Tue 30 September, 2025
William Hill Championship 
The city Stadium, GlasgowWilliam Hill Championship
Tue 30 September, 2025. Kick Off: - 19:30
The city Stadium, Glasgow
Team news:
Ben Stanway and Steven Lawless, who both missed Saturday’s game against Dunfermline, are expected to return for the trip to The city Stadium.
There are no other changes to the squad.
Tickets
There are no away tickets remaining for this fixture.
Audio Coverage
Our JagZoneLIVE commentary team will be providing audio coverage of the game with the pre-match build-up starting at 7pm.
Partick Thistle struck early through Tony Watt for a second game running and the striker’s header was enough to see off Queen’s Park 1-0 at The city Stadium on the south-side of Glasgow.
Paddy Reading and Oisin Smyth missed out with minor knocks and that saw Cammy Logan and Ben Stanway returned to the starting line-up.
The hosts kicked proceedings off with the Jags in their usual formation with Logan in place on the left of their defence and Stanway deployed in midfield.
Logan Chalmers, who had tried an extravagant pass out to Aidan Fitzpatrick moments earlier, won the game’s first corner on four minutes however Calum Ferrie in the home goal clutched the resultant dead ball.
The Queen’s keeper kicked away quickly and set up a break that earned a corner at the other end which Henry Fieldson glanced over the Thistle bar.
On seven minutes Watt nodded a pass right and that allowed Logan Chalmers, Ts’oanelo Lets’osa and Ben McPherson to skip forward. The initial thrust was repelled however Chalmers gathered the ball again on the right from McPherson and sent over a curling cross that was perfect for WATT to head home from 8 yards despite Ferrie’s best efforts.
Seven minutes later a delightful move that started with a quick pass from Josh Clarke to Logan and involved a run forward and a delightful dummy from Lets’osa gave Chalmers a glimpse of goal with his net bound curling effort deflected wide by a despairing defensive leg.
Fitzpatrick was soon felled as he darted forward 40 yards from home goal and the wide-man’s free-kick was met by Lee Ashcroft with his header flashing just past.
Midway through the half Watt nutmegged Matthew Shiels 25 yards out with the Spiders defender fouling the striker as he tried to skip past him to earn a booking. Dan O’Reilly’s free-kick was blocked by the defensive wall with Watt unable to turn in Chalmers’ resultant cross at the back post.
Thirteen minutes from the break Logan combined with Watt to win a corner on the left that was flicked back towards goal by O’Reilly however there was no-one in Red and Yellow to turn the ball in.
Watt showed great defensive qualities in 34 minutes when he rose under pressure to nod away a dangerous Aidan Connolly free-kick that was awarded after Logan picked up a yellow card.
After a trip on Stanway had gone unnoticed Chalmers was unluckily penalised five minutes later to give Queen’s Park a shooting chance with McPherson using his head to block Tyrece McDonnell’s drive.
As the game entered injury time a backheel from Chalmers kicked off a period of pressure in the home box however Watt could not force his second of the evening.
Half-time – Queen’s Park 0 Partick Thistle 1
Logan was withdrawn at the break with Kyle Turner coming on and this move saw McPherson switch to the left.
The second half got going when Chalmers and Lets’osa combined on the right with midfielder Lets’osa low drilled cross finding no takers.
With 51 minutes played McPherson charged forward and picked out Watt with an outside of the foot pass however a corner was the only reward.
A minute later another forward move on the left took the ball to the home 18-yard line where it was fed to Lets’osa who sent an angled drive inches past.
A Queen’s break threatened danger on 56 minutes with O’Reilly moving smartly to block Josh Fowler’s powerful 18-yard drive.
On 68 minutes Lets’osa came close for a second time after substitute Alex Samuel had slipped a pass to Watt who teed up the number 64 to send in an effort that Ferrie grabbed at the second attempt.
After a free-kick was awarded with three Thistle players lying on the ground Turner passed right for Lets’osa who picked out Samuel with a cross that was met by the head of Samuel however Ferrie was not overly troubled.
Seb Drozd gave a reminder to the visitors that their lead was a slender one when he whipped in a free-kick after he had been fouled by O’Reilly with Clarke watching it carefully as it cleared his bar.
There were loud Thistle appeals for a penalty on 84 minutes when Samuel looked to be bundled over as he tried to get on the end of a Turner free-kick however referee Turner did not blow his whistle.
With two minutes left it looked like two for the Jags when McPherson left Charlie Fox in his wake and crossed low from the left. Samuel flicked onto Watt who hit a first time left foot shot only for Ferrie to drop to his right and save.
Despite four minutes of added on time that included a dangerous free-kick that Clarke rose and collected Thistle headed back west with the three points.
Full-time – Queen’s Park 0 Partick Thistle 1
Teams
Partick Thistle – Josh Clarke; Ben McPherson, Lee Ashcroft, Dan O’Reilly, Cammy Logan (Kyle Turner 46); Ben Stanway, Ts’oanelo Lets’osa (Steven Lawless 78); Logan Chalmers (Alex Samuel 63) Robbie Crawford, Aidan Fitzpatrick (Luke McBeth 63); Tony Watt
Unused substitutes – Lewis Budinauckas (GK), Liam Dolan.
Queen’s Park – Callum Ferrie, Henry Fieldson, Charlie Fox, Louis Longridge (Ross Mclean 81) Roddy MacGregor, Aidan Connolly (Grant Savoury 65), Carlo Pignatiello, Josh Fowler, Tyrece McDonnell (Seb Drozd 46), Timam Scott (Josiah Sowa 65), Matthew Shiels,
Unused substitutes – Jack Wills (GK), Euan Murray, Ricky Waugh, Aiden McGinlay. Rocco Friel,
Referee – Sean Murdoch
A hard fought 1-0 win sees Thistle go up to second in the table.
Clarke claims the ball. Still we play.
Queen's have a free kick and one last chance to get an equaliser.
Watt takes the ball for a walk down by the corner flag.
The ball comes off the head of Sheils and out for a goal kick.
First minute of added time completed. The Queen's announcer indicated that there were going to 4 minutes of that.
The free kick goes in low, bounces off a Queen's player and out for a goal kick.
Queen's free kick wide on the right about 6 yards from the bye line.
Ferrie makes an excellent one handed save to his right to deny Watt and Thistle a second goal.
The free kick is defended though only at expense of a Queen's throw on the left hand side.
Queen's win a free kick midway inside the Thistle half.
Samuel has his jersey pulled from him as he tries to get on the end of the Turner free kick. There's no penalty though.
Stanway is fouled by Savoury. The free kick to to far out, and wide, for a direct effort on goal but a promising position all the same.
Drozd overhits a cross from a good position wide on the right.
Drozd gets the free kick over the Thistle wall and over the bar. A little too close for comfort though.
Free kick to Queen's in a dangerous position.
Crowd: 907
A Samuel header goes wide of goal.
Anxious moments for Thistle as Ashcroft is receiving some prolonged treatment.
Watt lays the ball back to Lets'osa whose shot is saved by Ferrie.
Turner's corner is cleared.
McBeth's first involvement is to get a foot to the ball and clear the corner.
Ferrie elects to punch clear the corner rather than catch it but the free kick is cleared easily enough.
Watt is fouled just outside the box on the right. Chance for Thistle from the free kick to follow.
The corner is cleared before Thistle win a throw down by their own corner flag.
It's a great block from O'Reilly to deny Queen's who have Thistle outnumbered.
Lets'osa picks up a loose ball inside the box but drags his shot wide of target.
Fitzpatrick's corner is headed clear.
The half-time change from Thistle sees Turner come on at right back and McPherson switch over to left back.
Some quick feet from Lets'osa gives him room to cross but that cross goes behind any Thistle player in the box.
Tony Watt's fifth goal of the season sees Thistle take a narrow 1-0 lead into the dressing room at half-time.
Thistle dominated the first 30 minutes but the home side came back strongly in the last 15 minutes of the half.
A low cross from Chalmers is cleared as Tkistle finish the half on the front foot.
Into added time at the end of the first half.
McDonnell has a swipe at a shot that flies well wide of Clarke's goal.
McDonnell can't get the free kick over the Thistle wall it being blocked by McPherson.
Chalmers bundles over Connolly and Queen's have a free kick within sight and range of the Thistle goal.
Good defending from Watt who heads the corner clear at the back post.
Queen's have a free kick near the edge of the Thistle box in line with the penalty spot on the right.
Chalmers aims his corner deep for O'Reilly. He heads on for Crawford who can't get enough power to his header to trouble Ferrie.
O'Reilly is the player to take the free kick and his low effort clips off the wall. Chalmers picks the ball up and crosses deep into the box. When Watt wins the ball there is the hint of a chance before the referee blows for a Queen's free kick.
Thistle have a free kick just outside the Queen's box in a central position.
Ashcroft gets the slightest of touches to Chalmers' free kick but the ball drifts wide of goal without a threat to Ferrie's goal.
Fitzpatrick is fouled and Thistle have a free kick on the left and a chance to get bodies into the box.
The corner is cleared to the edge of the box where Stanway's shot is blocked by a Queen's player who stays down prompting the referee, correctly, to stop play. Though the Thistle fans aren't quite in agreement.
Thistle close to a second but Chalmers shot is cleared, after a delightful Lets'osa dummy, is cleared.
Fieldson comes forward and drags a shot well wide of the Thistle goal.
Not quite as quick as Saturday but still an early goal for Thistle. Chalmers cross from the right finds the head of Watt and his clever header finds the corner of the net.
First chance of the game as Fieldson gets his head to the QP corner but his header is just a shade too high.
Ferrie claims the Chalmers corner from almost directly underneath his crossbar.
Queen's Park kick the game off.
Cameron Logan at left back for Thistle.
Injuries to Paddy Reading and Oisin Smyth has denied Head Coach Mark Wilson the opportunity of fielding the same side that defeated Dunfermline Athletic at the weekend.
In their place come in Cameron Logan and Ben Stanway.