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Sat 4 March, 2023. Kick Off: - 15:00
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow

Match Information:

Ticketing Information:

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Ticket prices for this match are priced at:

Adults – £20

Concessions (Over 65s, students, disabled supporter including carer, 16-18 year olds) £15

Under 16 – £5

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Tickets can be purchased on matchday through online sale. The Executive Offices will be open between 11:30am and 1pm.

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Partick Thistle Season Ticket Holders

This fixture is on the Partick Thistle 2022/23 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

Raith Rovers supporters will be situated in the Colin Weir Stand for this fixture.

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Away supporter ticket prices for this match are priced at:

Adults – £20

Concessions (Over 65s, students, disabled supporter including carer, 16-18 year olds) £15

Under 16 – £5

Online ticket sales for Raith Rovers 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.

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Partick Thistle
31
David Mitchell
2
Jack McMillan
3
Harry Milne
6
Kyle Turner
7
Scott Tiffoney
8
Stuart Bannigan
9
Brian Graham
11
Steven Lawless
18
Connor McAvoy
22
Aaron Muirhead
23
Ross Docherty
 
Subs
24
Mason McCready
4
Kevin Holt
5
Darren Brownlie
15
Cole McKinnon
16
Lee Hodson
19
Danny Mullen
21
Aidan Fotzpatrick
27
James Lyon
29
Zander MacKenzie
Raith Rovers
1
Jamie MacDonald
3
Liam Dick
4
Ross Millen
5
Ryan Nolan
6
Brad Spencer
7
Aidan Connolly
11
Cnnor McBride
12
Tom Lang
16
Sam Stanton
18
William Akio
23
Dylan Easton
 
Subs
17
Robbie Thomson
10
Lewis Vaughan
15
Kieran Ngwenya
24
Scott McGill
29
Greig Young
30
Adam Masson
 
Subs
24
Mason McCready
4
Kevin Holt
5
Darren Brownlie
15
Cole McKinnon
16
Lee Hodson
19
Danny Mullen
21
Aidan Fotzpatrick
27
James Lyon
29
Zander MacKenzie
 
Subs
17
Robbie Thomson
10
Lewis Vaughan
15
Kieran Ngwenya
24
Scott McGill
29
Greig Young
30
Adam Masson
92’Full Time Report

It's an excellent afternoon's work for Thistle as they extend their unbeaten run to a 4th game. 

A Scott Tiffoney goal gave Thistle a half-time lead and a sparkling start to the second half saw goals from Brian and Scott Tiffoney again extend the lead. 

Three to the good, Thistle were content to contain Rovers for the remainder of the game with David Mitchell making sure of a clean sheet with an excellent save to deny Vaughan from the penalty spot. 

 
92’Full Time
 
90’+02’

Man of the Match: Scott Tiffoney

 
90’

Into injury time

88’Saved

The clean sheet is still on as Mitchell makes a great stop to keep out Vaughan's penalty and then another excellent save to deny Dick from the rebound. 

87’Penalty Raith Rovers
84’Thistle substitution: Danny Mullen replaces Brian Graham
82’Raith Rovers corner from the right

It's an excellent one handed save low to his left from Mitchell that denies Stanton a goal. 

 
81’

An excellent Milne cross is cleared. 

80’Raith Rovers Booking - Scott McGill
79’Raith Rovers substitution: Kieran Ngwenya replaces Ross Millen
 
77’

Fitzpatrick sees his shot blocked at the edge of the box. 

76’Thistle substitution: Lee Hodson replaces Scott Tiffoney
 
74’

Rovers think they have a chance to pull a goal back but the flag goes up for offside against Vaughan. 

72’Raith Rovers substitution: Scott McGill replaces Cnnor McBride
 
71’

Crowd: 3,302

69’Thistle substitution: Zander MacKenzie replaces Kyle Turner
69’Thistle substitution: Aidan Fotzpatrick replaces Steven Lawless
67’Thistle corner from the left
66’Thistle corner from the left
62’Goal Thistle! Scott Tiffoney
Thistle 3 - Raith Rovers 0

It's another well crafted and well taken Thistle goal. Lawless plays in Tiffoney and he slots the ball past MacDonald for his second of the afternoon. 

 
60’

Connolly's corner slides off the head of Lang and drops well wide of Mitchell's right hand post. 

59’Raith Rovers corner from the right

And that's another one that is disputed. 

 
58’

Thistle's frustrations are growing at some of the decisions going, or not going, their way. 

 
56’

Turner elects to go for goal at the free kick despite the tight angle and he forces MacDonald into a good stop. 

 
56’

Docherty is fouled and Thistle have a free kick near the edge of the box on the left hand side. 

54’Raith Rovers substitution: Lewis Vaughan replaces William Akio
52’Goal Thistle! Brian Graham
Thistle 2 - Raith Rovers 0

It's a well crafted goal that doubles the Thistle lead and gives Graham his 14th of the season. Tiffoney finds Milne with a clever pass and Milne's low cross is tucked home at the back post by the Thistle No. 9. 

 
52’

The free kick is cleared but Thistle remain firmly on the attack.  

 
51’

Thistle have a free kick over on the right handside touchline. 

 
50’

Just for a second it looks as if the corner might fall to a Thistle player but MacDonald collects near his front post. 

49’Thistle corner from the right

Thistle are close to a second. Tiffoney's skill creates the chance for Graham at the edge of the box and MacDonald does well to turn his shot over the bar. 

47’Raith Rovers Booking - Ross Millen
 
45’Kick-Off (2nd half)
45’+01’Half Time Report

It's not been a vintage Thistle performance by any means but they lead at the break courtesy of Scott Tiffoney's back post header eight minutes before the break. 

 
45’+01’Half-Time
 
44’

A teasing cross from Lawless is cleared as Thistle look to add a second goal before half-time. 

38’Goal Thistle! Scott Tiffoney
Thistle 1 - Raith Rovers 0

Thistle are in front through the unlikely source of the head of Scott Tiffoney. It's Turner that creates the opening when he creates space for himself to cross for Tiffoney at the back post and Tiff nods home from close range. 

 
35’

Turner with a more traditional corner this time but still no joy for Thistle. 

35’Thistle corner from the right

Lawless takes the corner and works a short corner with Tiffoney that doesn't really come off and they are a little fortunate to win Thistle another corner. 

34’Thistle corner from the right
 
32’

It takes Thistle a couple of attempts to deal with the danger the free kick provided. 

 
31’

Rovers win a free kick wide on the right almost right on the touchline and line with the edge of the Thistle penalty box. 

 
27’

McMillan's cross, after a lovely pass from Lawless, just fails to pick out Turner inside the box. 

 
26’

The ball just won't fall right for a Thistle player as the home side press Rovers at the edge of their box. 

 
24’

Tiffoney picks up the ball in the middle of the park and starts to move towards the Rovers goal with real intent but his touch lets him down. 

20’Thistle Booking - Ross Docherty
 
20’

Turner's corner is headed clear from almost right under the Rovers crossbar by Lang. 

19’Thistle corner from the left
 
18’

Lawless is fouled wide on the right as Thistle try and build up a head of steam. 

 
18’

Much better from Thistle as Milne fizzes over a low cross from the left that Graham can't quite reach and convert at the back post. 

 
17’

Tiffoney wins Thistle a free kick to ironic cheers from the home fans. 

 
15’

The ball is in the Thistle net again. This time a header from Akio but again the flag was already up for an obvious offside as Rovers rather waste a free kick situation. 

 
14’

Mitchell gets a hand to the corner and Thistle try to break. 

14’Raith Rovers corner from the left
 
13’

Loud shouts for a Thistle penalty as Tiffoney gets on the end of a long ball from Docherty and looks to be nudged to the ground inside the box. At first glance it looked a very good shout for a penalty. 

 
12’

A long range effort from McBride goes wide of the Thistle goal. 

 
10’

Connolly has the ball in the net for Rovers but the flag had already gone up for an obvious offside. Bit of a tentative opening from Thistle. 

 
05’

A slip from Muirhead gives Rovers a chance to advance but McAvoy is there to clear. 

 
03’

It's the away side that mount the game's first serious attack but McMillan is on hand at the back post to tuck a cross from the right away to safety. 

 
00’

Raith Rovers get the match underway. Thistle shooting towards the John Lambie Stand in the first half. 

 
00’Kick-Off
 
00’Introduction

Kris Doolan, who dropped the 'interim' from his job title yesterday, makes his first managerial Firhill appearance this afternoon looking to build upon a prolonged, and productive, spell on the road. 

Following Tuesday's excellent 3-1 success at Dens Park his team selection shows just one change from that game. 

Injury has unfortunately denied him the services of Jamie Sneddon for the afternoon and David Mitchell has been drafted in in his place with young Mason McCready recalled from his loan spell with Dalbeattie Star to provide back-up on the bench. 

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