We will face Motherwell in the semi-final of the Premier Sports Cup.

The semi-finals will take place on the weekend of 1/2 November.

Full match and ticket information will be available in due course. 

St Mirren are heading to Hampden after a penalty shoot-out win over Kilmarnock.

The match went the distance after the sides couldn't be separated after 120 minutes of pulsating action at Rugby Park. Mikael Mandron and Jayden Richardson twice had Saints ahead with a pair of fine finishes, but Killie equalised twice through Robbie Deas and Bruce Anderson to take the game to extra-time. 

Saints were perfect from the spot with Richard King, Roland Idowu, Liam Donnelly, on his debut, Dan Nlundulu and Malik Dijksteel all netting, while Shamal George saved from Kyle Magennis to send the Buddies into the last four. 

Both sides made one change to their previous fixture with King coming in from the start in place of the injured Marcus Fraser for Saints. Ex-Buddie Greg Kiltie started for the hosts with Rory McKenzie dropping to the bench.

In what would prove to be a cup classic, a frantic start to the match saw Jonah Ayunga reach a cross from Killian Phillips at the far post and fire into the side net with only a minute played, while Kiltie stung the palms of Shamal George a little over 30 seconds later with a low shot from 20 yards. 

Saints looked bright in the opening stages with Richardson sending a low ball across the face of the box which was begging for anyone in black and red to get on the end of. On eight minutes, Mandron forced a brilliant save from Kilmarnock goalkeeper Max Stryjek. The forward's low drive looked destined for the bottom corner but for the Killie stopper to push wide at full stretch. Mandron did well two minutes later to get his head on the end of a Richardson cross but he flashed the header wide. 

Kilmarnock should have taken the lead on 12 minutes when Marcus Dackers robbed the ball from King near the Saints box. The forward played the ball to his strike partner Djenairo Daniels who teed up Kiltie who had arrived in area. He looked primed to fire the hosts ahead though curled the effort by the post. 

Kiltie was Killie's out ball and his running down the left saw him draw fouls from both Phillips and Richardson with the Saints pair both shown yellows. 

Mandron, who netted in last weekend's win over Falkirk and registered six goal contributions in the Premier Sports Cup prior to tonight, gave Saints the lead on 25 minutes. The forward brilliantly took down a pass from Richardson before lifting the ball over Lewis Mayo and running on to the ball. Mandron worked his way into the box and lashed beyond Stryjek to the delight of the 2,200 plus travelling support.

Mikael Mandron opens the scoring against Kilmarnock (Image: Allan Picken)

Robbie Deas drew Kilmarnock level heading into the final minutes of the half. A free-kick from Dominic Thompson was met by the Killie captain and he thumped home to make it 1-1. 

Saints came agonisingly close to taking the lead less than 10 minutes after the restart. It was excellent work from Miguel Freckleton down the left with the ball across falling to Phillips. The Irishman struck it well but an unbelievable reaction stop from Stryjek denied what looked destined to be a second for Saints.

The Buddies would, however, hit the front again with Richardson scoring a goal of the season contender just before the hour mark. Keanu Baccus' cross was headed out by Deas only as far as Richardson who, 20 yards from goal, brought it down on his chest and volleyed into the top left-hand corner. A truly stunning strike that gave Saints a well deserved lead for the second time. 

Stephen Robinson's men had the bit between their teeth and almost added a third just a minute after going ahead when Ayunga robbed the ball in the middle of the park and drove forward. The striker teed up Baccus on the overlap but the Australian's shot was blocked. It would spin to Mandron who found Ayunga and the Kenyan was denied by Stryjek as the Killie 'keeper tipped over. 

Freckleton made a brilliant defensive block on 64 minutes as Kilmarnock chased an equaliser, while Declan John came close to scoring in the second game in a row when he clipped a free-kick inches over the bar from the edge of the area. 

Saints looked the more likely to score again and put the game out of sight. Mandron brilliantly fashioned some space to work his way into the box and get a strike away on goal. But he shot straight at Stryjek. 

Kilmarnock would get themselves back on terms with five minutes of normal time remaining. King was judged by referee David Dickinson to have felled substitute Marley Watkins and that allowed Anderson to fire home from 12 yards to take the game to extra-time. 

30 minutes of tentative extra-time couldn't separate the sides and that meant the game would be decided by spot kicks. King, Idowu, Donnelly and Nlundulu netted and when George saved Magennis' penalty that allowed Dijksteel to score the winning penalty as he did against Hearts in the previous round.

The Buddies become the first side to book their place in the last four of the competition and will have a trip to Hampden to look forward to on the first weekend in November.

Full-Time: Kilmarnock 2-2 St Mirren (St Mirren win 5-3 on penalties)

St Mirren: George, King, Gogic, Freckleton, Richardson (McMenamin 97), Phillips, Baccus (Idowu 89), O'Hara (c) (Donnelly 75), John, Ayunga (Dijksteel 90), Mandron (Nlundulu 97)
Subs: Mullen, Tanser, Calvin, Mooney

Kilmarnock: Stryjek, Brown (Magennis 84), Mayo, Stanger (Williams 109), Deas (c) (Brannan 83), Thompson, Polworth (Watkins 79), Watson, Kiltie (McKenzie 91), Dackers, Daniels (Anderson 60)
Subs: Beach, Thomson, Schilte-Brown

Referee: David Dickinson
Assistant Referee: Calum Spence
Assistant Referee: Ross Nelson
Fourth Official: Dan McFarlane 

Attendance: 7,192 (2,252 St Mirren supporters)

Stephen Robinson makes one change to his side for tonight's Premier Sports Cup quarter-final tie against Kilmarnock. 

Defender Marcus Fraser misses out after injuring his ankle in last weekend's win over Falkirk. Richard King comes in in his place. 

Liam Donnelly comes into the squad for the first time this season and he takes a place on the bench. The midfielder has this week changed his squad number from 44 to 4. 

Liam Donnelly with Scott Tanser 

The opposition make one change from their defeat to Celtic on Sunday as ex-Saint Greg Kiltie comes in from the start ahead of Rory McKenzie.

Kick-off at Rugby Park is at 7:45pm and is live on Premier Sports Player and St Mirren TV (video only available to those outside UK and Ireland). 

St Mirren: George, King, Gogic, Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips, Baccus, O'Hara (c), John, Ayunga, Mandron
Subs: Mullen, Tanser, Donnelly, McMenamin, Idowu, Dijksteel, Calvin, Mooney, Nlundulu

Kilmarnock: Stryjek, Brown, Mayo, Stanger, Deas, Thompson, Polworth, Watson, Kiltie, Dackers, Daniels
Subs: Beach, Williams, McKenzie, Magennis, Anderson, Thomson, Watkins, Schilte-Brown, Brannan

Stephen Robinson says he'd love to reward the St Mirren support with a trip to Hampden ahead of this evening's Premier Sports Cup quarter-final tie against Kilmarnock.

The Buddies face the Ayrshire side at the BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park tonight with the winners progressing to the last four and earning a trip to Scotland's National Stadium at the beginning of November. 

The manager has stressed that chances like these don't come around too often and has urged his players to find a way to win.

Speaking to the media, the gaffer said: "You see the display the fans put on Saturday away at Falkirk and what they’ve done during the season, the amount of effort and time and money that’s spent on it, you’d love to reward them.

St Mirren supporters are expected to turn out in big numbers this evening.

"I’ve said to the players, you know, sometimes these opportunities come round once in a career. I’ve been very lucky that it’s come round a few times. But that doesn’t often happen. So you have to grab these opportunities. 

It can bring the whole town together. It can really lift people's spirits, people rely on this football club. A lot of times it's their life and what they cling on to. So we'll be doing everything in our power to make sure we're in that semi-final.

'We want to progress in any way possible. It doesn’t have to be the best performance in the world, but you have to find a way to win."

Saints haven't won at Rugby Park since a penalty shoot-out victory in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup in April 2021. And the manager is aware of the task on hand and admits the Buddies will have to be at their very best if they are to win.

'It’s a tough game," he said. "I’ve watched Killie three times this season. It’s going to be a tough task. 

"They’ve got some very, very good players. They’ve got a lot of physicality in the team, but also a mix of really talented boys as well, some we know very well.

So we have to be at the top of our game. We weren’t on Saturday. We’ll have to have a better performance on Saturday to progress."

Robinson also gave an update on Marcus Fraser after the defender had to be substituted in the first-half of Saturday's win over Falkirk with an ankle injury.

While early indications are that the injury isn't quite as worrying as was initially feared, the 31-year-old will see a specialist before any timeline is put on it. 

"We've had scans and we don't think it's maybe as bad as we first feared. He's seeing a specialist to get that confirmed. We'll hold fire on whether we're happy with it or not yet, but hopefully it's not as bad as we first feared."

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Saints travel to Kilmarnock on Friday evening as we face the Ayrshire side at the BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park in the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup.

Match Details

Kilmarnock v St Mirren
Competition: Premier Sports Cup
Date: Friday 19th September 2025
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Venue: The BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park

Ticket Info

Over 2,000 Saints supporters will back the Buddies on Friday night and there's still time for you to get your tickets online. 

Tickets are priced at £22 for adults, £17 for concessions and £10 for U16s. St Mirren supporters will be housed in the Chadwick Stand.

Click HERE for full ticket information. 

Supporter Info

• There is NO available space for parking cars or supporter buses within the stadium boundary. Supporter buses should park in Burnside Street (KA1 4EU) or Holmquarry Road (KA1 4DA), Kilmarnock resulting in a short 10 minute walk to the stadium.
• Please note that there are roadworks with temporary for-way traffic lights on Dundonald Road so please remember this when travelling. However, it should not impact those supporters coming off the bypass towards the stadium.
• Plenty of on street parking for cars is available in the vicinity of the stadium but we would ask that all supporters be mindful of residents who live near Rugby Park.
• Supporters should be mindful of public transport timetables with the final train from Kilmarnock scheduled to leave at 10:32pm. 
• Turnstiles will open 6:45pm. St Mirren supporters are housed in the Chadwick Stand. Please sit in allocated seats as the game is extremely busy. 
• Kiosks are card payments only. There is no cash facility.
• Flags should be within regulations and must have a fire certificate. No offensive or political flags will be allowed. Flags can be laid across any empty seats in the lower tier and the stewards will facilitate this.
• No balaclavas or face coverings will be allowed.
• No pyro or megaphones allowed. No bags bigger than A4 allowed. No surfing banners allowed.
• Drum will be searched. Searching will be in place.
• Any inebriated fans will not be allowed to enter the stadium.
• St Mirren supporters will be made welcome in the Park Hotel (adjacent to the BBSP Stadium) prior to and after the match. The hotel can be very busy on a matchday and there are various events taking place within. The hotel car park is strictly for hotel patrons only.
• There are a number of other local establishments (within walking distance) who will welcome visiting fans e.g. Portmann Hotel (KA1 2DL), Kadekoi Bar (KA1 2QS), First Edition (KA1 1HA), The Garage Leisure Complex (KA1 2DD), Wheatshef Inn (KA1 1JG), Saltire Bar (KA1 2AH), Burns Inn (KA1 2DQ).

How to Follow

If you can't make the match on Friday 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 as part of their subscription, with live audio coverage for UK based subscribers. Premier Sports are also showing the match live on Premier Sports Player.

St Mirren B take on Hamilton Academical in matchday four of the KDM Evolution Trophy on Wednesday 24th September and tickets are on sale online.

The Young Buddies have won one, drawn one and lost one of their opening three matches having faced Dumbarton, Alloa Athletic and Annan Athletic so far in the League Phase.

Tickets are priced at £12 for adults, £6 for over-65 & 16-21 and £3 for U16s.

Hamilton Academical v St Mirren B
KDM Evolution Trophy
Venue: Broadwood Stadium
Date: Wednesday 24th September 2025
Kick-off: 7:45pm

Stephen Robinson's side travel to Rugby Park on Friday evening to face Kilmarnock in the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup.

A place in the last four and a trip to Hampden awaits the victors. 

Match Details

Kilmarnock v St Mirren
Competition: Premier Sports Cup
Date: Friday 19th September 2025
Kick-off: 7:45pm 
Venue: Rugby Park

Tickets

Tickets for Friday night's match are on sale online. Tickets are priced at £22 for adults, £17 for concessions and £10 for U16s. St Mirren supporters will be housed in the Chadwick Stand.

Click HERE for full ticket information. 

Form

The Buddies reached the quarter-final stage following a penalty shoot-out victory over Hearts at The SMiSA Stadium last month. Alex Gogic gave Saints a first-half lead before Oisin McEntee levelled for the Jam Tarts on 78 minutes to take the game to extra-time and penalties. Richard King, Marcus Fraser, Roland Idowu and Evan Mooney netted for Saints, while Shamal George saved Claudio Braga's attempt. That allowed Malik Dijksteel to step up and tuck away the final penalty as the Buddies claimed a 5-4 shoot-out win. 

Stephen Robinson's men are unbeaten in their last five in all competitions and picked up their first league win of the season away to Falkirk on Saturday. Goals from Declan John and Mikael Mandron saw the Saints win 2-1 at the Falkirk Stadium in the William Hill Premiership. 

Kilmarnock defeated Dundee United in the last 16 to progress to the quarter-final stage. Marcus Dackers and Brad Lyons scored for the Ayrshire side as they defeated the Arabs 2-1 at Rugby Park last month. 

Stuart Kettlewell's side suffered their first defeat of the season on Sunday. An injury-time penalty kick saw Celtic secure a 2-1 victory at Rugby Park in the William Hill Premiership. 

Malik Dijksteel scored the winning penalty for St Mirren in the Round of 16 (Image: Craig Brown)

The Officials

David Dickinson is the referee on Friday night. There is no VAR in place for this match. 

St Mirren won their first Premiership match of the season with second-half goals from Declan John and Mikael Mandron giving Saints three points away to Falkirk.

The victory moves the Buddies to fourth place in the William Hill Premiership and extends our unbeaten league run to four matches. 

Manager Stephen Robinson, taking charge of his 400th match as a manager, named the same starting line-up for the fourth game in a row, while welcoming new signing Dan Nlundulu on to the bench as well as the returning Conor McMenamin.

A pretty listless opening to the match was briefly stirred on 24 minutes when a cross from John was met by Jonah Ayunga. The forward was always stretching and couldn't get his header on target. A minute later another dangerous ball from John found Jayden Richardson at the far end of the box. He checked inside before laying off to Killian Phillips on the edge of the area but the Irishman scooped over. 

Falkirk then came close three minutes later when Shamal George was caught out by a cross and that allowed Ross MacIver to send a header beyond the Saints goalkeeper. Miguel Freckleton was there to turn the ball over to deny the home side the opener. Lewis Neilson looked like he should have put the John McGlynn's side in front after the ball eventually fell to him from the resulting corner, but he fired over with the offside flag raised in any case. MacIver should have done better when he got himself on the end of a Brad Spencer free-kick just after the half-hour mark. His header was tame though and easy for George. 

Saints were forced into a change before the interval when Marcus Fraser, who fell awkwardly in the Saints box and injured his ankle, had to be replaced by Richard King on 42 minutes. 

The Buddies came out the better side after the interval and could have opened the scoring a little over 10 minutes after the restart. Richardson's cross picked out Mandron in the box and the forward brought it down on his chest before laying off to Mark O'Hara on the edge of the area. The skipper didn't get the connection he would have wanted as he fired over. 

Stephen Robinson's side would make the breakthrough on 64 minutes with John's deflected free-kick finding the net. Mandron was fouled 25 yards from goal with Falkirk captain Spencer booked for the challenge. John stood over it alongside Killian Phillips, but it was the Welshman who shot and it took a big deflection to wrong foot the Falkirk goalkeeper and find the net. 

Declan John celebrates goal against Falkirk (Image: Paul Byars)

New signing Nlundulu was given his debut with 20 minutes remaining as he replaced Ayunga and he looked lively in his cameo. 

Phillips almost added a second for Saints on 71 minutes when his brilliant run saw him on the end of King's lifted ball over the top. The Irish midfielder brought it down well on his chest before forcing a big save from Bain. It was then the hosts who came close to levelling two minutes later when Calvin Miller's deflected cross almost sneaked in at the back post. 

Saints would double their advantage with less than 10 minutes remaining and once again John was integral. His stunning cross was straight on the head of Mandron who cleverly glanced into the net to put Saints on the way to three points. 

Mikael Mandron celebrates goal against Falkirk (Image: Paul Byars)

But the Buddies never seem to do things the easy way and that came to pass on 88 minutes when substitute Brian Graham's header reduced the deficit and gave the near 7,000 home support encouragement heading into injury-time. As it were, it was Saints who came the closest to adding to their tally in the final minutes. It would have been 3-1 but for an excellent save from Bain denying a 20 yard strike from King. 

The three points make their way back to Paisley and give manager Stephen Robinson the perfect way to mark 400 matches as a manager. 

Full-Time: Falkirk 1-2 St Mirren

Stephen Robinson applauds support after winning in his 400th match as a manager (Image: Paul Byars)

St Mirren: George, Fraser (King 42), Gogic, Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips, Baccus, O'Hara (c), John (Tanser 90), Mandron, Ayunga (Nlundulu 69)
Subs Not Used: Mullen, Sobowale, McMenamin, Idowu, Dijksteel, Mooney

Falkirk: Bain, Adams, Neilson, Henderson, McCann, Cartwright, Spencer (c), Miller (Samuel-Ogunsuyi 79), Tait (Agyeman 90), Arfield (Williams 65), MacIver (Graham 79)
Subs Not Used: Hogarth, Oliver, Allan, Lissah, Hart

Referee: Duncan Nicolson
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter
Assistant Referee: Gordon McCabe
Fourth Official: Gary Hanvidge
VAR: Andrew Dallas

Attendance: 7,460

St Mirren remain unchanged for the fourth match in a row as Saints take on Falkirk in the William Hill Premiership this afternoon. 

The manager, who celebrates his 400th match in management this afternoon, goes with the same side the drew 1-1 with Hibernian prior to the international break. 

Deadline day signing Dan Nlundulu comes into the squad as he takes his place on the bench, while Conor McMenamin returns from injury. 

St Mirren: George, Fraser, Gogic, Freckleton, Richardson, Phillips, Baccus, O'Hara (c), John, Mandron, Ayunga
Subs: Mullen, King, Sobowale, Tanser, McMenamin, Idowu, Dijksteel, Nlundulu, Mooney

Falkirk: Bain, Adams, Neilson, Henderson, McCann, Cartwright, Spencer (c), Miller, Tait, Arfield, MacIver
Subs: Hogarth, Graham, Agyeman, Oliver, Allan, Williams, Lissah, Hart, Samuel-Ogunsuyi