ROSS DELIVERS BUT GOODWIN IS STILL CAUTIOUS

ROSS GRAHAM’S header with 15 minutes remaining saw Dundee United all-but secured their place in the Premiership top six with yesterday’s 1-0 win in Dingwall.

- By Michael Robertson

But Arabs boss Jim Goodwin still won’t take anything for granted after a match that was frantic at times against Ross County, but lacked quality in front of goal. It was perhaps appropriate the decisive moment came from a set-piece.

While Don Cowie made a single change to his Staggies line-up with Alex Samuel taking the place of Nohan Kenneh, Goodwin made two changes to a United squad stewing over their derby defeat throughout the international break.

Declan Gallagher and Allan Campbell dropped out, with Ross Docherty and Craig Sibbald in the starting line-up.

Josh Nisbet set up Noah Chilvers to have a blocked effort from the edge of the box, and United had two VAR reviews for penalties – both of which went with the on-field decision of no fouls.

Midway through the first half, County were inches away from scoring when Eli Campbell’s long throw was flicked on towards the far post by Kacper Lopata, only for visiting keeper Alex Walton to smother Alex Samuel’s close-range attempt.