cinch Championship
Sat 30 September, 2023. 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
Dunfermline Athletic 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 Dunfermline Athletic 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.
Thistle get back to winning ways with an all round excellent performance.
Adeloye's shot is beaten away by Sharp.
Man of the Match: Aidan Fitzpatrick.
Into added time.
Adeloye looks to have his legs pulled from under him but there is no Thistle penalty.
Sneddon is action again saving low to his right.
Hamilton's header from the Chalmers corner clears the Thistle crossbar with a bit to spare.
Sneddon makes a good block with his legs as Dunfermline threaten the Thistle goal.
McDonald comes close but his shot is saved by Sharp.
Even though he is having his jersey tugged, Adeloye still manages to fire off a shot that is just narrowly wide.
Crowd: 3,703
Thistle are patient in trying to create an opening. Robinson picks out Lawless to his right, but his shot is too high.
Another ovation. This time as Aidan Fitzpatrick is replaced by Wes McDonald.
Fitzpatrick plays a clever pass to the feet of Adeloye who sees his shot saved by Sharp and his effort from the loose ball cleared off the line.
An ovation for Brian Graham who has led the line quite superbly this afternoon.
It's a terrible free kick from McCann with the student flat behind in the goal in more danger than Jamie Sneddon's goal.
Fitzpatrick is penalised for a foul on Hamilton and Dunfermline have a free kick just over 10 yards outside the Thistle box and in a central position.
Graham tries to bend a shot over Sharp from outside the box but just fails to get the required elevation on the ball.
Hamilton reacts badly after Bannigan is fouled and pushes Bannigan to the ground. Referee Steven's decision is strangely to book both players.
Thistle push forward after the corner is cleared. It Lawless that crosses from the left and McInroy stoops low to head home.
Graham has to clear off the line as a header comes in from the corner.
Wighton turns and swivels towards the Thistle goal but his shot doesn't trouble Sneddon and goes wide.
Sharp has to clear at the very edge of his box as McInroy tries to get on the end of Robinson's flick.
Nearly a third for Thistle as Edwards nearly heads into his own net but Sharp scrambles back in time to save.
It's number eight for the season for Brian Graham and he won't score an easier one. It's a moment to forget for Dunfermline keeper Sharp who spills a Fitzpatrick cross right into the path of Graham inches out and he knocks the ball home.
Lawless has a try from just outside the box, but it goes wide.
Back underway. No changes at the break. Next goal in this game with be huge.
Thistle lead at the break thanks to Scott Robinson's goal after 20 minutes.
Thistle will feel that they could have had a couple more and Dunfermline may well feel unfortunate to be behind. It's been that kind of game.
McInroy's curler nearly gives Thistle a 2-0 half-time lead but it goes just wide.
Into first half injury time.
There is just too much on a Lawless pass looking for Fitzpatrick's forward run and Sharp is able to kick clear.
A great flick from Robinson puts Lawless clear on goal. He tries to deftly lift the ball over Sharp but doesn't get enough on the ball allowing the keeper to save.
Thistle, eventually, hack the corner to safety but not before more Dunfermline appeals, from the fans rather than the players, for a penalty.
Sneddon gets his fingertips to a Jakubiak shot to get the ball over the bar.
Fitzpatrick gets a touch to a Lawless pass but not enough of a touch to get the ball beyond Sharp.
Muirhead clears the corner and Thistle try to counter but Dunfermline get men back quickly.
Dunfermline can't believe that they haven't been given a penalty as a shot looks to blocked by the hand or arm of Milne. They have to make do with a corner.
Dunfermline's turn to shout for a penalty as Jakubiak's shot comes off a Thistle body.
Lawless looks for a penalty as Otoo obstructs his route to goal
Graham heads clear Chalmers' corner but Dunfermline keep up the pressure until McCann sends a low shot wide of target.
Dunfermline should be level and it takes a great block inside the 6 yard box to keep the ball out.
Robinson looks to be fouled at at the edge of the Thistle box. There's no free kick though and Chalmers picks up the ball and sees his shot blocked.
Lawless with the corner and Neilson with the header but it's well wide of goal.
It takes some great defending to prevent Lawless' cross arriving right on the head of Graham.
It's a first Partick Thistle goal for Scott Robinson. Graham's flick gives him the opportunity and Robinson knocks the ball past the advancing Sharp.
With Lawless looking for a pass to his right, Graham drags a shot from the edge of the box wide of Sharp's right hand post.
Best chances of the game so far comes the way of Dunfermline. Edwards gets the better of Ngwenya and sends over a cross that Jakubiak should score from but he heads wide.
Milne collects the game's first yellow card for his foul on Hamilton.
Fitzpatrick has the ball at his feet. He twists to find space with defender scared to make a challenge but when he does find the space for a shot he blazes over the bar.
Graham tries a shot from the left hand corner of the Dunfermline goal but the ball drifts wide of target.
McInroy shoots from outside the box. His shot comes off Robinson and spins away from goal.
Lawless puts this one into the box where the ball glances off the head of Neilson and goes wide.
Fitzpatrick and Lawless work a short corner. Fitzpatrick gets round O'Halloran but his cross is blocked for another corner.
Thistle are so close to an opener. It takes a great block to keep out Graham's net bound shot.
Thistle are quickly on the front foot and a Lawless cross looking for the head of Graham just drifts away from the Thistle captain.
Dunfermline get the game underway. Thistle shooting towards The John Lambie Stand in the first half.
Following the disappointment of last week's poor result and performance against Arbroath, Thistle will be looking to bounce back with three points at home to Dunfermline.
Kris Doolan's team selectin shows two changes from the side that started against Arbroath seven days ago.
In come in Kieran Ngwenya and Scott Robinson as Zander MacKenzie and Ben Stanway drop to the bench.
New long signing Nathan McGinley starts the afternoon on the bench.