10-man St Mirren had to settle for a share of the spoils as Motherwell fought back from 2-0 to claim a point at Fir Park.

Goals from Caolan Boyd-Munce and Killian Phillips had the Buddies two ahead in the first-half. But a double from Callum Slattery saw the Steelmen draw level before Toyosi Olusanya was given his marching orders for what the referee had deemed a second bookable offence.

Alex Iacovitti made his first start since January following a hamstring injury. He replaced Richard Taylor who dropped to the bench. Jonah Ayunga also returned after an ankle knock had ruled him out of our last match against Celtic. The forward came in for the injured Mikael Mandron who is set for four weeks on the sidelines. 

A fast start to the match saw Motherwell passed up a glorious opportunity to open the scoring a little over 60 seconds from kick-off. Alex Gogic tripped and that allowed Tom Sparrow to race through on goal, but the forward lifted his effort over both Zach Hemming and the bar. 

Saints responded well and missed their own opportunity to strike first five minutes later. Ayunga slipped Ryan Alebiosu in down the right-hand side and the wing-back charged into the area. He had options in the middle but elected to go alone, firing high and wide from the angle.

The Buddies took the lead on 23 minutes when Boyd-Munce's deflected effort wrong-footed Ellery Balcombe and found the net. Olusanya broke through but was quickly crowded out as he looked to get a shot away. He turned away from the area and laid it off to Boyd-Munce whose strike from 20 yards took a wild deflection before nestling in the corner of the net. There was a VAR check for a potential offside on Olusanya but it showed the striker had held his line and the goal stood.

The Buddies were well in control and extended the lead further 10 minutes later following a wonderful strike from Phillips. A cross from the left found the Irishman who took the ball down on his chest before sending an acrobatic strike beyond Balcombe from 15 yards to make it 2-0.

But the home side hit back almost instantly with Slattery pulling a goal back straight from kick-off. The midfielder took the ball down well before finishing with the outside of his boot from the edge of the area. 

Saints came agonisingly close to regaining the two goal advantage when Balcombe failed to gather a corner and that allowed Gogic to get his head on it only for the effort to drift inches by the post.

Lennon Miller almost restored parity as the game headed into the first of three added minutes at the end of the half. Dom Thompson's ball across found the midfielder who took a touch before lashing high and wide. 

Olusanya was presented with an opportunity early after the restart when Casey didn't get enough on his header and gave it straight to the Saints forward. Olusanya drove forward but sent his strike high and wide.

There was real concern in the second-half for Boyd-Munce after a collision saw the Northern Irishman have to be stretchered off following a lengthy delay where he received treatment from the St Mirren medical team. The manager confirmed afterwards that the midfielder received a concussion. 

Motherwell drew themselves level when Slattery's low deflected effort from 20 yards snuck beyond Hemming with 20 minutes of normal time remaining. 

Olusanya was sent off on 85 minutes after being shown a second yellow card after colliding with Casey. It was a highly contentious decision with the forward bemused about the decision that looked nothing more than a natural coming together between two players.

That meant Saints would have to see the remainder of the match out with a man disadvantage, and with 14 minutes of time added on, that looked like it would be no easy feat. But in truth it was Stephen Robinson's men who looked the most likely to grab a winner - Gogic coming so close to winning it in the 101st minute when he rose highest to meet a Scott Tanser corner but headed over as we had to accept just a point at Fir Park.

The Buddies head into the international break sitting in eighth place on 35 points - four points behind sixth place Hearts with matches against Kilmarnock, Dundee and Ross County to come before the split.

Full-Time: Motherwell 2-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Iacovitti (Taylor 68), Alebiosu, Phillips (Kiltie 82), Boyd-Munce (Smyth 68), O'Hara (c), John (Tanser 90), Olusanya, Ayunga (Idowu 82, Oseni 90)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Bwomono, Scott

Motherwell: Balcombe, O'Donnell, Gordon (Balmer 76), Casey, Sparrow, Slattery (Zdravkovski 90), Andrews (Paton 58), Halliday (Ebiye 90), Thompson, Miller, Plange (Watt 57)
Subs Not Used: Oxborough, Koutroumbis, Wilson, Dickson

Referee: Grant Irvine
Assistant Referee: Chris Rae
Assistant Referee: Steven Traynor
Fourth Official: Ryan Lee
VAR: Greg Aitken

St Mirren are on the road on Saturday as we take on Motherwell at Fir Park in the William Hill Premiership. 

Motherwell vs St Mirren
William Hill Premiership
Venue: Fir Park
Date: Saturday 15th March 2025
Kick-off: 3pm

Motherwell Ticket Info

Tickets for our William Hill Premiership match away to Motherwell are on sale online via Motherwell's ticketing platform.

Saints supporters will be housed in the Upper Tier of the Tommy McLean Stand. Tickets for the match are available to purchase online HERE. Supporters must use this link which will ask you to create an account or login if you have previously created an account on Motherwell's ticketing site. This will show you as an away supporter and display the Tommy McLean Stand only.

Ticket Prices

Adults - £26
Over 65/Full-Time Student - £19
Young Adult* - £12
13 and under** - £6

*14-17
*Must be accompanied by an adult

Ambulant and carer tickets will be charged at status with carer free of charge. These can be purchased by calling Motherwell on 01698 333 333. Wheelchair and carer tickets are £19 with a carer and can also by purchased by calling 01698 333 333. 

Follow the Action

If you can't make the match on Saturday, 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, while UK subscribers can listen to live audio commentary. 

Supporter Info

The Well Society have invited 11 Junior Buds from SMiSA to be mascots at tomorrow's match. Please support the kids in anyway you can and help cheer on the Buddies.

The Cooper Bar at Fir Park is open for both sets of supporters pre-match serving food and drinks from 12pm until kick-off. It will also open post-match. 

• Away turnstiles will open at 2pm and search lanes will be in place prior to entering the stadium.
• Kiosks will be contactless and cash.
• There will be no cash turnstiles on the day but tickets will be available for purchase at the ticket pod at the South Stand if needed.
• Coaches to park in the road at the South Stand as usual. Please follow any police/Steward instructions. The SMDSA bus will be allowed entry behind the South Stand.
• Flags 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. No surfing banners allowed.
• 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 megaphone!
• No bags bigger than A4 allowed unless medical requirements. Please email slo@stmirren.com 
• No surfing banners or telescopic poles allowed.
• Drum will be searched and must fit through turnstile.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.
• No smoking anywhere inside the stadium.

Manager Stephen Robinson has today confirmed that Mikael Mandron is set to miss up to four weeks of action. 

The French striker was substituted in the second-half of our William Hill Premiership defeat against Celtic at the start of the month after picking up a medial knee ligament injury. He joins Evan Mooney on the sidelines after the 17-year-old underwent surgery on his ankle.

However, Alex Iacovitti is set to return following his hamstring injury, while Conor McMenamin is progressing, though won't be ready until after the upcoming international break. 

Speaking to the media ahead of Saturday's trip to Motherwell, the manager said: "Mikael Mandron will be out for about four weeks now with medial knee ligament injury.

"Evan Mooney has had really successful surgery on his ankle, but that will be him for the rest of the season now ready for next season. It was a decision that we had to make for both parties, for the club going forward and for Evan.

"Other than that, Alex Iacovitti had trained really well and played a couple of bounce games. 

"Conor McMenamin is making progress and will be on the pitch after the international break but won't be available for this game."

St Mirren return to William Hill Premiership action on Saturday with Stephen Robinson's men heading to Fir Park to face Motherwell.

Saints were beaten 5-2 by league leaders Celtic last time out, but the scoreline didn't reflect the strong performance from the Buddies who were denied a penalty late in the game with the score at 2-3.

Stephen Robinson's side have won two, drawn one and lost three of our last six matches in the William Hill Premiership. With just four matches remaining before the split, Saints are still in the hunt for a third consecutive top six finish, sitting three points behind Motherwell who sit in sixth place.

Match Details

Motherwell v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Saturday 15th March 2025
Kick-off: 3pm 
Venue: Fir Park

The Opposition

Motherwell go into Saturday's match on a high under new manager Daniel Wimmer.

After a narrow defeat away to Dundee United in the German's first match, the Steelmen have won their last two league matches - beating Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox and as well as a 2-1 victory at home to Dundee. That has propelled the Fir Park side to sixth place in the William Hill Premiership. 

The 'Well have come out on top on both occasions in the two meetings between the sides this season. A controversial match at Fir Park in September saw the Lanarkshire side win 2-1 before an injury-time goal from Tony Watt gave them a 1-0 win at The SMiSA Stadium in December. 

Killian Phillips scored his first St Mirren goal on our last visit to Fir Park (Image: John Millar)

The Officials

The referee on Saturday is Grant Irvine and he'll be assisted by Chris Rae and Steven Traynor. 

Greg Aitken is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

Tickets for our trip to Motherwell in the William Hill Premiership are available to buy online through Motherwell's ticketing platform. 

Stephen Robinson's men travel to Fir Park on Saturday 15th March with just four matches remaining ahead of the split. 

Saints supporters will be housed in the Upper Tier of the Tommy McLean Stand. Tickets for the match are available to purchase online HERE. 

Motherwell v St Mirren
Competition: William Hill Premiership
Date: Saturday 15th March 2025
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Fir Park, Motherwell

Ticket Prices

Adults - £26
Over 65/Full-Time Student - £19
Young Adult* - £12
13 and under** - £6

*14-17
*Must be accompanied by an adult

Ambulant and carer tickets will be charged at status with carer free of charge. These can be purchased by calling Motherwell on 01698 333 333. Wheelchair and carer tickets are £19 with a carer and can also by purchased by calling 01698 333 333. 

St Mirren U18s hopes of a Hampden trip in May were extinguished as the young Saints were beaten 2-0 by Dundee at the semi-final stage of the Scottish Youth Cup.

A double from Michael Hunter saw the Dee progress to the final where they will face Kilmarnock at the National Stadium.

The Young Saints made a nervy start and Ashton Leiper passed up a big opportunity for the visitors in the opening 10 minutes when he fired over from close-range at the far post. 

The Buddies looked like they had began to settle with Jack Lavery having a big opportunity to put the hosts ahead on 22 minutes. He won the ball deep in the Dundee half and showed good strength to carry the ball into the box from the left-hand side. Space opened up for an effort, but he saw his shot from the angle saved by Warren Lyall in the Dundee goal. 

The visitors took the lead with less than 10 minutes of the first-half remaining. Ethan Crombie's delivery into the box found Hunter who got his knee on it to take it beyond Grant Tamosevicius. 

Stephen McGinn reacted to the first-half showing by making a double change at half-time as he introduced Lewis Marshall and Theo McCormick in place of Innes Clark and Joshua Farquhar. And it was McCormick who would come close to drawing Saints level 10 minutes after the restart with a strike from the edge of the area that Lyall had to be at full stretch to tip over the bar. 

There was a warning sign for the Buddies just before the hour mark when Tamosevicius made a big save to push away a long-range strike from Leo Howett. But just a minute later Dundee would double their advantage when Hunter scored his second with a powerful shot from the edge of the area to secure the Dee's place in the final.  

Full-Time: St Mirren U18s 0-2 Dundee U18s

St Mirren: Tamosevicius, Barr, Falconer, Mcevoy, Clark (Marshall 46), Hutchison, Farquhar (McCormick 46), Hunter, Thompson, Carey (c), Lavery
Subs Not Used: Kelly, Gray, Robinson

Dundee: Lyall, Leiper, Scott, C.Perrie, Baird, Oosenburgh, Crombie, Mitchell, L.Perrie (Paterson 90), Howett (Rooney 77), Hunter (Bruce 85)
Subs Not Used: Byrne, Boyd, Bland

Attendance: 1,420

St Mirren U18s' host Dundee at The SMiSA Stadium tonight with a place in the Final of the Scottish Youth Cup up for grabs.

Entry for this evening's match is FREE! Supporters will receive a free ticket from stewards upon arrival at M1 to allow access through turnstiles 1-3 of the Main Stand. The match kicks-off at 7pm and turnstiles will open at 6:15pm. 

The winner of tonight's match will face Kilmarnock at Hampden. 

Monday 10th March 2025
St Mirren U18s v Dundee U18s
Scottish Youth Cup Semi-Final
Kick-off: 7pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Supporter Information

The yellow car park is open at The SMiSA Stadium tonight with entry via Greenhill Road. There is NO PARKING at the front of the stadium. Anyone who parks at the front of the stadium will be asked to remove their vehicle and could delay the kick-off. 

Please note that only the Main Stand will be open and there will be a kiosk available in the Main Stand running a limited menu. Cash and card facilities will be available.

Stadium ground regulations continue to be in place for this match and thus items such as drink containers will not be permitted on entry. U14s must be accompanied by an adult. 

There is no live stream of the match. 

Shining a Spotlight on the Women of St Mirren FC

Celebrated annually on 8th March, International Women’s Day highlights the achievements of women and advocates for gender equality across the globe.

And today, St Mirren Football Club would like to say thank you and shine a spotlight on the women who work throughout the club.

In a male dominated industry, Lynsey McLean has worked at St Mirren since 2021 and is one of the only female General Managers working in the SPFL. She is grateful to work with a team that includes strong and inspirational women.

Today we celebrate all the women who work at St Mirren FC, each of them inspire me and support me on a daily basis. Our strategy is based around Paisley, People and Performance and within that it is important to us to champion the women who work for the club, many of whom work hard behind the scenes and form integral positions in the team behind the team”.

CHALLENGING BUT REWARDING

Football can be a challenging environment to work in, especially with such a high percentage of men on and off the pitch, but the women in St Mirren believe it is worth the reward.

Lynsey McLean shared: "It can be easy for women to go unnoticed in professional men’s football, but here at St Mirren it is evident that our collective voices are heard, and our views are valued.

Over almost four seasons of working here, I can see how beneficial it has been to have female input into to the club. Men and women think differently, and a collaborative effort with mixed perspectives has had a positive impact on the club, especially in supporting our three key pillars of Paisley, People and Performance."

Vicki Gilzean is Club Administrator and works between the St Mirren Training Ground at Ralston and The SMiSA Stadium: "They say that working in football you eat, sleep, and breathe football and it is true. One of the biggest challenges to being a woman in football is dealing with personalities and characters."

"Treating people as people and treating people with respect is an important thing in football."

THE ST MIRREN FAMILY

Across the varying roles there was a collective response to what each woman emphasised as a positive about working for St Mirren. Whether it was the first team cook, the team of academy physiotherapists, the ticket office team or the finance team, each of the women said that working for St Mirren felt like being part of an extended family, and that the camaraderie was strong amongst the various departments that make up the club.

This is testament to the hard work that has been going on behind the scenes to deliver on an inclusive club.

Kirsty Millard works at the Stadium in reception and the Ticket Office. She speaks highly of her colleagues at St Mirren.

"Coming into work and seeing everyone is like having a second family. They have looked after me and the support network given to me by the other women is second to none."

The perspective that women offer in a working environment has opened up ideas and started conversations, which have impacted the club for the better."

Academy Physio Hannah Miller puts feeling as part of a family at the top of her favourite things about working at St Mirren: "Coming into work every day I feel appreciated and a part of a family.

"This is helped by the fact there are now more women working in football. It is nice to see women who work here part time want to come into this environment and experience it."

DELIVERING ON THE CLUB STRATEGY

St Mirren is committed to promoting equality and diversity at the club.

Lynsey McLean shared: "We are seeing an increase in females attending matches, particularly mothers with families. Our ‘Everyone is Welcome, We’re All Buddies’ campaign has been successful in building an inclusive environment for everyone to feel safe attending matches."

Vicki Gilzean, added: "Female representation has increased in the past few years at the club with more staff and volunteers in various roles.

It’s great to see girls wanting to become ball attendants on matchday, we already have some girls involved and they’re great!"

A COLLECTIVE SUPPORT

Eilidh McKerry, St Mirren’s Financial Accountant is thankful to the woman she works with for their support: "As women we are often juggling multiple things outside of work, and there is an understanding that we have these external pressures, whilst delivering at a high level in diverse challenging roles.

Working together on the field is as important as working together off it for the club to operate effectively, and I believe the support of the female staff helps to enable this."

Eilidh and Lynsey shared a collective highlight of their time working at the club, St Mirren achieving European football for the first time in 37 years. Both found the complexities of navigating UEFA requirements, on top of their day-to-day roles extremely challenging, but it was worth it to watch the team play European football.

Eilidh said: "The team behind the team really pulled together to work with UEFA, completing extra compliance documents, filling in financial reports, managing ticket allocation, not to mention chartering flights, but we got our reward for our hard work by being able to watch St Mirren play in Europe."

WOMEN IN THE ST MIRREN COMMUNITY

Lynsey further stressed the importance of the women who work in the community programme and partner organisations of the Football Club: "There are a team of women who work for StreetStuff, our award-winning Community Programme, their roles are some of the most challenging within the club and they provide integral support to the young people in the local community.

Further, the work of Charitable Foundation CEO Gayle Brannigan and her team is important, especially the programmes that they run for the people of Paisley and Renfrewshire. We have support from women who work at Kibble within The Skills Academy and corporate services.

"I’d also like to mention the importance of our women’s team, managed by Kate Cooper, and the girls who play for the St Mirren Academy, who are the future of women’s football."

She continued: "I’d like to highlight and thank the female volunteers, in every role, from our SLO Karin, who works with our supporters, to Linda, Jeanette, Shona and Margaret, who help out at the ticket office during busy times and also work tirelessly to maintain the stadium after matches."

As we mark International Women’s Day 2025, the club want to recognise and extend thanks to all of the women who are an integral part of the St Mirren family; the staff, the volunteers, the partners and the fans.

St Mirren U18s take on Dundee at The SMiSA Stadium on Monday 10th March in the Scottish Youth Cup Semi-Final. 

Entry is FREE to supporters on Monday night. Fans will receive a free ticket from stewards upon arrival at M1 to allow access through turnstiles 1-3 of the Main Stand ahead of the 7pm kick-off. 

The winners will go on to face Kilmarnock U18s in the Final after the Rugby Park side defeated Livingston 6-0 in the other last four tie.

The Young Buddies have had to overcome some tricky ties along the way, including two matches that have already been played at The SMiSA Stadium.

We take a look back on the U18s journey to the last four...

Round Two - St Mirren 5-1 Alloa Athletic 

Following a bye in Round One, St Mirren were drawn against Alloa Athletic in September where the Young Buddies came out on top 5-1.

First-half strikes from Struan Thompson, Evan Mooney, and Thomas Falconer were followed by goals after the interval from Mooney again and Billy Hutchinson.

On what was a fairly comfortable evening at The SMiSA Stadium, there were two standout pieces of play. The first being Thompson’s opener, where he drove from deep into space before striking low from 20 yards beyond the reach of Crawford in the Alloa net.

The second was another driving run, this time Callum Penman who charged past his full-back and played a brilliant ball into Falconer who was on hand to tap home.

The Young Saints squad celebrate after win over Alloa Athletic (Image: Allan Picken)

Round Three - St Mirren 8-0 Caledonian Braves 

Round Three saw another home draw for the Young Buddies, this time Caledonian Braves were the visitors to The SMiSA Stadium.

Stephen McGinn’s side were in charge from the first minute until the 90th with goals from Thompson, Mooney, & Innes Clark seeing Saints race into a 3-0 lead within 13 minutes. A goal from Theo McCormick after 35 minutes saw the tie all done bar the shouting before the break.

A trio of goals from substitutes Lewis Marshall and Luke Douglas sandwiched a captain's strike from Carrick McEvoy, ensuring an 8-0 win, in a thoroughly professional performance.

Round Four - Heart of Midlothian 0-3 St Mirren 

The last 16 threw up a potentially tricky draw, a trip to Edinburgh to face Hearts at Ainslie Park.

A bright start wasn’t rewarded with a goal. Multiple dangerous attacks included a strong save following a Marshall strike and a penalty claim for handball being turned away by the referee. There was to be a final chance before the half was out, though. Marshall pressured the Hearts defence into slack play as he capitalised by driving forward and squaring the ball to Mooney, who took a touch and drilled low, across the keeper and into the side netting to give the young Saints the lead at half time.

The pressure on the Hearts defence continued as Hutchinson and Lyle Hunter went close to doubling the lead soon after the break.

That elusive second goal would come through the same man who got the first. Falconer stuck a great ball into the box, and some great play by Mooney saw him buy himself space then fire home.

A place in the quarter final was secured just five minutes later as Mooney - initially attempting to get an assist by playing teammate Matthew Turner through on goal - was on hand to tap home the rebound following Turner’s effort that was saved. It was the Mooney’s second hat-trick of the season, the other coming in a 3-0 away win to Kilmarnock in the CAS Elite Under 18s League. 

Evan Mooney scored a hat-trick in the U18s 3-0 win away to Hearts (Image: Lewis Smith)

Quarter-Final - Queen’s Park 1-1 St Mirren (St Mirren win 3-2 on penalties)

A trip to Lochinch was what the draw threw up at the last eight stage, as it was Queen’s Park who would play host to the Buddies. 

After having an effort saved just minutes earlier, it was that man again in the Youth Cup, Mooney, who would score the opener. He was brought down in the box and stepped up to coolly dispatch the penalty after 34 minutes.

Leo Clark drew the hosts level just three minutes later, though. His shot was rifled into the roof of Grant Tamosevicius’ net, only the second goal that the keeper has conceded all competition.

Into the second-half, two defence splitting crosses by Mooney looked as though they’d be put away, but some good defending denied McCormick and it took a piece of outrageous goalkeeping to stop Thompson from getting a late winner. McEvoy saw an injury-time effort crash off the bar which was a sure sign that the game was heading for penalties.

With both keepers saving the first penalties and both of the second spot kicks being successful, it was clearly going to be a nervy shootout. Tamosevicius would be the hero again as he saved the Spiders third spot-kick, before captain Owen Carey put the Buddies ahead.

Both teams scored their fourth kicks which then put all the pressure on the Spiders' fifth taker. His penalty smashed the bar as the Saints ran off in celebration, their name into the hat for the Semi-Final, where they would draw Dundee at home.

St Mirren U18s celebrate penalty shoot-out win over Queen's Park (Image: Allan Picken)

The Opposition

Currently sitting in sixth position in CAS Performance Under 18s League table, the second tier of U18s youth football, Dundee come into the game in relatively good form.

Comfortable 4-0 wins over Stirling Albion and Penicuik in Round One and Two were enough to see them into Round Three where Sonny Paterson, son of Dee’s Assistant Manager Scott Paterson, was on the scoresheet in a high scoring 5-3 win away to Fraserburgh.

A couple of 2-0 home wins against Ayr United and Banks O’Dee in Round Four and Five put the Dark Blues into the Semi-Final.

Entry details have been confirmed for St Mirren U18s' Scottish Youth Cup semi-final at The SMiSA Stadium.

The Young Buddies host Dundee on Monday 10th March and entry is FREE!

Supporters will receive a free ticket from stewards upon arrival at M1 to allow access through turnstiles 1-3 of the Main Stand. The match kicks-off at 7pm and turnstiles will open at 6:15pm. 

Monday 10th March 2025
St Mirren U18s v Dundee U18s
Scottish Youth Cup Semi-Final
Kick-off: 7pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Please note that only the Main Stand will be open and there will be a kiosk available in the Main Stand running a limited menu. Cash and card facilities will be available.

Stadium ground regulations continue to be in place for this match and thus items such as drink containers will not be permitted on entry. U14s must be accompanied by an adult.