Saints look to respond immediately to that opener and have a free-kick that gives Graham Carey the chance to whip in one of his trademark dangerous crosses.

The winger finds the head of Adama Sidibeh, but the striker's header is straight at goalkeeper Craig Gordon.

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Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at the SMISA

Red-shirted Ross County have settled well into this one. It's not been pretty in these opening 20 minutes but the visitors wanted a penalty after the ball struck Alex Gogic on the hand inside the area. Nothing doing from referee Don Robertson or VAR.

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Jane Lewis
BBC Scotland at The Falkirk Stadium

The leaders are one up and looking fairly comfortable here. They're seeing plenty of the ball and passing it around really well. Their delivery from corners and free-kicks is spot on too.

In saying that, Morton have had a bit of joy on the break, Michael Garrity having an effort saved before Falkirk took the lead through Keelan Adams' header.

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There's screams for a handball from the Ross County players, they're adamant Jack Grieves' ball hit off the arm of Alex Gogic in the St Mirren penalty area.

Up the other end, a mad scramble in the County box ends in a St Mirren corner as Josh Reid dives in front of the ball to send it behind.

Keelan Adams looks happy and well he might after scoring Falkirk's opener against Greenock Morton.

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First effort on target at McDiarmid Park.

St Johnstone win a free-kick 20 yards out and Nick Clark's curler is pushed wide by goalkeeper Craig Gordon at full stretch.

From the corner, Saints midfielder Sven Spranglers' hitch kick is deflected clear off a home body.

Still looking for today's first Premiership goal. Will it be in Paisley or Perth?

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Ellery Balcombe is forced to come out to stop Connor Randall from making a darting run into the box and County win the corner.

The ball in is strongly headed away by Toyosi Olusanya.

Great chance for Lawrence Shankland to end his recent spell without a goal.

A poor clearance from home goalkeeper Ross Sinclair is straight to Hearts midfielder Beni Baningime.

It looks like Hearts have missed the opportunity, but Shankland is found just inside the penalty box, but the Scotland striker skews his low drive wastefully wide.

Both sides have carved out openings, but the final ball is missing from both of them, with an unwillingness to have a go at goal themselves rather than pass on the responsibility.

Josh Reid capitalises on a mistake from the St Mirren defence and tries to launch a ball to the back post but there's no one in the red of Ross County to pick it up and the hosts clear.

First chance for St Johnstone. Adama Sidibeh finds strike partner Benjamin Kimpioka in the Hearts six-yard box. But the Swede tries to find Nicky Clark with a pass instead of going for goal himself.

Strange decision.

Falkirk can bolster their position at the top of the Scottish Championship today but will have to get past Greenock Morton. No goals so far.

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Derek Ferguson
Former Hearts midfielder on BBC Sportsound

Hearts are trying to play through St Johnstone, but Hearts have sussed that ball into NIcky Clark. Every now and again, it would be worth Saints playing the ball quickly forward.

County are growing into the contest as Alex Gogic has to stop Jack Grieves from picking up possession in a dangerous position.

Looked like the County man may have been offside anyway but Gogic wasn't to know that.

Hearts are applying the early pressure and Jason Holt has to head wide at the back post from a James Penrice cross and goalkeeper Ross Sinclair punches the resulting corner clear under intense pressure.

St Mirren have started on the front foot in Paisley, most of the action so far has been in the Ross County half. Nothing to show for it as yet, though.