Standout star settles it early for St Mirren at Kilmarnock | OneFootball

Fraser Taylor settled the game in the fourth minute with a right-footed finish, as St Mirren beat Kilmarnock 1-0 in the Scottish Premiership.

The midfielder timed his run into the centre and tucked it into the bottom right after a neat lay-off from Nikolas Agrafiotis (4.).

After the restart, Taylor's delivery created a clear opening for Agrafiotis, whose close-range effort went wide (60.). Moments later, another break in behind was halted by an offside flag against the scorer (64.).

Taylor's control showed in the numbers: 58 of 61 passes completed, including 16 in the final third, plus two tackles won and a big chance created before he departed (74.). That mix of precision and graft kept St Mirren advancing up the pitch and protected the lead.

With that influence established early and sustained through secure passing in advanced areas, St Mirren managed the decisive phases on the road.

St Mirren host Celtic next. Kilmarnock visit Aberdeen next.