Dundee 0-1 St Mirren: Hosts still bottom as visitors have top-six hopes boosted

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Dundee's Cammy Kerr (left) battles with St Mirren's Alex Gogic in a match that was competitive but rarely inspiring

St Mirren reignited their hopes of a top-six Scottish Premiership finish after Connor Ronan's injury-time header earned them victory at Dundee and moved them within a point of fourth.

Ronan converted Jay Henderson's cross to break the resistance of Dundee, who stay a point adrift at the bottom of the division with eight games left.

St Mirren had the best chances and had Richard Tait's header disallowed before Ronan's late winner gave them real hope of claiming a top-half finish with three games until the split.

But for Dundee, without manager Mark McGhee after he tested positive for Covid, the threat of relegation grows, with the Dens Park side missing the chance to move above St Johnstone.

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Line-ups

Dundee

Formation 4-4-1-1

30Sharp
2Kerr
35Rossi
5Sweeney
3Marshall
18McMullan
24AndersonSubstituted forDaley-Campbellat 83'minutes
6McGhee
77McGinn
17McCowanSubstituted forByrneat 62'minutes
11McDaidSubstituted forRuddenat 62'minutes

Substitutes

4Fontaine
8Byrne
12Chapman
14Ashcroft
15Mulligan
16Elliott
20Rudden
22Daley-Campbell
41Welsh

St Mirren

Formation 4-5-1

26Lyness
2TaitBooked at 51mins
4Shaughnessy
18Dunne
3Tanser
11KiltieSubstituted forHendersonat 77'minutes
43RonanBooked at 90mins
6Power
13Gogic
7Jones
9BrophySubstituted forGreiveat 87'minutes

Substitutes

5McCarthy
8Flynn
10Main
12Henderson
16Erhahon
21Greive
22Fraser
27Urminsky
39Smith

Referee:John Beaton

Attendance:5,069

Live Text

Match ends, Dundee 0, St. Mirren 1.
Second Half ends, Dundee 0, St. Mirren 1.
Connor Ronan (St. Mirren) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Dundee 0, St. Mirren 1. Connor Ronan (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Henderson with a cross.
Attempt missed. Cammy Kerr (Dundee) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, Dundee. Conceded by Joe Shaughnessy.
Foul by Richard Tait (St. Mirren).
Cammy Kerr (Dundee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Ryan Sweeney.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Jones (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Ronan.
Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Dundee) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Zak Rudden.
Foul by Alexandros Gogic (St. Mirren).
Niall McGinn (Dundee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, St. Mirren. Alex Greive replaces Eamonn Brophy.
Attempt missed. Vontae Daley-Campbell (Dundee) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niall McGinn.
Jay Henderson (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shaun Byrne (Dundee).
Attempt missed. Eamonn Brophy (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Jones with a cross.
Substitution, Dundee. Vontae Daley-Campbell replaces Max Anderson.
Alan Power (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.