William Hill Premiership Play-offs
Thu 21 May, 2026. Kick Off: - 20:00
The Wyre Stadium at Firhill, Glasgow
Tickets
The Wyre Stadium at Firhill is at capacity for tonight’s William Hill Premiership play-off final first leg against St. Mirren.
There are no further tickets available to purchase.
The Firhill Executive Offices will be open until 8pm to facilitate second leg ticket collections and will re-open for an hour after full-time.
Matchday Hospitality
Matchday hospitality for the play-off final first leg is priced at £110 per person or £99 for Partick Thistle season ticket holders and The Jags Foundation members.
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Matchday in the Aitken Suite
The Aitken Suite, located within the Colin Weir Stand, will be open as a supporters’ bar for this game.
Home and away fans of all ages are welcome to stop off from 5pm with food on offer from Boss Catering ahead of kick-off.
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 this game for use by any older or less able supporters, free of charge.
With access restricted for vehicles on McParland Way after 7pm, 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 6:30pm.
Partick Thistle’s season will come down to a shootout on Monday night, following a 1-1 draw against St. Mirren in the William Hill Premiership play-off final first leg at The Wyre Stadium at Firhill.
The Jags earned the right to take on the Buddies, who finished 11th in the Scottish top flight, by beating Dunfermline Athletic 3-2 over two legs in the play-off semi-finals.
There were three changes to the side which started the second leg against the Pars with the first one seeing vice-captain Dan O’Reilly drop out of the squad due to a head knock sustained last Friday – he was replaced by Cale Loughrey.
Oisin Smyth was ineligible to face his parent club and Luke McBeth took his spot in the Thistle engine room while Tony Watt stepped in for Ben Stanway who missed out through injury.
Like Smyth, Fraser Taylor was also ineligible and Ethan Ingram, Dan MacKay and Ricco Diack all remained on the treatment table.
Allan Campbell had a shot blocked in the Jags’ box after four minutes but the game’s first real chance fell the way of the home side five minutes later. Aidan Fitzpatrick shifted away from Mark O’Hara on the left side of the St. Mirren area and fired a shot across goal, however, his attempt flashed wide of Ross Sinclair’s far post.
It was less of a frenetic opening than in either leg against Dunfermline, with St. Mirren looking more in control through the opening 20 minutes. Killian Phillips chested the ball down in the area for Campbell, but the midfielder’s volley sailed over.
When the Jags got up the park, though, their opportunities looked dangerous as the first half rumbled on. On 23 minutes, a poor header from Richard King was pounced upon by Alex Samuel. Sinclair was quick to react, blocking the shot as the ball rebounded off Samuel and out for a goal kick.
Just after the half hour, Thistle had another golden chance. Watt and Crawford worked together to steal the ball from Jacob Devaney and Watt rushed towards the Buddies’ box. He took his shot on from 18 yards with Sinclair able to spoon it away from goal. Aidan Fitzpatrick got to the rebound but had his shot blocked.
The visitors edged in front with six minutes left of the opening period as their front two linked up nicely. Mikael Mandron manoeuvred away from Cale Loughrey and fed the ball into the feet of Killian Phillips who steadied himself before guiding a shot into the bottom corner.
Thistle had a chance to restore parity before half-time but when Aidan Fitzpatrick’s corner landed on Lee Ashcroft’s head, the home skipper glanced it wide.
Half-time – Partick Thistle 0 St. Mirren 1
Mark Wilson switched it up at half-time, with Logan Chalmers coming off in favour of Ts’oanelo Lets’osa, as the Jags switched to a 3-4-3 formation.
Five minutes after the restart, there was a hair-raising moment when Josh Clarke was dispossessed by Mandron inside his box. The Saints were unable to capitalise though, with Campbell attempting to chip into the net from the edge of the box, ballooning his chance wide.
Thistle were getting more possession, but with their threadbare midfield options, they were struggling to find that clinical edge as a Watt header over the bar proved to be the only chance on offer before Ben McPherson was subbed for Cammy Logan.
Thistle had another let off on 61 minutes when a slack back pass from Reading saw Mandron slink his way between two Thistle defenders. The ex-Motherwell man drove at the Jags’ goal, but his limp finish was gathered by Clarke.
Seconds later, though, the Jags would break through, levelling the tie. Logan supplied Watt, who jinked his way in on the right wing as Thistle crowded the box. Watt then picked out Fitzpatrick, lurking around the penalty spot and the winger tucked home with ease from six yards out.
Thistle pressed for a winner, but as the teams tired, the game started to fizzle out. With a quarter of an hour to go, Fitzpatrick drilled an inviting low cross across the face of goal, begging to be tapped home, but there was no one on hand to take up the opportunity as it went begging.
McBeth and Fitzpatrick came off in the final ten minutes, with Kyle Turner and Gary Mackay-Steven taking their place. The final moments saw little in the way of chances, outside of a Roland Idowu mazy run, which was handled impeccably by Clarke.
Mackay-Steven looked poised to grab a crucial late winner deep in stoppage time, but his shot cracked off the base of the post, before it was revealed that he was offside, as the game finished level.
Full-time – Partick Thistle 1 St. Mirren 1
The Jags’ attention now turns to the final game of the 2025/26 campaign, when they travel to Paisley on Monday for a winner-takes-all clash in the second leg, with kick off at 8pm.
Teams
Partick Thistle: Josh Clarke; Paddy Reading, Lee Ashcroft, Cale Loughrey, Ben McPherson (Cammy Logan, 59’); Logan Chalmers, Luke McBeth (Kyle Turner, 80’), Robbie Crawford (Ts’oanelo Lets’osa, 46’), Aidan Fitzpatrick (Gary Mackay-Steven, 88’); Alex Samuel, Tony Watt.
Unused Substitutes: Lewis Budinauckas; Matthew Falconer, Liam Dolan.
St. Mirren: Ross Sinclair; Miguel Freckleton, Alex Gogic, Marcus Fraser; Mark O’Hara (Luke Douglas, 64’), Scott Tanser, Richard King (Jayden Richardson, 70’), Allan Campbell, Jacob Devaney; Mikael Mandron, Killian Philips (Roland Idowu, 77’).
Unused Substitutes: Grant Tamosevicius; Conor McMenamin, Jalmaro Calvin, Dan Nlundulu, Jake Young, Thomas Falconer.
Referee: Ryan Lee
Attendance: 8,323 (1,866)
Thu 21 May, 2026
William Hill Premiership Play-offs 
The Wyre Stadium at Firhill, Glasgow
What a 90 minutes that was at a sold out Wyre Stadium at Firhill.
The scores are level heading into Monday night's second leg in Paisley.
Mackay-Steven hits the inside of the post but the flag goes up for offside in any case.
Idowu's cross drifts away from Douglas and out for a Thistle throw.
Minimum of 4 additional minutes to be played.
Thistle free kick inside the St Mirren half.
A standing ovation for the sponsor's Man of the Match Aidan Fitzpatrick.
A Mandron header is well wide of the Thistle goal.
Tanser shoots high over the Thistle crossbar.
Idowu tests Clarke with a low shot that the Thistle keeper needs two attempts to safely gather.
Fitzpatrick drills a fantastic low cross right across the face of goal that is begging for a touch that doesn't come.
Sinclair gets up to punch clear of Reading.
Crowd: 8,323
It's superb play from Watt who collects a pass from Logan and lays the ball on a plate for Fitzpatrtick to tuck home from 6 yards out.
We're all square again.
Slack play gives Mandron a chance but huis shot is straight at Clarke.
A Watt header is just a little too high.
A dangerous looking Reading cross is flicked away from goal.
Anxious moment for Thistle after Clarke concedes possession but St Mirren are unable to take advantage.
Fitzpatrick is quick to intercept a Sinclair pass but his touch is heavy and the ball breaks back to the St Mirren keeper.
Change from Thistle at the break.
It's St Mirren that take a narrow advantage in the tie after the first 45 minutes.
We've been here before in these play-offs.
Fitzpatrick is caught offside in what is likely the last incident of the first half.
Minimum of 1 minute additional time to be played.
What a chance for Ashcroft from the Fitzpatrick corner but his header is wide.
McBeth's shot is blocked for a corner.
Chalmers gets into a good position on the right but his cross is poor.
First blood in the tie to St Mirren and Phillips picks a Mandron pass and pokes the ball beyond Clarke and into the net.
A lecture for McBeth for a foul on the halfway line but no yellow card.
Ashcroft heads on Fitzpatrick's corner but the ball is cleared.
Crawford snaps into a challenge and the ball breaks to Watt. His shot is saved by Sinclair with Fitzpatrick's effort from the loose ball blocked for a corner.
A Reading shot is blocked after the initial Fitzpatrick corner is cleared.
Crawford's cross is hacked clear of the 6 yard box by Gogic.
Mandron slips Phillips in and Clarke has to dive to his left to push the ball away from goal.
Campbell's corner goes low to the front post where the referee spots a foul and awards Thistle a free kick.
Samuel is nearly able to take advantage of a defensive error but the ball rebounds off him and out for a goal kick.
Thistle look in vain for a corner as Reading cross drifts out of play after a good spell from Thistle.
A quick St Mirren breaks finishes with a Phillips shot being deflected wide for a corner.
The ball is knocked back into the path of Phillips just outside the box. His shot though clears Clarke's crossbar.
The referee spots a push as the corner comes into the box and Thistle have a free kick.
Ashcroft clears after St Mirren work a short corner.
A Fitzpatrick effort from the left hand corner of the box is just wide of Sinclair's left hand post.
Campbell has a shot blocked as St Mirren threaten the Thistle goal for the first time.
McBeth is penalised for a foul on O'Hara and St Mirren have a free kick midway inside the Thistle half.
Chalmers goes deep with the corner where it is headed clear.
Fitzpatrick looks as if he might be getting clear on the left but play is brought back for an earlier foul on Samuel.
St Mirren kick-off. Thistle shooting towards the John Lambie in the first half.
Kick-off is now just a little over 15 minutes away and the atmosphere is up several notches from the semi-final second leg last Friday.
Thistle are without the injured Dan O'Reilly and Ben Stanway this evening while Oisin Smyth and Fraser Taylor are unable to play against their parent side.
In come Cale Loughrey, Robbie Crawford and Tony Watt from the side that started against Dunfermline.