Ross County will be playing Premiership football once again next season after a tumultuous play-off victory against Partick Thistle.

Going into the second leg in Dingwall, the Staggies had it all to do with a two-goal deficit to overcome.

When Aidan Fitzpatrick scored for the Jags in the first half and make it 3-0 on aggregate, it seemed like the tie was over – only for County to stage the unlikeliest of comebacks.

First it was a dubious penalty that went County's way, converted by Yan Dhanda. Then, minutes later, Simon Murray brought the Staggies to within one goal of their opponents on aggregate.

The drama was not over though, as Keith Watson was initially shown a red card before it was downgraded to a yellow thanks to an intervention by VAR.

Even so, County left it late, as George Harmon volleyed in a 90th minute equaliser – which passed another one of the many VAR checks, this time for offside.

In extra time, neither side could find a winning goal, so it went to a penalty shoot-out to decide who would be playing top-flight football next season.

Ross Laidlaw saved two penalties to play a big part in sealing victory for County, and Josh Sims converted the decisive spot kick.

That sparked joyous scenes among both the home fans in the Global Energy Stadium and the Staggies squad and coaching staff, so here is our collection of pictures from the match itself and the celebrations that followed.

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