Partick Thistle 4, Airdrie 0: Thistle thump play-off rivals Airdrie

Airdrie sealed their Premiership play-off slot even while falling to a heavy defeat against step-up rivals Partick Thistle at Firhill.

A Brian Graham double and strikes from Aidan Fitzpatrick and Ricco Diack saw Jags through comfortably enough in a dominant second half, following a first half where the sides couldn't be separated.

A first defeat in five for the Diamonds, however, means they're seven clear of fifth-placed Morton and eight ahead of Dunfermline, with two games left, but three behind their hosts.

Aidan Fitzpatrick's 52nd-minute opener was added to on the hour-mark by Brian Graham, and he notched his second of the game in 68 minutes.

Sub Diack slotted the ball into the back of the net late on to make absolutely sure of the three points.

The goal-less first half was really even, with neither side particularly getting an upper hand.

Airdrie's Lewis McGregor had their best chance and the whole of Firhill held its breath until David Mitchell made a telling block.

At the other end Jack McMillan's roving run ended with a cutback that evaded a couple of Thistle players in the middle, with just Robbie Hemfrey to beat in the Airdrie goal.

Thistle came out for the second half with their tails up and took the lead through Fitzpatrick inside seven minutes, and simply never looked back.

Thistle manager Kris Doolan made one change to the side that drew 0-0 with Raith Rovers last weekend, as Scott Robinson came in for Zander Mackenzie.

Airdrie player-boss Rhys McCabe made two changes to the side that beat Dunfermline 2-1 last time out. Arron Lyall and Lewis McGregor came in for Cammy Ballantyne and Adam Frizell.

Thistle threatened first in 13 minutes when Harry Milne got a sight of goal and let fly with a rocket from just