Summary

  • Chris Kane gets toe on Glenn Middleton cross to guide St Johnstone into lead; Middleton rifles in free-kick two minutes later; Conor McCarthy bullets home response

  • Watch live on Sportscene & listen on Sportsound

  • League Cup winners St Johnstone lifted the Scottish Cup in 2014

  • Hibernian already through to final on 22 May after beating Dundee United on Saturday

  1. It's been a while for the Buddiespublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    St Mirren v St Johnstone (14:15)

    St Mirren have won the Scottish Cup three times and lost in three finals but their most recent triumph came way back in 1987, which was also the last time they got to the final.

    Here's how they overcame Hearts in the semis to get there.

  2. Socially distanced send offpublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    St Mirren v St Johnstone (14:15)

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  3. LINE-UPS from Hampdenpublished at 13:13 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

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    St Mirren: Alnwick, Fraser, McCarthy, Shaughnessy, Tait, Doyle-Hayes, Erhahon, Durmus, McGrath, Dennis, Erwin.

    Substitutes: Lyness, Finlayson, Flynn, McAllister, Connolly, Henderson, Brophy, Obika, Quaner.

    St Johnstone: Clark, McCart, Kerr, Gordon, Rooney, Booth, McCann, Bryson, Wotherspoon, Kane, Melamed.

    Substitutes: Zlamal, Brown, Gilmour, Conway, Middleton, O'Halloran, Ferguson, Robertson.

  4. St Johnstone hit by positive Covid-19 testspublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    St Mirren v St Johnstone (14:15)

    St Johnstone's preparations were thrown into a spin this week, with four players ruled out after two members of the squad tested positive for Covid-19.

    The club haven't named the unlucky quartet, so we won't either, but they did say the two players advised to isolate tested negative and the last round of tests were all negative.

    Team news coming up.

  5. All Saints Day at Hampdenpublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 9 May 2021

    St Mirren v St Johnstone (14:15)

    That's right, we have a battle of the Saints at the national stadium this afternoon as St Mirren and St Johnstone face off for a place in the Scottish Cup final.

    Hibernian await the winners.

    Stay with us for team news, build up and all of the action.

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