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St Johnstone
SPFL Premiership
19:45
UTC, Wednesday 28 October 2026
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Motherwell

St Johnstone vs Motherwell: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

St Johnstone host Motherwell at McDiarmid Park on Wednesday 28 October 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC, in the SPFL Premiership (round 11). St Johnstone have had 11 days of rest since playing Dundee Utd (SPFL Premiership); Motherwell have had 11 after facing Kilmarnock and travel about 340 km. St Johnstone are without 2 players (Samuel Stanton, Zach Mitchell); Motherwell are missing 3 (Dylan Williams, Oscar Priestman, Callum Hendry). The forecast at kick-off is 10°C with rain.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

St Johnstone 4-2-3-1

Coach: Simo Valakari

  1. 1 Toby Steward GK
  2. 33 Liam Smith DEF
  3. 19 Daniel Finlayson DEF
  4. 3 Cheick Diabate DEF
  5. 2 Enes Alić DEF
  6. 42 Reece McAlear MID
  7. 8 Jason Holt MID
  8. 11 Samuel Stanton FWD
  9. 30 Joel Cotterill MID
  10. 7 Taylor Steven FWD
  11. 9 Josh Fowler FWD

Bench

  • 20 Ross Sinclair GK
  • 6 Božo Mikulić DEF
  • 14 Matty Foulds DEF
  • 26 Matty Todd MID
  • 10 Jamie Gullan FWD
  • 32 Josh Campbell FWD
  • 18 Kai Fotheringham FWD
  • 23 Logan Chalmers FWD
  • 99 Ruari Paton FWD

Motherwell 4-2-3-1

Coach: Alfred Johansson

  1. 1 Alex Paulsen GK
  2. 7 Tom Sparrow DEF
  3. 2 Stephen O'Donnell DEF
  4. 5 Martin Moormann DEF
  5. 45 Emmanuel Longelo DEF
  6. 8 Lukas Fadinger MID
  7. 71 Joe Hodge MID
  8. 18 Tawanda Maswanhise FWD
  9. 11 Alex Lowry MID
  10. 19 Ibrahim Said FWD
  11. 47 Seb Palmer Houlden FWD

Bench

  • 21 Matty Connelly GK
  • 3 Jake Girdwood-Reich DEF
  • 4 Jamie Knight-Lebel DEF
  • 22 Johnny Koutroumbis DEF
  • 6 Jordan McGhee DEF
  • 63 Dylan Levitt MID
  • 15 Eythor Martin Bjørgolfsson FWD
  • 13 Jardell Kanga FWD
  • 77 Willy Vogt FWD

Injuries and suspensions

St Johnstone

  • Samuel Stanton injury, back Mid November 2026
  • Zach Mitchell injury, out for season

Motherwell

  • Dylan Williams injury, back Late October 2026
  • Oscar Priestman injury, back Late October 2026
  • Callum Hendry injury, back Early November 2026
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 16 August 2025: St Johnstone 0-1 Motherwell
  • Saturday 26 April 2025: Motherwell 3-2 St Johnstone
  • Saturday 25 January 2025: St Johnstone 2-1 Motherwell
  • Saturday 18 January 2025: St Johnstone 1-0 Motherwell
  • Saturday 9 November 2024: Motherwell 2-1 St Johnstone