Kilmarnock's long wait for a Scottish Premiership win has extended to nearly three months after a pulsating goalless draw at St Mirren.

The Ayrshire side have now gone 12 matches without a victory since a win over the Paisley side at Rugby Park on 4 October, but did denied St Mirren a fourth straight win with some spirited defending​.

Furthermore, Kilmarnock have now suffered defeat by St Mirren once in the past 13 meetings.

Kilmarnock's Tobi Oluwayemi was by far the busier of the two goalkeepers and preserved a point for his side with one key save in particular, stabbing out a leg to send Dan Nlundulu's second-half effort narrowly past a post.

The Celtic loanee also saved well from Conor McMenamin in the second period as St Mirren laid siege to the Kilmarnock goal.

Despite ​the hosts' dominance, Kilmarnock did have their moments, with Tyreece John-Jules forming a dangerous-looking partnership with fellow frontman Bruce Anderson.

The latter had a late header which went narrowly wide and also had a first-half shot saved by Shamal George, whose best stop came from a Lewis Mayo pile-driver which the Englishman palmed wide.

Just as they did against Livingston a week ago, St Mirren created a plethora of chances but this time couldn't take any of them.

They were trying to win four games on the bounce for the first time in over two years but fell just short. Not for the lack of trying.

Their pressure was almost constant but they came up against a Kilmarnock rearguard who simply would not be breached.

Kilmarnock didn't look like a side shorn of confidence, who have lost their last three and haven't won a game since early October.

They showed interim-manager Kris Doolan plenty of commitment, some neat football in the first half and a whole heap of resilience not to buckle under wave upon wave of attacks.

They need to put some more points on the board, and quickly, but the SMISA isn't the easiest venue to win at, particularly with St Mirren riding the crest of the League Cup wave and this point will feel well-won.

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "Frustration [is the main emotion]. We had so much of the ball. Our final decision was the reason we don't take all three points.

"We deserved to win the game, I thought we had a lot of ownership of the game.

"Killie offered a threat on the counter-attack. They've got some good players at the top end of the pitch, but the overriding emotion is probably frustration with that amount of the ball, that amount of chances, that amount of crosses."

Kilmarnock interim manager Kris Doolan: "Delighted, in the context of the game, the way things have been going for the club.

"It's the first clean sheet since October, since we last played St Mirren, so huge positives to take. The fans can go away happy with what they've seen today and the players can be happy with the support they got."

Both sides are back in action in the Premiership on Tuesday for their last matches of 2025.

St Mirren head to Ibrox to face Rangers (19:45 GMT) while Kilmarnock are away to Dundee at the same time.