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Watch BBC Scotland coverage - press link above Both sides relegated from Premiership last season Saints dominate possession in first half of few chances Iacovitti starts for County, Scott on bench after moves from St Mirren Former Saints striker Clark also on County bench Sprangler replaces Tumilty for Saints Jack Herrall Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Jay Henderson has a pop from the edge of the box. It's cleared the stadium, and some punters may be nervous about where that's landed in relation to their windscreen. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone An early sight at goal for Sidibeh, but it skids under his feet just yards from goal. A touch there and it's 1-0. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Right, back to it. HT: Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Saints looking lively whenever they attack down the left… might need a Mc Pake thunderbolt to break the deadlock though. Andy HT: Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Ross County chief executive Steven Ferguson has joined Jonathan Sutherland and Michael Stewart for a half-time chat. "I think it’ll resemble a lot of games in the championship, " he says about this game so far. “You need to earn your right to play

“Everybody knows it goes scores the whole of the season

“ To win any game in the Championship, you need to be at it. “There are a lot of tough, good teams and big, traditional clubs in the league. " On if a title win is the target, he adds: "We’ve invested to win this league. "I’d be wrong to say anything other than winning the league would be good enough, because we've invested in a group of players who are good enough to win the league. "It’s not played on paper though, we need to take it to teams and win games of football. " HT: Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone What did you make of that first half? Hit the wee get involved box at the top of this page to let us know, and we'll sprinkle some of your responses throughout the live text. Keep it PG and be sure to give us a steer which team you're talking about. HT: Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Two very poor teams who will struggle in the championship. Their minute fan bases won’t be able to fund their losses long term. Get comfy in the championship, people. Primer Level at the interval. St Johnstone should be in front given their dominance, but County have made them work hard for any sniff of a chance. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Simo Valkari is pacing up and down his technical area. He can see his side playing some pretty decent stuff, but it's counting for nothing so far. Foulds lifts a cross into the area that Sidibeh scampers to retrieve at the back of he box, and it's recycled by the visitors around the edge of the area. County stand resolute and thump it clear when Jason Holy tries to wriggle his way through. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Stop me if you've heard this before tonight. .. St Johnstone work it well into the final third but fail to create a clear-cut chance before lashing at goal from distance, with the shot fizzing wide of the post. Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V. .. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone County are in. It's with Ronan Hale wide left of the box, but he doesn't get enough on his shot and it trundles towards the grateful Toby Steward Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Declan Gallagher takes a wild swipe at the ball on the edge of the box, with the County defender's volley sailing well over. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Saints are having no issue working the ball into the final third. They've clearly planned to drag the County central defenders into the middle of the half, and take the full-backs inside to create space out wide, but are lacking the final ball. A touch of composure in the final third, and they could be one or two up by now. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone The second corner is flicked on by Sidibeh, but nobody makes the backpost run to meet it. That looked like a training ground routine that was missing the final piece. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Stevie Mallan is allowed time and space on the edge of the area. A bold move from County. His strike takes a wicked deflection and spins out for a corner. Which is subsequently knocked out for another corner. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Ross County have grown into the game. Gary Mackay-Steven pushed them back but failed to find an effective ball into the area, as the hosts try to wrestle back some control. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Matty Foulds' turn to wreak havoc down the left for St Johnstone. A smart flick gets him into a promising position, but once again, Sidibeh is left without a ball to take a goalward swipe it. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Josh Mc Pake darts in from the left-hand side. He shows a great turn of pace to work half a yard of space for the cross. Unfortunately for the visitors, though, he fails to pick out the lurking Sidibeh. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone A fast St Johnstone start has given way to a more measured approach. They've had nearly two-thirds of the possession so far, but a lot of it has been sideways passes or knocked around the back. Ross County 0-0 St Johnstone Deary me. Stevie Mallan fires a well-timed ball around the corner for Adama Sidibeh, who bursts towards goal. He gets his head up and reverses it for Stevie Mallan, a nudge onto Josh Mc Pake, freeing the attacker. About four touches too many follow and he squanders a golden opportunity. A real waste. Last Updated 8th August 2025 at 20: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Don Cowie Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Simo Valakari Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Don Cowie Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Simo Valakari Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.