Image source, SNSA penalty save and a clean sheet, not much more you can ask for from a goalkeeper. Ross Laidlaw was crucial in securing a point for Ross County against St Mirren.
Stephen Robinson has made just one change from Wednesday night's victory over St Johnstone.
Charles Dunne drops out with an injury and Richard Taylor starts in his place.
Ross County have made three changes from their 0-0 draw with Hibs in midweek.
Ryan Leak misses out completely through illness while Ronan Hale and Aidan Denholm drop to the bench.
Jack Grieves, Josh Nisbet and Josh Reid are in from the start.
Ross County defender James Brown, 26, hopes to force his way into the Republic of Ireland squad. (Press and Journal - subscription), external
Image source, SNSSt Mirren pair Jaden Brown and Kevin van Veen are unavailable following court appearances.
Roland Idowu (ankle), Charles Dunne (hamstring) and Conor McMenamin (knee) will be assessed while Alex Iacovitti (tendon) is out long term.
Ross County have Charlie Telfer available after suspension, but Will Nightingale (knee), George Harmon (ankle) and Max Sheaf (thigh) are likely to miss out.
Image source, SNSJames Brown says Ross County head to face St Mirren with confidence as they look to make it seven points in the space of a week.
After a run of four games without a win, the Staggies defeated Kilmarnock last weekend before drawing 0-0 with Hibernian on Wednesday.
Those results helped elevate the Dingwall side to eighth in the Premiership and they could climb into the top six with a victory in Paisley this weekend.
"Getting the point in midweek is big for us," said Irish defender Brown.
"There's a lot of big clubs below us that will probably come steaming towards the end of the season.
"It's just important to keep getting the points on the board and try to stay above them.
"Another big game on Saturday, a winnable game, we go there with confidence. We come off of two games with four points.
"We need to look at these games and try and win them, to try and stay in and around the teams in the top six."
County have gone over a year since last winning away in the league, but Brown is hopeful of ending that wretched run soon.
"It's a good opportunity to do it this week, we've got a bit of confidence in us," he added.
"We just need to get a bit more consistency, the teams below us are big clubs, so it's just about staying steady with it.
"We're going into the games with more confidence and looking for wins, rather than not getting beat."
Image source, SNSSt Mirren are unbeaten in seven home games against Ross County in the Scottish Premiership (W5 D2) since a 3-0 reverse in April 2015. The Buddies have kept a clean sheet in their last five such home games against the Staggies, winning the last three.
The away side has won none of the last eight league meetings between St Mirren and Ross County (six home wins, two draws), with the last away win in this fixture being the Buddies' 3-2 victory in October 2021.
St Mirren have lost each of their last three league games played on a Saturday, last losing more consecutively in the Scottish Premiership on that specific day in April 2022 (five in a row).
Ross County are winless in their last 21 away games in the Scottish Premiership (D8 L13), since a 1-0 win at Kilmarnock in September 2023; that is now the outright longest winless streak away from home in the competition this century.
Image source, SNSRoss County's last Premiership away win came in September 2023 when Simon Murray's goal downed Kilmarnock
Don Cowie has challenged his Ross County players to build on recent momentum by ending their 14-month wait for a Premiership away win.
The Staggies have picked up just two points from a possible 12 on the road this season and are 21 away matches without victory since a 1-0 triumph at Kilmarnock in September last year.
However, they head to face St Mirren on Saturday buoyed by a win over Killie and draw with Hibs, both in Dingwall.
"I don't think there's any perfect place because any venue you go to is a difficult game but every away game is an opportunity to finish that run that we're on," said manager Cowie.
"We're well aware the results haven't been good enough. Some of the performances have been good.
"This year we've gone away to Hearts and Motherwell and got two really good points. It's not just about winning, it's about putting in a good performance at a difficult venue."
The 41-year-old Staggies boss praised "fantastic" St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson and is aware it won't be an easy task to face his "powerful team".
"Stephen has done a great job at St Mirren," added Cowie.
"They had a fantastic season last year. They're a really strong, powerful team, they make you defend, they've got a lot of threats.
"We need to be ready for that, they'll be buoyed by their win [on Wednesday] but we're in a good place and we're looking forward to it."
Image source, SNSDon Cowie has been speaking to the media before Ross County's trip to face St Mirren on Saturday.
Here are the key lines from his press conference:
Cowie says County were "defensively really solid" against Hibs and he's "delighted" with the goalless draw on Wednesday.
Acknowledged that in the second half County "struggled to get momentum" but says "at that point it's important you don't lose the game".
The Staggies boss is pleased with four points from the last two games but has urged his side to build on it and says "we always want to be better and strive for more".
On County being eighth, he says: "It's really tight where we are in the league. We know how important three points are and the impact that can have on the table."
Cowie praised Stephen Robinson for doing a "great job" at St Mirren and says for the Staggies "it's about putting in a good performance at a difficult venue".
We asked for your views on Ross County's 0-0 home draw with Hibernian.
Here's what some of you said:
Ron: A poor game that neither side deserved to win. County players seemed to have great difficulty holding on to the ball and putting any passing sequence together, though there was some improvement when Josh Nisbet and Scott Allardice came on. The clean sheet was a positive and Ross Laidlaw was rarely troubled (just as rarely as his counterpart in the Hibs goal).
Jim: Proverbial game of two halves. County dominated possession and territory without major threat first half. Hibs were more aggressive and front foot in the second but several shots from range were off target. Bit of a stalemate with neither team able to produce one good bit of quality play.
Hibernian moved off of the bottom of the Scottish Premiership despite failing to find a way past a stubborn Ross County side in a goalless draw in Dingwall.
What did you make of the draw? How did you feel about the performance?
Image source, SNSDon Cowie said: "Well, we're happy with a really good clean sheet.
"I spoke about before the game, you know, Hibs have got really good forward players and I thought we managed to keep them, you know, pretty quiet throughout the game.
"So, delighted with the clean sheet. We could have been slightly better in terms of the way we played attacking-wise, but when you don't do that, it's important you don't lose the game and that's what we did.
"I felt we were probably slightly edged the first half, Hibs were better in the second.
"Maybe just the two games in sort of four days, we looked slightly tired in the second half, so that was why [we made] the triple sub. And I thought the three that came on made an impact, and like you say, we nearly got the goal that we're looking for."
Jack Herrall
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSDon County spoke pre-match about wanting his side to back up their weekend win over Kilmarnock.
Rarely tonight did they look likely to score, never mind a couple of strikes as they did against the Ayrshire side.
With only two shots on target in 90 minutes, and failing to break down a beleaguered Hibs side who are low on confidence, will be a concern.
Tonight was only the second time they’ve failed to score at home this season, so it may indeed be a blip, but they now rank second-bottom in the top flight for goals scored.
Simon Murray’s contribution last season would be hard to replicate, particularly with Yan Dhanda now departed too, but their lack of creativity tonight was concerning.
Image source, SNSNoah Chilvers pressed Hibs well and showed some smart touches to pull his side up the park.
Image source, SNSDon Cowie makes one change from the side that started their 2-1 win over Killie.
Elijah Campbell returns from suspension and is in for Josh Reid, who drops to the bench.
For Hibs, their head coach David Gray makes two alterations for the side that lined up for Sunday's Edinburgh derby.
Joe Newell, also returning from suspension, and Mykola Kuharevich are in, and dropping out are Kwon Hyeok-kyu and Dwight Gayle.
The latter is not in the side's matchday squad.
Image source, SNSRoss County: Laidlaw, Leak, Lopata, Wright, Brown, Randall, Denholm, Campbell, Chilvers, White, Hale.
Substitutes: Hamilton, Allardice, Loturi, Grieves, Nisbet, Efete, Samuel, Brophy, Reid.
Hibernian: Bursik, Miller, Ekpiteta, O'Hora, Obita, Newell, Triantis, Boyle, Youan, Hoilett, Kuharevich.
Substitutes: Smith, Levitt, Iredale, McKirdy, Kwon, N. Cadden, Campbell, Bushiri, Molotnikov.
Image source, SNSAfter their 2-1 win in May last season, Ross County could enjoy back-to-back top-flight victories over Hibs for the first time since winning their first ever three such games against Hibs in 2012-13.
Hibs have only won one of their last six league meetings with Ross County (D3 L2), a 2-0 victory in March last season.
The side scoring first has won just one of the last five league meetings between Ross County and Hibs (D3 L1); before this, the side that went 1-0 ahead had won five times in a row in this top-flight fixture.
Ross County have won just two of their last 14 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) games in the Scottish Premiership (D8 L4), and are winless in midweek league games in 2024 (P7 D4 L3).
Hibs have won just one of their last 14 away league matches (D7 L6), a 3-1 victory at St Johnstone in April last season. Hibs have lost both of their last two on the road, last losing more in a row in the top flight in January 2023 (run of 6).
Image source, SNSEli Campbell returns from suspension for Ross County but Charlie Telfer is still banned. Will Nightingale (knee), George Harmon (ankle) and Max Sheaf (thigh) remain out.
Hibernian welcome back captain Joe Newell after suspension and Nicky Cadden is set to return from injury.
Chris Cadden (thigh) is likely to miss out again along with long-term absentee Kieron Bowie (hamstring).
Ross County must be ruthless in pursuit of back-to-back wins when they take on Hibernian, believes James Brown. (Press and Journal - subscription), external
Image source, SNSRoss County manager Don Cowie wants his team to show consistency as they look to make it back-to-back home wins.
County beat Kilmarnock 2-1 on Saturday to move within a goal of a spot in the top-flight's top six.
Next up they host Hibernian on Wednesday evening and are aiming to heap more misery on the bottom club.
Cowie said in a club video: "It’s about consistency, it’s about building on that.
"Another really difficult game on Wednesday but we go into it with real belief.
"Our performance levels at home have been really strong and the challenge is now: can we back it up with another three points?"
Ross Morren
Fan writer
Noah Chilvers was at the heart of everything good the Staggies produced against Kilmarnock to capitalise on a red card and pick up their second Premiership win of the season.
A lot of fans had lofty expectations of Chilvers when he arrived from Colchester United in the summer to inherit the number 10 shirt vacated by Yan Dhanda.
Having played a part in both goals and Liam Donnelly's red card on Saturday, if Chilvers can continue to produce those kind of performances he'll be vital to County’s success this season.
The Staggies support arrived in Dingwall hoping to see a positive response from their side following the 3-0 defeat at St Johnstone, but the only moment of quality in the first half was Corrie Ndaba's long-range opener for the visitors.
Going down to 10 men at a crucial time of the match was a big factor in the Staggies' defeat in Perth one week prior. However, it was County’s opponents who would suffer a similar fate in the second half.
Two rash and blatant yellow cards for Liam Donnelly, the first for kicking the ball away and the second for hauling down Chilvers after he turned sharply and drove towards goal, saw Kilmarnock reduced to 10 men.
To compound a disastrous 60 seconds for the visitors, Jordan White lashed in the equaliser from Chilvers’ free-kick to haul the Staggies level.
For the rest of the match, the momentum was with Don Cowie’s side, who got the reward their pressure deserved as Chilvers' corner was deflected off Joe Wright into his own net to hand County three valuable points.
Ross Morren can be found at The County Corner, external
Jonathan Sutherland
Sportscene presenter
Ross County came from behind to secure an important three points and a victory over Kilmarnock, and they have one player in my Team of the Week.
The life of a target man is often unglamorous and painful but Jordan White proved his worth once again for County. Ideal in a game against a tough Kilmarock defence and got his goal.
