The goalkeeper put in a Man of the Match performance to keep cellar dwellers Wellington Phoenix at bay on a festive Sunday night in Gosford.

And after three straight losses, Kennedy only had eyes for the positives - the goalless draw keeping the team within three points of the top six.

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It doesn't get any easier for Paul Okon's men though, with an away trip to a resurgent Melbourne Victory on Saturday.

"It’s nice to get a clean sheet obviously," the 30-year-old told Fox Sports. "We’ve conceded a few goals the last few weeks so a clean sheet was positive.

"We didn’t get the win, which is what we wanted, but it gives us something to work on for Melbourne Victory."

Kennedy said the team was working hard to break its current goal drought.

"I think it just takes one or two goals to go in and the boys get the confidence back," he said.

"At the moment we’re working hard…we just can’t get the ball in the back of the net. (But) we have confidence in the boys up top and they’ll get the job done.

"We set out to win every game. We’re just taking one game at a time and our focus now is on Melbourne Victory and hopefully get the three points there."

Wellington Phoenix midfielder Michael McGlinchey admitted the draw was not what the Kiwi outfit needed after a dire start to the campaign.

"It’s not the result we wanted but I think we put in a good performance and got the point," he said. 

Phoenix sit four points adrift at the bottom of the table with a game in hand.