Dundee United beat Morton and extend Scottish Championship lead

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Louis Moult & Tony Watt net second-half strikes for United, Robbie Muirhead replies
Ross Docherty header & Glenn Middleton shot put visitors in command in first half

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Charlotte Cohen

GOAL Morton 0-2 Dundee Unitedpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 12 April
Glen Middleton
Jim Goodwin wasn't wrong about the incentive of a win tonight, was he?
It's a really nice bit of play down the right from Kai Fotheringham and they eventually end up with the ball in the Morton box, it's a little bit scrappy but Middleton is in the right place at the right time.
He gets on the end of the pass and lashes it into the roof of Ryan Mullen's net for his fifth goal of the season.
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GOAL Morton 0-1 Dundee Unitedpublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 12 April
Ross Docherty
The captain gets the breakthrough!
United win a free-kick in a really dangerous area just on the edge of the box but Louis Moult sends his effort straight into the Morton wall.
Docherty was free though and gets on the loose ball to send a wonderful header into the bottom corner.
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Postpublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton 0-0 Dundee United
Who wasn't listening when their mum told them to take a jacket to the footy?
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Postpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton 0-0 Dundee United
Solid challenge from Jack Baird on Tony Watt just as he was racing into the box. A perfectly timed tackle.
Postpublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton 0-0 Dundee United
Tony Watt storms into the Morton box but Jack Baird is there to smother the danger, it's only out for a corner though.
Glenn Middleton's cross is attacked by Jack McClelland who can't put his effort on target.
Up the other end Morton's effort is deflected out and they have a corner of their own, it's defended well by Ross Docherty to head clear at the near post.
Postpublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton 0-0 Dundee United
Some of the supporters have come well prepared though...
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Postpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton 0-0 Dundee United
The heavens have just opened at Cappielow, absolutely chucking it down.
Doesn't stop Glenn Middleton from firing another ball into the box but Kirk Broadfoot manages to nudge it back to his goalkeeper and they get it clear.
Postpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton 0-0 Dundee United
A lively start to this one from both sides, no joy in front of goal yet but it's only been four minutes. Can't be too greedy...
Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton 0-0 Dundee United
Glenn Middleton whips an early ball into the Morton box but no one is there to get on the end of it.
KICK-OFFpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton 0-0 Dundee United
And we're off.
'Hell of an incentive' for United - Goodwinpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United (19:45)
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin tells BBC Scotland: "It's a hell of an incentive for the group to put a bit of pressure on the teams below us.
"It was a real battle last time we were here, Morton are a very physical team so we know we have to be up for it tonight.
"Morton have got some dangerous players, set-plays are going to be crucial tonight so it should be a decent game and hopefully three points for us."
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Morton fancy their chances at Cappielow - Imriepublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United (19:45)
Morton manager Dougie Imrie tells BBC Scotland: "Any tie we're at home we fancy our chances.
"In the last game we had chances and we never took them. We have to take our game to Dundee United, we want to be in the play-offs so we have to win.
"It's two good teams who are going at it but it's a game tonight we can hopefully get something from."
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Frenemies...?published at 19:33 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United (19:45)
Wouldn't have thought these two will be so cosy when this one kicks off in just over 10 minutes...
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Sportscene on airpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United (19:45)
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Postpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United (19:45)
It's been a cracking title race in the Championship so far and tonight Dundee United have the chance to go seven points clear of challengers Raith Rovers before they take on play-off contenders Partick Thistle tomorrow.
Morton have the chance to leapfrog Dunfermline before their trip to Airdrie tomorrow and put themselves in with a better chance of a Premiership play-off spot.
Here's how the table looks before tonight's action gets underway:
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Oakley outpublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United
Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland at Cappielow
No George Oakley in Morton’s squad tonight which is a huge blow to the hosts.
He sustained a shoulder knock against Ayr United on Tuesday night, but still completed the match.
The English striker is expected to be out for 10 days.
Honours evenpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United (19:45)
Both sides have picked up wins away from home in this fixture so far. Morton were 3-2 winners at Tannadice while United grabbed a 1-0 victory last time out at Cappielow.
The other game between the sides was at Tannadice back in September and it finished 1-1.
Let's hope for some more goals tonight, eh?
Grimshaw in for United; quadruple change for Mortonpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United (19:45)
Just the one change for Jim Goodwin from that rampant win over Queen's Park last weekend. Miller Thomson drops to the bench and he's replaced by Liam Grimshaw in the starting lineup.
Dougie Imrie rings the changes though, he's made four alterations from that 1-1 draw with Ayr United.
Darragh O'Connor, Jai Quirongo, Alan Power and Iain Wilson are all in from the start.
Calum Waters, Michael Garrity and Grant Gillespie drop to the bench while George Oakley drops out of the squad.
LINE-UPS from Cappielowpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United (19:45)
Greenock Morton: Mullen, O'Connor, Baird, Blues, Muirhead, Quitongo, Crawford, Broadfoot, Power, French, Wilson
Substitutes: Murdoch, Waters, McGrattan, Garrity, Bearne, Gillespie
Dundee United: Walton, McClelland, Graham, Grimshaw, Moult, Sibbald, Middleton, Fotheringham, Docherty, Watt, McMann
Substitutes: Newman, Wotherspoon, Tillson, Meekison, Mochrie, MacLeod, Cudjoe, Thomson, Cleall-Harding
Welcomepublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 12 April
Morton v Dundee United (19:45)
Another Friday night football instalment as we reach the business end of the Scottish Championship season and lots at stake tonight.
United come into this one off the back of a 5-0 win over Queen's Park while Morton were held to a 1-1 draw against Ayr United.
First up, the teams...
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