2017-18 Scottish Championship, Regular Season
- Nicholas Clark - 49'
- Cameron Smith - 13'
- Jack Baird - 64'
St Mirren go 11 points clear in Championship after edging out Dunfermline
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.
Game Information
KDM Group East End Park
7:45 PM, 26 January 2018Coverage: BT Sport 1
Dunfermline, Scotland
Attendance: 5,479
Scottish Championship Table
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayr United | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 13 |
Falkirk | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 12 |
Livingston | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
Hamilton Academical | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
Partick Thistle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Queen's Park | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
Airdrieonians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 4 |
Greenock Morton | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
Raith Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |