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 | 6 | +9 | 15 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 6 | +8 | 15 |
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 5 | Arbroath | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Dundee | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 7 | Dunfermline Athletic | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 6 | -6 | 2 |
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