Saturday's 3-0 win over Kilmarnock was our most complete performance of the season and a great way to secure back-to-back league victories for the first time this term.

Every starter played their part in a thoroughly deserved win, but one of the most pleasing aspects was the clean sheet.

It was only our second league shutout of the campaign and the first since the goalless draw at Motherwell in early August, so I'm sure John McGlynn was delighted with that.

On the subject of defending, Lewis Neilson deserves credit for the way he has performed this season.

I don't mind admitting I was a little perplexed by the decision to sign him permanently in the summer, and I know I wasn't the only one in our support who felt that way. However, I should have known better and had more faith in McGlynn's judgement, because Neilson is doing an impressive job of winning me over.

As we approach the quarter mark of the season, the 23-year-old has been one of our standout performers at the back and his consistency has been particularly encouraging.

He seems to be keeping his defending simple, cutting out needless errors and showing greater concentration. Those might sound like basic requirements for a defender, but doing them week in, week out makes a big difference and Neilson deserves praise for the improvement in his game.

Hopefully he can maintain those standards and help the back four build on Saturday's shutout with a few more clean sheets in the weeks and months ahead.