Scott Robinson admits he is desperate to end a decade without a goal against Rangers - after helping Livingston put Celtic to the sword last season.

The former Hearts and Kilmarnock attacker has scored just four times for the Lions since they returned to the Premiership in 2018.
Incredibly, three have come against Celtic - the opener in the shock 2-0 win in October last year and again in the 2-2 draw in March, as well as in the 3-1 loss at Parkhead in August 2018.

But Robinson has to go as far back as far his maiden strike as a professional, in Hearts’ 1-1 draw at Ibrox in January 2010, for the last - and only - time he has hit the back of the net against tomorrow’s opponents.

He said: “I remember it well. That was my first goal in professional football. Hopefully I can add one against Rangers to the ones I’ve scored against Celtic for Livi, and then I’ll be happy. To have three goals against Celtic in big games is not a bad record to have.

“But I would like to hopefully notch in the other games as well. Just having a manager who trusts me and trusts that I can play any position for the team is great. They know that wherever I’m asked to play I’ll step in and do the best job I can for the team.”

Robinson has started the last two games for Livingston and hopes Wednesday’s double comeback in the 2-2 draw against Motherwell is an indication they are returning to form following last season’s fifth-placed finish.

And, after losing just twice at home last term, the 28-year-old hopes they can prove last Saturday’s 4-1 hammering from Hibs was a one-off. He added: “We can’t afford to carry any passengers, we need 11 men pulling in the same direction and knowing exactly what our game-plan is.

“That's normally what we’re like, we all know what’s happening, and hopefully last Saturday was a bit of a blip. We’ve worked on a few things and we want to make this place difficult to come to again. It was like that last season, our home record was fantastic, so if we can get back to that then I’m sure we’ll start to climb the table.

“Most people will say it’s a hard place to come to and we want to keep it that way. We don’t want to be a soft touch or anything like that.”