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St. Mirren 1-0 St. Johnstone · Scottish Premiership

St. Mirren beat St. Johnstone 1-0 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

St. Mirren and St. Johnstone met in the Scottish Premiership at St. Mirren Park in Paisley on Saturday, 8 August 2026.

Goalscorers

St. Mirren: K. Phillips 73'. St. Johnstone did not score.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. St. Mirren had 13 shots with 4 on target, St. Johnstone 9 with 2 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to St. Mirren and 2 to St. Johnstone. St. Mirren conceded 11 fouls, St. Johnstone 8. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for St. Mirren, 1 for St. Johnstone).

Line-ups

St. Mirren started in a 4-2-3-1: Jacob Chapman, Jayden Richardson, Marcus Fraser, Alexander Gogić, Declan John, Ryan Carr, Paul Nsio, Samuel Ramos, Killian Phillips, Chris Mochrie, Eseosa Sule.

St. Johnstone started in a 4-2-3-1: Toby Steward, Liam Smith, Zach Mitchell, Cheick Diabate, Matty Foulds, Reece McAlear, Jason Holt, Sam Stanton, Jamie Gullan, Ruari Paton, Josh Fowler.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. St. Mirren 0-0 St. Johnstone.
  2. 47'VAR: no penalty for St. Johnstone.
  3. 49'Penalty missed! J. Gullan (St. Johnstone), saved.
  4. 73'Goal! St. Mirren 1-0 St. Johnstone. K. Phillips (St. Mirren) converts the penalty.
  5. 90'Full-time. St. Mirren 1-0 St. Johnstone.
Full commentary (48 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: St. Mirren vs St. Johnstone.
  2. 6'Yellow card for M. Fraser (St. Mirren) for foul.
  3. 12'Corner, St. Mirren.
  4. 12'Corner, St. Mirren.
  5. 13'Attempt blocked. S. Ramos (St. Mirren), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  6. 24'Offside, St. Johnstone.
  7. 26'Attempt blocked. D. John (St. Mirren), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 26'Attempt saved. S. Ramos (St. Mirren), header. xG 0.22.
  9. 27'Attempt missed. R. Carr (St. Mirren), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  10. 29'Yellow card for R. Carr (St. Mirren) for foul.
  11. 30'Attempt missed. C. Diabate (St. Johnstone), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  12. 43'Corner, St. Mirren.
  13. 45'Half-time. St. Mirren 0-0 St. Johnstone.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 47'VAR: no penalty for St. Johnstone.
  16. 49'Penalty missed! J. Gullan (St. Johnstone), saved.
  17. 51'Substitution, St. Mirren: L. Donnelly comes on for M. Fraser.
  18. 52'Attempt missed. M. Foulds (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  19. 54'Attempt missed. C. Mochrie (St. Mirren), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  20. 55'Offside, St. Mirren.
  21. 57'Attempt blocked. S. Stanton (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  22. 58'Corner, St. Mirren.
  23. 63'Yellow card for J. Gullan (St. Johnstone) for argument.
  24. 63'Attempt missed. R. Carr (St. Mirren), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  25. 64'Substitution, St. Johnstone: L. Chalmers comes on for J. Fowler.
  26. 64'Substitution, St. Mirren: L. Thomas comes on for C. Mochrie.
  27. 64'Substitution, St. Mirren: J. Young comes on for E. Sule.
  28. 66'Attempt missed. J. Young (St. Mirren), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  29. 70'Attempt missed. R. McAlear (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 73'Goal! St. Mirren 1-0 St. Johnstone. K. Phillips (St. Mirren) converts the penalty.
  31. 76'Substitution, St. Mirren: R. Idowu comes on for S. Ramos.
  32. 77'Corner, St. Johnstone.
  33. 77'Attempt blocked. C. Diabate (St. Johnstone), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  34. 78'Attempt missed. L. Chalmers (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  35. 79'Substitution, St. Johnstone: K. Fotheringham comes on for J. Holt.
  36. 80'Offside, St. Mirren.
  37. 84'Substitution, St. Johnstone: L. LLoyd comes on for L. Smith.
  38. 88'Attempt blocked. L. Thomas (St. Mirren), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  39. 88'Attempt blocked. J. Young (St. Mirren), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  40. 89'Attempt saved. L. LLoyd (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  41. 89'Corner, St. Johnstone.
  42. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  43. 90+3'Attempt blocked. J. Gullan (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  44. 90+4'Attempt saved. J. Young (St. Mirren), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  45. 90+4'Corner, St. Mirren.
  46. 90+5'Attempt missed. R. Idowu (St. Mirren), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  47. 90+5'Attempt saved. R. Idowu (St. Mirren), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  48. 90'Full-time. St. Mirren 1-0 St. Johnstone.
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