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SWPL 1
Sun 9 February, 2025. Kick Off: - 13:00

🎫 Tickets

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Tickets for this fixture must be purchased in advance from Hearts. They can be purchased online HERE 

Adults: £8
U16s/O65s: £3

Buy tickets online HERE

🚗 Getting There

Oriam Scotland’s Sport Performance Centre, Outdoor Astro.
Heriot Watt University, Currie EH14 4AS, UK

📺 Live Stream

There will be no PTW Stream of the match,

💻 Live Coverage

Live updates will be available on our Twitter account during the match.

🗣️ Post -Match

After the match we’ll have all the reaction from the Thistle camp on our Twitter and Facebook pages with Full match highlights and interviews on our YouTube Channel.

We’ll also have a full match photo gallery available after the game.

Hearts Women
52
Rachael Johnstone
4
Emma Brownlie
6
Lisa Robertson
8
Eilidh Shore
9
Georgia Timms
11
Lauren Wade
12
Elizabeth Waldie
14
Kayla Jardine
19
Bayley Hutchison
21
Erin Husband
22
Jessica Husband
 
Subs
1
Charlotte Parker-Smith
7
Monica Forsyth
13
Dominique Ypema
16
Olufolasade Adamolekun
17
Addison Handley
18
Joely Andrews
23
Jackie Richards
24
Jessica Broadrick
37
Ashleigh Williams
Partick Thistle FC
Partick Thistle
1
Jennifer Currie
3
Amy Richardson
4
Cheryl McCulloch (Slater)
5
Demi Falconer
12
Rachel Donaldson (Boyce)
14
Amy Bulloch
20
Shona Cowan (King)
22
Georgia Gray (Gibb)
23
Tiree Burchill
27
Imogen Longcake
30
Lucy Sinclair
 
Subs
25
Abbie Ferns
2
Rosie Slater
7
Kodie Hay
8
Clare Docherty
10
Carla Boyce
15
Mae English
18
Hannah Robinson
19
Caley Gibb
21
Olivia King
 
Subs
1
Charlotte Parker-Smith
7
Monica Forsyth
13
Dominique Ypema
16
Olufolasade Adamolekun
17
Addison Handley
18
Joely Andrews
23
Jackie Richards
24
Jessica Broadrick
37
Ashleigh Williams
 
Subs
25
Abbie Ferns
2
Rosie Slater
7
Kodie Hay
8
Clare Docherty
10
Carla Boyce
15
Mae English
18
Hannah Robinson
19
Caley Gibb
21
Olivia King
Match Preview

Hearts WFC v Partick Thistle WFC – 9th Feb 2025

This Sunday February 9th, PTWFC take on Hearts in a SWPL match at the Oriam in a 13:00 kickoff.

A midweek trip to Aberdeen all but ruled out top 6 for the Jags as we look to go through to the capital and prove ourselves against a very tough Hearts team.

ℹ️ Fixture Information

📍Oriam
🕐Sunday 9th February 2025
🎟️ Buy Tickets Online
📺BBC Sport Scotland
💻Updates on Twitter
💻️Highlights and reaction post match

🆚 Our Opponents: Hearts

Hearts have had a fantastic season by all accounts sitting 5th in the table with 41 points. While that may seem lower than the 4th place they secured last season, Eva Olid’s side have grabbed many big results this season, such as a 1-0 win against Celtic, a 4-0 victory against Hibs and a 0-0 draw against Glasgow City.

New signings Bayley Hutchison and Eilidh Shore have settled in well following summer moves from Aberdeen, with the latter receiving her first senior Scotland call up while twins Erin and Jessica Husband have been shining stars in Maroon at just 16 years of age.

Always an enjoyable match between the two sides, there’s a lot at stake for both sides as we make the journey to the capital to face a strong Hearts outfit

📈Thistle so far

Thistle made the away trip up to Aberdeen knowing it would be a tough fixture with the Jags at reduced numbers due to work commitments. Scott Booth has recruited well since he took charge with Kerry Anne Beattie and Emma Ilijoski signing on loan from Hearts, Ellie May Cowan making the move from Dundee United and Alix Mendez switching Ireland for the SWPL having joined from Cork City. All of those signings started for Aberdeen as they looked to frustrate Thistle with a back 5.

Aberdeen started the better side and it took a worldie of a save from their former number one Jeni Currie to prevent the Dons from taking the lead. Thistle tried to counteract by using the pace and flair of Mae English, the 16 year old making her first start for Thistle, however not much was coming together. Georgia Gray and Lucy Sinclair did their best to create from the midfield but again not a lot paid off. Tiree Burchill had a great opportunity to give thistle the lead but fell just shy. The game ended 0-0 with Brian Graham openly disappointed after the match saying he felt this was a real opportunity for a last ditch push for top six but being realistic and aware of the final 3 games, knew it was over. He wants to end the normal season on a high and prepare fully for the final fixtures, starting with Hearts on Sunday.

Strong Followings from the Red and Yellow army have helped our girls massively. We would love to see as many of you make the journey through to the capital and cheer on the Jags.

🗞 Team News

Rachel Donaldson makes her return to the matchday squad having been unavailable for Aberdeen due to work commitments. Rebecca McAllister has been working very hard to recover from injury having been out since November and she has returned to full training while Cara Henderson and Ellie Kane are making progress as the weeks go on. Jenna Ferguson continues to miss out through injury.

With that being said, it will be up to the gaffer and the rest of the management team to field the best possible side heading into this fixture with a game against Hearts..

⏮ Match Rewind

5th May 2024
HEARTS 3
(McGovern, 13′, 15′) (Lockwood, 73′)
PARTICK THISTLE 2
(Henderson, 76′ PEN) (Hay, 85′)

Match Report

Hearts WFC v Partick Thistle WFC – 9th Feb 2025

4 days on from a midweek stalemate against Aberdeen, Partick Thistle looked to get back on track as they travelled to the capital to face Hearts at the Oriam.

The afternoons opposition had hosted a positive season to this point, headed into the match placed 5th in the standings and whilst not to the heights of their 4th placed finish last season, Eva Olid’s side have claimed important wins over the sides above them to keep them in contention as the SWPL1 season heads towards the split.

The first real opportunity fell to the Jambos in the 7 th minute as Hutchinson came across the park to take over possession before sending in the direct pass central to goal for Wade, her first time effort being stopped by Currie at close range to keep the game level whilst simultaneously pushing Thistle onto the attack.

The early onset of pressure from the hosts was rewarded in the 9 th minute of play as the quick moving passage of play from the back found them into the final third, the assisting pass once more from Hutchinson on the perimeter of the box rolled across the 6 yard box before it fell to Timms who made no mistake of the finish into the bottom corner to award the opener.

From the goal, the period of hearts dominance continued to grow as the game tipped the 25-minute mark as they made a number of threatening attacks from either side, all of which were dealt with by the Thistle shot stopper to keep the Jags in contention.

Play was paused on the half hour mark as Currie was once more called in to deal with the hearts corner. Reaching highest from the crowded box, she clawed the opportunity away from danger but in doing so collided with a Jags jersey, the number 1 falling worse off but was able to continue following treatment.

With the hosts pushing on to their next attack five minutes before the conclusion of the opening half, the cross ball was met with penalty claims as it was contended on if the ball had struck a Thistle jersey, the claims were waved off by official before Currie made the jumping save to force the threat away, being awarded a free kick in the process as she went to ground to take any sting from the attack.

The sounding of the whistle concluded a defensive heavy 45 minutes for Thistle who almost from kick off had been fending off the hearts opportunities. Despite this though, they were far from out of contention with glimmers of chances when on the attack, with Brian Graham’s side looking to be more forward and positive in possession as they looked towards the second half.

The half time break saw 3 changes to the Thistle line up as McCulloch, Gray and Cowan departed for Gibb, King, and Slater, respectively. The second half started in much similar fashion in which the first had concluded, the use of Slater being called upon quickly into her introduction as the substitute had to power out the hearts attack towards the corner flag.

Preceding the hour mark the bench was turned to once more as Boyce was brought into play as Donaldson departed. The hearts dominance continued as the Jags hurtled to shut them down, Timms’ effort firing narrowly high of goal after she worked her way through the defence for Currie to push Thistle onto an attack.

The resulting goal kick gifted Partick Thistle their first threat towards goal as Boyce held up play well to get jerseys further upfront, the passage of playing seeing them into the Hearts box before it fizzled out of reach on the by-line to reset play once more.

The substitutes interjected a fresh idea into a Thistle side who had began to grow more into the game as it drew towards the 70 th minute. Their determination was duly rewarded in the 68 th minute as the corner kick was swung in to a crowded box by Bulloch, floating well beyond the majority in the middle of goal it fell to Boyce who beat her marker at the back post to force the ball into the back of the net for the substitutes 8 th goal of the season, but more importantly to put the Jags back into contention to take something from the tie in the final 20 minutes.

The chances only grew for Thistle as they took advantage of the surrounding space towards the box, the pass finding goal-scorer Boyce on the perimeter of the box whose otherwise goal bound effort rattled the crossbar before bouncing back into play where Longcake couldn’t get it from her feet for the rebound to deny Thistle the lead for the first time in the match.

As the 5 minutes of additional time were signalled, Thistle were once again looking towards the services of Currie of who had been instrumental throughout proceedings, this time coming our to meet the long-distance effort to deny the hosts a late chance at all three points.

The full-time whistle signalled very much a game of two halves for Thistle. Having fended off the relentless pressures from the first 45, the substitutions and change in attack proved vital as they continued to grow into the game, ultimately making use of their created momentum to push the well versed opposition to share the points haul.

The well warranted point gives a welcome boost for The Jags. The next challenge coming back at home against Rangers at home on Sunday February 16 th , kick off 4:10pm.

Partick Thistle: Currie, Richardson, McCulloch (Slater), Falconer, Donaldson (Boyce), Bulloch, Cowan (King), Gray (Gibb), Burchill, Longcake, Sinclair.

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