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St Mirren 4 - 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

St Mirren moved to the top of the Championship by getting the better of a second-half goal flurry against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

 

Lewis Morgan's deflected strike gave the Buddies a half-time lead but John Baird levelled after the break.

 

Gregor Buchanan headed Saints back in front before Liam Polworth restored parity again for Caley Thistle.

 

 

But St Mirren moved up a gear and both Cammy Smith and Ian McShane scored from distance to seal it for the hosts.

 

A third consecutive league win means the Paisley men have now won seven of their last eight matches and have now also triumphed in each of their last six home games in all competitions.

 

Morgan has been a key part of St Mirren's rise under manager Jack Ross and he notched his sixth of the season when his low shot was diverted through the legs of Caley Thistle goalkeeper Mark Ridgers.

 

Baird had a first half goal disallowed for offside but made no mistake in the second - the former Buddie slotting into the bottom left hand corner.

 

The teams were only briefly on level terms. St Mirren's McShane followed up some nice skill by standing up a great cross to the back post and Buchanan's header eventually crossed the line.

 

Inverness again pegged Saints back when Connor Bell helped play in Polworth to round Craig Samson and stroke home, despite big shouts of offside from the hosts.

 

The Buddies were frustrated at that, but vented it in the right way. Morgan smacked the post before Smith let fly with a right-footer from 20 yards into the bottom corner, then McShane added an equally exquisite finish from distance into the top right corner when the ball broke to him on the edge of the box.

 

St Mirren

1 Samson

15 Baird

5 Buchanan Booked 6 min

44 Eckersley

3 Irvine

4 McGinn

16 McShane

2 DemetriouSubstituted for Kirkpatrick 85 min

11 SmithSubstituted forTodd at 87 min

10 MorganSubstituted for Duffy 90+2 min

20 Reilly

 

Substitutes

8 Duffy

9 Sutton

14 Todd

17 Kirkpatrick

19 Stewart

 

Inverness CT

28 Ridgers

2 Raven

5 Warren

22 McKay Booked 89 min

4 Chalmers

21 Cooper

24 Trafford

11 Vigurs Booked 33 min

7 Polworth

9 Baird

16 CalderSubstituted for Bell at 56min

 

Substitutes

1 Esson

3 Tremarco

6 Elsdon

14 Oakley

15 Mulraney

20 Bell

23 Donaldson

 

21 Stewart

22 Whyte

 

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