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St Mirren striker Lewis Jamieson has signed a new contract with the club, keeping him in Paisley until the summer of 2025.

A product of the club's youth academy, Jamieson has made 19 first-team appearances for St Mirren, and scored his first goal against Hibs earlier this season.

"I think Lewis has come to the fore and become a real live option for us," manager Stephen Robinson said.

"He's added real competition and shown he can compete at this level. it's probably taken us a little bit longer than we thought to get him there but he's applied himself really well and he's someone we feel we can keep developing.

"It's been difficult for him to break in because we've started the season well but when he's had his chances he's taken them and he's worked really hard since I came to the club. We see him as a big part of things going forward."

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• St Mirren have attempted 427 passes in this game, their highest total in a single match in the Scottish Premiership this season.

• Motherwell have failed to win in their last 14 games in the Scottish Premiership, their longest winless streak in the competition.

• Keanu Baccus attempted 65 passes in this game, the highest total for a St. Mirren player in the Scottish Premiership this season.

• Motherwell have conceded five penalties in the Scottish Premiership this season, only St Mirren (six) have conceded more.

• St Mirren have won four penalties in the Scottish Premiership this season, only Rangers (eight) and Celtic (nine) have been awarded more.

• Motherwell have failed to score a first-half goal in 15 of their 18 games, no team has failed to do so more often in the Scottish Premiership this season.

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We asked for your thoughts after St Mirren played out a stalemate with Motherwell...

William: A frustrating and strange game through Mr Napier's decisions. The normally reliable captain Mark O'Hara was the villain with misplaced passes and a poorly taken penalty. Neither club can be pleased with the result and big thanks to Zach Hemming. Next Saturday could be a defining game for us in the chase for third. Please lads, let's go and do it!

Billy: Have to say our Northern Ireland international McMenamin has not kicked a ball for us as a winger, he is a total fish out of water as a wing-back and a jersey wasted. We need 11 players to turn up every game, we can’t afford effortless players like him.

St Mirren fans, were you at the ground to see your side play out a goalless draw with Motherwell, or were you following along from afar?

Either way, we want your thoughts on the game. Have your say here.

"Considering the conditions we had to play in, it was an entertaining game, wasn't it?" Stephen Robinson told BBC Scotland.

"We missed a penalty, Greg [Kiltie] misses a really good chance where he slips, they had two good chances where Zach [Hemming] saved.

"Probably a point is an even result and a fair result. I think when St Mirren are sat fourth in the league, we're doing fine.

"We've got a super group that are giving everything, making chances, and yeah of course, we can be better, but we're having a very good season."

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Motherwell's major issues on the park this season have undoubtedly been at the back. They have conceded a league-high 29 goals, and club captain Kelly has made several high profile errors as confidence has been palpably eroded.

They dug deep to earn just a second league clean sheet of the season, showing a defensive structure that has been missing in recent months. More clean sheets will be vital if they are to arrest their slump.

After Kelly denied O'Hara from the spot, Kettlewell will be deeply frustrated his side didn't go on to win the game, with Spittal, Biereth and Bair all missing one-on-ones with Hemming.

For St Mirren, they were always in the game, but couldn't reach the levels they did against Ross County last time out.

Stav Nahmani and Ayunga both struggled to affect the game as they did in the Highlands, but there is no need to panic for the Buddies. They remain well on course for a top-six finish.

Just one change for St Mirren with Keanu Baccus replacing Caolan Boyd-Munce, who does not make the squad.

Motherwell also make one alteration. Harry Paton takes over from Jon Obika, who is on the bench.

St Mirren: Hemming, Fraser, Gogic, Taylor, Small, Baccus, O'Hara, Kiltie, Tanser, Nahmani, Ayunga.

Substitutes: Urminsky, Bolton, Dunne, Sutherland, McMenamin, Greive, Jamieson, Mandron, Olusanya.

Motherwell: Kelly, O'Donnell, Spencer, Mugbai, Blaney, Gent, Zdravkovski, Slattery, Paton, Spittal, Biereth.

Substitutes: Oxborough, Obika, Bair, Shaw, McGinn, Wells. L Ross, M Ross, Wilkinson.

St Mirren will assess midfielder Caolan Boyd-Munce after he came off with a strain against Ross County.

Ryan Flynn and Ryan Strain remain out.

Motherwell will have midfielder Harry Paton back from suspension, while defenders Calum Butcher and Paul McGinn might be involved following lay-offs.

But defender Dan Casey faces six to eight weeks out with ankle ligament damage, while Lennon Miller and Pape Souare are long-term absentees.

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This month marks three years since St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson left Motherwell - his opponents this weekend.

Citing the need for a break from the pressures of management, the Northern Irishman's time away from the top job helped rejuvenate Robinson for his spell in Paisley - where he has the Buddies sitting third in the Scottish Premiership.

He believes he is now better placed to deal with the demands placed on football managers.

“It comes with a little bit more experience as well,” Robinson said. “I had been at Motherwell a long time, and I just felt it was as far as I could have taken the club.

“There was no winter break that year so I just took a break myself and just decided I was going on holiday to Dubai!

“But I have spoken about my affection for Motherwell and how good the people were with me there.

“I decided that was the time to leave and I have learnt to manage situations a little bit better now, three years down the line, a lot more games, more experience, and things don’t upset me quite as much as they used to.

“When you have been at a club a long time you take things very personally, you become very emotionally attached to individuals, and every result matters to people.

“We were going through the Covid situation, a unique situation that we probably won’t ever encounter again. You were literally responsible for everything at the club and people’s lives were on the line. It was an extreme situation.

“After a few months out, you get the hunger back again and I have certainly got that.”

Jonah Ayunga celebrated impending fatherhood and his first goal of the season as St Mirren defeated Ross County 2-0 last Saturday.

It was a welcome tonic for the Buddies after a rocky spell that culminated in three success away defeats, while Ayunga is rediscovering his prowess after a 10-month injury lay-off.

The forward's next assignment is breaching a Motherwell defence that has not kept a clean sheet since 3 September.

And Ayunga will be hoping to help the Buddies maintain a 100% record against the Steelmen in all competitions this season, with 1-0 victories picked up in the Premiership and Viaplay Cup.

Read the rest of the Premiership picks here.

• St Mirren have won two of their last three league meetings with Motherwell (L1), as many as their previous 13 beforehand (W2 D5 L6).

• Motherwell’s 1-0 defeat in January ended their seven-game unbeaten run away at St Mirren in the top-flight (W4 D3).

• Only Celtic (20) and Rangers (18) have more home points in the Scottish Premiership this season than St Mirren (17). Each of the Buddies’ last four league wins have come at home since they won 1-0 at Motherwell in September.

• Motherwell are winless in 13 league games (D5 L8); the last side to go longer without a win in the Scottish Premiership were Partick Thistle from April to October 2017 (15).

• Motherwell have scored more goals in the 90th minute or later (7) than any side in this season’s Scottish Premiership. This accounts for 35% of their goal total in the league this campaign (7/20). These goals have earned them six points, also a league-high total in 2023-24.

St Mirren will be looking to make it two wins in a row as they host Motherwell on Saturday.

Would you make any changes from the team who beat Ross County?

Put yourself in Stephen Robinson's shoes and tell us your starting XI here.

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Elvis has entered the building.

St Mirren have announced the signing of defender Elvis Bwomono after a successful trial period at the club.

The 25-year-old started his career at Southend United before moving to Icelandic outfit IBV in May 2022, where he made 48 appearances.

He has also twice been capped at international level for Uganda, making his debut in November 2020 against South Sudan.

However, Buddies fans will have to wait until the new year to see the right-sided player don the black and white stripes due to the signing taking place outside of a transfer window.

"I’m delighted to join the club," Bwomono told club media, external. "I’ve been here for a few weeks training, getting to understand the philosophy and the club as well. It’s been fantastic."

"I knew about the club from the likes of Anton Ferdinand and Joe Shaughnessy playing here.

"I know Richard [Taylor] as well and when I knew I was coming up here I spoke to him and he told me lots about the club. I can't wait to get started."

Manager Stephen Robinson added: "He’s played a lot of games in England and came back from a good playing period in Iceland as well. We’re really pleased with him.

"He's a right-sided wing-back, that can play left-side and in the middle of the park. He’s a brilliant athlete, strengthens the squad and gives us another option with Ryan Strain out. It was a position we were looking to strengthen and Ryan's injury sped it up."

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"We don't panic" was the assurance of Stephen Robinson after Saturday's comfortable win over Ross County.

While some of the Saints support may not have quite followed that maxim to the letter, the turnaround in recent fortunes was to some extent a reward for sticking with the fundamentals that have seen the Buddies hold on to a European spot for almost all of this season.

A stretch of performances covering a period of around a month or so - or more depending on who you ask and how prone they are to panicking - had threatened the lofty promise that early form had instilled.

Wins had been marginal and some defeats had been painful, seeing the clinical productivity that defined those early fixtures fading into an apparent lack of confidence in front of goal.

However, the second half in Perth midweek showed some signs of rejuvenation. We can gloss over the succession of spurned chances and gut punch of a 96th-minute conceded penalty, primarily because of Saturday's victory.

Jonah Ayunga has looked like a man desperate to get back on the scoresheet and his moment in the spotlight against Ross County was hard-earned.

There can't be a single Saints fan who didn't punch the air when that driven finish hit the back of the net and who doesn't now hope that the popular forward builds momentum that carries the frontline over the second half of the season.

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Two St Mirren players make this week's team after their 2-0 win over Ross County.

Alex Gogic stood strong and steady once more as Stephen Robinson's side secured a clean sheet.

Jonah Ayunga was Saints' best player and would have scored more but for the form of Ross Laidlaw in the Ross County goal.

Stephen Robinson has was full of praise for Stav Nahmani after St Mirren's 2-0 win over Ross County on Saturday.

The Israeli striker impressed in his first league start of the season, and Robinson believes he is beginning to adapt to the Scottish game.

Nahmani is also dealing with the situation in his homeland from afar, as Israel carries out military action in Gaza.

“Stav has had a real tough time," Robinson said. “There are things going on in his country that are devastating for him. That takes its toll mentally.

“We’ve stayed in touch with his Israeli and English agents to keep them up to speed with what’s been going on.

“Mentally it’s very tough for the boy, away from his family and with his brother in the army.

“But he was also playing catch up as he wasn’t fit enough and players went ahead of him.

“We feel he’s the best finisher at the club as we see him every day.

“Scottish football is very different to Israeli football because of the heat – centre forwards don’t press over there. But in my team you have to press and he certainly does that.”

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St Mirren scorer Jonah Ayunga disputes Rangers manager Philippe Clement's theory about the effect on performance of impending fatherhood, with the forward netting against Ross County while his partner is pregnant. (Herald - subscription required), external

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