Bookingat 83 minutes
Leon King (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Championship Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 4th October
Championship Table
On Saturday 4th October
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- St. Johnstone, Position 1, Points 23
- Ayr United, Position 5, Points 11
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
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| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
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| 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 12 |
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| 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
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| 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
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| 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
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| 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
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| 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 |
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| 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 3 |
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Key
- Position 1 : Promotion
- Position 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 9 : Relegation Play-off
- Position 10 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, St. Johnstone
Manager: Simo Valakari
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Steward, Goalkeeper
- 35, Forrester, Defender15, Baird, Defender3, Diabate, Defender4, Boyes, Defender
- 7, Holt, Defensive Midfielder42, McAlear, Defensive Midfielder
- 21, Fotheringham, Attacking Midfielder10, Gullan, Attacking Midfielder24, McPake, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Sidibeh, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, T. Steward
- Number 4, M. Boyes , Yellow Card at 77 minutes
- Number 3, C. Diabate
- Number 15, J. Baird
- Number 35, A. Forrester , substituted for S. Sprangler at 80 minutes
- Number 42, R. McAlear
- Number 7, J. Holt , Captain
- Number 24, J. McPake , Yellow Card at 31 minutes
- Number 10, J. Gullan , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 21, K. Fotheringham , substituted for J. Wanner at 61 minutes
- Number 9, A. Sidibeh , Yellow Card at 32 minutes, substituted for U. Ikpeazu at 80 minutes
Substitutes
home team, St. Johnstone
- Number 14, M. Foulds
- Number 46, F. Franczak
- Number 37, J. Wanner
- Number 18, U. Ikpeazu
- Number 23, S. Sprangler
- Number 11, S. Stanton
- Number 8, J. Svedberg
- Number 39, K. Thomson
- Number 2, R. Tumilty
away team, Ayr United
Manager: Scott Brown
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
- 1, David Mitchell, Goalkeeper
- 32, Watret, Defender20, King, Defender5, Holt, Defender33, McMann, Defender
- 22, McKenzie, Midfielder8, Dempsey, Midfielder14, Ure, Midfielder
- 15, Murphy, Striker21, Walker, Striker23, Rus, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Mitchell
- Number 33, S. McMann
- Number 5, K. Holt
- Number 20, L. King , Yellow Card at 83 minutes
- Number 32, D. Watret
- Number 14, K. Ure
- Number 8, B. Dempsey , Captain, substituted for S. Bannigan at 74 minutes
- Number 22, M. McKenzie , substituted for G. Oakley at 74 minutes
- Number 23, M. Rus
- Number 21, E. Walker , Yellow Card at 32 minutes
- Number 15, J. Murphy , substituted for A. Dowds at 74 minutes
away team, Ayr United
- Number 6, S. Bannigan
- Number 7, A. Dowds
- Number 9, G. Oakley
- Number 38, L. Russell
- Number 11, D. Thomas
- Number 4, S. Want
home team, St. Johnstone
Manager: Simo Valakari
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Steward, Goalkeeper
- 35, Forrester, Defender15, Baird, Defender3, Diabate, Defender4, Boyes, Defender
- 7, Holt, Defensive Midfielder42, McAlear, Defensive Midfielder
- 21, Fotheringham, Attacking Midfielder10, Gullan, Attacking Midfielder24, McPake, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Sidibeh, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, T. Steward
- Number 4, M. Boyes , Yellow Card at 77 minutes
- Number 3, C. Diabate
- Number 15, J. Baird
- Number 35, A. Forrester , substituted for S. Sprangler at 80 minutes
- Number 42, R. McAlear
- Number 7, J. Holt , Captain
- Number 24, J. McPake , Yellow Card at 31 minutes
- Number 10, J. Gullan , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2
- Number 21, K. Fotheringham , substituted for J. Wanner at 61 minutes
- Number 9, A. Sidibeh , Yellow Card at 32 minutes, substituted for U. Ikpeazu at 80 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 14, M. Foulds
- Number 46, F. Franczak
- Number 37, J. Wanner
- Number 18, U. Ikpeazu
- Number 23, S. Sprangler
- Number 11, S. Stanton
- Number 8, J. Svedberg
- Number 39, K. Thomson
- Number 2, R. Tumilty
away team, Ayr United
Manager: Scott Brown
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
- 1, David Mitchell, Goalkeeper
- 32, Watret, Defender20, King, Defender5, Holt, Defender33, McMann, Defender
- 22, McKenzie, Midfielder8, Dempsey, Midfielder14, Ure, Midfielder
- 15, Murphy, Striker21, Walker, Striker23, Rus, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Mitchell
- Number 33, S. McMann
- Number 5, K. Holt
- Number 20, L. King , Yellow Card at 83 minutes
- Number 32, D. Watret
- Number 14, K. Ure
- Number 8, B. Dempsey , Captain, substituted for S. Bannigan at 74 minutes
- Number 22, M. McKenzie , substituted for G. Oakley at 74 minutes
- Number 23, M. Rus
- Number 21, E. Walker , Yellow Card at 32 minutes
- Number 15, J. Murphy , substituted for A. Dowds at 74 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 6, S. Bannigan
- Number 7, A. Dowds
- Number 9, G. Oakley
- Number 38, L. Russell
- Number 11, D. Thomas
- Number 4, S. Want
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Ryan Lee
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Daniel McFarlane
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Will Pare
Match Stats
Key, St. Johnstone v Ayr UtdBasic Stats
Overall possession
St. Johnstone 60%Ayr United 40%
Shots
St. Johnstone 5Ayr United 4Shots on target
St. Johnstone 1Ayr United 2Goalkeeper saves
St. Johnstone 0Ayr United 0Fouls committed
St. Johnstone 10Ayr United 14Corners
St. Johnstone 0Ayr United 0In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
St. Johnstone 5Ayr United 4Shots on target
St. Johnstone 1Ayr United 2Shots off target
St. Johnstone 1Ayr United 2Defence
Fouls committed
St. Johnstone 10Ayr United 14Total yellow cards
St. Johnstone 4Ayr United 2Season so far
Championship
Key, St. Johnstone v Ayr Utd
League position, St. Johnstone 1st, Ayr United 3rdTotal points, St. Johnstone 27, Ayr United 18
Goals scored
St. Johnstone 23Ayr United 15Form guide
All competitions
St. Johnstone won
v Queen's Park
1
2
Championship
Ayr United won
v Airdrieonians
4
2
Championship
St. Johnstone won
v Airdrieonians
1
2
Championship
Ayr United won
v Dunfermline Athletic
0
1
Championship
St. Johnstone won
v Dunfermline Athletic
2
1
Championship
Ayr United draw
v Ross County
1
1
Championship
St. Johnstone won
v Raith Rovers
0
2
Championship
Ayr United draw
v Queen's Park
1
1
Championship
St. Johnstone draw
v Greenock Morton
1
1
Championship
Ayr United draw
v Greenock Morton
2
2
Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
St. Johnstone and Ayr UnitedSt. Johnstone Won 9Ayr United Won 2
Played 18
Draw 7
Previous scores
All competitions
League Cup
St. Johnstone 1 , Ayr United 2 on the 25th of July 2023
St. Johnstone
Ayr United
25th of July 2023
St. Johnstone 1 , Ayr United 0 on the 23rd of July 2022
St. Johnstone
Ayr United
23rd of July 2022
Scottish Cup
Ayr United 1 , St. Johnstone 2 on the 8th of February 2020
Ayr United
St. Johnstone
8th of February 2020