Phillips double sends St Mirren top on opening day | OneFootball

St Mirren beat Falkirk 2-0 at The Falkirk Stadium to go top of the Scottish Premiership on the opening weekend.

In the 11th minute, Killian Phillips finished Henry Fieldson's cross from close range to give the visitors control.

Scott Bain twice thwarted Phillips before the break with smart saves, while Jacob Chapman denied Finn Yeats from the centre of the box (21.).

The Bairns thought they had levelled when Ben Parkinson struck, but a VAR review ruled the goal out (73.).

Late on, substitute Roland Idowu broke and squared for Phillips to sweep in the clincher (87.). Phillips now sits first in the Premiership scoring chart with two goals.

St Mirren registered 15 attempts, five on target, to underpin a disciplined away display. The Bairns had 57.9% possession but produced just one shot on target from 10 attempts.

Next, the Bairns visit Motherwell. St Mirren host St Johnstone.