Summary

  • Both sides on 14 points, Motherwell eighth on goal difference

  • Slattery returns from suspension for Motherwell; County unchanged

  • Simon Murray glances in James Brown corner after just 116 seconds

  • Yan Dhanda curls home delightful second from outside the box

  • Ben Purrington taps home third after Liam Kelly error

  • Will Nightingale sent off for second bookable offence late on

  1. Unchanged County; three swapped for Motherwellpublished at 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2023

    Ross County v Motherwell (19:45)

    Perhaps unsurprisingly Derek Adams names the same eleven that beat St Mirren at home last week - they had the weekend off when their trip to Livingston was postponed.

    Stuart Kettlewell on the other hand, makes three changes. Callum Slattery, Conor Wilkinson, and Theo Bair come into the starting side.

    Harry Paton was red-carded in the 3-3 draw with Dundee on Saturday, with Calum Butcher and Jon Obika.

    Theo BairImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Bevis Mugabi and Theo Bair ahead of kick-off

  2. LINE-UPS from Global Energy Arenapublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2023

    Ross County v Motherwell (19:45)

    Ross County: Laidlaw, Brown, Baldwin, Nightingale, Leak, Purrington, Randall, Allardice, Dhanda, Murray, White.

    Substitutes: Munro, Turner, Sims, Shead, Loturi, Harmon, Samuel, Smith, Reid.

    Motherwell: Kelly, O'Donnell, Casey, Mugabi, Blaney, Spencer, Spittal, Slattery, Wilkinson, Bair, Biereth.

    Substitutes: Oxborough, Gent, Obika, Zdravkovski, Shaw, Wells, L Ross, M Ross, Butcher.

  3. Good evening!published at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2023

    Ross County v Motherwell (19:45)

    You forgot there was football tonight, didn't you?

    Motherwell have made the long trip up to Dingwall, with Stuart Kettlewell returning to his old haunt in a desperate attempt to overturn the frankly terrible run his side have been on.

    Derek Adams meanwhile, is yet to taste defeat in his third spell as County manager.

    Let's have a look at the teams.

    Global Energy ArenaImage source, SNS