Summary

  • 15 Premier Sports Cup fixtures

  • Aberdeen cruise through with 100% record in Group A

  • Montrose lose at home, enabling Dundee United to top Group B

  • Ross County win Group D, Dundee secure a best runners-up spot

  • Stenhousemuir take penalty shoot-out bonus to win Group E, Partick Thistle will join them in last 16

  • Inverness CT win Group F as St Johnstone miss out

  • Ayr United had Group G sewn up, Falkirk already eliminated

  • Kilmarnock get the point required to finish on top in Group H

  1. Cheeriopublished at 17:28 BST 25 July

    We're going to go and give our brains a rest after attempting to work out those permutations.

    We'll have a full League Cup round-up on the website shortly.

    You can still catch reaction and league season preview chat on Sportsound right now. Listen in on BBC Sounds.

    Thanks for joining and enjoy the remainder of your Saturday.

  2. When's the last-16 draw?published at 17:22 BST 25 July

    The draw for the last 16 will take place tomorrow, following St Mirren against Dunfermline (kick-off 15:00 BST).

    The eight group winners and the three best second-placed sides will join Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Hibs and Motherwell in the hat.

    The ties are scheduled for the weekend of 15/16 August.

    League Cup trophyImage source, SNS
  3. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:20 BST 25 July

    Group A

    • Aberdeen 3-0 Kelty Hearts
    • Queen's Park 3-1 Queen of the South

    Group B

    • Arbroath 1-0 Stirling Albion
    • Montrose 0-2 The Spartans

    Group C

    • Dumbarton 2-0 Cove Rangers

    Group D

    • Airdrieonians 0-3 Ross County
    • Dundee 4-0 Clyde

    Group E

    • Forfar Athletic 3-1 Brechin City
    • Stenhousemuir 0-0 Livingston (Stenhousemuir win bonus point on pens)

    Group F

    • Greenock Morton 0-1 Inverness CT
    • St Johnstone 1-1 East Fife (East Fife win bonus point on pens)

    Group G

    • Ayr Utd 4-1 Alloa Athletic
    • Falkirk 3-0 Stranraer

    Group H

    • Hamilton Academical 5-0 Elgin City
    • Peterhead 0-0 Kilmarnock (Peterhead win bonus point on pens)
  4. So who's through?published at 17:15 BST 25 July

    Aberdeen, Dundee United, Ross County, Stenhousemuir, Inverness CT, Ayr United and Kilmarnock all progress as group winners.

    Dundee and Partick Thistle also go through as two of three best-placed runners-up sides.

    St Mirren will win Group C tomorrow if they avoid defeat against Dunfermline.

    If Dunfermline win, they are guaranteed to go through as group winners or in second as they would have a better goal difference than Queen's Park.

    All very confusing.

  5. Stenny progress as group winnerspublished at 17:06 BST 25 July

    Stenhousemuir 0-0 Livingston (Stenhousemuir win on pens)

    Stenhousemuir leapfrog Partick Thistle in Group E and progress automatically after claiming a bonus point off Livingston.

    Thistle progress as a best-placed runners-up side.

  6. Attacking concerns for Killie?published at 17:02 BST 25 July

    Peterhead 0-0 Kilmarnock (Peterhead win on pens)

    KilmarnockImage source, SNS

    Kilmarnock go through as group winners after scoring two goals in four games against lower-league opposition. Weird.

    They have also just lost their bonus point penalty shootout with Peterhead.

    Neil McCann will be demanding improvements before the start of the Premiership season next weekend.

  7. Postpublished at 16:59 BST 25 July

    East Fife can't progress either, despite that late equaliser in Perth.

    Quite difficult to get your head around all of this, but Stenny's ongoing penalty shootout with Livingston could prove significant.

  8. Top-flight St Johnstone out of League Cuppublished at 16:56 BST 25 July

    St Johnstone 1-1 East Fife

    Boos ring around McDiarmid Park after a wild finale.

    The full-time whistle has gone and St Johnstone are out.

    The top-flight side will go to a bonus point penalty shootout, but it will mean nowt.

    St Johnstone 1-1 East FifeImage source, SNS
  9. Killie progress despite drawpublished at 16:55 BST 25 July

    Peterhead 0-0 Kilmarnock

    Tyrone Smith
    BBC Scotland at Balmoor Stadium

    A penalty shootout at Balmoor, but crucially Kilmarnock have got the point they need to progress to the knockout stages.

  10. goal

    GOAL St Johnstone 1-1 EAST FIFEpublished at 16:54 BST 25 July

    Jack Healy

    That's incredible!

    St Johnstone are now heading out.

  11. goal

    GOAL St Johnstone 1-0 East Fifepublished at 16:51 BST 25 July

    Sam Stanton

    Oh, that could be huge for Saints, but will it be enough to send them through?

  12. goal

    GOAL QUEEN'S PARK 3-1 Queen of the Southpublished at 16:50 BST 25 July

    Matthew Sheils

  13. goal

    GOAL FORFAR ATHLETIC 3-1 Brechin Citypublished at 16:45 BST 25 July

    Martin Rennie

  14. Saints pushing hardpublished at 16:45 BST 25 July

    St Johnstone 0-0 East Fife

    Brian McLauchlin
    BBC Sport Scotland at McDiarmid Park

    St Johnstone are now pushing hard for a winner, but the East Fife defence is standing firm with Brian Easton and Andy Munro absolute rocks at the back.

    St Johnstone 0-0 East FifeImage source, SNS
  15. goal

    GOAL Forfar Athletic 2-1 BRECHIN CITYpublished at 16:44 BST 25 July

    Lewis Martin

  16. goal

    GOAL Hamilton Academical 5-0 Elgin Citypublished at 16:44 BST 25 July

    Andy Ryan

  17. Postpublished at 16:43 BST 25 July

    Aberdeen 3-0 Kelty Hearts

    At just 15 years-old, substitute Andrew Fasanyan is now the youngest player to wear the red of Aberdeen.

    Andrew Fasanyan in actionImage source, SNS
  18. goal

    GOAL AYR UTD 4-1 Alloa Athleticpublished at 16:43 BST 25 July

    Jamie Murphy

  19. Postpublished at 16:41 BST 25 July

    Peterhead 0-0 Kilmarnock

    Tyrone Smith
    BBC Scotland at Balmoor Stadium

    Incredibly, Kilmarnock have hit the woodwork for a third time - a Tyreece John-Jules header leaves the crossbar rattling.

  20. goal

    GOAL Dundee 4-0 Clydepublished at 16:41 BST 25 July

    Joe Westley

    A second for Joe Westley and a fourth for Dundee.