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Aberdeen were held to a goalless draw by bottom-of-the-table St Johnstone in a Premiership contest which will not live long in the memory.<\/p>\n
The Dons were chasing a third straight league win, which would have propelled them into the top half of the standings for the first time this season.<\/p>\n
But they did not trouble Dimitar Mitov enough to merit maximum points as winless Saints picked up a deserved point at a wet, miserable Pittodrie.<\/p>\n
Aberdeen made two changes from the side that drew 1-1 with HJK Helsinki in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night, Connor Barron and Jonny Hayes coming in for Leighton Clarkson and Jack MacKenzie.<\/p>\n
St Johnstone were able to select skipper Liam Gordon after his red card against Livingston last weekend was downgraded to a yellow on appeal.<\/p>\n
But Gordon and his fellow defenders did not have much to do in an uninspiring first half, which produced next to nothing in the way of chances.<\/p>\n
Other than a Luis \u2018Duk\u2019 Lopes free-kick from distance, which Mitov fumbled before gathering at the second attempt, there was not an effort on target at either end,<\/p>\n
However, Aberdeen thought they had taken the lead on the stroke of half-time when their former stalwart Andrew Considine headed into his own net when trying to deal with Barron\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n
But with Duk marginally offside and deemed to be interfering with play, the goal was chalked off following a VAR review \u2013 much to the annoyance of the home support.<\/p>\n
An inventive free-kick almost paid off for the Dons early in the second half as Hayes fed Barron to create a better crossing angle, but his delivery just evaded Richard Jensen.<\/p>\n
Reds boss Barry Robson made a double switch in the 56th minute in a bid to energise his midfield, with captain Graeme Shinnie and Jamie McGrath making way for Clarkson and Dante Polvara.<\/p>\n
The visitors were still comfortable, although Luke Robinson nearly put his team in trouble with a stray pass in a dangerous area, which Aberdeen should have made more of.<\/p>\n
Down the other end, Gordon unleashed a powerful 25-yard shot, which deflected narrowly wide for a corner as Saints sensed they could break their winless duck at the eighth attempt.<\/p>\n
It was the hosts who looked likeliest, though, as they upped the pressure in the closing stages.<\/p>\n
Bojan Miovski spurned their best opportunity in the 71st minute when he collected Barron\u2019s pass and cut across the box to work a shooting chance on to his favoured left foot, only to blaze his shot harmlessly over from 12 yards.<\/p>\n
The North Macedonia international then flashed a stoppage-time header wide from a Hayes free-kick as the match ended in stalemate.<\/p>\n