Derek McInnes tells BBC Scotland he thought his side were “terrific” this afternoon as they beat Albion Rovers to finish top of Group F.

I thought the players were terrific from the first minute, getting after the game.

Sometimes it can feel a bit pre-seasony when you come away but you’ve got to make sure you take care of the game, it’s a cup tie that needed to be won.

I thought we controlled the game and were very assured and professional.

On Kyle Vassell being absent from the starting line-up today, he added: “Hopefully he gets a good weeks work into him and gets himself ready for the Rangers game.

“We’re hoping to try and make another signing at centre forward, and maybe one more plus that too.

“If we can do that I’d be pleased with the amount of work that’s been done from the recruitment team and the board."

The three best-placed runners-up also qualify for the knock-out stages.

Stirling have 10 points, so they're guaranteed to progress as no other second-placed team matches their tally.

Morton are likely to progress due to their goal difference being adequate enough to see them through as a best-placed runner up on nine points.

After that, it gets a bit more complicated as Dundee don't play Inverness until tomorrow.

As it stands Hamilton, Raith Rovers and Forfar also have nine points, but Raith have a superior goal difference or goals scored out of these sides, giving them the only chance to still progress out of these sides.

Goal difference is the first factor considered to separate the sides here with goals scored coming next if needed. Raith and Accies are level on a difference of plus three, but Rovers have scored eight goals compared to Accies' seven. Fine margins.

Should Dundee win tomorrow, they'll also have nine points.

However, Dundee would need to score a few goals to match the existing goal differences of Raith, who currently would progress with Morton and Stirling by virtue of having scored more goals than Hamilton.

Got it? Good. Dundee's result tomorrow will make this all a lot clearer.

Click here to have a look at all the groups.

Well, the easy ones first, the group winners.

• Ayr United
• Livingston
• Airdrie
• Ross County
• Kilmarnock
• Motherwell
• St Mirren
• Partick Thistle

No real changes here as County still progress as the group winners.

Accies miss a bonus point that would have guaranteed them progression to the knock-out rounds.

They may struggle now to get through as a best-placed team in second.

Two games, Ross County v Kelty Hearts and Hamilton Accies v Cove Rangers, have gone to penalties.

Bonus point results to follow.

Any ties level at FT will go to a penalty shootout for a bonus point

GROUP A

Ayr United 6-0 Alloa Athletic

St Johnstone 0-4 Stirling Albion

GROUP B

Falkirk 4-1 Peterhead

Partick Thistle 2-1 The Spartans

GROUP C

Hamilton Academical 1-2 Cove Rangers

Livingston 1-0 Clyde

GROUP D

Greenock Morton 4-1 Edinburgh City

Ross County 3-3 Kelty Hearts

GROUP E

Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 0-1 Airdrieonians

GROUP F

Albion Rovers 1-2 Kilmarnock

Annan Athletic 2-3 Raith Rovers

GROUP G

Motherwell 3-0 East Fife

Queen's Park 1-2 Queen of the South

GROUP H

Arbroath 3-0 Montrose

St Mirren 4-0 Forfar Athletic