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Extended highlights of Aberdeen v Hearts and the best of Saturday’s action.
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01:31I think we've slowly taken steps to get better and better.
01:34We have been more stable the last five games.
01:38So, of course, we know the strengths and also the weakness.
01:40So we have to manage the strength, but also get our strengths in a better way how we attack them.
02:00The away team tends to flounder in this fixture.
02:04Is this the day it changes?
02:06There's been an incredible 41-point swing between them in the last 12 months as Aberdeen look for a statement victory themselves, with 19 between them this season.
02:15Not to mention the fact Hearts have scored 21 more than the goal-shy Dons.
02:21Huge blows for both sides with Aberdeen without their star man Jesper Carlsen today for personal reasons.
02:27He's been by far their most creative player this season.
02:30So that's a major setback for the hosts.
02:33Keskenen replaces him with Jensen in for Jamfie.
02:38No Shankland for Hearts.
02:40The Scotland hero has a calf problem and hasn't made it.
02:43Beningami remains out with Halka suspended.
02:45Kent returns and better news for the visitors.
02:48Steinwender also comes into the team.
02:50The leaders kick off in monsoon conditions in the north-east.
02:57Aberdeen's home form's troubling despite their excellent record against Hearts here.
03:01One win in nine this season in their own stadium.
03:05And they've endured their worst start to a premiership campaign since the troubled final days of Mark McGee.
03:12Unbeaten Hearts are enjoying their best start to a season since 2005.
03:16It was on this match day they suffered their first league defeat of that season.
03:26Jack Meln trying to cover as Kabori.
03:31Goal side momentarily.
03:36Dylan Lobin there has done so well since breaking into the first team here.
03:44Here is Kisaridis.
03:46Fabulous start to his Hearts career.
03:52Toppy Keskenen for Aberdeen.
03:58Armstrong.
04:02It's the shot away.
04:03It breaks back to Dylan Lobin.
04:07Rolov holds on.
04:10It's relatively comfortable even if it was coming through a ruck of bodies.
04:14Armstrong in the initial effort.
04:17It bounced back off Kent and Lobin didn't catch it.
04:20It took a while.
04:21It took a while.
04:24It confirmed it.
04:29It outbreaks for Devlin.
04:33ball breaks for Devlin
04:37Tolvara left frustrated
04:44didn't look great
04:46and on a day like this this is exactly where you've got to be careful
04:51and it comes
04:56and it's a glorious chance as well
04:58pretty glaring
05:00and Aberdeen shortcomings at defending from set pieces
05:05causing problems again
05:07who will have been offside anyway Finlay
05:10there were one or two candidates for that
05:12Darren McInnes eight years here
05:16generally viewed as successful
05:19the Cup
05:21the Cup final runners up spots
05:24four second place finishes in a row
05:28no foul play involved there
05:39his part
05:40because Edidas then
05:42open under
05:44Finlay was there
05:46Braga
05:46opportunity perhaps Devlin couldn't get there
05:50first it's still alive and Milne
05:52clicks the bar
05:52best chance so far
05:56Harry Milne
05:59against his hometown team
06:01couldn't divert it on target
06:05Magnussen winning the corner off Canoista
06:13this is Hart's 13th game of the season
06:19it took them until match day 25
06:21to get to the points total
06:23they're on right now
06:24swung in
06:29Findlay wins the header
06:30still alive
06:32Kent
06:32straight at meetup
06:33it's been a real Achilles heel
06:38for Aberdeen
06:39defending set plays
06:40and there's yet another example of it
06:42three headers won by Hart's players from the corner
06:47Armstrong popping it to Auschisch
06:52Robbins away and in space
06:55still against the better of Milne
06:59Armstrong looks to get it back
07:01and he lashes it high and over
07:03how often have you seen
07:06Stuart Armstrong
07:07score from
07:09outside the box in his career
07:10just inside out on this occasion
07:13it's a good challenge by Devlin
07:19because he's a needless
07:19Robbins
07:22he ran into trouble there and
07:26Devlin gets it to Braga
07:29he's going to try and get back on to this
07:31as he has done
07:32not by Canoester
07:34Kiskanen
07:42gets it back
07:44chance for Aberdeen
07:45which Kiskanen takes
07:47and he's taken it brilliantly as well
07:52and the league leaders behind it
07:57a ground they haven't won at
08:00since 2016
08:01it's proving to be problematic
08:06for them once again
08:08little break of the ball for Topi Kiskanen
08:11and he doesn't care
08:12neither do the Aberdeen supporters
08:15the first goal of the season for the Fenn
08:19in for Jesper Carlsen this afternoon
08:23and that will help his cause
08:25might that light the fire
08:27under Topi Kiskanen
08:29he's found himself out of the team recently
08:32more of that
08:34he stays in
08:35it's as simple as that
08:36the league leaders behind at the break
08:47the unbeaten league leaders
08:50Aberdeen
08:52in front through Topi Kiskanen
08:54as we got closer to the half-time interval
08:57huge goal for him personally
08:59and a huge goal for Aberdeen collectively
09:02because at half-time at Pataudry
09:05a rain-soaked Pataudry
09:07it is Aberdeen 1-Heart of Midlothian 0
09:10the hearts are going to need the resilience
09:18that they've shown
09:19plenty so far this season
09:22and they are winless in their last 13 visits to Aberdeen
09:25their draw here in January
09:29stopped a run at 9 successive losses
09:31at Pataudry
09:33and they've only got out of here with something once
09:35since December 2017
09:36this hearts team has shown
09:42plenty of resilience and endeavour this season
09:45not been in a hole terribly often
09:51this season
09:58this season
10:00Kizirides
10:02Devlin knocks it away
10:04David Dickinson sees that as a foul
10:07It's Erides, still he has it, and it goes behind, there's a heart's corner though.
10:29Well they're pushing now.
10:33And now she's a hard time out there.
10:40Aberdeen can't really get a hold of the ball in the second half.
10:55He's seen more of it than he was in the first, and this is what he loves to do here.
11:00Maga, chance, Magnussen with the header when Mitov holds on, he was right at him.
11:07Aberdeen are asking for trouble here, they cannot keep the ball.
11:15Here's Cammy Devlin, loses it, unusually for him.
11:22Here's Lazatic, Keskinen, Armstrong to his left, it's opened up for him and then the delayed pass was never the right option there.
11:32What a chance this was, Thomas Ben Magnussen.
11:39He's Erides with a shot, came off Milne, back in by Braga and Magnussen.
11:44Put it back to where Mitov was returning.
11:47This manager knows it's a huge opportunity for the equaliser.
11:52Michael Azatich.
11:57Not really too much at the same time there.
12:02He's on the back momentarily.
12:05Eskinen.
12:17Apparently won back by Nicky Devlin and it's Cammy Devlin who brings him down and he's the third Hearts player in the boot this afternoon.
12:26Not his first and it won't be his last.
12:33He's as combative as they come.
12:40Set plays haven't been Aberdeen's 40 this season.
12:47Armstrong's ball in, it's half away, it's Polvara!
12:53And the runner starts is Dante Polvara just now.
12:58This one was always on the rise.
13:02Well, he said after the Dundee United game a fortnight ago they weren't quite at it.
13:09Haven't been at their best by any stretch this afternoon but they have been finding ways to get positive results.
13:17No matter the performance.
13:20Abienne Okayles refer to his comments.
13:26Abienne Kabore trying to get in behind.
13:28Meat-off with his save, and that's a brilliant challenge by Jack Milne.
13:32Just as Braga's eyes were beginning to light up.
13:36Huge let-off for Aberdeen.
13:38Milne misjudged it initially, but he's more than made up for it.
13:43Outstanding play by Jack Milne.
13:50For Grevings throwing in by Kapori.
14:02To McCart.
14:07Mickey Devlin has been shown a yellow and hearts have a free kick here.
14:13I'm sure it's a deliberate handball or...
14:18What's happened there? Devlin threw himself at it, yeah, quite clearly.
14:28Opportunity here.
14:30Oh, and it's lashed well wide by Kapori.
14:33He's left scratching his head in disbelief.
14:36It is an opportunity for sure.
14:39Kapori.
14:41Goal in front of him.
14:44Amy Tallinn talks to Krista Persson, his sister.
14:55Graving forward.
14:57Can we start?
14:59In trouble.
15:01Kisarides!
15:02Wild wide.
15:03Wild wide.
15:07Oh, but he'll have to be careful here.
15:09I can't see this out.
15:12Kisarides normally better than that from there.
15:18Final minute of the 90 now.
15:19Hart's unbeaten Premiership record is under the most serious of duress here in the North East.
15:31He wants a poor ball back, and Kapori's effort held onto by Mitov.
15:36A bit sloppy from Nicky Devlin.
15:41Difficult surface, he just couldn't get enough on it.
15:44Kapori couldn't take advantage though.
15:46Hart's is trying to force one last opportunity.
15:57Bork-Revink.
15:59Back from Kisarides as well to skip away from Clarkson.
16:03He's got the quality, he does get the ball in but...
16:05Wilson's header is harmless.
16:11That might be it for Hart's.
16:13Haven't lost a league game since the defeat that cost Neil Critchley the manager's job.
16:20At the end of April.
16:24This will be the third game in four that they've dropped points in.
16:29We've played the seven minutes of stoppage time.
16:32Toppy Keskinin, is he going to be the match winner?
16:35It looks that way.
16:37It is!
16:39That way!
16:41Tellin celebrates.
16:43McInnes loses a league game for the first time as Hart's manager.
16:48They're having a bit of a wobble just now.
16:52Their first league defeat of the campaign.
16:55And suddenly a league that was once nine points is four,
16:58and having played a game more than the defending champion Celtic.
17:03Toppy Keskinin's first goal of the season has produced a massive victory for Aberdeen.
17:09Who needed to make a statement of their own at some point?
17:13It's been a disappointing start to the season.
17:15But just like in 2005, Hart's lose for the first time on Match Day 13.
17:23It was Easter Road 20 years ago.
17:27It's Petaudry this time around.
17:29And it could be a big weekend in the Premiership when you consider Callum McGregor's late salvo in Paisley.
17:37Last night, combined with this, first defeat for Hart's in the Premiership.
17:46But a huge victory as well at the same time for Aberdeen.
17:53Which takes them level on points with Dundee United.
17:56It finishes here.
18:00Aberdeen 1, Hart of Midlothian 0.
18:06Yeah, I shared this happiness with all the fans that were here today.
18:09It was a good atmosphere in a really tough game.
18:12But the boys worked really, really hard, the team worked hard.
18:15And this energy we get from the fans in the last minutes of the game, keep us pushing to the win game.
18:23If you think about the start we have of the season, and we change a little bit also.
18:29And always we feel that we have this belief that we can do it.
18:34And the players now, I think the sixth last game is four wins, one goal, one loss.
18:39And of course, we have been stable now in defence.
18:41We're trying to grow a little bit in the attacking part and the pressing part.
18:45And today we grow a little bit step again in some pressing moments and attacking.
18:50Still we have a lot of work to do, we're still early in the season.
18:54But we need to focus on game by game and keep growing.
18:58I think the stuff that we lacked today was about poise and quality, decision making.
19:03We looked a bit rushed at times.
19:05And all the things that Lawrence would bring to the team.
19:06It was a blow losing him, it was a blow losing Najew as well.
19:11He was down to start the game as well.
19:13And we lost both lads Friday and into Saturday.
19:17But I thought the game, we were still good enough in the game to win the game and get something from it.
19:23But for all the reasons I've just said, we never took those opportunities.
19:26And we have to respond to it, we have to get this feeling, it's horrible when you lose a game of football.
19:33But it's the longest I've ever been as a manager, getting deep into November and still be unbeaten the league.
19:39So we know that we've got good boys in here.
19:41And a lot of the players who have shown that quality up until now weren't quite there.
19:46Particularly with attacking players today.
19:48And we go again.
19:50I never think about turning points like this.
19:52I think you have to take game by game.
19:54And every game has to live their lives.
19:57So we have another important game on Thursday.
19:59And right now we have a good form.
20:02We have done some good results now in the last games.
20:05But we have to take game by game.
20:06I think there's good games coming up.
20:08I don't think it's a daunting run at all.
20:10I think we've got exciting games and games that we can go and win.
20:14Obviously it's our first defeat in the league.
20:17But we've been really good on the road, really strong, won at difficult venues.
20:20We have to go to Motherwell, it's a totally different game to the day.
20:23In terms of your opponent, we need to try and deal with that game.
20:27We've already got 4,600 fans snapped up all the tickets.
20:30So it'll feel like a proper game and exactly what the players will look forward to.
20:33So, no, we'll come back in, we'll see where we are in terms of injuries,
20:39see how the scan results of Lawrence and one or two of us.
20:42And then we'll be bouncing into our work and getting ready to go again.
20:45But such is life football like that.
20:47When you lose a game of football, you've got to respond.
20:49And I have no doubts we will respond.
20:51We know who we play for.
20:52We're enjoying being top of the league.
20:54We're enjoying winning games more than we're not.
20:56And it's important we get back to getting that feeling.
20:58A huge victory for Aberdeen.
21:00Michael Stewart with us.
21:01Never shy of an opinion.
21:03Whether you agree with him or not, it's entirely up to you, of course.
21:06Michael, big win for Aberdeen.
21:09Was it a deserved win?
21:12Well, I mean, look, rather than, you know,
21:15sort of posing in terms of was it deserved,
21:17I think, you know, to look at it and discuss it from Hart's perspective,
21:20first of all, they didn't do enough in front of goal.
21:22So, you know, they didn't deserve to come away with three points.
21:27They had enough opportunities to do it.
21:29Aberdeen's performance in the first half, I thought, was the best that I've seen from them this season so far.
21:34There was a greater combination and link and fluidity to their attacking play than I've seen so far this campaign.
21:41And at the back, Jack Milne was an absolute standout.
21:44You know, the way the game, the more the game panned out and that it went on,
21:50I just thought he grew in stature.
21:52So he was an absolute standout.
21:54All in all, it's, regardless of whether they deserved it or not,
21:57it's an important three points to them because it really starts to give them that feeling of moving in the right direction
22:02after, you know, a little spell here of some good results.
22:07It was a good first half from Aberdeen.
22:09And yet, Hart's hit the crossbar and had big opportunities to go ahead in this month.
22:16Yeah, yeah, they did.
22:17I mean, look, as much as that was the best from Aberdeen,
22:19I thought there was large plays, large chunks of play from Hart's which were not too bad as well.
22:24It was just the front line in particular that really didn't seem to link and combine with each other, you know, particularly well.
22:30Braga was off it today.
22:32Kaziridis in the first half, they were playing, you know, those guys a lot more narrow and it didn't suit them.
22:38Second half, he was, you know, more in the area of the park you would become accustomed to seeing him.
22:44Kabori looked capable, but the service wasn't great.
22:47So, yes, they had opportunities very much like they had in the second half as well, but they didn't take them.
22:53For Aberdeen, it was a good first half.
22:56Not great, but it was a good, and it's certainly another building block for them.
23:00From my vantage point, I was getting covered by rain as the match started,
23:04but it was a brilliant vantage point to see the goal from Topi Kesken.
23:08Remarkable, actually, that it's his first goal of the season.
23:12He would get the break of the ball, but how good a goal was it from an Aberdeen point of view?
23:15Well, it was everything that Hartz lacked. It was composure.
23:18When, you know, when it broke to him eventually, as you said, that little ricochet that landed at his feet,
23:25he showed great composure.
23:26You know, obviously, from the commentary position, you know, you could see perfectly that the angle was there for him to guide at the bottom corner.
23:33And you got a sense of, there was, it was never in doubt he was going to, you know, find the bottom corner.
23:38Very, very good finish, and, you know, a great time as well, not too long before half-time.
23:43You mentioned him already, Jack Milne, also Dylan Lobin for Aberdeen.
23:48Two young players coming through the ranks, I think Milne's 22, Lobin's 20 years of age.
23:54That's another fantastic facet for this home support to see young Scottish players making such a big impact.
24:00Well, at every club, you really want to be seeing youngsters coming through and having an impact.
24:05And for Aberdeen, they've got two guys there, Milne in particular, because he's been a mainstay of the side this season.
24:11Dylan Lobin, you know, the last month or so, started to, you know, make some appearances.
24:16And I've got to say that every time I've watched young Lobin, he's equated himself well.
24:21I think he's, you know, he's settling into the team pretty well.
24:25For Jack Milne, though, I mean, to take it a stage further, he now looks like one of the leaders of the team.
24:30You know, and certainly that performance there today would back that up.
24:34I thought he was brilliant.
24:35He was brilliant.
24:36And it was just topped off with a quite incredible block when it looked like Claudio Braga was just going to tap it at the back of the net.
24:45And he got his big toe to it and flicked it away.
24:47A brilliant bit of defending from him.
24:49Jimmy Tallinn doesn't want to look at this match as a turning point for the season.
24:54But it is a big result against Hearts.
24:56Obviously, Hearts first Premiership defeat of the season.
25:00Aberdeen's home record against Hearts incredible goes back to 2016.
25:04Last time Hearts got a win here today.
25:06Speaking to a lot of the Aberdeen fans coming in here today, Michael, they were very pessimistic.
25:10Yes, we're Carlsen all so missing today.
25:12Yeah.
25:13This feels like a galvanizing moment, does it not, for Aberdeen?
25:16And they've been building slowly and quietly in the background the last few weeks as well, haven't they?
25:20Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
25:21I mean, it can be a galvanizing result for them.
25:24But I think, you know, rather than looking like this is a turning point,
25:27because as you've just mentioned there, it's been sort of brewing for the last few weeks,
25:31it's the resulting performance in Athens that seems to be the turning point.
25:35Because that was the depths of despair, really.
25:39It was followed by the defeat at Hibs.
25:41The defeat at Hibs, yeah.
25:42But I mean, the defeat against Hibs wasn't great either.
25:45But the worst of all was what clearly was Athens.
25:48Sure.
25:49And, you know, since then, the defeat against Hibs wasn't great.
25:51I thought Hibs were really quite good that day as well.
25:54But it's been, since that point, there's definitely been slow improvements.
25:59Today was the first time I've looked at Aberdeen and felt like the system actually suited them.
26:03Defensively, the extra man in the back line has clearly helped,
26:06because they've not conceded too many since they changed the back three.
26:11But middle to front, I've never really felt like they've had the right balance.
26:15Whereas today was probably one of the first times where it seemed and looked like things were evolving
26:21and could eventually, you know, work out for them.
26:24Carlsen missing is a huge blow for them, clearly.
26:27But they've managed to pick up three points against the team top of the table.
26:31That's going to be huge for their confidence.
26:33Where are our hearts right now?
26:35Because we saw just before the international break the draw with Dundee United.
26:39Derek McInnes was not alarm bells, obviously, but obviously disappointed by that.
26:46And then today, the defeat. Have they just lost their groove slightly for the moment?
26:52Well, I mean, clearly, because, you know, they've dropped points.
26:55It's, you know, one win in the last four.
26:58Obviously, they drew against St Mirren, then a very impressive victory against Dundee,
27:02but then another draw against United and then the defeat here today.
27:05So, that's a little bit of a mini slump.
27:08They have to try to rectify that as quickly as possible.
27:12And missing key players.
27:15You know, they've got a strong squad, but when you take the key players out of any team,
27:19then there's going to be a slight drop off.
27:22And I think that, you know, that's clearly been a case here.
27:25Craig Halkett's been incredible this season.
27:28Not just his overall play, but he's been a real threat offensively from set pieces.
27:34Lorne Shankland is the talisman and top goalscorer.
27:38He's missing.
27:39And Benny Beningham, that's the spine of a team.
27:41So, I thought Frankie Kemp was good.
27:43You know, his first game back after a layoff.
27:46And I thought, Kabore looked capable, but definitely, I just think,
27:49once you start to pick away some of those, you know, key components,
27:54it just feels like a little bit too much was unraveling there today.
27:57But I don't think there's alarm bells.
27:59This is a strong team, but they need to rectify and get a good result quickly.
28:03Michael, for the moment, thank you very much indeed.
28:05It has been a blockbuster Sunday.
28:07It was a five-game Saturday.
28:09Here are the best bits.
28:11Fernandes is a real danger here.
28:15Corner comes in.
28:16Fernandes!
28:17Well, Livingston would have known the danger he presents.
28:22And he heads Rangers into an eighth-minute lead.
28:25Emmanuel Fernandes, that's a brilliant header.
28:28He bossed the box and sent it way past Prior.
28:31And Rangers get the early lead that they so much wanted.
28:35That man.
28:37Can't lie for him.
28:39Montagnio.
28:40There's a long-angle ball.
28:43Yangi's in between the two central defenders.
28:46He's brought it down.
28:47And finishes.
28:48Livingston are level.
28:51Danny Yangi with a fantastic finish.
28:54And it's his first goal of the season.
28:57Well, Rangers undone, but a beautiful long ball.
29:00I think they were looking for a free kick.
29:02Look at that pass.
29:04Wearing perfectly.
29:05Yangi's first touch killed it.
29:07And his second touch took it beyond Butland.
29:15Chance to get the ball across.
29:17Pittman.
29:18Yangi goes in.
29:19Fernandes.
29:20Now, did he have his arm out?
29:22Did he?
29:23Yangi didn't seem to be complaining too much.
29:25But I think Scott Pittman was.
29:27David Martindale.
29:29Can't quite believe this.
29:31The shot looked like it was on target.
29:34It hits the arm.
29:35And Livingston are expecting a penalty.
29:38And at the moment, there's no sign that it's going to come.
29:50Tavernier plays it through.
29:51Majofsky.
29:52Majofsky takes out the goalkeeper.
29:54Diamonde rolls it in the net, but the flag is up.
29:58And it won't count.
30:00Well, Rangers thought they were ahead.
30:02Dougie Potter raised his flag.
30:06This could be onside.
30:09Well, this will be checked by VAR.
30:11I did wonder if Majofsky took the goalkeeper out, but Prior appeared to jump up rather than come for the ball.
30:17It looks like he's onside, and Mo Diamonde has scored for the first time this season.
30:24Well, the reaction of the Rangers players was they didn't think this would count.
30:28It was the reaction of the Libby players as well.
30:30But Rangers find themselves ahead.
30:33Diamonde with his first of the season.
30:35It's Falkirk coming away with the ball early on though, and Calvin Miller is free through the middle, that's a brilliant ball.
30:40Oh, it could come back to him!
30:41And Falkirk have the lead!
30:42Only three minutes gone.
30:43And it's a huge mistake from Yevon Kucherenko that has gifted them this goal.
30:47Kucherenko, oh, he's got that all wrong!
31:11He punches the ball into the back of the net,
31:15and all he can do is shake his head.
31:18Calamitous from Kucherenko.
31:21Oh, that is an absolute nightmare for the goalkeeper.
31:28Cheve, nice touch away from Williams.
31:31He's looking for support, he'll have to do it all himself,
31:34but he's slipped the ball through well to Dolce.
31:37Hangs one up for Fata, oh, it's off the bar!
31:43United have had no response to the fast start.
31:46This is about as good as it's gotten for the hosts.
31:53That ball far too far ahead from Keelan Adams,
31:57and Will Ferry will pick up.
31:59There's been a little clash between Graham and Koreshdes.
32:03In fact, Nick Walsh will give the free kick now.
32:07Now does Brian Graham elbow him?
32:10If you're being generous you might say using his experience,
32:14but it might get him into trouble.
32:16Nick Walsh going across to the screen.
32:18The VAR Duncan Nicholson calling him over.
32:21There certainly is a bit of an elbow.
32:24Is it enough for a red card?
32:26He's going to his pocket, but it's just a yellow for Brian Graham.
32:33Has he gotten lucky there, or is that a football collision?
32:36I'll let you decide.
32:43Falkert looks so confident on the ball.
32:45Miller finds another pocket of space, and he plays that through.
32:49Brian Graham will get there, there's hesitation from the goalkeeper!
32:53It's 3-0 to Falkert.
32:55It's three mistakes from Yevgen Kucherenko.
33:00And Falkert have punished them to full effect.
33:04McGrath will get a second chance at creating for Hibbs.
33:21Uses Chris Cadden.
33:24This is Mulligan.
33:26Lifts it to the back post.
33:28And Bowie misses another big chance.
33:31Well, as soon as the Hibernian supporters saw the arrival of Kieran Bowie at the back post,
33:37they were ready to celebrate.
33:39And it sails over the crossbar.
33:42Barlaser sweeps another diagonal out for Nicky Cadden.
33:53Spins to find space, it's Kieran Bowie!
33:59And he makes sure that time...
34:05It's now six goals in four meetings against Dundee for Kieran Bowie.
34:10That pass from one side to the other.
34:15The spin from Nicky Cadden to find the space.
34:18The touch from Bowie sets it up.
34:22And he blasts the ball beyond John McCracken.
34:29And they couldn't juggle.
34:31Mulligan moves away.
34:33Receives back from Boyle.
34:35Now Kieran Bowie looking to find a way through.
34:38McGrath goes for the top corner!
34:45So close from Jamie McGrath.
34:49And only the woodwork denying him a fifth Premiership goal of the season.
34:53McGrath.
34:54Still finds Mulligan.
34:55It's McGrath again!
34:56And with some help on the way through,
34:58Hibbs do get the second goal they have been searching for.
35:02And it adds to the Dundee misery!
35:03Jamie McGrath takes the credit.
35:05And just minutes after being denied, a superb goal by the woodwork.
35:08Jamie McGrath takes the credit.
35:09And just minutes after being denied, a superb goal by the woodwork.
35:10He manages to creep the ball in.
35:11He manages to creep the ball in.
35:12Past McGrath there.
35:14Alistair McGrath.
35:20And now buildings are great and they do get the second goal they have been searching for.
35:22And it adds to the Dundee misery.
35:26Jamie McGrath takes the credit.
35:27and just minutes after being denied a superb goal by the woodwork
35:35he manages to creep the ball in past McCracken there
35:40it's Congreve to take and Robertson there
35:47and Sandler clenches his fist in delight
35:52he's not had a great deal to do all game
35:56but in this second half two big superb saves on the goal line
36:02side, inside to Slattery
36:10now Longolo gets beyond his man end
36:15whips the cross in deep, might just come for Mazwanisi
36:18and to Wanda Mazwanisi
36:24gives Motherwell the lead at Rugby Park
36:27it was the deep cross in from Emmanuel Longolo
36:31Thompson got a touch
36:33but Mazwanisi just anticipated
36:35and poked it beyond Oluwemi
36:37Slattery
36:39Faddinger
36:41whips in the cross
36:43up goes Hendry
36:44and Louis Mio sends it high and concedes a corner kick
36:49long low to take
36:54Slattery with the fleck
36:56there's Mazwanisi
36:57first effort blocked
36:58but the second effort
36:59finds the back of the net
37:01and to Wanda Mazwanisi doubles his and Motherwell's tally for the afternoon
37:07neat play from Slattery
37:10Mazwanisi's first shot was blocked
37:12but he followed it up to tuck the ball away
37:15neat ball round the corner for Longolo
37:20dispossessed by Brown
37:22into the middle it goes for Kilti
37:26and the ball round the corner from Anderson
37:29sends Tiffany through
37:30can he finish?
37:32yes he can
37:33and Kilmarnock have the deficit
37:37he certainly needed a spark
37:41and it's Scott Tiffany who's provided it
37:43timed his run to perfection
37:46and tucked the ball beyond Callum Ward
37:49McGinn
37:55sweeps it forward for Stamatolopoulos
38:00challenged by Mio
38:01Motherwell want a penalty but
38:04Mio comes away with it
38:06see it again here
38:09Mio with the challenge on Stamatolopoulos
38:13and
38:13not too sure if he got the ball
38:15as
38:15referee Ryan Lee
38:18has been called to the monitor for another look at this one
38:21certainly the challenge came in from Mio
38:27and he
38:27got a fair chunk of the man
38:31what's the decision
38:32penalty Motherwell
38:34well well well
38:39a chance for the steel men
38:41to restore the two goal lead
38:42Stamatolopoulos with four premiership goals this season
38:48can he make it five
38:49you bet he can
38:51Kamna's personified
38:53from Apostolos Stamatolopoulos
38:56stroking it into the bottom corner
38:58Kylian Phillips rifles in across for Declan John
39:06Rolston backtracking
39:10great ball in
39:11so close
39:12for St Mirren
39:13Connor McManaman came flying in
39:17looking to apply
39:18the finishing touch
39:20what a ball from Declan John
39:23so inviting
39:24and that is so close
39:27Declan John to play this in
39:29for St Mirren
39:31Lundaloo got his head to it at the near post
39:35it's McManaman
39:36and it clips the outside of the upright
39:39what a strike
39:41from Connor McManaman
39:44after Celtic scrambled that clear
39:47but he found room
39:50to get that left
39:51pile driver away
39:53and it just swerved a little bit too much
39:57Shamal George with the free kick
40:06that's Phillips with the flake
40:09and it's got it
40:11let's see Mirren in front
40:12but it's not going to count
40:16for Connor McManaman
40:18as up goes the offside flag
40:20and there's the angle
40:23that shows
40:24McManaman in an offside position
40:28it was the
40:31two of Liam Scales
40:32that flushed the ball in
40:35past Kasper Schmeichel
40:37Liam Scales
40:44with a good ball in
40:46and it was the stooping Maeda
40:50who looked to apply the finishing touch
40:53and in the end the ball
40:55flashes just wide
40:58of that far post
40:59it was great ball in from Scales
41:03and Maeda just off target
41:08with this diving header
41:10Yang
41:17fired across goal by Yang
41:21headed away by Declan John
41:23now McGregor
41:26lining up the short
41:27Callum McGregor
41:29is brilliant
41:31from the Celtic captain
41:33and one point becomes three
41:38late on in Paisley
41:39and it's the captain who delivers
41:43in the closing moments in Paisley
41:46he's been waiting all night long
41:50for just this sort of opportunity
41:52and the left foot shot
41:55explodes past Shamal George
41:57it's a third of the season
41:59for McGregor
42:00and it gives Celtic
42:04the three points
42:05they so desperately wanted
42:07and they move
42:09to within the four points of hearts
42:11at the top of the Premiership
42:13after all that
42:17the William Hill Premiership table
42:19looks like this
42:21Hearts still on top
42:22with 30 points
42:23Celtic four points
42:25behind on 26
42:26they do have
42:27a game in hand
42:29Hibs on 21 points
42:30the same as Rangers
42:31although Rangers
42:32have a game in hand
42:33as well
42:34and Falkirk
42:35on their coattails
42:36on 19 points
42:38Livingston
42:38at the foot of the table
42:40with just 8 points
42:41busy week
42:42in prospect
42:43join the Sports Sound team
42:45on Tuesday night
42:46for Motherwell
42:47versus Hibs
42:477 o'clock
42:48on BBC Radio Scotland
42:49Extra
42:50and then it's all about
42:52European football
42:53on Sports Sound
42:54on Thursday night
42:56from 5 o'clock
42:57on BBC Radio Scotland
42:59with Rangers
43:00Aberdeen
43:01and Celtic
43:01all in action
43:03and then on Friday night
43:04it's the Scottish Cup
43:05Linlithgow
43:06Rose
43:07of the Lowland League
43:08versus Queen's Park
43:09in the Championship
43:10half past 7
43:11Friday night
43:12on BBC Scotland
43:13it's all about
43:14Northern Lights
43:15and Broken Hearts
43:17what a weekend
43:18it has been
43:19and we'll do it all again
43:21next week
43:21from all of us
43:22on the Sports Team team
43:23goodnight
43:23we'll be right back to you
43:37we'll be right back to you
43:39we'll be right back to you
43:41we'll be right back to you
43:53we'll be right back to you