Sat 20 December, 2025
William Hill Championship 
Wyre Stadium at Firhill, Glasgow
William Hill Championship
Sat 20 December, 2025. Kick Off: - 15:00
Wyre Stadium at Firhill, Glasgow
Team News
Ben Stanway sits this one out through suspension with Robbir Crawford and Dan Mackay continuing to be absent due to injury.
Tickets
Prices:
Adults – £24
Concessions* – £18
Under 18s – £12
Under 16s – £10
Under 12s – £6
*(Over 65s, students, disabled supporters including carer)
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Kids Go Free
Primary School kids can attend our final home match of 2025 for free.
Raith Rovers come calling on Saturday 20 December at 3pm, and we’re offering free entry to children in our Jackie Husband Stand, when accompanied by a paying adult.
To claim your free ticket, just show up at our Ticket Cabin at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill on matchday between 1.25pm and 2.25pm. The name of the Primary School the child attends is required when receiving your ticket.
Our last home game of the calendar year is set to be a huge one, with Mark Wilson’s team battling at the top end of the Scottish Championship table.
Live Stream
We’ll be livestreaming this match for our stream subscribers outside of the U.K. and Ireland.
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If you aren’t already a stream subscriber, you can purchase a monthly or annual streaming subscription by clicking HERE.
The livestream of this fixture is not available to supporters living within the U.K. and Ireland due to SPFL restrictions.
The Aitken Suite
The Aitken Suite, located within the Colin Weir Stand, will be open as a supporters’ bar for this game.
Open to home and away supporters, there will be food on offer with Boss Catering providing the pre-match grub from opening, at 12pm, until 2pm.
The Suite will re-open after the game with the PlayerZone taking place shortly after the final whistle.
There will be live football on show before and after the game with Southampton v Coventry City and a 5:30pm kick-off of Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool.
The Aitken Suite is a family-friendly supporters’ bar so children and family groups are very welcome.
Entry to the Aitken Suite is available through the main entrance of the Colin Weir Stand or via the door situated just a few yards further up Firhill Road.
Thistle Taxi
The Thistle Taxi will be on duty for our William Hill Championship fixture against Raith Rovers for use by any older or less able supporters, free of charge.
With access restricted for vehicles on McParland Way after 2pm, the taxi will be picking passengers up on Firhill Road before using Firhill Court, on the north side of the ground, to access the Jackie Husband Stand reception.
Kindly provided by club sponsor Glasgow Taxis, it can seat up to six people and will be making multiple trips ahead of kick off, starting at 1:30pm.
Player Zone
Meet two of the Thistle first team stars this Saturday after our game against Raith Rovers in the PlayerZone!
The PlayerZone gives Thistle fans of all ages the chance to meet members of the first team squad for autographs, photos or just a chat.
Anyone wishing to attend should make their way to the Aitken Suite in the Colin Weir Stand after full-time.
The players in attendance this week are:
Josh Clarke
Scott Martin
Partick Thistle were forced to settle for a point at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill on Saturday, with a goalless draw against Raith Rovers.
There were seven changes to the side which defeated Cove Rangers on Tuesday to advance to the last 16 of the KDM Evolution Trophy.
Josh Clarke reclaimed his spot in goal from Lewis Budinauckas, while Ben McPherson and captain Lee Ashcroft returned in defence at the expense of Cammy Logan and Luke McBeth.
In midfield, Oisin Smyth and Ts’oanelo Lets’osa came into midfield in place of Ben Stanway and Scott Martin, while Tony Watt led the line up front again, as Alex Samuel
Raith took control in the early going, making effective use of the wide Firhill pitch, squeezing the Thistle backline, but Wilson’s men remained stout in defence.
Thistle started to feel their way into the game, as things became more end-to-end, but both sides lacked that little bit of quality needed to break the deadlock.
Thistle’s best chance of the opening period saw Logan Chalmers square the ball to Lets’osa in the box. T’s shot looked destined for goal, but it was blocked by a Raith defender. The ball then fell to Aidan Fitzpatrick on the edge of the box. Fitzpatrick aimed for the far corner of the net, but the ball dragged wide.
Dylan Easton was causing significant issues for the Jags, finding pockets of space throughout the half as well as creating danger from set pieces. Despite this, Raith failed to trouble Thistle keeper Josh Clarke much.
Raith suffered a blow on 28 minutes when defender Paul Hanlon took a nasty head knock, staying down for several minutes to receive treatment, before being replaced by Josh Mullin.
The tempo increased in the closing stages of the first half. Raith switched to a more direct style, hitting hard with the high press, but leaving themselves exposed at the back. Thistle, however, were unable to capitalise as the half ended goalless.
Half-Time – Partick Thistle 0 Raith Rovers 0
Mark Wilson’s emerged from the tunnel for the second half energised, and took it to Raith in the early moments. Fitzpatrick was played in behind seconds after the restart, but Raith were able to hastily clear the ball away to preserve parity. Ashcroft looked to open the scoring from the resultant corner, but his header sailed wide.
Thistle piled on the pressure in search of an opening goal, with Kyle Turner finding himself in space at an angle after a lovely pass from Fitzpatrick, but Raith keeper Josh Rae was able to get himself down to the shot at the near post.
As the game wore on, it became more and more foul tempered, with tensions boiling over following a late challenge from Smyth which drew the ire of the travelling Raith support situated right in front of the tackle.
Mayhem broke out as all 22 men descended on the incident to engage in a bit of argy-bargy, as Smyth, Tony Watt and Raith’s Mullin all entered the book.
It would soon come back to bite Mullin, who moments later clattered into McPherson with a recklessly late tackle, forcing the referee’s hand as he brandished a second yellow and reduced to 10 men.
Wilson decided to try and capitalise on the sending off, switching to a 4-4-2, with Chalmers and Fitzpatrick changing wings and Alex Samuel coming on for Kyle Turner, partnering Watt up front.
Dougie Imrie decided to slow the game down, stifling the game at all opportunities to prevent Thistle from exploiting the man advantage.
It undeniably worked, as it took more than fifteen minutes for the Jags to register their next a shot at goal, a speculative long range effort from Lets’osa that did little to trouble the Raith goalmouth.
A scramble in the box saw Ashcroft come close with a header after Rae flapped at a corner kick, but the Thistle captain’s header sailed over the bar, like most efforts from both sides in the game.
Raith battened down the hatches as Thistle continued to come forward in the dying moments. However, the only real chance came deep in stoppage time, with Rae doing well to parry away Smyth’s free kick seconds before the final whistle, as the game ended in a stalemate.
Full-Time – Partick Thistle 0 Raith Rovers 0
St Johnstone’s victory over Greenock Morton sees the margin at the top grow to five points, but Thistle will hope to bounce back with all three points when they return to action in the Glasgow Derby next Saturday at Lesser Hampden.
Teams
Partick Thistle: Josh Clarke; Paddy Reading, Lee Ashcroft, Dan O’Reilly, Ben McPherson (Cammy Logan 90’); Ts’oanelo Lets’osa, Oisin Smyth, Kyle Turner (Alex Samuel 64’), Logan Chalmers, Tony Watt, Aidan Fitzpatrick (Stevie Lawless 79’)
Unused Substitutes: Lewis Budinauckas; Scott Martin, Luke McBeth, Sean McArdle, Liam Dolan
Raith Rovers: Josh Rae; Jai Rowe, Darragh O’Connor, Paul Hanlon (Josh Mullin 33’), Lewis Stevenson; Jordan Doherty, Ross Matthews; Paul McMullan (Paul Nsio 68’), Scott Brown, Dylan Easton (Richard Chin 78’); Jack Hamilton (Josh Gentles 80’)
Unused Substitutes: Aidan Glavin; Ewan Wilson, Kai Montagu
Referee: Ross Hardie
Attendance: 3,682
By David Forrest
50/50 draw results
First prize – £595 – Ticket No. 280698
Second prize – Chance to take part in crossbar challenge – Ticket No. 280198
Thistle can't breakdown a Raith Rovers side reduced to ten men in the second half as the final home game of 2025 ends in a goalless draw.
Rae pushes away Smyth's free kick.
Thistle free kick just outside the box. Central position at the edge of the D.
Thistle clear and Samuel is fouled as he tries to break.
Thistle clear but Raith win another free kick near the Thistle corner flag on the right.
Raith free kick is a dangerous area.
Rae gets a punch to Smyth's free kick.
Watt is bundled over and Thistle have a free kick wide on the right.
Rae can't collect the Lawless corner. The ball is flicked goalwards and just over the bar.
Samuel's shot is saved.
It's another short corner and again cleared.
Lawless is fouled by Brown and Thistle have a free kick in a threatening position.
Crowd: 3,682
Thistle try a short corner routine that doesn't work.
Lets'osa shoots from outside the box. He doesn't get enough bend on his shot and Rae can watch that one go wide of goal.
A long range effort from Fitzpatrick is well wide of goal.
Ashcroft does really well to flick a dangerous Easton cross out of play for a throw.
Easton wins the softest of free kicks after O'Reilly brushes against him.
No doubt over who got that red card. Mullin collects a second yellow for a late challenge.
A flurry of cards on the far side so hard to confirm exactly who was booked.
Tempers are getting frayed. Challenges going unpunished
O'Connor sees his shot graze the bar on its way over.
Raith have a free kick deep inside the Thistle half.
Fitzpatrick finds Turner to his right. Turner shoots from the edge of the box. It looks as if it's heading wide but Rae saves near his right hand post to be sure.
Smyth can't covert at the back post after a free kick deep into the Raith box is knocked on.
Ashcroft is close to connecting with Fitzpatrick's corner but Raith clear.
Thistle's first corner of the game.
Back underway. No changes from either side.
No goals at the end of a scrappy first half.
O'Connor lashes a shot high over the bar.
Into first half injury time. This could be fairly lengthy after the injury to Hanlon.
Fitzpatrick's free kick is headed clear.
Thistle have a free kick near the edge of the Raith box on the left hand side.
A Raith player takes a blow to the head as another Easton free kick comes in and we have a break in play.
Thistle struggle to clear the Easton free kick. Rowe knocks the ball towards goal but Clarke claims.
Raith win a free kick near the right hand corner of the Thistle box.
Chalmers squares to Lets'osa. His shot looks net bound but is blocked. Fitzpatrick picks the ball up at the edge of the box and tries to find the far corner but the ball is wide of goal.
An ambitious effort at an angle from Turner clears the Raith crossbar.
Chalmers finds McPherson down the right and McPherson's cross is scrambled clear.
Easton is allowed to run far too far with the ball. he is crowded out near the edge of the box but the ball breaks to Brown. There's no pace in his shot though and Clarke has an easy save to make.
Lets'osa is fouled by there is no card and Thistle have to make do with a free kick.
Hamilton goes down inside the Thistle box and there are howls for a penalty from the Raith fans. Referee Hardie isn't interested though.
Thistle have a free kick midway inside the Raith half. There's been a few heavy challenges in the last few minutes.
Watt is tackled just as he is about to pull the trigger on a shot from outside the box.
Brown tries to curl a shot past Clarke but it drifts away from Clarke's far post.
O'Connor as a little too much room inside the box as the free kick comes over but he can't direct his header towards goal.
Raith have started the better and win a free kick wide on the right.
Thistle kick-off and are shooting towards the John Lambie Stand in the first half.
The sun is out and The Jags are back at the Wyre Stadium at Firhill after a month on the road.
The visitors are Raith Rovers fresh from hammering Ross County last Saturday.
Thistle were on KDM Evolution Trophy duty at Cove midweek and there are a number of changes from that match.
In come Josh Clarke, Oisin Smyth, Aidan Fitzpatrick, Ben McPherson, Tony Watt and Ts'oanelo Lets'osa.