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Sat 29 April, 2023. Kick Off: - 15:00
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

Ticketing Information:

All supporters are strongly encouraged to pre-purchase their tickets ahead of matchday to avoid lengthy Firhill queues.

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Tickets for this match are priced at:

Adults – £20

Concessions (Over 65s, students, disabled supporter including carer, 16-18 year olds) £15

Under 16 – £5

Purchasing before matchday 

Ticket purchases before matchday are available to buy through one of the methods below:

Matchday purchases

Tickets can be purchased on matchday through online sale. The Executive Offices will be open between 11:30am and 1pm.

Very limited 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.

Partick Thistle Season Ticket Holders

This fixture is on the Partick Thistle 2022/23 season ticket. Use your season ticket card, or the PTFC ticketing app at the turnstiles to gain entry to Firhill. Season tickets are only valid for the  stand they were purchased for with no changing between stands on a game by game basis, currently permitted.

 

Away Supporters

Arbroath supporters will be located in the north end of the Jackie Husband Stand for this fixture.

Away fans can purchase their ticket for this league game through one of the two methods below:

Away supporter ticket prices for this match are priced at:

Adults – £20

Concessions (Over 65s, students, disabled supporter including carer, 16-18 year olds) £15

Under 16 – £5

Online ticket sales for Arbroath fans will be available right up until kick-off.

There will be no provision available for physical in-person ticket sales for away supporters on matchday.

Partick Thistle FC
Partick Thistle
31
David Mitchell
2
Jack McMillan
4
Kevin Holt
5
Darren Brownlie
6
Kyle Turner
7
Scott Tiffoney
8
Stuart Bannigan
9
Brian Graham
11
Steven Lawless
22
Aaron Muirhead
23
Ross Docherty
 
Subs
1
Jamie Sneddon
10
Anton Dowds
14
Cammy Smith
15
Cole McKinnon
16
Lee Hodson
19
Danny Mullen
21
Aidan Fitzpatrick
27
James Lyon
29
Zander MacKenzie
Arbroath
1
Derek Gaston
2
Lewis Banks
4
Ricky Little
5
Thomas O'Brien
8
Michael McKenna
9
Dale Hilson
12
Scott Stewart
18
Yasin Bel El-Mhanni
20
Scott Bitsindou
25
Joao Balde
26
Steven Hetherington
 
Subs
21
Cammy Gill
7
David Gold
11
Bobby Linn
14
Paul Komolafe
15
Dylan Tait
17
Toyosi Olusanya
23
Scott Allan
 
Subs
1
Jamie Sneddon
10
Anton Dowds
14
Cammy Smith
15
Cole McKinnon
16
Lee Hodson
19
Danny Mullen
21
Aidan Fitzpatrick
27
James Lyon
29
Zander MacKenzie
 
Subs
21
Cammy Gill
7
David Gold
11
Bobby Linn
14
Paul Komolafe
15
Dylan Tait
17
Toyosi Olusanya
23
Scott Allan
 
95’Full Time
 
90’+01’

Mullen drags a shot just wide as Thistle come close to a third goal with the game in injury time. 

 
90’

Into injury time. 

 
89’

Crowd: 3,701

 
88’

Man of the Match; Kyle Turner

86’Thistle substitution: Danny Mullen replaces Steven Lawless
 
84’

Referee Anderson isn't winning any fans with the Thistle fans as he penalises Dowds for a push. 

83’Arbroath Booking - Bobby Linn

Thistle have two players clear breaking towards the Arbroath goal but the referee stops play to book Linn for his foul on Fitzpatrick. 

82’Arbroath corner from the left
82’Arbroath substitution: Paul Komolafe replaces Scott Bitsindou
81’Arbroath corner from the left
 
80’

A late flag halts a promising move involving McKinnon and Fitzpatrick. 

78’Thistle substitution: Cole McKinnon replaces Kyle Turner
77’Thistle substitution: Aidan Fitzpatrick replaces Scott Tiffoney
77’Arbroath corner from the right
76’Arbroath corner from the right
 
76’

The corner does produce a threat to the Thistle goal and Mitchell has to be alert to push a  O'Brien header over his crossbar. 

 
76’

This still has the potential to be nervy. Before this corner is taken the referee checks on an injury to Tiffoney. 

75’Arbroath corner from the left
 
74’

After a bit of a delay Allan takes the corner but Lawless is there to head clear. 

73’Arbroath substitution: Dylan Tait replaces Steven Hetherington
73’Arbroath corner from the right
 
71’

It's a great stop from Gaston to deny Brownlie from Lawless' corner. 

70’Thistle corner from the right
68’Thistle substitution: Anton Dowds replaces Brian Graham
67’Arbroath substitution: Scott Allan replaces Yasin Bel El-Mhanni
67’Arbroath substitution: Toyosi Olusanya replaces Joao Balde
67’Arbroath substitution: Bobby Linn replaces Dale Hilson
 
67’

McKenna hits a low corner to O'Brien at the edge of the box but he skies the ball over the bar. 

67’Arbroath corner from the right
66’Thistle Booking - Ross Docherty
 
63’

It's nearly a hat-trick for Turner. Gaston saves but can't hold a Docherty shot and Turner is onto the loose ball but Gaston makes an excellent stop to keep the score at 2-0. 

 
62’

Ironic cheers as Thistle get a free kick for a foul on Turner. 

60’Goal Thistle! Kyle Turner
Thistle 2 - Arbroath 0

It's two for Thistle and two for Kyle Turner. Tiffoney has space in the left hand side of the box and he squares to Turner who shoots low into the net. 

 
58’

Thistle look for a penalty for a tug on Tiffoney as he advances into the Arbroath box but referee Anderson isn't interested in those appeals. 

56’Arbroath corner from the left

Mitchell is forced to tip a long range effort over the bar and then punches clear the corner that follows. 

 
55’

Nearly a second for Thistle as the the ball falls to Graham after a Lawless shot is partially blocked but Gaston spreads himself well and blocks. 

53’Arbroath Booking - Dale Hilson
 
50’

Mitchell makes amends for his earlier error when he plucks a cross from the sky and launches a quick Thistle counter attack. Bannigan surges forward but eventually is crowded out. 

49’Arbroath corner from the right

Mitchell slips and has to knock the ball behind for a corner. 

 
45’

We're back underway. No changes from either side. 

 
45’Kick-Off (2nd half)
45’+02’Half Time Report

Most people were expecting a tight game this afternoon and so it is proving with no much in the way of free flowing football on view. 

Kyle Turner's deft header from a Steven Lawless cross 6 minutes before the interval though has given Thistle a narrow but vital lead. 

 
45’+02’Half-Time
 
45’+01’

A Graham pass over the top of the Arbroath defence catches Tiffoney in an offside position. 

 
45’

Into first half injury time. 

39’Goal Thistle! Kyle Turner
Thistle 1 - Arbroath 0

Thistle make the breakthrough. Lawless crosses from the right and Turner's deft header takes the ball away from Gaston and into the far corner of the net. 

 
36’

Lawless takes this corner. It finds Brownlie but he is off balance and go do no better than lift a shot tamely over Gaston's crossbar. 

36’Thistle corner from the right
 
33’

Lawless finds Graham in a wide position. There's nobody in the box for Graham to find with a pass and that allows a defender to nip the ball away from him. 

 
31’

Although Mitchell is able to take charge at the second of Ben El-Mhanni's corners Thistle don't look confident in defending these set pieces. 

31’Arbroath corner from the left
30’Arbroath corner from the left
 
29’

Thistle are starting to look a threat although on this occasion the flag goes up for offside against McMillan. 

 
28’

Turner's corner goes deep to Holt but his knock on drops behind Graham. 

28’Thistle corner from the left

Thistle have to make do with a corner as neither Turner or Graham can squeeze home a Tiffoney cut back. 

 
25’

Docherty breaks up an attempted Arbroath counter attack and suddenly there is space in front of Thistle as they advance. Turner gets the ball inside the box but Gaston is off his line quickly to block Turner's shot. 

 
20’

The Arbroath defensive line looks really solid when they don't have the ball making it hard for Thistle and inducing a misplaced pass from Muirhead as the home side continue to struggle to make an impact on this game. 

 
17’

Thistle are nearly punished from the game's first corner. O'Brien escapes his marker to connect with Ben El-Mhanni's corner and Mitchell has to make a stop low to his left. 

17’Arbroath corner from the right
 
13’

Tiffoney has the ball in the net but the flag had long since gone up for offside against the Thistle number seven. 

 
12’

It;s been a edgy opening from Thistle but there have been a few more encouraging signs in the last couple of minutes with Tiffoney just failing to get on the end of a Docherty cross and Lawless and McMillan linking up well down the right hand side. 

 
10’

McMillan heads the free kick clear. Arbroath pick up the ball again and try to find a route towards the Thistle goal but the flag goes up for offside. 

 
09’

McKenna is fouled and Arbroath will have a chance to test the Thistle defence with the free kick. 

 
07’

Another anxious moment as Hilson finds Hetherington but his low cross is cleared. 

 
05’

An anxious moment for Thistle as Hilson gets to the ball ahead of Mitchell. Thankfully the ball goes wide of goal but the two players collide . Mitchell looks to come off worse but can continue without treatment. 

 
05’

First flurry of action near the Arbroath goal but Graham can't find Tiffoney with a knock down inside the box. 

 
00’

It's a little after 3pm but we are finally underway. Arbroath kick-off and Thistle will be shooting towards the John Lambie Stand in the first half. 

 
00’Kick-Off
 
00’Introduction

We've reached the penultimate fixture of the regular season with issues still to be settled at both ends of the league table. 

For Thistle, with the league title now gone, the priority is on securing a play-off position with a second place finish still possible. Two wins would definitely secure the former and could see Thistle squeeze into the latter. 

Arbroath meantime are focusing on preserving their Championship status and three points this afternoon would see them do that with their gal difference such that a point would all but do so. Defeat and they would face a nervy final day. 

There is a lot at stake at Firhill this afternoon then. 

Kris Doolan's team selection shows just one change from the side that started at Hamilton last Saturday with Scott Tiffoney replacing Aidan Fitzpatrick who drops to the bench where there is a place for Lee Hodson after a spell out injured. 

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