Match ends, Kilmarnock 2, Partick Thistle 5.
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Partick Thistle leapfrogged Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership with a scintillating display.
Two early goals from striker Kris Doolan put the visitors in control at Rugby Park.
Josh Magennis pulled one back but Gary Fraser restored the Jags' two-goal advantage.
Robbie Muirhead scored twice - his first a sumptuous strike - either side of a Mark Connolly consolation for Kilmarnock.
Thistle move up to ninth, with Killie slipping to 10th while remaining eight points clear of bottom side Dundee United.
Alan Archibald's side got off to the perfect start as Steven Lawless threaded a pass through to Doolan, who kept his cool - despite calls for offside from the Kilmarnock defenders - to calmly finish at the near post.
That was Doolan's third goal of the season against Kilmarnock, and he soon had his fourth.
Fraser's free-kick was high into the box and, at the back post from a very tight angle, Doolan guided a header into the car corner of the net.
Gary Locke's men responded immediately with a shot from Greg Kiltie just wide.
But it would be Magennis who would give Kilmarnock a lifeline. After four games without a goal the Northern Ireland international notched his eighth of the season with a well-taken volley from inside the box.
Early in the second half, Thistle restored their two-goal advantage as Kilmarnock failed to deal with a cross and Fraser fired in from close range.
Former Kilmarnock starlet Robbie Muirhead notched the the pick of the goals. He picked up the ball 30 yards out and sent a thunderbolt into the top corner.
Connolly's header from Steven Smith's free-kick temporarily reduced Kilmarnock's deficit.
But Muirhead was about to torment his former employers again, netting from inside the box following another Lawless pass.
The Kilmarnock defence that claimed a 0-0 draw at Celtic a week ago had seemingly disappeared as Liam Lindsay almost made it 6-2 to Partick Thistle from a corner, his header coming back off the post.
Line-ups
Kilmarnock
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 21MacDonald
- 14O'Hara
- 6ConnollyBooked at 28mins
- 26Balatoni
- 22McHattieSubstituted forSlaterat 55'minutes
- 16ObadeyiSubstituted forBoydat 55'minutes
- 8Robinson
- 3Smith
- 23KiltieBooked at 87mins
- 11HigginbothamBooked at 65minsSubstituted forCarrickat 69'minutes
- 28Magennis
Substitutes
- 1Ridgers
- 2Barbour
- 4Hamill
- 5Findlay
- 9Boyd
- 19Slater
- 20Carrick
Partick Thistle
Formation 4-4-2
- 12Scully
- 15Dumbuya
- 17Lindsay
- 3Seaborne
- 5Booth
- 23MuirheadBooked at 43minsSubstituted forAmooat 79'minutes
- 8BanniganBooked at 28minsSubstituted forWelshat 84'minutes
- 22Fraser
- 11Lawless
- 6Osman
- 9DoolanSubstituted forPogbaat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Cerny
- 4Welsh
- 7Amoo
- 10Stevenson
- 13Frans
- 19Edwards
- 99Pogba
- Referee:
- Craig Thomson
- Attendance:
- 3,860
Match Stats
Home TeamKilmarnockAway TeamPartick Thistle
- Possession
- Home41%
- Away59%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away7
- Corners
- Home1
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away17
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Kilmarnock 2, Partick Thistle 5.
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Foul by Sean Welsh (Partick Thistle).
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Josh Magennis (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by David Amoo (Partick Thistle).
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Steven Smith (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Mathias Pogba replaces Kris Doolan.
Booking
Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Mustapha Dumbuya (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock).
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Mustapha Dumbuya (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Craig Slater (Kilmarnock).
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Liam Lindsay (Partick Thistle) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Partick Thistle. Sean Welsh replaces Stuart Bannigan.
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Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Craig Slater.
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Foul by Stuart Bannigan (Partick Thistle).
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Craig Slater (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Partick Thistle. David Amoo replaces Robbie Muirhead.
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Foul by Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle).
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Craig Slater (Kilmarnock) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
