The hoodoo continues. As was the case last season, bogey team Livingston have haunted us again.

David Martindale’s side just seem to have some kind of hold over us that is difficult to shake off.

There was a sense of inevitability about the manner of Livingston’s equaliser – one they fully merited – and it was no surprise it arrived from a set-piece.

While Graham Carey’s set-piece taking ability is up there with the best in the country, our struggles at defending dead-ball situations are not new under John McGlynn.

In fact, we have now conceded a goal from a set-piece in three of our past seven matches, including two of our latest three at home.

It is not just a minor flaw either – it is a glaring weakness that dates back to our time in League One. I can remember Edinburgh City taking advantage from set-pieces to score two goals against us at Meadowbank in January 2023, while Morgan Boyes and Jack Baird both netted from near-identical free-kicks for Morton during an early-season trip to Cappielow last term.

Our inability to deal with set-pieces also threatened to spoil the party when we had to fight back to secure the Championship title with a 3-1 win over Hamilton on the final day of last season. That’s just a handful of many examples from the past three or four seasons.

While McGlynn will know his side has to be better at defending set-pieces, it’s an alarming issue that has to be addressed and worked on over the international break.