ST Johnstone 4-3 Kilmarnock | Result & Match Report

ST Johnstone 4 - 3 Kilmarnock
Premiership · Matchday 1 · Full Time

Premiership · Matchday 1: ST Johnstone beat Kilmarnock 4-3. The match was played on Sunday, 2 August 2026 at McDiarmid Park (Perth); refereed by John Beaton, Scotland.

⚽ Goals

Josh Fowler 16' (ST Johnstone) · Greg Kiltie 37' (Kilmarnock) · Cheick Diabate 47' (ST Johnstone) · Joe Hugill 49' (Kilmarnock) · Jason Holt 53' (OG) (Kilmarnock) · Michael Schjønning-Larsen 69' (OG) (ST Johnstone) · Kai Fotheringham 80' (ST Johnstone)

Match Analysis

After a 1-1 first half, the game finished 4-3.

ST Johnstone held 55% of possession against 45%, attempting 15 shots to Kilmarnock's 7.

Shots on target read 5-4 and corners 6-3.

⏱️ Match Events

16'⚽Josh Fowler (Jamie Gullan)
21'🟨Tyreece John-Jules
37'⚽Greg Kiltie (Tom Lowery)
45+4'🟨Liam Smith
45'🔄▲ Jamie Brandon ▼ Tyreece John-Jules
47'⚽Cheick Diabate (Jamie Gullan)
49'⚽Joe Hugill
52'🟨Cheick Diabate
53'⚽🔴Jason Holt
59'🔄▲ Roshaun Mathurin ▼ Nicky Cleșcenco
59'🔄▲ Bailey Rice ▼ Aaron Tshibola
61'🔄▲ Kai Fotheringham ▼ Ruari Paton
61'🔄▲ Logan Chalmers ▼ Jason Holt
66'🔄▲ Mark O'Hara ▼ Erik Ring
69'⚽🔴Michael Schjønning-Larsen
69'🔄▲ Louis Lloyd ▼ Reece McAlear
80'⚽Kai Fotheringham (Josh Fowler)
82'🟨Jamie Brandon
84'🔄▲ Macaulay Tait ▼ Josh Fowler
85'🔄▲ Jack Baird ▼ Jamie Gullan
85'🔄▲ Ieuan Owen ▼ Greg Kiltie

👕 Line-ups

ST Johnstone · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.90
14
6.6
33
6.3
8
7.0
42
6.3
99
6.6
10
7.9
11
6.5
9
8.6

Substitutes: Logan Chalmers, Kai Fotheringham, Louis Lloyd, Macaulay Tait, Jack Baird, Ross Sinclair, Morgan Boyes, Danny Finlayson, Taylor Steven

Coach: Simo Valakari

Kilmarnock · 4-4-1-1 · ⌀ 6.34
18
6.9
11
7.2
9
7.3

Substitutes: Jamie Brandon, Bailey Rice, Roshaun Mathurin, Mark O'Hara, Ieuan Owen, Calum Ferrie, Euan Bowie, Johnly Yfeko, Rory McKenzie

Coach: Neil McCann

📊 Match Stats

55%Possession45%
2.03Expected goals (xG)0.92
15Total shots7
5Shots on target4
5Shots off target3
5Blocked shots0
10Shots inside box6
5Shots outside box1
6Corners3
1Offsides0
6Fouls13
2Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves2
534Total passes428
445Accurate passes331
83%Pass accuracy %77%

⭐ Player of the Match

Josh Fowler (ST Johnstone) — named player of the match with a 8.6 rating.

📝 Player Ratings

ST Johnstone
⭐ Josh Fowler ⚽ 🅰️84'8.6Kai Fotheringham ⚽29'8.0Jamie Gullan 🅰️85'7.9Cheick Diabate ⚽90'7.6Jason Holt61'7.0Jack Baird12'6.9Logan Chalmers29'6.7Matty Foulds90'6.6Ruari Paton61'6.6Sam Stanton90'6.5Macaulay Tait13'6.5Liam Smith90'6.3Zach Mitchell90'6.3Reece McAlear69'6.3
Kilmarnock
Joe Hugill ⚽90'7.3Greg Kiltie ⚽85'7.2Tom Lowery 🅰️90'6.9Mark O'Hara24'6.9Max Stryjek90'6.7Bailey Rice31'6.7George Stanger90'6.5Roshaun Mathurin31'6.3Ieuan Owen12'6.3Nicky Cleșcenco59'6.2Erik Ring66'6.0Ethan Brown90'5.9Aaron Tshibola59'5.9Tyreece John-Jules44'5.9
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