KICK-OFFpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
Ross County 0-0 Partick Thistle (agg 0-2)
Off we go.
Send on more play-off madness, please.
Summary
Tie finished 3-3 on aggregate - County win 5-4 on penalties and will stay in Premiership for next term
Sims scores decisive penalty after captain Docherty misses for Thistle in sudden death
County trailed 3-0 on aggregate with 19 minutes left but forced extra-time
Fitzpatrick strike had given Championship Thistle three-goal advantage
Dhanda levelled match with controversial VAR penalty & Murray netted a minute later
County captain Watson had red card rescinded before Harmon levelled in stoppage-time
Referee Walsh earlier stuck with on-field decision not to award Thistle penalty after being called over to screen
Kris Doolan's side finished fourth in second tier; County were 11th in top flight
KICK-OFFpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
Postpublished at 16:31 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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The players are out.
Both teams and sets of supporters will now take part in a minute's applause for County legend Roddy MacKenzie, who passed away this week.
Recap of Thursday's first legpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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Thistle on course for more historypublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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A reminder that Thistle are on the brink of history.
Not only will avoiding a two-goal defeat restore their top-flight status, but they'll also become the first fourth-placed Championship side to achieve promotion to the Premiership via the play-offs.
Will they finish the job off?
Reminder of the line-ups...published at 16:23 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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Ross County: Laidlaw, Randall, Baldwin, Watson, Purrington, Cancola, Loturi, Kenneh, Dhanda, A Samuel, White.
Substitutes: Munro, Sims, Harmon, Murray, Tillson, Williamson.
Partick Thistle: Mitchell, McMillan, Muirhead, Brownlie, Holt, Turner, Docherty, Lawless, Fitzpatrick, Tiffoney, Graham.
Substitutes: Sneddon, Bannigan, Dowds, Smith, McKinnon, Hodson, Mullen, Owens, MacKenzie.
Can County turn it around?published at 16:18 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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Malky Mackay has referenced County's recent game against St Johnstone in the build-up to this one.
The Highlanders were 2-0 down at home to the Perth side last month and brought the match back in their favour to 3-2.
The only issue is they then conceded an injury-time equaliser. They can't afford to be so slack at the back today.
Image source, SNSImage caption, It's now or never for Mackay's County side
Live match commentary on the waypublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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We'll have full match commentary from Dingwall today.
You can listen to the drama unfold on Sportsound by simply clicking play at the top of this page.
Build-up is already under way. Tune yourselves in.
The Jags are up for itpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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Image source, SNSPurrington makes first start since Octoberpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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Malky Mackay needs to roll the dice today, and he has.
There are four changes to his County side, with the suspended Dylan Smith and Owura Edwards dropping out with Jordan Tillson and George Harmon.
The incoming quartet are Keith Watson, David Cancola, Nohan Kenneh and Ben Purrington, who makes his first start since October.
Doolan names same Thistle sidepublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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As expected, Kris Doolan names an unchanged side again.
Does he really need explain we really need to explain why? His team are absolutely flying.
Doolan's bench is boosted by the return of full-back Lee Hodson.
Four changes for Countypublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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Image source, Ross County FCThistle XI unchanged againpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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Image source, Partick Thistle FCIt all comes down to thispublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 4 June 2023
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The 2022-23 SPFL season ends today. So might Ross County's current Premiership stay.
Malky Mackay's side must overturn a two-goal deficit to save their top-flight status against a rampant Partick Thistle.
The way the past few weeks have gone, we could be in for something daft in Dingwall.
No hangin' about. Straight to the team news...
Media caption, Watch the key moments from Thursday's first leg