St Mirren were defeated at Tynecastle by league leaders Hearts.

Hearts played the majority of the game with 10 men after Beni Baningime’s first-half red card, but scored twice in the second half to inflict a fourth defeat in a row on St Mirren who remain in 10th in the William Hill Premiership.

The Buddies were undefeated against Hearts this season and were looking for their first win at Tynecastle since 2023 after losing their last three matches in Gorgie.

Stephen Robinson made three changes from the weekend defeat to Falkirk. Shamal George and Killian Phillips were fit to start, with Alex Gogic made his return from suspension, Oisin Smyth went straight into the starting 11 after getting recalled from Partick Thistle, and Roland Idowu came in for the injured Liam Donnelly, Dan Nlundulu and Fraser Taylor. Donnelly, Mark O’Hara, Jonah Ayunga and Keanu Baccus all missed out through injury.

Hearts got the game underway but it was St Mirren who got the first sight of goal. A quick thrown in on the right-hand side found Conor McMenamin, whose first time strike went over the bar.

A quarter of the way through the first-half there was a high challenge from Baningime on Idowu. Clancy initially gave a yellow card but after a VAR check Baningime was given his marching orders, leaving Hearts to play with 10 men for the second game in a row.

Moments later the Buddies thought that they had taken the lead. Devlin was caught on the ball, after being surrounded by St Mirren players. The ball found its way to Idowu just inside the box on the left-hand side and his curling effort went into the back of the net before being given as offside.

Hearts responded with two great chances. The first being after a skilful run from Kyziridis found Milne on the left-hand side. His low cross was put wide by Braga. The second came in the very next attack after a huge clearance from Steinwender, Richard King lost track of the ball. Braga pounced on the mistake but smashed the ball over George’s goal.

St Mirren again had the ball in the back of the net but was again given as offside. After a sliced Gogic shot found its way to Idowu, his shot was saved by Gordon but ricocheted off Milne into the Hearts goal. The goal was chopped off after Idowu was in an offside position. 

The hosts should have taken the lead right on the stroke of half time. Lawrence Shankland put pressure on King with his clearance hitting off the Hearts striker into the hands of George. George rolled it out to Smyth, who got the ball taken off him at the top of the box by Kyziridis. The Hearts winger then couldn’t get the ball past George, with Braga’s shot then being deflected for a corner to end the half.

The second half started out scrappy, with Hearts getting the first chance 10 minutes in. A positive run from Milne on the left-hand side found Kyziridis whose shot was deflected for a corner.

Hearts kept up the pressure after a low driven cross from Braga found Shankland. His shot was unable to get past George in goal, who rushed out making a big save.

The Saints then made a double substitution with Nlundulu and Malik Dijksteel coming on for Smyth and Conor McMenamin.

The hosts’ pressure paid off on the hour mark courtesy of a Shankland goal. Spittal nicked the ball of Dijksteel with his low cross finding Shankland, who slotted the ball past George.

St Mirren looked to respond quickly, with a John corner being headed just over from Gogic and Phillips hitting the side netting moments later. King was then replaced by Campbell.

Hearts responded with a triple change with Braga, Kyziridis and Spittal being replaced by Kabore, Magnusson and McCart.

A ball over the top from Campbell found John on the right-hand side, his deep cross found Dijksteel with the header hitting the side netting. Kent then came on to replace Shankland for the hosts.

The Jambos, after absorbing a lot of pressure, went on the attack with Kabore. He found Milne with his shot being parried away by George. Magnusson was quickest off the mark as he headed in to double the hosts’ lead. Richardson was then brought on for Fraser for St Mirren.

St Mirren were pushing to get a goal back, with Idowu hitting the post from a cross. Altena then came on to replace an injured Devlin for Hearts.

The Buddies came close to a goal, John picked out Phillips, with his powerful shot being saved by Gordon, just before the ref blew for full time.

Full-Time: Hearts 2-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: George, Fraser (c) (Richardson 81), King (Campbell 66), Freckleton, McMenamin (Dijksteel 57), Phillips, Smyth (Nlundulu 57), Gogic, John, Idowu, Mandron
Subs: Mullen, Sobowale, Tanser, Taylor, Mooney

Hearts: Gordon, Findlay, Halkett, Steinwender, Milne, Devlin (Altena 90), Baningime, Spittal (McCart 68), Kyziridis (Magnusson 68), Braga (Kabore 68), Shankland (Kent 74)
Subs: Fulton, Kabangu, Kertoja, Chesnokov

Referee: Kevin Clancy
VAR: Steven McLean

St Mirren's starting lineup for tonight's William Hill Premiership match away to Hearts has been confirmed with manager Stephen Robinson making three changes from Saturday's match against Falkirk.

Oisin Smyth is one of the three changes as he comes into the starting lineup after returning from his loan spell at Partick Thistle. Alongside Oisin, Alex Gogic returns from suspension while Roland Idowu is also given a start.

Those changes mean that Liam Donnelly, Fraser Taylor and Dan Nlundulu drop out with the latter pair on the bench. While Donnelly misses out after coming off injured on Saturday, there's positive news with Shamal George and Killian Phillips shaking off injury concerns to start.

St Mirren: George, Fraser (c), King, Freckleton, McMenamin, Phillips, Smyth, Gogic, John, Idowu, Mandron
Subs: Mullen, Richardson, Sobowale, Tanser, Campbell, Taylor, Dijksteel, Mooney, Nlundulu

Hearts: Gordon, Findlay, Halkett, Steinwender, Milne, Devlin, Baningime, Spittal, Kyziridis, Braga, Shankland
Subs: Fulton, Kent, McCart, Kabangu, Kabore, Magnusson, Altena, Kertoja, Chesnokov

Referee: Kevin Clancy
VAR: Steven McLean

Tickets for our Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fourth Round tie away to Livingston are on sale online via Livingston's ticketing platform. 

Saints face the Lions at the Home of the Set Fare Arena on Saturday 17th January. 

Livingston vs St Mirren
Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Venue: The Home of the Set Fare Arena, Livingston
Date: Saturday 17th January 2026

Ticket prices are as follows:

*Over-65, disabled, full-time students - Must be accompanied with valid ID
**Must be accompanied with an adult

Saints begin the first of four away matches in a row with a trip to Tynecastle tonight. 

The Buddies take on league leaders Hearts in the capital this evening with a 7:45pm kick-off.

Match Details

Hearts v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Wednesday 14th January 2026
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Tynecastle Park

Ticket Info

All tickets MUST be collected from the St Mirren Ticket Office by 12 noon on Wednesday 14th January 2026. There are no tickets available for sale at Tynecastle. 

This is entirely a paper allocation so please remember to bring your paper tickets. Do not travel if you are not in receipt of a valid ticket. 

Supporter Info

Travel and Parking

As always, supporters are encouraged to keep up to date with any relevant travel information via the following link: Traffic Scotland. If travelling by train please check your journey before travel by using the Journey Planner or the ScotRail app.

General Info

• Turnstiles will open at 6:45pm. 
• Access for the disabled section/ambulatory disabled fans, please approach a steward at the Roseburn Stand who will assist with accessing your relevant area/seats.
• We have been allocated Upper M and Lower M of the Roseburn Stand. You will be asked to sit in your allocated seats for this match.
• Kiosks will be contactless.
• There is NO available space for parking cars or supporter buses within the stadium boundary.
• Flags should be within regulations and must have a fire certificate. No offensive or political flags will be allowed. Flags can be laid across lower stand area and the stewards will facilitate this. Please do not cover advertising hoardings.
• No balaclavas or face coverings will be allowed.
• No pyro.
• No bags bigger than A4 allowed.
• No surfing banners or telescopic poles allowed.
• One drum will be searched and must fit through turnstile.
• One megaphone allowed.
• Searching will be in place.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.

How to Follow

If you can't make the match tonight you can follow the action with updates on our X page.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription, with live audio coverage for UK based subscribers.

Hearts are offering PPV at a cost of £12. PPV passes can be purchased here.

Saints are in midweek action as we take on Hearts on Wednesday night.

The Buddies travel to Tynecastle to take on the league leaders in our rearranged William Hill Premiership fixture.

Match Details

Hearts v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Wednesday 14th January 2026
Kick-off: 7:45pm 
Venue: Tynecastle Park

Tickets

Tickets for the match are available to purchase online. Tickets are priced at £28 for adults, £20 for concessions*, £15 for U18s, £8 for U16s and £6 for U13s*. There will be no tickets available to purchase at Tynecastle on the day of the match.

For full ticket information, please click HERE.

Form

Saints head into Wednesday night's match on the back of a 2-0 loss at home to Falkirk on Saturday. Second-half goals from Finn Yeats and Calvin Miller saw the Bairns take the points. The Buddies remain in 10th place in the William Hill Premiership.

Hearts remain atop the league and retained their three point lead over Rangers with a 1-0 win over Dundee at Dens Park on Sunday. Claudio Braga's first-half goal was enough for the 10-men of Hearts, who saw goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow sent off, to take all three points. Derek McInnes' side have won five of their last six league matches with a single defeat away to Hibernian at the end of December. 

The Buddies are unbeaten in our two matches against Hearts this season. The first saw Saints defeat Hearts on penalties in the Premier Sports Cup in August. Alex Gogic gave us a first-half lead with a late Oisin McEntee goal forcing extra-time and penalties. Saints netted all five from the spot with Shamal George saving from Braga to send us through. 

The only league meeting between the two this season came at the end of October at The SMiSA Stadium. Dan Nlundulu opened the scoring for Saints before Lawrence Shankland levelled for the visitors. Miguel Freckleton put us back in front and had another goal controversially ruled out that would have put Saints 3-1 ahead. Braga equalised for the Jambos to see them grab a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw. 

The Officials

Kevin Clancy is the referee on Wednesday with Steven McLean on VAR.

Tickets for our William Hill Premiership match away to Dundee United on Saturday 24th January are now available to buy online through Dundee United's ticketing platform.

Dundee United v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Saturday 24th January 2026
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Tannadice Park, Dundee

Dundee United Ticket Prices

Adult - £26
Concessions* - £16
U12** - £6

*65 and over, U21 or full-time student
**Only with a full paying adult

Ambulant - £16 (PA free of charge)

Wheelchair Tickets

Any wheelchair users requiring tickets, please contact the Dundee United Ticket Office directly by emailing tickets@dundeeunitedfc.co.uk or call 01382 833 166 option 1.

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

St Mirren Ticket Office email: tickets@stmirren.com

The SPFL has today announced that our William Hill Premiership match against Motherwell will be shown live on Premier Sports.

The fixture will now kick-off at 7:30pm on Saturday 21st February.

Saturday 21st February 2026
St Mirren v Motherwell
Kick-off: 7:30pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium
Live on Premier Sports

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Jim Gillespie has resigned as Vice Chair to take up another opportunity within Scottish football as CEO of Rangers FC. 

On behalf of the board, we would like to thank Jim for his significant contribution to the club, both as a director since 2020 and as Vice Chair since 2021.

He has been an integral part of the club’s successful transition to fan-ownership and a key part of the innovative partnership between the club and Kibble Group, which continues to deliver outstanding support to children and young people in our local community.

St Mirren Chairman John Needham added: "On a personal level, I am grateful to Jim for his vision, his drive and his counsel as Vice Chair. We have shared many memorable highlights on and off the field since we joined the club, culminating in this season’s Premier Sports Cup Final.

"I wish Jim the best of luck in his future endeavours and reiterate my thanks for his contribution to our club and our local community."

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that we have activated our option to recall Oisin Smyth from Partick Thistle.

The Northern Irish midfielder has made 18 appearances and scored two goals for the Jags since joining on the temporary deal in September.

We thank Partick Thistle for their cooperation. 

A difficult afternoon at The SMiSA Stadium saw Saints beaten by Falkirk in our first home match of 2026.

Second-half goals from Finn Yeats and Calvin Miller gave the Bairns all three points on a disappointing day in Paisley. The defeat was compounded by further injuries to an already depleted squad with Shamal George, Killian Phillips and Liam Donnelly all having to be replaced during the match through injury.

Neither side created much in the opening period of the match, save for a deflected Dylan Tait effort that crashed off the bar on 20 minutes. 

Saints injury woes were added to shortly before the half hour mark with Donnelly, one of two changes from last weekend's defeat, unable to continue. He was replaced by Jayden Richardson.

The Buddies had their first real opportunity on 31 minutes when Mikael Mandron forced a big save from the feet of Falkirk goalkeeper Scott Bain at his near post. George was called into action two minutes later after Calvin Miller used his speed to race clear of the Saints defence. The Saints stopper was down well to block the strike.

Richardson picked out Mandron on the edge of the area with 10 minutes. The striker turned well to get his strike away, but Bain managed to hold. Seconds later, Nlundulu drew a strong save from the opposition number one. The forward would have the ball in the net on 37 minutes when he raced on to a Killian Phillips pass and slotted beyond Bain. But he was well offside and the linesman's flag duly followed.

Stephen Robinson made a double change at the break with Scott Tanser replacing Declan John, while new signing Allan Campbell made his Saints bow in place of Phillips who suffered a shoulder injury in the opening half.

The visitors opened the scoring 10 minute after the restart. George rushed off his line to beat Miller to the ball. That allowed Yeats to pick up the ball and loop into the empty net from distance to break the deadlock. The Bairns added a second six minutes later when Miller got the break of the ball on the edge of the area and finished beyond George. 

The deepening injury crisis at Saints was exacerbated with 25 minutes remaining when George couldn't continue with a knee injury and had to be replaced by Ryan Mullen. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-2 Falkirk

St Mirren: George (Mullen 65), Fraser (c), King, Freckleton, McMenamin, Phillips (Campbell 46), Donnelly (Richardson 27), Taylor, John (Tanser 46), Nlundulu (Dijksteel 79), Mandron
Subs Not Used: Sobowale, Idowu, Douglas, Mooney

Falkirk: Bain, McCann, Henderson, Spencer (c), Yeats (Wilson 78), Cartwright (Ross 78), Allan, Tait, Lissah (Donaldson 90), Miller (Williams 78), Stewart (Parkinson 78)
Subs Not Used: Hogarth, Adams, Graham, Nesbitt

Referee: Steven McLean
AR1: Gordon Crawford
AR2: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Cameron Stirling
VAR: Greg Aitken

Attendance: 7,062