A trio of former Hamilton Accies players returned to haunt their old club as Livingston sealed all three points in Hamilton.In his first game back at New Douglas Park since his summer switch to West Lothian, Lewis Smith delivered the cross for fellow ex-Accie Stevie May's opener towards the end of the first half - which was quickly cancelled out by Kevin O'Hara - before he drilled home the second early in the second half.And Accies' misery was complete in stoppage time when Andy Winter sealed the points against his former employers.It ended Hamilton's run of consecutive Championship wins and kept Davie Martindale's Lions on the coattails of leaders Falkirk, who remain six points clear at the summit.
Accies stay sixth.Hamilton boss John Rankin made three changes from last week’s win over Airdrie as injured trio Oli Shaw, Lee Kilday and Steven Bradley missed out.
Dylan McGowan, Jamie Barjonas and Ben Williamson came into the side in their place.For Livi, ex-Accies Smith, Scott Pittman and Stevie May started the clash, with another former New Douglas Park man on the bench in Andy Winter.It was the hosts who had the first sight of goal in seven minutes when Kevin O'Hara worked a short corner to Ben Williamson.
His cross found the head of Sean McGinty at the back post, but the defender's effort drifted narrowly wide.Ten minutes later, the Lions troubled Accies keeper Charlie Albinson for the first time when Lewis Smith threaded the ball through to Teti Yengi on the edge of the box and his low, curling effort had Albinson at full stretch, down to his right.Albinson then came to the rescue in 23 minutes with a top save to deny Matthew Clark at close range, blocking his low strike with an outstretched leg after the Livi man was
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