Dunfermline came from behind to earn their third consecutive victory, with four of the side’s five goals coming from headers.

Olamilekan Adams levelled things before Oli Shaw put them in front then went on to make it three.

If Nurudeen Abdulai hadn’t put the game pretty much to bed, Kian Corbally did when he smashed it past keeper Ross Munro from close-range.

Astoundingly, all four of the players marked their first conversions of the current league season.

Neil Lennon’s men went into this afternoon’s game hoping to build on a two-game winning streak.

Tuesday’s 1-0 triumph away to Stenhousemuir saw the team climb into fourth place and go level on points with next weekend’s derby opponents, Raith Rovers.

Inverness got the better of them in their most recent match, which marked their own second victory on the trot.

Last time today’s sides met was up North in August and produced no goals. In fact, the points have been shared during their previous five encounters.

For those wondering, the clash before that was way back in March 2022, when Caley defeated John Huges’ Pars in the Highlands.

This time round they made the long 140-mile journey to East End Park knowing that Athletic hadn’t lost in their last nine fixtures or been defeated at all at home during the current Championship campaign.

But Lennon had said in the run up that he was “concerned” about facing “one of the best teams in the league”, with the added factor of having played so many games in the past weeks.

Just a single change was made to the starting 11 that lined up at Ochilview, with Keith Bray coming in for injured top scorer, Josh Cooper.

Inverness’ Alfie Bavidge kicked off by kicking it straight out for a home throw in.

A weak header from Robbie Fraser gave possession to Liam Sole, who took the first cross but put it behind the goal.

Allan Oyirworth did fantastically to keep the ball under pressure from multiple players but couldn’t put Olimalekan Adams through with his pass.

Munro gifted Andy Tod the ball and he unsuccessfully tried to get a shot away on the edge of the box.

Disaster struck in the 11th minute when Layton Stewart was pulled down in the penalty area by Aaron Donnelly, and referee Jamie Wilkie pointed to the spot before booking the defender.

Bavidge stepped up and stuck it down the middle, while Aston Oxborough dived to his right.

Pars had the bulk of the ball for a period after, but struggled to find a route through the visitors defence as they sat back.

Adams got an effort on target from his head, but it didn’t really test Munro.

Audible frustration could be heard around the ground as Donnelly stood almost still with the ball at his feet for a good few seconds, unable to pick out a teammate to release to.

Tod went to the floor and appealed for a foul at the hands of Roddy MacGregor, but was denied a free kick in a threatening area.

Layton Stewart was flagged for offside around the half hour mark when it seemed he would get a change to strike from close range.

Just after that, Adams managed to provide Keith Bray with Pars’ first good chance. However, the pass through the centre of the box arrived at its recipient when he was too close to the goalie, who scooped it up.

Rory Macleod took the inaugural corner and stuck it right into the mix, winning another that was swung in by Tod to no avail.

Bray was manhandled while trying to burst forward and gained a free kick in the attacking half. Just like in the film American Psycho, Paul Allan was shown a card.

Bray laid off Adams as the break approached, but he fired it clear of the bar.

Abdulai then earned a yellow of his own for holding back Alfie Stewart.

It was a fairly even first half, and a far cry from the dominant midweek display that fans were treated to. Some took the opportunity to boo as the whistle sounded, although the sentiment seemed mainly aimed towards the ref.

A double substitution was made at the break, with Macleod and Donnelly making room for Oli Shaw and John Tod

The crowd erupted in minute 47 as Amads nodded in his first goal in black and white, assisted by his housemate, Oyirwoth.

A nervy moment came right away when Bavidge’s effort whistled wide.

The Pars scorer tried his luck again but missed the target with his left-footed drive.

Tod swung one in to Shaw, who put another header in the back of the net in the 54th minute. He too, celebrated his first conversion of the league season.

An opportunity to pull further away came when Shaw set up Bray, who decided to play it to Tod on his left. It wasn’t to be this time for the Grandson of God, who took it first time but only found the Norrie McCathie Stand.

The third did come though, and it was Shaw who put in yet another header thanks to a cross by Adams.

Stewart was booked for bringing down Tod, who soon won a corner that he took himself.

He found the noggin of Abdulai, whose effort made it four and sent a good amount of Inverness fans in fancy dress towards the exits.

Another two players were taken off, this time Tod and Bray. The pair earned a standing ovation as they were swapped for Zak Rudden and Corbally.

The latter soon got the ball in the box and smashed it past Munro to end any chance of a comeback.

Alfons Amade came off for captain and former Caley man Charlie Gilmour.

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