Hibernian's third-straight Championship draw was enough to see them move top of the table as they were held to a goalless stalemate by Raith at Stark's Park.

Hibs started to enjoy the majority of possession early on as John McGinn's near-post header was cleared off the line in their best first-half chance before team-mate Fraser Fyvie came close but sent Grant Holt's cross wide of the mark before Paul Hanlon headed past the post.

Hibernian were reduced to 10 men seven minutes before the break as Marvin Bartley was shown a straight red card for a foul on Bobby Barr.

Jason Cummings fired wide from outside the box for Hibs while - down at the other end - Barr and Ross Callachan had chances blocked before Kyle Benedictus's late header was held out as Neil Lennon's side went home with a point.

Queen of the South's unbeaten start to the Scottish Championship season came to a dramatic halt with a 5-0 home defeat to Morton.

The leaders had conceded just four goals in their first eight league matches this term but were 3-0 behind inside 36 minutes following strikes from Ross Forbes, Jamie McDonagh and Gary Oliver.

After Forbes curled in the opener from just inside the area, McDonagh applied the finishing touch to a fine team move before Oliver, against his former club, found the bottom corner from the edge of the box.

Jai Quitongo hit the post at the start of the second half but went one better in the 64th minute, converting from close range, before Thomas O'Ware added a fifth from the penalty spot after Darren Brownlie fouled Forbes.

Craig Sibbald netted his third goal of the season as Falkirk kept up the pressure on the Scottish Championship leaders with a 2-1 derby victory over Dunfermline.

The midfielder opened the scoring in the 27th minute, lifting the ball over goalkeeper Sean Murdoch from John Baird's pass.

Sibbald missed the target on the stroke of half-time but the hosts did double their lead seven minutes after the interval as Myles Hippolyte cut inside and fired into the bottom corner.

Danny Rogers denied Farid El Alagui on two occasions but could not prevent the striker halving the deficit with 15 minutes remaining when he took the ball past the goalkeeper and slotted home.

Rock-bottom St Mirren are still searching for their first win of the Scottish Championship season after slipping to a 2-0 defeat to Dundee United at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.

Scott Fraser opened the scoring with his second goal of the season in the 38th minute before Tony Andreu netted his seventh of the campaign to wrap up victory after 74 minutes.

Fraser put the Terrors ahead when a sharp interchange of passes saw Charlie Telfer play him in inside the penalty box and he drilled a left-footed shot beyond Jamie Langfield.

Gary Irvine then prevented Andreu from doubling the advantage when he hacked the ball off the line.

But the on-loan Norwich striker was not to be denied and he wrapped up the points 16 minutes from time when he picked up a rebound in the penalty area to coolly slot home.

Alan Forrest netted a hat-trick as Ayr condemned Dumbarton to a seventh Scottish Championship game without a win following a 3-0 victory.

The striker opened the scoring in the second minute when he tapped in the rebound after Alan Martin parried Gary Harkins' shot.

Harkins fired over and then had a hand in the second goal in the 50th minute, squaring to Forrest who could not miss.

And Forrest completed his treble from the penalty spot after 62 minutes following Daniel Harvie's foul on Nicky Devlin in the area.