Saturday’s Scottish Premiership, Hibernian v Dundee United – radio coverage & text updates

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Robinson pleased to ‘grind out’ victory

FT: Falkirk 1-2 St Mirren

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson told BBC Scotland: “The game was sticky at the start, both teams after the international break and days off, looked rusty.

“But we came out really well in the second half and dominated the game. But for the goalkeeper, Scott Bain, who has made two terrific saves from Killian Phillips and Richard King, it could and should have been more.

“Then we concede a goal we should never concede and gives Falkirk a little bit of hope. We had to defend, and did it well when we needed to.

“We can be better than today in terms of the quality we can show. But we said grind out the result whatever way, and we did.”

Robinson says the injury to Marcus Fraser is a “concering one”. The ever-present defender was forced off with an ankle injury just before the break.

The win at Pittodrie before the international break was massive for Falkirk, but McGlynn said sides like St Mirren are the template for them as they aim to be a stable top-flight club after too long down the leagues. In a way they were taught a lesson about what it is to be a good side in the Premiership. Not in the sense they were outclassed, because they were very competitive. But how crucial it is to be robust from crosses, physical in midfield, and clinical up top. That latter one is perhaps the most concerning. Graham's header from a perfect McSNS

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