Thistle finally have their first home league win of the season but in typicsal Thistle fashion they found a hard way to do it.

The better side in the first half they shoukd have gone in at half-time ahead and would have done had Kenny Miller not spurned a glorious chance to score.

Seven minutes into the second half and Thistle found themselves down to ten men when Stuart Bannigan was sent off.

Six minutes later they were in front when Shea Gordon scored with his first touch after coming on a sub.

Joy turned to despair when Morton equalised 2 minjutes later but Gordon was again on target and restore the Thistle lead.

Morton poured men forward in search of an equaliser that they weren't able to find.

Thistle break through Penrice. He has Mansell free to his right and clear on goal but he can't find him.

A Morton cross goes out of play for a Thistle goal kick.

A poor header from McGinty is siezed upon by Nesbitt but he shoots widly over the bar. Deep into injury time now.

A great ball fro Slater finds Kakay who takes the ball to the corner flag and treis to hold the ball there.

The corner is cleared but Thistle have nobody forward so the ball is just returned. A cross comes in and a header drops just wide of target.

Shouts from the Morton fans for a penalty but it is just a corner.

Thistle try to break through Slater but he is held up at the halfway line and then can't find Mansell with his forward pass.

Good defending from Kakay who prevents both a cross from getting into the box and the ball going out for a corner.

They make a mess of the free kick and Thistle try and break through Gordo but he makes little progress.

Slater is penalised for a foul and Morton have a free kick about 35 yards from the Thistle goal.

A quick dip of the shoulder takes Mansell up the pitch but he runs the ball out of play.

Every player, except the Morton keeper, is in the Thistle half waiting for the coner. It's a terrible one though and Thistle have a goal kick.

A low shot is driven into the box. Sutton tries to divert it goalwards but just helps it on its way wide of goal.

Third and final change for The Jags

Sutton's volley drops wide of target as Fox watches.

Kakay drives forward but Nesbitt is equal to his run and Morton are back on the offensive.

Good defending from Hall as he shephards out a ball down the left.

The Thistle fans are getting right behind their team as Millar sends a shot high over the crossbar.

Fox makes an excellent one handed save following a low cross from the right with Kakay on hand to complete the clearance. You have a feeling this might be a long 17 minutes for Thistle who are finding themselves pinned into their own half.

Thistle are nearly punished as Gordon is caught in possession but Starpp can't keep his shot down and the ball goes over the Thistle crossbar.

Fox plams clear McGinty's header that nearly produces an own goal.

Fox clings on to a firecely driven low cross from the Morton right.

It's him again. Cole lifts the ball high across the face of the Morton goal and Gordon slides in to connect and knock the ball home from close range. This is a crazy game of football.

Cole's corner is headed clear.

McAlister sends a shot high over the Thistle crossbar.

From joy to despair in less than two minutes. Thistle go to sleep at the corner that is worked to corner of the box. The ball comes in and Baird has far too much space to find the net with a header.

There are worse ways to introduce yourself to a game than that! A Cole free kick into the box is headed clear but only as far as Gordon whose low shot from the edge of the box finds the corner of the net.

Thistle are set to make a change with Shea Gordon ready to come on.

Fox produces a fine stop near his near post as Morton open up the Thistle defence.

It's a straight red card for Stuart Bannigan for a challenge inside the Morton half. Thistle are down to ten men with the majority of the scond half to pkay.

It's Morton that have started the half the better and Millar has a shot from the edge of the box but doesn't get enough curl on it and it goes wide of Fox's left hand post.

It's a marked improvement on last week but still frustrating as Thistle go into the dressing room at the break tied with Morton at 0-0.

Thistle have had the better (only?) chances but spurned the best of them all. Kenny Miller shooting over the bar when it looked easier to score.

McGinty strides forward but drifts over to the left and Ramsbottom makes an easy cath from his cross.

There is half a chance for Lyon at the edge of the Thistle box but his shot no more than trickles through to Fox.

Hall collects a yellow card and Morton have a free kick kn the middle of the TGhistle half that they make a mess of.

Thistle threaten again with a powerful run down the left from Penrice. The ball is evntually worked across the width of the pitch to Kakay who sees his shot blocked by a defender.

After a poor spell in the last 5 minutes or so Thistle are close again to opening the scoring. Miller gets the ball to cole to his right. Cole takes a touch to find space and from just outside the box sends a shot narrowly wide of target.

Morton are starting to get some joy down the Thistle right.

It's a decent corner and O'Ware is again the man to get the ball clear.

Fox makes a save low to his left but the flag was already up for an obvious offside.

Thistle clear the corner but Morton retain  possession and when the ball is delivered back into the box O'Ware takes charge and heads powerfully clear.

Bannigan is back on his feet and looks to be okay to continue.

Bannigan is down in the centre circle and looks to be in a bit of pain.

Cole takes the corner and it is headed back to him. This time his cross is met by the head of McGinty whose sees his header come off the bar and bounce clear. Thistle should be in front by now.

Penrice is there to tidy up after Bannigan loses the ball in the middle of the park.

And Thistle nearly score from Cole's corner that follows with Hall just unable to connect as the ball goes across the 6 yard box. Thistle are definitely the better side at the moment.

Thistle are close again as Cole's effort, after receiving a Bannigan pass, is deflected wide of the pot.

Penrice advances down the left and despite being shadowed by two defenders he ahs no team mate offering support. He gets a cross over but it is an easy take for Ramsbottom.

Thistle spurn a glorious chance to open the scoring and Kenny Miller is unlikely to have missed an easier chance all his career. Kakay lays the ball on a plate for him but from less than 6 yards out and the whole goal to aim for he fires high over the crossbar.

Penrice gets into a position to deliver a cross into the Morton box but his low ball is cleared.

Thistle look to be operating with a three man central defensive partnership of Hall, O'Ware and McGinty.

Another positive sign. Miller's spots Penrice in front of him and finds him with a well placed pass but the flag goes up for offside.

Thistle make a positive thriust down the left hand side. It comes to nothing other than a throw down by the corner flag but positive signs.

Kenny Miller kicks the game off for Thistle. Thistle will be shooting towards the City End in the first half.

Ian McCall has made four changes to his starting eleven for this afternoon's visit of Morton.

Out of the side that started against Ayr United go Ryan Williamson, Joe Cardle, Shea Gordon and Steven Saunders.

In their place come Tam O'Ware, Ben Hall, Reece Cole and Osman Kakay.