Teenager Ethan Cairns came off the bench to score with his first touch as his late equaliser earned Inverness a 2-2 draw at home to Morton in the cinch Championship.The 18-year-old had only just stepped onto the pitch when he got on the end of a free-kick at the near post to claim his maiden league goal in the 85th minute.Morton had gone ahead in the fifth minute when former Celtic midfielder Ca...Full Story »

Morton manager Dougie Imrie claimed VAR was killing football after a controversial handball decision saw his side concede the opening goal in a 5-0 defeat at Celtic.Morton had started well at Parkhead in the Scottish Cup fourth round and Lewis Strapp passed up the best of some early opportunities.But former Celtic defender Efe Ambrose was penalised for a handball which went largely unnoticed ins...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi hit the 20-goal mark for the campaign as Celtic beat Morton 5-0 in the Scottish Cup.The Japanese striker matched his tally for last season thanks to a first-half double in the fourth-round tie at Celtic Park.Aaron Mooy also hit a brace and David Turnbull scored his second spectacular goal of the week but the game was not without controversy after the opener came courtesy of an ex...Full Story »

Scottish Championship basement boys Hamilton got only their third league win of the season as Andy Winter’s penalty was the difference in a 1-0 victory over Greenock Morton.Winter stuck his spot-kick into the bottom right-hand corner after Daniel O’Reilly was fouled in the box with 17 minutes gone.Winter had a great chance to double the lead just after the hour mark as he ran through...Full Story »

Ross Docherty scored a late winner as Partick Thistle beat Morton 2-1 to move up to fourth in the cinch Championship at their visitors’ expense.After a goalless first half in which Thistle’s Aidan Fitzpatrick had hit the bar with a cross, the home side opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 51st minute.Following a handball in the Morton box, Steven Lawless made no mistake fr...Full Story »

Morton battled back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Raith Rovers in the cinch Championship.Tom Lang headed the hosts in front in the 19th minute and they doubled their advantage two minutes later via Aidan Connolly’s strike.Morton reduced the deficit in the 24th minute thanks to an Andrew McNeil own goal.And Robbie Muirhead then drew things level with a finish at the back post with a mi...Full Story »

Morton slipped to fourth in the Scottish Championship table after being held to a 1-1 draw at Arbroath.Scott Allan saw an early shot saved for the hosts, but it was Morton who took the lead just before half-time, Lewis McGrattan picking up the ball on the halfway line and driving forward before sending his shot into the bottom corner.The hosts responded only two minutes after the restart with Da...Full Story »

Greenock Morton closed the gap at the top of the Scottish Championship to a point after a 2-1 win at Cove Rangers.Robbie Crawford’s strike from the edge of the box with three minutes left won it for the visitors.Jaze Kabia’s opener put Morton ahead in the first-half before Leighton McIntosh levelled for Rangers from close range with just seven minutes remaining.Victory for Morton kep...Full Story »

Ayr stretched their unbeaten run to four games and remained top of the cinch Scottish Championship after they played out a 1-1 draw with Morton at Somerset Park.Ayr took the lead early on when Josh Mullin’s whipped free-kick found Alex Kirk at the back post to head home.Morton levelled proceedings in the 16th minute when Jai Quitongo headed home from a corner to make it 1-1.The hosts almos...Full Story »

Morton beat Inverness 4-0 to leapfrog them into second place in the cinch Championship.Robbie Muirhead gave Morton a flying  start with the opening goal after just six minutes when Mark Ridgers failed to deal with his shot and the ball squirmed over the line.Inverness fell further behind six minutes later when Max Ram bundled over Efe Ambrose at a corner.Ridgers saved Grant Gillespie’...Full Story »

Struggling Fleetwood and Forest Green shared the spoils in an entertaining 1-1 League One draw at Highbury Stadium.Fleetwood dominated the early stages only for Harvey Bunker to give Forest Green the lead in the 24th minute with his first goal for the club.Corey O’Keefe swung in a dangerous free-kick from the right-hand side and the young defender nipped ahead of his markers to head past J...Full Story »

Grant Gillespie snatched a last-minute winner from the penalty spot as Greenock Morton defeated Raith Rovers 1-0 at Cappielow Park.Rovers could have had the opener in the 11th minute but Dylan Easton could not guide his effort past Brian Schwake in the Morton goal.The hosts had a chance of their own to take the lead through Lewis McGrattan but his shot from just outside the area whistled centime...Full Story »

Robbie Muirhead struck twice as Greenock Morton stormed to a 5-0 thrashing of Hamilton in the cinch Championship.The home side took an early lead when Jack Baird headed home from a corner inside the first 10 minutes.Jaze Kabia followed it up shortly afterwards with his second goal in two games, slotting the ball into the back of the net to double his side’s lead in the 16th minute.Grant Gi...Full Story »

Morton shocked second-placed Queen’s Park with a 2-1 cinch Championship win at Ochilview Park.Queen’s Park, needing a win to take spot from Partick Thistle, had early chances for Josh Davidson and Simon Murray.But the visitors struck after 19 minutes when Robbie Muirhead’s corner found Jaze Kabia at the far post, and the on-loan winger tapped home his first league goal for Mort...Full Story »

Leaders Partick Thistle came from behind to record a thumping 5-1 win at home to Morton in the Scottish Championship.Brian Graham saw a header deflected onto the crossbar as Partick threatened an early opener, but instead it was the visitors who took the lead through Robbie Muirhead’s thunderous long-range free-kick in the 17th minute.Graham was on target 10 minutes later, heading past Bri...Full Story »

Arbroath earned their first Scottish Championship win of the season after beating 10-man Greenock Morton 2-1.Dale Hilson and Michael McKenna scored the goals for the Red Lichties, who remain bottom of the table.Arbroath took the lead in the 12th minute when Hilson tapped the ball in at the back post from a Marcel Oakley cross.Jai Quitongo twice went close for Greenock, having his initial shot sa...Full Story »

Skipper Grant Gillespie’s late penalty handed Morton a cinch Scottish Championship victory at Inverness.Gillespie struck five minutes from time after Wallace Duffy had been penalised for handling in the area to secure a 1-0 win.In a cagey start, Caley Thistle had the better of it with Steven Boyd and Roddy MacGregor threatening.However in the meantime, they had been forced to make a change...Full Story »

Dundee had their momentum checked as they were held to a goalless draw at Morton.The Dark Blues came into the fixture on the back of successive cinch Championship victories but could not find a breakthrough at Cappielow.Dundee went close to opening the scoring after 10 minutes when Paul McMullan rattled the crossbar from Luke McCowan’s delivery.Morton then had penalty appeals turned down 1...Full Story »

Teenager Ash Phillips will be among the starters for Blackburn in their Carabao Cup clash with Hartlepool on Wednesday.Manager Jon Dahl Tomasson revealed the 17-year-old defender will make his professional debut while Liverpool loanee Tyler Morton and midfielder Bradley Dack will also start.Dack has missed big chunks of the last three seasons after two cruciate ligament injuries and was an unuse...Full Story »

Jai Quitongo’s stunner earned Morton a 1-0 win over cinch Championship newcomers Cove Rangers.Quitongo twice threatened early for Morton, while Fraser Fyvie and Shay Logan went close at the other end.Iain Vigurs headed against the post for Cove just before half-time and after a nondescript opening to the second period, Quitongo brilliantly broke the deadlock in the 77th minute with a volle...Full Story »