Livingston secure Premiership status with victory over Hibs

Livingston secured a fifth successive Premiership campaign thanks to a 1-0 victory over Hibs at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

Scott Pittman, on the day he broke the club's record for most top flight appearances, struck the decisive blow with a composed finish from just inside the box on 57 minutes.

In truth, the three points was in large part down to a complete lack of cutting edge from the visitors who were unable to muster a single shot on target despite peppering the Livi goal with nearly 20 attempts over the course of the contest.

Livingston boss David Martindale handed a debut to Russian keeper Ivan Konovalov in place of the suspended Max Stryjek, while Morgan Boyes was given his first start for the club.

There were milestones for Pittman and Nicky Devlin, too, with the former breaking the club record for Premiership appearance with his 124th top flight game for the Lions while skipper Devlin made his 100th appearance in a Livi jersey.

The Lions started brightly with Pittman neatly creating some space for himself on the edge of the box before seeing his effort blocked while Devlin's fizzing ball across the face of goal was agonisingly out of the reach of both Pittman and Odin Bailey when a touch from either would surely have resulted in the opener.

At the other end, Harry Clarke was presented with a chance at the back post but fired high and wide from a tight angle on 16 minutes.

The visitors would enjoy a prolonged spell of attacking play but struggle to breakdown the hosts with chances being restricted to long-range efforts or being crowded out in a congested penalty area. Ewan Henderson went the closest as he nicked possession off Jason Holt before charging at goal and seeing his effort deflected and loop inches over