Ross County thrashed a dismal Kilmarnock 4-0 in a very one-sided Scottish Premiership encounter.
The Staggies were 2-0 up after four minutes thanks to goals from Liam Boyce and Jonathan Franks before another from Boyce and captain Andrew Davies gave the visitors an unassailable lead at the break.
There was no further scoring in the second half but the result heaps pressure on Kilmarnock manager Gary Locke, whose side have not recorded a home victory since March.
County made three changes from the side beaten 2-1 at home by Hearts last weekend with Jonathan Franks making his first start and Jamie Reckord and Rocco Quinn stepping in to replace Richard Foster, Ian McShane and Raffaele de Vita.
Killie gave former Rangers captain Lee McCulloch his first start of the season, while Kris Boyd was preferred to Greg Kiltie in attack.
The Staggies made a dream start to the match and took the lead after only 64 seconds with a well worked move. Michael Gardyne, Jackson Irvine and Craig Curran combined to set up Boyce who found the bottom corner with the aid of a deflection.
County doubled their lead with a mere four minutes on the clock when a Curran effort was blocked on the line and Franks rammed home the loose ball.
Things went from bad to worse for the hosts with captain Mark Connolly limped off injured after only 11 minutes and was replaced by Stuart Findlay.
Kilmarnock were in disarray as Marcus Fraser ran unopposed from the halfway line before unleashing a left-footed shot that was well held by Jamie MacDonald.
The former Hearts stopper made another excellent save to deny Curran’s close-range header with Killie defender Darryl Westlake stretchered off as a result of the challenge he made to try to stop the Englishman.
But the inevitable third goal finally arrived for County after 30 minutes with the unmarked Boyce turning home Reckord’s driven cross.
County were also forced to make a change before the break with Curran replaced by Brian Graham but the goals kept coming.
A deep corner from Franks was ruthlessly volleyed home by captain Andrew Davies to put the visitors four goals ahead, much to the displeasure of the Killie support.
Killie almost pulled one back after the break when Aaron Splaine’s lobbed effort beat Scott Fox but trickled past the post.
County dropped their intensity in the second half as they ran out comfortable winners.