New signings have hit ground running, says Saints boss Wright

St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright said the 2-1 win over Hamilton capped off a “great week” for the club.

The Saints’ victory which moved them up to fourth in the Ladbrokes Premiership came 24 hours after they bolstered their squad with the signings of Ross Callachan and Danny Swanson from Hearts and Hibernian respectively.

Speaking after Saturday’s success, Wright said: “It’s been a great week. We have had a great window because the players who have come in have hit the ground running.

“I think we have added two more players that have really strengthened the squad.”

St Johnstone continued their fine run against the Accies thanks to a first-half strike from Blair Alston and a David McMillan header.

Rakish Bingham’s second-half reply was not enough to salvage a point for Martin Canning’s men, who have now only one win in their last 12 meetings with the Saints.

Wright said: “It’s never easy coming here. We passed the ball well and defended when we had to. Probably, if I’m being honest, we were wasteful in the second half.

“We got into a number of great positions and should have extended the lead by even more. We didn’t do it, but we saw the game out comfortably.”

Accies boss Canning rued the “comedy of errors” which led to the first goal.

He said: “It should be 0-0 at half-time, but we defend really poorly and get punished for it.

“If you give St Johnstone a 2-0 lead, it’s going to be difficult to get back into it.”