A Harry Milne header earns Thistle a hard, but well earned, point after a twice taken Anton Dowds penalty had given the home side an interval lead. 

Both teams pressed hard for a late winner but to no avail. 

The flag goes up for offside and an Ayr free kick. 

Thistle free kick at the right edge for the Ayr box. 

O'Reilly gets his head to the corner but there is no power in his header and it drops harmlessly to McIntyre. 

Graham shoots over the bar but he was coming back from an offside position. 

It goes over everyone's head and out for a Thistle goal kick. 

Ayr free kick at the left corner of the Thistle box. 

Into added time. 

Chalmers sends over a low cross into the Ayr box but McIntyre is there to collect at the edge of his 6 yard box. 

Diack's ball looking for Graham is cut out. It's Ayr though that look the more likely to snatch a late winner. 

For a split second it looks as if Ayr are going to bundle the ball home at the back post but the ball goes out for a goal kick. 

The fingertips of Roberts is enough to push a shot over the bar. 

Turner's corner is well defended at the back post. 

A couple of great blocks as Ayr threaten to regain their lead. 

Harry Milne is on the end of a cross into the box and his header finds the back of the net. 

Another break in play for an Ayr player to receive treatment. Murphy this time. 

Graham hooks a shot towards goal that McIntyre saves but the flag is up for offside in any case. Thistle not looking like finding an equaliser at the moment. 

Break in play for Dowds to receive treatment. 

The corner goes into the six yard box and out of play. The last touch coming from a Thistle player, 

Fitzpatrick immediately wins Thistle a corner. 

This will mean a change in shape as Thistle try and find an equaliser. 

Reading lifts a shot high over the Thistle bar. 

Thistle clear the free kick but Ayr remain on the attack. 

Ayr have a free kick within sight of the Thistle goal. Perhaps a little too far out for a direct effort on goal. 

Turner swings the corner over into a dangerous area but it is headed clear. 

Roberts' one handed save from a low drive from Dowds keeps Thistle in the game at 1-0. 

Milne is looking the best outlet for Thistle and he bursts into the box. His shot is blocked by McIntyre and then spins back off Milne denying Thistle a corner. 

It's a decent ball into the box from O'Reilly but neither Graham or Ablade can get a touch. 

There is a chance for Reading at the edge of the box but his effort is blocked. 

McBeth's effort from outside the Ayr box though well enough struck is off target and doesn't threaten the Ayr goal. 

Stanway has a shot from the edge of the box. It's on target but a comfortable save for McIntyre. 

Back underway. No half-time changes from either side. 

Thistle are more than a little unfortunate to find themselves behind at the break. 

The difference between the sides at the interval is a twice taken Anton Dowds penalty, Myles Roberts saving the initial penalty given for a handball against Aaron Muirhead. 

Oakley stabs a shot towards the Thistle goal but straight at Roberts. 

McIntyre is down sharply to save from Graham as there are shouts again from the away support for a Thistle penalty. 

The referee is struggling a bit to put his authority on the game. Neither side happy with some of his calls. The big one though has gone the way of the home side. 

Turner's corner fails to create a Thistle chance. 

Appeals for a handball in the Ayr box and a Thistle penalty fall on deaf ears. 

A cross is fired over from the left that Dowds gets his head to. He can't keep his header down though and it goes over the bar. 

Trying to piece together the events but whether Roberts was judged to have moved early, or was off his line it looked be a retake rather than a second penalty. Either way, Thistle are behind. 

It's another penalty. No idea what happened. Roberts must have been adjudged to have moved before the initial penalty was struck. 

Roberts goes to his right and saves Dowds' penalty. 

The ball comes off the hand of Muirhead and the referee points to the spot. 

Ayr close again as a Dempsey drive is blocked by a defender. Ayr appeal that it strikes a Thistle hand but referee Hardie isn't interested in their appeals. 

It takes a good stop near his right hand post from Roberts to keep out a Dowds header. 

Graham gets a touch to Turner's free kick, delivered low into the box, but the ball goes over the bar. 

Graham wins Thistle a free kick in a dangerous position near the right hand corner of the Ayr box. 

McBeth is penalised for a push as he tries to get on the end of Turner's deep corner. 

O'Reilly is caught late by Dowds bringing play back into the Thistle half for a free kick. 

It's a good corner from Turner with Graham just failing to get the required touch to it. Another Thistle corner though as The Jags open well. 

Thistle close again. Ayr struggle to clear the corner and Stanway manages a shot. It isn't cleanly hit but McIntyre looks to see it late and just gets a touch to it. 

Nearly an early goal for Thistle but Ablade's shot is blocked at the expense of a corner. 

Ayr get us underway. Thistle shooting towards the noisy travelling support in the first half. 

Kris Doolan has rung the changes for this afternoon's visit to league leaders Ayr United. 

Into the starting eleven come Terry Ablade, who makes his first start as a Jag, Dan O'Reilly, Aaron Muirhead, Ben Stanway and Robbie Crawford.