Date	Saturday, 23 October 2021
Competition	Scottish Premiership
Fixture/Score	Ross County 2:3 Livingston
Venue	Global Energy Stadium at Victoria Park
Attendance	2,566
Referee	Euan Anderson
Comments	Match Report Report by Thomas Duncan for the BBC. Ross County 2 Livingston 3 Substitute Tom Parkes scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to give Livingston victory in Dingwall and ensure wasteful Ross County remain winless in the Scottish Premiership. Parkes came off the bench to head in the winner after Ross Callachan's penalty looked to have earned County a deserved point. The home side had led in the first half through Harry Clarke with Jordan White then being denied from the spot, but Bruce Anderson and Odin Bailey ensured Livingston led at the break. The defeat keeps Ross County bottom of the table, now four points adrift of Dundee in 11th as Livingston move up to ninth after back-to-back wins for the first time since January. This victory for David Martindale's side was more about being ruthlessly effective compared with last week's shock 3-0 demolition in Perth. They had two shots on target in the first half, and scored them both to stun County. First, Jack Fitzwater's brilliant switch to the left allowed Sean Kelly to whip the ball onto Anderson's head to nod home. And then a scrap in midfield for possession resulted in Scott Pittman teeing up Bailey, who curled a beautiful strike beyond County goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer. The goals did buoy Livingston, but they remained second best after the break too, but pounced when it mattered most. With Parkes on to shore up their defence, instead he was the man to spark jubilant scenes in front of the away end on his first league appearance as he looped a fine header into the net following Alan Forrest's flighted free-kick. It was a sucker punch for winless County, who have developed a terrible habit of not making the most of their best spells of play to their ultimate cost. Clarke's opener was deserved and terrific, a thumping strike from 25 yards to boost confidence, but soon manager Malky Mackay was left scratching his head as Jordan White's tame penalty was saved by Stryjek with the game at 1-0. That was only one of several spurned chances, with Jack Baldwin, Joseph Hungbo, and Alex Iavocitti all guilty of misses. To their credit, they did not allow the Livingston goals before the break to derail their performance in the second-half, and they pressed on eventually getting their rewards after the impressive Hungbo was felled by Sean Kelly in the box. Callachan's nonchalant pass down the middle from the spot hit the diving Stryjek's leg, but this time bounced into the back of the net to level the game. But as more missed chances came - Iacovitti skying the best of them from eight yards - there was an inevitability about Livingston's winner. County have conceded more than two goals per game on average this season, and their inability to defend their box means they are yet to win in 10 league games. It is more a case of what we already knew. County play some nice stuff, but are not clinical enough and concede soft goals. They had nearly two-thirds of possession and 13 shots to Livingston's six, but only four of them hit the target. It's a recipe for relegation. Hungbo, and Charles-Cook were full of energy and caused Livingston problems, but the first and third goals they conceded were poor. Anderson was allowed acres of space to waltz in between County's centre-backs to head in the opener, and Parkes effectively had a free header for the winner. Only the Old Firm and Hibs have beaten County by more than one goal, but they consistently fall short in tight games. For Livingston, this was a return to the ruthlessly effective performances which has earned them finishes well beyond their budget in recent seasons. They were outplayed for long spells, but scored three well-taken goals to win from only four efforts on target. Compared to their opponents, they look a side who are more than the sum of their parts and possess the conviction to stay up. Ross County manager Malky Mackay: "I thought we were outstanding at times. First 35 minutes of the game we were on fire, scored one, we missed the penalty and the onslaught we had, if that goes in that could've put Livingston's heads down. "We lose a header in the 95th minute, which is sickening given the effort the boys put in." Livingston manager David Martindale: "We made hard work of it, I think Ross County are a wee bit unlucky to come out the game with nothing to be honest. But we stuck at the job and took our chances when they came. It's a great way to win a game of football, you take them when you can."
Ross County
Manager	Malcolm (Malky) Mackay
Starting 11	31: Ashley Maynard-Brewer, 5: Jack Baldwin, 6: Harrison Paton, 7: Blair Spittal, 8: Ross Callachan 1 (1 pen), 16: Alexander Iacovitti, 17: Regan Charles-Cook, 20: Harrison Clarke 1, 23: Joseph Hungbo, 24: Benjamin Paton 1, 26: Jordan White
Bench	1: Ross Laidlaw, 4: David Cancola, 9: Alexander Samuel, 10: Dominic Samuel, 11: Alexander Robertson, 15: Keith Watson, 18: Jack Burroughs
Livingston
Manager	David Martindale
Starting 11	Max Stryjek, Nicky Devlin 1, Jack Fitzwater, Ayo Obileye 1, Sean Kelly, Scott Pittman, Cristian Montaño, Odin Bailey 1, Jason Holt, Stephane Omeonga 1, Bruce Anderson 1
Bench	Tom Parkes 1, Craig Sibbald, Ben Williamson, Alan Forrest, Jack McMillan, Gary Maley, Jaze Kabia