St Mirren were beaten by Aberdeen as the Dons took all three points on a wet and windy day in the Granite city.

Marley Watkins and Christian Ramirez netted early goals to put the home side in control. Scott Tanser pulled one back for Saints before half-time, but Watkins scored again to restore Aberdeen's two goal advantage before half-time. Ramirez would also score his second in the second-half to secure a 4-1 win for the Dons. 

Jim Goodwin made three changes from the team that drew 0-0 with Ross County on Wednesday night. Captain Joe Shaughnessy returned for suspension, while Matt Millar and Ryan Flynn also came into the side in place of Richard Tait, Kyle McAllister and Kristian Dennis. 

Saints had the first big chance of the match when Eamonn Brophy sprung the offside trap to run through on goal. Aberdeen defender David Bates raced alongside the forward and made an inch perfect challenge to help turn the effort by the post. 

But despite that positive start, it was the Dons who took an early lead when Marley Watkins scored on seven minutes. The striker rose the highest to meet a Funso Ojo free-kick and while his initial effort was saved by Jak Alnwick, he reacted quickest on the follow-up to fire home. 

And two minutes later the home side doubled their advantage. Jay Emmanuel Thomas' effort was deflected into the path of Ramirez who scooped home from six yards out to put the Dons 2-0 in front after only nine minutes. 

Saints could have pulled a goal back on 18 minutes but for Bates again coming to the Dons rescue. Jamie McGrath's cross met an unmarked Millar but the Australian's header was cleared off the line by the Aberdeen defender. 

Millar was then twice foiled by Aberdeen goalkeeper Joe Lewis as the Buddies looked for a way back into the match. The stopper turned away Millar's strike after he was sent through by McGrath and then pushed away his header from the resulting corner. In between those chances Saints were forced into a substitution with Curtis Main coming on for the injured Brophy.

The Buddies would pull a goal back when Scott Tanser got on to a low Millar ball to sweep beyond Lewis three minutes before the interval. But less than 60 seconds later the Dons went 3-1 ahead when Watkins scored his second of the afternoon. 

St Mirren were denied what looked like a stonewall penalty on 50 minutes when Alan Power was felled in the box. It looked clear-cut, but referee Willie Collum ignored the Saints shouts.

Alnwick made a big save just after the hour mark to keep the scoreline down when he got a strong hand to a low drive from Dons substitute Teddy Jenks. The Saints goalkeeper then made a good double stop to deny Ojo a few minutes later before denying Ryan Hedges with a great block on 69 minutes. 

Aberdeen's pressure would tell and they did add a fourth on 71 minutes as Ramirez grabbed his second off the afternoon when he knocked Jenks' ball across the box home from a few yards out to seal a 4-1 win for Stephen Glass' side.

Full-Time: Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), Dunne, Millar (Dennis 67), Flynn, Power, Tanser, McGrath, Ronan (Erhahon 75), Brophy (Main 29)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Tait, Kiltie, McAllister

Aberdeen: Lewis, Bates, McCrorie, Ojo, Hayes, Brown (c), Hedges (McLennan 78), Ferguson, Watkins (McGinn 83), Ramirez, Emmanuel-Thomas (Jenks 58)
Subs Not Used: Woods, Gallagher, Samuel, Campbell

Referee: William Collum
Assistant Referee: Calum Spence
Assistant Referee: Alastair Mather
Fourth Official: Steven Kirkland

Attendance: 8,002

St Mirren and Ross County played out a goalless draw at the SMiSA Stadium.  

A frustrating night saw Jim Goodwin's side create plenty of opportunities throughout the 90 minutes but the Buddies couldn't find the goal to take the points.

Saints made two changes from the side that lost at Tynecastle on Saturday. Joe Shaughnessy missed out due to suspension, while Ryan Flynn dropped to the bench. In came Kyle McAllister and Kristian Dennis. Jak Alnwick took the captain's armband in Shaughnessy's absence. 

County had the best of the chances in the opening 10 minutes of the match. A Blair Spittal hit from 20 yards deflected off Richard Tait and could have ended up anywhere but thankfully went over. Alnwick then made a brilliant one-handed stop to deny Dominic Samuel the opener on nine minutes. Charles Dunne misjudged the flight of the ball with the County forward racing on to it. He shaped for the shot on the edge of the box with the strike turned round the post by the strong hand of the Saints goalkeeper.

Chances were at a premium in the opening 45 minutes with Eamonn Brophy having the best chance of the first-half for the Buddies. The striker - looking for his first Saints goal at the SMiSA Stadium - latched on to a through ball from Alan Power, but had his goalbound effort blocked by Jake Vokins. It wasn't quite on the goal-line but it wasn't far away from it.

Dennis had two big opportunities early in the second-half. The first, on 52 minutes, saw the English forward head Connor Ronan's cross inches by the right-hand post. Four minutes later the ball fell invitingly for the striker but he couldn't force home from close range. 

It was all Saints in the first 20 minutes of the second 45 with Ronan forcing a good save from Maynard-Brewer before the County 'keeper somehow kept out a header that deflected off Dennis.

Kristian Dennis couldn't force home for Saints (Image: Allan Picken)

Jim Goodwin reacted by making two changes with Eamonn Brophy and Connor Ronan making way for Curtis Main and Greg Kiltie. And the latter almost made an instant impact with his powerful strike from 20 yards turned over the bar by Maynard-Brewer. Main also had a great opportunity with less than 10 minutes remaining after he was sent clear on goal by Dennis. The striker beat the County goalkeeper but had his effort cleared off the line by ex-Saint Keith Watson.

Ross County had a great chance to steal the points with only two minutes of normal time on the clock. But Alnwick made two great stops to deny Spittal and David Cancola as the game finished stalemate.

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-0 Ross County

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Tait, Dunne, McAllister, Power, Ronan (Kiltie 72), Tanser (Millar 79), McGrath, Dennis, Brophy (Main 63)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Erhahon, Flynn, Erwin

Ross County: Maynard-Brewer, Vokins, Cancola, Baldwin, Iacovitti (Watson 34), Randall, Paton, Spittal, Callachan (White 79), Hungbo, Samuel (Tillson 79)
Subs Not Used: Laidlaw, Robertson, Charles-Cook, Burroughs

Referee: David Dickinson
Assistant Referee: Graham McNeillie
Assistant Referee: Stuart Stevenson
Fourth Official: Don Robertson

Attendance: 3,806

St Mirren's five match unbeaten away run came to an end as the Buddies were beaten by Hearts at Tynecastle.

Jim Goodwin's men had plenty of chances but an inspired Craig Gordon performance for the home side coupled with goals from Gary Mackay-Steven and Stephen Kingsley meant Hearts took all the points.

The Buddies were forced into one change from the side that drew with Livingston last week. An injured Conor McCarthy dropped out and was replaced by Charles Dunne who made his first start since August.

Saints started well in the capital and Hearts goalkeeper Gordon had to make two good saves in a minute to deny the visitors the opener on 20 minutes. The Scotland international first beat away a Brophy drive from a tight angle, before making a terrific stop to deny Dunne from the resultant corner. 

Saints were dealt a blow just after the half-hour mark when Scott Tanser went down inside the St Mirren box and couldn't continue after treatment from the physio. 

The Buddies almost took the lead with three minutes of the first-half remaining when Joe Shaughnessy's strike was deflected goalward by Hearts defender Michael Smith. Gordon made a block with his feet to stop the ball creeping over the line.

In the final moments of the first-half Saints did have the ball in the net when Richard Tait finished neatly beyond Gordon but was denied by the linesman's offside flag. It was a tight call with Tait looking like he may have been in line with one of the Hearts defenders.

Richard Tait had a goal ruled out for offside (Image: Craig Brown)

The home side started the second 45 on the ascendancy with Jak Alnwick having to make a terrific save to block Gary Mackay-Steven's attempt before Smith also had a follow-up strike blocked by the Saints defence.

But Saints quickly came into it and could've taken the lead with three big opportunities in the space of a minute. McGrath was denied by a wonderful one-handed stop from Hearts goalkeeper Gordon and from a corner soon after, Marcus Fraser had a header blocked on the line and no one in black and white could follow-up. Moments after Gordon made another big save to turn over a McAllister dig from the edge of the box.

And those passed up chances would come back to haunt the Buddies a couple of minutes later when Hearts took the lead. Mackay-Steven swept home from 12 yards to put the home side in front just after the hour mark.

Hearts doubled their advantage with 15 minutes to go. Stephen Kingsley scored a stunning free-kick from 25 yards to put the home side 2-0 in front and secure the three points for Robbie Neilson's side.

Saints misery was compounded in the final minute of stoppage time when Shaughnessy was shown a second yellow card. 

Full-Time: Hearts 2-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), Dunne, Tait, Flynn (Kiltie 81), Power, Tanser (McAllister 34), McGrath, Ronan (Dennis 73), Brophy
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Millar, Erhahon, Main

Hearts: Gordon, Smith, Souttar, Halkett, Kingsley, Devlin, Baningime (Haring 86), Halliday, McKay, Mackay-Steven (Ginnelly 70), Boyce (Gnanduillet 80)
Subs Not Used: Stewart, McEneff, Woodburn, Cochrane

Referee: Alan Muir
Assistant Referee: Ralph Gordon
Assistant Referee: Jonathan Bell
Fourth Official: John Beaton 

A late Livingston equaliser denied St Mirren all three points at the SMiSA Stadium. 

An incredible Jamie McGrath strike had given Saints a second-half lead before Nicky Devlin levelled in the dying minutes to grab Livi a share of the spoils. 

The visitors started the brighter and Cristian Montano really should have had the Lions in front on 10 minutes. The forward was there to meet a Devlin cross from the right but bulleted the header wide from close range. 

After a slow start Saints began to take better control of the match and could have been ahead after 17 minutes. Marcus Fraser got his head on to a Scott Tanser corner which lead to a stramash with Jim Goodwin's men unable to force home. Five minutes later the Saints had another good opportunity when Richard Tait's cut-back found Alan Power in the box, but the Irishman scooped over. 

The Buddies were dealt a blow on 34 minutes when Conor McCarthy was forced to hobble off after making a challenge on the touchline. He was replaced by Charles Dunne who made his first appearance since August. 

Chances were at a premium in the first-half but Jak Alnwick had to be alert a few minutes before the interval. Odin Bailey latched on to Bruce Anderson's takedown and the winger drove forward and saw a powerful effort from 20 yards pushed away by the Saints goalkeeper. 

As they did in the first-half, Livingston started the second 45 the stronger of the two with Montano having another opportunity when he forced an important save from Alnwick on 57 minutes.

Saints were struggling to create chances and Jim Goodwin responded by making a change just after the hour mark when he replaced Connor Ronan with Kristian Dennis.

McGrath - back from international duty with the Republic of Ireland - wasn't far away a few minutes after the change with an audacious attempt. The midfielder brought the ball down on his chest and volleyed just wide. Six minutes later it would be the Irishman who gave us the lead in stunning fashion. The 25-year-old spotted Max Stryjek off his line and lifted it over the goalkeeper from 25 yards to put us ahead. 

Jamie McGrath celebrates after putting St Mirren ahead (Image: Allan Picken)

It looked like that one goal would be enough to secure three points for the Buddies but the visitors scored a leveller in the final two minutes of normal time. Livingston captain Nicky Devlin drilled home from the edge of the area to deny St Mirren the win.  

There was still time for drama in the dying embers of the game when the Saints players screamed for what looked to be a stonewall penalty in the final seconds when the ball struck the arm of Harris Panayiotou but the referee blew for full-time. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-1 Livingston

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, McCarthy (Dunne 34), Shaughnessy (c), Tait, Flynn, Power, Tanser, Ronan (Dennis 61), McGrath, Brophy (Main 78)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Erhahon, Kiltie, McAllister

Livingston: Stryjek, Devlin (c), Parkes, Fitzwater, Montano (Forrest 75), Bailly, Holt, Shinnie (Longridge 75), Omeonga, McMillan, Anderson (Panayiotou 75)
Subs Not Used: Maley, Sibbald, Penrice, Kabia

Referee: Steven McLean
Assistant Referee: David McGeachie
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Calum Scott

St Mirren and St Johnstone couldn't be separated as the two Saints played out a stalemate in Perth.

The Buddies created the better of the opportunities and had the majority of possession but couldn't find a way to break down the Perth side.

Jim Goodwin made two changes from the side that lost to Dundee last weekend. Jamie McGrath returned from injured, while Richard Tait also came into the starting line-up in place on Kyle McAllister and Eamonn Brophy with the latter on the bench after struggling with a virus all week.  

Curtis Main - leading the line on his own - had the first chance for Saints on 11 minutes. The Englishman was found in space on the edge of the box by the returning McGrath. He took a touch and swivelled before striking inches by the post with St Johnstone goalkeeper Zander Clark at full stretch. 

It was an opening 45 in which the Paisley Saints dominated possession but neither side were creating any real opportunities. The closest the hosts came was on 36 minutes and even then that wasn't much more than a half-chance as Craig Bryson volleyed wide from 20 yards. 

Saints skipper Joe Shaughnessy tussles with St Johnstone's Chris Kane

St Mirren's best chance came five minutes before the interval when McGrath slipped a wonderful through ball forward for Main. The striker made his way into the box and struck low towards the far post with Clark pushing wide. Conor McCarthy was up to meet the resulting corner but nodded into the side netting. 

Jim Goodwin's men were still having the better of the match in the second 45 as they searched for a first win at McDiarmid Park in seven years. Main was hauled down by Liam Gordon on the hour mark as he looked to race clear on goal. The St Johnstone man was booked and Saints were awarded a free-kick around 25 yards from goal. Scott Tanser took it and wasn't far away as he whipped the effort inches over. Four minutes later, Tait went mightily close to grabbing the opener but his header was touched just by the post. 

Curtis Main was fouled as he looked to burst through on goal

With only five minutes remaining, Chris Kane was giving his marching orders after picking up a second yellow card. Saints looked to capitalise on the man advantage with Alnwick launching the free-kick deep into the St Johnstone box where Tait got his head on it but Clark managed to hold. 

In the end neither side could grab a winner in this stalemate with Saints stretching their unbeaten run on the road to five matches heading into the final international break of 2021. 

Full-Time: St Johnstone 0-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Tait, Flynn (Dennis 90), Power, Tanser, Ronan, McGrath, Main (Brophy 68)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Dunne, Erhahon, Kiltie, McAllister

St Johnstone: Clark, Muller, Gordon, McCart, Booth, Davidson, Bryson, Crawford (Wotherspoon 67), O'Halloran (Rooney 46), Kane, Middleton (May 46)
Subs Not Used: Parish, Devine, Craig, Vertainen

Referee: Greg Aitken
Assistant Referee: Graeme Stewart
Assistant Referee: David Dunne
Fourth Official: Nick Walsh

Attendance: 3,482

Saints suffered a second successive home defeat as they came away empty handed from their encounter with Dundee.

Max Anderson may have given the visitors an early lead but by that stage Marcus Fraser had already gone close for the Buddies, Eamonn Brophy and Conor McCarthy then among those who almost found an equaliser before the break.

There were chances in the second half too, Kyle McAllister and Kristian Dennis having the best of them, but there was to be no repeat of the midweek fightback against Motherwell.

Saints boss Jim Goodwin stuck with the side that had started at Fir Park on Wednesday night, the in-form Eamonn Brophy once again partnering Curtis Main up front. Former Buddie Charlie Adam was captain for the visitors, with fellow ex Saints Paul McGowan and Paul McMullan also starting.

Only a great save from Adam Legzdins stopped Saints taking an early lead, the goalie turning away Marcus Fraser's header from Scott Tanser's free-kick. It was to prove a significant stop as, from the resultant corner, Dundee broke quickly and opened the scoring, McMullan laying the ball back at the edge of the box for Max Anderson to drill beyond the grasp of Jak Alnwick.

With the home side rocking, the visitors should have doubled their lead within minutes. McGowan was able to get around Alnwick and pull the ball back, but the Saints defence managed to scramble it off the line as McMullan tried to force it home. At the other end, Legzdins got down low to turn behind Brophy's effort, Conor McCarthy heading wide from the corner that followed. Tanser went even closer from the next set-piece, almost scoring directly from a corner as the ball bounced off the top of the bar on its way behind.

Luke McCowan and McGowan combined to create an opening for McCulloch as Dundee looked to extend their advantage, Fraser throwing himself in the way of the diminutive winger's shot. McCowan went himself next time, begin given plenty of space to run into before shooting straight at Alnwick as the half came to a close.

Saints looked to level things up early in the second half, Main volleying wide from Tanser's cross. The Buddies then had a penalty shout turned down when Brophy hit the deck as he tried to get by Ryan Sweeney, but ref John Beaton was unmoved and as play continued Kyle McAllister's shot rippled the side netting. Dundee were then dealt a blow when Cillian Sheridan, trying to turn quickly to take advantage of Alnwick being out of position, twisted his knee and had to be stretchered off, paving the way for ex Saint Danny Mullen to be introduced. At the same time, the Buddies replaced Ryan Flynn with Greg Kiltie.

Saints had a penalty shout turned down after Eamonn Brophy went down in the box (Image: Allan Picken)

Saints fans know all about Adam's set-piece wizardry and he almost produced another piece of sorcery when his free-kick from deep was caught by the wind and threatened to loop over Alnwick before he tipped it over the bar. On-loan Buddie Connor Ronan then had a go from a similar sort of range but his shot was easy for Legzdins. Kristian Dennis replaced Main and could have equalised almost immediately when he raced onto Tanser's pass but he could only find the side netting.

The striker was looking lively following his introduction, his dipping volley from the edge of the box forcing Legzdins to rush across goal to turn it behind for a corner. An injury to McAllister saw Richard Tait introduced and he had half a chance to equalise, however his header never looked likely to cause Legzdins any problems. At the other end Dundee won a free-kick in a dangerous position but this time Adam's attempt was easy for Alnwick.

There was hope among the home fans when seven minutes were added due to various injuries and their team tried to take advantage of them, Legzdins needing two goes to gather Tanser's volley. There was also another penalty appeal when Joe Shaughnessy went down as he tried to get onto the end of a cross, however again Mr Beaton was unmoved. Dundee then nearly sealed things as Christie Elliott shot wide with the help of a deflection, the visitors seeing out the remaining few minutes with relative ease to take all three points back to Dens Park.

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-1 Dundee

St Mirren: Alnwick, McCarthy, Shaughnessy (c), Fraser, McAllister (Tait 75), Flynn (Kiltie 56), Power, Tanser, Ronan, Main (Dennis 65), Brophy
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Dunne, Millar, Erwin

Dundee: Legzdins, Kerr, McCowan, Sweeney, Ashcroft, Marshall, McGowan (Elliot 85), Anderson (McGhee 76), Adam, Sheridan (Mullen 56)
Subs Not Used: Lawlor, Fontaine, Griffiths, Cummings

Referee: John Beaton
Assistant Referee: Alastair Mather
Assistant Referee: Scott Anderson
Fourth Official: Callum Scott

St Mirren came from two goals down to take a point at Fir Park in the cinch Premiership.

Two quickfire goals from Tony Watt at the start of the second-half looked to have given Motherwell the win. But Eamonn Brophy scored twice in four minutes to ensure Saints would leave Lanarkshire with a point. It was the least the Buddies deserved after a dominant display throughout the 90 minutes. 

The match looked like it could may not have even gone ahead when a pitch inspection was called for a little over an hour before kick-off due to persistent rain. But referee Bobby Madden was satisfied that the pitch was in a safe, playable condition and the match went ahead. 

Jim Goodwin made three changes to the side that lost narrowly to Rangers on Sunday. Ethan Erhahon and Jamie McGrath missed out due to injury, while Matt Millar dropped to the bench. In came Ryan Flynn, Kyle McAllister and Curtis Main.

The team paid its respects to Walter Smith during a minute silence before kick-off (Image: Ian Cairns)

Saints were well on top in the first-half. Ex-Motherwell forward Main volleyed into the arms of 'Well goalkeeper Liam Kelly who gathered at the second attempt early on while the striker was then the recipient of a terrific Scott Tanser cross but sent the header wide inside the opening 20 minutes. 

It was a first-half that lacked in any real clear-cut opportunities. Brophy rattled just wide on 38 minutes and with only seconds of the first 45 remaining Saints came a whisker away from scoring the opener when Connor Ronan curled inches wide of the far post from 20 yards.

Jim Goodwin would have been hoping for a similar first-half performance in the second 45 but within the first seven minutes Saints found themselves 2-0 down. The first, on 48 minutes, saw Watt outmuscle Tanser to meet a Goss cross and head beyond Jak Alnwick. Three minutes later the Motherwell forward was fouled in the box by the Saints goalkeeper and Bobby Madden pointed to the penalty spot. Watt rolled home from 12 yards to double Motherwell's advantage. 

Saints came close to pulling a goal back almost immediately with Kelly getting a slight touch on Brophy's dink to divert. 

Ronan played a beautifully weighted pass which spotted the run of Brophy who had raced clear of the Motherwell defence. The forward nipped in ahead of Kelly and slotted home from a tight angle to reduce the deficit. 

Eamonn Brophy slots home from a tight angle to pull one back for Saints (Image: Ian Cairns)

Four minutes later the Saints would find themselves back on level terms. Brophy won a penalty after being fouled by the trailing leg of Sondre Solholm. The forward had his spot-kick saved by Kelly, but the referee awarded a re-take. Brophy stepped up again and finished with aplomb to equalise.

Had it not been for Kelly, Saints would have been heading back to Paisley with all three points. The Motherwell stopper made two incredible saves in the final minute of normal time to deny Richard Tait and Brophy. And in the dying seconds substitute Greg Kiltie should have scored a dramatic winner when he was found unmarked in the Motherwell box, but he headed straight into the arms of Kelly from close-range.

Full-Time: Motherwell 2-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Tanser, Power, Ronan, Flynn (Kiltie 71), McAllister (Tait 89), Main (Dennis 83), Brophy
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Dunne, Millar, Erwin

Motherwell: Kelly, O'Donnell, Solholm, Ojala (Mugabi 27), McGinley, Goss, Slattery (Carroll 83), Grimshaw, Shields, Woolery (O'Hara 65), Watt
Subs Not Used: Fox, Carroll, Maguire, Van Veen, Roberts

Referee: Bobby Madden
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter
Assistant Referee: Kevin McElhinney
Fourth Official: Euan Anderson

Attendance: 4,576 (786 St Mirren supporters) 

St Mirren's six match unbeaten run came to an end as the Buddies were edged out by Rangers at the SMiSA Stadium.

Connor Ronan's incredible 30-yard strike had given Saints an early lead, but two goals in a minute just before the interval saw the visitors take the points. 

Jim Goodwin named the same starting eleven for the fourth game in a row as Saints looked to maintain their good run of form that had saw them win their last three and go six unbeaten. 

The Buddies came flying out the traps and got off to the perfect start when Ronan rattled home to open the scoring on four minutes. The Irishman drove forward after shrugging off John Lundstram and unleashed an absolute rocket which flew into the top corner away from the despairing outstretched arm of Jon McLaughlin. 

Connor Ronan celebrates after opening the scoring for Saints (Image: Allan Picken)

Saints were brave in possession in the opening exchanges and were worthy of their early lead. But Rangers started to grow into the game after a slow start. Connor Goldson twice met corners from James Tavernier only to head into the arms of Jak Alnwick both times. 

Ianis Hagi was proving a threat for the visitors with the Romanian seeing an effort save by Alnwick on 32 minutes before flashing a strike just wide five minutes later. It was Hagi who would prove instrumental in the Rangers equaliser when he drew a foul inside the box to win Rangers a penalty. Kemar Roofe stepped up and slotted home from 12 yards despite Alnwick diving the right way. And within a minute Rangers were ahead. 

Despite their excellent start, Saints couldn't replicate that in the second 45 and never really troubled McLaughlin in the Rangers goal. Indeed, Rangers didn't particularly look like adding a third in a second-half that passed without much incident. The Buddies did have to deal with an injury to Jamie McGrath who had to be stretchered off in the closing minutes, however, there is no update yet on how severe the injury may be. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-2 Rangers

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Millar (Main 76), Power, Erhahon (Flynn 45), Tanser (Tait 46), McGrath, Ronan, Brophy
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Dunne, McAllister, Dennis

Rangers: McLaughlin, Tavernier, Goldson, Balogun, Barisic, Lundstram, Davis, Aribo, Hagi (Arfield 78), Roofe (Patterson 86), Morelos (Sakala 69)
Subs Not Used: McCrorie, Bassey, Kamara, Bacuna

Referee: Steven McLean
Assistant Referee: Graeme Stewart
Assistant Referee: John McCrossan
Fourth Official: Alan Muir

Attendance: 6,100

St Mirren won their third cinch Premiership match in a row after coming out on top by the odd goal in five in Dingwall.  

Goals from Eamonn Brophy, Marcus Fraser and Scott Tanser had the Buddies comfortably ahead in the first-half despite Blair Spittal scoring for the home side. Alex Iacovitti pulled a goal back for the hosts, but despite plenty of pressure from Ross County, Jim Goodwin's men were able to hold on for all the points. It's the first time the Saints have won three top-flight matches in a row since 2008 and extended the current unbeaten run to six matches.

Jim Goodwin named the same starting eleven as he did for the wins over Livingston and Aberdeen before the international break and the Buddies looked eager to keep that run going with Brophy going close to scoring the opener on 13 minutes. The striker was slipped in by Connor Ronan and made his way into the box before sending his strike inches wide of the right-hand post.  

A little over a minute later the forward would put Saints ahead with a stunning strike. It came after a wonderful through ball from Ethan Erhahon to pick out Brophy who was making a run into the box. He took a touch with his right foot to steady himself before smashing high into the net with his left foot to open the scoring. 

Jak Alnwick was forced into a top save when he tipped Ross Callachan's effort over the bar just after the half-hour mark as the home side looked for a leveller. But St Mirren were still on top and scored a second goal on 34 minutes. Tanser's corner from the right was floated all the way to the far post where it met the unmarked Fraser who headed home against his former club. 

Marcus Fraser puts St Mirren 2-0 ahead (Image: Ken MacPherson)

The hosts quickly pulled a goal back to reduce the deficit. Spittal's free-kick - two minutes after Fraser's goal - deflected off Alan Power in the St Mirren wall taking it over the outstretched Alnwick. 

Saints would regain their two-goal advantage almost immediately when Tanser would take advantage of a mix-up in the Staggies defence. County captain Jack Baldwin left a ball over the top hoping goalkeeper Maynard-Brewer would collect. Tanser was alert to it and got in ahead to lift over the Ross County keeper to give the Buddies a 3-1 lead going into the interval. 

Jim Goodwin's side came at County early in the second-half with wave after wave of attack in the opening exchanges of the second 45. Brophy went close twice within a minute as he looked for his second of the afternoon, while Ronan and Power both had opportunities.

Saints couldn't add a fourth and the home side started to get a foothold in the game as they looked for a way back into the match. Harry Clarke cracked post for the home side on 55 minutes before heading into the arms of Alnwick four minutes later. 

County's pressure told on 66 minutes when Iacovitti rose above the Saints defence to head home a Clarke cross from the right.

The hosts would push hard for an equaliser with substitute Joseph Hungbo going closest with 10 minutes to go when he hit the post from close-range, but the Buddies were able to hold on to ensure the long journey back to Paisley would be made with all the points. 

Full-Time: Ross County 2-3 St Mirren

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Millar, Power, Erhahon (Flynn 68), Tanser (Tait 73), McGrath (Main 73), Ronan, Brophy
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Dunne, McAllister, Dennis

Ross County: Maynard-Brewer, Clarke, Iacovitti, Baldwin, Burroughs (B.Paton 56), Cancola (Hungbo 71), H.Paton, Callachan, Spittal, Charles-Cook, A.Samuel (White 56)
Subs Not Used: Laidlaw, D.Samuel, Watson, Tillson

Referee: David Munro
Assistant Referee: Sean Carr
Assistant Referee: Andrew McWilliam
Fourth Official: Graham Grainger 

St Mirren made it two wins from two and extended their unbeaten run to five matches after Ethan Erhahon's first-half goal gave Saints all the points in Livingston.

The St Mirren Academy graduate netted the game's only goal on 29 minutes to move the Buddies into seventh place in the cinch Premiership heading into the international break. 

Saints came into the game on the back of their first league win of the season last weekend and Jim Goodwin named the same starting eleven that defeated Aberdeen 3-2 at the SMiSA Stadium on Sunday.

The rain lashed down at the Tony Macaroni Arena and it took until 23 minutes for the first real opportunity of the match with Saints goalkeeper Jak Alnwick making a good save to deny the hosts an opener. Odin Bailey came in from the left-side and struck an effort which stung the palms of Alnwick who got both hands behind it to push away. 

But just six minutes later it was St Mirren who would go ahead when Erhahon scored his first goal of the season after a quick Saints counter. Connor Ronan drove forward and had Marcus Fraser, Erhahon and Eamonn Brophy in support. The Irishman elected to feed to Fraser who rolled into Erhahon on the left-hand side of the box. The Saints academy graduate made his way into the area before side-footed into the far corner with Livi goalkeeper Max Stryjek unable to keep it out despite getting a touch. 

Ethan Erhahon puts Saints in front with his first goal of the season (Image: David Henderson)

The Buddies had to be resolute after the goal with Alnwick making a terrific one-handed save seven minutes later to keep Saints ahead. James Penrice found himself in space on the left-hand side of the box but was foiled by the right arm of the Sains goalkeeper. 

Livingston thought they had levelled in the final moments of the first-half. Ayo Obileye was on the end of an Alan Forrest knock-down and drilled through a ruck of bodies only for Alan Power to block on the line. 

The home side created more decent opportunities following the break with Jackson Longridge going close four minutes into the second-half after a lovely piece of skill to make his way into the Saints box. His strike was deflected just wide of the far post. 

On 57 minutes, Saints skipper Joe Shaughnessy made a vital intervention to deny Livi an equaliser after Bailey had nipped in ahead of Matt Millar and found himself with a great opportunity inside the area. The winger looked primed to level but for the block from the St Mirren captain who managed to get enough on it to deflect it over the bar.

It was Millar who had then had the first good chance of the second-half for Saints when he got his head on the end of a brilliant delivery from Scott Tanser, but goalkeeper Stryjek was down to save. 

Saints had a massive opportunity to make it 2-0 with just 12 minutes of the game remaining. It was another wonderful Tanser ball in that created the chance with Conor McCarthy racing into the box unmarked. It looked like the Irishman would seal the three points for Jim Goodwin's men, only to send it over from close-range. 

Two brilliant deliveries from Scott Tanser gave Saints their best chances of the second half (Image: David Henderson)

The Buddies had to put up with a spell of Livingston pressure in the final 10 minutes, but the Saints defence dealt with everything thrown at them to ensure they head into the international break on the back of another win. 

Full-Time: Livingston 0-1 St Mirren

WATCH: JIM GOODWIN MATCH REACTION 

St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, Shaughnessy (c), McCarthy, Millar (McAllister 75), Power, Erhahon, Tanser, McGrath, Ronan (Main 64), Brophy (Erwin 89)
Subs Not Used: Lyness, Tait, Flynn, Reid

Livingston: Stryjek, McMillan (Devlin 63), Fitzwater, Obileye, Longridge, Holt (c), Omeonga, Penrice, Forrest, Bailey (Hamilton 78), Shinnie (Anderson 50)
Subs Not Used: Maley, Kelly, Montano, Williamson

Referee: Grant Irvine
Assistant Referee: Ross MacLeod
Assistant Referee: David Dunne
Fourth Official: John Beaton