McGinn to miss several matches

John McGinn is unlikely to play in the "next few'' St Mirren matches following a much-publicised freak training-ground injury.

Buddies captain Steven Thompson admitted he was "mortified'' after piercing McGinn's thigh with a spiked pole which resulted in the 20-year-old midfielder missing Saturday's 4-1 home win over Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership.

The Paisley club are seven points adrift at the bottom of the table with four games remaining - the first of which is at Partick Thistle on Saturday - but they will have to travel to Firhill without McGinn for that game at least.

A statement released on St Mirren's official website read:

"Following John McGinn's training ground accident last week which has been well documented, John went for an MRI scan yesterday.

"The results would indicate that it is unlikely that John will feature in the next few SPFL Premiership matches.''

Manager Gary Teale said "It is obviously a blow to lose John for the next few weeks.

"But we don't want to rush him back and we need to make sure that his rehabilitation is conducted in the correct manner to ensure he makes a full recovery as soon as possible and can enjoy a few weeks off prior to pre-season training.''