Hamilton Academical 0-3 Raith Rovers: John McGlynn's side up to second

Raith Rovers moved second in the Scottish Championship with a comfortable win at Hamilton Academical.

A Luke Matheson own goal followed by two strikes from Ethan Ross, all in the first half, extended the Kirkaldy club's unbeaten run to 10 matches.

Hamilton's first defeat in four leaves them just three points off the bottom.

There was a touch of fortune about Raith's early opener as Ethon Varian's close-range shot took a deflection off Matheson to leave Joe Hilton helpless.

Hamilton offered little in the first half while Raith turned the screw. Dario Zanatta raced through but instead of having a shot himself, he played a lovely ball across for Ross to slot home.

And the same combination made it 3-0 as half-time approached as Zanatta passed to Ross, whose shot rattled in off the post.

The hosts tried to respond in the second half as Mihai Popescu blazed over from range, while a lovely ball in from Lewis Smith was met by a weak header from Andy Ryan, but Raith eased to victory to stay within three points of Kilmarnock.

Hamilton head coach Stuart Taylor: "The first half wasn't good enough. Some of our decision-making defensively cost us goals. But we didn't look to go and play and get on the ball and that's what was really disappointing.

"We have to get better and I know there will be bumps along the way, but today wasn't acceptable in how we lost the game."

Raith manager John McGlynn: "Our away record is very good and we're delighted with the win. We were clinical in the first half and pressed the ball well as we knew Hamilton would play out.

"It's our first clean sheet in nine but we're unbeaten in 10 so we're thrilled with the consistency."