Saints' Jim Hamilton then saw his headed attempt from Franco Miranda's free-kick drift wide.

BBC: Kilmarnock 0-1 St Mirren

St Mirren were reduced to 10 men after 70 minutes when Franco Miranda received a straight red card after the assistant referee signalled he had used an elbow jostling with Sutton at a throw-in.

BBC: Motherwell 2-1 St Mirren

McGinn, who scored in this month's draw with Celtic, had been restored to the St Mirren side along with Alan Reid, John Potter, Stewart Kean and Franco Miranda following the 0-0 draw with Kilmarnock.

BBC: McGinn scored for St Mirren at Tynecastle