Dunfermline Athletic vs St Mirren, 2017-18 Scottish Championship, Regular Season

· Scottish Championship

Dunfermline Athletic

49': Nicholas Clark

FT
1 - 2

St Mirren

13': Cameron Smith
64': Jack Baird

St Mirren go 11 points clear in Championship after edging out Dunfermline

Match Timeline

13': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 0, St. Mirren 1. Cameron Smith (St. Mirren) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Morgan.
30': Dean Shiels (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. James Craigen replaces Dean Shiels because of an injury.
49': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 1, St. Mirren 1. Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jean-Yves Mvoto following a set piece situation.
61': Substitution, St. Mirren. Ryan Flynn replaces Ian McShane.
62': Nicky Clark (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
63': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Fraser Aird replaces Michael Paton because of an injury.
64': Goal! Dunfermline Athletic 1, St. Mirren 2. Jack Baird (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Magennis following a set piece situation.
68': James Craigen (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Andy Ryan replaces Kallum Higginbotham.
78': Substitution, St. Mirren. Daniel Mullen replaces Gavin Reilly.
81': Callum Morris (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, St. Mirren. Gary MacKenzie replaces Cameron Smith.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: KDM Group East End Park
Location: Dunfermline, Scotland
Attendance: 5,479

SPFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	St Johnstone	36	+42	77
2	Partick Thistle	36	+17	66
3	Arbroath	36	+2	52
4	Dunfermline Athletic	36	+11	51

Full Table

Line-Ups

Dunfermline Athletic (4-4-2)

No.	Name
25	Lee Robinson (GK)
5	Callum Morris
4	Jean-Yves Mvoto
14	Jason Talbot
2	Ryan Williamson
8	Nathaniel Wedderburn
27	Dean Shiels
15	Michael Paton
7	Kallum Higginbotham
10	Nicholas Clark
9	Declan McManus

Dunfermline Athletic Substitutes:

Cameron Gill, Callum Smith, James Craigen, Fraser Aird, Andy Ryan, Lewis Martin, Lee Ashcroft.

St Mirren (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Craig Samson (GK)
24	Harry Davis
15	Jack Baird
44	Adam Eckersley
25	Liam Smith
11	Cameron Smith
4	Stephen McGinn
16	Ian McShane
20	Gavin Reilly
10	Lewis Morgan
7	Kyle Magennis

St Mirren Substitutes:

Ryan Flynn, John Sutton, Daniel Mullen, Ross Stewart, Gary Mackenzie, Stelios Demetriou, Mark Hill.

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