It's a second successive 2-2 draw. Thistle will feel hard done by with the second Ayr equaliser coming from a hotly disputed penalty. 

It's a terrible free kick though. 

A Muirhead trip gives Ayr a free kick in a threatening position wide on the left. 

Bryden has the ball in the net for Ayr but the flag is up for offside. 

Into added time. We've had three quite lengthy stoppages so we should be looking at about 5 minutes. 

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Little is going Thistle's way at the moment as Graham is penalised for the softest of touches on the Ayr keeper. 

Lawless' free kick is cleared before play is stopped for an Ayr player to receive treatment. 

Thistle win a free kick deep inside the Ayr half and will get a chance to get the ball into the box. 

Thistle are so close to a goal. Milne threads a pass through to Alston whose shot beats the keeper but comes off the post. 

Williams makes front push run to meet McInroy's corner but can't get his header on target. 

There's a lengthy delay before the penalty is taken when it is Murphy nets. 

Muirhead's challenge on Bryden results in a penalty. 

Good play from Lawless on the right gives him a chance to cross but he can;t get his cross beyond the reach of Albinson. 

Neilson stretches out a leg to clear a cross into the Thistle box. 

Ayr try a short corner and when Chalmers does deliver the ball into the box it is gathered by Sneddon low near his right hand post. 

Graham steps over the ball leaving the free kick for McInroy who doesn't get enough curl on the ball to trouble Albinson. 

Graham is fouled giving Thistle a free kick about 30 yards from the Ayr goal. 

A half chance for Graham but he can't keep his shot down and the ball goes over the bar. 

Milne clears a cross from the left but only as far as Murphy lurking just outside the Thistle box. He drills a shot towards goal and fortunately straight at Sneddon. 

A dangerous Williamson cross is flicked away from goal. 

Thistle are back in front. It's not the best of corners from Lawless but Ayr don't clear and Milne is there at the back post to push the ball home. 

Back underway. No changes from either side at the break. 

There's been some good bits, some poor bits and two goals within 2 minutes of each other leaving the scores tied at 1-1. 

Into first half added time. 

Lawless again with the corner but referee Hardie spots a tug on an Ayr jersey and awards a free kick against Thistle. 

Lawless with the corner and Williams gets his head to it but Albinson saves. 

Lawless picks the ball up on the right and skips past a defender. He finds Williamson who is unlucky to see his shot blocked. 

McInroy and Williamson both see shots blocked as Ayr struggle to deal with a Williams throw. 

McInroy and Lawless link up well but the ball is whipped away from the toes of Lawless. 

It takes a good save from Sneddon low to his left to push away a shot from Reading. 

Muirhead makes amends for a loose pass that puts his team under pressure with a timely clearance inside the Thistle box. 

It's a short lived lead for Thistle. Chalmers is able to find Murphy with a pass inside the box and he has the easy task ok knocking the ball home. 

Thistle grab the opener. It starts with Lawless finding Stanway inside the box. His cut back is cleared to McInroy just outside the box. His shot is saved by Albinson but Graham is on the loose ball in an instant and tucks the ball home. 

It's all a bit flat at the moment with neither side retaining possession for more than a few passes at a time. 

Ayr go short with the corner this time. It's worked back to Murphy and his deep cross into the Thistle 6 yard box is well defended. 

Sneddon does well to get a strong hand to Murphy's corner to take the ball away from the Thistle goal. 

Hint of a chance as Williamson plays the ball into the box from the left but the flag goes up for offside against Graham. 

It looks like Williams at right back. 

Thistle kick-off and are shooting towards the John Lambie Stand in the opening 45 minutes. 

It's a bit nippy at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill as Thistle and Ayr United clash in cinch Championship action. 

There are two changes to the Thistle side that started against Queen's Park at the weekend. 

Aaron Muirhead returns after serving a one match suspension and there is a start for Ben Williamson. 

Kieran Ngwenya misses out through injury while Tomi Adeloye starts the game on the bench.