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Kilmarnock 3 Raith Rovers 0 as Ayrshire side catapult themselves joint-top of Championship

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Kilmarnock launched themselves back to the summit of the Scottish Championship with a fine win against Raith Rovers. An unlikely opener from Stephen McGinn was complimented by a Kyle Lafferty double as the Ayrshire side sent the visitors back to Kirkcaldy empty-handed.The result combined with Arbroath’s draw away to Queen of the South means the sides have drawn level on 46 points - although the Lichties have a game in hand.Rugby Park boss Derek McInnes was delighted that his side came out firing so early.He said: “I thought we got off to a good start, and I’d asked the boys to do that and they responded.“We asked them to carry on from where they left off last week, I thought they came out the traps well.“We seemed to find good spaces and gaps thanks to the willingness of forward runs from the players.“I was delighted to get the second and third goals as they made life more comfortable, but we struggled to deal with their directness in the second half to be honest.“Once we got the third goal it allowed us to breathe and we could manage the game, I was delighted with every one of my players.”It took the hosts just four minutes to fire themselves as Lafferty’s headed effort from a corner came off the crossbar, it fell into the path of McGinn who slid the ball home.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.Killie continued to dominate Raith and they were rewarded again in

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