Marley Watkins 成果／努力 enough as Kilmarnock 辛勝する／優位 狭くする victory at St Mirren
Kilmarnock 強化するd their 支配する on fourth place in the cinch 首相の職 as Marley Watkins’ goal 調印（する）d a 1-0 勝利，勝つ away to St Mirren.
The first-half strike helped 延長する Derek McInnes’ 味方する’s 最近の good run of form to four 勝利，勝つs and a draw from their last five games.
In contrast, St Mirren are in the 中央 of a 低迷 that has seen them 勝利，勝つ just once in seven games, Stephen Robinson’s men a 影をつくる／尾行する of the 味方する that started the season in sparkling form.
Robinson made two changes from Saints’ 週末 敗北・負かす to Hearts. In （機の）カム James Bolton and Toyosi Olusunya, 取って代わるing Thierry Small and Alex Greive.
For Kilmarnock there was just once change に引き続いて their 勝利，勝つ over St Johnstone, with Matty Kennedy 取って代わるing Liam Polworth.
The hosts had the first real chance of the game as Richard Taylor fizzed in a long-範囲 成果／努力 that Will Dennis did 井戸／弁護士席 to 持つ／拘留する の上に.
Marley Watkins (権利) was on 的 for Kilmarnock (Steve Welsh/PA)
St Mirren had the ball in the 逮捕する after 14 minu tes when Jonah Ayunga bundled it in after Dennis had saved Olusunya’s 成果／努力 only for it to be chalked out for offside.
Killie took a while to get going and from one 約束ing attack, Danny Armstrong swept his 発射 井戸／弁護士席 off 的.
It was the 訪問者s, though, who went in 前線 after 25 minutes. Kennedy played in Watkins and he finished 井戸／弁護士席 past Zach Hemming.
The home 味方する 答える／応じるd with a low driven 成果／努力 from Ayunga but it 欠如（する）d the pace to trouble Dennis.
Kilmarnock were awarded a 解放する／自由な-kick in a dangerous position when Taylor brought 負かす／撃墜する Armstrong and was 調書をとる／予約するd. But Kennedy’s 成果／努力 struck the 防御の 塀で囲む and trickled out for a corner.
At the other end, Dennis did 井戸／弁護士席 to repel Scott Tanser’s ボレー from just outside the box as St Mirren tried to get 支援する into the contest.
After all the 強い雨 earlier in the day, the surface was unsurprisingly slippery and Alex Gogic 選ぶd up a 調書をとる／予約するing after losing his 地盤 and inadvertently brought 負かす／撃墜する Brad Lyons.
Greg Kiltie had the first chance of 公式文書，認める in the second half but his 宙返り飛行d 成果／努力 was easily gathered by Dennis.
Robinson turned to his （法廷の）裁判 to try to 伸び（る） some fresh impetus, sending on Mika Mandron and Conor McMenamin.
The Northern Ireland international nearly made an instant 衝撃 but his flashing 成果／努力 flew across the 直面する of goal with no takers in the middle.
Dennis then pulled off a brilliant save to tip Bolton’s header over the crossbar as St Mirren belatedly began to 発揮する some 圧力.
That was matched at the other end by a 素晴らしい Zach Hemming save to 押し進める away Rory McKenzie’s goal-bound ボレー as Killie racked up a precious away 勝利，勝つ.
