St Mirren stretched their lead at the top of the Ladbrokes Scottish Championship to 11 points following a hard-fought 2-1 win at third-placed Dunfermline.
Cammy Smith opened the scoring for the Buddies after 13 minutes when he found the bottom corner for his 11th goal of the season following brilliant build-up play by Lewis Morgan.
Former Rangers midfielder Nicky Clark levelled for Dunfermline four minutes after the restart with a close-range header after Jean Yves Mvoto knocked down Michael Paton's long free-kick.
However, centre-back Jack Baird won the match for St Mirren with a powerful header from Kyle Magennis' far-post cross after 64 minutes and extended their unbeaten league streak to eight games.
Scottish Championship Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee United | 28 | +30 | 59 |
| 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 27 | +7 | 45 |
| 3 | Dundee | 27 | +1 | 41 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 27 | +3 | 40 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | +5 | 37 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 26 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 28 | -10 | 31 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 28 | -12 | 28 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 27 | -15 | 26 |
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