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Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Kyle McAllister doesn’t see why St Mirren can’t go all the way and win the Scottish Cup.The Buddies fought through a tough quarter-final tie away to Kilmarnock to set up a battle of the Saints with St Johnstone in the last four.And with both Rangers and Celtic out of the competition, the midfielder has his eyes on the prize.When asked if the Old Firm teams being knocked out gives them belief they can win the cup, he said: “Definitely. It happened with the League Cup as well.

Scottish Cup semi final after Kyle McAllister sealed a cracking quarter-final at Rugby Park against Kilmarnock. It was a 3-3 draw with drama, goals, poor defending and a lot of penalties.

St Mirren midfielder has seen his side pick up victories against both Celtic and Rangers this season, with his club the only team to inflict a defeat on Steven Gerrard’s men all season in the Betfred Cup in December.While the Ibrox side are desperate to secure their 55th league title as soon as possible, the Saints are chasing their own piece of history as they close in on their first top half Premiership finish since 1985.Jim Goodwin’s men need just two points from their last two fixtures to guarantee sixth spot, and McAllister believes his side can take great confidence from the fact they’ve beaten both sides of the Old Firm this season as they make the daunting trip to Ibrox this afternoon.He said: “They’re unbeaten in the league and

convincingly beat Motherwell in the Lanarkshire derby.Hamilton created the first chance in the opening two minutes when Hakeem Odoffin laid the ball back to Marios Ogkmpoe, but Alnwick saved his shot.Saints threatened in seven minutes when Ethan Erhahon threaded a all through for Ilkay Durmus, but his shot was parried by Ryan Fulton and cleared.Shortly after that MacPherson had a shot deflected past for a corner, but it came to nothing.Lee Eriwin had a shot from distance deflected over in 13 minutes as Saints threatened again.St Mirren nearly took the lead in 22 minutes when Kyle McAllister's corner was bounced around the box, and Erwin got a head to it, but Fulton pushed the ball onto the bar and it was fired clear for a corner.

Celtic for the second time in less than a fortnight. St Mirren host the Hoops in Paisley on Wednesday evening, hoping to pick up another win against Neil Lennon’s side following their impressive recent 2-1 victory at Celtic Park.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.On-form St Mirren eased to a 2-0 win against managerless Kilmarnock to ensure they kept hold of sixth spot in the Premiership.The Buddies were looking to make it three wins from their last four matches after a disappointing midweek loss to Hibs.They were on top in the first half without threatening the visitors goal too often, with Jamie McGrath and Kyle McAllister both trying their luck from distance.Jim Goodwin's side finally made the breakthrough before the break as McAllister, who impressed throughout, bulleted home a header from a pinpoint Ilkay Durmus cross.The game was punctuated by some seriously questionable refereeing, with Goodwin

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.It’s one thing to beat one of the Old Firm, but it’s another pick yourselves up from that challenge and win another battle just three days later.The emotional and physical task of toppling Rangers last Wednesday night must surely have hit the Buddies players hard, and it was no surprise to see Jim Goodwin make a couple of changes to try and freshen his starting XI up to face St Johnstone.If anything it might have been wiser to have made even more, with the visitors from Perth going on to dominate the first half and take a 2-1 lead into half-time after two poor and uncharacteristic defensive errors from

St Mirren ’s dramatic late wins show just how far the club has progressed. The Buddies showed bravery to push for a winner against Rangers in their League Cup quarter-final, before displaying their class to unpick St Johnstone and seal a win that pushed them up the Premiership table.

Queen of the South. Connor Shields and Aidan FItzpatrick gave Queens a two goal lead in the opening 13 minutes.But goals from McGrath and Fraser brought the scores level and the Buddies took home the bonus point victory.

St Mirren academy product was one of the country’s top prospects when he sealed a money-spinning move to Derby County in January 2017. An Under-21 international, Kyle had the world at his feet but suffered a serious groin injury that severely dented his chances of success down south.After returning to Paisley on a six-month loan in January last year, he subsequently signed a permanent deal in Paisley but again suffered injury issues with his back and groin.

Olivier Ntcham is absent again from Celtic's squad for the Ladbrokes Premiership clash with St Mirren on Saturday.