An honest assessment from Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes brings to a close our coverage of tonight's action at McDiarmid Park. Thanks for your company and please join us again tomorrow for five more matches that will need to go some to match the entertainment value of tonight's match in Perth.

"Before the game, it was two points dropped, but we did not play well enough to win the game.

"We were out of sorts, although we were better in the second half.

"Overall, we know it is a difficult place to come and win and the performance had to be better.

"The performance was not to the level we hoped for."

The aforementioned St Mirren are at home to Dundee, while Inverness Caley Thistle can move to within a point of Aberdeen should they win away to Hamilton, who today confirmed Martin Canning as their new player-manager. Meanwhile, Kilmarnock host Partick Thistle in a mid-table battle and Dundee United will also hope to continue their chase for a European place against Motherwell.

The focus at the top of the table switches to Dingwall tomorrow, when Celtic can create a three-point gap at the top if they defeat a Ross County side desperate not to let the four-point gap at the bottom grow between themselves and St Mirren.

Just waiting for the response of Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes. Seems like he's got lots to say in the dressing-room first!

Alan David Duncan: "With the pasting Saints gave us tonight, that's a point saved not a point dropped."

"It was an incredible game and I have said to the lads we went punch for punch with one of the best teams in the land.

"They should be proud of their performance.

"I am happy with one point and I would have been even more happy with three.

"Young Kane up top led the line really well and the intensity of our performance was much more like us."

Aberdeen extend their unbeaten run to nine games, but that will be little consolation as their hopes of keeping touch with Celtic suffered a blow with a second draw of the week.

St Johnstone move to within six points of fifth-placed Hamilton Accies, while they are now four points ahead of Dundee in seventh.

"It was a fantastic game, really end to end at times.

"I am really gutted for the boys as I think they deserved three points, especially with those chances at the end.

"But I thought the introduction of Smith for Flood changed the game for them.

"It is a good point against a good Aberdeen side challenging at the top."

Aberdeen slip up for a second time in a matter of days, failing to get the win they needed to return to the top of the Scottish Premiership. They do draw level with Celtic, but the reigning champions have two games in hand, including tomorrow's game against bottom side Ross County.

The Dons goal survives another scare as Michael O'Halloran just fails to get his tippy toes to a ball across the six-yard box.

Incredible triple save from Aberdeen goalkeeper Scott Brown. First, he gets down to palm away Murray Davidson's low drive then he twice blocks from Michael O'Halloran at point-blank range to concede a corner.

Aberdeen break straight up the park and Lawrence Shankland is denied by a block from point-blank range from goalkeeper Alan Mannus.

St Johnstone squander a chance to take the lead when they have three players against one on the break, but Jonny Hayes puts in a great tackle to thwart Steven MacLean.

Dylan Burnett: "With this goal, Rooney can really challenge for player of the year." Maybe goal of the year, but he will perhaps need to do lots more to challenge for the main prize.

Aberdeen push for a winner and Alan Mannus does well to dive low to push away Adam Rooney's low drive, which comes through a sea of legs. The goalkeeper then does well to save as Niall McGinn pounces on the rebound.

Adam Rooney finds himself in the referee's book for persistent fouling.

Cammy Smith misses a great chance to give Aberdeen the lead when the young forward does well to make space for himself inside the Saints penalty box, where he is found by Shay Logan's chip, but he heads wide from only 10 yards out.