Eamonn Brophy could be out for up to four weeks after suffering an ankle ligament in last week's match against Motherwell. 

Speaking to the press this afternoon, St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin admitted the injury doesn't appear as bad as was initially thought. 

We've had some positive feedback from the specialist yesterday.

"The MRI scan initially was a wee bit concerning, but it looks like it won't be as long as first feared.

"We're hoping it's only going to be three to four weeks as opposed to eight weeks which was first feared initially.

"We'll try and rush him as much as we can while at the same time being fair to him and making sure he's OK to come back in. 

"It is pleasing. We're a little light at the top of the pitch at the moment."

Brophy picked up his injury in our 1-1 draw against Motherwell last week

The Buddies will also be without Curtis Main for tomorrow night's match against St Johnstone.

The forward made his return to the side as a substitute in Saturday's win over Hibernian, but won't be available tomorrow.  

Curtis Main is struggling, he will miss tomorrow night.

"He's not long back from injury when he came on and played against Hibs on Saturday for 20 minutes.

"He didn't feel right yesterday so tomorrow will be too soon. I imagine he'll be available for the weekend."

St Mirren vs St Johnstone
cinch Premiership
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Wednesday 9th February 2022
Kick-off: 7:45pm

The match day officials for Wednesday's match against the Perth Saints are as follows:

Referee: David Dickinson
Assistant Referee: Calum Spence
Assistant Referee: Colin Drummond
Fourth Official: Duncan Williams

Match Details

The game kicks-off at 7:45pm.

Season Tickets ARE valid for this game.

Match is all ticket – tickets will be on sale (subject to availability) UNTIL KICK-OFF.

The fastest and easiest way to buy tickets for the home end is online at stmirren.com/matchtickets. This will provide supporters with a QR code directly to their phones that will be scanned at the turnstiles for entry.  

On the match day St Mirren fans can also purchase tickets (subject to availability) at the St Mirren Ticket Office from 10:00am to 2:00pm or 5:00pm to 8:00pm. The West Stand Ticket booth will also be open for the match. Away end tickets are available online at stmirren.com/awaysupporters. 

St Mirren season ticket holders who cannot attend the match can watch live on St Mirren TV. Season ticket holders who wish to access St Mirren TV should click this link and follow the instructions in the article. 

The match will also be live on St Mirren PPV at a cost of £14.99. As the game is on a midweek night, PPV will be available in England.

The St Mirren Ticket Office (Main Stand) opening hours in the build up to this match are as follows:

Wed, 9th Feb - 10:00am to 2:00pm and 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Ticket Office Phone No: (0141) 840-6130
St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com

Covid status checks

Due to updated guidance from the Joint Response Group earlier this week, Covid status checks will not be in check for this match. 

Visitor Information

Tickets for our Scottish Cup match against Kelty Hearts are on-sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office.

Saints host the League Two league leaders at the SMiSA Stadium on Saturday 12th February in the Fifth Round of the Scottish Cup. 

St Mirren vs Kelty Hearts
Scottish Cup Fifth Round
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 12th February 2022
Kick-off: 3pm

Home end tickets

Season ticket holders have until 23:59pm on Wednesday 9th February to secure their season ticket seat before all seats become available on Thursday 10th February. To secure your season ticket seat head to stmirren.com/claimyourseat.

Please note season tickets will not be valid and your season ticket card won't be activated for this match - you will receive an email with your e-ticket which can be printed off or used on your phone and scanned at the turnstiles. 

Non-season ticket holders can buy home end tickets at the St Mirren Ticket Office or online at stmirren.com/matchtickets.

Away end tickets

Kelty Hearts supporters should only buy online at stmirren.com/awaysupporters.

Ticket prices are as follows:

 *Over-65, U18s and full-time students. 

**Padded seats £2 extra.

The Ticket Office hours this week are as follows:

More than 250 young people attend Street Stuff's festive programme

Activities take place four nights per week over three-week break with young people offered free meal

Street Stuff’s festive programme attracted more than 250 young people over the festive break, with free activities taking place in communities across Renfrewshire.

Young people attending the activities, delivered four nights per week during the three-week break, were also offered a free meal to ensure they were fuelled up and ready to go.

Councillor Marie McGurk, Convenor of Renfrewshire Council’s Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, said: "It’s fantastic to see so many young people taking part in Street Stuff.

"The holiday programmes are so important as it gives young people an opportunity to take part in sport and exercise, and to socialise with their peers in a safe and fun environment.

"Thank you to all coaches and volunteers who continue to make a difference to the lives of young people through Street Stuff."

Staff and volunteers were on hand at all the activities to spread some festive cheer, handing out gift cards and selection boxes to those taking part.

Street Stuff is a diversionary project run in partnership between Renfrewshire Council, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Engage Renfrewshire and St Mirren Football Club.

The programme began in 2009 in Renfrewshire contributing to a reduction in youth disorder and anti-social behaviour by 75 percent over the first five years with a sustained reduction of 65 percent.

The programme runs six days a week, all-year-round, at venues across Renfrewshire and young people aged 8 to 16 are encouraged to turn up and take part for free.

For more information, visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/streetstuff or follow @SMFCStreetStuff on Facebook and Twitter.

The club is currently looking into the pitch encroachment at the SMiSA Stadium during last Tuesday night’s match against Motherwell.

The incident occurred late on in the match with a section of both supports entering the field of play.

Fans are reminded that encroachment on the pitch or trackside is not permitted at any time, before, during or after the game. This is for the safety of both sets of players and supporters of all ages inside the stadium. This has been heightened by the introduction of match day red zones which are in place to mitigate against the risk of Covid-19 spread.

Encroachment is in breach of the ground regulations and therefore an arrestable offence which could lead to a football banning order as well as an indefinite club ban.

St Mirren are back under the SMiSA Stadium lights on Wednesday night for our third midweek home match in a row.

Saints are in unbeaten in their four cinch Premiership matches of 2022 - winning three and drawing one. Connor Ronan's second-half strike saw the Buddies defeat Hibernian 1-0 at Easter Road on Saturday. There have been wins against Dundee United and Aberdeen, while we were held to a 1-1 draw against Motherwell.

Jim Goodwin's side remain in ninth place in the cinch Premiership - but could potentially move up to fifth place with a win on Wednesday. 

St Johnstone hauled themselves off the foot of the table with a 2-1 win over Livingston last week. Callum Davidson's side are three without defeat having also drawn 0-0 with both Dundee and Dundee United.

They sit in the relegation play-off spot - a point ahead of bottom side Dundee and seven points away from 10th place Ross County. 

Match Details

St Mirren v St Johnstone
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Wednesday 9th February 2022
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Ticket Info

Season tickets are valid for Wednesday's match. Non-season ticket holders can buy home end tickets at stmirren.com/matchtickets.

Away fans can purchase their tickets at stmirren.com/awaysupporters. 

The match will also be live on St Mirren PPV at a cost of £14.99. As the game is on a midweek night, PPV will be available in England. 

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription, while season ticket holders who can't make the match can also watch on St Mirren TV.

Covid Status

Due to updated guidance from the Joint Response Group earlier this week, Covid status checks will not be in check for this match. 

Previous

There has been nothing between the two Saints in their two meetings this season. 

Conor McCarthy has a goal disallowed as the Paisley Saints were held to a 0-0 draw at the SMiSA Stadium in August. It was also 0-0 when Jim Goodwin's side visited McDiarmid Park in November. 

Our last win against St Johnstone was at the SMiSA Stadium in December 2020 when goals from Ethan Erhahon, Lee Erwin and Jon Obika saw us beat the Perth Saints 3-2.  

Conor McCarthy has a goal controversially disallowed the last time St Johnstone visited the SMiSA Stadium (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

David Dickinson is the referee on Wednesday night. Calum Spence and Colin Drummond are his assistants, while Duncan Williams is the fourth official. 

The most important thing at this time of the season is always the result, but I thought the overall performance was excellent."

Jim Goodwin was delighted with his team's performance and the result as Saints defeated Hibernian at Easter Road.

Connor Ronan's fifth goal of the season gives Saints first win at Easter Road since 2016.

Jim Goodwin's side have won three of their four cinch Premiership matches of 2022.

St Mirren's unbeaten run in 2022 continued as Connor Ronan's second-half goal saw Saints defeat Hibernian at Easter Road.

The Irishman scored his fifth goal of the season just after the hour mark to make it four wins from five for Jim Goodwin's side and move us to within a point of top six.

The manager made one change for the side that drew with Motherwell midweek. Alex Greive, back from international duty with New Zealand, came in for his first start in place of the injured Eamonn Brophy. 

The New Zealand forward was almost the recipient of a dangerous looking ball across from Jordan Jones with just eight minutes played, but the cross had too much on it for Greive to get proper contact. 

New Zealand international Alex Greive made his first start for Saints (Image: Craig Brown)

Saints pressed and harried the hosts in the opening exchanges forcing them into mistakes and frustrating the Easter Road crowd. Richard Tait was given an abundance of time and space to curl wide from 25 yards on 17 minutes before Jones blasted over from the same sort of range a minute later. 

Greive was sent away on the counter on 22 minutes with Lewis Stevenson hesitant to close the ball down. Greive drove forward but with no support he had a go from an angle which Kevin Dabrowski managed to push away. 

The Buddies defence was called into action a few minutes later with Joe Shaughnessy and Richard Tait making a vital goal-saving block to deny Hibernian's American forward Chris Mueller. It was end-to-end stuff with neither goalkeeper really having much to do in the first half-hour. 

Saints finished the half the stronger of the two sides with Connor Ronan in two opportunities in the final minutes of the opening 45. The Irishman dragged wide from 20 yards on 41 minutes. Two minutes later Ronan showed great feet to work his way by a couple of challenges before rolling into the path of Jay Henderson whose effort with the outside of his boot was palmed away by Dabrowski. 

Hibernian manager Shaun Maloney made a change at the break with Ewan Henderson replacing Christian Doidge and the substitute almost put the home side in front on 52 minutes. He was found well by Kevin Nisbet in the centre of the box, but Jak Alnwick was out to brilliantly block. 

The Saints goalkeeper had to be at his best to deny Henderson again four minutes later. Once again it was Nisbet who set it up for Henderson whose attempt 15 yards out was tipped over by Alnwick. 

Despite a slow start to the second-half, Jim Goodwin's men would take the lead just after the hour mark. Ronan robbed ex-Saint Jake Doyle-Hayes of the ball 20 yards from goal and slammed into the roof of the net after breaking into the box. 

Hibernian almost immediately found themselves level with Alnwick at full stretch to just claw Nisbet's close-range effort by the post. 

Jak Alnwick kept his third clean sheet of 2022 (Image: Craig Brown)

Greive was inches away from scoring his first Saints goal and doubling our lead with around 20 minutes of play remaining. Jones caught the Hibernian defence out with his low ball across the box with Greive just unable to connect. 

The home side had the majority of the pressure in the final stages as they searched for an equaliser. But they couldn't trouble Alnwick or the Saints defence which ensured all the points are heading back to Paisley.

Full-Time: Hibernian 0-1 St Mirren

Saints applaud the travelling support at full-time (Image: Craig Brown)

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), Dunne, Tait, Power (Erhahon 70), Ronan, J.Henderson (Flynn 62), Kiltie, Jones (Millar 78), Greive (Main 70)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, McCarthy, Erwin

Hibernian: Dabrowski, Cadden, Bushiri, Porteous, Stevenson (Doig 81), Mitchell (Scott 81), Doyle-Hayes (Allan 82), Campbell (Jasper 70), Mueller, Doidge (E. Henderson 46), Nisbet
Subs Not Used: Macey, McGinn, Wright, McGregor

Referee: Greg Aitken
Assistant Referee: Alan Mulvanny
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Fourth Official: Dan McFarlane

Attendance: 13,227

St Mirren Football Club was saddened to hear of the recent passing of our former chairman Robert (Bob) Earlie.

Mr Earlie was chairman of St Mirren between 1994 and 1996.

St Mirren Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick said: "We were all saddened to hear of the passing of Mr Earlie. 

"Personally, I knew Mr Earlie well and he was a really decent man.

"The thoughts of everyone at St Mirren Football Club are with Mr Earlie’s family and friends during this sad time."

Funeral service to which all family and friends are respectfully invited will take place at Woodside Crematorium, Paisley on Thursday 10th February at 11.30am. Family flowers only please, donations if desired to Dementiauk.org.

Saints busy schedule continues with a trip to Scotland's capital this weekend as Jim Goodwin's side face Hibernian at Easter Road. 

The Buddies will be looking to maintain their unbeaten run in 2022 having won three and drawn one of their four matches in the new year.

Alex Gogic's debut goal looked like it would make it four wins from four when Saints faced Motherwell at the SMiSA Stadium on Tuesday night. But a late equaliser from the Steelmen meant the Buddies had to settle for a point. 

Hibernian have yet to win in the cinch Premiership since returning from the winter break.

Shaun Maloney's side go into Saturday's match having drawn 0-0 with their Edinburgh rivals Hearts on Tuesday night. That followed losses to Livingston (2-3) and Celtic (0-1) as well as another 0-0 draw with Motherwell. 

Match Details

Hibernian v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 5th February 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Easter Road, Edinburgh

Match Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are available at the St Mirren ticket office only and there will be no sale of tickets on the day. Ticket info and prices are available at this link.

The St Mirren Ticket Office is open between 10am-2pm and 5pm-7pm on Thursday (3rd Feb) and 10am-2pm on Friday (4th Feb). 

Supporters should also be aware that Easter Road is a cashless stadium and food kiosks will only accept card payments. 

PPV is available for those not attending Saturday's match. PPV is available for £15 at this link.

Covid Status

Spot-checks of Covid status will be in force for this match. These will take place at check-points ahead of arrival at the turnstile. Supporters are requested to bring their vaccine status with them and be prepared for it to be checked. 

Supporters will need to provide evidence of one of the three options below:

• Be fully vaccinated, which will include a booster vaccine for those who had a second dose more than four months ago.
• Have tested negative for COVID-19 virus in the previous 24 hours.
• Are exempt.

Supporters will be refused entry to the stadium if they do not have their vaccine status.

Under 18’s are exempt from providing their vaccine status.

Previous

Neither could be separated in the two meetings between the sides this season. 

Eamonn Brophy and Joe Shaughnessy scored at Easter Road as the Saints drew 2-2 with the Hibees back in September. 

Shaughnessy was on the scoresheet once again when Hibernian visited the SMiSA Stadium in December. His late equaliser earned us a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw. 

The team celebrate Joe Shaughnessy's late equaliser at Easter Road in September (Image: Craig Brown)

The officials

The referee on Saturday is Greg Aitken. His assistants are Alan Mulvanny and Daniel McFarlane. The fourth official is Dan McFarlane.