Queen of the South 4-1 Cowdenbeath

Queen of the South moved to within two points of third-place Rangers and four clear of Falkirk with a comfortable Championship win over Cowdenbeath.

Iain Russell headed home Mark Millar's deep cross to give Queens the lead and Michael Paton swept in their second.

Sean Higgins slotted past Zander Clark to reduce Cowden's deficit only for Mark Durnan to strike Queens' third.

And Derek Lyle rounded off the win by rifling into the net in the penultimate minute of regulation time.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
• Live Text

Line-ups

Queen of Sth

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Clark

12Kidd4Dowie6Higgins

17Carmichael8Millar18McShane3Holt

15Paton11Russell

10Reilly

• 1Clark
• 12Kidd
• 4Dowie
• 6Higgins
• 17Carmichael
• 8MillarSubstituted forMcKennaat 85'minutes
• 18McShane
• 3Holt
• 15Paton
• 11RussellSubstituted forDurnanat 74'minutes
• 10ReillySubstituted forLyleat 60'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Mitchell
• 5Durnan
• 14McKenna
• 19Lyle
• 20Atkinson
• 24Smith
• 28Pickard

Cowdenbeath

Formation 4-4-2

17Thomson

27Toshney5Armstrong6Wedderburn3Adamson

7Robertson4O'Brien8Milne10Higgins

15Buchanan26Marshall

• 17Thomson
• 27Toshney
• 5Armstrong
• 6Wedderburn
• 3AdamsonBooked at 67mins
• 7RobertsonSubstituted forOyenugaat 77'minutes
• 4O'Brien
• 8MilneSubstituted forNishat 71'minutes
• 10Higgins
• 15Buchanan
• 26MarshallSubstituted forHughesat 85'minutes

Substitutes

• 9Nish
• 12Kane
• 18Brownlie
• 19Oyenuga
• 20Miller
• 25Sneddon
• 28Hughes

Referee:

Greg Aitken

Attendance:

1,671

Match Stats

Home TeamQueen of SthAway TeamCowdenbeath

Possession

Home61%

Away39%

Shots

Home18

Away4

Shots on Target

Home7

Away1

Corners

Home8

Away3

Fouls

Home9

Away9

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Queen of the South 4, Cowdenbeath 1.

2. 90'+3'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Queen of the South 4, Cowdenbeath 1.

3. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Corner, Cowdenbeath. Conceded by Zander Clark.

4. 90'+2'

   Post update

   Attempt missed. Daniel Carmichael (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

5. 90'+1'

   Post update

   Foul by Derek Lyle (Queen of the South).

6. 90'+1'

   Post update

   John Armstrong (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

7. 89'

   Goal!

   Goal! Queen of the South 4, Cowdenbeath 1. Derek Lyle (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Carmichael.

8. 89'

   Post update

   Foul by Lewis Kidd (Queen of the South).

9. 89'

   Post update

   Nathaniel Wedderburn (Cowdenbeath) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

10. 87'

    Post update

    Corner, Cowdenbeath. Conceded by Ian McShane.

11. 85'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Cowdenbeath. Declan Hughes replaces Colin Marshall.

12. 85'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Queen of the South. Stephen McKenna replaces Mark Millar.

13. 82'

    Post update

    Derek Lyle (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

14. 82'

    Post update

    Foul by John Armstrong (Cowdenbeath).

15. 81'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Michael Paton (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

16. 80'

    Post update

    Michael Paton (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

17. 80'

    Post update

    Foul by John Armstrong (Cowdenbeath).

18. 77'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Cowdenbeath. Kudus Oyenuga replaces Jon Robertson.

19. 75'

    Goal!

    Goal! Queen of the South 3, Cowdenbeath 1. Mark Durnan (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mark Millar with a cross following a corner.

20. 75'

    Post update

    Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Kenny Adamson.

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