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Andy Campbell Hibernian 3-1 Ross County VAR sees no problem with the goal and Hibs open up a two-goal lead with seconds left. Josh Campbell Another Campbell finds the net at Easter Road and this time it's Hibs' Josh on target. It looks like they've got the win that for so long looked unlikely. However, in keeping with today's drama, they move is being checked for a possible foul. Roland Idowu, penalty The penalty is taken by a different taker and Roland Idowu finds the net. The three points are heading to Paisley. St Johnstone 2-2 St Mirren After a VAR check, the St Mirren penalty will be taken again after goalkeeper Josh Rae was off his line. St Johnstone 2-2 St Mirren Mark O'Hara's spot-kick is saved by St Johnstone goalkeeper Josh Rae. But was the stopper off his line? Motherwell leapt to fourth in the Scottish Premiership after edging out Dundee United in pulsating seven-goal thriller. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos struck a brace either side of Andy Halliday's bundled effort had Motherwell ahead at the break, despite Sam Dalby's penalty. The United striker got one back after an Aston Oxborough mistake, but Tom Sparrow's brilliant finish looked to have killed the game off. Louis Moult's 88th-minute header looked to have set up a tense finale, but Motherwell held on to leapfrog their visitors who drop to fifth. Tom Sparrow marked his return from injury with a goal St Johnstone 2-2 St Mirren VAR checks that possible handball against St Johnstone's Drey Wright and St Mirren will have a chance to win this game from the spot. St Johnstone 2-2 St Mirren Absolute chaos at Mc Diarmid Park! Toyosi Olusanya is darting into the St Johnstone final third before he's pulled back by Jack Sanders. Olusanya gets up and pushes the St Johnstone defender to the floor. St Mirren get a shot away moments later and there's screams for a handball. Scottish Championship Cody David scored Raith Rovers' second against Dunfermline Hibernian 2-1 Ross County Almost a calamitous own goal from Ross County. A back pass takes a bobble, Jack Hamilton wildly slices it but luckily for the visitors, it goes just wide and behind for a corner. Louis Moult United have set up a tense finale! A cross from Ryan Strain is powered into the back of the net by Moult, who doesn't celebrate against his former club. The neck strength on him to power him that in from there. Evan Mooney What a present for the youngster who celebrated his 17th birthday earlier this week. It's a cracking strike from Evan Mooney. Josh Rae punches the initial strike back into the St Johnstone box and Mooney rushes on to volley into the back of the net. St Johnstone 2-1 St Mirren Tyrone Smith BBC Sport Scotland at Mc Diarmid Park It has turned in to the Benjamin Kimpioka show at Mc Diarmid Park - every time the St Johnstone striker gets the ball he is causing absolute havoc. Hibernian 2-1 Ross County David Gray isn't shutting up shop at Easter Road. The Hibs head coach sends on Martin Boyle in place of Dwight Gayle, who equalised earlier on. Benjamin Kimpioka Simo Valakari is buzzing! It's a cracking finish from Benjamin Kimpioka who makes the right call this time round. The forward runs beyond the back line of the St Mirren, the ball from Drey Wright taking a nick off a defender before falling to the feet of Kimpioka, who slots beyond Ellery Balcombe. St Johnstone 1-1 St Mirren Benjamin Kimpioka has got to play Adama Sidibeh in there! The pair go racing towards the St Mirren goal, Sidibeh is totally free to Kimpioka's left but the latter goes alone and is eventually cut out by a swarm of blue shirts. (P. S St Mirren are wearing light blue today, St Johnstone also in a change kit - black with green flecks) Elie Youan, penalty No mistake on this occasion. Elie Youan confidently fires his spot-kick into the corner via the inside of the post, and Hibs lead for the first time today. Hibernian 1-1 Ross County This game takes yet another turn. .. A second penalty for Hibs in quick succession as Ryan Leak pulls Josh Campbell's shirt right in front of the referee. Elie Youan will take this one. Ben Wilson Airdrie draw themselves level through Ben Wilson for the second time. On this occasion, the forward scores from close range. Hibernian 1-1 Ross County Nicky Cadden tries to place it down the middle, but Ross County goalkeeper Jack Hamilton sticks out a leg and turns it behind for a corner. Elie Youan scored from the penalty spot just three minutes after teammate Nicky Cadden's spot-kick was saved Hibernian climbed off the bottom of the Scottish Premiership after coming from behind to beat Ross County in an action-packed Scottish Premiership encounter. Elie Youan's second-half penalty put the hosts in front, just minutes after teammate Nicky Cadden had missed from the spot. The sides had gone into half-time level after Dwight Gayle's flicked header cancelled out Eli Campbell's close-range opener. As the visitors pushed for an equaliser of their own late on, Youan nudged Ross County defender James Brown off the ball before selflessly playing in Josh Campbell. The Hibs midfielder slotted home a first-time finish to make sure of victory. In a match characterised by mistakes rather than moments of quality, it was Ross County's indiscipline that ultimately cost them and extended their long winless run in the league away from home. David Gray's side are now eighth in the table, while County drop to ninth, with their last league win on the road back on 2 September 2023, a 1-0 victory at Kilmarnock. Subscribe for Hibs updates Get all the latest County news and analysis Off the back of a bright, but ultimately frustrating display at Celtic Park last weekend, Gray called on his players to start quickly back in front of their own fans. However, they were sloppy from the outset and went behind inside three minutes to Campbell's headed effort. As the first half progressed, the home side did push up the park and found themselves in decent attacking positions, but were let down by a lack of quality in the final third. Gayle brought them level in first-half added time though, a timely boost that likely spared boos from the sparse home crowd. The lack of composure in front of goal continued after the break, with Youan wildly slicing a shot from 12 yards before Joe Newell fired well over the bar. The game then burst into life on 69 minutes when County defender George Harmon hauled Gayle to ground inside the box. A penalty was awarded by referee Lloyd Wilson after a lengthy VAR check, but Cadden was denied by the legs of Jack Hamilton in goal. Youan made no such mistake shortly after though, blasting his spot-kick in off the post after Campbell's shirt was pulled by Ryan Leak. The French forward then turned provider for Campbell to wrap up Hibs' third league win of the season and haul themselves up the table. In a match of low quality, Hibs found a way to win, which is something they have struggled to do this term. It's a quality that will provide hope to Gray before they travel to Pittodrie next weekend. Conversely, County shot themselves in the foot with a string of individual errors. Goalkeeper Jack Hamilton went walkabout for Hibs' first goal, leaving Gayle an open net to spoil what had been a decent first-half display. They could have scored before they did when Noah Chilvers' shot was saved well by Jordan Smith, but they were unable to sustain their bright start to the game. The fouls from Harmon and Leak to concede the two penalties were both entirely unnecessary and reckless, and they gifted Hibs the lead. The third concession was perhaps the most calamitous of the lot. Brown booted an aimless long ball straight to Campbell, and with him being so deep in his own half, played Youan onside. The County defender compounded his first error with another, diving in to try to rob Youan of the ball, but missed entirely and gave the Hibs player a clear route to goal. Campbell had kept up with the play and was on hand to sweep home. Don Cowie cannot account for such costly mistakes and he needs his side to tighten up big time if they are to avoid being sucked into yet another relegation battle. Last Updated 14th December 2024 at 17: 07 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: David Gray Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Don Cowie Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 Manager: David Gray Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Don Cowie Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Hibernian have only lost one of their last five home league games against Ross County (W3 D1), going down 0-2 in November 2022 under Lee Johnson. Ross County are unbeaten in three league meetings with Hibernian (W1 D2); only in their first four top-flight games against Hibs from October 2012 to August 2013 have the Staggies ever avoided defeat in four successive encounters against them in the top tier. Hibernian are winless in five home league games (D3 L2), but haven’t gone six without a home win in the Scottish Premiership since February-May 2014 under Terry Butcher, when they were relegated from the division. Ross County have lost both of their last two league games by an aggregate score of 8-0 (5-0 v Celtic, 3-0 v Rangers). The Staggies last lost three successive Scottish Premiership matches in February last season (4 in a row), and last did so without scoring in December 2020 (5 in a row). Only Celtic (307) and Rangers (268) have had more shots in the Scottish Premiership this season than Hibernian (216), with Hibs also third behind the two Old Firm clubs for expected goals (22. 7). Despite this, only two sides – Kilmarnock (17) and Ross County (12) – have scored fewer goals than the Edinburgh side (18) in the division this term. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.