09:44.that is what a team of completion is about. A big, big win over Celtic,
:09:45. > :09:49.plenty of people thinking that is the title already in the bag for
:09:50. > :09:55.Brendan Rogers' side. From an Aberdeen point of view, should they
:09:56. > :09:59.have started with Adam Rooney and Madison up front? I would have. I
:10:00. > :10:05.can understand what Derek McInnes was trying to do, to get that extra
:10:06. > :10:09.midfielder on the park in Ryan Jack and dropping in Kenny McLean as
:10:10. > :10:14.well, but with Ryan Jack having been out of the side, they've had a
:10:15. > :10:17.better balance with Madison at Number Ten and Rooney up top, so the
:10:18. > :10:22.changes that they may, they didn't work. You saw the guys came on and
:10:23. > :10:25.made an impact. At home you have got to play your strongest side, and
:10:26. > :10:31.they didn't. It was a surprise for me that Rooney didn't start, but he
:10:32. > :10:35.was trying to get pace in behind, more mobility. This run would have
:10:36. > :10:40.been what Derek was looking for. When he gets the ball, Wes Burns, it
:10:41. > :10:44.would have been exactly where Adam Rooney would have been waiting in
:10:45. > :10:50.the middle of the six yard box. You talk about Madison. The reason he is
:10:51. > :10:55.so highly applauded by everyone, he always plays between the lines, on
:10:56. > :10:59.the half term. Adam Rooney is not content with just floating around at
:11:00. > :11:03.the back. He goes and makes it difficult. This is where he's at his
:11:04. > :11:06.best, in the middle of the six yard box. When he receives the ball, he
:11:07. > :11:12.is always looking up to make forward passes. And this is the balances of
:11:13. > :11:20.the side. Your three guys behind the main striker. And Rooney again, that
:11:21. > :11:25.is clever. That was great defending. Maddison is very skilful on the
:11:26. > :11:30.ball. And this highlights the Rooney- Maddison partnership. He
:11:31. > :11:35.finds himself in great space and he has no option but to header this,
:11:36. > :11:39.Erik Sviatchenko. That is a wonderful save by Craig Gordon, 495
:11:40. > :11:45.minutes without conceding, five clean sheets. If you are Celtic
:11:46. > :11:50.player coming in and seen that team sheet with Madison and Rooney not on
:11:51. > :11:54.it, that gives you a boost. And you think Aberdeen should have had a
:11:55. > :11:59.penalty. I did, I thought it was a clear penalty. I know that Michael
:12:00. > :12:05.doesn't. First I thought it was a trip, but it was the arm pull, which
:12:06. > :12:11.we get a good view of here. Simunovic grabs the arm of Graeme
:12:12. > :12:15.Shinnie and it alters the position of his body. He is too honest. If he
:12:16. > :12:21.goes down under the challenge, it is... It would have been given. For
:12:22. > :12:27.me, there's not enough of April and has arm. When you look at that as it
:12:28. > :12:32.plays out normally, it barely looks like Graeme Shinnie has been
:12:33. > :12:36.impeded. Steven McLean was the referee. From his perspective he was
:12:37. > :12:41.never going to give that. If he goes down the gives the referee decision
:12:42. > :12:45.to make. For me, the thing is that Graeme Shinnie are trying to contort
:12:46. > :12:48.his body to get the strike offers left foot and a touch from Simunovic
:12:49. > :12:55.isn't enough to make him go down. I don't think. We will move on. Celtic
:12:56. > :13:02.have lots of chances. You were so impressed by this. He has had a
:13:03. > :13:06.brilliant match, Joe Lewis. One save in particular, this one here.
:13:07. > :13:15.Definitely one of the best I've ever seen. You have been saying it was
:13:16. > :13:22.the best you've seen. I had a large coffee when I said that. It was one
:13:23. > :13:25.of the best. This saved coming up... Was this the best save you've ever
:13:26. > :13:31.seen? It is not as good as the other one. He kept Aberdeen in, but they
:13:32. > :13:35.did rally towards the end. It was a deserved win for Celtic and the
:13:36. > :13:40.moment of glass from Tom Rogic. It was. Talking about games that are so
:13:41. > :13:44.tight with games at the top of the table, it can be a moment of glass
:13:45. > :13:49.that separates the sides, and that goal is worthy of winning any game.
:13:50. > :13:52.The touch with his right foot, then as it is moving away he hit it with
:13:53. > :13:57.his left, it is a wonderful goal. Technically it is absolutely
:13:58. > :14:00.brilliant. He has been in unbelievable form for Celtic. His
:14:01. > :14:04.reputation has grown with every game. Don't underestimate how
:14:05. > :14:08.difficult a skill that is, to hit that on the half volley. We are not
:14:09. > :14:12.in November and people are talking about the title being already over.
:14:13. > :14:16.I would agree. The rest of the league is interesting, only ten
:14:17. > :14:21.points between Dundee, and Rangers in second place. But I think Celtic
:14:22. > :14:28.are going to run away with it. Now Stephen has the unenviable is job
:14:29. > :14:37.predicting scores on the SPFL website. This is what actually
:14:38. > :14:49.happened in the game between Inverness and Hearts. Robbie Neilson
:14:50. > :14:53.changes the front 24 Hearts. Tony Watt and Conor Sammon start on the
:14:54. > :15:04.bench, replaced by Bjorn Johnsen and Robbie Muirhead.
:15:05. > :15:18.Polwarth on the overlap. Carl Tremarco, and there was almost the
:15:19. > :15:23.opening goal from Doumbouya. Big improvement from the French striker,
:15:24. > :15:30.and close to scoring here again. That is David Raven. True Marco's
:15:31. > :15:38.replacement. Polwarth, and David Raven, great strike! Caley Thistle
:15:39. > :15:44.ahead, inside 15 minutes. David Raven with his first goal in 14
:15:45. > :16:02.months. That is what you call an impact, off the bench. Cleared by
:16:03. > :16:08.McCain. The former Hearts player. -- Mackay. It is Doumbouya, three goals
:16:09. > :16:15.in three games for the Frenchman. And Hearts are in big bother now, 32
:16:16. > :16:28.minutes on the clock, Caley Thistle two, Hartnell. -- Hearts nil. Can
:16:29. > :16:34.they find their way back? Bjorn Johnsen with a chance. And that
:16:35. > :16:40.changes the complexion, seven minutes away from half-time, and
:16:41. > :16:50.Inverness, Hearts will feel that they are back in the game. Inverness
:16:51. > :17:03.sliced open by one, simple pass. Walker. In from Faycal Rherras, and
:17:04. > :17:08.it has gone all the way. It was aimed at the head Bjorn Johnsen. I
:17:09. > :17:15.don't think he got the touch. And Cammy Mackay flinging across a
:17:16. > :17:26.despairing left glove, but it goes in, the first Hearts goal for
:17:27. > :17:34.Rherras, and its 2-2. Finding Draper. Brad McKay. Draper again.
:17:35. > :17:41.Polwarth with a great effort. Spectacular from the homebred
:17:42. > :17:49.midfielder. Sadly for him, straight at Jack Hamilton. In goes Rherras
:17:50. > :18:05.against Doumbouya, and the Inverness striker comes out on top. The up and
:18:06. > :18:09.under from Dora, Doran comes out on top and present the net in front
:18:10. > :18:15.again. What a remarkable game this is, and what a sweet moment for Alan
:18:16. > :18:24.Doran, who's had a tortuous time with injuries, back on the top team
:18:25. > :18:32.scene, and now back among the goals. -- Aaron Doran. Walker with a shot
:18:33. > :18:39.blocked, real pressure on Inverness, the cross from Bjorn Johnsen, and it
:18:40. > :18:44.flicks off Meekings, going dangerously close to the far post
:18:45. > :18:53.with Hearts pressing again for an equaliser. Tony Watt to the byline.
:18:54. > :18:57.He cut it back for Bjorn Johnsen. At full stretch, and that is some
:18:58. > :19:06.stretch, and he couldn't quite add the finishing touch. Here Hearts
:19:07. > :19:18.again. Rossi. Cowie. Arnaud Djoum takes a man scores! -- takes aim and
:19:19. > :19:28.scores. It is 3-3 in Inverness. Arnaud Djoum through the legs of
:19:29. > :19:36.Meekings, and that flew past Mackay. Maybe one last chance to turn one
:19:37. > :19:43.point in Q3. Inverness get it clear, they shot from Arnaud Djoum, and the
:19:44. > :19:48.Highlander had the chance to score a late winner for Hearts, but there's
:19:49. > :19:56.going to finish 3-3. Absolutely delighted with the performance, we
:19:57. > :19:59.started the game very well, scored three fantastic goals. If it wasn't
:20:00. > :20:07.for a couple of mistakes we would have won the game. I'm delighted for
:20:08. > :20:14.the lads. Even when we got 23-2, we got the goal back very quickly and
:20:15. > :20:17.created lots chances. So getting a point, you're always happy, but over
:20:18. > :20:22.the course of the game disappointed that we did not take three.
:20:23. > :20:26.Inverness making amends after that thumping at Tynecastle earlier in
:20:27. > :20:30.the season. Hearts conceding five goals in the last two games. Do they
:20:31. > :20:34.have problems at the back? In the last couple of games they have. I
:20:35. > :20:40.would say across the season there has been too many. But we all know
:20:41. > :20:44.that going forward, this is a real strength of the game of the
:20:45. > :20:49.full-back. He does not match the run from David Raven. He gets punished
:20:50. > :20:53.badly in the ultimate fashion by conceding a goal. This is where he's
:20:54. > :20:56.comfortable. When you play with fullbacks like that, defenders have
:20:57. > :21:04.got to be set up for the counterattack. Rossi has to drop. He
:21:05. > :21:09.can't commit himself. There were other problems. Robbie Muirhead
:21:10. > :21:13.doesn't attract the run of Polwarth. John Souttar is very deep, he has to
:21:14. > :21:18.match the run, then he changes his mind and gets drawn towards the
:21:19. > :21:23.ball. Good touch and finish from Doumbouya. It was a catalogue of
:21:24. > :21:28.errors, that goal. All three goals in the game were very poor goals.
:21:29. > :21:31.You heard Robbie Neilson say he was disappointed with the way that the
:21:32. > :21:39.game did not flow, but they did not defend properly in that game. Our
:21:40. > :21:44.Robbie Muirhead and Bjorn Johnsen the answer with Tony Watt and Conor
:21:45. > :21:49.Sammon not playing? They have not set the heather on fire, but the
:21:50. > :21:53.change was inevitable. There was a definite improvement, they have
:21:54. > :21:58.scored three goals, and as a whole, the look more threatening in the
:21:59. > :22:02.final third. Aaron Doran missed most of last season due to injury for
:22:03. > :22:08.Inverness. He has become a leader in the training as well, and were you
:22:09. > :22:12.impressed by his contribution? He a player that I like. Getting on the
:22:13. > :22:18.scoresheet after being out for long. He does well to put Kelly under
:22:19. > :22:23.pressure. It is composed finish, from a player who's had a horrendous
:22:24. > :22:26.time with injuries, being out for over a year, then coming back to
:22:27. > :22:32.full fitness now. He's a clever, inventive player. Almost like a new
:22:33. > :22:37.signing for Richie Foran. Looking back at when Inverness were flying
:22:38. > :22:41.high under Terry Butcher, this man and Jonny Hayes were shining lights
:22:42. > :22:44.in that side. We have seen what Jonny Hayes has done since he has
:22:45. > :22:50.gone to Aberdeen and continue to progress. This guy will be like and
:22:51. > :22:55.you play for Richie Foran. He'll be delighted to have him back in the
:22:56. > :22:59.side. Is it just one of these results that shows how tight this
:23:00. > :23:03.league is? I think you're right, it just shows how tight the league is.
:23:04. > :23:11.Inverness have turned things round since that game at Tynecastle when
:23:12. > :23:12.Hearts beat them 5-1. They are looking to continue to push for
:23:13. > :23:14.second place, Herts. Kilmarnock arrived at Ibrox
:23:15. > :23:16.with plenty of confidence after their 2-0 victory over Hearts
:23:17. > :23:18.during the week. Rangers, on the other hand,
:23:19. > :23:31.looking to turn things around The Rangers players were met with a
:23:32. > :23:40.chorus of doing against Johnson on Wednesday night and the alterations
:23:41. > :23:44.see James Tavernier coming. Kilmarnock have turned the corner
:23:45. > :23:48.after a difficult start, with nine goals from Sulieman Coulibaly,
:23:49. > :23:52.starting in an unchanged side from the victory over Hearts. Rangers
:23:53. > :23:58.unbeaten at Ibrox this season but three draws means that they have
:23:59. > :24:04.dropped six points. Inside the opening 30 seconds, Jason Holt, just
:24:05. > :24:11.a whisker away from the opening goal. Is that a sign of things to
:24:12. > :24:19.come? Kilmarnock will hope not. Garner, holding up, and here comes
:24:20. > :24:24.Josh Windass. O'Halloran. He goes down the outside, great play by
:24:25. > :24:29.O'Halloran. Jason Holt was a man in the middle looking for a tap in. He
:24:30. > :24:39.could have had three goals in the opening three minutes, brilliant
:24:40. > :24:43.from O'Halloran, to get past Taylor. Seven points from Kilmarnock's last
:24:44. > :24:51.three games, an excellent return, only conceded one goal. Jones went
:24:52. > :24:59.it alone. He had Tyson in the middle, begging for the ball across.
:25:00. > :25:04.Great play by Jordan Jones. He did to James Tavernier, what O'Halloran
:25:05. > :25:16.had done to Taylor, moments earlier. Nicely for Ghana. Back it comes to
:25:17. > :25:20.Hill. The wind as has been very much the playmaker. Wonderful ball to
:25:21. > :25:25.O'Halloran. These two men, and still, Michael O'Halloran, and that
:25:26. > :25:29.is the effort from Miller that goes well over the top. Another chance in
:25:30. > :25:40.the starting line-up for the former Saint Johnstone man. And he looks up
:25:41. > :25:44.for it. Wind that again comes up short, win that again, you can hear
:25:45. > :25:50.the shouts from Lee Wallace, and he's in here, the Rangers captain,
:25:51. > :25:56.and he gives McDonald the eyes, and beats the goalkeeper at his near
:25:57. > :26:03.post. 16 minutes in. And the captain gives Rangers the lead. He's scored
:26:04. > :26:13.nine times last season. That is his first goal since March. A promising
:26:14. > :26:19.start for Mark Warburton. Gala, from the back post, and it went all the
:26:20. > :26:26.way across. -- Joe Garner. Miller, now. And Lee Wallace, that will be a
:26:27. > :26:34.long way worried. Not quite repeating the trick, earlier. Joe
:26:35. > :26:42.Garner scored a header against Johnson on Wednesday. Nice ball into
:26:43. > :26:48.Jason Holt, he's brought down, and John Beaton says penalty kick.
:26:49. > :26:52.Steven Smith the offender with a tackle that would've been more
:26:53. > :27:00.suited to a field. Andy Halliday, against Jamie McDonald and Rangers
:27:01. > :27:03.are in command here, and in the absence of Joey Barton, Andy
:27:04. > :27:13.Halliday continues to make his presence felt. Wind as, and Clint
:27:14. > :27:20.Hill is after it. It is knocked off the line. O'Halloran, now, there are
:27:21. > :27:24.bodies on the floor, Tyson protecting the ball, and the free
:27:25. > :27:28.kick goes against O'Halloran, as he seems rather baffled by that. The
:27:29. > :27:37.header from Clint Hill initially, McKenzie the man on the line. James
:27:38. > :27:43.Tavernier, the goal-scorer at Rugby Park. That was when the teams met
:27:44. > :27:49.back in August. O'Halloran. Good ball across. Jones, to complete the
:27:50. > :27:55.clearance only as far as wind as, and Joe Garner is in there, a
:27:56. > :28:01.delicate touch, two minutes into the second half, and Joe Garner, scoring
:28:02. > :28:09.with the second game running. Rangers have a 3- goal lead. Mark
:28:10. > :28:14.Warburton's side on course for their biggest win since their promotion
:28:15. > :28:22.back to the Premiership. Calmly done by Andy Halliday. And Miller now,
:28:23. > :28:27.with a powerful drive. McDonald up for it this time, with the save.
:28:28. > :28:34.Miller has been lively all afternoon. Lee McCulloch, the
:28:35. > :28:38.Kilmarnock assistant manager after so many years as a Rangers player,
:28:39. > :28:44.but chances for his side have been few and far between. Sulieman
:28:45. > :28:47.Coulibaly could not find the far corner. He's been in devastating
:28:48. > :28:53.form this season but he has had a quiet afternoon.
:28:54. > :29:02.You were there yesterday, how much of an improved performance was this
:29:03. > :29:05.for Rangers? It was much improved. When the criticism so far this
:29:06. > :29:09.season has been when they have attacked so slowly and ponderously
:29:10. > :29:13.and a big difference yesterday was that they had Michael O'Halloran in
:29:14. > :29:15.the side, who brought real, genuine pace to the team and made a huge
:29:16. > :29:34.difference. Why has he featured so rarely? He
:29:35. > :29:43.can be inconsistent. This was inside the first two minutes. Two chances.
:29:44. > :29:50.A wonderful pass from Josh Windass. He has space and he attacks it
:29:51. > :30:00.really well. Just Mrs Jason Holt when it comes back out. He gives a
:30:01. > :30:06.good balance to the Rangers side. No one else in the team has the raw
:30:07. > :30:12.pace. They have been too slow in their attacking. He brought real
:30:13. > :30:19.pace. Will he feature more regularly? He needs a run in the
:30:20. > :30:26.team. When he was playing at his best at St Johnstone he was playing
:30:27. > :30:32.every week. Rangers are unbeaten in league football under Mark
:30:33. > :30:42.Warburton. Too much negativity? After losing the Old Firm game and
:30:43. > :30:50.if her performance in midweek, there was doom and gloom. Last season's
:30:51. > :30:56.performances, that was more like it yesterday. There is some positivity
:30:57. > :31:05.now. Rangers up to second in the table. How disappointing where, in
:31:06. > :31:11.a? They wear unbeaten in three, picking up seven points. They could
:31:12. > :31:16.have went level with Rangers but were very disappointing. As much as
:31:17. > :31:26.Rangers where much improved, come on and didn't offer a great deal.
:31:27. > :31:30.Rangers tore them to pieces. Come on never got into the game. The guys at
:31:31. > :31:32.the top never featured much at all. St Johnstone had gone level
:31:33. > :31:34.on points with Aberdeen during the week after their draw
:31:35. > :31:36.with Rangers at Ibrox. But Partick Thistle arrived
:31:37. > :31:39.at McDiarmid Park with a spring in their own step after an important
:31:40. > :31:58.away win over Dundee. Three changes from the side who drew
:31:59. > :32:06.at Ibrox. Partick Thistle made one enforced change, the goalkeeper is
:32:07. > :32:10.injured so Thorsten Stuckman makes his first start. St Johnstone's 600
:32:11. > :32:15.competitive fixture at McDiarmid Park. A chance to move second in the
:32:16. > :32:39.table. A good challenge there. Brian Easton
:32:40. > :32:47.to the rescue. Partick Thistle have won their last two visits to
:32:48. > :33:02.McDiarmid Park. Ade Azeez grounded there. Comes it more than anything.
:33:03. > :33:06.-- clumsy. There is Kris Doolan and Partick Thistle are in front. Kris
:33:07. > :33:18.Doolan claiming his third goal of the season. A good delivery and
:33:19. > :33:20.define was jumping at the back post. And Kris Doolan claiming his second
:33:21. > :33:45.in two matches. -- team1-mac. And that is a brilliant goal from
:33:46. > :33:49.Steven MacLean. Outstanding teamwork from the kick-off. That is the way
:33:50. > :34:00.to response after going behind. It's to taking them less than 30 seconds.
:34:01. > :34:22.His seventh of the campaign. That has taking a deflection off of
:34:23. > :34:27.Eastern. Fine goalkeeping from Zander Clark. He was positions to
:34:28. > :34:37.expect the cross but he quickly got across to make the save.
:34:38. > :34:48.The danger still not over. Here is Edwards. A poor finish at the end
:34:49. > :34:56.from Edwards, but good effort from Ade Azeez. And Zander Clark with
:34:57. > :35:04.another good stop. Edwards couldn't deliver with the follow-up. Haven't
:35:05. > :35:08.won in their last five matches against St Johnstone, Partick
:35:09. > :35:14.Thistle. Edwards on target this time.
:35:15. > :35:23.It came off the Partick Thistle player last there. A glorious chance
:35:24. > :35:31.to put Thistle in front. On target but Zander Clark made the save. And
:35:32. > :35:37.the second opportunity, not a strong enough header. One win in their last
:35:38. > :35:57.ten matches in all competitions. Liam Craig driving it in and Chris
:35:58. > :36:01.Kane turning it towards goal. A fine save but the flag was up for offside
:36:02. > :36:16.in any case. Good reactions from the German goalkeeper.
:36:17. > :36:30.We are into stoppage time. Antia is Amoo. He has turned well away from
:36:31. > :36:37.Liam Craig. There is Abdul Osman, and that will be the winner. Well
:36:38. > :36:44.into stoppage time. It is Abdul Osman, the captain of Partick
:36:45. > :36:50.Thistle. Only his second ever goal, his last game over two years ago.
:36:51. > :36:56.This one is proving vital. Substitute Amoo turning a Liam Craig
:36:57. > :37:05.inside out and sending in the perfect pass for Abdul Osman to make
:37:06. > :37:11.it 2-1. I am not bothered about second, I am bothered about losing
:37:12. > :37:20.the three points. We missed an opportunity to win a game. Or seen
:37:21. > :37:29.the game out and get a point. I thought the players where
:37:30. > :37:36.I thought the players showed great energy despite three games in a
:37:37. > :37:40.week. Results breed confidence and I think that showed today. Another
:37:41. > :37:47.fantastic result for Partick Thistle. A real minutes of madness
:37:48. > :37:56.in this match? Poor defending from St Johnstone initially. Two goes in
:37:57. > :38:02.two games. The perfect way to react to losing a goal. St Johnstone
:38:03. > :38:08.coming right back into the game with an unbelievably good call right from
:38:09. > :38:12.the kick-off. They often say that it is the easiest time to lose a goal,
:38:13. > :38:21.straight after you have scored, but look at this, a great finish and the
:38:22. > :38:24.perfect reaction. A model of inconsistency, St Johnstone? They
:38:25. > :38:43.are a bit win- lose- draw. First back-to-back league wins since
:38:44. > :38:48.December last year. Suddenly, these two fantastic results. At the start
:38:49. > :38:59.of the season made it very well in the week cup. -- League Cup. Liam
:39:00. > :39:12.Craig has to do better with the clearance here. Wonderful bit of
:39:13. > :39:18.play. A great finish and back-to-back victories a long time
:39:19. > :39:24.coming. It gives them a platform to build on. A lack of cohesion in the
:39:25. > :39:39.final third for Partick Thistle, is it finally coming together? Doolan
:39:40. > :39:41.has been a talisman and hopefully he is going on a run.
:39:42. > :39:44.To one of the real basement battles of the Premiership weekend now.
:39:45. > :39:45.Second-bottom Motherwell against third-bottom Ross County.
:39:46. > :39:47.Motherwell off the back of three straight defeats.
:39:48. > :39:54.Commentary on this one comes from Alasdair Lamont.
:39:55. > :40:07.Motherwell make three changes on the back of a home defeat. Despite a
:40:08. > :40:17.heavy defeat by Celtic, Jim McIntyre sticks with the same starting XI.
:40:18. > :40:25.Lionel Ainsworth is looking for options. Scott McDonald is one of
:40:26. > :40:32.them! One of the smallest men on the part didn't even have to jump to nod
:40:33. > :40:35.that one home. Terrible defending. Scott McDonald has his fifth goal of
:40:36. > :40:47.the season to give Motherwell and early lead. That is away from Kenny
:40:48. > :40:53.van der Weg all too easily. Bile into Louis Moult, back to
:40:54. > :40:59.McDonald's, and almost a second. -- ball into Louis Moult.
:41:00. > :41:12.After a poor display against Inverness in midweek, this is
:41:13. > :41:18.better. Louis Moult stretches that can't get it on target. Motherwell
:41:19. > :41:27.ramping up the pressure on the Ross County backline.
:41:28. > :41:32.Quinn knotted into path of Scott McDonald.
:41:33. > :41:43.Twisting and turning, and it has ended up in the back of the net. Of
:41:44. > :41:49.the leg of canny vendor Vic. -- Kenny van der Weg. The attacking
:41:50. > :41:55.trio have looked dangerous throughout this match. And Louis
:41:56. > :42:01.Moult will claim most of the credit for that. But it will have to go
:42:02. > :42:08.down as a Kenny van der Weg on goal. Either way, Motherwell are two up.
:42:09. > :42:19.Ross County needs to get into the match for half-time. McShane is
:42:20. > :42:23.trying to make that happen. Not too far away from reducing the areas. --
:42:24. > :42:39.reducing the deficit. He is going for ago and it has crept
:42:40. > :42:47.in. Richard Tait has his first Motherwell goal. Scott Fox won't
:42:48. > :42:54.want to see this again too many times. Beaten at his near post.
:42:55. > :42:58.Certainly a powerful shot, but Scott Fox will feel he should have kept it
:42:59. > :43:04.out. Surely Motherwell on the way to three points. Mark McGhee has been
:43:05. > :43:11.pleased with performances if not results. Looks like he has got both
:43:12. > :43:19.today as Lionel Ainsworth comes close to a fourth. A couple of
:43:20. > :43:31.inches too high. No way through for Ross County. McDonald's. Paul Quinn.
:43:32. > :43:47.Emsworth is through on goal -- Ross County allowed Scott McDonald to
:43:48. > :43:51.advise and Lionel Ainsworth shows great feat to tap home. It is
:43:52. > :44:03.emphatic four Motherwell, 4-0. Can Motherwell inflict further
:44:04. > :44:13.damage on this billy goat Ross County backline? They have conceded
:44:14. > :44:23.four goals for the second game in a row.
:44:24. > :44:32.Ross County now facing a run of nine games without a win. They come
:44:33. > :44:43.forward looking for a consolation and they have two Alex shall come.
:44:44. > :45:11.That is lovely play and a great save from Scott Fox. Partly making amends
:45:12. > :45:14.for his earlier error. So close. That is up there with what we have
:45:15. > :45:20.produced, the best we have produced this season. On Wednesday night we
:45:21. > :45:25.were defeated heavily and today it is Ross County. They will do the
:45:26. > :45:36.same to someone else. That is the nature of the week. -- league. We
:45:37. > :45:41.didn't have the final pass that would allow us to score a goal. They
:45:42. > :45:49.have broke on ours and we have been punished. -- Rochon us. It is a
:45:50. > :45:59.disappointing day. We kept at it, trying to do the right things. But
:46:00. > :46:04.that is not good for confidence. They started second bottom and is
:46:05. > :46:08.now the leapfrog Ross County. Mark McGhee said they went in a bad run
:46:09. > :46:15.of form despite three straight defeats. It has turned around.
:46:16. > :46:21.Clearly, it was a poor run of form. Going to Inverness during the week
:46:22. > :46:25.and not getting a good result, it is clear for everyone to see that
:46:26. > :46:33.things were not great. To get the results there it gives you
:46:34. > :46:37.confidence. Leapfrogging Ross County, who themselves haven't won
:46:38. > :46:45.in nine, it is a troubling time for them. Ross County have been on a per
:46:46. > :46:57.run since winning the League Cup. They
:46:58. > :47:06.it doesn't make good reading. Defensively it is not good, they
:47:07. > :47:11.have lost four of their last five games, in three of those games and
:47:12. > :47:14.they have conceded four goals. They are struggling to keep the ball out
:47:15. > :47:21.of the net having struggled to score previously. Lionel Ainsworth had a
:47:22. > :47:27.outstanding game. He is inspirational when he is playing
:47:28. > :47:33.well. But it is a poor goal to lose. Struggling for confidence! Ross
:47:34. > :47:37.County will be extremely disappointed. Mark McGhee
:47:38. > :47:45.challenging Lionel Ainsworth to show more consistency. He obviously has
:47:46. > :47:50.the talent, as we have seen. He has the ability. Mark McGhee spoke
:47:51. > :47:56.about, if Emsworth was performing like that, he would be in the side.
:47:57. > :48:05.-- Lionel Ainsworth. On his day, a top four former. -- performer. It is
:48:06. > :48:16.just about putting all the attributes together? He has free
:48:17. > :48:23.kicks and stores the odd spectacular goal. He is a goal threat as much as
:48:24. > :48:32.he creates them. He has a good delivery. On form, he can be
:48:33. > :48:38.inspirational for Motherwell. How worried should Ross County be, next
:48:39. > :48:46.weekend they are playing Rangers? On Sunday they could be part of the
:48:47. > :48:55.table by then. It is alarming. They need to turn things around. When you
:48:56. > :48:57.compare it to how quickly they performed -- turns their results
:48:58. > :49:02.around when the management team took over.
:49:03. > :49:04.Finally, to the battle royale at the bottom end of the table.
:49:05. > :49:06.Dundee rock bottom after six straight defeats.
:49:07. > :49:08.Paul Hartley's side travelled to Hamilton Academical in desperate
:49:09. > :49:28.A good midweek results against Aberdeen for Hamilton. Dundee make
:49:29. > :49:40.four changes. David Mitchell comes in.
:49:41. > :50:04.Crawford nearly has the opening goal early on. Crawford should have
:50:05. > :50:14.buried that. Extabeguren got well above the
:50:15. > :50:42.defender. On his own and he has a chance.
:50:43. > :50:49.Craig Wighton for Dundee. -- Craig White. Lively football from
:50:50. > :51:21.A nice first at and goes for the shot. Accelerated away from
:51:22. > :51:30.Extabeguren, D'Acol. That is April one at and then he
:51:31. > :51:53.stretches out. -- for first touch. Darren O'Dea reliable as ever
:51:54. > :51:56.cutting that out. That was a bad touch and a sore one. Referee
:51:57. > :52:16.couldn't have been better placed. Both managers wanting more from
:52:17. > :52:27.their sides in the second-half. Good goalkeeping, two hands on it.
:52:28. > :52:36.Hamilton disappointed by the midweek performance against Aberdeen. Paul
:52:37. > :52:51.McGowan, and it has gone through them. The touch may have put off the
:52:52. > :53:04.goalkeeper. The Canadian attacker was in the goalkeeper's I Lane.
:53:05. > :53:15.The substitute goes down. Not too much in it, she is not complaining.
:53:16. > :53:41.-- he is not complaining. It is a chance for Craig Wighton.
:53:42. > :53:50.Dundee are looking to try and kill this game off.
:53:51. > :53:59.Reacts well to come across, takes one for the team.
:54:00. > :54:09.Can they find their second win of the season?
:54:10. > :54:22.It is deflected into the path of Redmond, and Darren O'Dea gleefully
:54:23. > :54:33.clears. Just wanted that extra touch. I can only applaud my players
:54:34. > :54:36.today. A tough away fixture but the players were superb today in every
:54:37. > :54:47.department. Hamilton didn't really threaten us. We didn't deserve to
:54:48. > :54:56.win the game, but we didn't deserve to lose the game either. That is
:54:57. > :55:03.football, and we go again. This was a huge win for Dundee after a second
:55:04. > :55:19.straight defeat. That is what it means. -- six defeats. Yesterday, it
:55:20. > :55:23.was ugly at times. Not the best game of football you ever see, but it is
:55:24. > :55:27.all about winning at this stage. They change their style, going back
:55:28. > :55:32.to front more often, not as expansive as normal. Taking no risks
:55:33. > :55:52.at the back. A case of clearing lines. Back to front, that was a
:55:53. > :55:59.pattern. Haber is a focal points. Weekend, week out, from Dundee's
:56:00. > :56:05.perspective, they would take an ugly performance and an ugly goal. It
:56:06. > :56:12.wasn't a great strike, wasn't a great goal, but it was all about
:56:13. > :56:21.getting three points. Then you can start to build the confidence and go
:56:22. > :56:29.and play better football. For Paul Hartley and the players, just about
:56:30. > :56:37.getting three points? When you are down at the bottom, everything else
:56:38. > :56:44.goes out the window. From the Dundee players' perspective, they will be
:56:45. > :56:44.hoping for more. But they won't be wanting another celebration like
:56:45. > :56:49.that. And all that leaves the Ladbrokes
:56:50. > :56:52.Premiership looking like this. Celtic are nine points clear
:56:53. > :56:54.at the top of the table Ross County now
:56:55. > :56:59.second-bottom on 10 points. But generally, it's
:57:00. > :57:19.all pretty tight. And a huge game in the Champions
:57:20. > :57:25.League for Celtic. A difficult game. They will have to play better than
:57:26. > :57:34.at home. They were exploited by the Germans. A lots of credit has to go
:57:35. > :57:41.to the Germans, because they were a top drawer team. It will be
:57:42. > :57:47.difficult for Celtic, but it is a must win if they want European
:57:48. > :57:52.football after Christmas. We saw against Manchester City and that
:57:53. > :58:00.they can play at this level? Brendan Rodgers has made top drawer
:58:01. > :58:09.additions. But it is going to be an incredible performance to get three
:58:10. > :58:17.points in Germany. Merced and belly is a top player for Celtic. As in
:58:18. > :58:24.Scotland -- Haber. -- team1-mac. Before we go, congratulations
:58:25. > :58:26.to Glasgow City, who received the SWPL Trophy today for the tenth
:58:27. > :58:29.year in a row following In the unpredictable world
:58:30. > :58:32.of the Scottish Premiership, the only thing that remains
:58:33. > :58:34.predictable is that we will be to commemorate the Africans
:58:35. > :59:25.who were here. In Cumbria,
:59:26. > :59:27.we go back to the 1100s, but not as far as the black history
:59:28. > :59:30.that we've revealed today. It makes me proud to be African
:59:31. > :00:01.and proud to be British. to improving the life chances of the
:00:02. > :00:06.young people in her care.