Saints return to the SMiSA Stadium on Saturday as we get set to face Kilmarnock in cinch Premiership action. 

It's the first of two home games on the bounce with Dundee United visiting Paisley the following Saturday. 

Stephen Robinson's side have won all of their last four home matches defeating Livingston (2-1), Celtic (2-0), Hibernian (1-0) and Ross County (1-0). Despite a 4-0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox on Saturday, the Saints are in fourth in the cinch Premiership with 15 points from nine matches. 

Kilmarnock sit 10th in the cinch Premiership table after picking up eight points from their opening 10 fixtures. All of Killie's points have come at home so far with the Rugby Park side having lost their five away matches in league this season. 

Derek McInnes' side are unbeaten in their last two league matches having drawn with Hearts 2-2 at Rugby Park on Sunday following a 2-1 win over St Johnstone last midweek.

Match Details

St Mirren v Kilmarnock
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 15th October 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Ticket Info

Season tickets are valid for Saturday's match. Non-season ticket holders can buy home end tickets at stmirren.com/matchtickets or at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Kilmarnock supporters can buy tickets for the away end here. Tickets will be available online until kick-off (subject to availability). 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch league matches live as part of their subscription. 

Previous

Kilmarnock's relegation in the 2020/21 season meant there was no meeting of the two sides last season. 

Saturday's match is the first meeting of the two sides since a 3-3 draw at Rugby Park in May 2021. A Kyle Lafferty double had Killie 2-0 up but Saints fought back thanks to goals from Jamie McGrath and Cammy MacPherson. Greg Kiltie - now at St Mirren - scored his final Kilmarnock goal to put the Rugby Park side ahead once again, but Colin Quaner levelled as the Buddies took a point in the dramatic encounter.

Goals from Kyle McAllister and Jon Obika saw us defeat Kilmarnock 2-0 in February 2021 - the last time Killie visited the SMiSA Stadium. 

The Buddies are unbeaten in their last four against the Ayrshire side. 

Jon Obika puts us 2-0 ahead the last time we faced Kilmarnock at the SMiSA Stadium (Image: Allan Picken) 

The officials

The referee on Saturday is Chris Graham and he'll be assisted by Daniel McFarlane and Alastair Mather. The fourth official is Willie Collum.

We're really disappointed in the scoreline. Key moments in the game went against us. 

"But I'm proud of them in many aspects of the game and proud of the fans that stayed and stuck right by them.

"We'll go again and analyse the bits we can be better at."

St Mirren's hopes of a first league win at Ibrox since 1991 were ended after a double from Antonio Colak either side of a James Tavernier penalty as well as a late Fashion Sakala goal gave Rangers a 4-0 win. 

Saints created a number of good opportunities through the game but couldn't take any of them and were punished by clinical Rangers.

Stephen Robinson made two changes from the side that started last weekend's dramatic win over Livingston. Alex Greive - who scored the last-gasp winner against the Lions - came in from the start alongside Curtis Main who returned from injury. They replaced Greg Kiltie and the suspended Jonah Ayunga. 

The home side took an early lead as they went in front with only four minutes on the clock. Colak was first to react as he forced home from close-range after Borna Barisic's strike from 20 yards smacked off the post. 

It was the start Saints wanted to avoid but the reaction was good with the Buddies going close to a leveller on 10 minutes. Alex Greive managed to get a shot away from inside the box but denied by a good save from Allan McGregor. 

However, it was Trevor Carson who would be the busier goalkeeper over the next 10 minutes or so with the Saints stopper making a brilliant save to deny Ryan Jack on 11 minutes before twice saving curling efforts from James Tavernier. 

Rangers scored a second just after the half hour mark after being awarded a penalty kick by referee Nick Walsh. The referee had deemed that Declan Gallagher fouled Colak and Rangers captain Tavernier netted from 12 yards. 

Saints passed up a great chance to pull a goal back five minutes later. Scott Tanser flung a brilliant ball deep into the Rangers box where Marcus Fraser was in acres of space but the defender could only head into the arms of McGregor. 

It was quiet start to the second 45 with the first real opportunity in the second period coming when Rabbi Matondo hit the post from 25 yards on 57 minutes. 

The Buddies had a huge chance to reduce the deficit with just over 20 minutes of the game. A ball from Keanu Baccus on the right found its way to O'Hara who was all alone in the Rangers box, but the midfielder's effort was blocked by Rangers goalkeeper McGregor. 

Mark O'Hara is denied by Allan McGregor (Image: Allan Picken)

And four minutes later Rangers would put the game beyond doubt when Colak got his second of the afternoon. The forward was slipped through by Sakala and he cut inside before knocking home neatly with the outside of the foot. 

Saints would have a couple of late chances as they looked for a consolation. Main's strike from 20 yards had McGregor beaten, but came off the bar. Less than 60 seconds later Baccus forced the veteran goalkeeper into a smart stop. But it was Rangers who would add another with Sakala scoring in injury time to round off the afternoon. 

Full-Time: Rangers 4-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Carson, Gallagher, Gogic, Dunne, Fraser, Baccus, Erhahon (Reid 90), O'Hara (c), Tanser (Tait 74), Greive (Kiltie 65), Main
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Shaughnessy, Kenny, Flynn, Taylor, Henderson

Rangers: McGregor, Tavernier, Goldson, Davies (King 63), Barisic (Yilmaz 78), Lundstram, Jack (Kamara 83), Arfield, Matondo (Kent 63), Sakala, Colak (Morelos 78)
Subs Not Used: McLaughlin, Sands, Wright, Tillman

Referee: Nick Walsh
Assistant Referee: Frank Connor
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Chris Fordyce

Attendance: 49,274 

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Dean Lyness has departed the club by mutual consent.

However, the club has agreed that Dean can continue to train with the squad to maintain his fitness as he searches for a new opportunity.

The goalkeeper first joined Saints in September 2018 on a short-term deal but departed in January 2019 after playing in four matches.

Following a brief stint at Raith Rovers, Dean would return to St Mirren in June 2019 – agreeing a two-year deal before extending that further in February 2021.

Dean made 13 appearances for St Mirren overall and kept four clean sheets with his final appearance against Rangers in April 2022.

We thank Dean for his service to St Mirren and wish him all the best in his future.

St Mirren Football Club Chairman, John Needham has released the following statement after the news that Director Alan Wardrop will stand down from the Board of Directors. 

It’s with mixed emotions that I announce that Alan Wardrop has intimated that he wishes to step down as a Director on 19 November after over six years service on our Board. Pleasingly, whilst he will no longer be part of the Board, he has indicated willingness to continue his involvement in our St Mirren Charitable Foundation and running the 1877 Club.

"Alan has been a dedicated and hard-working member of our Board throughout his tenure firstly as an independent Director then co-opted as a SMISA nominated Director during the past 15 months. I have enjoyed working with him and witnessed his significant personal commitment first hand.

"On behalf of the Board I want to record our thanks for everything he has done, and continues to do, for the Club. As part of the St Mirren family, Alan has been a loyal fan all of his life and leaves with our best wishes for the future."

St Mirren make the short journey to Ibrox on Saturday to face Rangers in cinch Premiership action. 

It's second versus third after Saints made it five wins from six last weekend with a dramatic 2-1 win over Livingston at the SMiSA Stadium.

The game burst into life in the final 20 minutes with Keanu Baccus had putting us ahead on 69 minutes. Livingston were awarded a penalty and Jonah Ayunga was shown a red card seven minutes later, but ex-Saint Sean Kelly fired over from 12 yards. The visitors would equalise on 86 minutes through Bruce Anderson, though there was time for even more drama with Alex Greive scoring the winner in the final minute of normal time to give Saints the three points. 

Stephen Robinson's men have also defeated Celtic (2-0), Hibernian (1-0), Dundee United (3-0) and Ross County (1-0) over the last several weeks on their way to sitting in third place in the cinch Premiership. 

Rangers sit four points above Saints in second place having won six, drawn one and lost one of their eight league matches this season. 

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side were in Champions League action on Tuesday night losing 2-0 to Liverpool at Anfield. That result came off the back of a 4-0 win against Hearts at Tynecastle in the cinch Premiership last Saturday, while they also defeated Dundee United 2-1 at Ibrox before the international break. 

Match Details

Rangers v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 8th October 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Ibrox Stadium

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are only on sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office. There will be no sale of tickets online or on the day of the match. Full ticket info is available HERE. 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch league matches live as part of their subscription. 

Previous

The two sides met three times last season with Rangers winning in each encounter. 

Connor Ronan scored a stunning strike in the first meeting to put Saints 1-0 up last October, but two goals in a minute saw Rangers come away with a narrow 2-1 win. 

Our only trip to Ibrox last season was on Boxing Day and played in front of just 500 fans with Rangers winning 2-0. Rangers won the only meeting in 2022 when they defeated Saints 4-0 at the SMiSA Stadium in April. 

Saints' last win over Rangers was in the Premier Sports Cup in December 2020. Despite falling behind to an early Connor Goldson strike, the Buddies got their noses in front thanks to a double from Jamie McGrath. Steven Davis equalised late in the game for the Gers which looked to be sending the match to extra-time. But there was time for further drama with Conor McCarthy scoring deep into injury time to give us our first win over Rangers since 2011. 

Conor McCarthy scored the winner deep in to stoppage time when we last defeated Rangers (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

Nick Walsh is the referee on Saturday. The linesmen are Frank Connor and Craig Ferguson, while Chris Fordyce is fourth official. 

Tickets for our cinch Premiership match away to Rangers on Saturday 8th October are now on sale. 

Tickets are available in person at the St Mirren Ticket Office and online for collection or postage - there are no e-tickets for this match.

Please note the deadline for postage is 1pm on Wednesday 5th October. Tickets selected for collection must be picked up at the St Mirren Ticket Office by 2pm on Friday 7th October.

Rangers v St Mirren 
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 8th October 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Ibrox Stadium

Rangers Ticket Info

Adults - £31
Concession* - £24
Junior** - £13

*Over 65s, 16/17-year-olds
**Under 16s

Ambulant disabled tickets will be charged at the age-appropriate rate. If a carer is required, and proof of this is provided, the carer's ticket will be free of charge.

There are seven wheelchair & companion pairs available. These are only available at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Wheelchair Prices

Adults - £18
Concessions - £14
Juniors - £9

There will be no sale of tickets on the day of the match. 

St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 840-6130.

St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com 

The manager praised his side's character and energy after our win over Livingston in the cinch Premiership.

A dramatic final few minutes saw 10 man St Mirren snatch a victory over Livingston at the SMiSA Stadium and move into third place in the cinch Premiership.

Keanu Baccus scored his second Saints goal around 20 minutes from time to put the Buddies ahead before Jonah Ayunga was shown a straight red card seven minutes later and Livingston were awarded a penalty. Ex-Saint Sean Kelly missed from 12 yards, but Livingston would find equalise on 86 minutes through Bruce Anderson. It looked like the 10 men would have to accept a point only for substitute Alex Greive to score in the final minute of normal time to secure all three points for Stephen Robinson's men.

The manager was forced into a reshuffle from the side that defeated Celtic before the international break with Curtis Main ruled out and Ryan Strain only fit enough for a place on the bench. That meant Alex Gogic and Greg Kiltie started in place of the two, while Eamonn Brophy dropped out of the squad with an injury.

A scrappy first-half saw very little in the way of goalmouth opportunities. Gogic shot wide on eight minutes in his first start since returning to the club on a permanent basis after Livingston goalkeeper Shamal George has failed to clear from a corner, while Scott Pittman saw an effort for the visitors saved by the feet of Trevor Carson. 

The second-half was much the same, but burst into life with a little over 20 minutes to go when Baccus headed St Mirren ahead. The Australian - fresh from his first Socceroos cap last Sunday - rose above Stephane Omeonga to meet a lovely cross from substitute Ryan Flynn and nod beyond George. 

But that was just the start of what would prove to be a dramatic end to what had - until that point - been a scrappy affair. 

Jonah Ayunga was given his marching orders on 75 minutes when referee Craig Napier ruled that the forward has blocked Anderson's effort with his hand. Ex-St Mirren Academy graduate Sean Kelly stepped up to take from 12 yards but fired over to the delight of the SMiSA Stadium. 

It felt like maybe this was going to be St Mirren's day - only for Anderson to get his head on the end of a terrific cross from Joel Nouble and guide into the back of the net on 86 minutes.

Yet there was still time for more late drama. Saints felt they could have had a penalty in the final minute of normal time when Declan Gallagher's header looked to have come off a Livingston arm. Only a corner was awarded, but Scott Tanser's delivery was forced on by Joe Shaughnessy and Greive was there to turn the defender and force home to secure all three points for the 10 men. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 2-1 Livingston

St Mirren: Carson, Gallagher, Gogic (Strain 60, Flynn 67), Dunne, Fraser, Baccus (Shaughnessy 75), Erhahon, O'Hara (c), Tanser, Kiltie (Greive 59), Ayunga
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Taylor, Reid, Henderson

Livingston: George, Devlin, Obileye, Sean Kelly (Shinnie 81), Bahamboula, Omeonga (Stephen Kelly 72), Pittman, Holt, Penrice (Anderson 72), Nouble, Guthrie
Subs Not Used: Konovalov, Hamilton, Brandon, Cancar, Boyes, Longridge

Referee: Craig Napier 
Assistant Referee: Sean Carr
Assistant Referee: Chris Rae
Fourth Official: Dan McFarlane

Attendance: 5,366

We are delighted to be welcoming pupils and staff from Our Lady of Peace Primary School to the SMiSA Stadium on Saturday for our cinch Premiership match against Livingston.

The Primary School in Linwood received a number of tickets as part of a new initiative in which schools throughout Renfrewshire will receive a batch of tickets for seven different home matches throughout the 2022/23 season.

The Street Stuff team delivered coaching sessions for the pupils over two days with first-team players Ethan Erhahon and Alex Gogic then visiting the school to present the tickets and take part in a Q&A session before spending further time signing autographs for all the pupils.

This is another part of our ongoing community engagement efforts and the club will be arranging more player visits to local schools as well as offering additional match day tickets for other matches throughout the season.

If your school would be interested in a visit by our first-team players then please get contact info@stmirren.com.