Aberdeen 6 Thistle 3 - Seb Ross

Straight from kick off Aberdeen work the ball to Ross who fires home

Aberdeen 5 Thistle 3 - Callum Wilson

The ball is flicked into the path of Callum Wilson who pokes the ball between the keepers legs and into the net

Lamont plays short to Fitzpatrick who fires low. It is deflected into Rogers hands

Thistle win a free kick n the corner of the box after Harrington fouls

Fitzpatrick forces a parry from Rodgers  from range

77. Aberdeen 5 Thistle 2 - Seb Ross

Ross completes his hat-trick with an emphatic finish after being teed up by Antoniazzi

 Aberdeen 4 Thistle 2 - Aidan Fitzpatrick.

Fitzpatrick is played through and makes no mistake with a low effort in off the far post. 

It's a corner to the Jags after Galasso forces Rogers into a save

Dangana sends an effort wide of goal from six yards out. 

Apologies if you are seeing strange updates, the cold appears to have broken the text commentary a little bit.

Dangana takes the ball away from Stevenson but is crowded out by the Jags defence

Thistle's first shot of the second half flies out of the stadium summing up the Jags start to the second period.

The ball is played down the right channel for Harrington. He places the ball in the path of Ross who finishes high into the net.

Dangana pokes the ball back to Ross who makes no mistake from close range.

Roscoe has a free header but somehow misses the target

Wells has the ball in the net but the flag is up for offside

Wells deep cross is cleared by Fleming

A deep free kick is nodded down by Mbayo, headed off the bar by Harvie before being headed home by Roscoe inside the first 38 seconds

Wells lifts the free kick a couple of feet over the bar. 

After Wilson looks to be fouled, Stokes fouls Ethan Ross giving Aberdeen a free kick 20 yards from goal.

Is it a save? Is it a clearance? Who knows but a combination of Ian Stokes and Jamie Stevenson denies Dangana from two yards out. Thistle clear away after the Dons looked certain to retake the lead. 

Aberdeen break up the park rapidly and Kelly clears behnd for a corner. 

A great pass from Higgins finds Fleming. His low cross goes begging along the six yard line before Duncanson fires it back in the box just over Fitzpatrick's head. 

The corner was cleared but it is sent back towards the box by Fitzpatrick. Higgins lines up an effort before smashing it off James Stokes

Duncanson's cross is sliced by Higgins before falling to Wilson at the back post. His low effort is powerful forcing Rogers to push it behind 

A great passage of possession sees Thistle construct an excellent passing move. Ross Fleming squares for Callum Wilson who taps home from close range. One well worth watching on the JagZone highlights tonight

Aberdeen crowd out the Jags rearguard forcing Stevenson to make a terrific save from Dangana

A free kick from wide right is glanced past the far post.

Aberdeen ruthlessly punish Thistle with a well placed free kick from Ethan Ross beating Jamie Stevenson

Dangana is fouled on the edge of the box and Aberdeen have a free kick 20 yard from goal, slightly right of centre.

Its a quiet opening 5 minutes here in Forfar with both teams looking to get the ball down and pass it. No real action for either goalkeeper yet.

We're at a cold Station Park for this afternoon's Development League clash with Aberdeen. Kick off is seven minutes away and we'll have a full text commentary of the game right here on ptfc.co.uk