Kilmarnock 0-0 St Johnstone
The home side have now won three corners in the opening eight minutes.
Nothing has come from them, but Kilmarnock boss Neil McCann will be fairly happy with this up-tempo start.
St Johnstone are having to defend but are doing so admirably thus far.
Andy Munro
Motherwell 0-0 St Mirren
That's two or three times now that St Mirren goalkeeper Jacob Chapman has tried to go long and given the ball straight to a Motherwell player.
Well take advantage this time, but Tom Sparrow's looping cross is poor and an easy catch for Chapman.
Michael Garrity
Improving Morton take an early lead against the second-tier leaders.
Kilmarnock 0-0 St Johnstone
The tackles are flying in at Rugby Park in the opening few minutes. Just waiting for some football to break out.
St Johnstone settling well and enjoying the better possession early on.
But a very loose pass from captain Jason Holt leads to a Killie corner, the first of the game. Comes to nothing though.
Scott Tiffoney
Two goals in three minutes for Rovers and it looks like the Kirkcaldy side are poised to move up to second in the Championship.
George Oakley
First goal of the day comes in the Championship.
Striker George Oakley edges Rovers ahead.
Motherwell 0-0 St Mirren
You can see the intent from Motherwell to get the ball down and play and the first chance falls to the hosts.
Tom Sparrow and Ibrahim Said combine down the right before the former sends his shot straight into the arms of Jacob Chapman in the St Mirren goal.
We're getting going around the country.
The two Premiership games produced 13 goals between them the last time the sides met.
So we could be in for another goal-fest.
Motherwell v St Mirren (15:00)
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland at Fir Park
Both these teams have had a mix of results in the opening stage of the season. Motherwell have had one win in their last 12 matches and, despite playing with an improved zest in recent weeks, are struggling to get over the line.
St Mirren know a win would give them an eight-point advantage over Well and, with the first set of matches now beyond us, it's a gap that will be very difficult to bridge.
Kilmarnock v St Johnstone (15:00)
Neil McCann insists that goalkeeper Nico Mantl "deserves another chance" after the German was criticised after the 3-1 defeat by Dundee.
He points out that the former Arouca 26-year-old has not played a lot of football.
Kilmarnock v St Johnstone (15:00)
Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann tells BBC Radio Scotland that there is no panic, despite the side propping up the rest of the Premiership:
"We're a really good side," he says. "I watched the game [against Dundee] again last night and, even when they scored, we were the better side.
"Both boxes are where it's gone wrong for us. It's the most important thing in the game.
"We knew it was going to take a bit of time for the team to develop with all the new guys coming in. Today presents the chance to get another home win.
"I haven't seen the team panic and I want them to continue to be brave."
Motherwell v St Mirren (15:00)
Motherwell are unbeaten in their latest three meetings with St Mirren, the latest being a 3-3 draw in Paisley in August.
The Buddies have gone four visits to Fir Park without a win since a single-goal success in September 2023.
Kilmarnock v St Johnstone (15:00)
Six of St Johnstone's 13 points in the Premiership this season have come from losing positions - only Celtic have more.
Motherwell v St Mirren (15:00)
Motherwell have ended a run of six straight defeats, but St Johnstone's late equaliser in Perth still leaves them without a win in seven outings and with pressure mounting on new manager Alfred Johansson.
They have lost three in a row at home at an aggregate score of 8-0.
St Mirren had themselves five in a row before beating Dundee and drawing with Hibernian to ease pressure on their boss, Craig McLeish.
But those were both at home and they have lost three in a row on the road - by an aggregate of 9-1.
Kilmarnock v St Johnstone (15:00)
Home form is very much keeping Kilmarnock afloat.
Since Neil McCann’s first home league game in charge on 31 January, only Celtic (11), Hearts (11) and Rangers (8) have won more home matches in the Premiership than the Ayrshire side with seven.
Motherwell v St Mirren (15:00)
Motherwell have lost three consecutive home matches without scoring and last lost four in a row in November 2022.
They haven’t gone four league matches on home soil without scoring since December 2020.
Meanwhile, St Mirren could lose four in a row away from home for the first time since December 2023 and only Aberdeen have lost more away games in the Premiership since the start of last season than the Buddies' 15.
Scottish League 2
It's the big one at Stair Park as the two fourth-tier pacesetters - Stranraer and Clyde - go head-to-head with only goal difference separating them.
Third-top Elgin City will be hoping to take advantage as they visit fifth-placed Kelty Hearts, while fourth-top Spartans entertain bottom-of-the-table Annan Athletic.
Stirling Albion host Forfar Athletic amid a reported £1m takeover bid by a consortium led by Canadian investor Eric Perez.
Motherwell v St Mirren (15:00)
Motherwell manager Alfred Johansson tells BBC Scotland: "We're so happy to have some key players back. It's going to be about building minutes for them over at least a month, but it's very positive to have them back.
"The changes for this game it was quite easy to make the decisions based on Lukas Fadinger being ready again to start the game - he was not on Wednesday.
"Jardell Kanga, against Celtic especially and Hearts and in St Johnstone, has come off the bench and performed well, so he deserves his chance in the XI.
"The start of the season, we got thrown into a crazy programme where you have to play three or four days. We had a lot of new players and everyone was very excited.
"I think we coped with that really well, but when that period was over, it felt like we were back to reality. That's where you have to build the foundations of the team.
"I think the performances have been a little bit up and down, but we feel like the performances have deserved much more points than we have got.
"One thing we can improve is how we protect our own box. We need to be more aggressive in how we defend the wide areas."
Scottish League 1
Third-tier leaders Ross County visit East Kilbride, who are fourth and playing their first game under Simon Ferry after manager Mick Kennedy stepped aside to complete his coaching badges.
Hamilton Academical are second on goal difference as they host a Montrose side now sitting a distant third.
Lukas Fadinger's penalty was enough to secure three points for Motherwell
At a glance
Fadinger scores from penalty spot after Fieldson handball
Maswanhise and Said earlier missed big chances for Motherwell
Fir Park side end seven-game losing run
Lukas Fadinger's penalty helped Motherwell to a first Scottish Premiership win in almost two months despite missing a glut of chances against St Mirren.
The Austrian midfielder drilled his spot kick low into the bottom corner after St Mirren's Henry Fieldson was penalised for a handball in his own box after referee Don Robertson was called over to consult the monitor.
The victory was no more than Motherwell deserved, given the number of opportunities they passed up.
Tawanda Maswanhise and Ibrahim Said both missed chances to put them ahead in the first half, the latter also passed up a good opening in the second half.
Fortunately for the hosts, St Mirren hardly threatened.
They had just one shot in the first half when Eseosa Sule fired well wide and, although they managed four in the second half, only one was on target.
The victory moves Motherwell to within one place - and two points - of St Mirren as they now sit ninth in the Premiership table.
Despite the chances Motherwell created - 11 shots over 90 minutes - it looked for most of the game that their seven-game winless run was going to extend to eight.
Manager Alfred Johansson noted the importance pre-match of being more clinical, but once again they were found wanting.
The positive for supporters, the football was much more reminiscent of that seen in the early stages his tenure, particularly Maswanhise's chance where they worked the ball from back to front with slick passing before the striker shot wide.
Maswanhise had earlier passed up an opportunity six yards out as he smashed high over. Ibrahim Said missed one that he really should have buried, too, when he found himself one on one with Jacob Chapman by shot straight at the goalkeeper.
Then, when it looked like all the chips were down, a moment of good fortune.
Regan Charles-Cook and Fieldson were tussling in the St Mirren box when the ball took a nick off the latter's hand. Referee Robertson didn't give the spot-kick on the pitch but after a look at the monitor he pointed to the spot.
And while Fadinger's penalty was maybe fortunate, sometimes that's what you need to end a winless run and be the catalyst for better days.
Just when it looked like Craig McLeish's men were starting to turn a corner, they were undone by a late sucker-punch.
Beforehand, the manager praised his side for being tough to play against, even if they've not been performing particularly well, and that was something they did again in Motherwell, partly helped by how wasteful the hosts were.
In defence, St Mirren were solid. They made 21 tackles, won nine, and made nine interceptions.
Up the other end, though, they were wasteful, too, but didn't create as much.
They managed just one shot in the first half, four in the second, only one of those was on target. They're expected goals (xG) hardly even registered at 0.2 and they failed to create a single big chance.
While St Mirren will need to continue to be hard to beat, they will also need to work on making more happen at the other end.
'Massive credit to the players'
Motherwell manager Alfred Johansson: "I think very similar to how the last couple of games have been, I think we played very well.
"Big credit to the players because you could maybe sense in the last 20 minutes that it could maybe be the same story all over again because we created a lot of chances, which we didn't convert.
"We kept on going and scored in the 82nd minute, so massive credit to the players."
St Mirren boss Craig McLeish: "We didn't do enough to test Motherwell, I don't think their goalkeeper had a save to make.
"We got into some promising areas but lacked a bit of quality in the final third. There were some really promising periods and got into promising areas but didn't manage to take advantage of them.
"Motherwell maybe feel a bit aggrieved that they didn't take more of their chances."
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 28 |
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| 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 24 |
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| 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 20 |
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| 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
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| 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
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| 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
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| 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 14 |
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| 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 14 |
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| 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 12 |
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| 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 |
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| 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 9 |
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| 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 8 |
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Manager: Alfred Johansson
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Craig McLeish
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Alfred Johansson
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Craig McLeish
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
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