Connor Randall scythes down Kyle Magennis in the centre circle and the Ross County defender is the first player to go into referee Kevin Clancy's book.

The free-kick is sent into the County box, where it bobbles around, and Magennis snatches an effort wide.

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Oh wait...

VAR check in Perth.

Josh Reid sends a corner into the Kilmarnock box but Jack Baldwin cannot connect at the near post as the ball is scrambled clear.

Dundee striker Amadou Bakayoko is trying to give this game some spark. Tell you what, he wasn't too far away there.

The Sierra Leone international curls one goalward from the edge of the box, and cuts a frustrated figure after watching it drop wide of Dimitar Mitov's post.

The play is back under way after Andrew Shinnie's concerning injury and Livingston have had the better of it.

Luiyi de Lucas won the ball high up the pitch and squared to Joel Nouble, whose goalbound effort was blocked by a brave Alex Gogic.

Still waiting for either goalkeeper to be truly tested.

Jane Lewis
BBC Scotland at McDiarmid Park

Both managers are fully invested in this one, as you'd expect, but they're very animated in their respective dugouts.

Steven MacLean and Tony Docherty are standing right on the edge of their areas as close to the pitch as they are permitted. And both are shouting and using their hands to issue instructions to their players.

St Johnstone and Dundee are doing their utmost to get up the park. I imagine both managers will be fairly satisfied.

Kheredine Idessane
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park

A little ripple of applause away to my left reminds me that there's a tiny band of travelling fans away to my left, high enough in the stand to be shaded from the fierce Ayrshire sun.

Credit where it's due. The roundtrip involved is over seven hours in the car, over 400 miles. They deserve to see some football for that but in the opening 25 minutes, not so much.

Their team hasn't conceded at least, with both teams pretty much cancelling each other out.

Matty Kennedy's shot is blocked in a crowded Ross County box after another high ball into the box.

Still waiting for the first Premiership goal of the weekend...

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Scott Tiffoney is threatening on the far side for the visitors.

Jordan McGee curls a ball to the back stick, which Saints goalie Dimitar Mitov flaps at. The blunder gives Tiffoney sight of goal, but the former Partick Thistle man fails to find the target.

Should do better.

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Livingston 0-0 St Mirren

Andrew Shinnie has taken a really bad head knock. He flew into an aerial challenge with Keanu Baccus and came off far worse, somersaulting through the air and landing hard.

The physios and medics are dealing with that, with Mohammed Sangare already stripped and ready to come on.

Kilmarnock goalkeeper Will Dennis clutches a Jack Baldwin header after Ross County threaten at a free-kick.

Attacking teams have tended to go long with their deliveries into the box so far in this match.

Plenty of endeavour and determination at McDiarmid Park.

Not much quality, as of yet, can either side spring to life?

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Yan Dhanda gets in behind the Kilmarnock defence but Brad Lyons makes an excellent recovery tackle. Play is brought back, however, as Danda was ever so slightly offside.

Both sides have been guilty of loose passing so far and home favourite Danny Armstrong is trying to run off a knock after going down in pain moments ago.

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St Mirren have started the better in West Lothian. Greg Kiltie is looking dangerous, cutting inside from the left.

He does so again and swings a nice cross to an unmarked Keanu Baccus, but the Australian nods wide. He should have hit the target.