St Mirren dominated the first half and took a deserved lead just before the half hour. Andy Dormam thrashed a fine shot into the net to beat Szamotulski (I'm sure I heard a cheer from the direction of
The new Paisley stadium
Dormam almost grabbed his second within five minutes of the restart but he sliced his effort wide. Saints continued to be the team most likely to break the deadlock and the Hibs' keeper was kept busy. He had to be alert to prevent an own goal but at the other end Howard was called into action to tip a Hogg header over the bar.
The draw gives Hibs a one point advantage but they host Rangers on Sunday and they have to win to be certain of making the top half after the spit. If they fail to take all three points then Motherwell will leapfrog them with a win at
It should be a cracking game at