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47y, 11m, 23d	Gerry Britton	Robbie Neilson
38y, 2m, 26d	Scott Allison

Cammy Bell
Jamie Sneddon

Jai Quitongo (1-2, 77 mins)		Fraser Aird (0-1, 45 mins); Pavol Šafranko (0-2, 48 mins)
Chris Erskine (1-2, 77 mins)		Sam Stanton (0-1, 45 mins); none (0-2, 48 mins)
Craig Slater; Jai Quitongo; James Penrice; Andy McCarthy; Stuart Bannigan		Craig Curran

Blair Spittal (Andy McCarthy, 48 mins); Kris Doolan (Jai Quitongo, 57 mins); Miles Storey (Andréa M'Buyi-Mutombo, 72 mins)		Billy King (Nicky Clark, 63 mins); Fraser Fyvie (Adam Barton, 73 mins); Fraser Aird (Craig Curran, 79 mins)

32y, 0m, 25d	Cammy Bell	Benjamin Siegrist
27y, 4m, 17d	Christie Elliott	Callum Booth former Jag
19y, 9m, 21d	James Penrice	Freddy Frans former Jag
23y, 6m, 8d	Niall Keown	Paul McMullan
25y, 2m, 2d	Sean McGinty	Fraser Fyvie
26y, 0m, 26d	Stuart Bannigan	Billy King
24y, 5m, 17d	Craig Slater	Sam Stanton
22y, 9m, 24d	Blair Spittal	Pavol Šafranko
31y, 10m, 2d	Kris Doolan	Rachid Bouhenna
31y, 8m, 5d	Chris Erskine	Fraser Aird
24y, 9m, 9d	Miles Storey	Paul Watson

26y, 3m, 28d

21y, 1m, 7d	Jamie Sneddon	Matej Rakovan
19y, 11m, 19d	Max Melbourne	Adam Barton former Jag
19y, 11m, 23d	Andy McCarthy	Craig Curran
28y, 4m, 7d	Andréa M'Buyi-Mutombo	Nicky Clark
19y, 3m, 20d	Callum Wilson	Jamie Robson
21y, 0m, 29d	Jai Quitongo	Christoph Rabitsch
25y, 5m, 14d	Brice Ntambwe	Yannick Loemba

	Teamlines derived from PTFC / SPFL. Thistle generally in playing order, opposition in squad number order.
	3087 (SPFL)

Britton caretaker. But for a post and some fine saves it could have been worse than 1-0 at h-t. It did get worse (48) when a parried save by Bell was fired home. Quitongo shot through the keeper's legs (77) to record Thistle's 1st shot on target but the mini revival wasn't enough. Lots of problems for new manager.

Robbie Neilson began his tenure as Dundee United manager with a perfunctory win over Partick Thistle. Goals either side of the interval by Fraser Aird and Pavel Safranko ensured United stay fourth, five adrift of leaders Ayr United. Jai Quitongo did roll a cute finish past Ben Siegrist to haul managerless Thistle back into the contest. But a dominant United held on to record a victory.

It was their first in three Championship games and would have been more handsome had it not been for goalkeeper Cammy Bell. The former United custodian saved the Firhill side from a more chastening reverse by thwarting Callum Booth, Frederic Frans, and Safranko with fine stops. He was helpless when Aird volleyed past him to conclude an incisive move, but might have done better than redirect a Paul McMullan effort into Safranko's path for the second. United also hit a post through McMullan and Safranko had a header ruled out as former Hearts boss Neilson ended his first week in charge with a win.

Partick Thistle caretaker manager Gerry Britton:

We showed the way we played and the attacking intent we showed that when we play on the front foot we can put teams under pressure. The disappointing thing is why it's only the last 30 minutes that we do that. Why are we not doing that from the first whistle? We have identified a number of strong candidates and we would like to hope, all going well, in an ideal world we would have a new manager in the dugout for next Saturday.

Dundee United manager Robbie Neilson:

I couldn't have asked anymore. I thought the players and the fans were brilliant. Let's hope this is the start of some good things. I thought the first 60 minutes we were in total control but then Partick had the impetus as we started to tire. It's a great dressing room in there now. The atmosphere has changed.

Richard Winton, 13-Oct-2018, bbc.com

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