This goal has now been cancelled out by that Craig Halkett equaliser, but here's Richard Taylor's header that put St Mirren ahead.

Both teams have scored from their first corners in Paisley.

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Jason Holt wins a free-kick for St Johnstone about 30 yards from the County goal.

Matt Smith bends it into the box but Don Cowie's side defend it well.

Toyosi Olusanya is cautioned for a needless challenge on Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon.

A quick VAR check agrees with referee Don Robertson's yellow card assessment.

Hearts' Jorge Grant kills a dropping ball near the edge of the penalty area but his second touch doesn't quite match up as a dipping shot flies over the top.

It's an incredible solo run from Andre Raymond as he gets past three County bodies before unleashing a shot, it goes wide of the near post though.

Fresh off the back of last night's League Cup quarter-final win over Dundee United, a happy Stuart Kettlewell is in Paisley on a scouting mission.

His Motherwell side host St Mirren next Saturday.

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Nicky Clark has the first chance of the game as he works his way into the Ross County box but he's robbed of possession and the hosts win it back.

Blair Spittal threatens for Hearts again as he nods over the top from a cute outside-of-the-boot cross from Lawrence Shankland.

A strong start from Hearts and Marcus Fraser needs to make an important block to keep a Blair Spittal shot out.

Away we go across the country.

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Jane Lewis
BBC Scotland in Paisley

Should be a good atmosphere inside the Smisa Stadium in Paisley this afternoon for what is a big game for both sides.

Hearts have brought a healthy travelling support with 1,600 away fans away to my right.

The others stands are pretty much full, too, so support aplenty for for both sides who are both eager for all three points.

Interim St Johnstone bossAndy Kirk tells BBC Scotland: "Those things that happened at the start of the week are hard to take at times, but for the players it's important there's a game.

"It gives us a focus straight away to get our minds set on what we need to do.

"The players are an honest group of boys. They work extremely hard every day and they feel a sense of responsibility.

"It's up to them now to go and put in a performance. Hopefully they're focused enough for the 90 minutes to get the points and put smiles on the faces of everyone.

"I'm expecting a very tough game but on our day we've performed well in certain games for this year."

On the potential for him to take over permanently, Kirk added: "At the moment we've been put in charge of the team today and that's all I know."

Ross County boss Don Cowie tells BBC Scotland: "I think the majority of people will be surprised in terms of the timing [of Craig Levein's sacking].

"I know Craig really well, he's someone I've worked with so I'm really disappointed for him, but at the same time nothing surprises you in football.

"The message when the news came out was that we needed to stay focused. It's still the same players we're coming up against, we didn't expect too many changes. It's about us being focused for a very big game.

"We're at home, it's a great opportunity to build on the last two performances. It gives the group real belief in what we're trying to achieve. We'll need to be at our best to get the three points today."

St Mirren boss Stephen Robinson tells BBC Scotland: "There have been some good aspects to our (recent) play, we've scored some cracking goals.

"But small things have let us down and we haven't put in a complete performance yet. Sometimes it's who makes the least mistakes at this level.

"I've chopped and changed a lot with the number of games and injuries, so we're trying to get more settled now.

"We've had an okay start, so there are no heads down. There's a demand from the players that we need to be better in certain situations."

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