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Scottish League Cup | Group Stage

Nov 10, 2020 at 7.30pm UK

Ochilview Park

Stenhousemuir
0 - 4
Livingston

Munro (25'), Muir (58')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Forrest (1', 8'), Poplatnik (30'), Taylor-Sinclair (65')

Livingston thrash Stenhousemuir to continue perfect Betfred Cup form

| 11 November 2020

Livingston thrash Stenhousemuir to continue perfect Betfred Cup form

Gary Holt's charges made it three wins from three following Alan Forrest's double and further efforts from Matej Poplatnik and Aaron Taylor-Sinclair.

Livingston cruised to a comfortable 4-0 Betfred Cup group-stage win over Stenhousemuir to move to within touching distance of the knock-out rounds.

Gary Holt's charges made it three wins from three in the group as an early Alan Forrest double and a first-half strike from Matej Poplatnik ensured there would be no cup shock at Ochilview.

After the interval, substitute Aaron Taylor-Sinclair rounded off the scoring.

Livingston made a quickfire start against Stenhousemuir as they took just 40 seconds to break the deadlock.

Forrest was sharp as he latched onto a flick from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and then displayed great composure as he surged into the penalty area to dispatch a low shot beyond Paddy Martin.

After eight minutes, Livingston had doubled their advantage as Forrest claimed his second of the evening.

The winger picked up possession on the left-hand side of the penalty area and cut onto the right foot to curl home a glorious shot into the far corner.

Livingston extended their lead as Poplatnik notched their third on the half-hour mark.

It was a quick passing move which cut through Stenhousemuir, which ended with Emmanuel-Thomas playing a perfectly-weighted defence-splitting pass for Poplatnick to run onto and the Slovenian produced a clinical finish.

Emmanuel-Thomas went close after the interval but fired into the side-netting from close range.

But Livingston did not have to wait long for a fourth as Taylor-Sinclair got on the scoresheet after 65 minutes.

Taylor-Sinclair had been on the pitch for just five minutes after replacing Nicky Devlin and was left unmarked at a corner to head home from close range.