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Dunfermline's Victor Wanyama was shown a red card as he made his return to Scottish football with Dunfermline Ayr United moved back into second place in the Scottish Championship as Neil Lennon suffered a disappointing debut as Dunfermline Athletic manager, with high-profile signing Victor Wanyama sent off. The former Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was dismissed 20 minutes after coming on as a second-half replacement. The 33-year-old Kenyan handled the ball after blocking Mark Mc Kenzie and pulling him to the ground. By that stage, Ayr were 2-0 up thanks to a fine strike from Connor Mc Lennan and a cool chip from Jamie Murphy. Ethan Walker added gloss to the scoreline in stoppage time following a nice United move. Scott Brown will feel his side were well worth the win that puts them above Livingston on goal difference, especially as Curtis Main also had the ball in the net, but his effort was ruled out for a foul on a defender. There will be plenty of thinking for Lennon to do, with the Fifers remaining ninth, two points behind Hamilton Academical and six above Airdrieonians. Facing Livingston on Wednesday, the former Celtic and Hibs boss now has just six games of the regular season remaining in the fight against the drop. He will also have to do without the suspended Wanyama in midweek. Ayr United manager Scott Brown: "We were up for the battle and the shape and the structure of the team was good. The desire was there and that's what we've maybe lacked in the last couple of weeks. "There's a long way to go in the season. We need a lot of help as well, but we just need to keep winning as many games as we possibly can. " Dunfermline Athletic manager Neil Lennon: "I'm disappointed with our lack of goal threat, our lack of belief and quality in the final third. That's something we have to improve on as that's five games out of six in which we haven't scored. "I know we've got a mountain of work to do but that's why I'm here. There's a fragility at the minute that we need to change. "Victor (Wanyama) is in there with his head down. We knew he would be rusty but we wanted to give him some minutes. He slipped, didn't he? You can tell he needs work. " Last Updated 29th March 2025 at 16: 56 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Scott Brown Formation: 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 Manager: Neil Lennon Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Scott Brown Formation: 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 Manager: Neil Lennon Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 We're still improving Match stats. Let us know what you think. Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Ayr United 3, Dunfermline Athletic 0. Second Half ends, Ayr United 3, Dunfermline Athletic 0. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Goal! Ayr United 3, Dunfermline Athletic 0. Ethan Walker (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dylan Watret. Foul by Dylan Watret (Ayr United). Ewan Otoo (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing. Attempt missed. Scott Mc Mann (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. Substitution, Ayr United. Ethan Walker replaces Connor Mc Lennan. Substitution, Ayr United. Paddy Reading replaces Jake Hastie. Victor Wanyama (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the red card. Hand ball by Victor Wanyama (Dunfermline Athletic). Joe Chalmers (Dunfermline Athletic) is shown the yellow card. Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by Nick Mc Allister. Substitution, Ayr United. George Oakley replaces Curtis Main. Attempt missed. Scott Mc Mann (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Substitution, Ayr United. Marco Rus replaces Jamie Murphy. Substitution, Ayr United. Mark Mc Kenzie replaces Jay Henderson. Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Victor Wanyama (Dunfermline Athletic). Curtis Main (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.