Dundee Utd4–1St Mirren

Sensational starts are becoming rather regular occurences here this season, but the way in which this match got underway will be hard to match. Within a couple of minutes of the referee's first whistle Saints were reduced to ten men and we had been awarded a penalty. McWhirter handled a netbound Michael O'Neill shot on the line and under new FIFA regulations had to be redcarded. Michael O'Neill's first attempt from the spot was blocked by Money, but Michael followed up to net the rebound. The United fans were still cheering when Billy McKinlay rammed a second into the far corner from just inside the box. The drama continued in the 12th minute when Duncan Ferguson was tripped in the box and Darren Jackson took over the role of penalty taker from Michael O'Neill to sink the spot kick at the first time of asking. Ten man Saints produced the odd anxious moment, most notably when Allan Preston cleared a header off the line. Meanwhile Saints survived another couple of narrow shaves and most have been happy to hear the half-time whistle.

There was more than a degree of good fortune about Saints goal eight minutes after the interval when Charnley hammered in a free-kick which was deflected past Guide Van De Kamp by Paul Lambert. Five minutes later Darren Jackson restored our three goal advantage, heading high into the net after Allan Preston's first shot had crashed against the bar. Despite our numerical advantage there was no further scoring as we completed our biggest home Premier win since December, 1988.