Late goal sinks Livingston as they fall to defeat at home to St Johnstone
dailyrecord.co.ukLate drama saw Livingston fall to a 2-1 defeat ay home to St Johnstone as Ali Crawford netted a 90th minute winner as the visitors climbed off the foot of the table on goal difference.A disjointed Lions were fortunate to be on level terms at half-time after a sloppy opening which saw the Saints take an 11th minute lead as Callum Hendry rose above Jack Fitzwater to head home.The hosts levelled things up against the run of play on 34 minutes when Alan Forrest charged behind the defence before squaring for Bruce Anderson to slam home his 10th goal of the season.Livi took that momentum into the second half with Forrest going close twice but it would be Callum Davidson's men who notched the crucial goal as the clash looked to be heading for a draw as Glenn Middleton got himself to the goal-line with Crawford on hand to roll the ball into the net.The drama didn't end there as Joel Nouble was shown a second yellow card in a matter of minutes for Livi - who then passed up a glorious chance to steal a draw when Nicky Devlin struck the outside of the post deep into injury-time.A late equaliser for Motherwell at St Mirren means Livi remain in eighth but are now just eight points off the foot of the table.Livingston boss David Martindale made two changes to the side that had beaten Hibs at the weekend with James Penrice returning at left-back at the expense of the injured Jackson Longridge, while Anderson started in place of Nouble up front.The hosts almost gifted St Johnstone the lead twice in the opening seven minutes through defensive lapses as firstly Ayo Obileye and the Jack Fitzwater's slackness almost led to Stevie May finding the net.
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