Thistle are edged out in Inverness with Mckay's goal with 16 minutes remaining enough to secure the win for the home side. 

A huge turning point in the game was the red card for Kyle Turner seven minutes before half-time leaving Thistle to play over half the match with ten men. 

A really gritty, brave defensive performance looked as if it might be enough to bring home a point to Glasgow, but it wasn't to be. 

Kevin Holt came close to a late equaliser with a shot that went just wide of target. 

It's a great cross from Fitzpatrick but Dowds can't get on it. 

Minimum of 4 minutes additional time to be played. 

Holt does well to clear Oakley's effort off the line keeping hopes alive of snatching a point. Time is fast running out though. 

The ball is played up to the feet of Fitzpatrick inside the Inverness box. He tries to lift the ball to Dowds at the back post but Ridgers claims.

Docherty floats in the free kick and although Graham gets his head to it he can't get enough power in his header and Ridgers saves. 

Thistle win a free kick deep inside the Inverness half. 

Holt is a whisker away from an equaliser with a shot wide of Ridgers' left-hand post. 

Graham's shot is straight at Ridgers. 

With McMillan off, Inverness threaten down the right. Muirhead doesn't get quite enough on his clearance when a cross comes in and Mckay seizes the opportunity given to him, and he fires home. 

The corner is cleared, and Thistle try and build an attack of their own. 

Mitchell makes a good stop to his left to push away Harper's shot. 

Docherty takes the free kick, but Ridgers is able to punch clear. 

Milne wins Thistle a free kick wide on the left deep inside the Inverness half. 

After starting the second half well, Thistle are getting pushed further and further back. Defence is holding firm so far, and Inverness opportunities have been limited. 

Allardice creates space for himself outside the Thistle box, but his shot is way too high to trouble Mitchell. 

Mitchell gets two hands to the ball and punches the corner clear with McKinnon completing the clearance. 

Mitchell claims the corner inside his 6-yard box. 

Harper tries to curl a shot into the corner but has to make do with a corner following a deflection, 

Half-time switch from Thistle. 

All square at the break but a straight red card for Kyle Tuner 7 minutes before the break sees the home side with a man advantage. 

The home side were getting more and more on top in the lead up to that and it could be a long second half for Thistle. 

One minute of additional time to be played. 

MacKay lifts a cross towards the back post but it drifts out for a goal kick. 

Milne scrambles the ball clear as MacGregor threatens the Thistle goal. The half-time whistle can't come quickly enough at the moment for Thistle. 

Lawless picks up a yellow card for protesting the red card. 

Turner is late in on a challenge on MacGregor and catches him above the ankle and out comes the red card leaving Thistle to play the rest of the night with 10 men. 

Inverness are close once more. It's great play from Daniel MacKay who finds his near namesake Mckay inside the box. Mitchell is quickly off his line and that makes it hard for Mckay and he lifts the ball over the bar. 

It's poor marking from Thistle as Boyd's free kick comes over but Mitchell makes a good stop low at his left-hand post to push away Duffy's header. 

It's another Inverness free kick in a wide area. 

Thistle survive, just, as the free kick comes in with Muirhead stepping in to thump clear from inside the 6-yard box after Thistle initially fail to clear.

It's the home side that are having the better of things at the moment and they win a free kick wide on the right. 

Inverness can't make anything of the corner despite some uncertain defending from Thistle. 

It's an important block from Turner as things open up for MacKay inside the Thistle box. 

There are some shouts for a Thistle penalty as Docherty tries to get on the ball after a Turner free kick is knocked into his path. 

It's Boyd that takes the free kick this time. He hits the wall, but the ball comes back to him. This time his effort spins over the bar. 

McMillan fouls MacKay and Inverness will have another free kick in a threatening position. 

Harper takes the free kick but lifts the ball high over the bar. 

Muirhead fouls MacGregor and Inverness have a free kick in a dangerous position just right of centre and about 25 yards out. 

McMillan's cross is cleared as far as Milne outside the box, but his shot is poor and is both high and wide of target. 

MacGregor finds a spot of space outside the Thistle box, and he tries to find Mackay inside the box, but Holt is there to deny the Inverness striker a chance. 

Another half chance for Graham as Milne crosses and this time it is a flick from Graham and the ball goes wide of goal once more. 

First hint of a chance for Thistle as Lawless' left foot cross from the right finds Graham but his header flies well wide of goal. 

Inverness get us underway. Thistle will be shooting towards the travelling support in the first half. 

Thistle have the opportunity to move 4 points clear at the top the league, at least overnight, with a win tonight but the not inconsiderable hurdle of Inverness Caledonian Thistle stands in our way. 

Thistle will approach tonight's game with confidence having won 5-1 against Morton last weekend. 

Ian McCall has made two changes to the side that started that came bringing in two players, Kyle Turner and Scott Tiffoney, who made such positive contributions in the second half of that win over Morton. 

Cammy Smith and Cole McKinnon are the two players that will start on the bench this evening to make way for them.