St Mirren came from behind twice to grab a share of the spoils against Rangers at The SMiSA Stadium.  

Captain Mark O'Hara drew the Buddies level just before the half-time interval after Cyriel Dessers had fired Rangers in front just a few minutes earlier. Nicolas Raskin put the Ibrox side ahead for a second time early in the second-half, but substitute Conor McMenamin equalised with a little over 15 minutes remaining to ensure a point remained in Paisley.

There was just one change from the side that defeated Ross County prior to the split with the now departed Toyosi Olusanya replaced by Mikael Mandron. 

Stephen Robinson's men got at Rangers from the off and could have opened the scoring early when O'Hara robbed the ball from John Souttar deep in the Rangers half. He drove into the box but got his attempted pass all wrong as he looked to find Mandron and that allowed the Gers defence to clear.

The visitors should have taken the lead on 13 minutes when a ball over the top found Dessers. The striker had stayed onside and found himself one-on-one with Zach Hemming, but somehow fired way over from close-range. 

Mandron then passed up a glorious opportunity to put Saints ahead just before the hour mark. Rangers goalkeeper Liam Kelly played the ball straight to the forward who sent his effort over the bar when it was looked like he was certain to make it 1-0. 

Rangers scored against the run of play three minutes before the break to go in-front. Dessers collected a pass from Raskin and shot low beyond Hemming from 20 yards. But the Buddies would draw themselves level just two minutes later when a Killian Phillips throw-in eventually fell to O'Hara to lash home. 

Mark O'Hara celebrates after his equaliser (Pic: Allan Picken)

Barry Ferguson's side took the lead for a second time seven minutes after the restart when Raskin fired home from the edge of the area. 

The Buddies made two changes on 63 minutes with the introduction of Roland Idowu and McMenamin in place of Caolan Boyd-Munce and Jonah Ayunga. Within a minute of the change, Idowu came agonisingly close to making it 2-2. Brilliant pressure from Phillips saw him steal the ball from Souttar and backheel into the path of Idowu who looked set to turn beyond Kelly only for the Gers stopper to save with his feet. 

It was the other substitute that would draw Stephen Robinson's side level after a great passage of play culminated in McMenamin sweeping home Declan John's low cross from close range. A lengthy VAR checked ensued for offside, but the goal would stand and Saints had equalised for a second time. 

Heading into six additional minutes of time at the end of the match, Rangers substitute Vaclav Cerny saw an effort pushed away by Hemming, while Owen Oseni could have won it in the dying seconds for Saints when he was found by Hemming but the striker couldn't find the target. 

It meant a point for the Buddies, who have taken seven from Rangers this season, in the first post-split fixture and moves us to within eight points of fifth place Dundee United. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 2-2 Rangers

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor, Alebiosu, Phillips, Boyd-Munce (Idowu 63), O'Hara (c), John (Tanser 80), Mandron (Oseni 90), Ayunga (McMenamin 63)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Iacovitti, Smyth, Kiltie, Scott

Rangers: Kelly, Tavernier, Souttar, Propper, Nsiala (Bajrami 87), Jefte, Raskin, Rice (Barron 85), Diomande, Igamane, Dessers (Cerny 76)
Subs Not Used: Butland, Cortes, Hagi, Curtis, McAllion, Danilo

Referee: Colin Steven
Assistant Referee: Graeme Stewart
Assistant Referee: Gordon McCabe
Fourth Official: Matthew MacDermid
VAR: Grant Irvine

Attendance: 7,019

St Mirren are a top six team for the third season on the bounce after a dramatic finale before the split. 

Stephen Robinson's men had to come from behind, but did their bit thanks to goals from Caolan Boyd-Munce, Jonah Ayunga and Roland Idowu. Hearts' failure to win away to Motherwell saw the Saints take the final top six spot in the William Hill Premiership. 

After a fairly uneventful opening 20 minutes, it was the visitors who would hit the front. Jordan White's initial effort was scrambled off the line before Zach Hemming brilliantly blocked the follow-up from Joshua Nisbet. But it would then fall to Ronan Hale who lashed into the net. 

Hale was close to adding his County's second five minutes later. The striker managed to in behind Alex Gogic and forced a good save from Hemming at the near post. Hemming was alert again on 35 minutes when he got down low to save a long-range effort from Noah Kenneh.

Saints had struggled to get going but found inspiration from a wonderful long-range strike from Boyd-Munce to draw us level on 36 minutes. It was the midfielder's fourth goal in four games and he almost did it again from similar range just before the interval only for Ross County goalkeeper Jordan Amissah to push away.

The Buddies started the second-half with the bit between their teeth and went ahead five minutes after the restart when Ayunga netted his first goal since October. The forward reached a wonderful inch perfect pass from Boyd-Munce and while he couldn't force by Amissah at first attempt, he managed to fire home to put Saints in pole position for top six. 

But the drama wouldn't end there as Ross County drew level just after the hour. A Zach Ashworth corner found Jordan White at the far post and the striker headed into the net to make it 2-2 despite the best efforts of Boyd-Munce to try and keep it out.

The manager made two substitutions with around 10 minutes to go when Idowu and Conor McMenamin were introduced in place of Mark O'Hara and Ryan Alebiosu. The substitutes combined within three minutes of their introduction when McMenamin's cross picked out Idowu, but the Irishman agonisingly headed over from close-range. Idowu would prove to be the hero however as he fired home the winner on 86 minutes. The forward found McMenamin's pass and worked well to fashion the space before angling a low drive beyond Amissah from 20 yards.

News filtered through of Hearts' 0-0 draw away to Motherwell to rapturous celebration at The SMiSA Stadium and that was topped when referee Calum Scott blew the full-time whistle to confirm Saints' place in the top six for the third season in a row.

Full-Time: St Mirren 3-2 Ross County

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor, Alebiosu (McMenamin 81), Phillips, Boyd-Munce, O'Hara (Idowu 81), John (Tanser 90), Olusanya (Mandron 55), Ayunga (Iacovitti 90)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Smyth, Kiltie, Oseni

Ross County: Amissah, Wright, Lopata, Campbell, Brown (Smith 81), Randall, Kenneh (Allardice 89), Ashworth, Nisbet (Samuel 60), White, Hale (Phillips 80)
Subs Not Used: Laidlaw, Tomkinson, Grieves, Harmon, Efete

Referee: Calum Scott
Assistant Referee: Calum Spence
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Colin Steven
VAR: Nick Walsh

Attendance: 6,318

St Mirren's hopes of a third consecutive top six finish took a big dent following a frustrating loss away to Dundee. Simon Murray scored twice for the hosts, whilst Saints passed up a number of opportunities to score on a disappointing afternoon for the Buddies. Stephen Robinson's men dominated possession, with 62% of the ball, and had 20 shots, but couldn't find a way past the Dark Blues. 

The manager named the same starting 11 that defeated Kilmarnock 5-1 last weekend, with Jonah Ayunga and Roland Idowu retaining their places leading the line, while Toyosi Olusanya returning to the bench after suspension ruled him out last week. 

Despite coming close with just 20 seconds on the clock when Mark O'Hara forced a save from Trevor Carson, it was the hosts who would hit the front early. Saints failed to clear their lines from Jordan McGhee's cross and that allowed Murray to lash into the net with only a little over a minute played.

Saints settled well in spite of the early setback and could have been level on nine minutes when Declan John's terrific ball in from the left found the head of Killian Phillips. But the Irishman could only send it straight at Carson. The St Mirren response was good and a quick counter presented another big opportunity to equalise on 18 minutes. Caolan Boyd-Munce broke at speed before feeding the ball to O'Hara. The captain searched for the unmarked Idowu who would have had a tap-in, but the ball was blocked and couldn't find the forward.

The Buddies came agonisingly close to drawing level in the final minutes of the first-half when a ball in from the right just missed the head of Idowu who was charging in. Any contact from the forward would have surely seen the ball hit the net. 

The manager made a double change at the start of the second-half with Idowu making way for Olusanya and Ryan Alebiosu having to be replaced by Scott Tanser after picking up a hamstring injury. Saints continued the way they'd ended the first-half following the restart, dominating possession and playing most of the match in Dundee's half. Boyd-Munce had two goes from distance in the space of a minute. The first was deflected into the arms of Carson before he sent a curling strike just over.

Carson made a decent save just after the hour mark to turn away a low free-kick from O'Hara 20 yards from goal as Saints continued to look for a route back into the match. But that challenge was made even tougher when Murray added his and Dundee's second on 64 minutes. Hemming clattered the ball straight at the Dundee forward who slotted into the empty net from distance.

Try as they might, the Buddies just couldn't find the net on a frustrating afternoon. O'Hara headed over from close range with around 20 minutes to go before substitute Mikael Mandron shot into the arms of Carson a minute later. Richard Taylor then saw a header from a Tanser cross crash off the bar on 74 minutes. Olusanya was the latest to come close, but again Carson was equal to the strike with just five minutes remaining as it proved not to be our day.

Full-Time: Dundee 2-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor, Alebiosu (Tanser 46), Phillips (Kiltie 72), Boyd-Munce, O'Hara (c), John, Idowu (Olusanya 46), Ayunga (Mandron 58)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Smyth, Scott, Oseni

Dundee: Carson, McGhee, Shaughnessy (c), C.Robertson (Koumetio 78), Larkeche, Mulligan, Sylla, F.Robertson, Tiffoney, Adewumi (Palmer-Houlden 70), Murray (Ingram 90)
Subs Not Used: McCracken, Samuels, Garza, Reilly, Portales, Donnelly

Referee: John Beaton
Assistant Referee: Jonathan Bell
Assistant Referee: Ross Nelson
VAR: Steven McLean

Attendance: 6,580 (1,045 St Mirren supporters)

Saints recorded their first home win of 2025 with a five star performance against Kilmarnock.

The goal rush started with barely five minutes on the clock, Caloan Boyd-Munce setting himself up to slot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Incredibly, the second was just a few minutes away with Roland Idowu doing the honours from the spot after Jonah Ayunga had been fouled by Lewis Mayo.

Richard Taylor and Jonah Ayunga went close to getting the third but it was Boyd-Munce who had that honour as he rattled in a shot from the edge of the area after Killie only partially cleared a corner. That settled any nerves that may have been appearing, skipper Mark O'Hara pinging in the fourth before Declan John celebrated his new contract with a tremendous strike for fifth. The only blot on the copybook came a few minutes from the end when Bruce Anderson scored from the spot after Richard Taylor fouled Joe Wright, but it made little difference as the Buddies beat the Ayrshire men for the first time in more than four years.

With Mikael Mandron only fit enough for a place on the bench and Toyosi Olusanya suspended, few Saints fans would have expected a front pairing of Idowu and Ayunga – but it was an inspired move as the Buddies made a storming start in the wind and the rain. The pair combined to tee up Boyd-Munce, who had time to switch the ball onto his favoured foot and slot it beyond the reach of Robby McCrorie from the edge of the box.

Caolan Boyd-Munce puts us ahead (Image: Jeff Holmes)

The cheers had barely died down before Ayunga was on the move again, appearing to get the better of  Mayo before going down under the defender's challenge. Ref Nick Walsh pointed to the spot, VAR eventually confirming the decision, and after having to re-spot the ball due to the wind Idowu sent McCrorie the wrong way to put the Buddies into dreamland inside 10 minutes.

Roland Idowu netted from the penalty spot (Image: Allan Picken)

After that incredible start, the game unsurprisingly settled down, Killie desperately hunting for a way back into the game. They should have halved the deficit midway through the half when Liam Donnelly delivered a fine cross for the unmarked Liam Polworth but he somehow headed over. Declan John's dangerous corner could have provided Saints with a third but no one was able to touch it home before Killian Phillips threatened with a deflected shot that McCrorie did well to hold. There was also another penalty shout when Ryan Alebiosu seemed to be bundled over, however this time the officials were unmoved.

An even better chance for the third arrived early in the second half. After Killie initially dealt with a Saints corner, the ball was worked back to Boyd-Munce who delivered a fantastic ball to Taylor at the back post, but his effort was brilliantly turned onto the bar by McCrorie with the defender unable to force home the rebound. Ayunga then pounced on a slack Killie pass and burst forward, has shot being deflected into the air before being palmed away by McCrorie. He was merely delaying the inevitable, John's corner being knocked as far as Boyd-Munce at the edge of the box and he fired through a ruck of legs for his second and Saints third – although there was a slight panic while VAR investigated a possible offside.

Saints were by no means finished. Alebiosu did brilliantly to get the better of his man at the byline and then pull the ball back for Mark O'Hara who, like Boyd-Munce earlier, had all the time needed to get the ball onto his stronger foot before placing it into the bottom corner for his first goal since October.

Mark O'Hara scores Saints' fourth (Image: Jeff Holmes)

Five minutes later, John took a wonderful first touch to control a fine pass before thundering it past McCrorie as Saints hit five in a home top flight match for the first time since September 2012.

Declan John celebrates (Image: Allan Picken)

Unfortunately, they were unable to cap a fine display with a clean sheet as Taylor gave away a penalty for a foul on Joe Wright late on, Bruce Anderson thumping it down the middle to give those away fans who hadn't already headed home something to cheer.

Full-Time: St Mirren 5-1 Kilmarnock

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser (Kenny 80), Gogic, Taylor, Alebiosu, Phillips (Kiltie 73), Boyd-Munce (Smyth 73), O'Hara (c), John (Tanser 80), Idowu (Oseni 73), Ayunga
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Adeniran, Scott, Mandron

Kilmarnock: McCrorie, Lyons (Watson 46), Mayo, Wright, Ndaba (Deas 63), Murray, Polworth (Wales 63), Donnelly, Kennedy (McKenzie 73), Anderson, Watkins (Findlay 73)
Subs Not Used: O'Hara, Armstrong, Cameron, Ramsay

Referee: Nick Walsh
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Assistant Referee: Calum Spence
Fourth Official: Stewart Luke
VAR: Steven McLean

Attendance: 7,542

10-man St Mirren had to settle for a share of the spoils as Motherwell fought back from 2-0 to claim a point at Fir Park.

Goals from Caolan Boyd-Munce and Killian Phillips had the Buddies two ahead in the first-half. But a double from Callum Slattery saw the Steelmen draw level before Toyosi Olusanya was given his marching orders for what the referee had deemed a second bookable offence.

Alex Iacovitti made his first start since January following a hamstring injury. He replaced Richard Taylor who dropped to the bench. Jonah Ayunga also returned after an ankle knock had ruled him out of our last match against Celtic. The forward came in for the injured Mikael Mandron who is set for four weeks on the sidelines. 

A fast start to the match saw Motherwell passed up a glorious opportunity to open the scoring a little over 60 seconds from kick-off. Alex Gogic tripped and that allowed Tom Sparrow to race through on goal, but the forward lifted his effort over both Zach Hemming and the bar. 

Saints responded well and missed their own opportunity to strike first five minutes later. Ayunga slipped Ryan Alebiosu in down the right-hand side and the wing-back charged into the area. He had options in the middle but elected to go alone, firing high and wide from the angle.

The Buddies took the lead on 23 minutes when Boyd-Munce's deflected effort wrong-footed Ellery Balcombe and found the net. Olusanya broke through but was quickly crowded out as he looked to get a shot away. He turned away from the area and laid it off to Boyd-Munce whose strike from 20 yards took a wild deflection before nestling in the corner of the net. There was a VAR check for a potential offside on Olusanya but it showed the striker had held his line and the goal stood.

The Buddies were well in control and extended the lead further 10 minutes later following a wonderful strike from Phillips. A cross from the left found the Irishman who took the ball down on his chest before sending an acrobatic strike beyond Balcombe from 15 yards to make it 2-0.

But the home side hit back almost instantly with Slattery pulling a goal back straight from kick-off. The midfielder took the ball down well before finishing with the outside of his boot from the edge of the area. 

Saints came agonisingly close to regaining the two goal advantage when Balcombe failed to gather a corner and that allowed Gogic to get his head on it only for the effort to drift inches by the post.

Lennon Miller almost restored parity as the game headed into the first of three added minutes at the end of the half. Dom Thompson's ball across found the midfielder who took a touch before lashing high and wide. 

Olusanya was presented with an opportunity early after the restart when Casey didn't get enough on his header and gave it straight to the Saints forward. Olusanya drove forward but sent his strike high and wide.

There was real concern in the second-half for Boyd-Munce after a collision saw the Northern Irishman have to be stretchered off following a lengthy delay where he received treatment from the St Mirren medical team. The manager confirmed afterwards that the midfielder received a concussion. 

Motherwell drew themselves level when Slattery's low deflected effort from 20 yards snuck beyond Hemming with 20 minutes of normal time remaining. 

Olusanya was sent off on 85 minutes after being shown a second yellow card after colliding with Casey. It was a highly contentious decision with the forward bemused about the decision that looked nothing more than a natural coming together between two players.

That meant Saints would have to see the remainder of the match out with a man disadvantage, and with 14 minutes of time added on, that looked like it would be no easy feat. But in truth it was Stephen Robinson's men who looked the most likely to grab a winner - Gogic coming so close to winning it in the 101st minute when he rose highest to meet a Scott Tanser corner but headed over as we had to accept just a point at Fir Park.

The Buddies head into the international break sitting in eighth place on 35 points - four points behind sixth place Hearts with matches against Kilmarnock, Dundee and Ross County to come before the split.

Full-Time: Motherwell 2-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Iacovitti (Taylor 68), Alebiosu, Phillips (Kiltie 82), Boyd-Munce (Smyth 68), O'Hara (c), John (Tanser 90), Olusanya, Ayunga (Idowu 82, Oseni 90)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Bwomono, Scott

Motherwell: Balcombe, O'Donnell, Gordon (Balmer 76), Casey, Sparrow, Slattery (Zdravkovski 90), Andrews (Paton 58), Halliday (Ebiye 90), Thompson, Miller, Plange (Watt 57)
Subs Not Used: Oxborough, Koutroumbis, Wilson, Dickson

Referee: Grant Irvine
Assistant Referee: Chris Rae
Assistant Referee: Steven Traynor
Fourth Official: Ryan Lee
VAR: Greg Aitken

St Mirren U18s hopes of a Hampden trip in May were extinguished as the young Saints were beaten 2-0 by Dundee at the semi-final stage of the Scottish Youth Cup.

A double from Michael Hunter saw the Dee progress to the final where they will face Kilmarnock at the National Stadium.

The Young Saints made a nervy start and Ashton Leiper passed up a big opportunity for the visitors in the opening 10 minutes when he fired over from close-range at the far post. 

The Buddies looked like they had began to settle with Jack Lavery having a big opportunity to put the hosts ahead on 22 minutes. He won the ball deep in the Dundee half and showed good strength to carry the ball into the box from the left-hand side. Space opened up for an effort, but he saw his shot from the angle saved by Warren Lyall in the Dundee goal. 

The visitors took the lead with less than 10 minutes of the first-half remaining. Ethan Crombie's delivery into the box found Hunter who got his knee on it to take it beyond Grant Tamosevicius. 

Stephen McGinn reacted to the first-half showing by making a double change at half-time as he introduced Lewis Marshall and Theo McCormick in place of Innes Clark and Joshua Farquhar. And it was McCormick who would come close to drawing Saints level 10 minutes after the restart with a strike from the edge of the area that Lyall had to be at full stretch to tip over the bar. 

There was a warning sign for the Buddies just before the hour mark when Tamosevicius made a big save to push away a long-range strike from Leo Howett. But just a minute later Dundee would double their advantage when Hunter scored his second with a powerful shot from the edge of the area to secure the Dee's place in the final.  

Full-Time: St Mirren U18s 0-2 Dundee U18s

St Mirren: Tamosevicius, Barr, Falconer, Mcevoy, Clark (Marshall 46), Hutchison, Farquhar (McCormick 46), Hunter, Thompson, Carey (c), Lavery
Subs Not Used: Kelly, Gray, Robinson

Dundee: Lyall, Leiper, Scott, C.Perrie, Baird, Oosenburgh, Crombie, Mitchell, L.Perrie (Paterson 90), Howett (Rooney 77), Hunter (Bruce 85)
Subs Not Used: Byrne, Boyd, Bland

Attendance: 1,420

St Mirren U18s' Scottish Youth Cup semi-final match against Dundee will take place at The SMiSA Stadium on Monday 10th March with a 7pm kick-off.

The Young Buddies reached the last four following victories over Queen's Park, Hearts, Caledonian Braves and Alloa Athletic.

Full entry details will be confirmed later this week. 

Monday 10th March 2025
St Mirren U18s v Dundee U18s
Scottish Youth Cup Semi-Final
Kick-off: 7pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium

St Mirren were beaten 5-2 by Celtic at The SMiSA Stadium in a match where the scoreline didn't reflect the balance of play.

The Buddies twice came from behind with Declan John and Killian Phillips both netting after the visitors had lead through Jeffrey Schlupp and Arne Engels. Substitute Hyunjun Yang headed home to give Celtic the lead for a third time with just over 20 minutes remaining. Daizen Maeda scored in the final minutes of normal time, almost immediately after Saints were denied a blatant penalty before Yang added his second and Celtic's fifth in stoppage time. 

There was one change from the side that lost to Hearts on Wednesday night with Jonah Ayunga missing out after an ankle injury. That saw top scorer Toyosi Olusanya come back in.

Saints started the match well with Mikael Mandron getting in ahead of Cameron Carter-Vickers inside the first two minutes to meet Phillips' cross. 

Celtic had two decent opportunities with Reo Hatate blazing high and wide on 11 minutes after being picked out by Adam Idah, before Maeda knocked Schlupp's low pass just over a minute later. 

Olusanya was presented with a glorious chance to open the scoring on 19 minutes when captain Mark O'Hara found the forward with a super ball over the top. The forward raced through on goal but saw his attempt blocked by Kasper Schmeichel. The Danish goalkeeper was involved again three minutes later when he parried Ryan Alebiosu's cross before gathering O'Hara's follow-up attempt. 

Celtic hit the front on 28 minutes when Schlupp put the visitors ahead. Nicolas Kuhn's low pass out to the left found the Celtic loanee and he worked his way into the box, firing low into the net via the far post. 

Saints were level five minutes later when John scored his first St Mirren goal. Maeda fouled Phillips on the edge of the Celtic box and the Buddies defender beautifully curled the free-kick in off the bar to make it 1-1. 

Declan John celebrates after his first goal for the club drew us level (Image: Allan Picken)

Olusanya had another big opportunity to add his name to the scoresheet when he burst on to Richard Taylor's long pass. The striker lifted the ball over Schmeichel but couldn't find the target as it drifted wide. 

As the game headed to the interval, Celtic were awarded a penalty when Alebiosu fouled Maeda and referee Matthew MacDermid showed no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Engels took the responsibility and rolled down the middle to give Celtic the half-time advantage. Mandron came close to equalising before the break but just couldn't force home when he reached Boyd-Munce's ball over the top.

The Buddies couldn't have started the second-half any better when they drew level three minutes after the restart. Alebiosu did brilliantly to maraud down the right side before sending a teasing ball into the box. Johnston could only head clear as far as Phillips who struck into the ground and saw it evade Schmeichel to draw us level. 

Killian Phillips drew Saints level a second time (Image: Allan Picken)

Phillips almost turned provider just after the hour mark when his cross found the head of Olusanya but he headed wide as he failed to get the purchase he would have wanted to really trouble Schmeichel. 

Celtic made three changes just after that chance with Yang, Luke McCowan and Jota on to replace Callum McGregor, Kuhn and Idah. And it was one of the substitutes who would fire Celtic back in front. Reo Hatate's cross found Yang free in the box and the South Korean headed beyond Zach Hemming. 

The Buddies were agonisingly close to drawing level for a third time when Taylor rose the highest to meet a corner kick but headed inches wide. 

Saints should have had a penalty with just three minutes remaining when substitute Roland Idowu was fouled by Alastair Johnston. It looked every inch a stonewaller but it appeared that VAR Andrew Dallas deemed that the Celtic defender got enough on the ball to justify the non-award. And how that would prove costly to Saints hopes of taking anything from the game as Celtic almost immediately went on to secure the three points. Yang's hopeful ball found Maeda who evaded Marcus Fraser before rolling past Hemming. Yang added a fifth deep in to stoppage when he met Schlupp's cross at the back post. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 2-5 Celtic

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor, Alebiosu, Phillips (Kiltie 77), Boyd-Munce (Idowu 83), O'Hara (c), John, Mandron (Scott 58), Olusanya (Oseni 77)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Bwomono, Tanser, Smyth

Celtic: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty (Scales 27), Taylor, McGregor (c) (Yang 64),  Engels, Hatate, Kuhn (McCowan 64), Maeda (Kenny 90), Idah (Jota 64)
Subs Not Used: Sinisalo, Taylor, Ralston, Bonnar

Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Assistant Referee: Calum Spence 
Assistant Referee: Steven Traynor
Fourth Official: George Calder
VAR: Andrew Dallas

Attendance: 7,127

St Mirren were beaten at Tynecastle as Hearts came from behind to defeat Saints 3-1 in the William Hill Premiership.

Mikael Mandron's fifth goal in six games gave the Buddies a thoroughly deserved half-time lead. But two goals in seven second-half minutes saw Hearts go ahead before the Gorgie side added a third in injury-time to secure the points.

Stephen Robinson named the same starting lineup that defeated Rangers at Ibrox on Saturday and that meant a 100th St Mirren appearance for captain Mark O'Hara.

A quiet opening 20 minutes was briefly stirred by a VAR check for a St Mirren penalty when Marcus Fraser was clattered by Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon as he came to collect a Declan John free-kick. But the defender was offside when the ball was played in so no penalty was awarded. 

Richard Taylor made a brilliant goal-saving challenge just before the half-hour mark when Lawrence Shankland sent James Wilson in the clear. The young forward looked primed to fire the hosts ahead but Taylor showed great pace and got the challenge spot on to keep it level.

Saints hit the front on 37 minutes when Mandron scored his fifth goal in his last six appearances. Ryan Alebiosu's deep cross found John in acres of space on the far end of the box where the Welsh full-back met it first time on the volley. His effort was blocked, but it fell kindly to Mandron who finished low beyond Gordon to keep up his good run of goalscoring form.

Buddies boss Robinson was forced into two changes at the break with the introduction of Elvis Bwomono and Toyosi Olusanya in place of Alebiosu and Jonah Ayunga.

Saints had two big opportunities to double their lead a little less than 10 minutes after the restart. Taylor headed wide from a John corner before Olusanya saw an effort saved by the feet of Gordon a minute later. And frustratingly, just a minute after that, the hosts drew level. James Penrice's cross evaded the head of Alex Gogic and Taylor's attempted clearance spun up in the air before landing at James Wilson who finished beyond Zach Hemming.

Hearts took the lead on 62 minutes when Calem Nieuwenhof fired the home side ahead. It was a stunning strike from the Jambos midfielder as he curled into the net from 20 yards. 

Saints thought they had been reduced to 10 men with 20 minutes remaining when Killian Phillips was shown a straight red card by referee Euan Anderson after a foul on Jamie McCart. The whistler showed little hesitation in producing the red, but was advised by the VAR to review the decision on the pitchside monitor and eventually downgraded to a yellow. Phillips was then replaced by Greg Kiltie who saw a low strike held by Gordon on 83 minutes. John also had an opportunity in the final minutes of normal time when he was slipped in by Mandron, but his strike was blocked.

Hearts added a third on the counter deep into stoppage with Kenneth Vargas on the end of Jorge Grant's low pass to finish from close range. 

Full-Time: Hearts 3-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, R.Taylor (Idowu 90), Alebiosu (Bwomono 46), Phillips (Kiltie 77), Boyd-Munce, O'Hara (c), John, Ayunga (Olusanya 46), Mandron
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Tanser, Kenny, Smyth, Scott

Hearts: Gordon, G.Taylor, Steinwender, McCart, Penrice, Beningime, Kartum (Spittal 66), Nieuwenhof (Grant 66), Shankland, Wilson (Drammeh 82), Kabangu (Vargas 82)
Subs Not Used: Clark, Forrest, Milne, Neilson, Forrester

Referee: Euan Anderson
Assistant Referee: David McGeachie
Assistant Referee: Ross Nelson
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine
VAR: Gavin Duncan

St Mirren defeated Rangers at Ibrox for the first time since 1991 as goals from Mikael Mandron and Toyosi Olusanya saw the Buddies deservedly win 2-0 in Govan. 

A strong first-half performance saw Saints go in level at the break and they got their rewards in the second 45 when Mandron and Olusanya struck to ensure a famous win on the third anniversary of manager Stephen Robinson's appointment. 

There was one change to the side that drew with Hibernian last weekend as Jonah Ayunga came in for Toyosi Olusanya. And it was the Kenyan forward who was presented with a brilliant early opportunity to put Saints ahead with just eight minutes on the clock. Jack Butland sent a low clearance straight to the feet of the Ayunga. He took a touch before his powerful strike was pushed away by the Rangers goalkeeper who got two strong hands behind it. The rebound fell to Mikael Mandron who took it first time with Butland tipping over. 

Rangers forced a saved from Zach Hemming a few minutes later when Vaclav Cerny got a shot away, but it was straight at the stopper. 

Some loose play in the Saints defence saw Rangers steal the ball around 25 yards from goal with Hamza Igamane firing over. The Rangers forward was shown a straight red card as the game approached half-time when he went in hard on Saints skipper Mark O'Hara. But referee Kevin Clancy was advised to have a look at the incident again on the pitchside monitor by the VAR and he downgraded to a yellow. 

The Buddies started the second-half with the same intent that they showed in the first. Caolan Boyd-Munce was inches away from seeing his cross sneak into the top corner of the net on 48 minutes.

And the Saints' would hit the front just three minutes later when Mandron fired home. Hemming launched it forward, Ayunga won his header to send Mandron clear and he blasted beyond Butland. It was initially disallowed as the referee believed the striker had fouled Clinton Nsiala but a long VAR check showed the 'Gers defender had clipped his own heels and the goal was given. 

That sparked Rangers into some action with Nicolas Raskin seeing a long-range effort pushed away by Hemming just before the hour mark before Cerny drilled a powerful strike wide four minutes later. 

Stephen Robinson made a triple change on 65 minutes and one of the subs, Olusanya, would send Saints into dreamland when he doubled our advantage. Killian Phillips flipped the ball over the top and Olusanya outmuscled Nsiala to strike beyond Butland to make it 2-0.

Marcus Fraser was inches away from adding a third with a little over 10 minutes to go when he headed just over from a corner, but two would do as Saints completed our first back-to-back wins over the Light Blues since 1980. 

Full-Time: Rangers 0-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor, Alebiosu (Bwomono 65), Phillips (Kiltie 76), Boyd-Munce (Smyth 65), O'Hara (c), John (Tanser 90), Mandron, Ayunga (Olusanya 65)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Idowu, Oseni

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Propper, Nsiala, Jefte, Diomande (Lawrence 72), Raskin, Cerny, Hagi (Bajrami 72), Igamane (Danilo 58), Dessers
Subs Not Used: Kelly, Yilmaz, Fernandes, McCausland, Rice, Curtis

Referee: Kevin Clancy
Assistant Referee: Graeme Stewart
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Fourth Official: Duncan Williams

Attendance: 49,994