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Whether in defence or midfield, Connor Randall has become an ever-present for Ross County since his arrival from Bulgarian club Arda Kardzhali in summer 2020 and, as club captain, the 29-year-old Liverpudlian appears settled in Dingwall.

However, any offers to their full team of players out of contact this summer may have to wait until County know whether or not they are clear of relegation trouble.

Other contracts expiring: Jordan Amissah, goalkeeper; Jack Hamilton, goalkeeper; Logan Ross, goalkeeper; Ryan Leak, defender; James Brown, defender; Scott Allardice, midfielder; Victor Loturi, midfielder; Charlie Telfer, midfielder; Max Sheaf, midfielder; Eammon Brophy, forward; Alex Samuel, forward; Jordan White, forward.

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Nohan Kenneh has returned to Ross County on loan from Hibernian for the remainder of the season.

The 21-year-old midfielder previously made 18 appearances for County after joining on a six-month loan in January 2023.

"We are pleased to bring Nohan back to the club," said manager Don Cowie.

"He had a really positive impact on the team in his first spell and played an important part in retaining our Premiership status. He helps to bring a different dimension to our midfield area."

Ross Morren
Fan writer

It's safe to say the festive fixtures have been full of joy for Ross County fans.

On Boxing Day, the Staggies finally ended a 481 day wait for a Premiership away win with an outstanding 3-0 victory at Dens Park. Three days later, goals from Josh Nisbet and Jordan White in the 97th and 99th minute salvaged a dramatic 2-2 draw against Hearts.

The away form in 2024 has been a constant thorn in County's side. They've come close on a couple of occasions to picking up an elusive away win until key moments in those matches went against them.

The Staggies were dominant from start to finish at Dens Park so to finally pick up a victory on the road in such an emphatic manner was the perfect late Christmas present for everyone associated with Ross County.

It was an excellent team performance at Dens Park by County, but the standout player on the day was Noah Chilvers. The midfielder scored his first County goal with a fine finish outside the box in the first half, but his vision and creativity was on full display when his run and reverse pass set up Josh Nisbet to make it 2-0.

Chilvers' performances and influence on the park are growing week by week and he's starting to establish himself as the talisman of this County team.

Three days later, it looked like the Staggies were struggling to match the performance levels shown against Dundee as Hearts seemed to be well on their way to taking three points back to Edinburgh.

Several County fans had already seen enough and left the ground going into stoppage time, but they would end up regretting their decision.

When Josh Nisbet's goal halved the deficit in the 97th minute, even the most optimistic County fan would have thought the goal was little more than a consolation.

However, the Jail End has seen a few dramatic comebacks over the years and would witness another when Jordan White's 99th minute equaliser would steal a point from the match.

Momentum can be crucial at this stage of the season when matches are taking place every few days. The Staggies have now picked up four points from a possible six in their last two matches, with both Nisbet and White scoring in consecutive matches.

Don Cowie will be hoping his side can continue to build their momentum going into the New Year as they face trips to Aberdeen and Kilmarnock.

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Ross County are keeping a close eye on Oldham Athletic goalkeeper Mathew Hudson, with the 26-year-old out of contract in the summer and also attracting a string of English clubs. (Daily Record), external

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• Aberdeen have won five of their last six league meetings with Ross County (D1), keeping four clean sheets in the process.

• Ross County have lost both of their last two league visits to Aberdeen, this after only losing one of their previous five beforehand (W2 D2).

• Aberdeen have only lost their first league game of a calendar year in two of their last 15 years (W8 D5), losing 0-1 to Motherwell in 2020 and 0-2 to Rangers in 2018.

• Excluding 2019 when they were promoted, Ross County have only won their opening Scottish Premiership game of a calendar year once in their last nine attempts (D3 L5), a 3-1 win over Motherwell in 2022.

• Jamie McGrath has scored six goals in his last six Scottish Premiership appearances against Ross County, including five in five for Aberdeen.

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We asked for your views on Ross County's 2-2 draw against Hearts.

Here's what some of you said:

Ali: We stole a point from Hearts on Sunday, revenge for our game at Tynecastle earlier in the season when Lawrence Shankland equalised in the 96th minute. Full credit to our players for battling to the final whistle. I thought Connor Randall was immense. Our defence was posted missing for both goals, a good transfer window will be critical for our season.

Ron: Astonishing game in awful conditions. Hearts seemed set to deservedly go 3-0 up with a penalty then a goal chalked off by VAR. Then came the County charge. County possibly deserved the point in the end but most of the quality came from Hearts, indeed most of it was from Liam Boyce, but James Wilson looks a prospect. Great grit shown by the squad.

David: County at times frustratingly find themselves unable to hold a lead but persisted to apply pressure on Hearts until they buckled, exploiting the deteriorating, sticky Hearts penalty area. Not all teams will fold like Hearts, not all pitches will cut up in monsoon conditions but if County can keep their composure they will prevail.

Callum: Think we need to work on defending and go and be dangerous in front of goal and make things more hard for the other team, and we need to work on defending our box, apart from that, a great point.

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• Ross County have scored in their last four games in the Premiership, their joint longest scoring streak this season.

• Hearts have scored in their last three games in the Premiership, their longest run of games with a goal in the competition since a run of 3 games from 23 November 2024 to 7 December 2024.

• Jordan White has scored his fourth goal in the Premiership this season.

• James Wilson scored after just 1:19, the fastest goal for Hearts in the Premiership this season.

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Jordan White's 99th-minute tap-in rescued a draw for Ross County as they scored two goals in two injury-time minutes against relegation-troubled Hearts.

A goal in each half from 17-year-old striker James Wilson looked like giving Hearts a valuable win as the capital club looked to bounce back from derby defeat.

However, they found a way to throw away three valuable points.

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Ross County manager Don Cowie: "It was incredible. It was a really difficult game, another challenging day weather-wise. We gave Hearts the initiative early on which allowed them to play with freedom and confidence.

"We did the exact same at the start of the second-half and it was real mountain to climb and we weren't creating many opportunities.

"The boys showed great character. They kept going. We didn't have to complicate it, it was about putting it in the right areas. We did that twice in the 96th and 99th minute and we're alive to the second ball.

"Young James Wilson was outstanding, he caused us real bother throughout the whole game. Credit to him for that, but credit to my team for going right until the end when we maybe didn't deserve a point. At this stage, we don't care."

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It might be no surprise to see a club with the budget of Ross County down the bottom of the Premiership, but it should also come as no surprise that they're showing the grit required to survive.

They've been in this lowly position before and they know they've got another fight on their hands to stay in the league, but it's points like this that might just save them.

They were down and out in the 95th minute, seemingly. They hadn't troubled Craig Gordon's goal for a while, but they sensed weakness and after Nisbet's goal, smelled blood.

Moments like that can be relied upon to summon strength from the deepest reserves. Moments that provide timely reminders that they won't say die, they can pull something from nothing and take points off those around them.

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Ross County forward Alex Samuel is out long-term with a thigh injury and Eli Campbell's knee problem keeps the defender out.

Centre-half Ricki Lamie is back in training, but Will Nightingale is still out.

Hearts midfielder Cammy Devlin is suspended, while Gerald Taylor, Calem Nieuwenhof, Stephen Kingsley and Frankie Kent are still out injured.

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• Ross County have won just three of their 30 top-flight league matches against Heart of Midlothian (D15 L12); only against Rangers (1/24) and Celtic (2/38) have they won fewer games in the top-flight.

• Hearts have lost just one of their last 16 Scottish Premiership games against Ross County (W6 L9), although that was their last such away visit, going down 2-1 in March of last season.

• Ross County failed to win their final league match in each of the previous three calendar years (D1 L2) since a 2-0 win against Hibernian in 2020.

• Excluding years in which they were relegated, Hearts are unbeaten in their final Scottish Premiership match of a calendar year since 2016 (0-1 v Aberdeen), avoiding defeat in six such games since (W3 D3).

• Hearts' Lawrence Shankland has scored six goals in his last six Scottish Premiership appearances against Ross County, although hasn't scored in his last two such games in Dingwall.

Sportscene pundits Scott Allan and Steven Naismith analyse Noah Chilvers' performance in Ross County's 3-0 win against Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.

Watch highlights from Ross County's 3-0 victory against Dundee in the Scottish Premiership.

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• Dundee have lost their past three games in the Scottish Premiership, their last joint longest losing streak was from 14 September 2024 to 5 October 2024.

• Ross County attempted 22 shots in this game, their highest total in a single match in the Premiership this season.

• Dundee have failed to score in their past three games in the Premiership, a run of 324 minutes without a goal.

• Dundee attempted 522 passes in this game, their highest total in a single match in the Premiership this season.

• Dundee have failed to score in their past three games in the Premiership, their last longer run of games without scoring a goal in the competition was a run of four games from 28 August 2021 to 25 September 2021.

• County have scored in each of their past three games in the Premiership, scoring five goals in that run.

• Ross County have scored in their past three games in the Premiership, their longest run of games with a goal in the competition since a run of four games from 14 September 2024 to 6 October 2024.

Ross County manager Don Cowie dedicated the 3-0 Boxing Day win at Dundee - the Staggies' first away win in 15 months - to County supporters. (Press and Journal - subscription), external

Former Ross County forward Billy Mckay, 36, is enjoying stepping up as assistant manager with Inverness Caledonian Thistle and is charting a path to frontline management. (Press and Journal - subscription), external

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Ross County manager Don Cowie told BBC Scotland: "I'm delighted to get a really important three points. It was an outstanding performance from start to finish, the boys implemented the game plan really well.

"Goals came at really important times for us. I'm mainly delighted for the supporters. A lot has been made of the fact we've not won away from home in a long time. The miles that they cover to support us, to win in that manner was very pleasing.

"When we get it right, we're a really good team. At times we've been a bit inconsistent, but when we put it together we can be really competitive in this league.

"Pyschologically, for the group it's huge. It's a question I get asked a lot and rightly so. It's up to us to put that to an end and we managed to do that today.

"Time will tell how important it is and how we build on it, but it's good to stop the run we were on. It's about taking belief from it. I saw some individually brilliant performances today and collectively we were really strong.

"It's a tough league we're in, there's no easy games and you earn everything you get. We earned it today. It's about doing that on a consistent basis."