Inverness 0 Partick Thistle 4

A four-goal blitz from Partick Thistle floored high-flying Inverness and brought their long unbeaten home run to a shuddering halt.

Two efforts from Ryan Stevenson and second-half goals from Gary Fraser and Conrad Balatoni gave Thistle their second win over Inverness this season and prevented the Caley Jags from moving level with Premiership leaders Celtic.

One of the most impressive sides in the top flight this season, few would have banked on the 4-0 scoreline and it will no doubt infuriate the Inverness camp, who had won four of their previous five competitive matches while drawing the other.

Inverness has also been unbeaten at home since April.

The hosts started well enough, with David Raven latching on to Danny Williams' cross at the back post, only to see visiting goalkeeper Paul Gallacher quickly out to close him down.

The hosts should have been in front on nine minutes when Billy McKay set strike partner Marley Watkins away. Composure deserted the Welshman however, as he slid his effort wide of Gallacher's far post.

Inverness were then made to pay for their profligacy by Stevenson. Christie Elliott was sent clear on the right flank and arced a ball into the near post which Stevenson met on the slide, giving Partick a 12th-minute lead.

A comeback was teased by Caley Thistle but not concretely provided. Watkins came close to getting on the end of a Williams cross and Gary Warren planted a header over the bar, but it was not until the 31st minute that Gallacher was forced into a save.

Graeme Shinnie collected the ball on the left-hand side of the area and found Greg Tansey 30 yards from goal. The former Stevenage man made some room for himself and arrowed a low shot towards goal, which the visiting stopper palmed away one-handed.

Again they were made to pay, though, with Stevenson receiving the ball from Fraser on the edge of the area and doubling the visitors' lead with a curling effort in the 40th minute.

Then, only a fantastic sprawling save from Dean Brill denied Dan Seaborne Partick's third as Inverness looked all at sea just before the break.

It did not get much better for the home side in the second half. Only four minutes had passed when Stevenson swung a ball in from the right for Fraser, who smacked the underside of the bar with his header before it went in.

A surging run and shot from Warren preceded a chaotic minute, where Raven fired in from 35 yards past Gallacher - but the flag went up. There did not appear a lot wrong with the goal but Caley Thistle players may have been stood offside blocking Gallacher's view.

Stevenson responded for Partick with a snap-shot that Brill got down low to parry but from the resulting corner, Balatoni headed into the top corner to flatten Inverness.