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Kyle Jacobs second goal of the day proved to be the winner for Morton

Three headed goals gave Morton a second consecutive Scottish Championship win and consigned Dunfermline Athletic to a fifth straight defeat.

Kyle Jacobs scored twice, either side of Jim McAlister's effort, to move David Hopkin's side out of the relegation play-off place and level on points with the fifth-placed Fifers.

Euan Murray had put Dunfermline ahead at a sodden Cappielow but that, and Kevin Nisbet's spectacular stoppage-time free-kick, could not arrest their miserable run of form.

On a day when conditions got progressively worse, Morton got progressively better after a sluggish start.

Murray's close-range opener was no surprise given Danny Rogers had already denied debutant Dom Thomas and Nisbet, but Morton grew into the game.

Jacobs and McAlister both headed in after good work from the impressive Luca Colville and Jacobs added a third five minutes from time from a corner.

However, the best goal was saved for last, with Nisbet curling in his 21st of the season with a terrific free kick.

Morton manager David Hopkin: "I thought it was a fantastic performance all-round, given some of the football we played, some of the tackles we made, some of the energy we had in the second half.

"We're starting to be a wee bit harder to play against. It was important to make up ground on Dunfermline and Queen of the South and make it a really competitive league, and we still have a game in hand."

Dunfermline Athletic head coach Steve Crawford: "We know where the problem lies. We're going to have to learn very quickly because there's a similarity to the way we're conceding.

"It's frustrating because Kevin Nisbet scores a really good free kick, we've come away from home and scored two goals and we've not taken anything from the game."