St Mirren seek clarification from SFA over penalty claim

St Mirren have contacted the SFA's Referee Department to "seek clarity" on the decision not to award a penalty for a foul on Elvis Bwomono in the 1-0 defeat to St Johnstone.

The sides were level at 0-0 when Bwomono went down inside the St Johnstone penalty area under the challenge of Drey Wright but referee Dan McFarlane was happy to let play continue and VAR saw no clear and obvious error to overturn the decision, or instruct the official to review the incident.

The Buddies went on to lose the game 1-0 and confirmed that they have asked for clarification on the decision.

In a statement on X, the club wrote: "St Mirren FC is disappointed with the decision not to award a penalty in the first-half of yesterday's match against St Johnstone following a foul on Elvis Bwomono.

"A VAR review cleared this decision without requiring the referee to look at the incident on the pitchside monitor. The club has spoken to Scottish Football Association's Referee Department today seeking clarity on this and other decisions in yesterday's match.

"Clearly, we are all humans and mistakes will happen. However, there has now been an accumulation of errors made against St Mirren.

"This is hugely disappointing for the club and our supporters, and we will continue to engage with the Scottish FA to improve standards of officiating."