Kilmarnock vs St Johnstone — Scottish Premiership: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 12′St Johnstone, VAR review:Card upgrade confirmed
- 13′St Johnstone, red card:Handball
- 14′St Johnstone, substitution:off
- 14′Kilmarnock, goal:1–0assist
- 35′St Johnstone, yellow card:Foul
- 35′St Johnstone, yellow card:Foul
- 37′Kilmarnock, yellow card:Foul
- 40′St Johnstone, goal:1–1assist
- 41′Kilmarnock, goal:2–1assist
- Half-time2 – 1
- 46′St Johnstone, substitution:off
- 46′St Johnstone, substitution:off
- 56′Kilmarnock, yellow card:Foul
- 59′Kilmarnock, substitution:off
- 59′Kilmarnock, substitution:off
- 63′St Johnstone, substitution:off
- 65′St Johnstone, goal:2–2
- 67′St Johnstone, substitution:off
- 71′Kilmarnock, substitution:off
- 83′Kilmarnock, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time2 – 2
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Match report
Ten-man ST Johnstone hold Kilmarnock to a 2-2 draw at Rugby Park
Kilmarnock were held to a 2-2 draw by ST Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership on Matchday 12 at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, despite playing more than 75 minutes against ten men. The visitors had Toby Steward sent off in the 13th minute, yet left with a point that lifted them to seventh in the table.
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Kilmarnock needed only a minute to exploit the extra man, Cathal McCarthy scoring in the 14th minute from Djenairo Daniels' assist. ST Johnstone levelled in the 40th minute when Danny Schmidt finished from Enes Alıç's pass, but Kilmarnock responded immediately, Daniels scoring in the 41st minute from Joseph Hugill's assist to make it 2-1 at the interval.
The second half brought no further goals until the 65th minute, when Joel Cotterill made it 2-2. From the red card onwards ST Johnstone scored twice and conceded twice. Kilmarnock, who had 63 per cent of possession, could not find a third, and the result left them eleventh with nine points from 12 games.
ST Johnstone, on 14 points, are five clear of Kilmarnock. Dundee visit ST Johnstone on Saturday 7 November in the Scottish Premiership, while Kilmarnock travel to Celtic the following day.
Djenairo Daniels was the highest-rated performer at 8.43, setting up McCarthy's opener and scoring Kilmarnock's second goal a minute after ST Johnstone had equalised.
Kilmarnock had 22 shots to ST Johnstone's six, but only six of them were on target.
Kilmarnock and St Johnstone drew 2–2 (half-time 2–1).
Kilmarnock met St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership (Regular Season - 12). Kick-off was Saturday, 31 October 2026, 15:00 UTC at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park.
Team pages: Kilmarnock · St Johnstone · Scottish Premiership
Key moments
- 13' Red card: Toby Steward
- 14' Goal: Cathal McCarthy (assist: Djenairo Daniels) — 1–0
- 40' Goal: Danny Schmidt (assist: Enes Alıç) — 1–1
- 41' Goal: Djenairo Daniels (assist: Joseph Hugill) — 2–1
- 65' Goal: Joel Cotterill — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Kilmarnock (3-4-1-2)
St Johnstone (3-4-2-1)
About this match
On this page: the Kilmarnock vs St Johnstone final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Scottish Premiership fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Kilmarnock and St Johnstone team pages or the Scottish Premiership page.