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Partick Thistle handed Cove Rangers a bruising sixth defeat in a row to move to within a point of third-top Ayr United in the Scottish Championship.

Scott Tiffoney started the rout by firing an 11th-minute opener and Steven Lawless thumped the second before the break.

Shots from Brian Graham and Kevin Holt - and a Daniel Mullen header in the finals seconds - added to Cove's pain.

It ends Cove's run of six games without loss against Thistle.

Paul Hartley's side are without a win in eight and remain one point ahead of Hamilton Academical at the foot of the table, but have played two more games, and five behind Arbroath.

Thistle end a run of three games without a win.