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Kevin Holt's goal had Queens in command at the break

Dundee United stay top of the Scottish Championship despite a humiliating 4-0 defeat by Queen of the South.

Robbie Neilson's side have now lost their last three away matches, but stay at the summit on goal difference after Ayr United lost and Inverness Caledonian Thistle failed to win.

Stephen Dobbie and Kevin Holt had Queens in command at the break, and further efforts from Dobbie and Michael Paton sealed a much-merited win.

The win moves Queens up to fourth.

Queen of the South manager, Allan Johnston: "We are now turning performances into results and we are showing we can compete with the best teams in the division.

"Dobbie was superb today, he has been unfortunate so far this season, but it was only a matter of time before he got back scoring."

Dundee United head coach Robbie Neilson: "We are bitterly disappointed - we were not anywhere near where we can get to. We have to find a way not to give away the kind of goals we did.

"This was a real warning that you just have to be 'at it' but it is about how you manage the difficult periods, especially after everybody was saying it was great, great, great for a while."