Stevie Mallan believes that there was a determination from the players to get the win over bitter rivals Morton on Tuesday night.

The Buddies ran out as 4-1 victors at Cappielow, after a fine second hand performance which brought three goals.

21 year-old Mallan scored the key goal in the 46th minute to put the side 2-1 up. Further goals came from John Sutton and Gary MacKenzie to make it four wins out of the last five league matches.

Mallan told stmirren.com in the aftermath: "We got a bit of hassle off the fans after the 3-1 defeat last time out, and deservedly so - it was a terrible performance.

I think from the position were in, in the league table we knew we had a game in hand and if we got the win it would've taken us off the bottom two which we've been chasing for a while now.

"I think at one point we were 17 points adrift and for us to turn that around and get into the position we are in now, its been a fight. The new gaffer coming in has given the boys a new lease of life and installed the confidence back into us in the way we play."

The midfielder's goal came less than a minute after the restart and he confessed he was delighted to get on the scoresheet in a thumping derby win.

It was amazing," he said.

"Obviously getting a goal in the derby is something you want to do. Especially after the last game [against Morton] we got robbed with a one each draw at home, and the last game at home we deserve to lose.

"That was up there with the results we've had this season especially with the form that Morton are in at home. The performance we put in and the goals we scored were amazing."

The hard work doesn't stop though with the Buddies travelling to Falkirk on Saturday to face Peter Houston's side. The Bairns sit in second place in the Ladbrokes Championship, but Mallan believes that Tuesday's win can help them towards a positive result which would help boost their survival hopes with just four matches remaining.

It will take us into good stead against Falkirk. Its a big pitch and a good pitch to play football on. They're obviously quite high up on the form table just now so i'm really looking forward to the game.

"After the draw at the weekend, I think we've taken our frustration out on this game with a brilliant performance and getting four goals away from home. Goal difference may come into play when it comes to the last couple of games of the season. So to get a few more goals has been brilliant."

The youth academy graduate also admits it was perfect to give something to the fans after what has been a difficult season.

He said: "It was amazing to give back. You can see tonight with the derby, the weather's not been the best and in the away end there's no shelter so it's good to see a good number out.

"We wanted to say thanks to them because they've been our 12th man and we've needed them. They've came out week in week out, home and away in their numbers. The boys really do appreciate it, and hopefully they'll keep coming out until the end of the season".

We are delighted to confirm that two members of St Mirren's 2013 League Cup winning side will be gracing the pitch again at The Paisley 2021 Stadium for the upcoming 'Saint for a Day' event.

David van Zanten and Lee Mair will be pulling on the boots again on Sunday 30th April as they join fans in the two sides that line-up for a wonderful match day experience.

Jack Ross and James Fowler have already been announced as the managers for the event with assistant manager positions still available to bid for, the event will also be covered live on St Mirren TV.

St Mirren supporters still have time to bid for a place in the 'Saint for a Day' teams with the auction coming to a close soon. 

Two teams – one home and one away – made up of St Mirren fans will kick-off our annual fixture that will be played on the pitch at The Paisley 2021 Stadium on Sunday 30th April with a 12:00pm kick off. 

There will be two teams with 15 players per team (1-11 and four substitutes).  Each shirt will be available to bid on in a blind auction with all proceeds going to the St Mirren Youth Development Programme. Jack Ross and James Fowler have been announced as the managers of the two sides while supporters can bid to become their assistant manager.

Come and be part of this exciting day which will include:-

* The St Mirren Match Day Experience – Playing the game on the pitch at The Paisley 2021 stadium.

* Wearing an official team strip that you will also get to keep after the game.

* Medal presentation to all players from a special guest.

* Food and refreshments post match.

The rules are as follows: 

*Bidding for home shirts 6 to 11 and 12 to 14 and assistant manager positions will close at 3:00pm on Tuesday, April 18th. 

*Bidding for home shirts 1 to 5 and 15-16 will close at 3:00pm on Wednesday, April 19th.

*Bidding for away shirts 6 to 11 and 12 to 14 will close at 3:00pm on Thursday, April 20th.

*Bidding for away shirts 1 to 5 and 15-16 will close at 3:00pm on Friday, April 21st. 

*You must be 18 years of age or over to both bid and take part in 'Saint for a Day'. 

*By bidding on the auction you are declaring that you (or the person you are bidding for) are fit and well to take part in the event. 

*In the instance of getting two identical bids for the same shirt number in the same team, the email that has the earliest date and time stamp will be accepted as the leading bidder. 

*Payment must be made immediately if you have been the successful bidder.

To have a chance to take part on the day please send your blind auction bid by e-mail to claire.coventry@stmirren.com (Minimum bid is £100).

In the e-mail you must state which team you are bidding to play in (home or away) and which shirt number for that team you are bidding on. Good Luck!!

Please note that the St Mirren Ticket Office, Club Shop and the offices in the stadium will all be closed for the Easter Monday holiday on 17th April.

The opening hours for the St Mirren Ticket Office for the remainder of this week and for next week are as follows:

14/04/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
15/04/2017 - CLOSED
16/04/2017 - CLOSED

17/04/2017 - CLOSED
18/04/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
19/04/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
20/04/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm
21/04/2017 - 10:00am to 2:00pm

St Mirren Ticket Office Tel: (0141) 840-6130

St Mirren Ticket Office E-Mail: tickets@stmirren.com

This Saturday (15th April), St Mirren make the journey through to The Falkirk Stadium to face Peter Houston's Falkirk side.

The latest info we have on Travel Clubs heading to The Falkirk Stadium for the match is as follows:

Tile Bar Supporters Bus

The bus for Falkirk will leave Abercorn Street at 1:15pm.

Bus tickets are now available in the bar.

Cockles Wilson Supporters Bus

Bus is sold out for this match.

Chivas Travel Club

The bus for the Falkirk game will leave from The Court Bar at 1:30pm.

Tickets for this bus are now on sale from The Court Bar.

North End Travel Club

The bus to Falkirk will leave the Sneddon at 1:15pm.

Bus tickets are now on sale in the Brewer's Tap, £5 each.

Rail Travel (15th Apr)

For fans travelling through to Falkirk by train on Saturday, please note that ScotRail will be doing track and structure maintenance between Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston on Saturday 15th April.

ScotRail will be running a bus service between the stations at Cumbernauld and Falkirk Grahamston via Camelon to cover for the closure of that stretch of track.

For more info please click here.

Car Parking at Falkirk Stadium (15th Apr)

Falkirk Football Club have also confirmed that due to the probable popularity of Saturday’s fixture that car parking at the stadium will be limited and when full will close. Entry fee of £4 will be charged.

Extra Car parking can be had at West Mains Industrial Estate.

Pictures from last night's 4-1 Renfrewshire derby victory over Morton at Cappielow.

Stelios Demetriou got his third St Mirren goal before Andy Murdoch levelled for the hosts.

Saints ran out comfortable winners though thanks to second half goals from Stevie Mallan, John Sutton and Gary MacKenzie. 

Match gallery pictures by Allan Picken - © Allan Picken Photography and John Millar - © millarpictures

Jack Ross gives stmirren.com his thoughts following last night's fantastic Renfrewshire derby win.

The Buddies defeated rivals Morton 4-1 at Cappielow with goals from Stelios Demetriou, Stevie Mallan, John Sutton and Gary MacKenzie seeing Saints move up to eighth place in the table. 

St Mirren moved up to eighth place in the Ladbrokes Championship with a stunning 4-1 derby win at Cappielow. 

The Buddies boosted their hopes of survival with goals from Stelios Demetriou, Stevie Mallan, John Sutton and Gary MacKenzie taking the Saints out of the relegation play-off spot with just four matches remaining.

The best early chance for either side came on 18 minutes when Rory Loy robbed Michael Doyle of the ball around 20 yards out and drove into the box. He drilled the ball across the face of goal with both Kyle Magennis and Sutton sliding in with neither able to get the touch that would have saw it nestle in the back of the net. 

But it was a mere delay when Mallan's excellent first time pass found Stelios marauding down the left side side. The Cypriot skilfully checked in away from Doyle before lashing the ball from just inside the box beyond Derek Gaston. It sent the fans in the Wee Dublin End wild with chants of Super Stelios ringing throughout. 

But Saints couldn't build on it as the hosts equalised less than 10 minutes later after a lightening quick counter attack. Aidan Nesbitt slipped the ball through for Doyle who broke down the right flank. The defender picked out Andy Murdoch who arrived in the ball late to guide the ball beyond Billy O'Brien to draw level.

The home side's tails were up and they grew in stature, going close to scoring a second soon after their equaliser. O'Brien's poor clearance along the deck was picked up by Nesbitt who found Gary Oliver. The striker did well to find Lawrence Shankland but the ex-Saint couldn't connect with it properly with Jack Baird in close situ to shepherd it out for a corner.

Stelios should have scored his and St Mirren's second after breaking clear just before half time. The left back was picked out by Smith and raced through, beating Mark Russell to the ball before switching the ball to his other foot as he got into a shooting position only to see his effort deflected over the bar. It would have been the perfect end to the first half

Half Time: Morton 1-1 St Mirren

While Saints missed the opportunity to end the first half ahead they made amends with the best possible start after the interval. Mallan picked up after a neat touch from Stephen McGinn who did well to hold off his marker. The midfielder didn't need to think about it as he leathered the ball first time from 25 yards out into the far corner of the net. It was a stunning hit from the 21 year-old who has made a habit of scoring special goals.

And from that point on Saints controlled the match. John Sutton, making his 100th start for the Buddies, looked to put the game to bed soon after when he scored his 43rd St Mirren goal. It was Cammy Smith who won the ball in midfield, charging forward before finding Loy on the left hand side. The striker took one touch to open up space and then sent the ball across the face of goal where all Sutton had to do was get his toe on it. And get his toe on it he did with Saints opening up a two goal cushion with over half an hour still to play.

There was still plenty of time for it to go either way but in truth Saints were well on top for the rest of the game. The Morton support were certain they had halved the deficit just moments after Sutton's goal. O'Brien couldn't get his hand on a ball across from Mark Russell on the left which was swung back in from the right straight to the head of Oliver whose looping header was saved by the goalkeeper on the line. 

Saints added some gloss to the score line with 10 minutes remaining. Good work from Magennis on the right side won the Buddies a corner. Mallan swung it in where Gary MacKenzie towered above Gaston, and the rest of the Morton defence, to bullet home. It was no less than the Buddies deserved after bossing the game for large spells. 

And with the full time whistle came St Mirren's first derby win of the season - a win that sees Jack Ross' side move off the relegation play-off spot and give the club a huge chance of survival with just four games remaining. 

Full Time: Morton 1-4 St Mirren

St Mirren: O'Brien, Irvine, Baird, MacKenzie, Stelios, Magennis, Mallan (Quinn 90), McGinn, Smith (Todd 88), Loy (Storie 84), Sutton
Subs Not Used: Langfield, Gordon, Fjelde, Whyte

Morton: Gaston, Lamie, O'Ware, Doyle, Oliver, Forbes, Lindsay (Tidser 75), Nesbitt, Russell, Murdoch, Shankland (Donnelly 88)
Subs Not Used: McGowan, Kilday, Oyenuga, Scullion, McDonagh, 

Referee: Stephen Finnie
Assistant Referee: Graham Chambers
Assistant Referee: Colin McAlpine

Attendance: 4,609

Match report pictures by Allan Picken - © Allan Picken Photography and John Millar - © millarpictures

St Mirren make one change to the side that drew 1-1 with Dumbarton on Saturday.

John Sutton makes his 100th start for the Buddies in place of the suspended Adam Eckersley. 

Meanwhile, youth academy prospect Darren Whyte takes a place on the bench.

You can follow all the action with our live updates on Facebook and Twitter.

St Mirren: O'Brien, Irvine, Baird, MacKenzie, Stelios, Magennis, McGinn, Mallan, Smith, Sutton, Loy
Subs: Langfield, Gordon, Quinn, Whyte, Storie, Fjelde, Todd

St Mirren make the short trip to Greenock this evening to face Morton in the final Renfrewshire derby of the season. 

Saints are in fine form heading into tonight's contest with five wins and two draws from the last eight league matches. 

However, the Buddies have yet to win a derby this season - drawing twice and losing once. 

Morton were the visitors to the Paisley 2021 Stadium on the opening day of the season with John Sutton's late header securing a point for the Saints. The Englishman, on as a second half substitute, leaped above the away defence to power home a cross from Lewis Morgan after Thomas O'Ware had given the Ton a first half lead. 

O'Ware again opened the scoring the next time the two met as St Mirren's 17 year unbeaten record in the derby came to an end at Cappielow in October. Ross Forbes doubled the home side's advantage before Gary Oliver struck in the second half to put Morton 3-0 up. Ben Gordon pulled a goal back for the Buddies with less than five minutes remaining, but it was too little too late.

The final meeting came on Hogmanay with the Ton making their way to Paisley for the second time of the 2016/17 season. St Mirren, who began 2016 with a 1-0 win over Morton at Cappielow, looked set to end it in similar fashion when Gary MacKenzie scored his first Saints goal to give the Buddies the advantage. But it was to be heartbreak for the home support when Ricki Lamie equalised in the 93rd minute to steal a point. 

The last derby triumph for Saints over Jim Duffy's side came almost a year ago to the day when goals from Lawrence Shankland, Calum Gallagher and Stevie Mallan sealed a 3-1 win for the Buddies

Saints come into tonight's match on the back of a 1-1 draw with Dumbarton at the Paisley 2021 Stadium on Saturday. Kyle Magennis gave St Mirren the lead before the Sons' Lewis Vaughan pulled the visitors level. Rory Loy missed a first half penalty moments after Dumbarton's equaliser and it meant it was a point a piece. Morton picked up the same scoreline at home to league leaders Hibernian - with Shankland netting for the Ton from the penalty spot after Jason Cummings had put Hibs ahead.

The Buddies are likely to come up against Shankland this evening after the ex-Buddie joined the Ton on loan in January. The 21 year-old scored in two derby victories for St Mirren last season, but will now come up against his former side wearing the blue and white of Morton. 

After finally coming off the bottom on Saturday, a St Mirren win tonight would see the Buddies leapfrog Raith in eighth place. For our opponents, they know victory would see them move above Falkirk into second place as they look to take advantage in the promotion play-off spots.

St Mirren TV is set to broadcast the upcoming Saint for a Day event. 

It's the first time that the annual event, which takes place this year on Sunday 30 April, will be broadcast live on smfcuws.tv 

Jack Ross and James Fowler have already been announced as the managers for the event with assistant manager positions still available to bid for. We'll also be announcing some special players who will be taking part in the coming day. 

Those wishing to participate have until next week to make a bid with the first closing date coming on Tuesday 18 April.

More details on the event can be found here.