Frozen out, but Livi gaffer Holt

livingston 0 hamilton accies 0

In plummeting temperatures at the Tony Macaroni Arena Livingston found themselves frozen in front of goal as their winless run continued.

In a game that Gary Holt’s side dominated almost exclusively there was nothing significant to show for their efforts as both teams had to settle for a share of the points.

A first-half Jon Guthrie header that came off the base of the post was the only real incident of note in the game.

There were appeals from the Livingston players that the ball had crossed the line but referee Willie Collum wasn’t for indulging any claims.

“I’m saying it’s a goal all day long!” said Holt.

“We don’t have VAR and we don’t have goal line technology, so it’s part and parcel of the game and the ref has made the decision. We don’t cry over it.

“It’s the same in the second half when I thought there was a handball that could have been a penalty, but we don’t complain about it .”

That incident referenced was an apparent handball from Hamilton defender Sam Stubbs. A Steve Lawson corner was flicked on by Lyndon Dykes with Stubbs blocking the effort on the line but initial impressions suggested the ball had come off his midriff.

In any case what irked Holt most was the lack of bite that his side had about them.

Livingston have not won a game since beating Celtic at the beginning of October and Holt has urged his side to find some self-belief in order to get back on to a winning trail.

“You’ve got to earn the right to win the game,” he said. “You’ve got to be proactive and create chances.

“I thought we were in the ascendancy to try and win the game and had a lot of play in