Three first-half goals saw St Mirren earn a big win away to Hibernian in the cinch Premiership. 

Alex Gogic, Greg Kiltie and Mikael Mandron all netted in a blistering first-half performance that saw Saints leave the capital with all three points. 

Stephen Robinson made three changes as Caolan Boyd-Munce came in for the injured Mark O'Hara. James Scott came in for his first start, while Mandron also started with Lewis Jamieson and Jonah Ayunga on the bench. 

Saints started fast with Greg Kiltie having an opportunity within the first 90 seconds that forced a low save from veteran Hibernian goalkeeper David Marshall. 

The bright opening would be rewarded with Saints taking the lead on eight minutes. It came after a delightful dinked ball from Caolan Boyd-Munce found Gogic got in between two Hibs defenders to bullet home the header. 

The Buddies controlled the first-half and would have a chance to double their lead on 34 minutes when referee Willie Collum awarded a penalty for a handball after Mandron's effort came off the hand Hibs defender Nectarios Triantis. Kiltie stepped up and made no mistake from 12 yards as he slammed low into the middle of the net to make it 2-0. 

Saints could have quickly made it 3-0 when Scott Tanser's wicked delivery was helped on by Scott to Elvis Bwomono at the back post. The wing-back was in acres of space but saw his shot blocked well by Marshall. 

The Buddies would add a third before the interval with Mandron netting in the final minutes of normal time in the half. Boyd-Munce's corner floated all the way to the far post where Mandron on hand to sweep home from close range.

Hibernian manager Nick Montgomery made three changes at the break as Hibs looked to find a way back into the match. Dylan Levitt, Jair Tavares and Elie Youan were replaced by Dylan Vente, Nathan Moriah-Welsh and Eliezer Mayenda on. But it was Saints who had the first opportunity of the half when Bwomono dragged an effort wide on 48 minutes.

Stephen Robinson made his first change a little over 10 minutes into the second-half with Jamieson on for Scott. And the 21-year-old had a good opportunity to score within a minute of his introduction but lashed a volley over the bar. Jamieson was unlucky not to be on the scoresheet when a vital intervention saw him denied a tap-in on 63 minutes. 

There wasn't too much in the way of work for either goalkeeper but it was still the Buddies who looked the more likely to add to their tally. Boyd-Munce saw a powerful drive from 25 yards fly just wide as the match headed into its final 15 minutes. The midfielder almost scored directly from a corner in the final 10 minutes with Marshall having to push over. 

The Buddies three first-half goals were enough to earn an important three points in our first away match of 2024. 

Full-Time: Hibernian 0-3 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hemming, Bolton (Dunne 62), Gogic, Fraser (c), Bwomono (Brown 81), Kwon (Flynn 81), Boyd-Munce, Tanser, Kiltie, Mandron (Olusanya 81), Scott (Jamieson 56)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Taylor, Penman, Ayunga

Hibernian: Marshall, Whittaker (Megwa 65), Triantis, Fish, Obita, Tavares (Moriah-Welsh 46), Newell, Maolida (Le Fondre 69), Marcondes, Levitt (Vente 46), Youan (Mayenda 46)
Subs Not Used: Wollacott, Cadden, Amos, Stevenson

Referee: William Collum
Assistant Referee: Alan Mulvanny
Assistant Referee: Stuart Stevenson
Fourth Official: Colin Steven
VAR: Alan Muir

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Stav Nahmani’s loan has ended and the forward has returned to Maccabi Haifa.

The 21-year-old joined Saints on loan from the Israeli side in July and would go on to make 13 appearances for the Buddies, scoring three times.

However, game time was limited for the forward with just four starts during his time at Paisley. 

We thank Stav for all his efforts during his time at St Mirren and wish him every success in his future career.

Saints travel to Easter Road on Saturday for our first away match of 2024. 

Hibernian vs St Mirren
cinch Premiership
Venue: Easter Road, Edinburgh
Date: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Kick-off: 3pm

Tickets for Saturday's match are available to buy now online through Hibernian's ticket platform. Please click HERE to buy tickets.

Hibernian are selling all tickets directly so no tickets will be available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. For full ticket info please click HERE. Please do not enlarge QR codes for scanners at turnstiles.

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.

Please note there is no PPV for Saturday's match. 

• Please arrive early to the stadium due to numerous roadworks around the stadium and down Leith Walk!
• Coach parking in Regent Road. All convenors are advised to come to Easter Road via Prince's Street due to political march prior to kick off.
• Roadworks on M8 as well as at junction of Easter Road and London Road. Montrose Terrace remains closed. 10-15mins delays at Leith Street and Picardy Place.
• Road works with exposed iron works from London Road/Abbey Hill Road to Meadowbank Stadium with lane restrictions in place.
• Pavement parking fines in place across Edinburgh which will cost £100
• Check for any over running engineering works at Ratho via Scotrail website.
• Trams now running every 7mins to and from Leith Walk.
• Turnstiles will open at 2pm. Turnstile Numbers 5-6. There will be search lanes at Easter Road for queue management and safety and to prevent any congestion at the turnstiles. Please comply with stewards instructions.
• Kiosks will be card only.
• Please sit in your allocated seats.
• Flags should be within regulations (2m x 1m) 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 be guided by the stewards on placement of any flags/banners.
• No balaclavas or face coverings will be allowed on entering or within the stadium. Refusal of entry/ejection will occur if face coverings are seen.
• No pyro! No smoke cannisters! No Megaphones!
• No bags bigger than 30cm x 30cm allowed. Any bags bigger needed into the stadium for medical purposes please email slo@stmirren.com before the game.
• No surfing banners or telescopic poles allowed.
• Drum will be allowed inside stadium and will be required to be searched prior to entry.
• Searching will be in place.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.
• No smoking anywhere inside the stadium and no pass out is allowed.
• Please be mindful when parking on the streets and not to block any driveways.

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Ethan Sutherland has joined Alloa Athletic on loan until the end of the season. 

The 17-year-old St Mirren Youth Academy player will continue his football development at the cinch League One side for the remainder of 2023/24. 

Manager Stephen Robinson said: "We think Ethan is a real prospect, but what he lacks is experience, a mentality and a determination when things go wrong.

"The only way you do that is when you are playing games. He’s not ready for the first team but going on loan will be the best for his development."

Saints travel to Easter Road on Saturday for our first away match of 2024. 

Stephen Robinson's side were edged out by Rangers in our return to cinch Premiership action on Saturday. A first-half Cyriel Dessers goal was enough for the visitors despite Saints creating a number of good opportunities throughout the match. 

The Buddies were victorious in our last away fixture - defeating Aberdeen 3-0 at Pittodrie at the end of December. Mark O'Hara, Jonah Ayunga and Greg Kiltie were on the scoresheet as Saints ended 2023 on a high. 

Hibs sit three points behind Saints in the cinch Premiership having played a game less. Nick Montgomery's men are winless in their last five league matches having lost to Rangers (0-3), Hearts (0-1) and St Johnstone (0-1), while drawing 2-2 with both Kilmarnock and Motherwell. 

Match Details

Hibernian v St Mirren
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Easter Road

Ticket Info

Tickets for Saturday's match are available to buy now online through Hibernian's ticket platform. Please click HERE to buy tickets.

Hibernian are selling all tickets directly so no tickets will be available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. For full ticket info please click HERE.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV can watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription. UK subscribers can listen to live audio commentary. There is no PPV available.

Previous 

Saints opened their cinch Premiership season with a 3-2 win at Easter Road in August. Goals from Mark O'Hara and Toyosi Olusanya had Stephen Robinson's side 2-0 ahead before Adam Le Fondre and Christian Doidge pulled Hibernian level deep into the second-half. But Alex Greive headed home in the final minute of normal time to see the Buddies take the points back to Paisley.

Despite goals from Scott Tanser and Keanu Baccus, Saints were beaten 4-2 at Easter Road in the quarter-final of the Viaplay Cup in September. 

Neither side could be separated in the last meeting between the two back in November when Hibernian visited The SMiSA Stadium in cinch Premiership action. O'Hara and Lewis Jamieson twice got Saints level to earn a 2-2 draw after Josh Campbell and Joe Newell had the Hibees ahead.

Lewis Jamieson scored his first St Mirren goal to earn us a 2-2 draw the last time we faced Hibernian (Image: Allan Picken)

The officials

The referee on Saturday is William Collum. His assistants are Alan Mulvanny and Stuart Stevenson. The fourth official is Colin Steven.

Greg Aikten is the video assistant referee (VAR) and he's assisted by Chris Rae. 

St Mirren can announce that the 1877 Club will be open for our upcoming cinch Premiership match away to Ross County on Tuesday 27th February 2024 with the match being shown live on Sky Sports.

This is a unique opportunity to support the team from the surroundings of The SMiSA Stadium. Doors will open at 6.45pm ahead of the 8pm kick-off for fans to enjoy the pre-match build up.

The bar will be open and a limited menu will be provided by Scott McGinlay, so come along and get behind the team and cheer them on to three points in Dingwall. Last orders will be 10.00pm with doors closing at 10.30pm.

The event is ticket only. Tickets are priced at £3 and can be purchased HERE.

Tickets for our first cinch Premiership away match of 2024 are on sale online.

Saints travel through to Edinburgh on Saturday 3rd February to face Hibernian in league action and tickets are available to buy now online through Hibernian's ticket platform. Please click HERE to buy tickets.

Hibernian are selling all tickets directly so no tickets will be available at the St Mirren Ticket Office. 

We advise supporters to ensure they have created an account with Hibernian first, before then attempting to purchase tickets. Supporters can register by clicking HERE.

Supporters will need to create an account on Hibernian's single sign on platform, verify their email and then click back in through the link again to access the matchday tickets. Tickets will only be available as e-tickets.

Hibernian v St Mirren 
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 3rd February 2024
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Easter Road

Hibernian Ticket Info

Adults - £26
Concession* - £16
U18s - £14
U13s - £12

*Over 65s, full-time student with valid matriculation card

Wheelchair Tickets

Regular match pricing applies for the wheelchair tickets depending on category, with the personal assistant free of charge.

These can be purchased by getting in touch with Hibernian's Accessible Tickets team by emailing accessibletickets@hibernianfc.co.uk or by calling 0131 656 7066.

Ambulant Tickets

Regular match pricing applies depending on category. Must be in receipt of Higher Rate DLA or Enhanced PIP to be eligible for a PA ticket. If a PA is needed and proof can be provided this will be free of charge. These can be issued using any of the regular match tickets.

These can be purchased by getting in touch with Hibernian's Accessible Tickets team by emailing accessibletickets@hibernianfc.co.uk or by calling 0131 656 7066.

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

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

Tickets for our Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fifth Round tie at home to Celtic are now on sale to season ticket holders. 

Saints face Celtic at the Fifth Round stage for the second season in a row. 

Season ticket holders have until Sunday 4th February 2024 to guarantee their seat before all remaining seats become available on general sale from 10am on Monday 5th January.

As is standard for any home matches against Celtic and Rangers, non-season ticket holders buying in the general sale must have purchased tickets for (and subsequently attended) at least two home matches at The SMiSA Stadium this season. 

St Mirren vs Celtic
Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Fifth Round
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Sunday 11th February 2024
Kick-off: 2pm

Season ticket holders have until Sunday 4th February to guarantee their seat at the St Mirren Ticket Office or online. 

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 mobile device and scanned at the turnstiles.  

Ticket prices are as follows:

 *65 and over and 13-17
**Must be bought with a full-paying adult

Wheelchair will be charged at concession price of £12. 

Ambulant disabled will be charged at age appropriate rate and carer free of charge if proof provided.

It's frustration because we felt we should have got something more out of the game."

Stephen Robinson was left disappointed after feeling Saints should have taken something from our defeat to Rangers. 

St Mirren were edged out by Rangers in our first cinch Premiership match since the winter break.

Cyriel Dessers' 14th minute goal was enough to give the visitors the points despite Saints creating a number of chances throughout the match.

Greg Kiltie made his 100th Saints appearance while Mark O'Hara returned to the starting line-up after a calf injury. Lewis Jamieson also started as the manager made two changes from the side that defeated Queen of the South in the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup last week.

Rangers took the lead on 14 minutes when Dessers beat the offside trap to run on to a ball over the top from John Lundstram. The forward beat Zach Hemming to the ball and rounded the goalkeeper to roll into the empty net. 

Saints looked for a quick leveller with Elvis Bwomono at the far post reaching a Scott Tanser cross two minutes later. The right-wing-back hit the effort into the ground but Jack Butland in the Rangers net managed to gather. 

Hyeokkyu Kwon had Saints best chance of the first-half when he was found unmmarked in the Rangers area by Kiltie's cross, but the Korean midfielder side-footed high and wide from just inside the box. 

Rangers went close to doubling their lead a minute later when a long-range strike from James Tavernier flew just by the post.

Saints were presented with a good opportunity on 27 minutes when Jonah Ayunga was fouled on the edge of the Rangers D. Jamieson stepped up to take the free-kick but fired well over. The 21-year-old had another big chance three minutes later when he was slipped in but his effort was saved by the feet of Butland with the offside flag raised in any case. 

Kwon forced a good save from Butland in the final minutes of the first-half with an effort from 20 yards that the Rangers goalkeeper had to push wide. 

Despite going in to the break behind, Saints had the better chances in the first 45 and Rangers responded by making two changes at the interval with Tom Lawrence and Ross McCausland replacing Scott Wright and Todd Cantwell.

The visitors quickly looked for a second early in the second-half with Tavernier curling wide from 20 yards before substitute Lawrence did the same from similar range a few minutes later. Dessers went close to his and Rangers' second on 54 minutes when his deflected effort came off the post. 

James Scott made his St Mirren debut as a second-half substitute (Image: Allan Picken)

New signing James Scott was given his debut when he replaced Jamieson on 64 minutes, while Mikael Mandron also came on in place of Ayunga.

VAR checked for a St Mirren penalty as the game approached the final 10 minutes after Marcus Fraser went down in the box, but nothing was given.

Saints kept pressing in search of an equaliser and came agonisingly close when the ball fell kindly for Alex Gogic but his strike was blocked by some brilliant last-ditch defending from John Souttar. From the resulting corner James Bolton headed off the cross bar as it proved not to be St Mirren's day. 

James Bolton came close to an equaliser in the final few minutes (Image: Allan Picken)

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-1 Rangers

St Mirren: Hemming, Bolton, Fraser, Gogic, Bwomono, O'Hara (c) (Dunne 81), Kwon (Boyd-Munce 72), Tanser, Kiltie, Ayunga (Mandron 64), Jamieson (Scott 64)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Taylor, Brown, Flynn, Nahmani

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier (c), Goldson, Souttar, Ridvan (Barisic 84), Lundstram, Raskin (Jack 58), Sterling (Matondo 88), Cantwell (Lawrence 46), Wright (McCausland 46), Dessers
Subs Not Used: McCrorie, Silva, Balogun, Devine

Referee: David Dickinson
Assistant Referee: Graeme Stewart
Assistant Referee: Paul McAvinue
Fourth Official: George Calder
VAR: Don Robertson

Attendance: 6,665