League · Premiership
St Johnstone2–1Dundee Utd
Graham Cummins 63′
Simon Lappin 80′
Billy Mckay (pen.) 26′
Lineups
St Johnstone
Dundee Utd
St Johnstone · Starting XI
- Alan Mannus
- Joe Shaughnessy
- Dave Mackay
- Tam Scobbie
- Brian Easton
- Chris Millar
- Murray Davidson
- Liam Craig
- Michael O'Halloran
- Steven MacLean
- Graham Cummins
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
St Johnstone · Substitutes
- Zander Clark
- Simon Lappin
- David Wotherspoon
- John Sutton
- Darnell Fisher
- Chris Kane
- Steven Anderson
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
St Johnstone · Substitutions
- Zander Clark for Michael O'Halloran24′
- David Wotherspoon for Chris Millar67′
- Simon Lappin for Steven MacLean77′
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Ryan Dow for Adam Taggart58′
- Mario Bilate for Scott Fraser58′
- Aidan Connolly for John Souttar74′
St Johnstone · Manager
- Tommy Wright
Dundee Utd · Manager
St Johnstone · Cautions
- Murray Davidson43′
- Steven MacLean47′
- Liam Craig88′
Dundee Utd · Cautions
- Scott Fraser37′
- Mark Durnan57′
St Johnstone · Red cards
- Alan Mannus24′
Dundee Utd · Red cards
- Not recorded
Match report
There were four changes to the starting eleven from Tuesday evening’s victory over Dunfermline, in came Sean Dillon, John Souttar, Blair Spittal and Adam Taggart for Jamie Robson, Aaron Kuhl, Charlie Telfer and Darko Bodul. United opened the scoring from the spot at 25 minutes, Alan Mannus bundling over Billy Mckay after they both looked to catch onto a through-ball. Up-stepped Mckay, who coolly converted from the spot. After 50 minutes, Adam Taggart had a huge chance to add a second, however, the striker could only hit a tame strike into the arms of substitute Saints keeper Zander Clark. Just…Read moreRead less
There were four changes to the starting eleven from Tuesday evening’s victory over Dunfermline, in came Sean Dillon, John Souttar, Blair Spittal and Adam Taggart for Jamie Robson, Aaron Kuhl, Charlie Telfer and Darko Bodul.
United opened the scoring from the spot at 25 minutes, Alan Mannus bundling over Billy Mckay after they both looked to catch onto a through-ball. Up-stepped Mckay, who coolly converted from the spot.
After 50 minutes, Adam Taggart had a huge chance to add a second, however, the striker could only hit a tame strike into the arms of substitute Saints keeper Zander Clark. Just ten minutes after Taggart’s golden opportunity to put real daylight between the two sides, St Johnstone scored an equalizer, Graham Cummins finishing close-range from a Saints corner. With just over ten minutes remaining, substitute Aidan Connolly curled a well struck 25 yard effort just over Zander Clark’s crossbar. Just as United looked as if they were beginning to really pressurise the Saints defence with Connolly, Spittal and Bilate coming close, a dinked Simon Lappin volley put Saints into the lead with less than ten minutes remaining. United only really had one chance in the closing stages of the match, newly recovered striker Mario Bilate hitting a wild shot over the target.
Manager's Comment:
The Manager failed to appear after the match and was subsequently relieved of his duties after one defeat too many.
Fan's Comment:
“Time for some new ideas. Our bogey team strikes again.”
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Captain: Seán Dillon
Arab Archive 'Man of the Match': Billy Mckay
Match Photos courtesy of Riki Grauer - More photos available at:
Dundee United Official Flickr Page
United opened the scoring from the spot at 25 minutes, Alan Mannus bundling over Billy Mckay after they both looked to catch onto a through-ball. Up-stepped Mckay, who coolly converted from the spot.
After 50 minutes, Adam Taggart had a huge chance to add a second, however, the striker could only hit a tame strike into the arms of substitute Saints keeper Zander Clark. Just ten minutes after Taggart’s golden opportunity to put real daylight between the two sides, St Johnstone scored an equalizer, Graham Cummins finishing close-range from a Saints corner. With just over ten minutes remaining, substitute Aidan Connolly curled a well struck 25 yard effort just over Zander Clark’s crossbar. Just as United looked as if they were beginning to really pressurise the Saints defence with Connolly, Spittal and Bilate coming close, a dinked Simon Lappin volley put Saints into the lead with less than ten minutes remaining. United only really had one chance in the closing stages of the match, newly recovered striker Mario Bilate hitting a wild shot over the target.
Manager's Comment:
The Manager failed to appear after the match and was subsequently relieved of his duties after one defeat too many.
Fan's Comment:
“Time for some new ideas. Our bogey team strikes again.”
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Captain: Seán Dillon
Arab Archive 'Man of the Match': Billy Mckay
Match Photos courtesy of Riki Grauer - More photos available at:
Dundee United Official Flickr Page
Joe James