St Mirren look to get back to winning ways on Sunday as the Buddies host Queen of the South at the Paisley 2021 Stadium. 

Saints had won seven of their previous eight matches before losing 3-0 to Dunfermline at East End Park last weekend. 

The Buddies went into Saturday's top of the table clash full of confidence, but were undone by the Pars with goals from Declan McManus, David Hopkirk and Callum Morris knocking St Mirren off top spot.

By comparison, Sunday's visitors will be looking to put their 2-1 defeat at home to Morton last Saturday behind them. Ross Forbes and Jai Quitongo had the Renfrewshire side ahead before veteran Derek Lyle pulled a goal back for the Doonhamers. It wasn't enough though as Queens' second league defeat of the season saw them drop out of the play-off positions after a bright start to the season. 

Gary Naysmith's side started the campaign with a 4-1 win at home to Brechin City, before losing to Dundee United the following weekend. However, they went on a good run of form after that defeat at Tannadice, winning their next four matches before a 2-2 draw with Livingston and last weekend's loss against Morton.

The Buddies and the Doonhamers shared two wins each in the four meetings between the two last season. Funnily enough though, neither side was able to win at home as Saints lost both of their meetings against Queens at the Paisley 2021 Stadium last season. The first match saw the Dumfries side overcome St Mirren by 3-1 in September with Stephen Dobbie scoring after a Derek Lyle brace.

St Mirren's first league win of last season came on a midweek trip to Palmerston in December. Dobbie opened the scoring for the home side, but Saints pegged them back just three minutes later when Kyle Magennis scored his first ever St Mirren goal. Dobbie scored again just before half time to put Queens ahead at the interval. The Buddies pulled level near the hour mark when Ben Gordon's effort was deflected beyond Lee Robinson. With the game in its dying embers, Stevie Mallan curled home from the edge of the box to send the travelling Saints support wild as St Mirren finally picked up a league win. 

Queen of the South would gain a measure of revenge the next time they faced St Mirren around a month later. Naysmith's side were clinical as Dobbie scored once again to put them ahead before the break with a late goal from loanee Joe Thomson followed up by a Gary MacKenzie own goal sealing an emphatic 3-0 win for the Doonhamers. 

The last meeting of the two came in March with Saints fighting for their lives in the Ladbrokes Championship. The Buddies put on a big performance under pressure with Stevie Mallan and Rory Loy giving Saints a deserved 2-0 win at Palmerston. 

Saints will be without Gregor Buchanan and Adam Eckersley for Sunday's match after the pair saw red against Dunfermline last weekend. Emergency loan signing Jamie McCart is available and goes into the squad, while long term absentees Harry Davis, Gary MacKenzie and Kyle Magennis remain sidelined. 

If results go St Mirren's way on Saturday then a win could put the Buddies back to the top of the pile come full time on Sunday. Queens know that if they come out on top on Sunday that they will go back into the play-off spots.

St Mirren have signed Jamie McCart on an emergency loan from Celtic.

With Harry Davis and Gary MacKenzie still injured, the defender will provide cover for the Buddies after joining for 93 days days from the Ladbrokes Premiership side. 

20 year-old McCart made one appearance for the Hoops last season and also had a loan spell at Inverness Caledonian Thistle. 

Speaking on the signing, manager Jack Ross said: "Jamie is a player I've known and watched for a while. One of the biggest advantages is that he has experienced first team football in the second half of last season at Inverness. I'm looking forward to him getting involved with us and I think it's a good fit for us."

Jamie told stmirren.com: "I'm excited to be here and get the opportunity for some more first team football. Hopefully I can come in and prove myself in the team and progress as a player while I'm here." 

Please note that the Stadium, Ticket Office and Club Shop will all be closed this coming Monday (25th September). 

Anyone wishing to purchase season tickets will still be able to do so online. 

The Stadium, Ticket Office and Club Shop will all be open as usual on Tuesday.

Our match day programme, published in partnership with Curtis Sport, will be available from the Club Shop ahead of Sunday’s game.

This issue, for the Ladbrokes Championship match against Queen of the South, is a 48 pager with a £3 cover price.

The latest edition includes the following:

Front Cover – John Sutton.
The Gaffer - St Mirren manager Jack Ross with his thoughts on recent matches and his pre-match message for the fans.
Buddies News Update – News of the latest happenings in and around the Paisley 2021 Stadium.
Last Time Out – Match report and pictures of the recent Championship match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
The Opposition – Brian Corry runs the rule over Sunday's visitors, Gary Naysmith's Queen of the South side.
Hall of Fame – David Cochran highlights the St Mirren career of John 'Cockles' Wilson.
Player Interview – We talk with Club Captain, Stephen McGinn.
Action Shot (Centre Pages) – Gavin Reilly.
Supporters Trust – John White brings us up to date with the latest news from SMiSA.
Fans Corner – Ticket prices, travel clubs update, match info and dates for fans to keep in their diary.
Matchday Gallery – Pictures from the post-match presentations in the corporate suite after the recent home match against Inverness Caley Thistle.
Kit Sponsors 2017/18.
Football, Bloody Hell – Alan Gallacher crosses the generations to talk about being a St Mirren matchday mascot.
Marketing Matters – Commercial Manager, Campbell Kennedy brings us up to date with all the commercial activities within the Club.
St Mirren Fixtures & Results 2017/18 – A handy reference page of all the fixtures for this season.
Team Lines – The two squads and match officials for Sunday’s match.

To buy this issue or to place your programme subscription for the 2017/18 season click HERE.

If you live outside the UK & Ireland, St Mirren TV is your way to watch Paisley’s top football side live in action each and every home match day.

This service, which is delivered by media students from the University of the West of Scotland, will cover all of St Mirren’s home games.

As usual the St Mirren TV team will be presenting all the action from The Paisley 2021 Stadium when Queen of the South are the visitors on Sunday afternoon.

If you want to tune in here is the info you will need:

St Mirren vs Queen of the South
Ladbrokes Championship
Venue: Paisley 2021 Stadium, Paisley
Date: Sunday 24th September 2017
Kick-off: 4:10pm BST

To access this match day service:

1 Day Pass – €6.99 EUR
Season Pass – €69.99 EUR

To view Terms & Conditions and get started with St Mirren TV please click HERE.

For technical support with St Mirren TV please e-mail tvsupport@stmirren.com

St Mirren in the Community are delighted to confirm that the SMFC Fans Council Panda Club will be open as usual for Sunday’s Ladbrokes Championship fixture against Queen of the South at The Paisley 2021 Stadium.

The Panda Club will open at 2:30pm on Sunday. Parents please note that you should pick up your kids after the final whistle from the community office at 6:00pm.

Participants can look forward to pre-match football activities delivered by qualified St Mirren FC coaches inside the Airdome.

The Panda Club is open to boys and girls aged 5 to 12 years olds and costs £3 per child, the match ticket is provided FREE OF CHARGE.

For further information about the SMFC Fans Council Panda Club or to book your place at the next Panda Club match day please contact Stephen Gallacher by e-mail at stephen.gallacher@stmirren.com.

SMFC Fans Council Panda Club details for Sunday’s game are as follows:

St Mirren vs Queen of the South
Sunday 24th September 2017
2:30pm – 6:00pm

To find out more about the Panda Club click here

We are giving fans the opportunity to vote for the man of the match and also put two lucky fans in with the chance of winning a £10 voucher for the Club Shop.

Every home game we’ll throw open the voting on the 60 minute mark for 20 minutes where votes can be cast on Facebook and Twitter. All you have to do is use the hashtag #SMFCMOM followed by the name of the player you are voting for, eg ‘#SMFCMOM MORGAN’.

With 10 minutes of the game remaining all the votes will be counted then the Stadium Announcer will confirm the winning player over the tannoy system.

From all the fans who nominate the winning player one will be picked at random from the Facebook account and another from the Twitter account and they will each be awarded a £10 voucher for the Club Shop. The winners will be notified through the account they posted from.

So get yourself ready on the hour mark of Sunday’s game against Queen of the South and get voting with #SMFCMOM.

Darren Whyte has joined League One side Forfar Athletic on an emergency loan. 

The 20 year-old will link up with the Angus side for 93 days to provide defensive cover. 

Whyte, a St Mirren Youth Academy graduate, has made four appearances for the Buddies first team - the latest of which came in the 3-0 win over Dundee United in the Ladbrokes Championship last month.

Everyone at St Mirren wishes Darren all the best in his loan spell. 

Paisley Panda is all set for Sunday’s match against Queen of the South as he gets ready to host the ever-popular match day competition ‘Bung a Baw’.

To take part in ‘Bung a Baw’ fans need to purchase a small foam ball which is numbered and they will then have a chance to throw their ball towards our club mascot Paisley Panda in front of the Family Stand. Each person will have 60 seconds to do this and the winner will be the person who has thrown the ball closest to the feet of the Panda with the winner being confirmed over the PA system.

The competition is sponsored by The Linwood Farm Restaurant who are supplying a family meal voucher as the prize for the contest winner.

Each ball will cost £1 to buy. The balls will be available from sellers inside the Family Stand in the 30 minutes leading up to kick-off and then again in the first 5 minutes of half-time before the competition starts (subject to availability). Each ball is numbered and participants will also get a ticket with the corresponding number which they will use to claim the prize if they win.

Paisley Panda predicts that ‘Bung a Baw’ will continue to be very popular this season so he advises that you get in early on Sunday to purchase your ball to take part.

As well as taking care of ‘Bung a Baw’ Paisley Panda will be giving away sweets to the kids in and around the stadium courtesy of the Black and White Army website.

Paisley Panda has also confirmed that there will be an interview pitch side with Paisley singer Lisa Kowalski at half-time. Lisa is looking to have St Mirren fans feature in her new music video which is being sponsored by the Paisley 2021 bid!

Paisley Panda has also teamed up with the St Mirren Club Shop so you will be able to buy hats and scarves for the game from the 'Bung a Baw' stands.

Paisley Panda is pleased to confirm that ‘First Scorer’ will be back for Sunday's game against Queen of the South.

‘First Scorer’ gives fans the opportunity to predict in advance of the game who they think will score St Mirren's first goal in Sunday’s match against The Doonhamers.

The winner will be picked at random from those who guessed correctly and they will win a bag of a dozen doughnuts which will be delivered to your seat right after the goal is scored!

To enter all you have to do ahead of the game is post your prediction of the first St Mirren scorer on Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #Saints1stgoal. The lucky winner will then be contacted to confirm which stand they will be in with the row and seat number so that the prize can be delivered to them.