Kenny Miller’s first goal for bottom side Dundee gave them a 1-1 Premiership draw against fellow strugglers St Mirren at the Kilmac Stadium. Saints striker Simeon Jackson scored from the spot in the 21st minute before the Dark Blues’ skipper, who signed for the Tayside club in August after a short spell as Livingston player/manager, drove in a deserved leveller in the 36th minute. Jim McIntyre’s side had the best of the second half as well but could not find a winner, leaving the Dundee boss looking for his first victory after five matches in charge and still at the bottom of the table, a point behind the Paisley side. St Mirren have not won a league game since the opening day of the season and have gone nine games without a win under boss Oran Kearney, and both teams continue their search for form. There was obvious pressure around this bottom of the table clash and both managers made three changes to their line-ups. Martin Woods, Nathan Ralph and Benjamin Kallman came into the home team while Adam Hammill, Lee Hodson and Kyle Magennis were restored to the Buddies side. After a perfectly-observed minute’s silence ahead of Remembrance Sunday, it was Dundee who first came close to getting the breakthrough. In the ninth minute Jesse Curran’s cross from the right was headed past by striker Benjamin Kallman and then a powerful Ralph drive from distance was parried to safety by Craig Samson. The Buddies keeper then clawed away a… [Read full story]
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