St Johnstone loanee focused on Hamilton Accies, not impressing new Saints manager, ahead of Partick Thistle clash

St Johnstone loanee Dare Olunfunwa insists he is focused on Hamilton Accies and not trying to impress whoever the new gaffer is at McDiarmid Park.

The 23-year-old arrived at New Douglas Park earlier this month on a short-term deal until January, having been signed at Saints last year by Steven MacLean and then falling out of favour with his successor Craig Levein.

Levein was sacked shortly after Olunfunwa made his switch to Accies and a bid to prise Scott Brown away from Ayr to be the new boss failed to come to fruition this week.

But the Englishman will be getting his head down to concentrate on making an impact in Lanarkshire and not the uncertainty at McDiarmid Park.

The defender said: "I have not even thought about what is happening at St Johnstone right now, I'm just focused on Hamilton at the moment. I'm a Hamilton player until January so that is what I want to focus on.

"But every time you go out on the pitch, you are trying to do the best you can because anybody could be watching your game. If I can perform well for Hamilton, whatever happens after that happens."

Olufunwa hopes his desire to win and keep clean sheets can be the perfect combo against Partick Thistle today.

He made his first start in last weekend's battling 3-3 draw at Raith Rovers, a game where Accies led 1-0 and then came back from 3-1 down to level in the last minute.

It was Hamilton's second draw in their last three games, in between a 3-0 defeat at Livingston, but Olunfunwa is hoping to help the club get back to winning ways against the Jags.

He said: "I'm a very competitive person. I love to win. If you don't concede you definitely aren't going to lose games so keeping a clean sheet is a big thing for me and something I want to help the team