William Hill Championship
Sat 9 November, 2024. Kick Off: - 15:00
Wyre Stadium at Firhill, Glasgow
Ticketing Information:
Adults – £22
Concessions* – £16
Under 16s – £6
*(Over 65s, students, supporters with disabilities including carer, 16-18 year olds)
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Home fans can also purchase tickets by phoning 0141 579 1971 or by visiting the Firhill Road Executive Offices during office hours.
Raith Rovers supporters will be located in the Colin Weir Stand for this fixture.
Provision will be made at the Jackie Husband ticket office for home supporters without bank cards or online access to use cash to purchase tickets for this game starting from 1:30pm on matchday.
Ahead of Saturday’s game against Raith Rovers, Six Month Season Tickets are on sale with reduced pricing covering all our home William Hill Championship fixtures from November to April – BUY YOURS HERE.
Minute’s Silence
There will be a minute’s silence held before this afternoon’s game as the club pays its respects ahead of Remembrance Day.
Matchday in the Aitken Suite
The Aitken Suite, located within the Colin Weir Stand, will be open as a supporters’ bar for the weekend’s game against Raith Rovers at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill.
Open to home and away supporters, the family-friendly supporters’ bar will have food on offer with Boss Catering providing the pre-match grub from opening, at 12pm, until 2pm.
We’ll also have a selection of Glasgow Beer Works products available for purchase so if you haven’t had the chance to sample the 1971 lager, there is no better opportunity than ahead of kick-off.
The suite will re-open after the game until 8pm with two Thistle players appearing in the PlayerZone post-match.
Live football will be shown in the suite with Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers on before the game and Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City after.
The Aitken Suite is a family-friendly supporters’ bar so children and family groups are very welcome.
Entry to the Aitken Suite is available through the main entrance of the Colin Weir Stand.
Livestreaming
We’ll be livestreaming this match for our stream subscribers outside of the UK and Ireland.
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The livestream of this fixture is not available to supporters living within the U.K. and Ireland due to SPFL restrictions.
PTFC Matchday Programme
The Partick Thistle Matchday Programme (as featured in Private Eye Magazine) will be on sale once again at Saturday’s game against Raith Rovers.
As well as the usual high standard regular features such as Firhill Chatter and Around Firhill there are interviews with Men’s First Team Manager Kris Doolan, General Manager Levi Gill and the very forgiving Dan O’Reilly.
To understand why the Programme featured in Pseuds Corner of Ian Hyslop’s publication you will need to read the fantastic writing in 600 and counting for Brian Graham, Partick Thistle Obscura, One Game Wonders and Thistle Cartophilic.
There are also loads of pictures and stats with updates from across the club.
If you can’t make the game, the programme is available to buy online through Curtis Sport.
Thistle Taxi
The Thistle Taxi will be at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill in the build-up to Saturday’s game against Raith Rovers for use by any older or less able supporters, free of charge.
The distinctive red and yellow taxi will be taking supporters from the bottom of McParland Way to the Jackie Husband Stand Reception, starting at 1:30pm.
The Thistle Taxi, kindly provided by club sponsor Glasgow Taxis, can seat up to six people and will be making multiple trips ahead of kick off.
PlayerZone
After the game against Raith Rovers on Saturday two more Thistle first teamers will be visiting the Aitken Suite!
The PlayerZone gives Thistle fans of all ages the chance to meet members of the first team squad for autographs, photos or just a chat.
Anyone wishing to attend should make their way around the stadium and enter to the Aitken Suite through the main reception of the Colin Weir Stand following the full-time whistle.
The players in attendance this week are:
Ricco Diack
Scott Robinson
Full Match Gallery – Donald Wilson
Partick Thistle were left rueing missed chances as the points were shared with visitors Raith Rovers in a 1-1 draw at The Wyre Stadium at Firhill.
Brian Graham’s early opener was a header across goal from close range following a Logan Chalmers cross from the right-hand side. The equaliser came for Raith Rovers midway through the second half as a free kick by Dylan Easton rose into the left of the net.
It was an unchanged starting eleven for Thistle, but looking to the bench the headline was the return of Steven Lawless to the matchday squad following a lengthy injured spell. Aidan Fitzpatrick also came back from a short time out and joined Lawless on the bench.
They were against a Raith side which saw Sam Stanton – who was injured in training – and Callum Smith drop out to be replaced by Jack Hamilton and Dylan Easton with Kieran Freeman and Josh Mullin making returns to the bench.
After a minute’s silence that was observed impeccable, Thistle got the game underway and in the early exchanges a coming together between Kyle Turner and Shaun Byrne resulted in a Thistle free kick with play briefly stopped while the Raith man received treatment.
With Byrne back on his feet Turner laid the ball off to Stuart Bannigan who swung it into the box for Kevin Dabrowski to claim at second time of asking after a spill.
On five minutes, Logan Chalmers and Scott Robinson played a neat 1-2 on the right-hand side allowing Chalmers space to swing a left-footed cross into the box. BRIAN GRAHAM was at the edge of the far side of the six-yard-box to fire it back across goal with his head and open the scoring.
A 3v2 breakaway for Rovers looked troubling for the hosts, but Lewis Jamieson opted to take it on his own as he shot left footed from just outside the box forced a good save from Myles Roberts.
Following a challenge from Daniel O’Reilly on Jack Hamilton, Raith found themselves with a very dangerous looking free-kick just two yards outside the penalty area. Easton took it and tried to fire it low under the wall which was blocked.
The ball bounced to Fankaty Dabo who had a pop which was blocked and cleared this time.
Chalmers danced his way into the right-hand side of the Raith box and managed to launch it low across the face of goal searching for a waiting Graham. Visiting defender Callum Fordyce was first to it in the centre of six-yard box and his deflection sent the ball inches wide of his own goal.
A forward Thistle ball which could not be cleared ended up with Chalmers who once more took a touch and opened himself up to goal from outside the box. His curving left-footed shot looked promisingly bound for the opposite side of the net but narrowly missed.
Easton took the ball from his own half finding his way past three Thistle players, but his eventual effort on goal from range lacked power and was easily claimed by the ‘keeper.
Milne managed to spin away from Dabo to find room to get a low cross in, but the sea of bodies defended, and the only result was a Thistle corner. After a couple of punches away from Dabrowski possession ended up with Lee Ashcroft who saw the goalie was well off his line and attempted a lob, but Dabrowski could get back and claim.
An ambitious long shot was taken on by Turner who opted for power over finesse, and it flew over the bar.
Graham came close to a second around 36 minutes in as his curled a shot inside the box only to see it barrelling back off the post towards the goalkeeper.
Shortly afterwards a through ball from Easton had the Thistle back line beaten and Jamieson one-on-one with Roberts inside the box. With the ‘keeper rushing out, the forward had a hit and was left with head in hands as he watched it roll wide.
Milne, as he often did, found himself running the ball into the box from the left to send it low. Taking a bobble on the way it went across the face of goal with and with Dabrowski in no position to save any on target effort, there was nobody to meet it at the other end.
Shortly after, a scramble in the box presented a couple of great opportunities but some unlucky touches and bounces ended with a Robbie Crawford shot being blocked no sooner than it left his boot.
The first card of the game for each side came within a minute of each other, as a sliding challenge by Ashcroft and a Paul Hanlon loose elbow in their respective halves saw Steven McLean reach for the yellow.
Half Time – Partick Thistle 1 Raith Rovers 0
Thistle fans jumped from their seats very early in the second half as Robinson looked to square the ball for a tap-in, but the linesman’s flag went up.
Quickfire blocked shots in the Raith box were again the flavour of the day for Thistle, as Graham and Robinson could not get sufficient space to find the net.
Roberts looked to send Robinson through with a seeking ball launched into the opposing half, Thistle fans let their disagreement be known when the referee deemed Robinson to have pushed Hanlon’s back as the ball was on its way out for a Jags throw-in.
A Jamieson shot from inside the area was met with the strong hands of Roberts who palmed it away from danger with Ashcroft clearing.
A second Raith booking came after 57 minutes when Hamilton came sliding through the back of Milne after he had passed the ball away up field.
A minute later after taking the ball down with his chest, Graham decided to let fly a long-ranged effort at goal, but it was powered over the bar.
Easton brought the scoreline level on 68 minutes when he took on another central free kick at the edge of the home box and this time sent it flying into the left-hand corner.
Visiting captain Scott Brown was at the corner of the six-yard-box to receive the ball and hammer it dangerously towards the Thistle goal, but the effort was too high.
Lewis Stevenson came close to putting Rovers in front, but his shot had a bit too much scoop on it which sent it off course.
Thistle looked to get back in front and Graham allowed the ball to pass over him for Aidan Fitzpatrick to run onto. He sent it in low from the left with Terry Ablade waiting in the middle, but the ‘keeper and defender crowded him out and cleared the danger.
The full-time whistle was blown at 1-1 with Thistle left with a feeling of what might have been.
Teams
Partick Thistle – Myles Roberts, Kanayo Megwa, Daniel O’Reilly, Lee Ashcroft, Harry Milne, Stuart Bannigan, Robbie Crawford (Terry Ablade 81’), Logan Chalmers, Scott Robinson, Kyle Turner (Aidan Fitzpatrick 66’), Brian Graham.
Unused substitutes – Mason McCready (G/k), Aaron Muirhead, Steven Lawless, Liam Smith, Luke McBeth, Charlie Sayers, Ricco Diack.
Raith Rovers – Kevin Dabrowski, Liam Dick, Paul Hanlon, Callum Fordyce (Finlay Pollock 46’), Jack Hamilton (Lewis Gibson 62’), Fankaty Dabo, Scott Brown, Shaun Byrne (Ross Matthews 62’), Dylan Easton, Lewis Jamieson (Korede Adedoyin 78’), Lewis Stevenson.
Unused substitutes – Andrew McNeil (G/k), Kieran Freeman, Euan Murray, Josh Mullin, Kai Montagu.
Referee – Steven Mclean
By Connor Steel
Sat 9 November, 2024
William Hill Championship 
Wyre Stadium at Firhill, Glasgow
It ends all-square at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill.
Thistle should have perhaps been more than a Brian Graham goal ahead before Easton's excellent free kick equaliser.
The better chances though after the equaliser though came the way of Raith Rovers.
Brown has a chance to win the game but sees his shot blocked by Milne.
Robinson tries to come forward but is penalised for a foul and Rovers have a free kick inside the Thistle half.
Man of the Match: Stuart Bannigan
A Fitzpatrick shot is half blocked taking the pace off the ball and that allows Dabrowski to make a comfortable save.
Ablade can't quite poke home Fitzpatrick's low cross.
A quick Rovers break ends with the ball flashing across the Thistle goal with nobody able to get on the end of it.
A spell of pressure on the Thistle goal ends as the ball goes behind for a goal kick.
Pollock gets the better of Milne, squares to Brown who lifts the ball over the bar.
Ashcroft with another important clearance. Thistle struggling right now against a Raith side with their tails firmly up.
Matthews looks to kick Robinson as the ball goes behind for a goal kick but there is no action from the referee.
Ashcroft has to stick out a leg to prevent a second Rovers goal.
You don't save those free kicks. It's a cracker from Easton. Roberts tries to get across but he doesn't get anywhere near it.
Graham heads clear before O'Reilly charges out and blocks. It's another Rovers free kick though in a central position this time and well within range of the Thistle goal.
Rovers free kick on the left close to the corner of the Thistle box.
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A clearance drops into the path of Graham. he hits it on the half volley but the ball goes over the bar without really threatening the Rovers goal.
It's a really good save from Roberts low to his left as Rovers look to catch Thistle on the break.
Chalmers can't find Graham with Graham waiting for the ball in front of a near empty net.
Rovers try and break after the corner is cleared but Bannigan is there to snuff out any danger.
Chalmers takes the free kick and there are a couple of blocked efforts before Rovers clear.
Graham is fouled and Thistle will have a free kick in from the left touchline and have a chance to get players into the Rovers box.
Half-time change from Raith Rovers.
Rovers get the second half underway.
No changes from Thistle at the interval.
Thistle lead at the break through Brian Graham's 6th minute header.
The post denied the same player a second goal and there have been numerous other opportunities for Thistle.
There have been chances at the other end with Jamieson missing the best one for Rovers.
The referee spots a tug on a jersey from Graham as the free kick comes over.
Booking for Hanlon and a chance to load the box for Thistle from the free kick that follows the yellow card.
Confident catch from Roberts as Jamieson's free kick comes into the Thistle box.
A booking for Ashcroft and a Rovers free kick in a threatening position.
Rovers survive again after a Megwa cross causes panic in the Rovers defence.
Dabrowski gets just enough on the ball to deny Milne after a great flick from Graham gave Milne his chance.
That's a real chance for Rovers that they perhaps should have taken. The ball is threaded through to Jamieson. His shot beats the advancing Roberts but goes wide.
The post denies Thistle and Graham a second goal after Graham collects a Turner pass and beats Dabrowski all ends up.
A Turner shot from the edge of the box goes over the Rovers crossbar. Good spell of pressure from Thistle.
It's a really good corner from Turner that Rovers do well to clear. Crawford returns the ball into the box and Dabrowski rather flops at a clearance. Ashcroft heads back towards the goal but this time Dabrowski recovers and gets back to collect.
Easton comes forward for Raith. From about 20 yards out he shoots for goal but his low trundler presents Roberts with no problems.
Chalmers shoots from the edge of the box but can't quite enough curl on his shot and is narrowly misses the target.
It's great link up play between Turner and Milne but Milne can't find the waiting Graham with his cross.
Dabrowski comes off his line to claim a Megwa cross.
Thistle are unable to make anything of their first corner of the game.
Chalmers' cross is nearly turned into his own net by a Rovers defender.
Easton takes the free kick and hits it low with the Thistle wall blocking. The ball spins to Dabo but his effort is blocked too.
Rovers free kick right on the edge of the Thistle box, dead centre. That could only have been a step away from being inside the box. Anxious moment.
Rovers are nearly level and it takes an excellent stop from Roberts diving to his right to keep out a Jamieson shot.
A deft chipped pass from Chalmers nearly finds Graham but Dabrowski collects.
The perfect start from Thistle and it's a cracker that opens the scoring. Milne, Robinson and Chalmers all link up well. Chalmers' cross looks destined for the head of Graham the second it leaves his foot and sure enough Graham bullets a header into the back of the net.
Roberts collects a driven Stevenson cross at his front post.
After a delay for Byrne to receive treatment Bannigan knocks the free short to Turner. Turner crosses and Dabrowski collects but non too convincingly.
Turner is fouled and Thistle have a free kick deep inside the Raith half. An early chance to get bodies in the box and test the Raith defence.
Stuart Bannigan kicks the game off for Thistle. Thistle shooting towards the John Lambie Stand in the first half.
It's an unchanged starting eleven as Thistle try and record a fourth successive victory.
There are two changes on the bench. Two changes that see players return following injury.
Aidan Fitzpatrick missed last week's game at Dunfermline but returns for this one.
It's also a return for Steven Lawless who has been out with injury since April. Steven has already received a warm welcome from the Thistle fans when he made his way onto the pitch for his pre-match warm up.