25th Aug 2018 Dundee United 3 Partick Thistle 1 (SPFL Championship - game 3)

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Match Information

			Csaba Laszlo		Alan Archibald			41y, 1m, 12d
					Craig Slater; Miles Storey
					Shea Gordon; Kris Doolan
Paul Watson (0-1, 6 mins); Paul Watson (0-2, 78 mins); Craig Curran (0-3, 86 mins)					Chris Erskine (1-3, 90+2 mins)
Fraser Aird (0-1, 6 mins); Yannick Loemba (0-2, 78 mins); Fraser Aird (0-3, 86 mins)					none (1-3, 90+2 mins)
Paul Watson; Jamie Robson					Miles Storey; Jack Storer
Fraser Aird (Callum Booth, 89 mins); Craig Curran (Declan Glass, 90 mins)					Tam O'Ware (Niall Keown, 6 mins); Jack Storer (Chris Erskine, 58 mins); Craig Slater (Kris Doolan, 75 mins)
			Matej Rakovan		Cammy Bell			31y, 11m, 7d
			Stewart Murdoch		Christie Elliott			27y, 2m, 30d
			Paul Watson		Max Melbourne			19y, 10m, 1d
			former Jag Freddy Frans		Tam O'Ware			25y, 5m, 5d
			Jamie Robson		Sean McGinty			25y, 0m, 14d
			Christoph Rabitsch		James Penrice			19y, 8m, 3d
			former Jag Adam Barton		Craig Slater			24y, 3m, 30d
			Fraser Aird		Blair Spittal			22y, 8m, 6d
			Pavol Šafranko		Miles Storey			24y, 7m, 21d
			Yannick Loemba		Andréa M'Buyi-Mutombo			28y, 2m, 19d
			Craig Curran		Jack Storer			20y, 7m, 23d
								24y, 6m, 6d
			Benjamin Siegrist		Jamie Sneddon			20y, 11m, 19d
			former Jag Callum Booth		Niall Keown			23y, 4m, 20d
			Paul McMullan		Kris Doolan			31y, 8m, 14d
			Matty Smith		Chris Erskine			31y, 6m, 17d
			Sam Wardrop		Callum Wilson			19y, 2m, 2d
			William Edjenguélé		Aidan Fitzpatrick			17y, 5m, 5d
			future Jag Declan Glass

notes

Both sides generally in playing order. Thistle filled only 6 of their 7 allocated bench slots.

Match Report

TTA report

The loss of O'Ware to injury (4) may have contributed to poor defending of 2 headers from a free-kick (6) and a corner (78). Thistle had a good spell after half-time. Penrice went close then Spittal wasted a header. A tap-in from a cut back (86) made it 3 then Erskine nodded in the keeper's fumble (92). No threat up front.

Media report

Heather Dewar, 25-Aug-2018, bbc.com

A double from Paul Watson and one from Craig Curran gave Dundee United their second Championship win of the season and consigned Partick Thistle to a second league defeat. Watson converted Fraser Aird's cross for the opener and doubled United's lead in the second half when he tapped past Cammy Bell. Aird set up Curran as Csaba Laszlo's side made sure of the win. Thistle substitute Chris Erskine forced in a consolation in stoppage time. The Jags had lost defender Thomas O'Ware to a knee injury after four minutes and Alan Archibald's side struggled to find their rhythm. Pavol Safranko and Christoph Rabitsch could have added their names to the scoresheet but both were denied by Bell.

Reaction

Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald (speaking to the BBC):

Defending set plays is a must in this league. We had an extra man in midfield and didn't use it. We had a couple of half chances but didn't take them. We'll be working on urgency and passing for the game ahead. We'll look to improve on getting more chances.

Dundee United manager Csaba Laszlo (speaking to the BBC):

I have to congratulate the team. We looked like a team. We looked really like a unit and this takes time. For this reason, it is very important to win these kind of games. I am satisfied with the result.

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Stats Watch

THISTLE-LITE

● A little bit of history is made as Partick Thistle meet Dundee United in second tier action for the first-time ever.

● Alan Archibald's Thistle, having set the most bizarre club-record of being 19 bench places short in 2017-18, have started 2018-19 in the same way, now sitting at an almost unbelievable 14 places short after just 9 competitive games.

● Chris Erskine continues his most notable ascent up the scoring charts, now with 55 competitive goals. He climbs to joint-36th in that chart, just 1 shy of Maurice Johnston, Ronnie Glavin and Jim Melrose.

ongoing sequences:

● 10 competitive appearances without a goal for Kris Doolan, 20th May 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 12 games; 23rd Jul 2016 to 22nd Oct 2016. Longest run: 14 games; 26th Dec 2013 to 26th Mar 2014.)

● 10 second tier home games without defeat, 19th Jan 2013 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 14th Apr 2012 to 15th Dec 2012. Club-record: 25 games; 22nd Aug 1896 to 21st Dec 1901.)

● 13 competitive games without a draw, 8th May 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 13 games; 21st Jul 2012 to 22nd Sep 2012. Club-record: 27 games; 18th Feb 1899 to 23rd Dec 1899.)

● 19 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date. (Longest run since: Baily Cargill - 19 games; 23rd Jan 2018 to 20th May 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

● 52 games since back-to-back League wins, 11th Mar 2017 to date. (Longest run since: 71 games; 16th Apr 2013 to 14th Mar 2015. Club-record: 77 games; 2nd Nov 1912 to 5th Dec 1914.)

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