Greenock Morton 0-2 Kilmarnock: Visitors extend lead at top as Oli Shaw scores seven in seven

Striker Oli Shaw rounded off Kilmarnock's win in the first half

Oli Shaw scored his seventh goal in seven games as Kilmarnock stretched their lead at the top of the Scottish Championship with a convincing win away to Greenock Morton.

The hosts were the better side for the opening half hour but Blair Alston's strike from a Chris Burke pass turned the tide.

Burke - a standout for Tommy Wright's side - then provided the assist for Shaw to quickly double the lead as Kilmarnock got back to winning ways after defeat by Partick Thistle.

With Inverness Caledonian Thistle dropping to third after losing to Dunfermline Athletic, Kilmarnock have a three-point gap on second-top Raith Rovers.

Morton stay eighth but are now only above Queen of the South on goal difference and two points clear of bottom club Dunfermline.

Morton manager Gus MacPherson: "It was the oldest cliche today - goals change games. We were comfortable in the first half-hour but we don't create enough chances.

"We were deflated by losing a goal right on half-time. We put a few youngsters in and they'll get good experience from that, and they didn't look out of place either."

Kilmarnock manager Tommy Wright: "When we lose games there can be a knee jerk reaction, it's a long season. I feel we're ahead of our points total in terms of what we need.

"This isn't an easy place to come to, and they put us under pressure with a lot of direct balls. The players should be pleased with their day's work."