Premiership
12th August 2023
SMISA Stadium, Paisley

St Mirren 2-1 Dundee

SHAUGHNESSY (OG) 7
MANDRON 45+4
Mulligan 63

ATT: 6,580 (1,006 away)

Referee: C Steven

VAR: N Walsh

• Saints go top of the early league table with a much more comfortable win that the scoreline suggests.
• Captain Mark O’Hara misses the match after being injured in training the previous day and is replaced with Caolan Boyd-Munce
• Stephen Robinson decides to start with Mikael Mandron leaving Toyosi Olusnaya on the bench despite his heroics last week at Easter Road.
• Former Saints captain Joe Shaugnessy spectacularly heads into his own het following a teasing cross from the impressive Conor McMenamin to give Saints the lead. Mikael Mandron grabs his 4th of the season in first half injury time with a deft flick from Boyd-Munce’s corner.
• ‘Keeper Zach Hemming saves a first half penalty after VAR had ruled Mandron fouled Ashcroft at a corner kick. An Alex Greive shot which appeared to go clearly over the line was not awarded as a goal later in the match despite VAR intervention.
• Ex-Saints keeper Trevor Carson made his Dundee debut following his controversial move to Dens Park a few weeks beforehand and is the target of sustained booing throughout the match from the home support.