"Alloa Athletic looking quite solid here as Inverness CT struggle to open them up. Alex Fisher on for Scott Boden to offer something new up front but the home side are well organised."

Martin Dowden at the Indodrill Stadium

Accies' Georgios Sarris loses his footing, allowing Gary Oliver to set up Jai Quitongo but the Morton man hits the side netting with a shot and Accies are somehow still ahead.

Peep-peep. Games are a-recommencing...

"I find it very difficult to see a way back for Thistle. It's been a wonderful first-half performance by United."

Former Aberdeen manager Willie Miller

"It's a bit ridiculous that this League Cup tie is still alive. It should be the deadest of dead parrots. Hibs have missed two fantastic close-range chances from Grant Holt and Liam Fontaine. Every time they put the ball in the Queen of the South penalty area it's panic stations. A bit less profligacy and Hibs will be in the next round." BBC Scotland reporter Tom English

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"Several Morton players headed straight towards the referee Stephen Finnie after he blew the half-time whistle, frustrated by decisions that went against them, not least the penalty from which Hamilton scored the only goal of the game so far. 

"Just before half-time, tempers flared between Georgios Sarris and Thomas O'Ware, with the latter seeming to throw himself to the ground after the two squared up and touched foreheads. Other players rushed to jostle and shout, and the upshot was a booking for Sarris and O'Ware.

"The visitors have played with energy and moments of aplomb, though, and created a number of chances. Hamilton goalkeeper Remi Matthews has been kept busy. This tie still has plenty of competitive life left in it."

BBC Scotland's Richard Wilson at New Douglas Park

Substitute Ade Azeez is on for the visitors and forces United keeper Cammy Bell to tip his effort round the post in the last action of an otherwise one-sided first half at Tannadice. 

"Wow! What an explosive first half from Dundee United in general and Cammy Smith in particular. The on loan Aberdeen striker grabbed a hat-trick in the space of just 20 first-half minutes.

"That takes his tally to four goals for the Terrors which is the same as he's managed in nearly 90 appearances for the Dons, although a lot of them have been from the bench.

"Partick Thistle have simply been shell shocked by what's happened after starting the season with five straight wins but United could have been six up by now, they have been that good."

BBC Scotland commentator Scott Davie

Paul Hanlon's tap-in has nudged an utterly dominant Hibernian ahead at home to Queen of the South.

There have been glaring chances for Grant Holt, the veteran striker, and centre-back Liam Fontaine. The visitors struggling to cope with Hibs' set-pieces.

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The "quite outstanding" Tope Obadeyi stings the palms of Thistle keeper Ryan Scully and then hits the base the post with a bicycle-style kick.  It's still all United.

"Very interesting second half to come for Inverness CT. A season that started promisingly is looking less so right now and Alloa Athletic are unbeaten all the way back to March. They've put Ross County out of this cup and are on course for a Highland double."

Martin Dowden at the Indodrill Stadium

Yet more set-piece strife for Queen of the South. James Keatings delivers a free-kick, and the towering figure of Liam Fontaine finds himself with a free header from close-range. The Hibs defender can't hit the target, and Queens are off the hook again.

Michael Tidser cracks the underside of the Hamilton bar with a drilled shot. It's just not going in the net for the Ton!

"Morton have been by far the better side in this first half."

BBC Scotland football pundit Derek Ferguson

Thistle could be four down. The marauding Tope Obadeyi cuts in from the left but his shot is blocked.  The rebound falls to Blair Spittal, whose follow-up shot is saved by the under-siege Ryan Scully.  "It has been a wonderful performance by United," enthuses former Aberdeen defender Willie Miller on Radio Scotland. "Cammy Smith has the hat-trick but Spittal has been outstanding, and I think Scott Fraser is ahead of him, and Odabeyi's performance has been something special as well," Miller adds.