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FT: Falkirk 0-2 St Mirren - Phillips turns in at near post before adding late second
Falkirk 0-1 St Mirren
A slick, flowing counter-attack from St Mirren cuts the home team open and Killian Phillips thinks he's scored his second goal of the day, but Scott Bain pulls off a fabulous save to keep out his rising shot from 10 yards.
Falkirk 0-1 St Mirren
St Mirren have a three v two break but Eseosa Sule is too slow with his pass to Ryan Carr and Liam Henderson sticks out a leg to intercept.
Falkirk 0-1 St Mirren
Sam Ramos tries his luck from distance but the St Mirren midfielder gets a wee nudge as he shoots and the ball flies high over the target.
Falkirk 0-1 St Mirren
Falkirk striker Ross MacIvor races clear to set up a shooting opportunity only to find the side-netting.
Falkirk 0-1 St Mirren
Ross MacIvor is again just shy of getting a touch on great ball in from the left. Ethan Laidlaw is the provider this time.
Lewis Hodgkiss
Stenhousemuir have their first goal at Championship level as a header from Lewis Hodgkiss levels the game in Kirkcaldy.
Falkirk 0-1 St Mirren
Paul Nsio does well to snaffle possession in the centre circle and sends Eseosa Sule racing forward.
The St Mirren striker drags his shot wide though.
Falkirk 0-1 St Mirren
Scott Tanser pings a great cross in on the half-volley but Falkirk striker Ross MacIvor can't make a connection in front of goal.
Paul McMullan
And now we have the first goal in the Championship as the home side lead at Stark's Park.
A beauty from the edge of the box from former Dundee United and Dundee man Paul McMullan.
Image source, SNSFalkirk 0-1 St Mirren
Ryan Strain bursts into the St Mirren penalty area and cuts the ball back to Finn Yeats, who has so much time to pick his spot but ends up scuffing a tame shot straight at goalkeeper Jacob Chapman.
Falkirk 0-1 St Mirren
The visitors certainly aren't sitting on their lead as they continue to press forward at every opportunity.
It's a wide open game.
Sean McGinty O.G
Sean McGinty has the dubious honour of scoring the first own goal of the season.
Falkirk 0-1 St Mirren
Ryan Stevenson
Former Hearts forward on BBC Sportsound
From a St Mirren point of view, it's a great goal. Kind of basic football. They go long, it goes wide, it goes in the box. Phillips just darts across Ryan Strain.
From a Falkirk point of view, Ryan Strain goes laboured with his head. You would want him to go attack it.
What a start from St Mirren.
Killian Phillips
Killian Phillips is smiling now!
It's a much harder chance than the one he's just missed as he sticks out a leg to get a glancing touch to a cross.
Scott Bain is a bit slow to react as the ball sneaks in at the front post.
Falkirk 0-0 St Mirren
Ryan Stevenson
Former Hearts forward on BBC Sportsound
What a ball. Phillips makes a great run and it's initially a great touch, great shot. Probably you would want to go across the goalkeeper there, he goes at the near post. Bain makes a great save.
Falkirk 0-0 St Mirren
Killian Phillips has his head in his hands as he batters a good chance straight at Falkirk goalkeeper Scott Bain from close range.
Craig McGuffie (pen)
First goal of the day goes to EK.
Calvin Harris will be gutted...
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Ryan Stevenson
Former Hearts forward on BBC Sportsound
Everything for Falkirk is going through Craig Sibbald. He's dictating the game.
Falkirk 0-0 St Mirren
The ball sits up nicely for Falkirk's Jack McMillan at the edge of the box but the shot flies inches wide.
Falkirk 0-0 St Mirren
After passing up a good shooting opportunity, Eseosa Sule has a go from further out but there's no power on the St Mirren striker's effort.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Wouter Vrancken
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Wouter Vrancken
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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Aberdeen have won 10 of their last 11 home league games against Heart of Midlothian, with the exception a goalless draw in January 2025.
This is the second successive league season in which Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian have faced on the opening day, after Hearts won 2-0 in 2025-26. Hearts last visited Aberdeen on MD1 in 2019-20, losing 3-2.
After losing 0-2 to Hearts on MD1 last season, Aberdeen could lose on the opening day in back-to-back league campaigns for the first time since a run of three from 2007-08 to 2009-10.
Hearts have won their opening game in four of the last five Scottish Premiership seasons (D1), last losing on MD1 in the division in 2019-20 – which was away to Aberdeen (2-3).
This will be Wouter Vrancken’s first league game as Heart of Midlothian manager. Both of Hearts’ last two managers have won their first Scottish Premiership game in charge, Neil Critchley beating St. Mirren 4-0 in October 2024 and Derek McInnes beating Aberdeen 2-0 on August 2025.
