St Mirren and Dundee United couldn't be separated as it ended goalless at the SMiSA Stadium. An open game saw both sides create chances, but neither could find a winner as Saints made it three draws from their first five cinch Premiership matches. 

Jim Goodwin made three changes to the starting eleven that faced St Johnstone before the international break. Matt Millar and Connor Ronan made their debuts after signing for Saints over the past week, while 16-year-old Dylan Reid made his first start. 

Dylan Reid made his first start for St Mirren (Image: Andy Barr)

A quiet first-half in which Saints really never got going saw United create the best opportunities. Joe Shaughnessy had to head off the line after Jak Alnwick's save from Ian Harkes spun up in the air and almost found the net. Eight minutes later, Peter Pawlett raced through on goal but blazed well over from 20 yards. 

16-year-old Reid did well to deny United as the first-half drew to a close. He raced back after United burst forward on the counter and put in a brilliant challenge to stop ex-Saint Liam Smith driving into the box.

After a disappointing first-half, Saints started the second 45 better and went on to have the bulk of the possession. Jim Goodwin's men had the ball in the net just before the hour mark when Eamonn Brophy slammed home after he met Curtis Main's header only for it to be ruled out. It was a dubious decision from referee Colin Steven as he penalised Main for what he perceived as a foul on Scott McMann. 

United then had the two best chances of the game to that point. Alnwick was called into action on 62 minutes when he spread himself to block substitute Louis Appere before Marc McNulty missed a gilt-edged one-on-one opportunity - slamming wide from inside the area.

From then until the end of the match it was Saints who created all the pressure and it almost paid off when Richard Tait forced United goalkeeper Trevor Carson into a brilliant stop. The defender met McGrath's clipped delivery but was denied by the excellent one-handed save from Carson.

Richard Tait forces a top save from Trevor Carson (Image: Andy Barr)

Despite more pressure, the Buddies couldn't create the chance that would bring a winner and had to settle for a point. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-0 Dundee United

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Millar (Tait 67), Reid (Flynn 74), McGrath, Ronan (McAllister 66), Brophy, Main
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Finlayson, Dennis, Erwin

Dundee United: Carson, Smith (Levitt 45), Mulgrew, Niskanen, Pawlett (Appere 61), McNulty, Edwards (Connolly 78), Butcher, Harkes, McMann, Fuchs
Subs Not Used: Newman, Sporle, Reynolds, Clark

Referee: Colin Steven
Assistant Referee: Calum Spence
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Fourth Official: Stewart Luke

Attendance: 4,894

Jim Goodwin has named his St Mirren starting eleven for today's cinch Premiership match at home to Dundee United.

New signings Connor Ronan and Matt Millar make their first starts after completing their moves to Saints over the last week or so.

16-year-old Dylan Reid also makes his first St Mirren start. Alan Power and Ethan Erhahon are suspended while Greg Kiltie (knee - 8-12 weeks) and Charles Dunne (hamstring - 4-6 weeks) miss out due to injury.

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Millar, Reid, McGrath, Ronan, Brophy, Main
Subs: Lyness, Finlayson, Tait, Flynn, McAllister, Dennis, Erwin

Tickets for today's match are on general sale - priced at £22 for adults and £12 for concessions. General sale tickets can be purchased at the St Mirren Ticket Office or online at stmirren.com/matchtickets. 

Season ticket holders who can't make the match can watch for free on tv.stmirren.com. The match is also available on PPV at ppv.stmirren.com at a cost of £12.50. Ex-St Mirren and Dundee United captain Andy Webster joins match day host Ali DeFoy from 2:40pm. 

Before attending the SMiSA Stadium, please take the time to read through this important information:

- Please do not attend the match if you have any covid related symptoms.
- Please consider taking a lateral flow test before attending the match. Lateral flows can be obtained for free online at this link.
- Download the Protect Scotland App to aid contact tracing efforts. 
- Please arrive as early as you can. The stadium opens from 1:30pm.
- Please scan one of the QR codes placed around the stadium in order to fill out our covid declaration form. 
- Please keep a safe distance when entering and exiting the stadium.
- Please wear a face mask in indoor areas and be considerate of others around you.
- Please wash your hands using the sanitisation points throughout the stadium.

Season ticket holders can sit in their own seats with the exception of those in M4-M6 red zone rows A to J - all of whom have been contacted. Season ticket holders will gain entry via the barcode sent in their purchase confirmation email as an e-ticket.

All season tickets have now been posted, but if you haven't received yours yet or been contacted by the St Mirren Ticket Office then please use the email barcode you have used for previous home matches this season. 

With some restrictions remaining regarding red zones, car parking spaces are currently only available to those with season passes. No on the day parking passes are available. Car park passes are available by filling out the application form here and handing it in to the ticket office at the SMiSA Stadium. Applications are also available at the St Mirren ticket office. A limited number of season car park passes are still available at a cost of £60. 

Our new Pie Sports kiosks will open for the first time today. Food will feature 'Pies of the Month' along with fans favourites, Scotch, Steak & Gravy, Macaroni and Sausage Rolls. All being well the kiosks will be able to accept cash and contactless payments.

Our match day entertainment returns as well with all the fun getting under way from 1:30pm behind the West Stand. All fans are welcome to attend, so get yourself down to the stadium.

We know that some people will still feel anxious about attending the stadium at this time so season ticket holders who don't feel comfortable attending can watch the match on tv.stmirren.com for free.

As we have changed ticketing provider this season, the login details you used last season are no longer active. A new username and password have been created for you; you just click the login button in the top right-hand corner of the screen (if using a laptop/PC).

Your username is your first-name, surname, and the season ticket order number that the club has given you. Please note your season ticket order number can be found on the email you were sent when you completed your purchase of a season ticket, not your registration.

An example of a login is: John-Smith-1234 etc.

PLEASE ENTER THE DASHES BETWEEN THE NAME AND NUMBER AS PER THE EXAMPLE ABOVE.

The password is the same order ID number in your login.

Non-season ticket holders can watch the match live on ppv.stmirren.com for £12.50.

We can’t wait to have you back home where you belong! #ComeOnYeSaints

Our match day entertainment returns again this Saturday ahead of St Mirren's cinch Premiership match against Dundee United at the SMISA stadium.

The fun gets under way this Saturday from 1:30pm behind the West Stand. 

We'll have a range of different activities taking place including:

• Inflatable Table Football
• Inflatable Football Darts
• Bouncy Castle
• An appearance from a very fresh looking Paisley Panda  
• Are you the next Jamie McGrath? Try our new football skills zone
• Face painting
• Balloon Modelling

All fans are welcome to attend, so get yourself down to the stadium from 1:30pm!

St Mirren return following the international break with Dundee United the visitors to the SMiSA Stadium on Saturday. 

Jim Goodwin's side are looking for their first league win of the season having drawn two and lost two of their opening four cinch Premiership matches.

Dundee United have won two and lost two of their first four - defeating both Rangers and St Johnstone 1-0, while losing 2-0 to both Aberdeen and Hearts. 

Match Details

St Mirren v Dundee United
Competition: cinch Premiership
Date: Saturday 11th September 2021
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

Ticket Info

Season Tickets ARE valid for this game. 

Season tickets cards are currently being processed by the club and are being sent to season ticket holders this week. 

Tickets are also on general sale - priced at £22 for adults and £12 for concessions. General sale tickets can be purchased at the St Mirren Ticket Office or online at stmirren.com/matchtickets.

Before attending the SMiSA Stadium, please take the time to read through this important information. 

Season ticket holders who can't attend can watch for free on tv.stmirren.com, while the match will also be shown live on PPV at a cost of £12.50. Please note that due to UEFA restrictions, the match is not available to buy in England. International subscribers can also watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com as part of their subscription.

Ex-St Mirren and Dundee United captain Andy Webster will join match day host Ali DeFoy to provide pre-match coverage from 2:40pm along with full time analysis, while Head of Youth Academy Allan McManus is on commentary duty.

Previous

Neither side could be separated on the two occasions that Dundee United visited the SMiSA Stadium last season. Both matches - in November 2020 and May of this year - ended in 0-0 draws. 

St Mirren were victorious in our other meeting with the Terrors this year - winning 5-1 at Tannadice in January. 

Dundee United edged out Saints in last season's first meeting of the two when they defeated Saints 2-1 at Tannadice in September 2020. 

Manager's Thoughts 

"We’ve not quite got going yet in the league. We’ve had a difficult start but same time not been playing terribly bad either.

The officials

The referee on Saturday is Colin Steven. He is assisted by Calum Spence and Gordon Crawford. Stewart Luke is the fourth official. 

A number of St Mirren players were away on international duty over the last week representing a number of different countries at different age levels.

Jamie McGrath made his first start for the Republic of Ireland in their narrow 2-1 loss away to Portugal last Wednesday. Despite the defeat, McGrath impressed in his first start – assisting John Egan’s goal. The midfielder also started in Ireland’s draw 1-1 with Serbia at the Aviva Stadium last night.

St Mirren youngest ever player, Dylan Reid, was also in international action. The 16-year-old captained the Scotland U17s last week in a 1-1 friendly draw against Wales at Forthbank Stadium in Stirling.

Daniel Finlayson was on the bench for the Northern Ireland U21s as they faced Malta and Slovakia in their Euro qualifying campaign. A 4-1 defeat against Malta was followed up by a 1-0 win over the Slovakians last night.

St Mirren Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Matt Millar on a deal until the end of the season subject to international clearance.

The 25-year-old joins Saints following the expiry of his contract with Australian A-League side Newcastle Jets.

Born in Melbourne, Matt joined Melbourne City in 2015 before moving to South Melbourne a year later.

The right-back returned to the A-League when he signed for Central Coast Mariners in July 2018, but only spent a few months there before joining Newcastle Jets in February 2019. His form in his first season at the Jets earned him an A-League Young Player of the Year nomination.

Matt ventured to Britain in October 2020 when he joined English League One side Shrewsbury Town on a short-term loan deal until January 2021 and made 13 appearances before returning to Australia.

Matt now joins Saints until the end of the 2021/22 campaign.

Speaking to stmirren.com, Matthew said: "I know Scotland pretty well because my grandparents were born in Glasgow and my parents lived in Glasgow.

"I was really excited when St Mirren came in for me and I just want to hit the ground running.

"I’ve got a lot of pace and I like to get up and down the wing. I’m also a very competitive person so you’ll definitely see that.

"Hopefully I have a good week of training and can be in a position to have some impact this weekend."

Saints manager Jim Goodwin said: "We’re delighted to get Matt in.

"I had spoken to his agent around six or seven weeks ago, but we thought he was going to go to an English team. That didn’t happen and the fact he was still available made it a really easy one.

"He’ll bring a bit of pace and power to the team. He’s a good type that’s played at a decent level and I’ve no doubt that he’ll fit in well with the group."

Tickets are on-sale for St Mirren's cinch Premiership match at home to Dundee United.

The Buddies host the the Terrors at the SMiSA Stadium this Saturday (11th Sep).

Match Details

St Mirren v Dundee United
cinch Premiership
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium, Paisley
Date: Saturday 11th September
Kick-off: 3pm

Season Tickets ARE valid for this game. 

Season tickets cards are currently being processed by the club and are being sent to season ticket holders this week. If your season ticket card does not arrive by Saturday you will still be able to use the barcode sent in your purchase confirmation email as an e-ticket. A small number of tickets have been returned from the printers with slight damage and will not scan. Those affected will be contacted. Anyone who placed their season ticket order after Friday 28th August will not receive their new card at the moment. 

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

Tickets can be purchased at the St Mirren Ticket Office or online at stmirren.com/matchtickets. Dundee United supporters can buy their tickets at stmirren.com/awaysupporters. 

Season ticket holders who can't attend can watch for free on tv.stmirren.com, while the match will also be shown live on PPV at a cost of £12.50. Please note that due to UEFA restrictions, the match is not available to buy in England.

Ticket Information

Visitor Information

St Mirren B exited the SPFL Trust Trophy after a 6-0 loss away to Albion Rovers. 

Kyle Doherty netted a hat-trick for the home side, while Saints scored two own-goals with Kieran Dolan rounding off the scoring in injury time.

Young Saints got off to the worst possible start - conceding a bizarre own goal in the second minute. Aiden Clocherty's attempted pass back from 40 yards flew over goalkeeper Grant Thackery's head on the edge of his box, and rolled into an empty net.

The Buddies almost levelled right away when an in-swinging cross found McMaster at the back post. Despite his best attempt at a diving header, the midfielder couldn’t stretch his neck muscles enough to make contact and the ball sailed past.

After that Saints struggled to get a foot hold as League Two side Albion kept up the pressure without really creating many chances. That’s changed in the 23rd min when ex-St Mirren academy player Doherty turned 20 yards from goal with his low shot finding the bottom right hand corner to make it 2-0 to The Rovers.

A Josh Jack free kick brought a save from Albion goalkeeper Cammy Binnie. The Saints skipper looked to catch the keeper off guard from the angle of the 18 yard box but was denied.

As the game approached half-time, the young Buddies conceded a penalty when Ewan Thomson was penalised for a tackle on Scott Roberts. Doherty stroked his spot-kick down the middle of the goal to net his second of the afternoon.

The first chance of the half fell to Rovers when Doherty, chasing his hat-trick, blazed a free-kick over from 20 yards. Rovers then hit the post through Callum Wilson after he got on the end of a long diagonal.

Albion got their fourth just before the hour-mark. Max Wright somehow managed to miss from just four yards out but it broke perfectly for Doherty to slam home for his hat-trick. Four soon became five. Wilson's effort was saved with Doherty's follow-up diverted into roof of his own net by Saints defender Dylan McDonald.

Saints best chance of the game came in the 75th minute. A throw in on the left was chipped to the back post where Mark Donaldson met it but his attempt was off target. The young Buddies probably should have had a penalty in the 80th minute when a clumsy tackle from an Albion defender came through the back of Kieron Offord but the referee waved play on.

Albion added a sixth in the final minute when a long hopeful ball led to a mix up between Thackery and Aiden Clocherty. Dolan took full advantage as he nipped in and rolled the ball home to make it 6-0. 

Full-Time: Albion Rovers 6-0 St Mirren B

St Mirren: Thackery, Clocherty, Ellis, McManus, McDonald, McMaster, Struthers (Czapla 73), Taylor (Gilmartin 57), Offord, Jack, Thomson (Donaldson 46)
Subs Not Used: Smith, Gaffney

St Mirren Football Club can confirm that Cammy MacPherson has joined St Johnstone on loan until the end of the season.

The Buddies will have the option to recall the midfielder in January and he will be unable to play against St Mirren.

The St Mirren Youth Academy made his professional debut in January 2017 in a Scottish Cup win away to Dundee. 

After a loan spell at Stranraer in 2018, Cammy broke into the first-team and has made 94 appearances scoring five times. 

Everyone at St Mirren wishes Cammy all the best in his time at the Perth Saints.

That concludes our business for the summer window. We had hoped to add to our squad further but unfortunately we have been unable to get any deal over the line.