Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Queen of the South 2.
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Dunfermline Athletic maintained their 100% start to go top of the Scottish Championship and leave Queen of the South searching for a first point.
Euan Murray headed home his fifth goal in six games before Declan McManus doubled the lead from the spot in an East End Park thriller.
Joe McKee's 20-yard drive reduced the deficit after the break, only for Paul Watson's hooked finish to make it 3-1.
A Stephen Dobbie penalty set up a nervous finale but the hosts held firm.
Steve Crawford's men are the only Championship side to win all three of their opening games, while Queens are above bottom club Arbroath on goal difference.
Dunfermline Athletic head coach Stevie Crawford: "We continue to develop as a club. Last year, we would've drawn or maybe lost so credit to the boys for digging in."
Queen of the South manager Allan Johnston: "We can't give away the goals that we are giving away. That's 10 in three league games, it's terrible defending at set pieces especially and its really cost us."
Line-ups
Dunfermline
Formation 4-1-3-2
- 1Fon Williams
- 2ComrieSubstituted forWilsonat 39'minutes
- 44Watson
- 5Murray
- 3Edwards
- 16Whittaker
- 23Thomas
- 8Turner
- 24McInroy
- 10McManus
- 7O'HaraSubstituted forMurrayat 68'minutes
Substitutes
- 14McCann
- 15Wilson
- 19Fenton
- 20Gill
- 21Murray
- 22Mayo
- 27Berry
Queen of Sth
Formation 3-5-2
- 20Ferguson
- 4BuchananSubstituted forNorteyat 63'minutes
- 5Obileye
- 3Maxwell
- 7Fitzpatrick
- 8Pybus
- 15McGrorySubstituted forEastat 47'minutes
- 6McKeeBooked at 32mins
- 33GibsonBooked at 83mins
- 11Dobbie
- 10ShieldsSubstituted forRobinsonat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Leighfield
- 2Nortey
- 9Goss
- 14Robinson
- 16East
- 17Joseph
- 22Camara Sylla
- Referee:
- Grant Irvine
Match Stats
Home TeamDunfermlineAway TeamQueen of Sth
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home6
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away14
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Queen of the South 2.
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Foul by William Gibson (Queen of the South).
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Declan McManus (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Joe McKee (Queen of the South).
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Kyle Turner (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Steven Whittaker.
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Attempt saved. Declan McManus (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Paul Watson.
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James Maxwell (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Fraser Murray (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Foul by Joe McKee (Queen of the South).
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Fraser Murray (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Fraser Murray (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Booking
William Gibson (Queen of the South) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by William Gibson (Queen of the South).
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Dom Thomas (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Aidan Fitzpatrick (Queen of the South) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
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Attempt missed. Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
