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OF FACING DUNFERMLINE TEAM IN PARTY MODE
Scottish Daily Express
|April 21, 2026
SIMO VALAKARI is wary of a Dunfermline side out to prolong the party as St Johnstone hunt the win that sends them back up to the Premiership.
Victory over Scottish Cup finalists the Pars at East End Park tonight will see Saints crowed Championship winners with two games to go.
Saints hope Saturday's Hampden heroics against Falkirk take their toll on Neil Lennon’s men, allowing them to capitalise.
But Valakari has known it’s rarely as simple as that since being in charge of a KuPS team fresh from Finnish Cup final glory over HJK five years ago.
The Saints boss said: "The final is the middle of the season in Finland. That was on Saturday. To win a trophy was amazing, we celebrated for two nights.
"We trained Monday and on Tuesday played the best game of our season.
This story is from the April 21, 2026 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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