St Johnstone vs Falkirk, 2026-27 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone

53': Cheick Diabate
90'+6': Enes Alic

FT
1 - 1

Falkirk

60': Ethan Ross

About

St Johnstone are hosting Falkirk at McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Commentary

45': Cheick Diabate (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 45'
53': Cheick Diabate (St Johnstone) Red Card at 53'
55': Daniel Finlayson (St Johnstone) Substitution at 55'
60': Ethan Ross (Falkirk) Goal at 60'
65': Ruari Paton (St Johnstone) Substitution at 65'
65': Samuel Stanton (St Johnstone) Substitution at 65'
67': Craig Sibbald (Falkirk) Substitution at 67'
67': Ross Maciver (Falkirk) Substitution at 67'
75': CJ Fodrey (Falkirk) Substitution at 75'
75': Aodhan Doherty (Falkirk) Substitution at 75'
77': Danny Schmidt (St Johnstone) Substitution at 77'
89': Jack McMillan (Falkirk) Substitution at 89'
90': Ruari Paton (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+2': Enes Alic (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 90'+2'
90'+6': Enes Alic (St Johnstone) Goal at 90'+6'

Statistics

FALK		STJ
18	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	3
56	Possession	44
13	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
379	Accurate Passes	279
473	Passes	372
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
7	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	13
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
30	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland

SPFL Premiership Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	8	+12	21
2	Rangers	9	+6	20
3	Heart of Midlothian	8	+11	16
4	Dundee	9	+3	14

Full Standings

Line-Ups

St Johnstone (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Toby Steward (GK)
3	Cheick Diabate
5	Zach Mitchell
2	Enes Alic
33	Liam Smith
30	Joel Cotterill
8	Jason Holt
42	Reece McAlear
9	Josh Fowler
7	Taylor Steven
32	Josh Campbell

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Daniel Finlayson, Macauley Tait, Ruari Paton, Kai Fotheringham, Samuel Stanton, Ross Sinclair, Matty Foulds, Danny Schmidt, Matthew Todd.

Falkirk (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
19	Scott Bain (GK)
5	Liam Henderson
21	Deniss Melniks
3	Leon Mccann
22	Ryan Strain
28	Ben Krauhaus
8	Brad Spencer
16	Finley Barbrook
24	Jacob Murrell
42	Owen Eames
23	Ethan Ross

Falkirk Substitutes:

Jack Mcmillan, Lewis Neilson, Scott Tanser, Aodhan Doherty, Ben Parkinson, Nicky Hogarth, Ross Maciver, Craig Sibbald, CJ Fodrey.

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