Thistle make Celtic work for their win ultimately pay the price for switching off at a Celtic free kick in the 15th minute, Sinclair scoring the game's only goal from the edge of the box.

There was no shortage of Thistle chances.

Azeez had the best of the first half chances but was denied by Gordon.

The best of the second half chances came the way of Ziggy Gordon who collected a pass from Amoo before dragging his shot wide.

Devine shoots in hope more than expectation and the ball goes well wide of the Celtic goal.

No luck for Erskine who doesn't get the break of the ball after forcing a defender into an error at the edge of his own box.

Minimum of 3 additional minutes to be played.

A shot from the edge of the box hits the side netting of Cerny's goal.

Celtic are keeping possession of the ball and making things very difficult for Thistle.

We're deep into the last 10 minutes now but Thistle are still in this game although Celtic are finding space in and around the Thistle goal.

Cerny pushes away Armstrong's shot.

Izaguirre's cross is just an inch too high for Griffiths who can't get any direction on his header which goes over the bar.

Thistle break quickly through Erskine. He works the ball to Lawless who in turn gives it to Booth. Booth's cross is collected by Erskine but he he seems to get the ball stuck under his feet. The ball eventally breaks to welsh whose shot is saved by Gordon.

Cerny's out stretched foot diverts Sinclair's effort wide when he looked set to score.

Glorious chance for Thistle. Amoo slips the ball through to Gordon. The space simply opens up in front of the full back but with the goal in his sights he drags the ball wide.

Amoo plays a poor, poor ball into the Celtic defence after receiving the ball wide on the left.

There are appeals for a Thistle penalty as Edwards' cross strikes a Celtic play but those appeals are in vain.

Sinclair doesn't get enough curl on his short from the corner of the Thistle box and play restarts with a goal kick for Thistle.

Thistle are under a bit of pressure here and Roberts twists his way into te box but over runs the ball.

Cerny is forced into an excellent save to deny Roberts and keep the score at 1-0 after Gordon had given the ball away at the edge of his own box.

Osman is able to get a flick to Booth's near post corner but that flick only takes the ball wide of goal.

Lindsay looks frustrated as he is on the end of Welsh's corner but sees his header go wide.

Amoo's shot is deflected for a corner.

The corner ends up safely in the hands of Cerny.

Dembele is close to scoring a second for Celtic woth his effort deflected just wide.

Thistle have competed well in the first half and Celtic will not have been too unhappy to hear the half-time whistle but the loss of another cheap goal sees The Jags trail at the interval.

Thistle had been expecting a 15th minute free kick from wide on the right to be swung into the box. Instead it was worked square to Sinclair's who first time shot found the net.

Prior to that Thistle had settled well into the game with Edwards and Azeez both seeing early efforts saved by Gordon.

For a period after the goal Celtic took control without creating too many chances but as half-time neared Thistle created a couple of real chances to score.

Firstly Azeez saw his shot deflected wide for a corner when left with Gordon to beat after a superb pass from Edwards and from the corner that followed Lindsay saw his header well saved by the Celtic keeper.

Thistle are still in this game but they simply can't afford to concede the next goal if they hope to emerge from the game with something to show for their efforts.

Amoo's cross finds Welsh at the back post but his header hits a defender and Celtic get the break of the loose ball and clear.

The corner is a good one and it finds the head of Lindsay but Gordon saves.

Edwards plays a delightful ball through to Azeez who can't find a way past Gordon as Thistle spurn an excellent chance to draw level.

McGregor side steps a Thistle challenge and things open up in front of him but his effort from 20 yards out goes high and wide without troubling Cerny.

Azzez battles, a little too strongly for the referee's liking, to latch onto a pass from Amoo and Celtic have a free kick.

Welsh's chipped pass looking for the run of Azeez is too strong.

Cerny is action again saving low, but fairly comfortably, from Dembele.

And Thistle very nearly do just that but Cerny is well placed to save a low show.

Since their goal Celtic have been in almost total control of the game alebit without creating much. Thistle though can't afford to concede a second goal.

Azeez's quickly taken free kick finds Amoo down the right but his cross is far too deep.

Azeez chases another ball from Gordon down the right flank but this time the ball goes out of play.

Devine makes an important clearance as Celtic look to build upon their lead.

Thistle are caught napping at the free kick as the ball is worked to Sinclair at the edge of the box and his first time effort flies past a motionless Cerny.

Booth collects the first yellow card of the game and Celtic have a free kick in a wide but dangerous position.

Welsh finds Lindsay with the corner but Lindsay sends his shot wide.

Roberts finds space on the right but his cross is poor and Cerny gathers.

A well timed challenge from Lindsay halts Gamboa's dangerous looking surge towards the Thistle goal.

Dembele has the Celtic defence on the back foot but he over runs the ball and it goes out for a goal kick.

Gordon plays a good ball down the right for Azzez to chase. Azeez, from an angle, manages a shot that Gordon pushes away before the ball is cleared.

Edwards forces a Celtic defender into an error and he manages the game's first shot at goal but there is neither the power or direction to trouble Gordon

Azeez threatens the Celtic defence but although he is able to find Lawless with a pass Thistle are unable to create a chance.

The corner is driven towards the front post and it is met by a Celtic head but the header goes wide without Thistle troubled too much.

Thistle get the game underway.

It's a wet night in the east end of Glasgow for a game that was originally scheduled for a summer afternoon.

With Thistle in the middle of a demanding schedule of fixtures, that sees them play 3 away games in the space of 6 days, Alan Archibald has rung the changes for this the second of those three away games.

Starting this evening are David Amoo, Stevie Lawless and Ziggy Gordon as Kris Doolan, Adam Barton and Christie Elliott all drop to the bench.

There are a couple of relatively unfamiliar names in the Celtic line up but Brendan Rodgers' starting eleven is still an extremely strong one which underlines just how tough the task that faces Thistle tonight is.