Dundee Utd 0 St.Mirren 0

Missing the suspended Steven Thompson, the buddies carried very little threat anddthis third consecutive goal-less draw in the SPL did the Paisley side few favours, with hopes of top six football fading quickly

 

United midfielder Rankin fired a deflected shot wide for a fruitless corner as the home side tried to break the deadlock

Hasselbaink could have netted a late winner for the Buddies but the Dutchman, who was sent off when the sides met at Tannadice earlier this season, could not turn Imrie's cross past Dusan Pernis in the United goal.

There was still time for Imrie to test Pernis from distance but the Slovakian keeper was equal to the winger's low drive.

United midfielder Rankin fired a deflected shot wide for a fruitless corner as the home side tried to break the deadlock

Hasselbaink could have netted a late winner for the Buddies but the Dutchman, who was sent off when the sides met at Tannadice earlier this season, could not turn Imrie's cross past Dusan Pernis in the United goal.

There was still time for Imrie to test Pernis from distance but the Slovakian keeper was equal to the winger's low drive.

St Mirren failed to produce a single decent effort on goal, which is not so surprising, given that their previous two league matches were also scoreless. No sooner had Lennon said his team were fortunate to leave with a point than Houston was saying the same about his team.

United were slightly better up front, but not so much that their manager was about to get carried away. When it was put to him that the match had been a disappointment, Houston begged to differ. “I thought it was brutal,” he said. “The goalkeepers didn’t even need their gloves today. From middle to front, we have better quality than that.”