Kilmarnock remain unbeaten under new manager Stuart Kettlewell as they played out a goalless Scottish Premiership draw against a much more resolute-looking Dundee.

The former Motherwell boss was not necessarily the most popular appointment at Rugby Park but good early season form has won fans round, with a League Cup quarter-final also on the horizon.

This game could have brought a win for Kilmarnock as captain Brad Lyons had two decent chances in the second half, but he was denied by his own team-mate taking the ball off his toes, and then a fine save from Jon McCracken.

The best opportunity fell to Bruce Anderson. The second-half substitute was picked out at the back post by Ben Brannan but glanced his header wide from six yards.

At Dundee, manager Steven Pressley got off to a nightmare start, resulting in their early exit from the League Cup, but after draws at Rangers and now Kilmarnock he appears to have steadied the ship.

The visitors did have the ball in the net in the first half, when Joe Westley chipped Max Stryjek inside the box. However, the former Burnley youngster was offside in the build-up.

More possession, more shots, more shots on target, more touches in the final third.

All the offensive stats skewed in Kilmarnock's favour - including their xG of 0.92 compared to Dundee's 0.25 - but they could not find a way through.

They flung ball after ball into the box from wide but they rarely found their man - all the more surprising given they were aiming for 6ft 7in striker Marcus Dackers.

Kilmarnock just missed that clinical edge, that accuracy with the final ball. Either McCracken produced a fine save, Dundee's defenders put in heroic blocks, or Killie's attackers missed the target. Still, they're unbeaten again and that will boost them.

Dundee will also take plenty of confidence from this.

They were written off before a ball was kicked in the league season, but taking a point away from Rugby Park has been hard to do in recent years.

Add that to the point from Ibrox and it's not been the wretched start that was forecast by many. Instead, Pressley is building belief at the back.

Now they just need Simon Murray firing them in again, and they'll feel a lot better.

Kilmarnock manager Stuart Kettlewell: "Happy with the performance? No. We could've done a little bit more in the final third.

"We were the better side, we had the better chances in the game. I felt we deserved to win it. But I don't go away happy, we could have given a lot more in our creation.

"I'll take away the major positives - we take away a clean sheet, it's a decent unbeaten run since the start of the season - but we fell a little bit short. I won't get carried away and be too despondent today. There's a lot to like."

Dundee head coach Steven Pressley: "It was important to come here and get a clean sheet, do the basics well. The one thing you need in a squad is spirit and determination and I saw that in all our players today. That was really encouraging.

"There's a lot of hard work ahead of us. We've shown some green shoots and a spirit and determination I'm really proud of. In terms of where we want to get to, we're still a million miles away."

Stuart Kettlewell returns to Fir Park next Saturday as Kilmarnock travel to Motherwell (15:00 BST), while Pressley's side face United in the Dundee derby next Sunday (14:00).