Ayr United 1
Livingston 2
League (Champsionshop)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
1 - 21 - 2 |
LivingstonLivingston |
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League (Champsionshop) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Marcus Rus (73) |
Danny Wilson (33) Robbie Muirhead (90) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Scott Brown |
Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
Robbie Mutch George Stanger Scott McMann Patrick Reading Lenny Agbaire Connor McLennan Nick McAllister Ben Dempsey Cole McKinnon Jay Henderson George Oakley |
28 (G) J Prior 5 (D) R McGowan Yellow card 8 (D) S Pittman 21 (D) M Nottingham 27 (D) D Wilson 12 (M) J Brandon 23 (M) R Muirhead 25 (M) M Tait (89) 9 (F) T Yengi 17 (F) S May (82) 26 (F) C Montano |
| Bench | |
|
Harry Stone Dylan Watret Frankie Musonda Ethan Walker Marcus Rus Mark McKenzie Curtis Main Jake Hastie |
14 (G) J Hamilton 3 (D) M Clarke 11 (D) R Fraser 19 (D) D Finlayson (89) 6 (M) R McAlear 10 (M) S Kelly 15 (F) L Smith 20 (F) M Ubochioma 22 (F) A Shinnie (82) |
| Substitutions | |
|
Curtis Main for Nick McAllister (45) Marcus Rus for Jay Henderson (61) Jake Hastie for Cole McKinnon (61) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
|
Scott McMann |
None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Don Robertson (Referee) |
Match Report
Livingston leapfrogged Ayr United into second place in the Scottish Championship with a dramatic win at Somerset Park.
The visitors were ahead at half-time courtesy of a Danny Wilson header, but substitute Marco Rus scored a fabulous solo run equaliser.
But Livingston grabbed all three points to remain within four points of leaders Falkirk with a sensational 95th-minute 30-yard free kick from Robbie Muirhead.
Ayr are a further point back in third place.
"It's a three-horse race, but it underscores that we need a bigger top league," said Livingston manager David Martindale.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at February 22nd, 2025)
| 2024-25 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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|
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| Robbie Mutch (GK) | 26 |
|
1 | - | 13 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 25 |
|
32 | - | 175 | 3 |
| Scott McMann | 28 |
|
28 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| George Stanger | 24 |
|
34 | 2 | 68 | 4 |
| Lenny Agbaire | 19 |
|
6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jay Henderson | 23 |
|
35 | 14 | 35 | 14 |
| Cole McKinnon | - |
|
7 | - | 7 | - |
| Ben Dempsey | 25 |
|
32 | 2 | 114 | 14 |
| Nick McAllister | 24 |
|
23 | - | 100 | 3 |
| Connor McLennan | 25 |
|
20 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| George Oakley | 29 |
|
35 | 15 | 35 | 15 |
| Marcus Rus (sub) | 22 |
|
26 | 4 | 26 | 4 |
| Curtis Main (sub) | 32 |
|
4 | - | 4 | - |
| Jake Hastie (sub) | 25 |
|
24 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
League Table (as at February 22nd, 2025)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Falkirk | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 53 |
| 2. | Livingston | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 49 |
| 3. | Ayr United | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 48 |
| 4. | Partick Thistle | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
| 5. | Raith Rovers | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 33 |
| 6. | Morton | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 7. | Queen's Park | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 |
| 8. | Dunfermline Athletic | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 9. | Hamilton Academical | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 24 |
| 10. | Airdrieonians | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 |