Scottish Championship round-up: Hibs could fall further behind
Saturday 26 September 2015 18:28, UK
Hibernian could lose further ground on Rangers in the Scottish Championship if the Ibrox team win at Morton on Sunday after they could only draw 1-1 at home to St Mirren.
The Easter Road side met their Paisley opponents with confidence brimming after an unexpected 2-0 League cup win over Aberdeen in midweek.
That result had extended their winning run to five games and they kept clean sheets in all of those games so were expected to be victorious this weekend too.
Instead, they conceded their first goal since their 1-0 loss to Rangers last month when former Ibrox player Calum Gallagher put the away side in front against the run of play.
Hibs hit back positively and Dylan McGeouch, Paul Hanlon, Lewis Stevenson and John McGinn - appearing against his former club - all had chances but could not net.
Martin Boyle did score for them, however, to give them parity at the break and that was the very least they deserved.
Alan Stubbs' men poured forward again after the restart but found their opponents in stubborn mood.
McGinn twice tried again but failed, Jason Cummings was kept out and Liam Fontaine headed over the bar.
In the end, the 1-1 final scoreline means they have dropped points for the third time in seven league matches.
As such, they could see the deficit between them and Championship favourites Rangers stretch into double figures for the first time this season if Mark Warburton's side can get a victory at Cappielow.
Elsewhere, Livingston registered their first league victory of the season with a comfortable 3-0 win at Alloa.
Liam Buchanan struck twice against his old side and his goals sandwiched a Jordyn Sheerin effort as the team swapped places at the bottom of the table.
Raith Rovers moved up to third after Lewis Toshney's second-half goal gave them a narrow 1-0 victory against Dumbarton at Stark's Park.
Falkirk stay second following their 0-0 draw with Queen of the South on Friday, meaning Rangers' lead over them could go to nine points by the time the weekend is out.
