Baldwin not relying on relegation rivals losing

Jack Baldwin says Ross County cannot afford to count on any more favours from elsewhere in the battle to secure Premiership safety.

The Staggies suffered a chastening 5-1 defeat at home to Motherwell on Saturday, which emphatically ended their unbeaten Dingwall record under interim boss Don Cowie.

County were handed a major lifeline, however, as Livingston struck late against St Johnstone to leave the Perth side two points adrift of County in the relegation play-off spot.

The Staggies face the Saints at McDiarmid Park in a crunch fixture on Wednesday, when a victory would secure their Premiership status.

In order to do that, County must add to their tally of just a solitary victory on the road all season. With only two games remaining, defender Baldwin says the Staggies must take responsibility for their own performances.

He said: “We spoke in the dressing room after the game.

“Lots went wrong and we need to understand what went wrong, and take responsibility by watching the game back to see where we can do better.

“Having said that, once we have done that it’s important that we put it to bed and not dwell on it, because we have a massive week to go out and try to make it right.

“After the Livingston game we said the only positive we could take from the day was that results elsewhere went our way.

“We can’t rely on everybody else to do our job for us. We know we still have a job to do on Wednesday night.”