Thomas Reilly is the replacement for the injured Marc McAusland.

St Mirren defender Marc McAusland has been struggling for a wee while and now it looks like he's done.

Ross County scorer Liam Boyce is high on confidence as he finds room for a shot on the edge of the penalty area but he drags the effort across goal and wide.

Liam Boyce lays a neat reverse pass into the path of Michael Gardyne but St Mirren keeper Mark Ridgers cuts out the cross from the right without any fuss.

tom and 20 others: "#bbcscotfootball Hammered home, like a nail into a coffin."

Ross County continue to pop the ball around nicely and their movement off the ball is impressive as St Mirren labour to contain the in-form visitors.

Can St Mirren respond to that setback or will we see a repeat of the feeble folding job done at Motherwell last week?

The building pressure from the visitors pays off as Michael Gardyne has a shot blocked and it falls to Craig Curran, who draws a decent save from Mark Ridgers. The St Mirren defenders are slow to react to the loose ball and Liam Boyce hammers it in - third time lucky.

A rush of blood to the head of St Mirren defender Jason Naismith, who absolutely hammers a low cross against the outside of the post in front of his own goal.

Michael Gardyne breaks clear of the home defence and skips past the keeper to roll the ball in. TV replays show the officials got that offside call wrong, although Mark Ridgers did not attempt to stop the County forward since the whistle had sounded early.

Ross County look more comfortable on the ball as the visitors try to build a head of steam but the Buddies are digging in well.

Former St Mirren defender David van Zanten on BBC Radio Scotland

"If St Mirren had 11 Jim Goodwins, I don't think they'd be in the position they are now."

I'll let you do the jokes on suspensions and lack of goals...

St Mirren winger Gregg Wylde whips in a skidding cross from the left and Stephen Mallan stoops to get his head to it near the penalty spot but can only send the ball wide.

BBC Reporting Scotland presenter David Currie: "Wee bit of grit about #stmirren tonight... so far."

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David Rabett: "Ross county on better form, but law of averages st mirren are due a win."

Dylan Siddle: "St Mirren waiting on the grim reaper."

A wee Zidane-turn from John McGinn creates room for a shot but the St Mirren midfielder is off balance as he strikes the ball and it flies high and wide.

Buddies full-back Jason Naismith needs to be alert in making a good sliding interception as Paul Quinn tries to roll in a pass for Craig Curran.

County get forward and the ball breaks to Rafa De Vita as St Mirren fail to clear their lines but the Italian's low shot is blocked in a busy penalty area.

With Thompson and Arquin up front, can we expect a barrage of high balls forward from St Mirren? No real pattern of play yet.

It's eerily quiet inside the stadium, with a small crowd in attendance. It looks like some of the black and white army have already given up the ghost.