Match ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Dundee United 1.
Dunfermline Athletic stunned Scottish Championship leaders Dundee United with a convincing victory inspired by two-goal Kane Ritchie-Hosler.
He set up fellow midfielder Matty Todd to slot home the 11th-minute opener.
Ritchie-Hosler then fired the Pars further ahead either side of the break, both set up by striker Alex Jakubiak.
United got back into the game when Kyle Benedictus deflected a low Glenn Middleton cross into his own net, but they rarely looked like saving a point.
Jim Goodwin's team stay one point clear of Raith Rovers, but the Kirkcaldy side can go top when they play their game in hand away to Queen's Park on Saturday.
Dunfermline move above Queen's Park into sixth place in the table, one point behind Airdrieonians but having played two more games.
Dunfermline Athletic manager James McPake: "It feels great, particularly at home with the big crowd, and a BBC Scotland TV game. It is the favourites coming to your place and you want to win your home games.
"Excuses have been made that we have injuries. Tonight, when we've got players back and we can make changes, we're a much better team."
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin: "We didn't start the game well enough, it's as simple as that. The first 45 minutes is one of our worst performances, there's no doubt about it. We didn't offer anything going forward.
"We didn't carry a threat at all in the final third and we weren't at the races in the first half. Dunfermline looked as if they were a little bit more energetic than us, picking up a lot of second balls. I can have no arguments about the result."
Line-ups
Dunfermline
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Mehmet
- 36Welch-Hayes
- 4Benedictus
- 64Fagan-Walcott
- 3EdwardsSubstituted forChalmersat 79'minutes
- 5HamiltonBooked at 4minsSubstituted forAllanat 45'minutes
- 6Otoo
- 7Ritchie-HoslerSubstituted forFisherat 79'minutes
- 10ToddSubstituted forMoffatat 70'minutes
- 16SummersSubstituted forMcCannat 29'minutes
- 14Jakubiak
Substitutes
- 8Chalmers
- 11McCann
- 15Fisher
- 17Moffat
- 18Allan
- 23O'Halloran
- 26Sutherland
- 38Holmes
- 44Little
Dundee Utd
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Walton
- 29Thomson
- 31Gallagher
- 4Holt
- 33McMann
- 16TillsonSubstituted forMiddletonat 45'minutes
- 14Sibbald
- 23DochertyBooked at 59minsSubstituted forMochrieat 64'minutes
- 7Greive
- 9MoultSubstituted forFotheringhamat 64'minutes
- 32WattBooked at 25mins
Substitutes
- 5McClelland
- 6Graham
- 8Grimshaw
- 13Newman
- 15Middleton
- 17Meekison
- 18Fotheringham
- 26Mochrie
- 28Anim Cudjoe
- Referee:
- Colin Steven
- Attendance:
- 6,368
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home4
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Dunfermline Athletic 3, Dundee United 1.
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Attempt saved. Owen Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Tony Watt (Dundee United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Attempt missed. Miller Thomson (Dundee United) left footed shot from the right side of the box.
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Foul by Paul Allan (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Kai Fotheringham (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Ewan Otoo (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Paul Allan (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Craig Sibbald (Dundee United).
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Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Declan Gallagher.
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Attempt blocked. Owen Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Goal!
Own Goal by Kyle Benedictus, Dunfermline Athletic. Dunfermline Athletic 3, Dundee United 1.
Substitution
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Joe Chalmers replaces Josh Edwards.
Substitution
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. Sam Fisher replaces Kane Ritchie-Hosler.
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Attempt blocked. Tony Watt (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Owen Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Malachi Fagan-Walcott.
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Foul by Alex Jakubiak (Dunfermline Athletic).
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Declan Gallagher (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.