Ayr United 1
Livingston 2
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 21 - 2 |
LivingstonLivingston |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Connor McLennan (42) |
Robbie Muirhead (8) Scott Pittman (38) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Scott Brown |
David Martindale |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
38. Liam Russel 3. Patrick Reading 4. Frankie Musonda 14. George Stanger 23. Marcus Rus 10. Connor McLennan 2. Nick McAllister 8. Ben Dempsey 22. Mark McKenzie 17. Jay Henderson 9. George Oakley |
Yellow card 28 (G) J Prior 5 (D) R McGowan 19 (D) D Finlayson (45) Yellow card 21 (D) M Nottingham 26 (D) C Montano (27) 8 (M) S Pittman 10 (M) S Kelly Yellow card 12 (M) J Brandon 9 (F) T Yengi (74) 17 (F) S May 23 (F) R Muirhead (82 |
| Bench | |
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31. Harry Stone 32. Dylan Watret 20. Roy Syla 33. Scott McMann 15. Jamie Murphy Ryan Howley 24. Ethan Walker Alfie Bavidge 16. Jake Hastie |
14 (G) Marcelo Pitaluga Yellow card 3 (D) M Clarke (27) 27 (D) D Wilson (45) 7 (M) L Sole 18 (M) O Green 40 (M) S Lawal 15 (F) L Smith 16 (F) A Winter (82) 22 (F) A Shinnie (74) |
| Substitutions | |
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Scott McMann for Nick McAllister (45) Jamie Murphy for Jay Henderson (74) Alfie Bavidge for Marcus Rus (74) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Don Robertson (Referee) |
Match Report
Livingston leapfrogged Ayr United into second place in the Scottish Championship with victory in a Somerset Park thriller.
The relegated side raced into two-goal lead with a magnificent strike from Robbie Muirhead and a calm finish from Scott Pitman.
Connor McLennan pulled one back before the break with a tap-in after Jerome Prior produced a fabulous save from a George Oakley header.
Ayr probably deserved a draw on their second-half showing, but there were no further goals as Livingston hung on
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at October 19th, 2024)
| 2024-25 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Liam Russel (GK) | - |
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4 | - | 4 | - |
| George Stanger | 24 |
|
16 | 1 | 50 | 3 |
| Frankie Musonda | 26 |
|
9 | 1 | 61 | 5 |
| Patrick Reading | 25 |
|
15 | - | 158 | 3 |
| Marcus Rus | 21 |
|
13 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Jay Henderson | 22 |
|
16 | 6 | 16 | 6 |
| Mark McKenzie | 24 |
|
14 | - | 168 | 13 |
| Ben Dempsey | 24 |
|
15 | 1 | 97 | 13 |
| Nick McAllister | 23 |
|
10 | - | 87 | 3 |
| Connor McLennan | - |
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| George Oakley | 28 |
|
16 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| Scott McMann (sub) | 28 |
|
9 | - | 9 | - |
| Jamie Murphy (sub) | 35 |
|
10 | 2 | 49 | 9 |
| Alfie Bavidge (sub) | 18 |
|
6 | - | 6 | - |
League Table (as at October 19th, 2024)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Falkirk | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2. | Livingston | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 3. | Ayr United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 4. | Queen's Park | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 5. | Partick Thistle | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 6. | Morton | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 7. | Hamilton Academical | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 8. | Raith Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9. | Dunfermline Athletic | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 10. | Airdrieonians | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |