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John Sutton headed Morton in front as the visitors secured victory at Gayfield

Morton boosted their hopes of moving out of the Championship relegation zone with victory at Arbroath.

John Sutton headed the visitors in front from Robbie Muirhead's cross before Luca Colville doubled the visitors' lead at Gayfield.

The hosts reduced the deficit just shy of the 25-minute mark courtesy of Scott Stewart's header.

Morton held on to win and move level on points with Partick Thistle who are in eighth place on goal difference.

The home defeat sees Arbroath, who were denied an equaliser when Danny Rogers tipped Luke Donnelly's header over the bar, remain seventh in the table.

Arbroath assistant manager Ian Campbell: "When you lose two goals the way we lost them, it's not like us at all. In the second half, it's typical of this league [Scottish Championship] Morton are a big, strong team. They threw everyone behind the ball and, although we controlled the game from start to finish, it was always going to be hard to score.

"We're disappointed at the goals we've lost, that being said, we should've done more to create clear-cut chances. There's a coat of paint between everybody in the league.

"From now until the end of the season, we've got a big battle on our hands. But we're more than capable of holding our own."

Morton manager David Hopkin: "It was always going to be a tough game. I knew that and picked a team with experienced players and put a couple of younger players in next to them.

"We scored two fantastic goals but I was really disappointed with the goal we conceded. We should've gone in at half-time 2-0 up.

"In the second half, we knew it would be difficult, especially in that wind. But I asked the players to dig deep and I we knew it was important to get something out of the game.

"Three points was a welcome boost as it's our second away win in a row. Our fans were fantastic today for us and they travelled in numbers."