No change after spate of draws
IT’S as you were at the top, with the top four teams gaining just one point from their games.
Leaders Hibs were the most culpable, surrendering a 2-0 home lead against Dunfermline.
Martin Boyle opened the scoring in six minutes, and the tally was doubled with a Jason Cummings penalty on 24 minutes. The Pars almost immediately pulled one back through Paul McMullan, with the leveller coming just after the break from Kallum Higginbotham.
Just when Morton looked like winning their first league game at Tannadice for 39 years, Mark Durnan saved the day for Dundee United without knowing anything about it.
With seven minutes remaining, Jim Duffy’s side were comfortably playing out time when they failed to clear an inswinging Scott Fraser corner. With keeper Derek Gaston rooted to his line the ball just went over Thomas O’Ware’s head, hit Ricki Lamie before looping into the top corner off Durnan’s shin.
The Ton led at the break thanks to a Ross Kilday header.
Nathan Austin’s classy left- foot finish extended Falkirk’s unbeaten start to 2017 but, for the second time in seven days, frustration was the overriding emotion as they were forced to settle for another 2-2 draw.
Although Luke Leahy gave the Bairns the lead on 37 minutes, just 60 seconds later it was all square when Lewis Vaughan replied.
The Sons took the lead six minutes after the break with a left-foot drive from Andy Stirling but Falkirk came back to level eight minutes on through Austin.
St Mirren made it three wins in a row thanks to goals from John Sutton and Lewis Morgan to move to within five points of relegation rivals Ayr with a game in hand.
It was only the Buddies’ third league win but they have now won three in a row and have hit form at exactly the right time.
However, Saints are still five points adrift at the bottom.
Queen of the South enjoyed a 2-0 interval lead against John Hughes’ outfit Raith Rovers with goals by John Rankin ( seven minutes) and Derek Lyle (36).
Although Jean-Yves M’Voto pulled one back on the hour for the Fifers, they couldn’t find an equaliser.