Scottish Women's Football

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Partick Thistle manager Brian Graham: "We didn't start the game well, we were waiting for Motherwell to score. Second half, though, we were much better and either team could have won it, so I think a draw is a fair reflection.

"It's always a competitive game against Motherwell, we're two evenly-matched sides.

Motherwell manager Paul Brownlie: "I'm disappointed not to win today, I thought we were very good and dominant. We were really comfortable and started well.

"To come here and get a point against a side who were top six last season speaks volumes, but I'm disappointed not to take the three points. I thought in the second half we were the only team on the front foot and looking to win the game."

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Dundee United head coach Suzy Shepherd: "A game of two halves, I don't think there was much between the teams at all.

"The first half I thought we did a lot of good and positive things. The second half we were a little bit flat and a few individual errors cost us today."

Aberdeen manager Scott Booth: "We battled really hard. We wanted to be better in possession than we were today, we worked a lot on that this week and I felt that it just didn't click for us.

I felt like we made some poor decisions in possession and we should have been able to keep the ball better. We talked about that at half-time and I felt like we got a good reaction from the players in the second half. We definitely kept the ball better."

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Spartans head coach Jack Beesley: "Absolutely delighted with the win. We knew how hard a game it was going to be, but I thought the girls were outstanding.

"I think the 3-0 is deserved and overall, it's a really, really positive today.

"Hannah Jordan has been superb all season. She's so selfless in her play so I'm so pleased for her. Three great finishes.

"We're definitely not thinking about top six, but it's important for us to beat the teams around us."

Montrose goalkeeping coach Richard Wallace: "Very disappointing, there wasn't much in it.

"We had a few chances, it was a scrappy game but we've just got to move onto next week and keep going.

"It's a big thing not having the gaffer on the bench."

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Sunday marks the second meeting of the season between Edinburgh rivals Hearts and Hibernian.

Grant Scott's Hibs side will be desperate to right the wrongs of the 4-0 loss they suffered at Easter Road earlier this term.

This weekend, it is Hearts' turn to host.

"Disappointment is the only word I can use," Hibs boss Scott said when reflecting on that four-goal defeat.

"We strongly believe we didn't get anywhere close to the level we can and Hearts, to their credit, took full advantage.

"Hopefully we won't see a repeat of that this weekend."

Meanwhile, Hearts will be hoping for a repeat of that game, an occasion manager Eva Olid described as "so special".

"But this time to win here, in our own stadium, would be even more special," she added.

Prior to that meeting in September, the sides had been pretty closely matched.

Last season, Hibs won three of the four games with scorelines of 2-0, 2-1 and 1-0. Hearts won the other match 2-0.

Since then, the pair have made use of one another's squads with considerable back and forth transferring during the summer window.

Kathleen McGovern and Ciara Grant moved from Hearts to Hibs, while Naomi Powell moved in the other direction.

Hearts have had the better start to the season, though, and currently sit third in the top flight, joint on points with Rangers and only one off leaders Glasgow City.

Hibs are currently fifth, four points behind their Edinburgh rivals, three behind Celtic and five off top spot.

They have already taken points off last season's top two having held both Celtic and Rangers to draws so far this season.

They are also in the quarter-finals of the SWPL Cup, where they will face Aberdeen for a spot in the final.

Ones to watch

Eilidh Adams and McGovern have been flying for Hibs in recent games, with the latter netting a hat-trick in a 4-1 cup victory over Partick Thistle.

She was kept pretty quiet last time out, but up against her old club again she is one to keep an eye on.

Hearts have been scoring goals from all over the pitch, but Bayley Hutchison (last season's SWPL top goalscorer) is one to watch.

How to follow on the BBC

The match kicks off at 16:10 GMT and is live on BBC Alba, as well as the BBC Sport website, app and iPlayer.

There will also be live text of coverage of all six Sunday games from 11:50 on the BBC Sport website and app.

And on Monday night, watch all the goals and best of the weekend SWPL action on Sportscene at 19:00 on the BBC Scotland channel.

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Rangers head coach Jo Potter expects more teams to sustain an SWPL title challenge this season and says it is "what the league needed".

Potter's side were pipped to glory on goal difference by Celtic last term, with the Old Firm finishing nine points clear of fellow 'big three' side Glasgow City, while Hearts were a further 19 back in fourth.

But 12 games into the new campaign, Hearts are just a point off leaders City and Hibernian are also still in the mix, with the top five clubs separated by just five points.

As she prepares for Sunday's derby meeting with Celtic, Potter said: "I think after we played City at Ibrox, I said I don't think that it's going to be as widespread as what it has been in previous years.

"You look at Hearts and Hibs and the improvements they've made. We always knew it was going to be a little bit tighter and it's what the league needed in all honesty.

"We needed more teams pushing and and having a say on what this league looks like and the title.

"It's all for the greater good of the league and I think that's why sometimes you've got to look at results and previously dropped points, a couple of points here and there might have been really detrimental, but with people taking points off everyone it's been a lot closer this year.

"There could be a little bit more leeway but we still want to make sure we're doing what we can do and get our noses ahead where we can.

"So it will be tougher this year but I always thought that each team was going to improve."