St Mirren make the journey to Aberdeen on Friday night to face the Dons at Pittodrie in the Scottish Premiership.

Match Details

Aberdeen v St Mirren
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Date: Friday 2nd October
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium

Can I watch the match?

Season ticket holders and UK & Ireland based St Mirren TV subscribers will be able to listen to live audio commentary on tv.stmirren.com or alternatively they can watch the match for £12.99 as part of Aberdeen's pay-per-view offering.

International subscribers to St Mirren TV will be able to watch the match live as part of their subscription. 

Last season

Saints faced Aberdeen four times last season - winning one, drawing one and losing twice. 

Ilkay Durmus' first St Mirren goal gave the Buddies a first league win over Aberdeen since 2011 when the sides met for the first time last season.

Aberdeen won 2-1 when Saints travelled to Pittodrie in November, with Tony Andreu missing a late penalty which would have grabbed a share of the spoils for Jim Goodwin's side.

Neither side could be separated when the Dons visited Paisley in January as the game finished 0-0. 

The last meeting of the two came at the end of February in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup with Lewis Ferguson and Sam Cosgrove scoring in a 2-0 win for Aberdeen.

Manager's thoughts

"It will be a difficult game. I think they have only had one slip-up all season against Motherwell where they were comfortably beaten.

"I believe that any team is capable of beating any other team on a given day and if we play as well as what we are capable of then we've got as good a chance as Motherwell had.

"We have to do more in the attacking third and we have to be more of an attacking threat and that's what we are going to try and impose.

"The boys are in good spirits and looking forward to it."

Who are the officials?

Gavin Duncan is referee for Friday night's match with Graeme Leslie and Graham Chambers as the linesmen. Alan Muir is the fourth official. 

The Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has opened a flu vaccination centre at St Mirren Park for those in Renfrewshire eligible for the flu vaccination. 

The flu centre is located in the West Stand with access available at Drums Avenue gate. 

Every year in Scotland, thousands of people are hospitalised with flu. It can be serious and life threatening, so getting vaccinated is the safest and most effective way to protect yourself.

With COVID-19 still with us and cases on the increase, it is vital that people's safety is the highest priority. The facility at St Mirren Park will enable the HSCP to manage the increased number of people they need to vaccinate this year, while giving them more ability to safely control the flow of people through the vaccination process. 

St Mirren Chief Executive Tony Fitzpatrick visited the facility this morning to receive his vaccination. He said: "St Mirren Football Club is delighted to make St Mirren Park available to Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership for its flu vaccination programme. 

"Having the flu centre located at St Mirren Park will allow the Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership to provide the safest possible way to deliver their service in these difficult times."

For more information on the flu centre please visit http://www.renfrewshire.hscp.scot/Flu 

Below: Tony receives his vaccination at the St Mirren flu centre

St Mirren Football Club can confirm it has rejected a substantial offer for Kyle Magennis from Hibernian Football Club.

A St Mirren Youth Academy graduate, Kyle has made over 100 appearances for Saints since his debut in 2016; helping us achieve promotion to the Scottish Premiership in 2018 and maintaining our top flight status. In June of this year Kyle was named club captain such is the esteem he is held at within St Mirren.

While Kyle is currently ruled out with by injury, he remains an integral part of our football club and we have no desire to sell. We look forward to welcoming him back into the squad in the very near future.

Saints' disappointing run of form continued as Kilmarnock consigned them to a fifth successive defeat at a sun-soaked Paisley.

The decisive moment came as the half hour mark approached, Killie making their possession dominance count when Chris Burke's cross was converted by Nicke Kabamba.

Lee Erwin had hit the bar for Saints before the goal but the hosts rarely looked like finding an equaliser, while the returning Jak Alnwick had a fairly quiet game at the other end aside from a fine stop from Ross Millen early in the second half.

Alnwick was one of four changes made to the side that lost at Tannadice a week ago, with Junior Morias, Ilkay Durmus and Cammy MacPherson also coming into the side. That meant Jon Obika and Kyle McAllister dropped to the bench, with Richard Tait suspended. The Killie defence was packed with former Buddies including goalie Danny Rogers and defenders Kirk Broadfoot, while Andy Millen was in the technical area with son Ross on the field.

Killie had plenty of possession in the opening quarter but it was Saints who had the better of the chances. When a visiting corner was cleared to Morias, he released but he perhaps let the angle get a bit too tight before dragging a shot wide of the far post. The winger was the provider for the Buddies' next opportunity as his corner found Erwin and his header appeared to be tipped onto the bar by Rogers, however the officials gave a goal-kick.

Kilmarnock's crosses had been causing a few problems for the Saints defence and it was from one of those that they took the lead. The ball was worked out wide to Burke and when he put it into the danger area Kabamba was there to sweep home. Saints tried to respond and Rogers failed to hold Jamie McGrath's corner but Joe Shaughnessy poked the loose ball over the bar. The Ayrshire side had a chance to double their lead just before the break but Burke curled his free-kick from the edge of the box well over the bar.

Jim Goodwin made a double change at the break, Obika and Nathan Sheron coming on for Foley and McGrath. Before they could do anything, the visitors nearly added a second, Millen finding Greg Kiltie and his shot was superbly tipped behind by Alnwick, the goalie comfortably dealing with Broadfoot's header from the corner that followed.

Marcus Fraser was then perhaps a bit fortunate to escape with a yellow card when he caught Millen in the chest with his studs, the contact unintentional as the Saints fullback tried to bring the ball under control.

Dylan Connolly replaced Durmus as the hour mark approached and the change did give Saints a bit more attacking intent but chances were few and far between at both ends. McAllister replaced Ethan Erhahon for the final 10 minutes and Saints had a penalty shout turned down soon after when Broadfoot clearly caught Shaughnessy as they jostled at a corner, however ref David Munro was unmoved.

In stoppage time, Connolly did well to dig out a cross but neither Obika or Morias were able to connect and any hope of salvaging a point was gone.

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-1 Kilmarnock

St Mirren: Alnwick, MacPherson, Shaughnessy, McCarthy, Fraser, McGrath (Obika 45), Foley (Sheron 45), Erhahon (McAllister 82), Durmus (Connolly 60), Morias, Erwin
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Jamieson

Kilmarnock: Rogers, Millen (Rossi 90), Broadfoot, Findlay, Waters, Power, Dicker (c), Kiltie, Tshibola, Burke (McKenzie 72), Kabamba
Subs Not Used: Doyle, McGowan, Haunstrup, Dikamona, Whitehall, Pinnock, Cameron 

Referee: David Munro
Assistant Referee: Calum Spence
Assistant Referee: Drew Kirkland
Fourth Official: David Lowe

Saints are back in action this Saturday as we host Kilmarnock at St Mirren Park for a Scottish Premiership match-up.

We have a limited edition run of programmes, published in partnership with Curtis Sport, for the behind closed doors Scottish Premiership fixture played on Saturday 26th September.

This issue is a 32 pager with a £3 cover price.

This latest edition includes the following:

Front Cover – Jak Alnwick.
Jim Goodwin - The thoughts of the St Mirren gaffer on the matches since his side's last home outing and his take on the upcoming fixture against Killie.
The Opposition – Taking a look at Alex Dyer's Kilmarnock side.
Last Time Out – A look back to 29th December last year when Saints and Killie last met.
St Mirren Programme Archive - Derek Drennan reviews the programme for the match between Saints and Kilmarnock from 4th October 1980.
Centre Page Poster – Nathan Sheron.
Player Kit Sponsors 2020/21 – Check in to see who is sponsoring your favourite player's shirt for the season.
Marketing Matters – Campbell Kennedy updates on the latest events and happenings at the club's Commercial Department.
Yesterday's Saints – David Cochran looks back on the St Mirren career of Tottie Beck.
Football Bloody Hell - Alan Gallacher talks about how he is missing going to football in the coronavirus era.
St Mirren Fixtures & Results 2020/21 – A handy reference page of all the fixtures and results for this season.
Team Lines – The two squads and match officials for Saturday's match.

To buy this issue or to place your programme subscription for the 2020/21 season click HERE.

This week's virtual 50/50 half-time tickets are now on-sale ahead of Saturday’s match home to Kilmarnock.

Supporters have the chance to support our St Mirren Youth Academy and win some cash with almost £700 given away in the last two weeks.

Grab the winning feeling and enter with tickets costing just £1 each with no limit on the amount of tickets you can purchase. To enter, simply click the link for the virtual draw.

The draw will be made during the half-time break with the first prize winner receiving 50% of net sales with the other half going towards developing our stars of the future at the St Mirren Youth Academy. The second prize winner will receive an autographed ball.

Entries will close at 3pm on Saturday 26th September 2020. Good luck!

St Mirren Football Club has today underlined the importance of following FACTS to keep coronavirus under control.

St Mirren defender Richard Tait urged fans to continue to follow the vital steps, highlighting how compliance will help protect the progress that has been made as the country works towards a safe phased return to stadiums.

The FACTS acronym stands for:

• Face coverings
• Avoid crowded places
• Clean hands and surfaces regularly
• Two-metre physical distancing
• Self-isolate and book a test immediately if you have coronavirus symptoms.

The recent rise in new COVID-19 cases in Scotland however has reinforced that the situation remains fragile, and people are being urged to stick with it, following the guidance at all times to keep themselves and their loved ones safe, and to help manage any spread of the virus.

St Mirren's Richard Tait said:"We need to work together to stop the spread of coronavirus, as a club we support the FACTS campaign and urge everyone to follow this guidance to keep safe and protect our communities."

Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing Joe Fitzpatrick said: "We are all the first line of defence against this virus and I’m pleased we have this support from footballs clubs urging fans to keep to the guidance to avoid moving backwards or spreading the virus. Only working together and following the guidance together, will we succeed in controlling the spread.

"Each letter of FACTS represents one of the vital measures we all need to follow to keep ourselves and those we love safe.

"The recent reimposing of restrictions has served as a reminder that the virus hasn’t gone away and needs everyone to stick with it in order to keep it under control. We welcome this support at club level and would urge football fans to play their part in helping protect the progress that has been made, and ask that they to continue to following these vital steps to keep themselves and their families safe and work with us so that as we suppress the virus we can see the things that matter to us safely return."

The Scottish football Joint Response Group recently agreed a wide range of measures with the Scottish Government to reinforce Scottish football’s commitment to public health, including the SPFL and Scottish FA promoting FACTS messaging on match days in stadia.

To find out more about FACTS and staying safe, visit mygov.scot/coronavirus

St Mirren are back at St Mirren Park on Saturday as Jim Goodwin's side host Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership. 

Match Details

St Mirren v Kilmarnock
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: St Mirren Park

Can I watch the match?

Season ticket holders and international subscribers to St Mirren TV will be able to watch the match live on tv.stmirren.com. 

Non-season ticket holders and Kilmarnock supporters will be able to watch the match live on pay-per-view for £12.50.

Ex-St Mirren and Kilmarnock defender Barry McLaughlin will join the pre-match show with our match day presenter Ali De Foy, while Richard Tait joins us on co-commentary duty.

Live coverage starts from 2:45pm. 

Last season

Saints and Kilmarnock only squared off twice last season in the Scottish Premiership.

Despite a good performance at Rugby Park in October, the Buddies were edged out after a late Gary Dicker goal gave Killie a 1-0 win.

The Ayrshire side were the final visitors to St Mirren Park in 2019 with Saints winning 1-0 thanks to Ilkay Durmus' early strike.

Manager's thoughts

"Kilmarnock are very well-organised, hard-working team and they've got some very good experience in the group.

"We've got a chance on Saturday to try and get a positive scoreline and try to get some more points on the board.

"It should be a good game with not a great deal between the two teams and we'll hope for positive reaction from last week."

Who are the officials?

David Munro is the man in the middle on Saturday's. Calum Spence and Drew Kirkland are the linesmen and David Lowe is the fourth official.

50/50  

Our virtual 50/50 half-time draw returns this weekend.

Tickets cost just £1 each with no limit on the amount of tickets you can purchase.

Entries will close at 3pm on Saturday 26th September 2020. Good luck!

St Mirren were reduced to 10 men as they fell to a narrow loss away to Dundee United.

Lawrence Shankland and Adrian Sporle had United 2-0 in front before Richard Tait was shown a straight red card on the hour mark. Dylan Connolly netted his first St Mirren goal on 64 minutes but Saints couldn't find an equaliser that would have seen us take a point back to Paisley.

Jim Goodwin made two changes to the side that was edged out by Celtic on Wednesday night with Kyle McAllister and Jon Obika coming in for Connolly and Junior Morias. 

And it was McAllister who went mightily close to opening the scoring in the opening minutes with the first real opportunity of the match. The winger had United goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist at full stretch as his free-kick from 30 yards went inches wide.

The Buddies started brightly with Siegrist having to be alert to get in front of Lee Erwin to punch away a dangerous looking ball from McAllister on the right-hand side.

Erwin, who scored his first goal for Saints on Wednesday night, came close to putting the Buddies ahead on 17 minutes when managed to get himself in ahead of two Dundee United defenders to meet Obika's chested flick-on. But his touch from close-range was easily gathered by Siegrist. 

It was the forward who was involved again in Saints next chance when he sliced wide after being met in space by a Conor McCarthy header on the half-hour mark.

But it was United who took the lead through a stunning strike from Lawrence Shankland. A corner from the left was headed clear by Conor McCarthy but only as far as Shankland who turned and volleyed home.

Both sides would have chances before the interval with Tait having a header well saved by Siegrist while Nicky Clark should have done better as he sent a strike wide from inside the Saints box. 

United started the second-half the stronger of the two sides and could have doubled their lead on 51 minutes when Clark found himself in on goal but smacked his strike off the post.

However, United would find their second a minute later when Adrian Sporle took advantage of poor Saints defending. Ian Harkes initial effort was saved by Zdenek Zlamal with the Czech goalkeeper then making another block to deny Shankland, but the Buddies couldn't clear their lines which allowed United a third bite at it with Sporle finishing from close range.

Saints day looked to have gone from bad to worse when Richard Tait was given his marching orders on the hour mark for a challenge on Logan Chalmers. But just four minutes later the Buddies were given a route back into the match when substitute Dylan Connolly scored his first Saints goal after robbing Mark Reynolds inside the box and slotting beyond Siegrist.

Clearly boosted by the goal Saints had the bulk of the territory and possession in the following minutes. With 15 minutes remaining Ilkay Durmus will feel he could have done better when he met McCarthy's flick-on at the back post. The Turkish winger got his head on it but sent straight into the arms of Siegrist. 

Zlamal would make a good save to deny Sporle a second with less than 10 minutes remaining as the game petered out with the points remaining in Dundee.

Full-Time: Dundee United 2-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Zlamal, Fraser, Shaughnessy, McCarthy, Tait, McGrath (Durmus 56), Erhahon (Morias 85), Foley (c), McAllister (Connolly 56), Erwin, Obika (MacPherson 66)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Sheron, Jamieson

Dundee United: Siegrist, Sporle, Reynolds, Clark (Glass 83), Edwards, Chalmers (Pawlett 81), Robson, Butcher, Bolton, Harkes, Shankland
Subs Not Used: Deniz, Powers, McMullan, Smith, Freeman, Appere, Neilson

Referee: Colin Steven
Assistant Referee: David Doig
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Craig Napier

St Mirren head to Tannadice tomorrow afternoon to face Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.

Both sides sit on seven points after seven matches with Saints one position above United in the table on goal difference. The two teams come into the match on the back of three losses on the bounce each.

Saints were edged out by Celtic on Wednesday night, losing 2-1 at St Mirren Park. That came following a 3-0 loss at home to Hibernian and a 1-0 defeat away to St Johnstone. The Buddies last win came on match day three when we defeated Hamilton Academical 1-0 at the FOYS Stadium. 

Dundee United were beaten 4-0 by Rangers at Ibrox last weekend. That followed a 4-0 loss to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park and a 1-0 defeat at home to Celtic. United's last win was on match day four when they came from behind to defeat Ross County 2-1 in Dingwall.

Match Details

Dundee United v St Mirren
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: Tannadice Park

Can I watch the match?

International subscribers to St Mirren TV will be able to watch the match live. 

Season ticket holders and UK & Ireland based St Mirren TV subscribers will be able to listen to live audio commentary on tv.stmirren.com or alternatively they can watch the match for £12.50 as part of Dundee United's pay-per-view offering.

Previous 

This will be the first time the two sides have met since the dramatic Premiership play-off final in May 2019 that saw Saints maintain their Scottish Premiership place with a penalty shoot-out victory against United at St Mirren Park. 

St Mirren's last win at Tannadice was in December 2012 with Paul Dummett, Steven Thompson, Marc McAusland and David Van Zanten scoring in a 4-3 win.

Who are the officials?

Colin Steven is referee for Saturday's match wit David Doig and Craig Ferguson as the linesmen. Craig Napier is the fourth official.

50/50

Our virtual 50/50 half-time draw returns this weekend for Saturday’s match away to Dundee United.

Tickets cost just £1 each with no limit on the amount of tickets you can purchase.

Entries will close at 3pm on Saturday 19th September 2020. Good luck!