St Mirren were denied their first win of the season when Aberdeen grabbed a late leveller to claim a 1-1 draw in the Scottish Premiership.
The Buddies must have thought the long wait for victory was over when Steven Thompson handed the home side the lead in Paisley.
But former St Johnstone loan star Peter Pawlett struck with just five minutes to go as the Dons returned to the Granite City with a share of the spoils.
The result means a question mark remains over Saints boss Danny Lennon’s position, as his players squandered the opportunity to leapfrog Kilmarnock into 10th spot in the table.
They now face their biggest test of the campaign so far when they travel to Tynecastle at the weekend to take on bottom side Hearts, who started the season with a 15-point deduction and who will be determined to close the gap further on St Mirren.
Aberdeen started brightly and dominated possession in the opening spell, with a Calvin Zola shot deflected out of play for a corner that the visitors failed to capitalise on.
John McGinn raised excitement levels among the home support when he unleashed a powerful low drive from distance that stung the palms of Jamie Langfield. And it was Saints who surged into the lead with 54 minutes on the clock.
Paul McGowan delivered a cross from the left into the box, which was controlled by Thompson before rifling home as the Saints fans went wild.
At the other end, Aberdeen could have been back on level terms quickly but Dilo did well to block a ferocious free-kick from Jonny Hayes.
Niall McGinn crashed an effort off the post before Aberdeen managed to restore parity with just five minutes to go in what was a cruel blow for the Buddies.
Considine met a Hayes corner and saw his shot blocked before Pawlett reacted first to drive home the rebound and claim a share of the points.