Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1
Ayr United 0
League (Championship)
ICT |
1 - 0 |
Ayr United |
 |
League (Championship) |
 |
| Goalscorers | |
| None. | None. |
| Team Managers | |
| Billy Dodds |
David Hopkin |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
1 Ridgers 8 Carson 15 Broadfoot 6 Devine 5 Deas 14 Walsh 12 MacGregor 18 Allardice 7Gardyne 11 Sutherland 19 Duku |
Jordan Houston .2 Aaron Muirhead .4 Sean McGinty .5 Andy Murdoch .6 Tomi Adeloye .9 Jack Baird .15 Joseph Chalmers .18 Michael Hewitt .20 Charlie Albinson .21 Mark McKenzie .22 Markus Fjortoft .23 |
| Bench | |
|
3 Harper 4 Welsh 9 Mckay 10 Doran 16 Jamieson 21 MacKay 23 McAlear |
Michael Moffat .7 Daire OConnor .10 Cameron Salkeld .11 Jonathan Afolabi .24 Finn Ecrepont .25 Michael Miller .8 |
| Substitutions | |
|
14 Walsh Substituted for Doranat 85'minutes 11 Sutherland Substituted for Welshat 78'minutes 19 Duku Substituted for Mckayat 68'minutes |
Jonathan Afolabi for Michael Hewitt (65) Daire OConnor for Joseph Chalmers (75) Cameron Salkeld for Andy Murdoch (81) |
| Cautions | |
|
Carson Deas |
Markus Fjortoft Aaron Muirhead |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Kevin Clancy (Referee) |
Match Report
Inverness Caledonian Thistle maintained their 100% record in the Scottish Championship with a victory over Covid-19-hit Ayr United.
Three Ayr players have tested positive for the virus and one is self-isolating, as manager David Hopkin's squad arrived depleted in the Highland.
Tom Walsh scored the only goal of the game for Inverness after good work by teammate Manny Duku.
Ayr drop to ninth with just one point, while Inverness have the maximum nine.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at August 21st, 2021)
| 2021-22 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
|
|
| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 24 |
|
5 | - | 5 | - |
| Sean McGinty | 28 |
|
7 | - | 7 | - |
| Jack Baird | 25 |
|
7 | - | 41 | - |
| Markus Fjortoft | 27 |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| Jordan Houston | 21 |
|
7 | - | 55 | - |
| Joseph Chalmers | 27 |
|
3 | - | 34 | 1 |
| Michael Hewitt | 20 |
|
5 | - | 13 | - |
| Aaron Muirhead | - |
|
7 | - | 74 | 5 |
| Mark McKenzie | 21 |
|
7 | 1 | 44 | 3 |
| Andy Murdoch | 26 |
|
7 | 1 | 84 | 4 |
| Tomi Adeloye | 25 |
|
7 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Daire OConnor (sub) | 24 |
|
3 | - | 3 | - |
| Jonathan Afolabi (sub) | 21 |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| Cameron Salkeld (sub) | 22 |
|
7 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
League Table (as at August 21st, 2021)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kilmarnock | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2. | ICT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3. | Partick Thistle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4. | Arbroath | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5. | Morton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | Queen of the South | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7. | Raith Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. | Hamilton Academical | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9. | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. | Ayr United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |