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Jack Ross continued his winning start as Hibernian manager with a 2-1 Scottish Premiership victory against former club St Mirren in Paisley.

After beating Motherwell on Saturday in Ross' first game, the Easter Road side led through Christian Doidge's fifth goal in three games.

Stevie Mallan converted a second-half penalty to double the advantage as St Mirren struggled to create chances.

Junior Morias did net in stoppage-time but it was mere consolation.

The result leaves Jim Goodwin's side in 10th place, level on points with Hearts, Hamilton and St Johnstone at the foot of the table.

Hibs, though, consolidated sixth place after their third consecutive win since Paul Heckingbottom's departure.

Hibs weather the Paisley storm

Off the back of a rousing victory over Ross County on Saturday, Jim Goodwin's St Mirren took to the task of beating Hibernian by initially dominating possession and trying to draw first blood.

The Paisley side looked capable of doing just that when Kyle Magennis leapt to meet a Calum Waters cross, only to watch his unopposed header fly over the crossbar.

Four minutes later, Ilkay Durmus fired an early cross in from the left, where Ryan Flynn was waiting at the back post. However, like Magennis, he didn't connect well and watched his effort deflect off Paul Hanlon and go wide.

Sometimes football rewards endeavour and sometimes it ignores it entirely. Just when St Mirren looked in control, an inquisitive cross from Jason Naismith found an unmarked Doidge at the back post, his header bouncing off the unsuspecting head of Gary MacKenzie and flying into the net.

The Welsh striker had his fifth goal in three games yet Hibs looked as surprised as anyone to be in front. And as St Mirren returned to peppering their opponent's goal with crosses and half chances, it seemed as though the visitors were clinging on for half time.

The second half began with the same, intense pressing from St Mirren that had made much of the first half so uncomfortable for their guests.

Hibs goalkeeper Chris Maxwell was booked for trying to thwart a blistering run from Magennis just one minute into the half. Then Lewis Stevenson joined him in the book for clumsily trying to halt Flynn and Sam Foley was sent flying in the box after a nudge in the back from Martin Boyle.

Ross, aware of no real attacking threat from his side, brought on Daryl Horgan for Joe Newell to accompany Boyle's introduction in Florian Kamberi's place. Then Mallan came on for Scott Allan. Yet their hosts just kept coming.

With cross after cross failing to cleave an opening, Danny Mullen opted instead to fire in a long-range shot that ricocheted off a post. In a moment that seemed to sum up the evening for St Mirren, the ball then bounced in to the path of Jonathan Obika, who trundled it wide with the goal gaping.

Just when it seemed Hibs may finally crack, a rare counter attack struck gold for the second time. Boyle galloped into the opposing box and beyond MacKenzie, who brought him down. Mallan stepped up to the penalty spot and fired the ball into the back of the net.

Morias would pull one back moments before the final whistle. A consolation, if only to prove that the hosts could in fact score despite an evening of unfortunate events suggesting otherwise.

A wet, windy night ended in defeat and unquestionably a sour taste in the mouth for Goodwin's side as they remain joint bottom of the table.

Man of the match - Ryan Porteous

BBC Scotland's Brian McLauchlin at the Simple Digital Arena

On a night where there was little on display in terms of silky football, the award goes to a player who gave his opponents no quarter from the first whistle to the last.

Ryan Porteous gave another solid performance at the back for Hibernian and there is no doubt he will play a major part for Ross as they attempt to push their way back up the league.

Plaudits must also go to Boyle, who is closing in on the form he showed last season before suffering a terrible knee injury.

For St Mirren, Mullen made a positive impact from the bench, while Foley also gave his all and the pair can count themselves unlucky to end up on the losing side.

'Our performance merited something' - reaction

Watch: Goodwin bemoans 'same old story' for St Mirren

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin: "I think our performance overall, particular in the second half, merited something out of the game.

"We had a number of chances and it's the same old story - we don't make the most of them. I felt that, at 1-0, if we had got a goal, there was only one winner."

Hibernian head coach Jack Ross: "St Mirren pushed and pushed and we did a lot of things to try to stem that and it was only late on with the introduction of Martin Boyle that we were able to stretch them.

"Winning the penalty was a key moment. This was a huge game for us as it puts us in a decent position to push on."

Watch: Ross hails win in 'huge game' for Hibs