Premiership: Livingston grabs a draw versus Ross County
LIVINGSTON. Livingston managed to snatch a late draw against Ross County with a late goal from A. Obileye.
LIVINGSTON. Livingston was capable to snatch a draw against Ross County with a late goal from A. Obileye scored in the (89′) after Ross County got a lead with a goal from D. Cancola (45′). Livingston was far superior when it came to possession ball (68%)
The match was played at the Tony Macaroni Arena stadium in Livingston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Grant Irvine who was helped by David McGeachie and David Doig. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was foggy. The temperature was quite cold around 2 degrees Celsius or 35.53 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 97%.
Match Statistics
Livingston was in firm control of the ball 68% while Ross County was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Livingston was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Livingston to win the match.
Livingston shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Ross County shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Livingston received 2 yellow cards (J. Penrice and A. Obileye). On the other side, Ross County received 4 yellow cards (D. Cancola, R. Charles-Cook, C. Randall and ).
After playing this contest, Livingston will have 19 points to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Ross County will have 14 points like St. Johnstone to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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34'34'
D. Cancola
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45'45'
D. Cancola
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57'57'
O. Bailey
J. McMillan
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65'65'
R. Callachan
D. Samuel
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70'70'
S. Pittman
C. Sibbald
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72'72'
J. Penrice
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74'74'
B. Anderson
A. Shinnie
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78'78'
R. Charles-Cook
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81'81'
J. Burroughs
B. Spittal
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85'85'
K. Watson
R. Charles-Cook
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88'88'
C. Randall
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89'89'
A. Obileye
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90'90'
A. Obileye
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90'90'
J. Baldwin
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Livingston will play away against Motherwell on the 26th of December with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Motherwell (3 draws).
Ross County will play away against St. Johnstone on the 22nd of December with a 10-6 head to head statistic in favor of St. Johnstone (12 draws).
Livingston: Formation and Lineups
Livingston started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager David Martindale chose to play with the following team: Max Stryjek , Nicky Devlin , Jack Fitzwater , Ayo Obileye , James Penrice , Jack McMillan , Jason Holt , Stephane Omeonga , Craig Sibbald , Andrew Shinnie and Alan Forrest .
Substitutes
Livingston made 3 changes: J. McMillan for O. Bailey (57′), C. Sibbald for S. Pittman (70′) and A. Shinnie for B. Anderson (72′).
Top player: Ayo Obileye
Probably the most impressive player in Livingston was Ayo Obileye.
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Ross County: Formation and Lineups
Ross County started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Malky Mackay played with: Ashley Maynard Brewer , Connor Randall , Harry Clarke , Jack Baldwin , Jake Vokins , Regan Charles-Cook , Jordan Tillson , David Cancola , Blair Spittal , Dominic Samuel and Jordan White .
Substitutes
Ross County made 3 changes: D. Samuel for R. Callachan (65′), B. Spittal for J. Burroughs (81′) and R. Charles-Cook for K. Watson (85′).
Top player: David Cancola
The player who no doubt impressed Ross County the most was David Cancola.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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