cinch Championship
Sat 27 April, 2024. Kick Off: - 15:00
Wyre Stadium at Firhill, Glasgow
Match Information:
Ticketing Information:
All supporters are strongly encouraged to pre-purchase their tickets ahead of matchday to avoid lengthy Firhill queues.
Ticket prices for this match are priced at:
Adults – £22
Concessions (Over 65s, students, disabled supporter including carer, 16-18 year olds) £16
Under 16 – £6
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 2023/24 season ticket. Use your season ticket card, or the PTFC ticketing app at the turnstile 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
Ayr United supporters will be situated in the Colin Weir 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 – £22
Concessions (Over 65s, students, disabled supporter including carer, 16-18 year olds) £16
Under 16 – £6
Online ticket sales for Ayr United 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.
It's a goalless draw that brings an end to the league season at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill.
We'll be back for the play-offs.
Into added time.
Willoughby catches Alston who looks to be in a bit of pain but is able to get back to his feet without the need of treatment.
There's a chance for McBeth at the corner but he can't keep his header down.
Fitzpatrick's shot is touched round the post by Clarke.
O'Reilly is caught in the face by a stray elbow and we're going to have a break in play while he is treated.
Activity on the Thistle bench.
Graham tries a shot from distance but that's not threatening the Ayr goal.
The flag goes up for offside as Ayr try and create an opening from Chalmers' free kick.
O'Reilly clears but Ayr quickly win another free kick. Wide on the right this time.
Thistle are going to have to defend an Ayr free kick in a threatening position.
Amartey sends over a low cross that goes behind the waiting Ayr players in the box when any touch would likely have brought Ayr the game's first goal.
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Muirhead this time with a header following a corner, but it is an easy save for Clarke.
Graham gets his head to Fitzpatrick's corner but his header takes the ball away from goal.
A deflection takes a Bannigan shot wide of goal.
There is a chance for Chalmers about 12 yards out but he leans back and lifts his shot well over Mitchell's crossbar.
Robinson just strays offside as he gets on the end of another perfectly weighted pass from McInroy.
The flag is up for offside as Thistle try and fashion a chance from the corner.
It's a great clearance from Sanders that denies Graham a tap in.
Back underway. No changes from either side at the break.
It's been an odd first half.
There's been chances at both ends. Some good football from both teams but also both teams have been guilty of slackness.
Brian Graham, who had a goal disallowed on the stroke of half-time for offside, missed the best chance for Thistle heading over a McMillan cross.
At the other end he denied Ayr a goal inside the first couple of minutes when he cleared off the line.
Graham has the ball in the net after Fitzpatrick's shot falls into his path but his celebrations are cut short by the flag for offside.
Chalmers can't get enough bend on his shot to get it away from the reach of Mitchell.
A gem of a pass from McInroy finds McMillan inside the box. Clarke though is able to block McMillan's shot.
Ngwenya puts over a cross from the left that Graham can't get the required contact to.
Poor corner from McInroy and Thistle are forced back.
Robinson looks set to give Thistle the lead but his shot from 6 yards out takes a deflection wide of goal.
Ayr work a short corner. When the ball does come in there is a flick and Mitchell has to get down and save.
Thistle pick the ball up again after McGinty heads clear McInroy's corner. Fitzpatrick has the ball on the right and his cross is headed wide by Graham.
Chalmers takes advantage of some hesitation at the back from Thistle. His shot from outside the box is well struck but doesn't cause Mitchell any undue problems.
McInroy makes a really important intervention inside the Thistle box after Amartey nearly creates an opening for Ayr.
An excellent first corner from McInroy leads to a second. The second isn't ass good but nearly leads to a chance for Graham but the flag goes up for offside.
Musonda has another pop at the Thistle goal from outside the box. This time the ball is drifting well wide of Mitchell's left hand post.
Muirhead has to step in and clear after Amartey gets round the side of Ngwenya.
He can miss. McMillan puts a cross right onto the head of Graham but his header with most people expecting the net to bulge, goes over the bar.
After a slow start, Thistle are just starting to get into some kind of stride. It's still a bit flat though.
McInroy is inches away from giving Thistle the lead. McMillan brushes past the challenge of Chalmers before laying the ball back to McInroy whose shot hits the side netting.
Chalmers finds Musonda to his right. Musonda has a pop at goal from just outside the box, but his shot is always on the rise and goes over the bar.
It's a poor free kick although Chalmers does pick up the ball on the opposite side of the pitch.
Ayr win a free kick in a dangerous position wide on the right.
Graham has to clear off the line as Ayr come close to an opener from the game's first corner.
Stuart Bannigan gets us underway. Thistle shooting towards The John Lambie Stand in the first half.
Ayr United provide the opposition for the final home league game of the season.
Thistle secured their play-off position with a thumping 4-0 win over Airdrie but will be looking to lock in a third place finish with three points this afternoon.
Injury has forced manager Kris Doolan to make two changes to the side that started against Airdrie.
Harry Milne and Ben Stanway are the two players that miss out with Kieran Ngwenya and Stuart Bannigan the two players that step in to replace them.