It's Scottish Cup weekend as Saints travel to Dumfries on Saturday to face Queen of the South in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fourth Round.
It's a reversal of last season's Fourth Round where Stephen Robinson's men hosted the Doonhamers at The SMiSA Stadium at the same stage in January 2024.
The Buddies have reached the Fifth Round in the previous two seasons before exiting to Celtic on both occasions.
Match Details
Queen of the South v St Mirren
Competition: Scottish Gas Scottish Cup
Date: Saturday 18th January 2025
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Palmerston Park
The Opposition
Queen of the South come in to Saturday's match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Alloa Athletic in league action last weekend. The Doonhamers currently sit in sixth place in William Hill League One with 26 points from 20 matches.
Peter Murphy's side are unbeaten in their last six matches at Palmerston stretching back to early October when they lost 5-1 to Kelty Hearts.
Saints last faced Queen of the South a year ago at the same stage of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup. Alex Gogic's second-half goal was enough to secure a 1-0 victory for the Buddies and progression to the Fifth Round.
Our last visit to Palmerston Park came during the 2020/21 season where no fans could attend due to covid restrictions. Marcus Fraser's 89th minute goal saw St Mirren grab a late draw in the Premier Sports Cup, coming from 2-0 down to draw 2-2.
Saints' last win in Dumfries came in March 2018 where goals from Danny Mullen, Lewis Morgan and Kyle Magennis saw us run out 3-1 winners at Palmerston as we closed in on the Championship title.
Alex Gogic's header gave us a win over Queen of the South at the Fourth Round stage last season
The Officials
The referee on Saturday is Ryan Lee and he'll be assisted by Ross Macleod and Scott Anderson.
There is no VAR in place at this match.
