• A disappointing defeat at home to Celtic, is tempered by the fact Saints went into the match missing most of their first-choice midfield, with O’Hara and Strain both injured and Baccus on international duty for Australia.
• These absences forced Robinson to utilise Ryan Flynn in central midfield, a position he hadn’t played for several years, and Caolan Boyd-Munce who had been relegated to a place on the bench for most of the previous 10 matches.
• A deplorable opening to the match witnessed Saints 2-0 down after only six minutes and the match effectively over. To add to Saints woes, Toyosi Olusanya was sent off after VAR consultation in first half injury time, following his attempt to turn a Tanser cross into the net resulted in his foot striking Joe Hart.
• A debut from the bench was given to Ugandan right wing back Elvis Bwomono, signed the previous month from Icelandic side IBV as this was the first match he was eligible to play.
• Saints remain in 5th position going into the winter break which begins immediately following this match.