‘Chilvers looks capable of living up to lofty expectations’

Noah Chilvers was at the heart of everything good the Staggies produced against Kilmarnock to capitalise on a red card and pick up their second Premiership win of the season.

A lot of fans had lofty expectations of Chilvers when he arrived from Colchester United in the summer to inherit the number 10 shirt vacated by Yan Dhanda.

Having played a part in both goals and Liam Donnelly’s red card on Saturday, if Chilvers can continue to produce those kind of performances he’ll be vital to County’s success this season.

The Staggies support arrived in Dingwall hoping to see a positive response from their side following the 3-0 defeat at St Johnstone, but the only moment of quality in the first half was Corrie Ndaba’s long-range opener for the visitors.

Going down to 10 men at a crucial time of the match was a big factor in the Staggies’ defeat in Perth one week prior. However, it was County’s opponents who would suffer a similar fate in the second half.

Two rash and blatant yellow cards for Liam Donnelly, the first for kicking the ball away and the second for hauling down Chilvers after he turned sharply and drove towards goal, saw Kilmarnock reduced to 10 men.

To compound a disastrous 60 seconds for the visitors, Jordan White lashed in the equaliser from Chilvers’ free-kick to haul the Staggies level.

For the rest of the match, the momentum was with Don Cowie’s side, who got the reward their pressure deserved as Chilvers’ corner was deflected off Joe Wright into his own net to hand County three valuable points.

Ross Morren can be found at The County Corner, external