Dundee United maintain lead after comeback win

DUNDEE UNITED remain top of the Scottish Championship by a point after they came from behind to beat Queen’s Park 3-1.

Ruari Paton had put the struggling visitors on course for a shock win when his 17th goal of the season put them ahead 23 minutes in.

But Louis Moult’s brilliant freekick got the home side level 13 minutes later and a Jordan Tillson header a minute before the break turned the score around.

It took the home side until the 86th minute to put the game to bed, with Glenn Middleton finishing well from inside the box.

Second-place Raith Rovers claimed a 2-1 victory over Ayr to stay within a point of United.

Rovers striker Zak Rudden put them in good stead early on, netting after five minutes to give his side the advantage away at Somerset Park.

But the hosts responded and levelled in the 11th minute through Roy Syla. However, Lewis Vaughan was the match-winner in the second minute of first-half stoppage time before Rovers showed resilience in the second half to protect their lead and to see out the victory.

Morton, meanwhile, strengthened their play-off credentials with a 2-1 victory over Airdrieonians at Cappielow Park.

Two goals inside the opening 11 minutes helped the Ton extend their unbeaten league run to 12 games, winning for the eighth time in the process.

George Oakley opened the scoring in the ninth minute when he headed in Jai Quitongo’s cross and Michael Garrity lobbed over visiting goalkeeper Josh Rae moments later for his 12th goal of the season.

Quitongo headed against the bar early in the second half before Callum Fordyce pulled a goal back two minutes from time.

Arbroath were denied a first win in nine games as Cameron Harper’s last-gasp equaliser secured a 1-1 draw for fellow strugglers Inverness Caley Thistle at Gayfield.

The Red Lichties remain bottom, six points adrift of Caley Thistle with a game in hand.

David Gold and Innes Murray went closest for Arbroath, while Caley saw Cammy Kerr and Harper denied. The hosts took the lead in the 82nd minute thanks to Adam Mackinnon’s close-range effort, but Harper struck in the fourth minute of added time to steal a vital point for Inverness.