Saturday’s game was a close-run match with neither side being at their best.

Livingston were first to threaten when a header from Nottingham came back off the crossbar. However, it was St Mirren who took the lead when a fine pass found Kiltie who broke into the box and crossed the ball which found its way into the net via Livingston’s Kelly.

Saints Johan Ayunga playing his 1st game since January, due to injury hit the bar with a header, Livingston did find the net again late in the 2nd half but again it was their own net and the goal was disallowed by VAR.

The game finished 1 – 0 to St Mirren, the Buddies returned to winning ways, a result which keeps them in third place in the league.

Sean Kelly’s first-half own goal means bottom club Livingston stay at the bottom of the table with a sixth straight defeat.

Photographs by Hugh McMillan / Renfrewshire News See more from Hugh at:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/75122977@N05

Full-Time: St Mirren 1-0 Livingston

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor (Dunne 72), McMenamin, Boyd-Munce (Bolton 87), O’Hara (c), Kiltie, Tanser, Mandron (Nahmani 87), Ayunga (Greive 60)
Subs Not Used: Urminsky, Small, Lennon, Flynn, Jamieson

Livingston: George, Devlin, Nottingham, Kelly (Parkes 64), Nouble, Holt, Pittman (Kelly 82), Shinnie (Sangare 64), Penrice (Brandon 90), Guthrie, Anderson
Subs Not Used: Hamilton, Welch-Hayes, Bradley, de Lucas, Lloyd

Referee: David Munro
Assistant Referee: Jonathan Bell
Assistant Referee: Craig Ferguson
Fourth Official: Matthew MacDermid
VAR: Greg Aitken

Attendance: 5,632


Photo: Saints keeper Hemming catches a high ball into the box
Photo Credit: Hugh McMIllan / Renfrewshire News


Photo: Saints Ayunga chasing a ball
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Photo: Saints Ayunga passes into the Livingston box
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Photo: Livingston keeper George save at the feet of Saints Ayunga
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Photo: Saints Boyd – Munce having a shot at goal
Photo Credit: Hugh McMIllan / Renfrewshire News


Photo: Saints Kiltie starting an attack from the midfield
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Photo: Saints Greive running with the ball
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Photo: Saints McMenamin races clear of Livingston’s Penrice
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Photo: Saints Taylor heads clear
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By Hugh McMillan

Renfrewshire News sports photographer

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