10-men St Mirren exited the Premier Sports Cup after a 2-0 defeat at Airdrieonians. 

Saints were reduced to 10-men when Greg Kiltie was shown a red card on 33 minutes and Airdrieonians took full advantage of the extra man with Justin Devenny and Kyan Gunn scoring in the second 45 to secure victory for the Diamonds.

There were four changes to the Saints team that defeated Cowdenbeath on Saturday with Marcus Fraser, Declan Gallagher, Greg Kiltie and Toyosi Olusanya coming in for Ryan Strain, Joe Shaughnessy, Ryan Flynn and Kieran Offord. With Shaughnessy on the bench, Mark O'Hara took the captain's armband. 

The Buddies dominated the early proceeding without creating really creating anything to worry Airdrieonians goalkeeper Josh Rae. Initially it was a poor pass-back from a Diamonds player that put the goalkeeper under pressure on 11 minutes. Alex Greive was quick to press the goalkeeper who cannoned the ball off the New Zealand striker before gathering. 

Seven minutes later Jonah Ayunga had a decent opportunity to add to his two goals at Cowdenbeath on Saturday. Olusanya's ball across the box was cleared only as far as the Saints forward but he didn't get the connection he would have wanted and the effort was comfortably held by Rae.

Saints were reduced to 10-men when Kiltie was given his marching order for a challenge on Euan Deveney that was high and late. 

Despite being down to 10-men the best chance of the half came for Saints on 44 minutes when Greive weaved brilliantly in the box before turning a low strike inches by the post.

The game was a bit more open in the early exchanges of the second 45 with Adam Frizzell going close for the home side in the early minutes of the half when his attempt with the outside of his boot fizzed just wide from 20 yards. Six minutes later a brilliant through ball from Ayunga found Greive on the chase, but the striker's effort was well pushed away by Rae. 

Airdrieonians took the lead on 66 minutes with Devenny the first to react to slam home after Callum Smith's shot was blocked. 

Joe Shaughnessy and Eamonn Brophy were brought on as Saints looked for a route back into the match, but Airdrieonians extended their lead in the dying moments when Gabby McGill pounced on a pass-back and rolled into substitute Gunn who put the gloss on the win for the Lanarkshire side.

Full-Time: Airdrieonians 2-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Urminsky, Fraser (Shaughnessy 67), Gallagher, Dunne, Tanser (Strain 53), Kiltie, O'Hara (c), Erhahon, Olusanya (Flynn 35), Greive (Brophy 67), Ayunga
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Tait, Reid, Henderson, Offord

Airdrieonians: Rae, Ballantyne, McCabe, Fordyce, Gallagher (Kouider-Aissa 80), Frizzell, Smith, Watson, Devenny (Gunn 85), Deveney (Gibson 85), McGill
Subs Not Used: Hutton, Tran, Spalding

Referee: Alan Muir
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Assistant Referee: Gary Hilland

A Jonah Ayunga double gave St Mirren a comfortable win over Cowdenbeath at Central Park.

The English striker netted twice in four first-half minutes to give Saints three points in Group E of the Premier Sports Cup. 

Stephen Robinson made five changes to the side that lost to Arbroath last week. Goalkeeper Peter Urminsky made his first start for Saints in place of the injured Trevor Carson. Ryan Strain made his debut with Charles Dunne, Ryan Flynn and Kieran Offord also starting in place of Marcus Fraser, Declan Gallagher, Greg Kiltie and Toyosi Olusanya. Saints Youth Academy graduate Ethan Erhahon started the game to make his 100th appearance for the first-team. 

Saints had the bulk of the possession in the opening exchanges of the game and forced a couple of early corners but it was Urminsky who was forced to make the first save with a good stop on 16 minutes to push away Scott Sinclair's low free-kick from 20 yards. 

Despite that opportunity, the Buddies would take the lead on 19 minutes when Ayunga netted with a tidy finish after good work from Kieran Offord down the left and the forward grabbed his and Saints' second four minutes later when he knocked home from close range after Joe Shaughnessy's flick-on. 

Jonah Ayunga celebrates after scoring his second

St Mirren dominated possession in the second 45 but it took until 70 minutes for the Buddies to really go close to adding a third. Alex Greive turned well in the box but crashed his effort off the crossbar. 

Substitute Richard Tait wasn't far from extending Saints lead with a little under 10 minutes to go when he let fly from 25 yards with the ball whistling just over the bar. 

Two goals were enough in the end for Stephen Robinson's men to claim three points ahead of Tuesday night's clash with Airdrieonians. 

Full-Time: Cowdenbeath 0-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Urminsky, Strain, Shaughnessy (c), Dunne, Tanser (Tait 60), Flynn (Kiltie 60), O'Hara, Erhahon (Reid 79), Ayunga, Offord (Olusanya 60), Greive (Henderson 75)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Gallagher, Fraser, Jamieson

Cowdenbeath: McCready, Lemon, Newman, Armstrong (c), Martins (Robinson 46), Garrad, Donaldson, Struthers, Sinclair (Aikamhenze 48), Berry, Graham
Subs Not Used: Farrell

Referee: Craig Napier
Assistant Referee: Jonathan Bell
Assistant Referee: Michael McCart

Attendance: 638

St Mirren were beaten by a last-minute goal in the opening Premier Sports Cup match against Arbroath. 

Saints had plenty of opportunities in the first competitive game of the new season but couldn't find a route to goal and deep into injury time Arbroath substitution Dylan Paterson netted the winner for the visitors. 

Stephen Robinson gave debuts to new signings Trevor Carson, Declan Gallagher, Mark O'Hara, Toyosi Olusanya and Jonah Ayunga, while fellow new boy Ryan Strain was on the bench. 

The Buddies almost got off to the perfect just with just three minutes of the clock when Alex Greive met Marcus Fraser's cross from the right but nodded just wide of the right-hand post. The New Zealand international came close again on 18 minutes - this time getting his head on the end of a Scott Tanser ball from the left. Greive rose above his marker but glanced the effort wide. 

Greg Kiltie had the ball in the net four minutes later but it came after referee Kevin Clancy had blown for a foul by Ayunga on Arbroath goalkeeper Derek Gaston. 

The visitors came closest to breaking the deadlock in the final minute of the first-half when Scott Stewart cracked the post from 20 yards. 

The manager reacted to the goalless first-half by bringing on St Mirren Youth Academy graduate Jay Henderson coming on for Olusanya. And Saints dominated the early second-half proceedings with Greive, Henderson and Joe Shaughnessy all having big opportunities to put the Buddies ahead within the first 10 minutes of the restart.

Greive fired over from close-range after bringing the ball down well on his chest two minutes into the second 45, while Henderson clipped inches over the bar on 52 minutes as he looked to have an immediate impact. Saints skipper Shaughnessy came the closest a minute later when he crashed a header off the bar. 

Gallagher almost opened the scoring on his debut when he rose the highest to meet a corner on the hour mark, but his effort was headed off the line. 

Kieran Offord was introduced to the action on 76 minutes and his brilliant run fashioned a good chance for O'Hara five minutes later. The Saints youth academy graduate beat a few Arbroath players as he drifted in from the left before teeing the ball up for O'Hara who struck wide. 

It seemed as though the game would head to penalties for a bonus point, but in injury time Paterson nipped in at the back post to score for the visitors and give them the victory. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-1 Arbroath 

St Mirren: Carson, Fraser, Gallagher, Shaughnessy (c), Tanser, O'Hara, Kiltie, Erhahon, Olusanya (Henderson 46), Ayunga (Jamieson 90), Greive (Offord 76)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Tait, Dunne, Strain, Flynn, Reid

Arbroath: Gaston, Thomson (Fosu 66), Hamilton, Little, O'Brien (c), Gold, Jacobs (Low 66), Stewart (Paterson 83), McKenna, Shanks (Hilson 61), Linn (Craigen 61)
Subs Not Used: Gill

Referee: Kevin Clancy
Assistant Referee: Daniel McFarlane
Assistant Referee: Gary Hilland

Attendance: 1,923

St Mirren were defeated 3-1 by Northampton in their final pre-season game before competitive action begins this weekend.

The Buddies had got off to an ideal start when Mark O'Hara put Saints ahead early in the first-half. But Northampton equalised soon after before scoring two late goals to secure their win at the SMiSA Stadium.  

Saints hit the front on 14 minutes. Marcus Fraser's cross picked out Alex Greive who laid it off perfectly for O'Hara with the midfielder driving low into the net with laser precision from 20 yards.

Mark O'Hara celebrates after putting St Mirren ahead (Image: Allan Picken)

The visitors equalised seven minutes later when Ben Fox forcing over the line after a stramash in the Saints six-yard box. 

Fox almost put Northampton ahead with just two minutes of the half remaining, but the effort was well saved by Trevor Carson who got a strong hand to turn it away. 

Both sides made a raft of changes and it was Saints substitute goalkeeper Peter Urminsky who made a wonderful save to deny Joshua Tomlinson on 72 minutes. Three minutes later Kieran Offord almost put Saints ahead with a rasping strike from the edge of the area the flew just by the post. 

Northampton went ahead of 77 minutes when Danny Hylton scored from close-range. And seven minutes later the visitors sealed their win with Hylton scoring his second from the penalty spot after being fouled by Murray Campbell. 

Offord could have reduced the deficit four minutes from time, but the Academy graduate was denied by an outstanding save from Cobblers goalkeeper Maxted. 

It's competitive action for Saints next with Stephen Robinson's side facing Arbroath at the SMiSA Stadium in Premier Sports Cup action on Saturday.

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-3 Northampton Town

St Mirren: Carson (Urminsky 61), Fraser (Tanser 46), Gallagher (Shaugnessy 74), Dunne (Campbell 61), Tait (c), Flynn (Taylor 74), O'Hara (Reid 61), Erhahon (Kiltie 61), Olusanya (Henderson 46), Ayunga (Jamieson 61), Greive (Offord 61)
Subs Not Used: Strain

Northampton Town: Burge (Maxted 46), Trialist (Odimayo 46), Sherring (Nolan 46), Guthrie, Dyche, Haynes (Koiki 46), Sowerby (Abimbola 46), Fox (McWilliams 46), Pinnock (Hoskins 46), Trialist (Cross 46), Appere (Hylton 46)

St Mirren rounded off their training camp in Northern Ireland with a win over Linfield at Windsor Park. 

Alex Greive and Jonah Ayunga netted first-half goals as Stephen Robinson's men followed up Monday night's 3-0 win over Crusaders with victory over the NIFL Premiership champions. 

It took the Buddies just 90 seconds to hit the front when Greive capped off a well-worked move. The New Zealand international was on hand to knock Ayunga's ball across into the net from close-range. 

Linfield loanee Daniel Finlayson - who completed his temporary move from the Paisley Saints to Linfield last month - levelled for the home side on 19 minutes. The defender slotted home after being teed up by Stephen Fallon.

Saints re-took the lead on 37 minutes when Jonah Ayunga smashed home a stunning strike from inside the area. And the English forward could have notched his second three minutes later when he sent a free header over from close-range. 

It was Ayunga who came closest to extending Saints lead in the second-half. He showed great footwork to fashion the chance but cracked the effort off the bar with substitute Lewis Jamieson slamming the rebound wide. 

Trevor Carson made a big save in the dying minutes to deny Chris McKee and ensure Saints would go home with two wins in the bag. 

Full-Time: Linfield 1-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Carson, Campbell (Dunne 46), Shaughnessy (c), Gallagher (Fraser 60), Strain (Tait 46), Erhahon (Taylor 70), O'Hara (Reid 70), Tanser (Flynn 60), Kiltie (Henderson 60), Greive (Jamieson 60), Ayunga (Offord 70)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Urminsky

Linfield: Johns, Roscoe, Finlayson (Pepper 60), Hall (Devine 60), Shields (McClean 46), Trialist (Newberry 60), Mulgrew (Palmer 46), McDaid (McKee 60), Cooper (Millar 46), M. Clarke (A.Clarke 60), Fallon (Stewart 46)
Subs Not Used: Walsh, Archer

St Mirren began their pre-season schedule with a comfortable win over Crusaders at the Seaview Stadium. 

Lewis Jamieson and Mark O'Hara scored within four minutes of each other in the first-half to put St Mirren 2-0 ahead at the break. Kieran Offord then added a third 10 minutes into the second-half to round off a good night's work for Stephen Robinson's men.

The friendly formed the testimonial match for Crusaders' long-serving player Paul Heatley with the Saints squad forming a guard of honour for the 35-year-old.

Saints take part in a guard of honour for Crusaders' Paul Heatley in his testimonial

O'Hara almost put the Buddies in-front on seven minutes but saw his 20 yard strike crack off the post. Trevor Carson made a terrific one-handed stop just before the half hour mark with the Northern Ireland international at full-stretch to turn a Crusaders header away. 

Saints took the lead on 37 minutes when Jamieson showed great instincts to follow up and knock home after Fraser Taylor's initial strike was pushed into his path by goalkeeper Jonny Tuffey. Four minutes later St Mirren added a second when O'Hara headed in from close-range. 

Saints added a third on 55 minutes when Offord finished neatly beyond the Crusaders goalkeeper after a latching on to a brilliant pass from Jonah Ayunga.

Jamieson was unlucky not to grab his second on 78 minutes when he saw an effort come off the post and with five minutes remaining Greg Kiltie was denied by a good save from the Crusaders trialist goalkeeper. 

All in all it was a good night's work for Stephen Robinson's men with players getting vital minutes into their legs as well as number of young players given the opportunity to impress. 

Full-Time: Crusaders 0-3 St Mirren

First-half team: Carson, Strain, Gallagher, Kenny, Tait, Erhahon, Taylor, O'Hara, Jamieson, Henderson, Greive
Second-half team: Urminsky, Fraser, Campbell, Shaughnessy, Tanser, Flynn, Reid, Kiltie, Ayunga, Henderson, Offord

St Mirren finished the season in ninth place in the cinch Premiership following a goalless draw with Aberdeen. 

It wasn't a classic at Pittodrie as neither side could make the breakthrough as the curtain closed on the 2021/22 season.

Stephen Robinson made three changes to the side that drew with Livingston on Wednesday night with Richard Tait, Alan Power and Jay Henderson coming in for Joe Shaughnessy, Ryan Flynn and Curtis Main. 

The Dons started the brighter of the two sides with Lewis Ferguson's curling effort forcing Alnwick to tip over on six minutes. But the Buddies grew into the game with St Mirren Young Player of the Year Jay Henderson volleying over from 20 yards before Marcus Fraser met a great delivery from Scott Tanser but headed into the arms of Joe Lewis. 

Alnwick made a brilliant one-handed stop to turn behind Connor Barron's strike on 37 minutes. The Aberdeen youngster was found in space in the Saints box by Jonny Hayes, but Alnwick was down quickly to force the strike wide. 

Jak Alnwick kept a clean sheet for the fourth game in a row. It's the first time Saints have kept four consecutive clean sheets in the top-flight since the last two games of 2010/11 and the first two games of the 2011/12 season. 

There was controversy in the final minute of the half when Aberdeen were initially awarded a penalty for a handball from Tanser. But after consulting with the linesman, referee Don Robertson overturned the decision as it appeared that David Bates had pushed the Buddies full-back. 

Eamonn Brophy was introduced on 51 minutes and was inches away from giving Saints the lead within six minutes of his arrival. Good footwork saw the the forward create space inside the box but lashed wide. 

Alnwick did well to push away a powerful strike from Hayes as the game entered the final third. And it was the Dons who could have won it in the closing stages with Alnwick pushing behind a Liam Harvey effort before brilliantly tipping over Declan Gallagher's header from the resultant corner. 

There was just enough time in the game remaining for Saints to give a debut to 16-year-old St Mirren Youth Academy graduate Aiden Gilmartin as the game finished 0-0 and saw the Buddies finish above Aberdeen in the cinch Premiership. 

Full-Time: Aberdeen 0-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Gogic, McCarthy, Tait (Millar 51) Power, Erhahon (Flynn 74), Tanser, Henderson (Brophy 51), Kiltie, Greive (Gilmartin 90)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Thomson

Aberdeen: Lewis, McCrorie, Bates, Considine (Gallagher 49), MacKenzie, Hayes (Kennedy 79), Ferguson, Polvara (Ojo 61), Barron, Besuijn, Watkins (Harvey 61)
Subs Not Used: Woods, Montgomery, McLennan, Ruth, Milne

Referee: Don Robertson
Assistant Referee: Sean Carr
Assistant Referee: Steven Traynor
Fourth Official: Gavin Duncan

St Mirren's final home game of the 2021/22 season ended goalless as the Saints drew with Livingston.

It had all the feelings of an end of season game and while both sides had chances throughout the game it didn't feel like either side would make the breakthrough. 

The manager was forced into one change to the side that defeated Dundee on Saturday. Richard Tait missed out with a foot injury and was replaced by Ryan Flynn. 

A minute applause was observed just before kick to pay respect to those that have sadly passed away during the course of the season. 

Respects were paid to those that have sadly passed over the course of the season (Image: Allan Picken)

After a tepid opening 20 minutes both sides created big chances in a frantic five minute spell. It was the visitors who had the first of these when Alan Forrest managed to weave his way past Ryan Flynn and Marcus Fraser before being denied by the feet of Saints goalie Jak Alnwick. 

St Mirren's best chance of the half came three minutes later when Scott Tanser's beautiful delivery from a free-kick on the right met Joe Shaughnessy but crashed off the post before bouncing wide. Caleb Chukwuemeka wasn't far away with a header on 26 minutes - glancing wide from ex-Saint Sean Kelly's cross.

With less than 10 minutes of the half remaining it was Forrest again causing problems for the Saints defence as he burst into the box, but his powerful strike was pushed away by Alnwick.  

It was a third clean sheet in a row for Jak Alnwick (Image: Allan Picken)

And in the final seconds of the opening 45, Joel Nouble broke the offside trap and looked primed to roll into the net only for Shaughnessy to make a brilliant block which allowed Alnwick to gather. 

The start of the second-half played out much like the beginning of the first with it taking until just after the hour mark for the first real opportunity. Alnwick made a terrific save to push a strong Devlin strike over the bar. 

Saints were in the ascendancy in the closing stages with Greive going close with 12 minutes to go when he flicked a Kiltie ball from the left just by the near post. Conor McCarthy had a good chance on 87 minutes when he rose the highest to head a Tanser corner wide. Substitute Jay Henderson looked like he was going to win it for Saints a minute later when his shot beat the goalkeeper only for Livi captain Devlin to clear off the line.

Livingston could have stolen all three points at the death but Odin Bailey's effort in the final moments crashed off the bar. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-0 Livingston

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Flynn (Henderson 76), Gogic, Erhahon (Power 77), Tanser, Kiltie, Greive, Main
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Millar, Gilmartin, Brophy

Livingston: Konovalov, Devlin (c), Longridge (Obileye 81), Fitzwater, Kelly, Pittman (Sibbald 81), Boyes, Holt (Omeonga 73), Forrest (Bailey 63), Nouble, Chukwuemeka (Soto 63)
Subs Not Used: Maley, Montano, Lewis, Shinnie

Referee: Don Robertson
Assistant Referee: Jonathan Bell
Assistant Referee: David Dunne
Fourth Official: Alan Newlands

Attendance: 4,454

St Mirren secured their status in the cinch Premiership after a dominant performance against Dundee. 

Goals either side of half-time from strikers Alex Greive and Curtis Main gave Saints a 2-0 victory and that result saw Saints move above Aberdeen into ninth and to within three points of seventh spot. 

The Saints couldn't have wished for a better start - taking the lead with just four minutes on the clock. Charlie Adam inexplicably played the ball across the face of the Dundee box straight to Greive who knocked home from close range. 

The Buddies almost had a second on 20 minutes when Main rose above the visitors defence to power a header towards the far corner, but Dundee goalkeeper Harry Sharp made a wonderful save to tip it wide. 

Greg Kiltie was inches away from making it 2-0 three minutes later when he drove an effort wide from 20 yards. 

After a comfortable first-half for Saints, the away side came out the brighter after the interval and had two big chances in the space of two minutes to level. Jak Alnwick made a brilliant one-handed save on 47 minutes to claw away Ryan Sweeney's header before a stramash in the box saw the ball fall to Jordan McGhee just a few yards from goal, but the defender knocked it off the post with Alnwick managing to gather. 

Saints weathered that early storm and doubled their advantage 10 minutes into the second-half. Main brought down Marcus Fraser's cross-ball with an incredible first touch before lashing a thunderous effort into the top corner. 

Curtis Main got his reward for a big performance as he slammed home the second goal (Image: Allan Picken)

That goal killed the game off with Stephen Robinson's side able to see the rest of the match out comfortably to ensure Premiership football next season and continue the push for a seventh place finish. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 2-0 Dundee

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Tait, Gogic, Erhahon (Power 77), Tanser, Kiltie (Flynn 82), Main (Brophy 90), Greive (Henderson 90)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Gilmartin

Dundee: Sharp, Kerr, Sweeney, McGhee, Marshall, McCowan (McMullan 61), McGowan (Byrne 66), Adam (Mulligan 61), McGinn, Mullen, Rudden (Anderson 74)
Subs Not Used: Welsh, Fontaine, Chapman, Robertson, Daley-Campbell

Referee: David Dickinson
Assistant Referee: David Roome
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Chris Graham

Attendance: 5,564

St Mirren picked up an important three points after winning at McDiarmid Park for the first time since 2014.

Greg Kiltie's second-half goal was enough to give the Paisley Saints a 1-0 win and move Stephen Robinson's side eight points clear of St Johnstone in the cinch Premiership.

The manager made three changes from the side that lost to Hibernian last weekend with Alex Gogic, Kiltie and Alex Greive coming in for Alan Power, Ethan Erhahon and Eamonn Brophy. 

The Buddies almost got off to the perfect start with just 30 seconds on the clock. Greive darted beyond two St Johnstone defenders as he burst into the box and forced a big save from Zander Clark who got a strong hand to the New Zealand forward's strike. 

It was a positive opening from Stephen Robinson's side with Greg Kiltie seeing an effort blocked on five minutes before Alex Gogic's long-range hit whistled inches by the post with Clark at full stretch. 

After a bright start the hosts began to see more of the ball and they had their first good chance of the game on 22 minutes. A blocked Callum Booth effort fell to Callum Hendry who twisted and turned by two St Mirren defenders to get his shot away but dragged wide from a good area. 

St Mirren got the winner less than 10 minutes into the second-half when Kiltie scored his fifth goal of the season. The midfielder was in the right place to meet a Greive cut-back and he scooped into the far corner of the net to put Saints ahead.

Greg Kiltie scores the winner for the Saints

The Buddies never really looked threatened throughout the contest with the home side having no shots on target in the 90 minutes. 

And while the focus is on finishing as high as possible in the league, today's win almost ensures St Mirren's status in the cinch Premiership next season with an eight point gap on the relegation play-off spot and only nine points still to play for. 

Full-Time: St Johnstone 0-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Tait, Ronan, Gogic, Tanser, Kiltie (Flynn 82), Main, Greive (Brophy 90)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Smyth, Erhahon, Henderson, Jones

St Johnstone: Clark, Rooney, Gordon, McCart, Booth, Davidson (May 75), Hallberg, Hendry, Crawford (MacPherson 59), Ciftci (Bair 75), Sang (Middleton 59)
Subs Not Used: Parish, Mahon, Brown, Cleary, Butterfield

Referee: Andrew Dallas
Assistant Referee: Ross Macleod
Assistant Referee: Gary Hilland
Fourth Official: Colin Steven