Livingston boss set for sleepless night after dismal display at St Mirren

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Livingston boss David Martindale admitted the entire squad and coaching staff will have a sleepless night trying to digest their woeful display in a 3-0 away loss to St Mirren this afternoon.The contest got off to the worst possible start for the Lions as they conceded a penalty inside the opening seconds when Luiy de Lucas was ruled to have handled.

Mark O'Hara slotted home from the spot and it wasn't until the after the break that the visitors seemed to get to grips with the game.By that time, they were already down and out after Tony Watt was allowed to tap home on 18 minutes before O'Hara converted a second spot-kick - this time for a Jason Holt handball - just before the interval.Livi did at least offer some threat after that with Andrew Shinnie seeing an effort bounce off the bar and post while Joel Nouble and Nicky Devlin passed up chances in the second-half.

Martindale also felt his side should have been awarded a penalty for an apparent trip on Stephen Kelly.The defeat takes the Lions outside of the top six with three games remaining but while Martindale admitted it will be a tough night, he's determined to put it bed quickly.He commented: "Every single one of us won’t get to sleep tonight.

We’ll get to sleep about 3am and wake up at 7am and that four hours will be broken because all you’re doing is thinking about the game.