A late Alex Gogic header gave Saints a point at McDiarmid Park. 

The Cypriot scored his first goal of the season in the final few minutes to grab us a share of the spoils against 10 men St Johnstone. 

Gogic - who missed last weekend's win over Ross County with an ankle injury - returned to the starting line-up replacing Declan Gallagher who pulled up with a hamstring injury last Saturday. That was the only change made from last weekend's victory. 

After a fairly listless first 35 minutes - which saw very few opportunities - the game sprang into life. Curtis Main's low ball across the face of the box was almost turned into the St Johnstone net by Liam Gordon with the Perth Saints' goalkeeper Remi Matthews having to stick a leg out to sweep clear. 

Two minutes later a Ryan Strain cross-cum-shot almost caught out Matthews with the stopper having to tip away from the top corner. Almost immediately after,

Trevor Carson was forced into his first save of the match as he did well to push away a Stevie May header. Tony Watt came close to his first St Mirren goal on 39 minutes when he curled just wide of the far post from inside the area. 

St Johnstone were reduced to 10 men in the final minute of the opening 45 when Dan Phillips was shown red for serious foul play after a VAR check. The midfielder caught Ryan Flynn on the ankle with his studs and referee Craig Napier's quick check of the monitor saw the initial yellow card rescinded and replaced by a straight red. 

Saints started the second-half quickly and were inches away from taking the lead less than two minutes after the restart. Watt's cross from the right was met by Mark O'Hara who volleyed just wide. 

Thierry Small's low strike from distance was gathered by Matthews on the hour mark. Three minutes later Watt came close to opening the scoring when he met O'Hara's cross at the back post, but his header came off the bar and went over. 

Tony Watt came close to opening the scoring with a header the came off the bar (Image: Craig Brown)

But with 15 minutes remaining it was the 10 men of St Johnstone who took the lead through substitution Zak Rudden. The striker rose above the Saints defence to meet a Cammy MacPherson free-kick. His header came off the inside of the post before nestling in the back of the net. 

Stephen Robinson made a triple substitution on 80 minutes with Joe Shaughnessy, Lewis Jamieson and Kieran Offord on to replace Marcus Fraser, Flynn and Watt. And it was Shaughnessy whose brilliant cross found Gogic to head us level on 86 minutes. The Irish defender swung the ball in from the right where Gogic was on hand to bullet home the equaliser. 

Saints pressed for a winner with Gogic shooting into the arms of Matthews from the edge of the area before Jamieson scooped over in the final seconds as we had to settle for a point. 

Full-Time: St Johnstone 1-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser (Shaughnessy 80), Gogic, Dunne, Strain, Flynn (Jamieson 80), O'Hara (c), Kiltie, Small, Watt (Offord 80), Main
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Campbell, Kenny, R.Taylor, F.Taylor, Gilmartin

St Johnstone: Matthews, Wright, Mitchell, Gordon, (c), Considine, Montgomery, MacPherson, Phillips, Hallberg, May (Rudden 72), Clark (Bair 72)
Subs Not Used: Sinclair, Brown, Gallacher, Wotherspoon, Carey, Murphy

Referee: Craig Napier
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Assistant Referee: Michael Banks
Fourth Official: Duncan Williams
VAR: Grant Irvine
Assistant VAR: John McCrossan

Attendance: 3,828

It's a battle of the Saints on Saturday as St Mirren head to Perth to face St Johnstone in the cinch Premiership. 

St Johnstone vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: McDiarmid Park, Perth
Date: Saturday 25th February 2023
Kick-off: 3pm

Ticket Info

Tickets for the match are available online. Click HERE to buy your tickets. 

Adult - £24
Family Adult* - £17
Concession** - £14
U12*** - £0

*One Adult with max two U12
**65 and over, U20
*** No admission without an adult

Please note for the £17 family deal, all ticket holders must enter via turnstile five which will be monitored by stewards – strictly one adult + max two U12 only. 

Entry Info

• Flags/banners should be within regulations and must have a fire certificate. No offensive or political flags will be allowed. Please display all flags/banners to the CCTV cameras before entering the stadium. Please do not hang over advertising boards or vomitory exits.
• No balaclavas or face coverings will be allowed on entering or within the stadium. Refusal of entry or ejection will occur if face coverings are seen.
• No pyro!
• No bags bigger than A4 allowed.
• No surfing banners or telescopic poles allowed.
• One Drum allowed and drum will be searched and must fit through turnstile.
• Searching will be in place.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.
• Fully no smoking/vaping stadium with no pass out at any point in time.

General parking is available on a first come, first served basis to the west side of St Johnstone's all-weather pitch. Enter the carpark via the away support entrance to the north of the stadium. 

How to follow

You can follow the action on our Twitter page @saintmirrenfc. 

UK subscribers to St Mirren TV can listen to live audio commentary as part of their subscription. St Mirren TV international subscribers can watch live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription.

International subscriptions start at £14.99 per month or £149.99 per year for access to all of our cinch Premiership matches.

Ryan Flynn is our longest-serving first-team player having joined the club over five years ago.

On Saturday, the 34-year-old came in from the start and gave a man of the match performance in our win against Ross County.

The veteran midfielder knows his role in the squad and more than plays his part when called up.

He’s also looking at his next steps beyond playing having begun his coaching badges.

It's a battle of the Saints on Saturday as St Mirren head to Perth to face St Johnstone in the cinch Premiership. 

A 1-0 win over Ross County on Saturday saw St Mirren return to winning ways and move up to Fifth place in the cinch Premiership.

St Johnstone also picked up a big three points with a derby win over Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday. That win moved Callum Davidson's side 10 points clear of bottom side United and to within five points of a top six place. 

Match Details

St Johnstone v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 25th February 2023
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: McDiarmid Park

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are available online. There will be none available at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

For full ticket details please click HERE.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. 

Previous

An injury time equaliser from Nicky Clark saw St Johnstone rescue a point when the two sides last met back in November. Despite falling behind, Saints looked set to take all the points thanks to goals from Greg Kiltie and Mark O'Hara. But Clark levelled for the Perthshire side with the last kick of the ball to grab a share of the spoils. 

St Johnstone ran out 3-0 winners at McDiarmid Park in the first meeting of the two sides earlier this season. 

However, the Buddies won 1-0 at McDiarmid Park last April thanks to a second-half Greg Kiltie goal. That was our first win in Perth since 2014. 

Greg Kiltie has scored in two of our last three matches against St Johnstone (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

The referee on Saturday is Craig Napier and he'll be assisted by David Doig and Michael Banks. The fourth official is Duncan Williams. 

Grant Irvine in the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and he'll be assisted by Daniel McFarlane. 

My First Match

As part of the ongoing initiative to encourage new fans to our club and making the match day experience more memorable, the St Mirren Supporter Liaison Officers and Northbank (supporters’ group) are holding a competition for two new murals to be painted in the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand.

AND WE WANT YOU TO DESIGN THEM!

Therefore, we will be running our competition between Monday 6th February and Friday 24th February for our young fans.

The entries will be divided into two groups – Primary School & Secondary School. 

The intention is that the two winning designs, once painted on the walls, inside the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand, will provide photo opportunities for fans in the hope that they will then share their photos and the name of St Mirren FC on their own social media.

Requirements of the competition

• All designs should include the wording 'St Mirren FC'
• The Primary School designs will also have the wording 'My First Match'
• Artwork should be in portrait format.
• Under 16s should have their designs sent in or submitted by an adult.

Entries can be submitted by sending a photograph by email to slo@stmirren.com OR posting the photo in the comments of the original SLO post on social media.

If anyone doesn’t have either of those facilities they can post an A4 size design to SLO, Mural Competition, St.Mirren FC, Greenhill Road, Paisley, PA3 1RU. Remember to include contact details if posting an entry.

The winning design from each age group will be chosen by a mixed aged group of judges and announced on Tuesday 7th March. The winning designs will then be painted on the walls inside the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand by Northbank volunteers.

Additional prizes include:

• Trip to St Mirren FC Training ground to meet first-team players and manager.
• Family Tickets to Home League match as well as the chance to meet selected first-team players. 

We have a number of our players out on loan at clubs across Scotland. Here's a look at how some of them got on at the weekend. 

Toyosi Olusanya scored his first goal in Scottish football with an 89th minute equaliser for Arbroath against Cove Rangers on Saturday. The forward was up at the back post to head home a cross and earn the Red Lichties a valuable point in their bid for Championship survival. Dick Campbell's side sit in the relegation play-off spot four points behind Cove and a point ahead of bottom side Hamilton Academical. 

Toyosi Olusanya celebrates after his late goal for Arbroath (Image: Arbroath FC)

Jay Henderson got another 90 minutes under his belt for Inverness Caledonian Thistle as they hosted Hamilton at Caledonian Stadium. The Caley Jags would have been looking to build on their stunning 3-0 win away to Livingston in the Scottish Cup the week previous, but Billy Dodds' men fell to a 3-0 defeat to bottom side Accies. It's a result which sees Inverness five points off a promotion play-off spot. 

Dean McMaster was an unused substitute for cinch League one side Airdrieonians as they held league leaders Dunfermline to a 1-1 draw at East End Park. 

Ewan Thomson was also an unused substitute as Cowdenbeath defeated the Caledonian Braves 1-0 at Central Park in Lowland League action. 

Finally, Gavin Gallagher played the full 90 minutes for Lowland League side Dalbeattie Star. The Islecroft side were defeated though, losing 4-0 at home to promotion chasing Spartans. 

Tickets for our home match against Celtic in the cinch Premiership on Sunday 5th March are now on sale.

Following feedback from our match against Celtic in September, as well as consultation with our Supporter Liaison Officers, we have set the criteria for those wishing to purchase tickets for this match. 

Tickets are only available to season ticket holders from this season and season 2021/22 and anyone that has purchased tickets for (and subsequently attended) at least two league matches at the SMiSA Stadium this season.

Season ticket holders from this season and season 2021/22 can purchase extra tickets online or at the St Mirren Ticket Office. Anyone that has bought tickets for – and attended – at least two league matches can only purchase directly from the St Mirren Ticket Office in person or via phone.

St Mirren Football Club reserve the right to cancel any tickets it feels have been purchased for away supporters with no refund. Away end tickets will be sold directly by Celtic.

Tickets for this match are priced at:

Adults - £32
Concessions* - £22
U12s** - £14

*65+ and 13-17
**Must be accompanied by an adult

Fixture Details

St Mirren v Celtic
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Sunday 5th March 2023
Kick-off: 12pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Tickets for our cinch Premiership match away to St Johnstone on Saturday 25th February are available online. 

Click HERE to buy your tickets. 

Please be aware that tickets are only available online, there will be none available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

St Johnstone v St Mirren 
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 25th February 2023
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: McDiarmid Park

St Johnstone Ticket Info

Adult - £24
Family Adult* - £17
Concession** - £14
U12*** - £0

*One Adult with max two U12. 
**65 and over, U20. 
*** No admission without an adult. 

Please note for the £17 family deal, all ticket holders must enter via turnstile five which will be monitored by stewards – strictly one adult + max two U12 only. These will only be available to purchase online.

Ambulant Disabled Adult* - £24
Ambulant Disabled Concession* - £14
PA** - £0

*Must be in receipt of PIP/DLA - PA free. 
**No admission without ambulant disabled supporter

Wheelchair & PA tickets can be purchased directly from St Johnstone by calling 01738 455000. Adult/concession wheelchair tickets are £24/£14 respectively. The personal assistant ticket is included in the ticket price.

St Johnstone have a limited amount of accessible parking bays for disabled visiting supporters to book in advance (£5 – payable on the day). Please email dao@perthsaints.co.uk with your name and vehicle registration to book.

General parking is available on a first come, first served basis to the west side of St Johnstone's all-weather pitch. Enter the carpark via the away support entrance to the north of the stadium. 

Assistant manager Diarmuid O'Carroll was pleased with our fast start in this afternoon's win over Ross County in the cinch Premiership. 

St Mirren won at the SMiSA Stadium for the eighth time in the cinch Premiership this season following a 1-0 victory over Ross County.

Declan Gallagher's early goal was enough to give the Buddies a well-deserved three points and there was a clean sheet for Trevor Carson on a day that the club paid its respects to former goalkeeper Billy Thomson who sadly passed away earlier this month. 

Both sides take part in a minute's applause to pay tribute to ex-St Mirren goalkeeper Billy Thomson (Image: Allan Picken)

Saints were boosted by the news that Curtis Main passed a late fitness test after being a huge doubt the day before with a hamstring issue. Greg Kiltie and Ryan Flynn came into midfield in place of the injured Alex Gogic and Keanu Baccus, while Charles Dunne returned in place of Richard Taylor and Thierry Small replaced Scott Tanser.

St Mirren made a bright start and that was rewarded with the opening goal on seven minutes. It was a brilliant header from Gallagher as he rose above the Ross County defence to bullet home from Ryan Strain's corner. 

Stephen Robinson's side controlled the opening 25 minutes and Strain had two decent opportunities to double the Buddies' lead. On 22 minutes he was found at the back post by Marcus Fraser and his effort was blocked by County goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw. A minute later a header from the Staggies defence fell nicely to the Saints full-back, but he volleyed well over. 

Ross County's first real chance came just before the half-hour mark when ex-Saint Keith Watson slid in to meet a George Harmon ball to the back post, but he fired over. 

The Staggies had a big opportunity early into the second 45 after good work from substitute Owura Edwards down the right-hand side. He drove into the box and saw his effort blocked by the feet of Trevor Carson. The ball came back out to Nohan Kenneh who knocked over from close-range. County had another decent chance on 53 minutes when half-time substitute Ross Callachan fired over from the edge of the box after being first on to Jordan White's knock-down. 

Saints dealt with the early second-half pressure from County and had two decent chances after the hour mark. Main turned a low Kiltie ball wide on 62 minutes before Watt spun well in the box on 66 minutes but shot over. 

St Mirren could have killed the game off as we headed into the final 10 minutes. Main had a shot deflected on to the post in 78 minutes and four minutes later County goalkeeper Laidlaw made a brilliant double save to deny substitute Kieran Offord and Strain. 

Ross County were reduced to 10 men heading into stoppage time following a VAR check as Owura Edwards was given his marching orders for a foul on Carson. Saints would see the game out, but goalscorer Gallagher had to be substituted off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-0 Ross County

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Gallagher (R.Taylor 90), Dunne, Strain, Flynn, O'Hara (c), Kiltie, Small (Shaughnessy 56), Watt (Offord 78), Main
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Campbell, F.Taylor, Gilmartin, Jamieson

Ross County: Laidlaw, Watson, Baldwin (Callachan 46), Iacovitti, Randall (Smith 75), Kenneh, Loturi, Harmon (G.Edwards 46), Dhanda (O.Edwards 46), White, Murray (Samuel 80)
Subs Not Used: Munro, Cancola, Sims, Stones

Referee: Graham Grainger 
Assistant Referee: Alan Mulvanny
Assistant Referee: Colin Drummond
Fourth Official: Greg Aitken
VAR: Gavin Duncan
Assistant VAR: Frank Connor

Attendance: 5,634