St Mirren came from behind to win the battle of the Saints at The SMiSA Stadium. 

Benjamin Kimpioka gave St Johnstone an early lead in Paisley, but the Buddies battled back with Scott Tanser scoring a stunning effort on 30 minutes to draw Saints level. Second-half goals from captain Mark O'Hara and substitute Jonah Ayunga saw the Stephen Robinson's men pick up all three points. 

The manager named an unchanged starting 11 form Sunday's narrow defeat to Rangers at Ibrox. And it was bright start from his charges with Elvis Bwomono having the first opportunity of the game with just four minutes played when he got in front of a St Johnstone defender to meet a deep Tanser cross, but his header was straight at goalkeeper Ross Sinclair who managed to block.

Despite a positive start, the visitors would strike first as they took the lead on nine minutes. Jack Sanders was quickest to react to a corner and his header was turned in by Kimpioka. Initially the far side linesman flagged for offside, but a VAR check saw the goal stand. 

Kimpioka had the ball in the net again 10 minutes later but this one was disallowed for a handball which VAR confirmed. 

Saints would find themselves level on the half-hour mark in stunning fashion. Olusanya went down under a challenge in the box but no penalty was given. The ball remained active and was knocked on to Tanser who, 20 yards from goal, curled high into the far corner of the net to level. 

Scott Tanser celebrates goal against St Johnstone (Image: Allan Picken)

Buoyed by the goal, the Buddies grew in confidence after the goal and could have been ahead four minutes later when a terrific Tanser delivery met the head of Marcus Fraser. But the defender couldn't get the connection it needed which meant it was easy for Sinclair to gather. 

Olusanya wasn't far away from putting the Buddies ahead with a little over five minutes of the half remaining. He was slipped in by O'Hara but the angle was tight as he made his way into the box and his powerful effort flew wide of the near post.

St Johnstone had the ball in the net again when Adama Sidibeh lobbed the ball over Ellery Balcombe in the final minute of normal time in the first-half. But referee Steven McLean pulled it back for a foul on Charles Dunne. Dunne wouldn't be able to continue much longer with Saints forced into a change before the break. The defender was replaced by Richard Taylor who would make his first appearance since returning from hernia surgery earlier this month. 

Robinson's men started the second-half brightly with a Killian Phillips cross coming off the bar after beating Sinclair all ends up. The ball would fall to Olusanya who fashioned some space to get the shot away but his effort was deflected wide. 

Saints would be rewarded for that bright start as they would take the lead 12 minutes after the restart. Greg Kiltie was brilliant as he dug in to steal the ball in the middle of the park. That allowed Fraser to take the ball and charge forward before flinging in a terrific cross that found captain O'Hara. His header found the net via a deflection that took it beyond Sinclair. 

Mark O'Hara and Killian Phillips celebrate (Image: Allan Picken)

It looked like Saints had added a third on 65 minutes when Phillips finished off a nice move by slotting through the legs of Sinclair. But a VAR check saw the goal disallowed with Phillips being penalised for a foul in the middle of the park at the start of the move. 

That decision looked to take a little bit of the sting out of Saints who had been bossing the opening period of the second 45. But St Johnstone never really came close enough to threaten an equaliser and substitute Ayunga wrapped up the three points in added time when he raced on to a Mikael Mandron ball and finished well to score his first goal of the season.

Full-Time: St Mirren 3-1 St Johnstone

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor (Dunne 45), Bwomono, Phillips, O'Hara (c), Tanser, Scott (McMenamin 67), Olusanya (Mandron 67), Kiltie (Ayunga 85)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Taylor, Smyth, Boyd-Munce,

St Johnstone: Sinclair, Wright, Cameron (Douglas 67), Sanders, Neilson, Holt, Smith (Carey 67), Sprangler, Clark, Sidibeh, Kimpioka (Kirk 67)
Subs Not Used: Rae, Essel, Kucheriavyi, McPake, Keltjens, Franczak

Referee: Steven McLean
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Assistant Referee: Colin Drummond
Fourth Official: Gavin Duncan
VAR: Alan Muir

Attendance: 6,042 

A strong performance at Ibrox wasn't enough for Saints to take anything as the Buddies were edged out by Rangers. Mohamed Diomande gave Rangers an early lead, but Alex Gogic levelled with a first-half header. Toyosi Olusanya saw a goal disallowed in the second-half before Vaclav Cerny gave the hosts all three points. 

Manager Stephen Robinson made two changes to the side that lost away to Hearts last weekend. Kevin Van Veen missed out with a foot injury that saw him replaced by James Scott. Elvis Bwomono also came into the starting lineup in place of Oisin Smyth. Conor McMenamin was back in the squad for the first time this season after recovering from a tendon injury with the Northern Irish man taking up a place on the bench, while youth academy prospect Callum Penman was also included in the 20 man squad. 

After a bright start, Saints should have taken the lead inside the opening 10 minutes when Killian Phillips sent Toyosi Olusanya one-on-one with Jack Butland. The forward raced into the box, but sent his effort wide of the far post. 

It was Rangers who would strike first when Mohamed Diomande put the hosts in front on 13 minutes. A powerful strike from Nicolas Raskin on the edge of the area took a deflection and Ellery Balcombe could only push it into the path of Diomande who knocked home from close range.

A Phillips clearance almost gave Olusanya another opportunity to go through on the Rangers goal, but the forward couldn't manage to bring the ball under control which allowed Leon Balogun to get ahead of him and clear. 

Saints would deservedly draw level on 25 minutes. Captain Mark O'Hara swung in a super delivery to the head of Gogic who rose above Robin Propper and powered beyond Butland to make it 1-1. 

Alex Gogic celebrates his goal against Rangers (Image: Allan Picken)

In between a Greg Kiltie chance from 20 yards that flashed wide, Neraysho Kasanwirjo hit the bar for Rangers, while a Cerny cross to the back post evaded the Saints backline to find Nedim Bajrami, but he could only find the side net.

With the scores level at half-time, the hosts made a change at the interval when Cyriel Dessers came on to replace Hamza Igamane.

Saints thought they had gone ahead five minutes after the restart when Kiltie's ball sent Olusanya scuttling clear. Olusanya finished nicely through the legs of Butland only for the offside flag to come. A VAR check showed the forward was agonisingly centimetres offside. A few minutes later, the Buddies felt they should have had a penalty when Olusanya went down in the box. But the referee, who had initially played advantage after Kiltie had been fouled by Nicolas Raskin, pulled it back for a free-kick which O'Hara would send over the bar. 

The game was finely in the balance, swinging end-to-end. Ellery Balcombe pulled off a big save on 57 minutes when he touched a Dessers header over the bar. Two minutes later, brilliant strength from Olusanya saw him rob Propper on the touchline and force a good save from Butland at his near post.

Rangers took the lead for a second time with just over 20 minutes to play. A strong run by Dessers saw the substitute burst beyond the Saints defence to get to the byline before rolling back into the path of Cerny who rolled into the net from close range. 

Balcombe denied Cerny his second of the match on 82 minutes when he made an outstanding save. The Rangers winger had all the time in the world to pick his spot but the Saints goalkeeper was down brilliantly to push away. 

The Buddies would press for a second equaliser but just couldn't find the leveller that their performance merited. Despite the defeat, Saints will take heart from a much improved performance ahead of two home matches against St Johnstone and Ross County next week. 

Full-Time: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, Dunne, Bwomono (Mandron 79), Phillips, O'Hara (c) (Boyd-Munce 79), Tanser, Scott (McMenamin 62), Olusanya, Kiltie (Idowu 68)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Penman, Smyth, Adeniran, Ayunga

Rangers: Butland (c), Kasanwirjo, Propper (Tavernier 61), Balogun, Jefte, Raskin, Diomande, Barron (Sterling 85), Cerny (McCausland 89), Igamane (Dessers 46), Bajrami
Subs Not Used: Kelly, Dowell, Fraser, McKinnon, Lovelace

Referee: Calum Scott
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter 
Assistant Referee: Andy Milne
Fourth Official: Euan Anderson
VAR: Greg Aitken

Attendance: 48,859

St Mirren U18s booked their place in the next round of the Scottish Youth Cup with an emphatic victory over Caledonian Braves at The SMiSA Stadium.

Goals from Struan Thompson, Evan Mooney and Innes Clark saw the Saints race into a 3-0 lead with just 13 minutes played. Thompson, who opened the scoring in the previous round, slammed home from 12 yards after getting on the end of Mooney's cut-back.

16-year-old Mooney, just two days on from making his first-team debut, added his name to the scoresheet on 11 minutes. He finished low into the net after meeting Thomas Falconer's pass from the left. And it would get better for Saints just two minutes later when Clark headed in Thompson's corner. 

Theo McCormick added a fourth on 40 minutes when he swept home inside the area to give the young Buddies a 4-0 advantage at the interval. 

Half-time substitute Lewis Marshall's header made it 5-0 just five minutes into the second-half, with a deflected strike from captain Carrick McEvoy adding a sixth four minutes later.

Luke Douglas, who replaced Thompson just after the hour mark, scored a brace inside three minutes with his goals coming on 73 and 76 minutes to cap off a brilliant night for the young Saints. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 8-0 Caledonian Braves

St Mirren: Tamosevicius, Penman (Stoddart 55), Clark, McEvoy (c) (Lavery 62), Hutchison, Hunter, Mooney (Farquhar 55), Turner, McCormick (Marshall 46), Thompson (Douglas 62), Falconer

St Mirren were held to a 1-1 draw by Kilwinning FA Ladies in the Barclays Scottish Women's League One. 

Nikki Lavery's opener gave Saints an early lead, but Rachel Scott levelled for the visitors in the second-half to see them take a share of the spoils at a very windy SMiSA Stadium. 

Kate Cooper's side came into the match in fine form, having won six of their opening seven league matches to sit atop Barclays Scottish Women's League One. And they got off to the perfect start when Kirsten Treanor's terrific pass cut through the Kilwinning defence to find Lavery who finished well beyond opposition goalkeeper Zoe Duff. 

The Buddies came close to doubling their advantage a little over 10 minutes later when Eilidh Drain's free-kick from 20 yards came crashing off the bar. The Kilwinning defence managing to clear the danger before Saints captain Helen McLeod could get on to the rebound. 

The Ayrshire side managed to ensure they took a point from the game when they equalised on 64 minutes. A long ball launched by a Kilwinning defender bounced over the Saints defence which allowed Scott to race clear and round the goalkeeper to slot into the net.

Up next for Kate Cooper's team is a trip to Queen of the South next Sunday. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-1 Kilwinning FA Ladies

St Mirren: Russell, McLeod (c), Ashe, Coyle, Lavery, Paton, Treanor (Murray 65), Coyle (Irvine 90), Warren, Sullivan (Richard-Campbell 67)
Subs Not Used: Cannon, Cole, Monaghan

St Mirren were beaten 4-0 at Tynecastle on our return from the international break. Kenneth Vargas opened the scoring on 15 minutes before goals from Daniel Oyegoke, James Wilson and Blair Spittal in the second-half gave the hosts a win in Neil Critchley's first match as Head Coach. 

Fresh from signing a two-year contract extension yesterday, Greg Kiltie was handed his first start of the season. Scott Tanser returned from his suspension, while Oisin Smyth was handed a start as Stephen Robinson made three changes from the side that lost to Dundee United before the international break. 

Hearts started brightly in new boss Critchley's bow, having the bulk of the possession in the opening stages of the game. But it was Kiltie who had the first attempt on goal for Saints with just five minutes on the clock. The forward was under pressure from Jambos defender Kye Rowles and snatched at the chance as he sent the effort wide from 20 yards. 

The hosts would hit the front 10 minutes later when Vargas opened the scoring after a neat bit of play. The Costa Rican dummied a pass from Blair Spittal and was on hand in the box to meet Lawrence Shankland's flicked ball over the top. Alex Gogic was at full stretch to try and nod the ball away from the path of Vargas but couldn't get enough on it to stop it finding the forward who finished beyond Ellery Balcombe. 

Chances were few and far between for Saints, but the Buddies weren't far from drawing level on 37 minutes when Tanser swung a corner deep to the back post where it met the head of Killian Phillips who nodded wide of the target.

The manager made two changes at the break with Elvis Bwomono and Dennis Adeniran replacing Phillips and Smyth, but the hosts would double their lead just two minutes after the restart when Daniel Oyegoke found himself in space around 20 yards from goal and curled his strike into the back of the net. 

A triple change just after the hour mark saw 16-year-old Evan Mooney handed his St Mirren debut when he replaced Toyosi Olusanya. Kiltie and Kevin Van Veen also made way for Roland Idowu and Mikael Mandron.

16-year-old Evan Mooney came on for his Saints debut (Image: John Millar)

Hearts added a third in the closing minutes when James Wilson scored from close range. Dhanda's free-kick found Frankie Kent and the defender forced a header back across goal. Saints couldn't deal with the loose ball, with Gogic and Mandron colliding as they both attempted to head clear, which allowed substitute Wilson to bundle home.

The hosts rounded off a disappointing afternoon for the Buddies when they added a fourth in injury time. Spittal slotting low into the corner of the net from the edge of the area.

Full-Time: Hearts 4-0 St Mirren

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, Dunne, Tanser, Phillips (Bwomono 46), Smyth (Adeniran 46), O'Hara (c), Olusanya (Mooney 61), Van Veen (Mandron 61), Kiltie (Idowu 61)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Brown, Boyd-Munce, Scott

Hearts: Gordon, Oyegoke (Forrester 65), Kent, Rowles, Penrice, Spittal, Boateng, Baningime (Devlin 77), Dhanda (McKay 87) , Vargas (Wilson 78), Shankland (Forrest 65)
Subs Not Used: Clark, Kingsley, Halkett, Boyce

Referee: Colin Steven
Assistant Referee: David McGeachie
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Fourth Official: George Calder
VAR: David Dickinson

Saints head into the international break following defeat to Dundee United at The SMiSA Stadium.

In a game lacking in quality, the decisive moment came from a quarter of an hour from the end. Ellery Balcombe did well to parry Ross Docherty's piledriver, but could do nothing to stop Emmanuel Adegboyega – guilty of missing a sitter in the first half – from rushing in to net the rebound.

Saints had almost made a spectacular opening to the game as Richard Taylor acrobatically sent a corner over the bar in the opening 60 seconds. However, that wasn't a sign of things to come and things soon began to settle down, Will Ferry firing an effort well over for the visitors. A Budies free-kick then almost created a chance, keeper Jack Walton opting to punch the ball rather than catch it and Caolan Boyd-Munce crossed for Killian Phillips, however he couldn't connect properly and Walton gathered.

Seconds later United should have been ahead. A free-kick was headed on by Ross Graham and everyone apart from Adegboyega seemed to stop, however he only managed a fresh air swipe at the ball and Saints scrambled it clear. There were some half-hearted penalty appeals from the home fans when Toyosi Olusanya exchanged passes with van Veen and then went down as he entered the box, but ref Ross Hardie was unmoved.

Taylor smashed over at another corner before Roland Idowu did well to fashion himself an opening, but his shot was always going wide. The opening 45 minutes were well summed up as the half drew to a close when a penalty box scramble gave Sam Dalby a sight of goal but his shot was blocked by one of his United team mates.

There were loud penalty shouts from the away fans early in the second half when Taylor blocked Luca Stephenson's header but the officials deemed it wasn't handball. Boyd-Munce then tried his luck from 25 yards and was unlucky to see his piledriver kept out by a tremendous Walton save, Olusanya unable to force home the rebound. Ellery Balcombe's had a rather more straightforward job a few moments later when it came to dealing with Stephenson's header.

Phillips curled one wide from the edge of the box as Saints threatened again, another chance coming when Mark O'Hara's corner was headed back across goal by Phillips but Olusanya could only nod over the bar.

However, with 15 minutes left it was United who took the lead, a corner dropping perfectly for Ross Docherty at the edge of the box and while Balcombe kept it out, he could do nothing as Adegboyega netted the rebound to make up for his earlier miss.

Sub James Scott turned and shot over from the edge of the box as Saints looked to respond quickly, Phillips then doing likewise from a bit closer in. Sub Oisin Smyth did find the target with his attempt but it was easy for Walton. Six minutes of stoppage time provided some hope for the Buddies but Taylor heading over from Smyth's cross was as good as it got.

Full-Time: St Mirren 0-1 Dundee United

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, Dunne (Mandron 81), R.Taylor, Phillips, Boyd-Munce (Smyth 84), O'Hara (c) (Bwomono 81), Idowu (Scott 65), Van Veen (Kiltie 65), Olusanya
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Penman, Adeniran, Ayunga

Dundee United: Walton, Adegboyega, Gallagher, Graham (Holt 57), Stephenson, Sevelj, Docherty (c), Sibbald, Ferry, van der Sande (Middleton 38), Dalby
Subs Not Used: Richards, Babunski, Odada, Fotheringham, Thomson, Stirton, Ubochioma

Referee: Ross Hardie
Assistant Referee: Frank Connor
Assistant Referee: Paul O'Neill
Fourth Official: Duncan Nicolson
VAR: Greg Aitken

Attendance: 7,166

Manager Reaction

Watch manager Stephen Robinson's reaction to our 1-0 defeat to Dundee United. 

St Mirren were narrowly beaten by Motherwell in a controversial William Hill Premiership match at Fir Park.

Lennon Miller's first-half double saw Motherwell win 2-1 after Killian Phillips' goal had given Saints an early lead. But the game was marred by controversy with questions over Motherwell's goals and both sides being reduced to 10 men in the second-half. 

Scott Tanser and Elvis Bwomono came into the start 11 in the only changes from last weekend's win over Hearts at The SMiSA Stadium. The manager was also able to welcome Greg Kiltie back into the squad for the first time this season after recovering from an ankle injury. He took his place on the bench.

The Buddies hit the front with just 10 minutes on the clock. Phillips brilliantly brought down a pinpoint cross from Bwomono and half-volleyed low into the left-hand corner of the net to score his first goal for Saints. 

Killian Phillips celebrates after opening the scoring at Fir Park (Image: John Millar)

Motherwell looks to respond quickly and could have drawn level four minutes after the opener. Moses Ebiye intercepted Mark O'Hara's pass intended for Alex Gogic and raced away from the Cypriot defender but fired into the side netting. 

The hosts would equalise on 19 minutes when Marcus Fraser was adjudged to have fouled Dan Casey at a corner kick. There was bemusement amongst the Saints players about the decision, with Fraser subsequently booked for the infringement. Miller made no mistake as he fired home from 12 yards to restore parity.

Toyosi Olusanya was close to putting Saints back in front soon after as he looked for his fourth goal in as many games. The forward was picked out by Phillips, but he clipped into the side net as he looked to lift it over 'Well stopper Aston Oxborough. 

Mikael Mandron was agonisingly close to putting the Buddies 2-1 ahead on 33 minutes. O'Hara's corner to the back post was helped back across goal by Richard Taylor but Mandron just couldn't get the connection required to take the ball over the line.

Motherwell took the lead in the final minute of regulation time at the end of the half when Miller scored his second. Controversy surrounded the goal with the Steelmen midfielder appearing to have handled the ball before finishing low into the net. 

There were eight added minutes at the end of the half and Saints would have gone in level at half-time if not for a top class save from Oxborough as he got a strong hand to claw away Phillips' header in injury-time. 

The drama continued early in the second-half when 'Well defender Dan Casey was shown a straight red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity. Phillips was poised to equalise from close-range, but saw his effort he blocked by the hand of Casey who was given his marching orders. Saints were awarded a penalty, but O'Hara's spot kick was saved by Oxborough following a lengthy wait as VAR checked on the decision. 

The man advantage would only last around 15 minutes when referee Lloyd Wilson showed Scott Tanser a second yellow card. It looked to be an incredibly harsh decision with questions over whether Tanser had even fouled the Motherwell man. 

Stephen Robinson made five substitutes as Saints tried to find an equaliser. But despite the Buddies seeing almost all of the ball, it was the home side who came close to wrapping things up in the final minute of normal time. Substitute Apostolos Stamatelopoulos met a cross but saw his header brilliantly pushed away by Ellery Balcombe. 

Full-Time: Motherwell 2-1 St Mirren

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, R.Taylor, Bwomono (Brown 66), Phillips, Boyd-Munce (Idowu 74), O'Hara (c) (Kiltie 85), Tanser, Mandron (Van Veen 66), Olusanya (Scott 74)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Dunne, Smyth, Ayunga

Motherwell: Oxborough, O'Donnell (Kaleta 71), Casey, Gordon, McGinn, Wilson, Zdravkovski (Sparrow 84), Halliday (Watt 71), Miller, Ebiye  (Balmer 51), Robinson (Stamatelopoulos 71)
Subs Not Used: Hegyi, Seddon, Maswanhise, Tavares

Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Assistant Referee: Ross Macleod
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Fourth Official: Gavin Duncan
VAR: Greg Aitken

Manager Reaction

Watch manager Stephen Robinson's reaction to our 2-1 loss to Motherwell. 

Saints got back to winning ways with a fine 2-1 victory over Hearts at The SMiSA Stadium.

Saints led at the break after an action packed first half. The battle of the Taylors was won by Richard, the Buddie getting the better of Gerald to head Saints in front. Craig Halkett's header brought the Jambos the lead before Toyosi Olusanya's rich vein of form continued as he fired Saints back in front.

Alex Gogic went close to extending the lead in the second half with sub Kevin van Veen going close to opening his Saints account on a couple of occasions. In stoppage time, Roland Iodwu could have got the third only to be denied by Craig Gordon, but it proved irrelevant as the Buddies took all three points.

Killian Phillips returned to the Saints line-up as he replaced Roland Idowu. He dropped to the bench, where he was joined by returning Buddie Charles Dunne. Former Saints loanee Lawrence Shankland led the Hearts attack with veteran keeper Craig Gordon in goal.

Marcus Fraser had to block Blair Spittal's efforts after less than 20 seconds as the visitors looked to make a fast start, Spittal then heading over from a Shankland cross. Despite the Jambos making the early inroads, it was Saints who took the lead after just seven minutes when Mark O'Hara delivered a perfect cross and Richard Taylor sent a fine header well beyond the reach of Gordon. Gerald Taylor seemed to have come off worse as he challenged for the ball – and may even have got the final touch for the goal - but for once VAR didn't get involved.

Jorge Grant fired over from the edge of the box as Hearts looked for a quick leveller before tempers began to flare, Toyosi Olusanya being booked after a collision with Gordon. It was another corner that provided the equaliser, James Penrice's cross being met with a wonderful Halkett glancing header that sent the ball spinning across goal into the far corner.

Saints were back in front little more than 10 minutes from the break. Stephen Kinglsey had just been booked for pulling back the forward as he tried to burst forward and when Gogic floated the free-kick into the final third, Phillips flicked it on and Olusanya got past his man before gleefully lashing the ball into the top corner for his sixth goal of the season. Penrice tried to level things up again before the interval but his drive was parried away by Ellery Balcombe.

Kenneth Vargas tried a speculative shot from a tight angle that almost turned into a great cross for Shankland as Hearts threatened early in the second half, Olusanya then firing wide after getting onto Mark O'Hara's flick. The visiting fans appealed for a penalty as Vargas went flying when he tried to get onto the end of a cross but nothing was given before.

Saints fans thought their side had scored a third when Gogic got on the end of Caolan Boyd-Munce's wicked corner but he was narrowly off target. Kevin van Veen, who'd come on for Olusanya during a triple substitution also went close as he volleyed across goal and wide from a narrow angle. The Dutchman should then have wrapped things up when he picked up a misplaced Kingsley pass and headed for goal, doing the hard part by getting the better of Daniel Oyegoke only to drag his shot wide.

Ironically, that chance came while Hearts enjoyed their brightest spell and Shankland went close to equalising when he poked Alan Forrest's cross wide. The Jambos skipper felt he should have had a corner and made his case a little too e enthusiastically for Mr Robertson's liking and he was booked. As the game entered the final minute the ball broke to Hearts sub Yutaro Oda from a corner and hos volley wasn't far from finding the top corner.

Idowu, who'd replaced Boyd-Munce, almost sealed things in injury time as he dribbled into the box before being denied by a great Gordon save but it didn't matter as Saints comfortably saw out the final few minutes.

Full-Time: St Mirren 2-1 Hearts

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, R.Taylor, Rooney, Phillips (Smyth 69), Boyd-Munce (Idowu 84), O'Hara (c), Brown (Tanser 46), Mandron (Van Veen 69), Olusanya (Scott 69)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Bwomono, Dunne, Ayunga

Hearts: Gordon, Spittal (Dhanda 70), Halkett, Kingsley, Penrice (Forrest 77), Grant (Boyce 76), Baningime, Boateng, G.Taylor (Oyegoke 46), Vargas (Oda 63), Shankland (c)
Subs Not Used: Clark, Devlin, Rowles, Drammeh

Referee: Don Robertson
Assistant Referee: Jonathan Bell
Assistant Referee: Graham McNeillie
Fourth Official: Peter Stuart
VAR: Steven McLean

Attendance: 7,341 

It was a share of the spoils for St Mirren after a 2-2 draw with Kilmarnock at The SMiSA Stadium.

First-half goals from Toyosi Olusanya and Mark O'Hara had Saints 2-1 ahead at the interval, but a Marley Watkins goal with 20 minutes to go saw the visitors pick up a point in Paisley. There was late VAR drama with James Scott having a goal disallowed in added time as Saints had to settle for a point. 

Kilmarnock made a quick start with Richard Taylor having to turn a low cross wide inside the first 30 seconds, while Daniel Armstrong curled an effort over the bar from 20 yards on two minutes. 

But it was Saints who took the lead when Olusanya netted his fifth goal of the season. The forward was on hand to glance home Brown's terrific delivery in from the left to make it three goals in his last four William Hill Premiership matches. 

The lead didn't last though with the visitors levelling just four minutes later. A low corner found Armstrong in space and his deflected strike was turned in by Watkins. A VAR check followed for a potential offside but the forward was found to be onside and the goal stood.

There was a bit of needle in the game in the early goings and that saw Mikael Mandron pick up the first booking on 16 minutes. The forward was then spoken to by the referee for another foul two minutes later and that prompted manager Stephen Robinson to make an early change with Jonah Ayunga replacing the striker on 20 minutes. 

Roland Idowu almost scored a brilliant solo goal just after the half-hour mark when his mazy run saw him work his way into the area, but his eventual shot was blocked. 

Referee Matthew MacDermid was called to the monitor with five minutes of the first-half remaining after Shaun Rooney's shot came off the arm of Joe Wright. The whistler pointed to the spot after the check and captain O'Hara sent his namesake the wrong way to put Saints back in front. 

The VAR drama wasn't over though with MacDermid called over to the screen in added time at the end of the half with Rooney and Wright involved again. This time the Kilmarnock defender appeared to strike the Buddies full-back as they awaited a Killie corner. The referee showed Wright a straight red for violent conduct and the visitors were reduced to 10 men.

The Buddies were forced into a change at the half-time interval with Olusanya unable to continue after a thigh injury. He was replaced by James Scott and the forward nodded into the net early after the restart, but the ball had gone out before Rooney had managed to swing it back into the area.

Kilmarnock drew level with 20 minutes remaining when Watkins got his and the visitors' second of the game. The forward was first to a Kennedy corner and he nodded beyond Ellery Balcombe to equalise. The goal prompted the final changes for the Buddies with Kevin Van Veen on for his St Mirren debut in place of Idowu, while Caolan Boyd-Munce made way for Dennis Adeniran. 

Alex Gogic was agonisingly close with a header on 81 minutes that came off the post while Adeniran dragged a low shot wide from 20 yards as the game headed to its end. 

Saints thought they'd won it at the death when Scott prodded home from close range. O'Hara's corner met Gogic whose header was forced on by Ayunga and it fell to Scott who knocked into the net. But the joy was short-lived when the referee was called to the VAR monitor for the third time in the game and ruled it out for a foul by Marcus Fraser on David Watson. 

Full-Time: St Mirren 2-2 Kilmarnock

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, R.Taylor (Bwomono 58), Rooney, Idowu (Van Veen 74), Boyd-Munce (Adeniran 74), O'Hara (c), Brown, Mandron (Ayunga 20), Olusanya (Scott 46)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Tanser, Smyth

Kilmarnock: O'Hara, Burroughs, Wright, Findlay, Ndaba (Deas 89), Armstrong, Watson, Polworth, Kennedy (Murray 85), Vassell (c) (Cameron 89), Watkins
Subs Not Used: McCrorie, McKenzie, Mackay-Steven, Anderson, Wales, Bainbridge

Referee: Matthew MacDermid
Assistant Referee: Dougie Potter
Assistant Referee: Scott Anderson
Fourth Official: Don Robertson
VAR: Andrew Dallas

Attendance: 6,957

St Mirren picked up a point in Dundee with the spoils shared in an exciting four goal contest. 

Toyosi Olusanya and Mikael Mandron twice had Saints ahead, but goals from Curtis Main and Ziyad Larkeche for the hosts saw the sides share a point. 

There were three changes for the Buddies with Caolan Boyd-Munce returning from injury in place of Alex Iacovitti, with Alex Gogic moving back to centre-half. Scott Tanser and Mandron also came in for Jaden Brown and Jonah Ayunga who dropped to the bench. There was no place for deadline day signing Kevin Van Veen who will join up with the squad next week. 

Stephen Robinson's men started brightly with a dangerous low ball from Rooney falling just behind Olusanya who would have had a tap in. A minute later Olusanya's flick on found Mandron who had beaten the offside trap to get in ahead of the Dundee defence, but goalkeeper Jon McCraken was out quickly to block before gathering the loose ball. 

Olusanya nipped in ahead of the Dundee defender but the referees indicated that the forward handled in the build up so it wouldn't have counted had he scored. Curtis Main came close for the hosts with their first chance just after 20 minutes when he diverted a low Mo Sylla shot just by the post.

Olusanya was causing problems for the Dundee defence and it was his determination that would see him open the scoring on 26 minutes. Marcus Fraser hooked a ball over the top and the forward's strength got him ahead of Antonio Portales to run through on goal. Olusanya composed himself before slotting through the legs of McCracken.

Saints lead was short-lived though when Main levelled four minutes later. The ex-Saints striker beat Richard Taylor to reach a long ball over the top and he fired beyond Ellery Balcombe to level. Still Saints were forcing the issues with Olusanya a particular nuisance and he could have given the Buddies the lead for a second time when he raced on to a lovely low pass from Taylor, but McCracken was out well to block. 

The Buddies would go back in front though with Mandron scoring from distance to restore our advantage on 36 minutes. It was a terrific strike from the number nine as he lashed a half volley into the net from 20 yards. 

Dundee came close to levelling early in the second-half when Portales headed a Sammy Braybrooke free-kick just wide of the right-hand post. The hosts would equalise for a second time nine minutes after the restart when Ziyad Larkeche finished off a nice passing move from the hosts. Lyall Cameron threaded the ball through for the wing-back who finished low into the far corner.

Simon Murray almost put the home side ahead on 66 minutes when he managed to race clear on goal, but goalkeeper Balcombe made a wonderful one-handed save to block. Balcombe's task was easier 10 minutes later when Main's header was put straight into his arms. 

After a spell of Dundee pressure, Stephen Robinson made changes with Brown, Dennis Adeniran, Elvis Bwomono and Ayunga all introduced. The substitutions helped give Saints more impetus and with seven minutes added it was the Buddies who arguably looked more likely to snatch a winner. There were appeals for a penalty when Bwomono went down after trying to meet Iacovitti's header on, but the referee and VAR both said no as the points were shared heading into the international break. 

Full-Time: Dundee 2-2 St Mirren

St Mirren: Balcombe, Fraser, Gogic, R.Taylor (Iacovitti 46), Rooney (Bwomono 81), Phillips (Idowu 60), Boyd-Munce (Adeniran 74), O'Hara (c), Tanser (Brown 74), Mandron, Olusanya (Ayunga 81)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Kenny, Smyth

Dundee: McCracken, Koumetio (Ingram 50), McGhee, Portales, Tiffoney (Palmer-Houlden 90), Cameron, Sylla, Braybrooke (Mulligan 62), Larkeche, Murray (c), Main
Subs Not Used: Sharp, Carson, Astley, Robertson, Graham, Vetro

Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Assistant Referee: David McGeachie
Assistant Referee: Gordon Crawford
Fourth Official: Matthew MacDermid
VAR: Greg Aitken

Attendance: 5,779 (572 St Mirren supporters)