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Highlights of the afternoon's fixtures in the Scottish Premiership, including Motherwell v Hearts, Dundee v St Mirren and Kilmarnock v Dundee United.
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00:30Good evening. Just the three games today. Highlights of those and the thoughts of Stephen Naismith are on the way.
00:45We start at Fir Park where James Bertil Askew has been transformational since his arrival in summer.
00:51Four league wins in their last five matches have seen the stylish Steelmen rise to fourth in the table.
01:05For Hearts, despite last week's defeat at Petaudry, a win would allow them to extend their lead at the top to seven points.
01:12It's a match-up of two teams that have made headlines this season and the last time Motherwell and Hearts met, we were treated to a Tynecastle thriller with a 3-3 draw back in August.
01:28Four changes to the Motherwell side from Tuesday's victory over Hibbs with Longello, Faddinger, Slattery and Hendry all starting.
01:37Gordon, Sparrow, Priestman and Charles Cook move to the bench.
01:41Maz Wanisi is the Premiership's top scorer with eight.
01:45Hearts have Lauren Shanklin sitting just behind on seven goals and he starts after missing last week's defeat to Aberdeen.
01:53Kent, Steinwender, Magnussen and Kimbori move out with Spittle, Halkett, Kingsley all coming into the 11th.
02:06Petrumbus heading forward, Hendry took a knock, well in the air, and Kevin Clancy, the referee, wants to have a word.
02:14And the yellow card shown to the Hearts captain.
02:18Frustration just setting in.
02:20For the heart of Midlothian players, it was Devlin who made the challenge.
02:27Perhaps something said by Shanklin changed Kevin Clancy's mind.
02:33Now that's through and in!
02:38It's Callum Hendry who celebrates!
02:40It looks like his first Premiership goal for Motherwell.
02:49It's all about the quick thinking of the Steelmen once again.
02:54Hearts appear to just be losing their focus.
02:57It's a delightful delivery into the area.
03:01Hendry beyond the Hearts back line.
03:04The VAR will be checking for offside.
03:08An anxious pause all around Fur Park.
03:11Advice being delivered into the ear of the referee, Kevin Clancy.
03:17And that advice is offside.
03:22The goal will not stand.
03:24And it remains, Motherwell nil, Hearts nil.
03:33Aldeo Braga finds a way through to Kizaridis.
03:38The Hearts man drops to the deck.
03:41And the referee had a long think about that one
03:44before dipping into the pocket to show
03:48the Hearts attacker the yellow card.
03:55Hendry takes over.
03:57We need some more support.
04:02It's just teasing.
04:05Comfortably taken by Svolo.
04:07Kizaridis just bursts forward and cuts in on the left foot.
04:12He's looking to wrap it around and steer the ball into
04:15the far side of the net.
04:22Kizaridis.
04:24Spittle.
04:25Braga.
04:27Strong defending from McGinn.
04:30Chance still on for Hearts.
04:31Milne.
04:32Blair Spittle leads for Devlin.
04:34Who scoops it.
04:36High and over.
04:36Perhaps the best build-up play we've seen
04:42from Hearts this afternoon so far.
04:50Spreads over for Kingsley.
04:54Kizaridis on the run.
05:00It's opened up space but goes for goal.
05:03And the deflection.
05:04Had Ward flat-footed
05:07in the Motherwell goal.
05:10It's enough
05:11to raise the voice of the Hearts supporters
05:14in the stand.
05:16Masma Nisi.
05:26Over to the back.
05:27The header from Just.
05:29Swallow spills it.
05:31It's still alive.
05:33Nobody really taking control there.
05:35What an opportunity for Motherwell.
05:42And just header was almost practice for Swallow but
05:45the mix-up with Kingsley there
05:47was a lot more nervous than it needed to be.
05:51Milne takes the corner.
05:57It's towards Shankland.
05:59And it's logged and cleared off the line.
06:03Devlin now
06:04leaves for Halkett.
06:07And Motherwell scramble it away.
06:09That's the closest heart of Midlothian have come.
06:17And Shankland claimed that was across the line.
06:20It was cleared
06:21before the whole ball
06:23could go beyond the white paint.
06:25And in the net.
06:26Findlay
06:33Spittle
06:34and Lauren Shankland
06:39there's no free kick
06:43now Motherwell
06:45sends an opportunity
06:46Slattery
06:48stays composed
06:52this is Elliot Watt
06:54Hendry
06:58returns for Watt
07:00it's all the way through
07:01Maswanese
07:02and the flag
07:05goes up
07:06for offside
07:07another
07:10that won't count for Motherwell
07:12it is being checked
07:15but from that
07:16it looks quite clear
07:19that Amanda Maswanese
07:21was beyond the heart's defence
07:23what
07:32begin
07:35stepping up
07:36finding Just
07:37who finds a way through
07:38Elijah Just
07:40big save from Swallow
07:41that is such
07:45an important stop
07:47from the heart's goalkeeper
07:48did just
07:50take
07:51an extra touch
07:53Saeed with some
08:01lovely intelligent play
08:02Kutrumbis
08:04looks at the options
08:06it's Lucas Faddinger
08:08and another big save
08:10from Swallow
08:11he urges the players in front
08:17to remain calm
08:17Faddinger steering it towards
08:20that top corner
08:21but the big heart's goalkeeper
08:24with a strong hand
08:26to push it away
08:27Slattery steps up
08:33deflection
08:37and another incredible save
08:41by Swallow
08:42whistle
08:44it takes
08:45a flick off the wall
08:47a look at the watch
08:49from the referee
08:50the whistle
08:51to the mouth
08:53and that will
08:55bring an end
08:57to an action-packed
08:59encounter
09:00at Fur Park
09:01that finishes
09:02goal this
09:03there is a lot
09:05of frustration
09:05out on the pitch
09:07a heated end
09:09in this meeting
09:11between two sides
09:12up the top
09:14of the premiership table
09:15but plenty of desire
09:18on show
09:18this afternoon
09:19it finishes
09:20at Fur Park
09:21Motherwell nil
09:23heart of Midlothian nil
09:24I didn't expect it
09:27to end nil-nil
09:28not even with
09:30how the first half
09:31turned out
09:31because I think
09:32we had a lot of
09:33opportunities
09:33we were very very close
09:35to getting a goal
09:36allowed
09:37and then we gained
09:38momentum again
09:39and had some
09:40really big moments
09:41at the end of
09:42the second half
09:43where we could have
09:45could have taken
09:46all three points
09:47and that's where we
09:48that's where we want to be
09:49I think over the course
09:50of the piece
09:50in terms of
09:51chances created
09:53in terms of
09:53how the game played out
09:54I think a point
09:55was enough
09:56and fair
09:56but we did not do
09:57enough to win it
09:58and that for me
09:59is disappointing
10:00but a clean sheet
10:01a draw on the road
10:02against a good team
10:03who are in good form
10:04at the minute
10:04and a lot has been
10:05made about it
10:05so we'll take the point
10:07but we're not quite
10:08as
10:08we're not quite got
10:09the same rhythm
10:10and not quite get
10:11the same potency
10:12at the top end
10:13of the pitch
10:14and we could do
10:15with just finding
10:16that again
10:16Well that didn't
10:18live up to the billing
10:19did it?
10:20I think after the
10:21last meeting Stephen
10:22we saw six goals
10:23we were expecting
10:24similar today
10:25but it just didn't
10:25quite catch fire
10:26No it didn't
10:27the two informed teams
10:29two most enjoyable
10:30teams to watch
10:31in the league
10:31Hearts scoring
10:33over two goals
10:34on average
10:34Motherwell giving
10:35their clear style
10:37you're expecting it
10:37to be very entertaining
10:38and it was a bit
10:39of a damp scrub
10:40if you ask me
10:41It was
10:42You've looked at the game
10:43tactically
10:44talk us through
10:45what you've seen
10:46Yeah I think
10:47Motherwell
10:47their style
10:48is about trying
10:50to get a team
10:51to press
10:51and then being good
10:52enough to play through
10:53they use their goalkeeper
10:54as an extra man
10:55and they're very successful
10:57at it
10:57you can tell the work
10:58you can see here
10:59the width in the team
11:00always comes from
11:01the full backs
11:02you then have your
11:03two sixes
11:04and then your two
11:05wide players play as tens
11:06and you then get
11:07two strikers at the top
11:08it just creates
11:10problems for the
11:10opposition of
11:11who's marking who
11:12and you see
11:13in both games
11:14earlier in the season
11:15in this one
11:15you see
11:16you've seen it
11:17these passes
11:17are easy enough
11:19for Motherwell
11:20to play through
11:20because they all
11:21understand it
11:22they all know
11:22where they should be
11:23and it happened
11:24all the time
11:25here's an aggressive
11:26press
11:26if you look at Hearts
11:27they're two strikers
11:27they're four midfielders
11:29and their left back
11:30are all in this press
11:31but Motherwell
11:33have the two extra players
11:34they're goalkeeper
11:35and as you'll see
11:36as it goes further on
11:37their two strikers
11:37are pinning back
11:38defenders
11:38which allows them
11:40to have options
11:41and they're excellent
11:43excellent at doing it
11:44and as you see
11:44the two strikers
11:45play between the
11:46centre halves
11:46and the full backs
11:47pinning them back
11:48and how many times
11:50have you seen this
11:51throughout the season
11:51from Motherwell
11:52do Motherwell
11:52almost want you
11:54to go and press
11:55so that they can
11:55then pick you off
11:56exactly
11:56they're really good
11:57at it
11:58and they get the goal
11:58that's chopped off
11:59again
11:59in the small
12:00slattery in that position
12:01the full back
12:02doesn't know
12:03whether to come out
12:03or not
12:04he comes out too late
12:05and he's marginally off
12:06but Motherwell
12:08excellent at that
12:08Hearts
12:09just decided to stay
12:11in their shape
12:11but that's the average
12:12positions of their team
12:13and it's clear
12:14they're playing
12:15basically a 4-2-2-2
12:16and they're brilliant
12:19at it
12:19their press comes from there
12:20they protect the middle
12:21of the pitch
12:22they press out the way
12:23brilliant to watch
12:25really entertaining
12:25and we expected goals today
12:27we did
12:27of the chances
12:28that were created
12:29and there wasn't
12:29a massive amount
12:30probably the better ones
12:31fell to Motherwell
12:33Eli Just
12:33who's a player
12:34that I really
12:34think's got a lot
12:35of qualities
12:36he missed the two
12:37best chances
12:38of the match
12:38unfortunately for him
12:39excellent signing
12:40and the one challenge
12:42for him is
12:42get more goals
12:43and assists
12:44because his
12:45build up play
12:46his movement
12:47his positional play
12:48is brilliant
12:50again
12:50Hearts aggressively press
12:52you've seen the full back
12:53at the start of the clip
12:54leaves that space
12:55but all Motherwell players
12:57know
12:57they can go forward
12:58they can go
12:59and that's how Just
12:59ends up at the back post
13:00I think he's got to do better
13:02he's header
13:03he does
13:03and then
13:04later on in the game
13:06he moved as a number 10
13:07or one of the strikers
13:08again
13:08he's intelligence
13:09to come off the centre half
13:10and find that wee pocket
13:12as soon as a Hearts midfielder
13:13goes to press
13:14he's in the space
13:15gets the ball
13:16again
13:17got his score for me
13:18a player of his quality
13:19he's got his score
13:19that's the chance of the match
13:20isn't it really
13:21definitely
13:21Swallow had the most
13:22saves to make
13:23which you would say
13:24if MD was going to win
13:25it would probably have been
13:26Motherwell
13:26that's another good signing
13:27Swallow
13:27yeah
13:28Hearts have made big signings
13:30as well
13:30and as Derek McKinnett said
13:32a draw
13:34might look as if
13:35it's a negative
13:35because they're top of the league
13:37and they're going for the title
13:37but
13:38it's a tough game
13:39they hung in there
13:40and it wasn't their best performance
13:41but not a lot of teams
13:42are going to fancy
13:43going to Fir Park
13:44right now
13:44anyway are they
13:45with the way that
13:46Motherwell are playing
13:46no
13:47they're so dangerous
13:48in their shape
13:48and the way they press
13:49and they play
13:50that respect
13:52it's a decent point
13:53for Hearts
13:53but in the other
13:54when you're title challengers
13:55and everybody's saying
13:56you've got to go and win these games
13:59as they would say
14:00but
14:00Hearts have one big
14:02big chance
14:03let's take a look at it
14:04I mean
14:04you've got to give so much credit
14:06to Callum Hendry here
14:07what a clearance this is
14:08first of all
14:10the finesse for Shankland
14:11is brilliant
14:12I've seen them do that before
14:14but what a clearance
14:15it's literally
14:16some of the ball's over the line
14:17so
14:18excellent
14:18and that was Hearts' biggest chance
14:20and
14:20as the manager said
14:21in the final third
14:23they never had
14:24the quality
14:25that we've seen
14:26yeah
14:26you know
14:27Braggers maybe lost
14:28the last couple of weeks
14:29a bit of momentum
14:30exactly
14:31Kabori came in and scored
14:32in recent games
14:33but that's
14:34that's the challenge for Hearts
14:35they've made massive steps
14:37but to get to the time
14:38you need guys
14:40that'll win you their games
14:40you do indeed
14:41ok
14:42two struggling teams now
14:44as Dundee welcomes
14:45St Mirren to Dens Park
14:46two teams
14:49in dreadful runs of form
14:50and a lot on the line
14:51even this early
14:52in the season
14:53a Dundee win
14:54and they leapfrog
14:55their visitors
14:56a win for St Mirren
14:56they open up
14:57a bit more daylight
14:58between themselves
14:59and the relegation places
15:00Stephen Presley
15:01makes two changes
15:02both attacking
15:03Ryan Astley
15:04slots in to replace
15:05Amari Samuels
15:06while Paul Digby
15:06drops out
15:07replaced with Striker
15:08Joe Westley
15:09St Mirren are unchanged
15:11from their narrow defeat
15:12by Celtic last weekend
15:13fullback Scott Tanzer
15:14is the only change
15:15to the matchday squad
15:16the two Stephens meet
15:20who'll be happier
15:21come the end of this one
15:22St Mirren have started brightly
15:27cross comes in
15:31man drawn
15:34looks for Fraser
15:36it's just over the bar
15:38it'll be a corner
15:40Marcus Fraser
15:43holds his head
15:43in his hands
15:44that was a glorious
15:45opportunity
15:46for St Mirren
15:47to try and take the lead
15:48man drawn
15:51normally the man
15:51in the middle
15:52this time setting it up
15:53so close for St Mirren
15:56so close for St Mirren
15:56well St Mirren have just one win
16:02in the last seven
16:03in all competitions
16:04today a huge chance
16:06for them
16:06coming forward again
16:08and Lundaloo
16:09just glancing that one
16:12agonisingly wide
16:14bad ball in from
16:17Connor McMenamin
16:18getting on to
16:19Declan John's header
16:20and Lundaloo
16:21making that run
16:22across the front post
16:23couldn't find the target
16:24getting in their last four
16:30Dundee
16:30Stephen Presley
16:32has always been under
16:34a bit of pressure
16:35in his time here
16:37especially now
16:40that's a dreadful pass
16:42from Robertson
16:42Mandron takes it early
16:44and he stuns Dundee
16:46the booze
16:48rain down
16:49at Denz Park
16:51they can scarcely
16:52believe that goal
16:53I don't think
16:54St Mirren can either
16:55an absolute gift
16:57from Clark Robertson
17:00and John McCracken
17:02statuesque
17:03as he watches the ball
17:04fly past him
17:05absolutely dreadful
17:11from Dundee
17:12they've got an awful
17:13record when they go
17:14behind
17:15the last 19
17:18they've failed to record
17:20a victory
17:20going back over a year
17:21and surrendering the lead
17:24Danda
17:27oh it's gone in
17:29I think that's
17:31deflected off Alex Gogic
17:32Simon Murray's claiming it
17:34Simon Murray's claiming it
17:34but what a response from Dundee
17:38it definitely comes off Alex Gogic
17:43doesn't it
17:43Dundee hits straight back
17:46how's that for a response
17:48Dundee
17:51trying to
17:52Danda
17:53back us
17:55heads away
17:56wind in the sails of the home side
18:00here is Joe Wesley
18:02not closed down
18:02it bounces off Gogic
18:04and there's an inquiry
18:05in the St Mirren defence
18:07sixes and sevens there
18:09Wesley maybe had a bit more time than he thought
18:14Danda's deflected ball in
18:19headed away
18:20good drop for Dre Wright
18:22shakes off
18:24from Lundelu
18:25gets it back to Yegane
18:26Dundee finishing
18:29the first half
18:31the stronger
18:32Yegane up against two
18:35just feeds it to right
18:36who has a go
18:36and he finds the back of the net
18:38a thunderbolt from Dre Wright
18:42and Dundee
18:44turned the scoreline on its head
18:46again it's
18:49easy enough for
18:51Dundee to get the shot away
18:52and should Shamal George do better
18:54has that gone through him at the front post
18:56it's a fine strike from Dre Wright
18:58but I think the keeper
18:59could get more on that
19:00either way Dundee have the lead
19:03and that man will be a lot happier
19:06at half time
19:06Fraser
19:15loses the ball to Yegane
19:18this could be another chance
19:20for the hosts
19:20it's floated to the back post
19:22Congreve with the header
19:23just the wrong side
19:24looked an awkward one
19:27for the Welshman
19:29this connection wasn't the best
19:31lots of ponder for Stephen Robinson
19:35this one of the worst runs
19:36in his spell as manager
19:38one of the buddies
19:40Bacchus with the ball in
19:42flicked on
19:43and Lundelu with the header
19:44and it just drops
19:46harmlessly wide
19:47well St Mirren have dominated
19:48the second half
19:49but they've done very little
19:50with the ball
19:50they've had lots of set pieces
19:52but they've all looked a bit like that
19:54that's Amari Samuels who's won the ball
20:05in dig bait
20:06no brick forward now for Dundee
20:07looking to kill this game off
20:09here's Joe Wesley
20:11oh that's wonderful from Wesley
20:14Dundee
20:15Dundee
20:16seal the points
20:18and they seal them
20:19in style
20:20a terrific finish
20:23from the youngster
20:24and their barren run is over
20:27good work from Amari Samuels
20:34to win the ball back
20:35Digby brings it forward
20:36and Wesley just opens up the body
20:39and curls it
20:40past Jamal George
20:41no chance for the St Mirren keeper this time
20:43and that has to be the pick of the bunch
20:47what a way
20:52to end a dreadful run
20:55with a resounding victory
20:58Steven Robinson
21:08said before this game
21:10that the side were good from 18-yard box
21:12to 18-yard box
21:13but in the boxes
21:15they've struggled
21:16they've got a chance
21:16now a younger
21:17cracks one off the crossbar
21:19well it might have been
21:22too little too late anyway
21:23but how close was that
21:25I think the woodwork's still rattling
21:27caught that sweetly
21:30ball in
21:36oh an awkward run
21:37for McCracken
21:38but Dundee
21:38deal with it
21:39just about
21:40and that is that
21:45at Dens Park
21:46Steven Presley
21:47said this game was pivotal
21:49they pick up
21:50a pivotal three points
21:51it finishes
21:51Dundee 3
21:52St Mirren 1
21:53to go a goal down
21:55the atmosphere in the stadium
21:56wasn't brilliant at that time
21:58we have to find a way
21:59and we responded brilliantly
22:00so you know
22:02really really happy
22:03with the result
22:04there's elements of the performance
22:06we can still improve on
22:08but I thought our mindset
22:10and our winning mentality
22:11was very very good today
22:12I made it very very clear
22:14to them
22:14we're in a relegation battle
22:15you know
22:15unless something changes
22:16we're in a relegation battle
22:17I've always said
22:19our first and foremost goal
22:20is to stay in this division
22:21and we've certainly
22:23got players to do that
22:24but at the minute
22:25I'm counting on
22:26three or four
22:27every single week
22:28to run the team
22:29and other people
22:30have to step up
22:30it's as simple as that
22:31and there's no magic wand
22:33it's hard work
22:33it's getting in the
22:34way to finishing every day
22:36doesn't look like it sometimes
22:37and we have to be better
22:39simply as individuals
22:41as a group
22:41we have to be better
22:42a much needed win
22:44for Stephen Presley
22:45and for Dundee
22:46Stephen
22:47St Myrne having
22:48more possession
22:49more efforts on goal
22:50but ultimately not capitalising
22:52on that
22:52an off day for St Myrne
22:53no it was
22:54and I think that
22:55they're a team now
22:56that people do
22:57really respect
22:58and know that
22:58they're going to be
22:59in a tough game
22:59but I think Dundee
23:01got off lightly
23:01from watching a lot
23:03of St Myrne
23:03and how they normally play
23:05I do think
23:06they weren't at their levels
23:07as they normally are
23:08yeah I would agree with that
23:09however having said that
23:11they did get off to
23:11a decent enough start
23:13and scored the first goal
23:13in the game
23:14yeah well watching the game
23:15this is the start
23:16I've watched them a lot recently
23:17and when they start
23:19getting into their flow
23:20they get the ball
23:20in the wide areas
23:21and they get good runs
23:22in the box
23:23they get good quality
23:24in the box
23:24and it leads to chances
23:26but normally
23:27what I've seen is
23:28another chance
23:29will come quickly
23:30and the momentum builds
23:31the game started the same way
23:33as much as the goal's
23:34fortunate and there's
23:35a big mistake here
23:36they get the goal
23:37which I'm expecting them
23:38to go and continue to go
23:39but the game flipped
23:40at that moment
23:41it's a really really
23:43poor goal
23:43from a Dundee point of view
23:44Mandron
23:46probably with the confidence
23:47and the goals
23:48he scored this season
23:49happy to take it on
23:50and he does it
23:50I think McCracken
23:52can do better
23:52do you think he thinks
23:54he's going the other side
23:55and he's just closed his foot
23:56probably shocked
23:57he's hitting it so early
23:57but it's a perfect start
24:00for St Mern
24:01where they are
24:02the results they've not got
24:03that they probably
24:03should have got
24:04you're thinking
24:05right they can
24:06great start to the game
24:07but it didn't pan out that way
24:08it certainly didn't
24:09credit to Dundee
24:10you know as Stephen
24:11was mentioning there
24:12Stephen Presley
24:13that there wasn't
24:14a good atmosphere
24:15when they went 1-0 down
24:16but the players show
24:17massive amounts of character
24:18to bounce back in the game
24:20and eventually go on
24:21and win it
24:21definitely
24:21there's not many tougher
24:22places than being 1-0 down
24:24and your home fans booing
24:26and on you
24:26after a bad run
24:27so for credit to the players
24:29to keep playing
24:30keep plugging away
24:31and keep getting forward
24:32because the game did flip
24:33I think Dundee have struggled
24:36Danda
24:37Murray
24:38Wesley
24:39the consistency of performance
24:41just hasn't been there for them
24:42and this
24:4360 minutes or so
24:45it was
24:46and they deserved their win
24:47some of the quality of the goal
24:48a great hit this from JN
24:49this one
24:50if the goalies get his hands to it
24:52he maybe should be doing better
24:54but Dundee won't be cared
24:55take anything away from the strike
24:56it's a great strike as well
24:57good bottom movement
24:58not as good as this one right now
24:58but seeing this
24:59these are the moments
25:00that they're playing with a 3 freedom
25:02they're confident
25:04it's a sum finish for Wesley
25:05again
25:07I talked about consistency
25:08there but just for Murdo
25:09consistency is key for him here
25:11yeah
25:11he's got a great platform
25:12playing in a team
25:13in the Premier League
25:14go and show this quality
25:16all the time
25:17that's
25:18yeah I agree
25:19just how big a win
25:20was it for
25:21Dundee
25:22I mean they'd lost
25:23four straight games
25:23going into today
25:24they hadn't been scoring goals
25:26so
25:26a huge boost for them
25:27definitely
25:28I'm sure
25:28Stephen Presley's
25:30communication before the game
25:33would have been
25:33we can go above
25:34St Myrna Day if we win
25:35and that's exactly what happened
25:36they get their win
25:37pushes them up the table
25:38and
25:38they've got to build on it
25:40they've got to build on it
25:41they're at Celtic Park
25:42on Wednesday
25:42good luck with that
25:43to Rugby Park now
25:45it's Kelly Luke
25:46to end an awful run
25:47against visitors
25:48Dundee United
25:49Colmarnock have beaten
25:55Dundee United
25:56twice already
25:57this season
25:58how they'd love to make
25:59that a hat trick
26:00coming off a horrendous
26:01run of
26:02six straight defeats
26:03United need to kickstart
26:05their campaign too
26:06having won only
26:07once in seven games
26:09there are recalls
26:13for experienced
26:14Kilmarnock pair
26:15Brad Lyons
26:15and Marley Watkins
26:16replacing Tom Lowry
26:18and Greg Kilty
26:18a total of three changes
26:20to the team
26:21beaten at home
26:21by Motherwell
26:22last weekend
26:23Canadian youngster
26:24Ethan Brown
26:25has preferred to
26:26Zach Williams
26:27no surprise
26:30that Dundee United
26:30goalkeeper
26:31Yevjeni Kucherenko
26:32is dropped
26:33after shipping
26:34three goals
26:35against Falkirk
26:36last Saturday
26:36Welshman Dave Richards
26:38plays his first game
26:39of the season
26:40also left out
26:41Esselin
26:42Shebe
26:42Dolceik
26:43and Fata
26:43Graham
26:44Scrain
26:45and Waters
26:46make their first start
26:47after long-term injury
26:49Brad Lyons
26:56nicely done
26:59deflected on its way in
27:02and it was pretty calmly
27:05defended by the returning
27:07Ross Graham
27:07to break start
27:12this from the home team
27:13Watson
27:13firing it through
27:15Dundee United
27:16couldn't deal with it
27:18Tiffany's cross
27:23blocked
27:23by Sibold
27:24here they come again
27:26it's a good shot
27:27on the turn
27:27it's scrambled
27:29away in the end
27:30serious pressure
27:31from Kilmarnock
27:33asking early questions
27:35of the Dundee United
27:36defence
27:37camera
27:41straight
27:45a little bit of pressure
27:52on the ball
27:53good ball in
27:54from Ferry
27:55attacking it was
27:59Kerejdez
28:00penalty
28:02Ethan Brown
28:08looks to have
28:09got that horribly wrong
28:10and it's not what you want
28:13on the back of
28:14six straight defeats
28:16Kerejdez
28:17short-kicking rules
28:17team might be about
28:18to go a goal
28:19behind here
28:20bustling his way
28:23through
28:23Kerejdez
28:25inviting the
28:26challenge
28:27and the youngster
28:28was too impulsive
28:29here as he flew in
28:31and didn't get
28:33to the ball
28:33Max Waters
28:35on his first start
28:37in three months
28:39did Olawayemi
28:42get a touch
28:43I think he did
28:43he got fingertips
28:44to that
28:45back off the post
28:46and Waters
28:48fails to take
28:50the big opportunity
28:51could this be
28:52a big turning point
28:53for Kilmarnock
28:55winning the captain's
28:59armband
28:59whilst Graham
29:00to Zach Saksford
29:03Lucas Stevenson
29:06early ball in
29:07for Waters
29:07good touch
29:08Ferry
29:09decent hit
29:12almost on the
29:13way up though
29:14Wilfey
29:17trying to claim
29:18there was a nick
29:19on this
29:19as it flew
29:20over the crossbar
29:20it was well
29:21worked by
29:22United
29:23that was a
29:23lovely bit of
29:24hold up work
29:25from Waters
29:26Tom Thompson
29:33here goes Molly
29:37Watkins
29:37in goes
29:38Kereshtes
29:39penalty
29:40well Christian
29:43Kereshtes
29:43looks stunned
29:44by that decision
29:46from Matthew
29:47McDermott
29:48he was trying
29:50to get his
29:51head to the
29:51ball before
29:52Watkins
29:53did he clatter
29:55late
29:55into the
29:57Kilmarnock
29:57striker
29:58that seems to be
29:59the view
29:59of the referee
30:01and much to
30:04the bemusement
30:05of the
30:06United
30:06defender
30:07he's pointing
30:08to the spot
30:09VAR
30:13have checked
30:13it
30:14and upheld
30:16the on-field
30:16decision
30:17and now
30:21Kucharenko's
30:22replacement
30:23Dave Richards
30:23has a job
30:24to do
30:24a tale of
30:26two penalties
30:27one saved
30:28down at the
30:29other end
30:30this one's been
30:31saved as well
30:32from Bruce
30:32Anderson
30:33but he's
30:34quickest on
30:35the rebound
30:36and he
30:37forces the
30:38ball in
30:39and what a
30:41moment
30:41this could be
30:43in
30:43Kilmarnock's
30:44season
30:45a dire
30:47run of
30:48results
30:48could be
30:49ended right
30:50here
30:50as they
30:52go in front
30:53at
30:54Buckley Park
30:54against
30:55Dundee United
30:56so lucky
30:57Richards
30:57he couldn't
30:58get up
30:59to make
31:00a second
31:00save
31:01and it
31:02was Bruce
31:03Anderson
31:03for 1-0
31:04Thompson
31:07plays it
31:08in
31:09out comes
31:10Richard
31:10under pressure
31:11from Molly
31:12Watkins
31:13and Scott
31:15Tiffany
31:16is celebrating
31:18a goal
31:18he reckons
31:19that's over
31:20the line
31:20and it
31:22should be
31:222-0
31:23Kilmarnock
31:23but hold on
31:26what's happening
31:27here
31:27the ball
31:29is clearly
31:29over the line
31:31before it's
31:33hacked away
31:33and the decision
31:37is
31:37a foul
31:39on the goalkeeper
31:40from Watkins
31:42on Richards
31:43it won't
31:44catch
31:44good ball
31:54in
31:54and it was
31:56a big chance
31:57for Bruce
31:57Anderson
31:57if he got that
31:58down
31:59couldn't quite
32:00gather it
32:01for the shot
32:01at goal
32:01quick control
32:03there
32:04and he could
32:06have been
32:06firing in
32:06his second
32:07goal of the
32:08game
32:08and that
32:09would have
32:09made a big
32:10difference
32:10for Kilmarnock
32:12at the other end
32:14Sapsford in
32:15the layoff
32:16big chance
32:18Craig Sibold
32:20equalises
32:21for Dundee
32:22United
32:22Sapsford
32:26chipped it in
32:27and it was
32:30finished off
32:30by Sibold
32:32screen in the
32:34middle
32:35making his
32:37presence felt
32:38and
32:39Stevenson
32:40setting up
32:41Sibold
32:42for 1-1
32:43at Rugby Park
32:44Sibold
32:54and when
32:55Kerej
32:55tears
32:56now
32:56camera
32:56Stevenson
33:03down the
33:03line
33:04for
33:06Dolcek
33:06it's a
33:08good ball
33:08in
33:09goal
33:11had he got
33:12more power
33:12on that
33:13Nikolai
33:14Muller
33:14hasn't scored
33:15for
33:16Dundee
33:16United
33:17so far
33:18hasn't had
33:18too many
33:18opportunities
33:20well inside
33:27the final
33:27five minutes
33:28the goal
33:29now
33:29you would
33:30imagine
33:31would be
33:31decisive
33:32Lowry
33:33and John
33:34Jules
33:35cuts it
33:35back
33:36Dakers
33:36with the
33:37shot
33:37here come
33:41Kilmonick
33:41again
33:42piling on
33:45the pressure
33:45late on at
33:47Rugby Park
33:47in search of a
33:48winner
33:49how much would
33:50that mean if
33:51they could find
33:52it
33:52is there to be a
33:57decisive moment
33:58that came off the
34:00head of Lucas
34:00Stevenson
34:01there looked as if
34:02there was a push
34:02back in from
34:04Thompson
34:04good feet from
34:07Lowry
34:08down goes
34:10John Jules
34:10that's going to be a
34:11free kick
34:12for Kilmonick
34:1325 yards out
34:17right in front of
34:17goal
34:18Kilmonick in search
34:20of something special
34:21it's Dom
34:24Thompson
34:24and that was
34:26close
34:26Dave Richards
34:29was flying
34:30across
34:31in case this
34:32was going to
34:32bend inside
34:33the post
34:34just wouldn't
34:34come back
34:35quite enough
34:36it's a great
34:38effort
34:38from Dom
34:39Thompson
34:39mighty close
34:40well
34:44virtually the
34:45last kick
34:45of the game
34:46Thompson's
34:46free kick
34:47and these
34:49two
34:50picking up
34:51a precious
34:53point
34:54apiece
34:54at the end
34:56of a pretty
34:56miserable run
34:57for both
34:58all square
34:59at Rugby Park
35:01Kilmonick
35:01one
35:02Dundee
35:02United
35:02one
35:03both teams
35:05really could have
35:05done with the
35:06win but have to
35:06settle for the
35:07point and it's
35:08hard to argue
35:08against a point
35:10tonight
35:10Steven for
35:11the performances
35:12I thought Kelly
35:13slightly better
35:13first half
35:14maybe Dundee
35:14United
35:14second
35:15there wasn't
35:15a lot in the
35:16game
35:16yeah no there
35:16wasn't
35:17similar shapes
35:18both teams
35:19Kilmarnock
35:20on a bad
35:20run
35:20Dungeon
35:20United
35:21not with
35:21her one
35:21away from
35:22home
35:22it was
35:22teed up
35:23for it
35:24being a
35:24draw
35:24I think
35:25it was
35:25more entertaining
35:26than expected
35:26but not what
35:28any manager
35:28really wants
35:29in that
35:29situation
35:30no
35:30United had
35:31the chance
35:32to take
35:32the lead
35:32first half
35:33from the
35:33penalty spot
35:34let's take a
35:35look at it
35:35I think we're
35:36both in the
35:37opinion that it
35:37is a penalty
35:38kick but
35:39unfortunately
35:39they missed
35:40it
35:40yeah
35:41for me it's
35:42a penalty
35:42I think it's
35:43very intelligent
35:43play
35:44play
35:44as
35:45Kirazidis
35:46goes right
35:47through
35:47at the last
35:49wee moment
35:50he just delays
35:51swinging at the
35:52ball
35:53anticipating the
35:54touch from
35:55Brown
35:56and Brown
35:57takes the
35:57bait
35:58and it's a
35:58clear penalty
35:59I think the
36:00defending is far
36:01too rash
36:01but as you see
36:02from the reverse
36:03angle
36:03it's really
36:04intelligent play
36:05just stops that
36:07last wee second
36:08invites that
36:09tackle
36:10and there's no
36:11contact in the
36:11ball
36:11here as you
36:12can see
36:12just braces
36:13yourself
36:13waits for it
36:14contact comes
36:16definitely
36:16no arguments
36:17definitely
36:18penalty
36:18and it's a
36:18nightmare start
36:20for Kilmarnock
36:21in the position
36:21they're in
36:22but it's a
36:24brilliant save
36:24for the young
36:25goalie who's
36:26starting out
36:27every game
36:29every moment
36:29like this is
36:30huge for the
36:31confidence
36:31really important
36:33for them
36:33so yeah
36:34that was the
36:34lifeline
36:35they needed
36:36and then
36:36they push on
36:37they do push on
36:38they get their
36:38own penalty
36:39now
36:39you and I
36:40disagreement
36:42I think this
36:43is very
36:44very soft
36:45as a striker
36:46I can't believe
36:46you're saying
36:46this but
36:47listen it's
36:48soft but
36:49in the box
36:50as a striker
36:50you're just
36:51waiting for
36:52contact
36:52he makes the
36:53header
36:54the ball goes
36:54straight
36:55and the
36:56defender makes
36:56contact with
36:57the striker
36:57Marley Watkins
36:58so I'm saying
37:00penalty
37:00I'm not having it
37:01at all
37:02you'd have been
37:02down rolling
37:02holding your
37:03heads
37:03in that
37:04situation
37:04and they're
37:05both going
37:05exactly at the
37:07same time
37:07I think Watkins
37:09is clever
37:10the way
37:10he goes
37:11down
37:11after it
37:11I would have
37:12been claiming
37:12for it
37:12I don't think
37:13it's a penalty
37:14but anyway
37:14there you go
37:15and this time
37:15you've got to
37:16feel sorry
37:17for Dave Richards
37:18in goals
37:18he does great
37:20leaving his legs
37:21at a great height
37:21his weight
37:24and his momentum
37:25is going one way
37:26his mind is going
37:27the other
37:27and there was no way
37:28he was getting it
37:29and Bruce Anderson
37:30gets a goal
37:30and he thought
37:31they'd scored
37:31another one here
37:32this is just
37:32like an absolute
37:33stramash
37:33if I'm honest
37:35I think this is
37:35VAR in the right
37:37place
37:37doing the right
37:38job
37:38the game does
37:39go on
37:40and there's a
37:40stramash
37:41fouls left
37:41right and centre
37:42but ultimately
37:43the right decision
37:44is made
37:44this is a foul
37:45in the goalie
37:46it does go over
37:47the line
37:47so it should have
37:48been a goal
37:49and then there's
37:50another foul
37:51in the goalie
37:51and the ball
37:51goes over
37:52the bar
37:53but it's then
37:54pulled back
37:55for the original
37:55foul
37:56so that's
37:56what VAR
37:57is there for
37:57as I said
37:59United slightly
37:59better in the
38:01second half
38:01and a kind of
38:02rare bit of
38:03real quality
38:03in the game
38:04was the United
38:06goal
38:06yeah it was
38:07and it goes
38:07such a pivotal
38:09moment
38:09Bruce Anderson
38:10what a delivery
38:11from Thompson
38:11here
38:11Bruce Anderson
38:12chance to make
38:13it 2-0
38:14just doesn't get
38:15the contact
38:16right
38:16misses the
38:16opportunity
38:17and from this
38:17moment on
38:18Dundee United
38:18go up the
38:19pitch
38:20brilliant play
38:21from Waters
38:21takes two
38:22Kilmarnock defenders
38:23out the game
38:24he liked to play
38:24well today
38:24excellent
38:25just back from
38:26injury as well
38:26so he's tired
38:27but as it
38:28goes here
38:28Kilmarnock can't
38:29concede the
38:30goal here
38:30they've got
38:30five bodies
38:31back
38:32but they go
38:32ball watching
38:33and then there's
38:34great layoff
38:36great awareness
38:37and Sybil's there
38:38to put the
38:39finish and
38:40touches on it
38:40so
38:40Braulian Golden
38:41if I'm honest
38:42that's probably
38:43what the game
38:43should have been
38:44a draw
38:44both teams
38:45had their
38:46chances
38:46at times
38:47but it was
38:48a fair result
38:49not what they
38:49wanted
38:50Jim Goodwin
38:50made five
38:51changes
38:51he's just
38:52looking for a
38:53team that will
38:53find a wee bit
38:54of consistency
38:55the thing that's
38:55been lacking
38:56for him
38:57the whole season
38:57isn't it
38:58consistency
38:59he's made
39:01some signings
39:02some have
39:02started fast
39:03then went off
39:04the boil a bit
39:04for these guys
39:06it's about
39:06consistently hitting
39:07their performances
39:08because the margins
39:10are so fine
39:11in the games
39:11that the small
39:13differences
39:14the quality
39:15in the final third
39:15is the difference
39:16to getting you
39:16three points
39:16to one or zero
39:17and from Kelly's
39:18point of view
39:18I suppose it was
39:19about stopping
39:20that losing streak
39:21they were on
39:22I loved the
39:22three points
39:23but just stopping
39:24the rot
39:24was massively
39:25important
39:26it's step one
39:26step one to the
39:27progression to try
39:28and start winning
39:29some games
39:30it's vitally
39:30important
39:31okay let's have
39:33a wee look at the
39:33table tonight
39:34only three games
39:36today and
39:37Motherwell are now
39:38in third on 22
39:39points
39:40Stundee United
39:41sit in seventh
39:42their neighbours
39:42Dundee's win
39:43has them in ninth
39:44Kelly tenth
39:45and St Mirren
39:4611th
39:47here is what's
39:48coming up
39:48across the BBC
39:49for you to enjoy
39:50over the next
39:51few days or so
39:52Sport Sounds
39:52on tomorrow
39:53with tomorrow's
39:54three games
39:54from 11.30
39:55highlights of those
39:57games with Jonathan
39:58tomorrow night
39:58including the
39:59Scottish Cup
40:00fourth round draw
40:01there's midweek
40:02fixtures this
40:03coming week
40:03they'll be on the
40:04telly on Wednesday
40:05at 10.40
40:06and BBC
40:06one
40:07Scottish women
40:08in action
40:08against China
40:09that's on Tuesday
40:10at 5.50
40:11on BBC
40:12Alapa
40:12and as
40:14as
40:14never mind
40:16I've lost it
40:17as is the
40:18radio for the
40:18next games
40:19so Stephen
40:20you of course
40:22were involved
40:22in the
40:23Scotland game
40:24that was just
40:25phenomenal
40:26you enjoyed
40:27being a big
40:28part of it
40:28as these
40:29celebrations
40:30I'm pretty
40:30sure
40:30amazing
40:32amazing
40:33I think
40:33we grew up
40:35hearing about
40:35the World Cup
40:36France 98
40:37and that's the
40:37memories
40:38the memories
40:39from last week
40:40were incredible
40:41like the scenes
40:43at the third
40:44and fourth
40:44go I can't
40:45even remember
40:45doing
40:45just bedlam
40:47you're everywhere
40:47but so good
40:49I just took off
40:50on the pitch
40:51and it's just
40:53amazing
40:53amazing to know
40:54we've got there
40:55but now what can
40:56we do when we
40:56are there
40:57it's been so long
40:58the memories
40:59for everybody
41:00and the generations
41:01of kids now
41:02that are seeing it
41:03hopefully it's
41:04I mean the quality
41:05of goals in the game
41:06it was just
41:06phenomenal wasn't it
41:07not just one or two
41:08there was three
41:08what was your fave
41:09I think
41:11McTominay's
41:11that's a skill
41:13in itself
41:14so early on
41:14in the game
41:15amazing
41:15amazing night
41:16love was forever
41:17when you went
41:17back into the changing room
41:18what were the scenes
41:19like back in there
41:20that's the one thing
41:20we didn't get to see
41:21pure love
41:22carnage
41:22pure love
41:23everybody's cuddling
41:24everybody's just
41:24thinking everybody's
41:25best mate
41:26so it was amazing
41:27brilliant
41:28and you're off
41:29to the draw
41:29so everybody's
41:30been waiting now
41:30after that
41:31for the draw
41:32to see
41:32who's going to be
41:33in our group
41:34and which part of
41:35North America
41:36we'll be playing in
41:37perks of the job
41:38but is it not a wee trip
41:39to Washington
41:39there's a lot of work
41:41to be done
41:41so no there is
41:44we need to make sure
41:45that everything's right
41:46and you've got six months
41:47to do it
41:47explain to me what work
41:48you're going to be doing
41:48when you're over there
41:49you need to work out
41:50your base camps
41:51and travel
41:52and where you're going to stay
41:53because it's vitally
41:55important now for players
41:56they've got a settled
41:58environment
41:58you could be playing
42:00at altitude
42:00depending where you are
42:01so there's a lot of
42:02work from now
42:03to the summer
42:04but we'll enjoy it
42:05while we are
42:05and your role
42:06between now
42:07and the summer
42:08are you going to be
42:09going out
42:09watching the players
42:10that are involved
42:11in the squad
42:11on a weekly basis
42:13maybe even down
42:13the English players
42:14maybe get a wee
42:16chance to have there
42:16you're absolutely
42:17milking this
42:18you're constantly doing that
42:21but for every player
42:22that's been in contention
42:24the job now
42:24is to get yourself
42:25in that squad
42:26there's obviously
42:27only a certain amount
42:28of places for everybody
42:29and you've got to make sure
42:31that you're on form
42:32and you bring value
42:33to the squad
42:33because it's
42:34it's a brilliant
42:36tournament to get there
42:37but as I said earlier
42:38we need to go
42:39with the expectation
42:40of we can go through
42:41a group
42:41well this is the thing
42:42it's never been done
42:43before
42:43no team
42:44Scottish team
42:45has ever been through
42:46in the group
42:48into the next
42:49knockout stage
42:50it'd be a phenomenal
42:51achievement
42:51if we're able to do that
42:52that's got to be the aim
42:54when we've got these
42:54quality of players
42:55that's what we've got
42:56to aim to do
42:57when we get there
42:57we'll see what the draw is
42:58we know it'll be tough
42:59but I've got a real belief
43:01in the squad
43:01great quality
43:02young enthusiastic pros
43:04so looking forward to it
43:05I bet you're looking forward to it
43:06especially that trip to Washington
43:07okay that is all
43:09we've got time for tonight
43:10thank you to Stephen
43:11for joining me
43:12three games tomorrow
43:12join Jonathan tomorrow night
43:14for those
43:14we'll see you later
43:15enjoy the rest of your weekend
43:17bye
43:29we'll see you later