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Keith Watson has a swipe at Chris Kane as he tries to clear from a corner kick... Referee Bobby Madden points to the spot.

Kane just got in front of the defender after a headed knock-down from Steven Anderson.

Murray Davidson has made a couple of surges into the penalty area, cutting the ball back towards the penalty spot on each occasion. County deal with it.

County defender Tom Grivosti is perhaps lucky to avoid a booking for a late lunge on Michael O'Halloran.

Both teams knocking it about, but nothing to worry either goalkeeper yet.

Both teams in their home kits, which is a bit of a surprise since they are pretty similar. Saints in a lighter shade of blue with white shorts, the visitors all navy.

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright tells BBC Sportsound: "It was one of those nights at Montrose on a sticky, dry pitch. Now we're faced with a must-win game.

"It's quite simple, we need three points and I'm looking for a reaction."

Ross County co-manager Steven Ferguson tells BBC Sportsound: "We want to win the game, we want to win the group.

"We've made a few more changes today and that was always the plan.

"We are going back up [to the Premiership] and it will be a hell of a fight to stay there but we feel we will give a good account of ourselves.

"This will give us a gauge of where we are."

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Billy Dodds
Former Scotland striker on Sportsound

St Johnstone and Ross County have not met since May 2018 when a 1-1 draw at McDiarmid Park confirmed relegation for the Dingwall side.

David Wotherspoon's late equaliser for the hosts actually proved irrelevant that day since Partick Thistle's victory at Dundee had already sealed the Staggies' fate.

County didn't waste any time bouncing back though, winning the Championship with relative ease.

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Ross County have packed a lot in since they were admitted to the senior leagues in 1994/95.

The former Highland League side have won all three divisions below the top flight, lifted their third Challenge Cup last season and were Scottish Cup runners-up in 2010.

Their finest hour came in March 2016 when Alex Schalk struck in the last minute for a 2-1 win over Hibs in the League Cup final.

Can they go all the way again this time?

St Johnstone have been beaten finalists in this competition twice, back in 1969 and again in 1998.

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Remember, it's the eight group winners and four best runners-up from this opening stage who go through to the second round, where they will be joined by the four clubs who qualified for Europe.

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Both these sides are looking to get off the mark today.

Clyde lost out to Hamilton Accies in their opening game, while Airdrie were edged out 1-0 by group leaders Partick Thistle.

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Ross County are sitting pretty at the top of Group B after comprehensive wins over Brechin City and Montrose.

Things are not looking so rosy for Saints after that shock defeat at Links Park.

Clyde: Mitchell, Cuddihy, McNiff, Howie, Rumsby, Grant, Lamont, McStay, Syvertsen, Johnston, Smith.

Substitutes: McGee, Wallace, Goodwillie, Lyon, Duffie, Fitzpatrick.

Airdrieonians: Hutton, Fordyce, Kerr, Crighton, Eckersley, Wedderburn, Thomson, Smith, Cowan, O'Reilly, Roy.

Substitutes: Willison, Millar, Gallagher, Carrick, Leighton, Hawkshaw, Russell.

St Johnstone: Clark, Foster, Tanser, Kerr, Anderson, Tanser, Wotherspoon, Craig, Davidson, Swanson, O'Halloran, Chris Kane

Substitutes: Parish, Duffy, McMillan, McCann, McClean, Hendry, Kennedy.

Ross County: Laidlaw, Kelly, Fontaine, Watson, Grivosti, Chalmers, Vigurs, Spittal, Stewart, Mullin, Mckay.

Substitutes: Fraser, Morris, Gardyne, Graham, Power, Paton, Dixon-Hodge.

St Johnstone are playing catch-up in the League Cup after opening with a surprise 1-0 defeat at League One Montrose.

Ross County visit Perth today and can take a stranglehold on Group B with victory. The 2016 winners have been banging in the goals as they warm up for their return to the Premiership.

Clyde take on Airdrie as well, with that Group F game taking place at Hamilton's FOYS Stadium, while work continues on the new 4G pitch at Broadwood.

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