1st Dec 2018 Queen of the South 1 Partick Thistle 0 (SPFL Championship - game 15)

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Match Information

			Gary Naysmith		Gary Caldwell			36y, 7m, 19d
					Tam Scobbie; Aidan Fitzpatrick; Chris Erskine
					Craig Slater; Jai Quitongo; Miles Storey
Stephen Dobbie (0-1, 82 mins)
Gary Harkins (0-1, 82 mins)
					Blair Spittal
Andy Stirling (Adam Frizzell, 60 mins); Josh Todd (David Norman, 70 mins); Stephen Dobbie (Connor Murray, 84 mins)					Kris Doolan (Andréa M'Buyi-Mutombo, 65 mins); Chris Erskine (Jai Quitongo, 81 mins); Niall Keown (Miles Storey, 84 mins)
			Alan Martin		Jamie Sneddon			21y, 2m, 25d
			Scott Mercer		Christie Elliott			27y, 6m, 5d
			Jordan Marshall		James Penrice			19y, 11m, 9d
			Callum Fordyce		Niall Keown			23y, 7m, 26d
			Michael Doyle		Sean McGinty			25y, 3m, 20d
			Andy Stirling		Tam Scobbie			30y, 8m, 0d
			Kyle Jacobs		Stuart Bannigan			26y, 2m, 14d
			Josh Todd		Aidan Fitzpatrick			17y, 8m, 11d
			Stephen Dobbie		Kris Doolan			31y, 11m, 20d
			former Jag Gary Harkins		Blair Spittal			22y, 11m, 12d
			Lyndon Dykes		Chris Erskine			31y, 9m, 23d
								25y, 4m, 11d
			Jack Leighfield		Jamie Stevenson			17y, 8m, 18d
			Callum Semple		Jack Storer			20y, 10m, 29d
			future Jag Connor Murray		Andréa M'Buyi-Mutombo			28y, 5m, 25d
			Owen Bell		Miles Storey			24y, 10m, 27d
			Adam Frizzell		Dan Jefferies			19y, 10m, 1d
			David Norman		Jai Quitongo			21y, 2m, 17d
					Brice Ntambwe			25y, 7m, 2d

notes

Thistle generally in playing order, opposition in squad number order. Queen of the South filled only 6 of their 7 allocated bench slots.

Match Report

TTA report

Erskine's shot was well saved and Doolan's effort was cleared off the line. McGinty's second half header suffered the same fate. Queen's shaved a post then scored with a 1-on-1 (82), Bannigan perhaps fouled in the build-up. Cries for a pen (90+) were ignored. Bottom, ruing missed chances and feeling ill-done to.

Media report

01-Dec-2018, bbc.com

Stephen Dobbie's 29th goal of the season left Partick Thistle bottom of the Scottish Championship. There were just eight minutes remaining when the veteran striker strode on to a Lyndon Dykes ball to finish. The goal - combined with Falkirk's win in Inverness - caused Gary Caldwell's Thistle to slip to 10th place. They had a strong penalty shout at the death, when Andrea Mbuyi-Mutombo went down, but referee Steven McLean waived away the claims. Manager Caldwell has now lost five of his six games since taking charge.

Reaction

Partick Thistle manager Gary Caldwell (speaking to the BBC):

Everybody in the ground thought it was a penalty at the end, including some of their players. There was only one man who did not think it was. The fact we are now bottom is a challenge for everyday at the club. Our fans can be assured we will all be working hard to get the club back up the table as quickly as we can - but it will take a lot of hard work.

Queen of the South manager Gary Naysmith (speaking to the BBC):

That was an excellent three points under the circumstances as Partick played well and the could easily have had a penalty at the end. I do feel a bit for Partick. What can you say about Stephen Dobbie? Unfortunately he has felt his hamstring when he put the ball in the net and that may be a problem for us.

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Stats Watch

DISASTROUS RUN CONTINUES

● Since scoring 3 times in the first half against Queen's back in September, Thistle have scored just ONCE in the last nine first halves of football.

● Thistle's great run of 8 Leagues games unbeaten against the Doonhamers comes to an end.

● Gary Caldwell fails to win for the sixth consecutive time as Thistle manager. His 0.17 points-per-game ratio is the lowest ever recorded at this stage in competitive action across all first-spell managerial tenureships.

● Similarly, Gary's 0.33 goal-per-game ratio (2 in 6) currently places him with the lowest figure of any Thistle manager in history, caretaker or otherwise. Jimmy Bone (0.67) is the leader in the clubhouse as a caretaker, whilst Gerry Collins (0.88) had the lowest gpg ratio of all the permanents.

● Only once before have Thistle fans had to wait longer for their first away win of a second tier campaign; it was 13th time lucky for Benny Rooney's Thistle in 1984-85 who finally achieved a 4-0 victory at Glebe Park in January.

ongoing sequences:

● 4 consecutive competitive home defeats; 6th Oct 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 4 defeats; 30th Jan 2015 to 21st Feb 2015. Club-record: 10 defeats; 5th Dec 1908 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 4 consecutive home League defeats; 6th Oct 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 5 defeats; 7th May 2017 to 26th Aug 2017. Club-record: 10 defeats; 5th Dec 1908 to 25th Aug 1909.)

● 8 away League games without a win; 4th Aug 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 18th Mar 2017 to 27th Dec 2017. Club-record: 26 games; 20th Mar 1935 to 29th Aug 1936.)

● 8 competitive away games without a win; 25th Aug 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games; 19th Aug 2017 to 27th Dec 2017. Club-record: 25 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 9 competitive games without a win, 28th Sep 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 10 games, 3rd Feb 2018 to 7th Apr 2018. Club-record: 26 games, 28th Nov 1908 to 28th Aug 1909.)

● 9 League games without a win; 28th Sep 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 9 games; 3rd Feb 2018 to 7th Apr 2018. Club-record: 26 games; 28th Nov 1908 to 2nd Oct 1909.)

● 14 competitive home games without a draw, 8th May 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 21 games; 21st Jul 2012 to 10th Apr 2013. Club-record: 26 games; 11th Mar 1899 to 13th Oct 1900 & 4th Mar 1944 to 5th May 1945.)

● 32 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Ryan Edwards - 35 games; 8th Aug 2017 to 3rd Apr 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

● 64 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.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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