22nd Dec 2018 Ross County 2 Partick Thistle 0 (SPFL Championship - game 18)

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Match Information

			Steven Ferguson		Gary Caldwell			36y, 8m, 10d
			Stuart Kettlewell
					no changes
					no changes
Billy McKay (0-1, pen 26 mins); Ross Stewart (0-2, 79 mins)
none (0-1, 26 mins); Josh Mullin (0-2, 79 mins)
Ross Draper					Stuart Bannigan; Tam Scobbie
Billy McKay (Michael Gardyne, 73 mins); Ross Stewart (Declan McManus, 84 mins); Josh Mullin (James Wallace, 90+1 mins)					Aidan Fitzpatrick (Jai Quitongo, 58 mins); Dan Jefferies (Craig Slater, 74 mins); Kris Doolan (Chris Erskine, 79 mins)
			former Jag Scott Fox		Jamie Sneddon			21y, 3m, 16d
			Marcus Fraser		Christie Elliott			27y, 6m, 26d
			Ross Draper		James Penrice			20y, 0m, 0d
			Jamie Lindsay		Dan Jefferies			19y, 10m, 22d
			Billy McKay		Sean McGinty			25y, 4m, 11d
			Stelios Demetriou		Tam Scobbie			30y, 8m, 21d
			Josh Mullin		Stuart Bannigan			26y, 3m, 5d
			Keith Watson		Aidan Fitzpatrick			17y, 9m, 2d
			Don Cowie		Kris Doolan			32y, 0m, 11d
			Ross Stewart		Blair Spittal			23y, 0m, 3d
			Tom Grivosti		Miles Storey			24y, 11m, 18d
								24y, 5m, 9d
			Ross Munro		Jamie Stevenson			17y, 9m, 9d
			Michael Gardyne		Niall Keown			23y, 8m, 17d
			Declan McManus		Chris Erskine			31y, 10m, 14d
			Iain Vigurs		Andy McCarthy			20y, 2m, 2d
			Davis Keillor-Dunn		Craig Slater			24y, 7m, 26d
			James Wallace		Callum Wilson			19y, 5m, 29d
			Tom Kelly		Jai Quitongo			21y, 3m, 8d

notes

Thistle generally in playing order, opposition in squad number order.

Match Report

TTA report

Pretty much an equal share of the game produced not one shot on target. A pen (foul, 25) put County ahead and a sweeping move on the break when a Thistle attack broke down (79) accounted for both County's shots on target. There was a complete lack of threat up front. County went top, Thistle went 9th.

Media report

Eilidh Davies, 22-Dec-2018, bbc.com

Ross County capitalised on Ayr United dropping points to return to the top of the Scottish Championship after beating Partick Thistle. Billy Mckay's penalty - his 14th of the season - after Daniel Jefferies pulled down Don Cowie gave them the lead, and the second came from Ross Stewart, who curled in a fine shot following an assist from Josh Mullin. The best chance for the visitors fell to Aidan Fitzpatrick, whose 18-yard shot was just inches wide.

Reaction

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

The players gave everything and controlled large periods of the game. Another ridiculous decision goes against us in an already difficult away game. I think everyone in the stadium didn't think it was a penalty. I know Don, he's not a dishonest lad but he's tried to read the contact and go down and the contact doesn't come and the ref falls for it. Our reaction was first class - we kept pushing, we kept controlling the game, creating good chances. We just couldn't put it in the net - it's been the story of our season so far.

Ross County co-manager Stuart Kettlewell (speaking to the BBC):

Partick Thistle were excellent. They are one of the better sides we've played here. I thought we were very resilient when we had to be and clinical when opportunities came. It's also nice to look at the league table and see that you go top but it's very early days. From my angle, it looked like a penalty. I would very much doubt someone like Don Cowie goes down without any contact.

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Stats Watch

AWAY DAY WOES CONTINUE

● 21-year-old Jai Quitongo plays his last game for Thistle.

● Thistle go 10 second-tier away games without a win, a run which stretches from 2013 to date. It's the longest such run since 2004-05 (a relegation season) and 6 shy of the all-time club-record (17) set in 1990.

ongoing sequences:

● 9 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.)

● 9 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.)

● 35 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.)

● 67 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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