Scottish Championship

FT Saturday, February 28, 2026
Ayr United LWWDL 1
–
St Johnstone DWLDD 3
1st2ndT
AYR101
STJ213
McDiarmid Park · 3,961 att.

Team Stats

19
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
3
49
Possession
51
6
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
3
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

STJ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Toby StewardG
  2. 3Cheick DiabatéCD-L
  3. 15Jack BairdCD-R
  4. 14Matty FouldsLB
  5. 33Liam SmithRB
  6. 10James GullanAM
  7. 7Jason HoltLM
  8. 42Reece McAlearRM
  9. 9Josh FowlerF
  10. 24Joshua McPakeAM-L
  11. 11Samuel StantonAM-R

AYR · 3-5-2

  1. 31Max ThompsonG
  2. 5Kevin HoltCD
  3. 33Scott McMannCD-L
  4. 20Leon Thomson KingCD-R
  5. 16Ben SummersCM-L
  6. 8Ben DempseyCM-R
  7. 6Stuart BanniganAM
  8. 3Liam DickLM
  9. 2Nicholas McallisterRM
  10. 17Jude BonnarCF-L
  11. 22Mark McKenzieCF-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Reece McAlear (St Johnstone) Goal at 16'
  2. 18' Liam Dick (Ayr United) Goal at 18'
  3. 31' Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 31'
  4. 33' Ben Summers (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 33'
  5. 37' Samuel Stanton (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 37'
  6. 38' Joshua McPake (St Johnstone) Yellow Card at 38'
  7. 42' Cheick Diabate (St Johnstone) Goal at 42'
  8. 53' Taylor Steven (St Johnstone) Substitution at 53'
  9. 54' Nicholas Mcallister (Ayr United) Yellow Card at 54'
  10. 59' George Finney (Ayr United) Substitution at 59'
  11. 65' Adam Forrester (St Johnstone) Substitution at 65'
  12. 71' Ruari Paton (St Johnstone) Substitution at 71'
  13. 76' Jamie Hislop (Ayr United) Substitution at 76'
  14. 86' Ruari Paton (St Johnstone) Goal at 86'
  15. 88' Lucas Mcroberts (Ayr United) Substitution at 88'
  16. 88' Francis Turley (Ayr United) Substitution at 88'

SPFL Championship News

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News PA Hearts open door to Celtic in title race after 1-1 draw at Motherwell Hearts opened the door to Celtic to close the gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership after they were held 1-1 at Motherwell. News PA Rodgers resigns as Celtic boss after poor start to season Brendan Rodgers has resigned as Celtic manager with former boss Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney being put in temporary charge at Parkhead. News ESPN Substitute Arbroath goalkeeper comes on, scores 35-yard screamer Arbroath were forced to bring on substitute goalkeeper Ali Adams after naming just four outfield players on the bench, only for Adams to score an outstanding 35-yard strike. ESPN Mark Ogden The legend of Dick Campbell, the coach closing on 1,000 games Dick Campbell has been a soccer manager for over 35 years and is approaching 1,000 league games at age 69, and having overcome a cancer diagnosis in 2011. He's also in no hurry to stop doing what he loves.