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00:00I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
00:30It's a really good move towards the byline and creates the opening goal of the game.
00:44Done to United, done to ten men.
00:49It's Alexandros Kisiridis from the penalty spot, he's taken that brilliantly.
00:55Red card for Pan Kamara for his reaction.
01:00It's Cavoli on the turn, and Horts have got their third goal as they again show off serious title credentials.
01:15Hearts laying down the gauntlet, how would Rangers and Celtic respond?
01:20Good evening and welcome to Sports Scene.
01:22Jackie McNamara and James McFadden with us for the final verdict on the Premiership weekend.
01:27The greatest title race we've seen in decades.
01:30We kick off tonight with Rangers away to Hibs.
01:33Danny Rule's side aiming to close the gap on Hearts to four points.
01:37Commentary comes from Liam McLeod.
01:40Well, Hearts victory at Tannadice last night has put their two Glasgow rivals under some amount of pressure this afternoon.
01:46With Rangers seven behind before kickoff.
01:49The more Hearts win, the less wriggle room there is.
01:52And Danny Rule's going to be faced with must-wins every week.
01:55Life after Kieran Bowie begins for Hibs, but David Graves resisted the temptation to start new signings.
02:01Andrews, Elding and Scarlett, who are all on the bench, as a first league start in over a year for Captain Newell.
02:09Danny Rule makes five alterations from the side that started their relatively meaningless Europa League game in Porto.
02:15With Tavernier and Diamonde amongst those to drop out.
02:18New boy Scov Olsen and Chukwani come back into the side.
02:21So, Telewas guard over the corner.
02:30Rangers have been pretty good from set plays this season.
02:33As that bounces over the crossbar.
02:38Rangers clean corner.
02:40And it's come off Suter last, according to the referee.
02:43well they are going great guns domestically
02:48are Rangers just now
02:50but hips have a problem again
02:51Miguel Chiwa is down
02:53this is the second time
02:54he has
02:56had the medics on
02:59and as you
03:02saw there he's going to have to be
03:03replaced
03:04and there's going to be a debut
03:07but Andrews is on loan from Coventry
03:09spent some time on loan at Motherwell last season
03:11a head problem
03:14maybe just above the eye there for Chiwa
03:17Chris Killen was the hips hero
03:21the last time they got the better of Rangers
03:22at Easter Road in a top flight meeting
03:25won that one 2-1
03:302006
03:32does that consenting you all
03:34and he'll be annoyed he's not got it on target
03:36the end of December
03:402024 the last time
03:43Neil started a league game
03:45had he found the target and scored
03:46probably would have been ruled out for offside
03:49Scov Olsen
03:53he's got it across
03:57it's Meghoma and it's away by Bushiri
04:00Johan putting the pressure on
04:04and he's managed to spring away from Suter
04:07boils up in support
04:10it's Johan
04:12and it's a relatively comfortable save for Butland
04:17first wheel shot and target in the match
04:20back in by Obita
04:21too high for Meghoma
04:24and the Johan very keen to impress today
04:27and being given the nod
04:28after Bowie's moved to Serie A
04:31basement dwellers Hellas Verona
04:33Shamiti's got it back to Kusama
04:40and Shikwani's in trouble
04:44here's Boyle
04:46but Boyle went down play on though
04:50he's come to Johan
04:53and a magnificent save from Butland
04:57Eli Johan
05:02he's in a couple of goes now
05:03the last minute or so
05:05last card for Raskan
05:11O'Neill
05:14but he got the ball
05:15the hour when he's been
05:16yellow carded as well
05:19is penalised
05:20Sterling with it
05:27Bashiri half away
05:30here's Kusama
05:33it's not the worst ball either
05:35back across by Scov Olsen
05:37and Hibbs bundle it away
05:40better from Rangers this time
05:43getting towards half time
05:47Newell
05:54watch a great ball
05:56it's going through Fernandes
05:58it's Martin Boyle
05:59and he doesn't take the chance
06:03how important is this going to prove to be
06:10Martin Boyle
06:11how often have we seen him
06:12fight in the net
06:13from that exact position
06:14Newell's touchback for Andrews
06:20here's Newell
06:21Jordan Obita
06:25it's a good ball
06:27and Newell
06:28heads wide as
06:33John Newell did earlier
06:34and some amount of chances
06:40Hibbs spurned in that first half
06:41good free kick
06:44forthcoming
06:45for the hosts there
06:46here's
06:47Scov Olsen
06:48and Testabita
06:51they're going to get the corner
06:54Raskan's appealing
06:57the edge of the box
06:58now
06:59Peter's O'Mathie McDermott
07:01had allowed their advantage
07:03there for Rangers
07:04they were in an attacking position
07:05and we have a melee
07:08seeing a lot of this
07:12these days
07:13including at Tanadice last night
07:16there was Raskan
07:20and he's been booked
07:21and
07:22Jack Hiredale's got one as well
07:24for his part in it
07:29normally a pretty fiery fixture
07:36this one's normally a fixture
07:37with goals as well though
07:39none yet
07:41here's Boyle
07:42options right and left
07:44uses Johan
07:46Suter trying to get back
07:48eventually they've done enough
07:51it was between Suter and Sterling there
07:54Boyle chases
08:02could be the Hibs
08:04on Whitting Lake
08:05could do their neighbours
08:06a favour this afternoon
08:07Megwa
08:09and it's
08:12Heather from Johan
08:14which has never
08:14threatened Butlin's goal
08:17good performance from Hibs
08:20night and day from the last couple
08:21Moor
08:27and it's dropped for Boyle
08:30Rangers get it back
08:34it's Fernandes
08:35it's a corner
08:37centre back
08:40found himself in a shooting position
08:41here
08:42NASCAR then
08:50and it goes to safety
08:56for Hibs
08:57Rangers as I said
09:00earlier have been excellent
09:01from the set play
09:02slight appeal for a handball
09:04not given
09:05David Green
09:10he's put on
09:10the other two new signings
09:13Dean Scarlett
09:14arrived from Spurs
09:15yesterday
09:16here's Moor
09:17he gets the break of the ball
09:19finds the net
09:20but the flag's up
09:21well Hibs have dodged a bullet here
09:28and Mikey Muert
09:31so tight
09:32and the VAR review
09:35underway
09:36will Hibs survive this
09:40I mean the better side
09:41Rangers hoping
09:43that this is going to stand
09:46but it is offside
09:50just
09:51by Rami
09:56two or three waiting in the middle
10:02here's Moor
10:02didn't quite get the clean sight of goal
10:06here come Hibs on a counter
10:09with Scarlett
10:09he's gone down
10:16and then the snapshot
10:17from Elding
10:18an excellent season
10:22in the League of Ireland
10:23with Sligo Rovers
10:24last year
10:25did Elding
10:26by Rami with it
10:33Rangers running out of time
10:35here
10:35last gun attack
10:37that's come off
10:38last goal kick
10:39Hibs have defended well
10:42in the game
10:43two chastening defeats
10:45either side of the
10:46Kincardian bridge
10:47in their last two matches
10:48there is a VAR check
10:49going on here
10:50tussle on the edge
10:51of the penalty area
10:52involving Bushiri
10:53and Fernandes
10:54and it's come to nothing
10:56Moor
11:02it's for Bairami
11:05he's asking a lot of him
11:07the Albanian
11:09has worked it back
11:10to Max Ahrens
11:11not a great ball
11:13Raskan
11:15Ahrens
11:17and it breaks
11:19in the box
11:20and Bushiri
11:20with a wonderful block challenge
11:22and how's your luck
11:24it's popped out
11:24to Scarlett
11:25he's looking to sucker
11:30the title challenger
11:32is here
11:32Scarlett held up
11:35by Fernandes
11:36Barlasa
11:39he's been excellent
11:39today
11:40he's trying to find
11:43the late winner
11:44here
11:44in Malovnikov
11:45couldn't find
11:48a teammate
11:48or the goal
11:49another one of the
11:52he's subs
11:52they've done well
11:53since coming on
11:54and it comes
12:00Mijovski
12:01he's never threatening
12:04Salinger
12:05and that is
12:06it
12:07dropped points
12:08for Rangers
12:10when they can
12:11deliver to do so
12:12and Hibs have done
12:13their neighbours
12:14a big favour
12:14tough game
12:16today
12:17tough game
12:18both teams tried
12:19invest a lot
12:20at the end
12:21we are disappointed
12:22that we couldn't win
12:24but honestly
12:25I take today
12:26the draw
12:27I thought we had
12:27the best chances
12:28I don't know
12:30the exact stats
12:31but in terms of shots
12:32and clear cut chances
12:32I felt like
12:33Butler was having to
12:33make a few saves
12:34probably a bit
12:35we could be
12:36a bit more clinical
12:37that was much more
12:38like us today
12:38which is great
12:39that's exactly
12:39what you're looking for
12:40from my point of view
12:41in terms of that reaction
12:42and then
12:43instead of looking
12:43at the back-to-back defeats
12:44it then looks at
12:45what's that one
12:46defeating seven
12:47in the league
12:47I'm fully confident
12:48in the squad
12:49can go and finish
12:49the season strongly
12:50look a little bit
12:51back to the last
12:52ten weeks
12:53the gap
12:55too hard
12:58reduced from
13:0014 to 6
13:01to the other team
13:02from 9 to 0
13:04that means
13:05we made a good job
13:06so far
13:07and now it's about
13:08continue
13:08take the points
13:10work hard
13:11be by your own
13:13and then we would
13:14see it end
13:14in this crazy
13:16rollercoaster
13:17premiership season
13:18I thought we'd
13:19stop doing
13:200-0s
13:20but there we go
13:21tough
13:22compelling
13:23watch at Easter
13:23Road
13:24this afternoon
13:25and the points
13:26shared
13:26between
13:27Hibernian
13:28and Rangers
13:28Jackie McNamara
13:30David Gray
13:31thinking
13:31Hibs deserved
13:32all three points
13:33would you go
13:34along with him?
13:35Yeah I would
13:35over the balance of play
13:36I think
13:37Hibs created
13:38enough chance
13:38to win the game
13:39a few important
13:41saves from
13:42Butland
13:42keep Rangers
13:43in the game
13:45at half time
13:45I thought Rangers
13:46improved a little bit
13:47in the second half
13:48when Moore
13:49came on
13:49but over the balance
13:51of the play
13:51I think Hibs
13:52deserved to win
13:53the game
13:54but didn't take
13:55their chances
13:55James
13:56Rangers have been
13:57on a fantastic
13:58run of form
13:59in the Premiership
14:00of late
14:00obviously dropping
14:01points today
14:02how significant
14:03does today feel
14:04for you in terms
14:05of the overall
14:06title race?
14:06Well I mean
14:07the pressure's on
14:08because of Harts
14:09and the result
14:10last night
14:10and that's
14:11always something
14:12you have to deal with
14:12I think Danny Rowe
14:14after the game
14:14saying they would
14:15take a draw
14:16tells you how
14:17the game went
14:18as Jackie says
14:19I think Hibs had
14:19the better chances
14:20they'll feel
14:21disappointed
14:22they haven't been
14:23able to win the game
14:23and time will tell
14:25whether this is
14:26a good point
14:27or drop points
14:27because there's
14:28still a lot of
14:29time to go
14:29they have come
14:30a long way
14:30they have made up
14:31a lot of ground
14:31and put themselves
14:32in a position
14:33that when Danny Rowe
14:34took over
14:34looked very unlikely
14:35to say that
14:36they're challenging
14:37for the title
14:37so I think
14:39over the coming weeks
14:40we'll see how
14:41much it has an impact
14:42but it's a game
14:43certainly Rangers
14:44would have been
14:45going there
14:45looking to win
14:47to try and
14:48maintain that
14:49pressure on Harts
14:50but fair play to Hibs
14:51I thought it was
14:51a really strong
14:52performance
14:52and they're unlucky
14:54they never managed
14:55to win the game
14:55it felt like
14:56an important
14:57result for Habernie
14:58and obviously
14:58they were dismantled
14:59by Falkirk
15:00last weekend
15:01Jackie
15:01in terms of
15:02going forward
15:03plenty of opportunities
15:03what was the
15:04missing ingredient
15:05for you
15:05in terms of
15:06these examples
15:06well obviously
15:08they just sold
15:08their striker
15:09for a lot of money
15:10yeah that's a good point
15:11which doesn't help
15:12but Yohan
15:14had a few chances
15:15this was obviously
15:16the first one
15:17Yohan
15:17I think
15:18John's starting position
15:20there just gives
15:20him the advantage
15:21here
15:21you know
15:22the bounce of the ball
15:23it took him a little bit
15:24to get under control
15:25here although
15:26it was a comfortable
15:27enough save
15:28for the goalkeeper
15:29you know
15:29it was a hard angle
15:30to score from them
15:31but I think
15:31he had a few other
15:33chances that Bowie
15:34you would think
15:34would thrive on
15:36you know
15:37with his headers
15:37and on his left side
15:39and I think
15:42that's what was
15:43kind of lacking
15:43there I think
15:44if Bowie was there
15:45possibly
15:46I think he would have
15:47scored one or two
15:48of them
15:48yeah I think that
15:49when you look at Hibs
15:50how they started
15:51the game
15:51they were a bit
15:51passive
15:53and how they started
15:54and you know
15:54allowed Rangers
15:55to start better
15:56than them
15:56and certainly Rangers
15:57started better
15:58but once they get
15:59a bit of confidence
15:59that they can go
16:00and cause problems
16:01you can see the bodies
16:02are getting forward
16:02Yohan had so many
16:04chances
16:05I mean
16:05the first one
16:06it's a chance
16:07that he's almost
16:08making on his own
16:09and that's
16:10sometimes why
16:10he's on the team
16:11to use his speed
16:12but those chances
16:13in the middle of the goal
16:14you have to be
16:14at the very minimum
16:15making the goalkeeper work
16:16but you know
16:17the positive for Hibs
16:18is that they're
16:18creating the chances
16:19Kieran Bowie
16:20is now missing
16:22of course for Hibs
16:22in terms of Rangers
16:23they do struggle
16:25to create
16:26in that final third
16:27James
16:27you'd have to say
16:28I mean
16:28they've gotten
16:29a lot of their goals
16:30recently through set pieces
16:31yeah they have
16:32and look
16:33I think that
16:34it's becoming
16:35a big part of the game
16:36again
16:36set pieces
16:37and I don't think
16:38there's anything wrong
16:39with that at all
16:40I actually don't like
16:41when people
16:41you know
16:42criticise teams
16:42that use it
16:44to their advantage
16:45you know
16:45when you've got good
16:46delivering
16:46you've got good people
16:47to go and attack the ball
16:47then of course
16:48you use it
16:49but today
16:50whether it was
16:51you know
16:52a hangover
16:53from Thursday night
16:55or not
16:56but
16:56they just couldn't
16:57find that extra pass
16:59they do have
16:59you know
17:00numbers in the box
17:01on different occasions
17:02and look
17:02I think as well
17:03you have to credit
17:04Hibs because
17:05they're closing those gaps
17:06and if they manage
17:08to get the bit of space
17:09initially
17:09they make sure
17:10they're across
17:11and covering
17:11and Rangers just couldn't
17:13you know
17:13find a way through
17:14that chance there
17:15is a chance
17:16that's been going
17:16in the back of the net
17:17over the last few weeks
17:18for Rangers
17:18and that's not a criticism
17:19of Fernandes
17:20because he has been
17:21excellent at going
17:21attacking them
17:22and then Mikey Moore
17:23comes on
17:24brilliant little run
17:25great pass
17:26from Suter
17:27he just times it
17:29slightly wrong
17:30it's so close
17:31it is close
17:32but it's offside
17:32for me
17:33and whether it's close
17:34or not
17:34is irrelevant
17:36because
17:36you know
17:37we've got the lines
17:38for a reason
17:39the lines go on
17:39and he's offside
17:40but what I will say
17:41is
17:41it's a great run
17:42a great pass
17:43he does really well
17:44because he's desperate
17:45to take his touch
17:46on his right foot
17:47and try and get across
17:48the front of the defender
17:49but realises
17:51that he needs to then
17:52use his strength
17:52which he does
17:53readjust
17:53brings it on his left
17:54it's a lovely finish
17:55but it's offside
17:56in terms of
17:57the final third
17:58for Rangers
17:58Jackie
17:59there's been a lot
18:00of criticism
18:00of Yusuf Chermity
18:01and Boja Mijovski
18:03for not getting enough goals
18:04but it's all down to them
18:05is it to do with the service
18:06how do you see it?
18:07Yeah I think the service
18:08is a big factor
18:10I think Rangers
18:11they miss a number 10
18:13there's somebody
18:14that has that
18:14creative side
18:15you know
18:16they brought in
18:16Asgard and Moor
18:17and ones there
18:18you think are going
18:19to unlock the defence
18:20but there's somebody
18:21just to play in between
18:22the lines
18:22that can just make
18:23that killer pass
18:24you know
18:25it's different if the strikers
18:26are getting
18:26three or four
18:28you know
18:28like Johan today
18:29for Hibs
18:29if that's on the Rangers
18:31side
18:31with Chermity
18:32you know
18:32he would get a bit of stick
18:33from that
18:33for not taking his opportunities
18:35but
18:35they're not creating
18:37a lot for them
18:38you know
18:38in the other games
18:39Miofsky scored a few goals
18:41but he's had opportunities
18:43it was end to end
18:45yeah
18:45at the end
18:46Fadi
18:46were you expecting a goal
18:48look at the final few chances
18:50it was
18:50it was an exciting
18:52nil nil drop
18:53it looked like it was
18:53it was set up for
18:55you know
18:55one of the sides
18:56to nick it
18:57and it was frantic
18:58and as much as it was nil nil
19:00it was an enjoyable nil nil
19:01because
19:01it was two teams
19:02that were going to
19:03obviously try and win the game
19:04and I know that sounds
19:05really simple
19:05but sometimes it's a case
19:07of a team defending
19:08and trying to see it out
19:09but both teams
19:10really going for that
19:11win on the end
19:11which stretched the game out
19:13you know
19:13at one minute
19:14Rangers are on the attack
19:15they've got bodies in the box
19:16they're putting Hibs under pressure
19:17Hibs managed to clear it
19:19they go up the other end
19:20of the pitch
19:20and Rangers are having to recover
19:21and it became really end to end
19:23towards the end of the game
19:24so
19:24yeah
19:25it did look like
19:26there was going to be
19:27a breakthrough
19:27but
19:28you know
19:28a mixture of
19:29maybe
19:30slow
19:31slow play
19:32when you get to
19:32in and around the box
19:33poor decision making
19:34good defending
19:35missing their starman
19:37Bowie now in Italy
19:38with Hellas Verona
19:38Jackie
19:39three new recruits
19:40Owen Elding
19:41Kai Andrews
19:42and Dane Scarlett
19:43quick assessment
19:43of how they look to you
19:45yeah I think it's hard
19:46it's hard for them
19:47coming on
19:47I thought Andrews
19:49was excellent
19:49he came on
19:50he came on really early
19:50and to get up to speed
19:52of the game
19:52I thought he came into it
19:53very well
19:54the other two
19:55Scarlett
19:55and coming into it
19:57yeah
19:57trying to get up to the speed
19:59it was difficult for him
20:01but
20:01you know
20:02it'll take him time
20:03to adjust
20:03getting into the team
20:04understanding his teammates
20:05and I'm sure he'll be a good sign
20:07for Hibbs
20:07because of
20:08you know
20:08they've recruited well
20:090-0 at Easter Road
20:12Celtic
20:12third in the league
20:13as the day dawned
20:15where would they be
20:16after taking on a Falkirk side
20:17they'd scraped past
20:19a couple of weeks ago
20:20can he get the better
20:27he's in with a massive chance
20:30and he's thwarted
20:31it's another massive opportunity
20:36for Falkirk to go in front
20:38and he's in with a massive chance
20:42and Celtic have the big breakthrough
20:44Ethan Williams
20:46what a save by Schmichael
20:47the Martin O'Neill magic lives on
20:50after Hart set the pace last night
20:55with their win over Dundee United
20:56Celtic know they need all three points
20:58that's become Martin O'Neill's mantra of late
21:01no room for error
21:02there's three changes from the side
21:04that beat Utrecht on Thursday night
21:06Dean Murray comes in
21:07for the suspended Austin trustee
21:08Julian Araujo comes in at right back
21:10and Thomas Trevatra is back in up top
21:12Falkirk make just one change
21:15from the side that beat Hibbs
21:164-1
21:16Finn Yates who signed a new contract
21:18through the week
21:19is dropped to the bench
21:20he's replaced by Louis Marsh
21:21it's been a bright start from Falkirk
21:27they're showing no fear
21:28in the opening stages
21:30here's Calvin Miller
21:34McCann with the ball in
21:37picks out Barney Stewart
21:39that's a brilliant save from Kasper Schmichael
21:41he's come in for some criticism of late
21:45the Danish goalkeeper
21:47but he bails Celtic out there
21:49Barney Stewart almost scoring for Falkirk
21:53what a story that could have been
21:54for the former university student
21:57and he opened the scoring at Celtic Park
22:00Dane Murray
22:05striding forward
22:10Celtic have broken the lines well here
22:12Arnie Engels is in
22:13he tries to pick out the man at the back post
22:16but it's a poor ball in from Engels
22:18and Celtic pass up the opportunity
22:20Martin O'Neill watching on
22:25he's still got a fantastic record in both spells this season
22:29he wants to do a bit more business before the end of the window
22:34so Rauho's cross comes out to Tierney on the right foot
22:38well we've seen him bend one in with his left
22:42just a couple of months ago at Hampden Park
22:44that one was on his weaker right foot
22:47and he didn't catch it quite as nicely
22:50Celtic playing it around Falkirk's press and again they go down the right hand side and Yang's into the box here
23:10brilliant save Scott Bain
23:12Yang looked just a little hesitant there
23:16when the opportunity presented itself
23:18he might have been offside anyway
23:20Scott Bain wasn't to know that
23:23against his former club he makes the save
23:25Falkirk looking for their first
23:31win here
23:32since 1994
23:341994 under Jim Jeffries
23:36but they'll have to do some defending
23:38Kieran Tierney crosses early
23:40Thomas Jadra with the header
23:42and Celtic have the breakthrough
23:44and it's the big check striker
23:48on his home debut
23:49he was impressive against Hart
23:52setting up that goal for Yang
23:54and now he's got one of his own
23:56a perfectly judged header
23:58in off the post
24:00Scott Bain
24:01diving despairingly
24:04in the Falkirk goal
24:05no chance he was keeping that out
24:08Jadra gives Celtic the lead
24:10Adams wins the corner
24:18out against Liam Scales
24:20Celtic haven't conceded many
24:24under Martin O'Neill
24:25Falkirk
24:26putting that to the test here
24:28Miller to the back post
24:31Henderson nods down
24:33it comes back in
24:34it's bouncing around
24:34and Schmeichel gathers
24:35at the second attempt
24:37another opportunity for Falkirk
24:41that is passed up
24:42Dane Murray's taken a sore one
24:46as Kasper Schmeichel
24:48boots the ball away
24:49I think it's Louis Marsh with the header
24:53and I think it's Kyrell Wilson
24:54who blocks that from going in
24:56denying his own teammate
24:58long throw into the box
25:03Scott Bain doesn't come for it
25:06Falkirk is not the best clearance
25:08but now they have the chance
25:10to get up the pitch
25:11it's Calvin Miller
25:14that's a good ball
25:15he's up against Murray
25:17takes it on to the left
25:19drives and it's
25:20just fizzing
25:22past Kasper Schmeichel's post
25:24he's playing with a point to prove today
25:27Calvin Miller
25:28he was a highly rated youngster
25:30here at Celtic
25:31many years ago
25:33and he almost got on the score sheet
25:36Leon McCann
25:44he's having a fine season for Falkirk
25:47as Louis Marsh and Calvin Miller
25:51both take sore ones there
25:52and Falkirk will have another opportunity
25:54to swing one in
25:56I think the foul there from Araujo
26:02first of all
26:03David Dickinson blows the whistle
26:05Spencer with the ball in
26:09the header from Connor Allen
26:10it's straight at Kasper Schmeichel
26:13but just another little warning for Celtic
26:16they may be behind Falkirk
26:18but they're not quite done
26:19well they've picked up nine points
26:25from a losing position at half time
26:27so far this season Falkirk
26:29there's great tenacity
26:31and they're going forward again
26:32it's Louis Marsh who whips that one
26:36but it only finds the side netting
26:3821 years old
26:40on loan from Sheffield United
26:42came close
26:44after a nice bit of build up
26:47James Forrest
26:58James Forrest
26:58on as a second half sub
27:00slips into Araujo
27:01plays it across the face of goal
27:03and Dyson Maida was almost there
27:05decent chance for Celtic to try and
27:09find that two goal cushion
27:11and it's a cushion
27:14they need Falkirk are testing them
27:17but Dyson Maida
27:19inches away there
27:20from getting on to the end of Julian Araujo's cross
27:23Miller trying to press
27:29but Liam Scales plays it away
27:31Negrin, Tierney and McGregor combining
27:39this is better from Celtic
27:41and better from the Celtic captain
27:42it comes back to Negrin
27:44and it's in the back of the net
27:45Scott Bain flaps
27:48and Benjamin Negrin scores again
27:50a goal in his fourth consecutive league game
27:56as the Sweden manager Graham Potter watches on
28:01Benjamin Negrin continues to impress
28:04a 12th goal in the league now
28:07and this is an important one
28:10it might just wrap up all three points
28:12Scales clips it over the top for Tierney
28:22lovely touch
28:23crosses deep
28:25Forrest keeps it in though
28:26and it almost sits up
28:28and Scott Bain has to make the save
28:30he denies Negrin this time
28:32Celtic did well to keep that alive
28:35Negrin flashing at goal
28:37and Scott Bain with a good reflex save
28:41can Celtic find a third
28:46to add some flourish to the scoreline
28:48here's Tunecti
28:49chips it up all the way to Araujo
28:53plenty of men in the middle
28:55it hits Maida
28:56and Tunecti puts it in
28:58but the offside flag is quickly up
29:01and I wonder
29:04has Dyson Maida
29:05prevented Celtic from getting a third here
29:07Julian Araujo
29:10with the shot or maybe a cross
29:14either way
29:15I think it was goal bound
29:16and Maida turned it away
29:18Falkirk
29:28can they set up a tense finale
29:30with a goal here
29:31Ethan Ross just lays it back to McCann
29:37the cross comes in
29:38Brian Graham with the touch
29:39Schmeichel with the save
29:41Aidan Nesbitt trying to keep it alive
29:43but the flag goes up
29:45I think Brian Graham moved a little too early there
29:48good save from Schmeichel again
29:52scales a marauding run forwards
30:00but David Dickinson blows the full-time whistle
30:05it's another win for Martin O'Neill
30:078-9 in the league during his two spells this season
30:11now
30:11it may not have been as dominant as they wanted
30:14but it's another clean sheet
30:16and they leapfrog Rangers on goals scored as well
30:19a good afternoon's work
30:20it finishes in Glasgow
30:21Celtic 2
30:22Falkirk 0
30:23I thought that
30:26I thought it was a great win for us
30:27really great win
30:28particularly after Thursday night
30:30the effort that the players put into winning that game
30:34was very very big
30:35as the effort that they put in
30:37certainly in my time here
30:38has been really tremendous
30:39and for us it was a big big win
30:41Falkirk are flying at this moment
30:43doing really well
30:44they're a dangerous side
30:46they've got a lot of good players
30:47the manager's done a magnificent job
30:49and so I was delighted to win
30:51I thought our performance was good
30:53really pleased with our performance
30:55on another day
30:56we may be walking out here with a point
30:58maybe even more if we take the lead
30:59Barnish are a great header
31:01Kassler-Smichael's made a great save
31:04if we go in front
31:05things could have been different
31:06I thought we started the game exceptionally well
31:08opening 10 minutes or so
31:12after that
31:12Celtic got a bit of a grip of the game
31:14I thought we kept going
31:15we kept going
31:15we kept rallying
31:16and I thought we finished the game
31:18trying to get back into it
31:20trying to get a goal
31:21which I'm really pleased about
31:23there's positives to take
31:25absolutely
31:25it's not easy coming here
31:27and we've put up a really really good show
31:28but we know it's about getting the points
31:31but you're right
31:32we're getting better every time
31:33I'm truly looking forward to Tuesday
31:35when you don't have to talk about transfers anymore
31:37but I'm sure fans will be keen to hear
31:39how close you are potentially
31:40to getting a couple over the line
31:41yeah we are
31:43we've some medicals here at this minute
31:45and hopefully everything's fingers crossed
31:47that the players come through
31:48and that we've got a couple
31:50and we're maybe hoping to add
31:51even at this very very late hour
31:53are you able to elaborate
31:55is it in VUCA and Junior Adama
31:57we would be pretty well close
31:59Celtic back into second place
32:05in the Premiership
32:06with Celtic and Rangers
32:08six points behind Hearts Celtic
32:10and Rangers both with the same goal difference
32:13Celtic are in second place
32:15courtesy of goals scored
32:17James McFadden
32:18we are endlessly critiquing
32:20because that's our job frankly
32:21how Martin O'Neill's getting on
32:23with this Celtic side
32:25game by game
32:26how much of a step forward
32:28was it today for you?
32:31I think it's a continuation
32:32since Martin took over again
32:34I think he showed in his first spell
32:35in interim
32:36his setting spell
32:38his first spell this season
32:39that he can get the team winning
32:41he can get the team playing at levels
32:42that they haven't shown previously
32:44and he had a bigger job
32:46to do the setting time around
32:47to pick up the pieces
32:48from Wilfred Nancy's reign
32:50so I think that
32:52it's no surprise that he's come in
32:54and they're winning games
32:55they mentioned Falkirk
32:56have been flying high
32:57and playing really well
32:59getting good results
33:00and I know that it's a home game
33:01and Celtic should always be favourites
33:03when they play at home
33:04but you're coming off the high
33:06of a European result performance
33:08that secures
33:08advancing at the next stage
33:11of the knockout stages
33:12of European football
33:13and Falkirk would have fancied
33:14they could go and
33:15really get something from the game
33:16I think they showed that
33:17in their performances
33:18I think that
33:18John McGlynn spoke about
33:20being disappointed
33:20they haven't been able
33:21to get anything out of the game
33:22but the key thing is
33:23when you go there
33:24you have to take your chances
33:25Falkirk couldn't take their chances
33:27Celtic get the job done
33:29and it keeps that momentum
33:31going for them
33:31Thomas Giovanchera
33:33would make his home debut
33:34Jackie
33:34and he would mark it
33:36with a goal
33:36what was your overall assessment
33:38of him all round?
33:40Yeah I think he's looked ok
33:40since he's came in
33:42I think
33:42you know
33:44I think this was actually
33:46a hard one to take
33:46when the ball comes in there
33:48there's a good movement
33:48from Eder
33:49just leaves the space
33:50good ball in for Tierney
33:51but it's actually
33:52sort of behind them
33:53to get the power
33:54and generate the power
33:55and the accuracy
33:56and that's a fantastic header
33:58and you know
34:00that's why they've been
34:01brought in to do that
34:01to take their chances
34:03Celtic have
34:04for me
34:05they've struggled
34:05to get the end of crosses
34:07going into their box
34:08opposition books
34:09you know
34:10somebody to attack it
34:11and can win it
34:11and take it there
34:13like that
34:13he's just done there
34:14I think that's a fantastic header
34:15and he'll be pleased
34:16to get a goal
34:17especially at home
34:19James
34:19I mean if Celtic
34:20don't bring in
34:21another striker
34:22and we do have 24 hours
34:23to go in the transfer window
34:25does he look like
34:26he's got what it takes
34:27to power Celtic
34:28to the title
34:29well he's going to have to
34:30maybe
34:31an assist against
34:34Hartzman a goal
34:34this week
34:35then it does look like
34:36he's not played a lot
34:37of football
34:37so you would expect
34:38that he's going to get better
34:39I still think that Celtic
34:40need to bring in a striker
34:41to try and help him
34:43but he's certainly
34:44started his Celtic career well
34:46and if that's him
34:47unfit
34:47and lacking in match sharpness
34:49then it is a good sign
34:51for Celtic
34:51maybe they don't need him
34:52when they've got
34:52Benjamin Negrin
34:5412 goals in the Premiership
34:56second top scorer
34:57and scoring this
34:58in front of the Sweden manager
35:00Graham Potter
35:00Jackie
35:01he's been good in terms of
35:03goal scoring ability
35:04this season
35:04he has
35:05I think he gets into
35:06some fantastic positions
35:08he's actually had
35:09quite a number of chances
35:10although he's the top scorer
35:11for Celtic this season
35:13his return's been excellent
35:15coming in
35:16but he gets into some
35:18fantastic positions
35:19to score
35:20he could have actually
35:22a few more this season
35:24but I've been really impressed
35:25with the positions
35:26he takes up
35:27there's one in the second
35:28half as well
35:30that's a good save
35:30from Bain for point blank
35:32and his right foot
35:33I'm impressed
35:34have you been overall
35:35with his contribution
35:36this season James
35:37there's no denying
35:38he's effective
35:39he scores goals
35:40I think when you look at
35:41throughout the season
35:42up until probably
35:43Martin O'Neill coming in
35:44playing off with the right wing
35:46playing as an eight in midfield
35:47I don't think that suited him
35:48I think that you can see now
35:50a bit of freedom
35:50to get closer
35:51to a striker
35:52he can pop up
35:54on the left hand side
35:54he can get
35:55his goals from there
35:56he pops up on the right
35:57it's that freedom
35:58a movement
35:58and that is
35:59the key for it
36:00he's elusive
36:01he finds himself
36:02in positions
36:03he's scoring goals
36:04I mean for a midfielder
36:05to score goals
36:06sometimes you know
36:08well it's very difficult
36:09to do but
36:10without doubt
36:11he knows where the
36:12back of the net is
36:12he knows how to
36:13sniff out chances
36:14and he knows how to
36:15finish them
36:16Sebastian Tonek
36:17he would get the ball
36:18on the back of the net
36:18as well
36:19it would be
36:21obviously because of
36:23Tyson Mider
36:24getting a bit of a shove
36:25actually from the defender
36:26but
36:26can you unpick this
36:28for us Jackie
36:29I actually never
36:30noticed the shove
36:31at the time
36:32when you see it there
36:33but
36:33you know
36:34it gets in the way
36:35of the shot
36:36whether it was going in
36:37or not
36:38you know
36:40you see it there
36:42and it's
36:43a way that
36:44it's going into
36:44the back post
36:45yeah
36:47it's an unusual one
36:48it's an unusual one
36:50and fortunately
36:51it didn't have any effect
36:52on the outcome
36:52of the game
36:53but
36:53I must admit
36:56I didn't notice
36:56that at first viewing
36:57either
36:57because he stands
36:59he just stands there
37:00doesn't he
37:00unless they've all hit him
37:01and it's almost like
37:02I can't believe
37:03I've just been shoved
37:03into this position
37:04but if he goes down
37:05then Celtic
37:06have a claim for a penalty
37:07Falkirk
37:08were so impressive
37:09James
37:09against Celtic
37:11just a few weeks ago
37:12at the Falkirk Stadium
37:13and today
37:14I mean they had
37:15plenty of opportunities
37:15as well
37:16four shots on target
37:17in this match
37:18always potent
37:19under John McGlynn
37:20Yeah and look
37:21I think that
37:22Falkirk this season
37:23have been a revelation
37:24John McGlynn
37:24has done an outstanding job
37:26taking them from League 1
37:27back to back promotions
37:29and then
37:29you know
37:30and doing that
37:32staying true
37:33to how they play
37:33and I think that
37:35you know
37:36they've had a couple
37:37of heavy defeats
37:38at Celtic Park
37:39but they don't change
37:41they go and try
37:42and do it better
37:42great performance
37:44at home against them
37:45and coming into
37:45the game today
37:46you can see the belief
37:47they have
37:48you know
37:48they are playing
37:49the way they would
37:50normally play
37:51forcing
37:51Castle Schmeichel
37:53into having to make
37:54some decent saves
37:55as well
37:55and you look at the chances
37:57they're not breakaways
37:58they're not sitting in
37:59and frustrating
37:59and looking for that
38:00one chance
38:01it's you know
38:02they've had a few
38:02good chances
38:03where you can see
38:04exactly how Falkirk
38:05play
38:05they've taken it
38:06into a tough game
38:07today
38:08and managed to
38:09make Celtic work
38:10for their points
38:10and as much as
38:12you never come away
38:13and say
38:13you know
38:14well done
38:14that was great
38:16you can look
38:17and say
38:17good performance
38:18on another day
38:19if you take
38:20your chances
38:20at the moments
38:21in the game
38:21then it changes
38:22the momentum
38:22of the game
38:23so I think
38:23fair play to
38:24John McGlynn
38:25on his side
38:25because they've
38:26turned up believing
38:26they can get
38:27something
38:27ok they haven't
38:28but I think
38:29they've put on
38:29a really good show
38:30today
38:30defensively
38:31Jackie
38:31how sound
38:32are Celtic
38:33right now
38:33and we saw
38:34Kasper Schmeichel
38:34pulling off a few
38:35saves
38:35he's had a bit
38:36of criticism
38:36this season
38:37has it been
38:38too much
38:39in terms of
38:40the criticism
38:40or what's your
38:41assessment
38:41defensively
38:42of Celtic
38:42right now
38:43I think
38:43he's a good
38:44save
38:45the first one
38:47he has
38:47important one
38:49as well
38:49at that stage
38:50but I think
38:51Celtic have been
38:52vulnerable for
38:53set pieces
38:53there's no doubt
38:54they've missed
38:54Carla Vickers
38:55this season
38:55you know
38:56just that
38:57leadership
38:57and you look
38:59at the two goals
39:00they lost
39:00against Hearts
39:01two set pieces
39:02they could have
39:03lost one today
39:03again just a
39:04simple ball
39:05high to the back
39:06post
39:07and it's the
39:07second phase
39:08they get
39:09lucky
39:09he actually
39:10comes off
39:10the full
39:10player
39:11against his
39:12own player
39:12but again
39:14I think
39:14that's a
39:15weakness
39:15that teams
39:15are identifying
39:16themselves
39:17it just
39:17doesn't have to
39:18be a perfect
39:19ball in
39:19but just a
39:20back post
39:20area
39:20you said
39:21the simple
39:23goals
39:23they lost
39:23against Hearts
39:24that will
39:24frustrate
39:25Martin
39:25because
39:26that was
39:27one big
39:27thing
39:27that he
39:28had
39:28playing under
39:29him
39:29before
39:30was
39:30big players
39:33to do
39:33well
39:33in both
39:34boxes
39:34I was going
39:35to say
39:35you did
39:36play under
39:36Martin O'Neill
39:37during the
39:38glory years
39:3920 odd
39:39years ago
39:40how much
39:40will he be
39:41enjoying
39:41this situation
39:43right now
39:43do you feel
39:44or not
39:44no I've
39:45enjoyed it
39:45I think
39:46it's good
39:47to see him
39:47in that
39:48I think
39:49today you
39:49can see
39:50there's a
39:50relief
39:51there at
39:51the end
39:51he was
39:52complimentary
39:52to Fulgert
39:53because
39:53they came
39:54and played
39:55well
39:55they had a
39:55go
39:55and it's
39:56always
39:56difficult
39:57when you've
39:57had a
39:57massive
39:58game
39:58in the
39:59Thursday
39:59night
39:59European
40:00game
40:00with the
40:00fans
40:01everybody's
40:01up for
40:01it
40:02and to
40:03come back
40:03down
40:03when there's
40:04the
40:04expectation
40:05there on
40:07winning the
40:08game
40:08comfortably
40:08it's not
40:09always the
40:10case
40:10you get
40:10the players
40:11back up
40:11and you get
40:12the energy
40:12in the
40:13stadium
40:13and the
40:14important bit
40:14is recovering
40:15and getting
40:16the three
40:16points
40:17today
40:17which they
40:18did
40:18Celtic
40:19with all
40:19three points
40:20absolutely
40:21no shortage
40:22of football
40:22on the
40:23BBC
40:23last season
40:25we were in
40:26Naples
40:26with Scott
40:26McTominay
40:27and Billy
40:28Gilmore
40:28this season
40:29we've caught
40:29up with
40:30Lewis Ferguson
40:31in Bologna
40:31you can watch
40:32that now
40:33on BBC
40:33iPlayer
40:34the SPFL
40:35Scottish
40:36Football
40:36Roundup
40:37that's all
40:38the best
40:38bits from
40:38the
40:39Championship
40:39League
40:39One
40:40and League
40:40Two
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40:42Online
40:43and then
40:44a mouthwatering
40:45full card
40:45in the
40:46Premiership
40:46midweek
40:47Tuesday
40:48and Wednesday
40:49night
40:49highlights
40:4910.40
40:50on BBC
40:51One
40:51Scotland
40:52and next
40:53weekend
40:53it's all
40:54about
40:54the
40:54Scottish
40:55Cup
40:55we kick
40:56things off
40:56at half past
40:57seven
40:58on the BBC
40:58Scotland
40:59channel
40:59on Friday
41:00night
41:00with
41:00Airdrionians
41:01versus
41:02St.
41:03Marin
41:03well the
41:05Premiership
41:05title rakes the
41:06headline act
41:07but stories
41:07absolutely
41:08everywhere this
41:09weekend
41:10time now for the
41:10best of the
41:11Saturday action
41:12set pieces
41:16in a vulnerability
41:18of Aberdeen's
41:19all season
41:19in it comes
41:20Mitov
41:22elects to
41:23punch
41:23Thompson
41:25leaves it for
41:27Kilty
41:27and Lions
41:29and there is the
41:30opening goal
41:31and it's a
41:34captain's goal
41:35from Brad
41:36Lions
41:36and it is no
41:38more than
41:39Kilmarnock
41:39deserve
41:40after their
41:41start to
41:41this match
41:42playing with
41:44renewed
41:45intensity
41:45and vigour
41:46and Lions
41:49adds the
41:50deft touch
41:50from Kilty's
41:53dangerous ball
41:54and it is
41:55Kilmarnock
41:561 Aberdeen
41:570
41:57no wins
41:59in 8
42:00at Rugby
42:00Park
42:00for Kilmarnock
42:01lost 7
42:02of those
42:03home fans
42:05not been treated
42:07to much this
42:08season
42:08but Anderson
42:09makes it
42:102 in 2
42:11minutes
42:12oh it all
42:16looks different
42:16now for
42:17Kilmarnock
42:17and their fans
42:18they're long
42:19suffering
42:19supporters
42:20Neil McCann
42:24and Billy
42:25Dodds
42:25have their
42:26boys up
42:27for this
42:27one
42:28neat layoff
42:30from John
42:30Jules
42:31and the
42:32former
42:32Aberdeen
42:32player
42:33Bruce
42:33Anderson
42:33keeps his
42:34strike
42:35low
42:35and it
42:37is 2-0
42:38after only
42:3914 minutes
42:40Shinny
42:44goes in
42:44on Kilty
42:45oh and the
42:46Aberdeen
42:46captain could
42:46be in trouble
42:47here
42:47he's already
42:48been booked
42:48for a start
42:49and the
42:49straight red
42:50card
42:50is issued
42:51by the
42:52referee
42:52Shinny
42:53issued his
42:54marching orders
42:55it has been
42:57that kind
42:57of afternoon
42:58for Aberdeen
42:59right on the
43:01thigh
43:01the referee
43:02has been
43:03called across
43:03to have a
43:04second look
43:04at the
43:05straight red
43:05decision
43:06and he's
43:07happy
43:07with his
43:08original call
43:09and Shinny
43:10will walk
43:11anyway
43:11Kilmarnock
43:14looking to
43:14pile on the
43:15pain and
43:15build their
43:16own confidence
43:17played wide
43:19by Anderson
43:19and it's
43:20pulled back
43:21and John
43:21Jules gets
43:22a strike
43:22away
43:22and what
43:24a strike
43:25oh it's
43:28party time
43:29at Rugby
43:29Park
43:30it's been
43:31a long
43:32long time
43:32since you
43:32could say
43:33that
43:33Killy
43:34cruising
43:35to a
43:35big three
43:36points
43:36and a
43:37first win
43:37in 17
43:38in the
43:38Premiership
43:39John
43:40Jules was
43:41initially ahead
43:41of the ball
43:42but he had
43:42so much
43:43time
43:43to amble
43:44across
43:45in front
43:46of the
43:47Aberdeen
43:47defence
43:48and it
43:48is a
43:49supremely
43:49confident
43:50finish
43:50moving
43:55livingston
43:55have a
43:56dreadful
43:56record
43:57against
43:57motherwell
43:57they've
43:57lost
43:58their
43:58last
43:58five
43:58in a
43:59row
43:59but they're
44:00looking
44:00to make
44:01a fast
44:01start
44:02here
44:02here's
44:02Stevie
44:03May
44:03into
44:04Scott
44:04Pittman
44:05he gets
44:05the flick
44:05on to
44:06Conor
44:06McLennan
44:06oh it's
44:08gone
44:08wide
44:09in fact
44:10it's
44:10a save
44:10from
44:11Callum
44:11Ward
44:11a huge
44:13opportunity
44:14for
44:14Livingston
44:14to hit
44:15the front
44:15early on
44:16it was
44:17great work
44:18from
44:18Stevie
44:18May
44:19Saeed
44:22out to
44:23Tom
44:23Sparrow
44:24just with
44:27the ball
44:27in towards
44:28Mats
44:28Winise
44:28and his
44:30header
44:30loops
44:30over
44:31Jérôme
44:31Prior
44:31and
44:33Motherwell
44:33hit the
44:35front
44:35against
44:36Livingston
44:36they were
44:39so nearly
44:40behind
44:40but it's
44:41that man
44:42Tawanda
44:42Mazwinise
44:43who puts
44:43them in
44:44front
44:44his
44:45fine
44:45form
44:46continues
44:47that's
44:49now five
44:50goals in
44:50his past
44:51five games
44:5217
44:53for the
44:54season
44:54just
44:59to
45:01Katrumbis
45:03Slattery
45:05plays the
45:061-2
45:06with
45:06Mazwinise
45:07gets it
45:07back
45:08and hits
45:08it
45:08with
45:08Venom
45:09and
45:10Jerome
45:10Prior
45:10keeps
45:11it
45:11out
45:11Livingston
45:13on the
45:14ropes
45:14now
45:14Motherwell
45:16dominating
45:17the early
45:18stages
45:19Preece
45:23Priestman
45:23chips
45:23forward
45:23to
45:23Elijah
45:24Just
45:24where's
45:25the
45:25Livingston
45:25defence
45:26Just
45:27could be
45:27clear
45:27through
45:27here
45:28oh he
45:29hits
45:29the
45:30post
45:30Elijah
45:33Just
45:33so close
45:34to a
45:34second
45:35for
45:35Motherwell
45:35he just
45:38hairs
45:38away
45:39and here
45:43is Just
45:44on the
45:44turn
45:44he gets
45:45the head
45:45up
45:45looking for
45:45Mazwinise
45:46it might
45:46still come
45:47to the
45:47striker
45:47here he
45:48is
45:482-0
45:49Mazwinise
45:52at the
45:53double
45:53now the
45:55league's
45:56top scorer
45:56no wonder
45:59there are so
45:59many clubs
46:00sniffing around
46:01him
46:01just look at
46:02the composure
46:03look at the
46:04confidence
46:05as he
46:06tucks that
46:06away
46:07Jerome
46:08Prior
46:08left with
46:09no chance
46:10McGowan
46:12under pressure
46:13able to get
46:14it up to
46:15Joshua Brené
46:16there's a
46:17chance on the
46:18left-hand
46:18side for
46:18Livingston
46:19here
46:19the ball
46:20into the
46:20middle
46:21too far
46:22ahead of
46:22Scott Pittman
46:23decent chance
46:26though for
46:26Livingston
46:27they've looked
46:29dead and
46:29buried for
46:29long periods
46:30of this
46:30game
46:31but that
46:33was a real
46:34opportunity
46:34to give
46:36themselves
46:36a lifeline
46:37Halliday
46:45Halliday
46:46neat combination
46:48play between
46:48him and
46:49Danda
46:49now Murray
46:50Congreve
46:51Halliday
46:51it's a good
46:52move from
46:52Dundee
46:53really good
46:56chance but it
46:56was good
46:57closing off in
46:58the end by
46:58the
46:59St-Millian
46:59defence
47:00six assists in
47:02the premiership
47:03already this
47:03season
47:04plays it short
47:05this time to
47:06Cotterell
47:06the one for
47:07right who
47:08hooks it on
47:09but can only
47:09find
47:10Keanu
47:10Eteti
47:11is
47:11St-Mirin
47:12in to launch a
47:14counter-attack
47:14look at the
47:15run from
47:16Alex Gogic
47:16sends it in
47:18to the box
47:18first time
47:19and that
47:21is a massive
47:22chance
47:23fantastic
47:24counter-attack
47:25from St-Mirin
47:26and King
47:27on his left
47:27just couldn't
47:29connect with
47:29it cleanly
47:30keeps going
47:34does Halliday
47:34just about
47:35finds
47:35Congreve
47:36but
47:36Freckleton
47:37got an
47:38important
47:38touch
47:39and now
47:39Gogic
47:40can
47:40send
47:41Young
47:41on his
47:41way
47:41Halliday
47:43having to
47:43charge back
47:44but Young
47:44still going
47:45it's Jake
47:45Young
47:46into the
47:46box
47:46goes
47:47down
47:47there's a bit
47:50of pressure
47:50from Halliday
47:51a bit
47:51of pressure
47:51from Astley
47:52too
47:52but
47:53not enough
47:54to warrant
47:55a penalty
47:55in the eyes
47:55of Nick
47:56Walsh
47:56here's Young
48:02the touch
48:04and
48:04Brad Halliday
48:05has gone
48:06down
48:06and seems
48:07to be
48:07in a lot
48:07of pain
48:07and
48:08there's a red
48:09card coming
48:10out for
48:10Jake Young
48:10Jake Young
48:13on his first
48:15St-Mirin
48:15start
48:15has been
48:16sent off
48:16you'll see
48:20it again
48:20here
48:21it seems
48:22as though
48:22Young
48:23has
48:24caught
48:25Halliday
48:26on the
48:26ankle
48:27it's an
48:30early
48:30end
48:31to the
48:31game
48:31for the
48:32St-Mirin
48:32striker
48:33as his
48:36side
48:36are reduced
48:37to 10
48:37men
48:37Steven
48:39Robinson
48:40looks
48:40furious
48:41but
48:47Young
48:47is off
48:47Halliday
48:49won the
48:50ball
48:50and then
48:50Young
48:52caught him
48:54on the
48:54ankle
48:54right
48:58Halliday
49:01Congreve
49:05on his
49:08left
49:08sends the
49:09cross
49:09in
49:09and the
49:09header
49:10from
49:11Simon
49:11Murray
49:11unable
49:14to
49:14test the
49:15St-Mirin
49:15goal as
49:16yet
49:16he's
49:18on the
49:18side
49:19and
49:20and
49:20up
49:21and
49:23appealing for a
49:24handball
49:24freckleton with the slide and now
49:26St-Mirin can come forward
49:27it's Lundaloo
49:29fresh legs off the bench sends the ball in for Mandron
49:32it's good running from Lundaloo decent ball in too and Mandron just couldn't find the angle
49:40the adaptable mill
49:52makes a really good move towards the byline and creates the opening goal of the game
50:00the title charge continues
50:03and it's Pierre-Landri Kabori with a tap-in brilliantly set up by Mill
50:11and Dundee United just couldn't get close enough to him
50:16and it's all very simple in the end for Kabori
50:22can Dundee United battle back
50:25it's uncertain defending
50:30Fatah loses it
50:34VAR are pouring over these pictures of Amar Fatah's stamping challenge on Hurts midfielder Mark Leonard
50:44well the referee appears to have made up his mind
50:52Dundee United down to ten men
50:56Amar Fatah sent off
51:03and it's going to be a long way back for the home team from here
51:09Leonard's pass
51:10looky's areides
51:12looking to hold off Stevenson
51:14it's a great run
51:16and Braga taken out
51:20clumsy challenge from Ryan Strain
51:22will it be a penalty because Don Robertson and VAR is involved again here
51:28trying to decide whether the challenge was on the line which is inside the box
51:36in which case it would be a penalty kick
51:39well it gets worse and worse for Dundee United
51:43Ryan Strain hoping against hope that he'd got away with that
51:47right at the edge of the box
51:50in the continued absence of Lauren Shankland
51:56it's Alexandros Kisiridis from the penalty spot
52:00and he's taken that brilliantly
52:01and Hurts are heading towards a seven point lead in the Premiership
52:07and it's Kisiridis who scores goal number six of the season
52:13you can add seven assists to that
52:15making a massive contribution
52:18as the Tankcastle team set their sights on the title
52:23free kick for the foul on Owen Sturt
52:26by Craig Halkett
52:29a little bit of afters
52:30red card
52:40full-time camera for his reaction
52:43he just didn't need to get himself involved here
52:48and there was the movement of the head
52:51towards Mark Leonard
52:53down went the Hearts midfielder
52:55and Jim Goodwin's team will finish here with nine men on the pitch
52:59and another red card is flashed
53:03in the direction of Dundee United legend
53:06Davey Bowman one of the coaches at Tanadise
53:09he's obviously had something to say
53:12it's Coyota
53:17it's Kisiridis
53:19it's Kibori on the turn
53:22and Hearts have got their third goal
53:25and it's a double for Pierre Landry Kibori
53:30and a little deflection on that shot from Kibori
53:36he will claim it
53:373-0 Hearts and another step
53:40towards what they hope
53:43will be a dream ending to the season
53:47the Hearts juggernaut continues
53:51this is how the William Hill Premiership table looks
53:53this evening
53:54Hearts on top by 6 points
53:57with 54 points
53:58Celtic and Rangers locked on 48 points
54:02and the same goal difference of plus 20
54:04Celtic in second place
54:06courtesy of having scored more goals
54:09and at the bottom spare a thought for Livingston
54:126 points adrift
54:14and speaking of Livingston
54:17they have changed things up today
54:19with David Martindale
54:21now moved upstairs to become sporting director
54:24Marvin Bartley is the new manager of Livingston
54:28Jackie McNamara
54:29well that rearrangement
54:31do wonders for Livingston
54:33in terms of their predicament right now
54:35how do you see it?
54:36Well I think that's what they'll be hoping
54:38maybe a different voice in the changing room
54:40and David's still there
54:42but going upstairs
54:43maybe helping the recruitment
54:44it's a chance for Marvin to
54:46you know to step in there
54:48and as you said
54:50try and get the players back on side
54:52and you know get a few points
54:54because they're not out of it yet
54:56you know
54:56six points is
54:57but they don't look
55:00they're not
55:01they don't look like winning games at the moment
55:04you know the goals are conceding
55:05so maybe just a
55:07you know a chance to try something different
55:10with Marvin coming in
55:11and David moving upstairs
55:13it's seismic
55:14a 24 match winless run for Livingston
55:16I thought David Martindale was going to be there forever
55:18Faddy frankly
55:19but anyway
55:20he's not
55:20good luck to Marvin Bartley
55:22in terms of Hearts
55:24we must discuss
55:26strengthening that position
55:27at the top of the table
55:28quite incredible
55:29let's look at their three next fixtures James
55:31say Hearts were to win
55:33these three next matches
55:35just how strong would their hold be
55:37on winning this title?
55:39they'd be almost there
55:41Hearts fans probably don't want to hear
55:42this but
55:43you look at
55:44you know
55:44the game
55:45if they can win the two games
55:47leading into the Rangers game
55:48then it puts them in a position
55:50where you would have to
55:51fancy them heavily
55:53to win the title
55:54which is incredible
55:56given you know Hearts
55:57it's that season
55:58Tony Bloom with all the claims
56:00of challenging for the title
56:01and winning the league in ten years
56:03well
56:03it looks like they've got a really good chance
56:05to do it in the first year
56:06but there's still a long way to go
56:08but they're in a brilliant position
56:09that's for sure
56:10and not long until the transfer window closes
56:12Jackie McNamara
56:13to Wanda Maswanese
56:14James doesn't want to discuss this obviously
56:16but he is a hot property
56:18at Motherwell
56:19if they were to get a
56:20Kieran Bowie sized bid
56:22would it be worthwhile for Motherwell
56:23to refuse it?
56:24I think it would be at this stage
56:27to be honest
56:27I think that will be there in the summer for him
56:29you know
56:30if they hold on to the summer
56:32he keeps scoring goals
56:34another two at the weekend there
56:35you know
56:36that money will still be there in the summer
56:38you know
56:39they've done
56:40they've been finalised
56:42you've been talking too much to James
56:43the manager said
56:44he's going nowhere
56:45but if someone wants to come in
56:47with 10 million
56:48then we can start
56:50start talking
56:50he's been outstanding
56:52best player
56:52in the league this season
56:54for me
56:54top goal scorer
56:55an absolute revelation
56:57like a lot of other
56:58Motherwell players
56:59but he's going nowhere
57:00we will watch with interest
57:02James
57:02Jackie
57:02thank you very much
57:03indeed
57:04yes
57:05it has been a hugely impressive
57:07weekend
57:07in terms of the premiership
57:09from all of us
57:10on the sports team team
57:11for now though
57:11goodnight
57:41I'm gonna make
57:43you
57:43I'm gonna keep going
57:44you
57:44I'm gonna keep going
57:45you
57:45I'm gonna keep going
57:46you