5th Jan 2019 Dundee United 1 Partick Thistle 1 (SPFL Championship - game 20)

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Match Information

			Robbie Neilson		Gary Caldwell			36y, 8m, 24d
					Conor Hazard; Steven Saunders; Stuart Bannigan; Gary Harkins
					Jamie Sneddon; Niall Keown; Tam Scobbie; Andy McCarthy
Fraser Fyvie (1-1, pen 62 mins)					Kris Doolan (1-0, 9 mins)
none (1-1, pen 62 mins)					Craig Slater (1-0, 9 mins)
Callum Booth					Joe Cardle; Blair Spittal
Fraser Aird (Aidan Nesbitt, HT); Matthew Smith (Billy King, 78 mins)					Gary Harkins (Joe Cardle, 65 mins); Steven Saunders (Dan Jefferies, 76 mins); Miles Storey (Ally Roy, 80 mins)
			Benjamin Siegrist		Conor Hazard			20y, 10m, 0d
			Stewart Murdoch		Christie Elliott			27y, 7m, 10d
			former Jag Callum Booth		James Penrice			20y, 0m, 14d
			former Jag Freddy Frans		Steven Saunders			27y, 9m, 6d
			Paul McMullan		Sean McGinty			25y, 4m, 25d
			Fraser Fyvie		Stuart Bannigan			26y, 3m, 19d
			Sam Stanton		Craig Slater			24y, 8m, 10d
			Pavol Šafranko		Gary Harkins			34y, 0m, 3d
			Matthew Smith		Kris Doolan			32y, 0m, 25d
			Rachid Bouhenna		Blair Spittal			23y, 0m, 17d
			Fraser Aird		Miles Storey			25y, 0m, 1d
								26y, 0m, 25d
			Matej Rakovan		Jamie Sneddon			21y, 3m, 30d
			Craig Curran		Chris Erskine			31y, 10m, 28d
			Billy King		Andy McCarthy			20y, 2m, 16d
			former Jag Aidan Nesbitt		Callum Wilson			19y, 6m, 13d
			Jamie Robson		Dan Jefferies			19y, 11m, 6d
			Christoph Rabitsch		Joe Cardle			31y, 10m, 29d
			Paul Watson		Ally Roy			21y, 7m, 10d

notes

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

Match Report

TTA report

Arguably Thistle's best 45 minutes of the season. They deserved better than just Doolan's header from a corner (9) but failed to take their chances while on top. They coped with increased pressure after half-time until a pen (foul, 62). A good point against 3rd top United but other results saw them slump to the bottom.

Media report

05-Jan-2019, bbc.com

Dundee United were held by Partick Thistle and missed the chance to go to within a point of second place as the Jags went bottom of the Championship. Kris Doolan headed Thistle in front early on. Fraser Fyvie levelled from the penalty spot for the Tangerines after the break following a foul by Sean McGinty on substitute Aidan Nesbitt. But United could not find a winner, Pavol Safrankopenalised for a foul on goalkeeper Conor Hazard as he netted. Robbie Neilson's side are three points behind Ayr United and six off leaders Ross County with the top two both having lost this weekend. Gary Caldwell's Thistle are a point behind Falkirk, who beat hosts Ayr, and five behind Alloa Athletic after the Wasps drew away to Dunfermline.

Reaction

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

It was a fantastic performance in the first half. We need to be more clinical during that period and the game would have been finished. They get a soft penalty - which has happened to us a lot. And the rest of the game was probably 50-50. We were a threat on the counter-attack, while they had more possession without hurting us that much. Gary Harkins gave us a great range of passing but he's not 100% fit, so he had to come off, the same with Stevie Saunders.

Dundee United manager Robbie Neilson (speaking to the BBC):

We changed it at half time and got control of the game. The first half wasn't a great spectacle for anyone. We dominated the second half and should have scored more goals. You can see the quality Aidan Nesbitt brings. We had six or seven really good chances and on another day we could have taken three or four of them. He's the guy creating them. I was hoping to get another signing in today but it didn't go through, hopefully early next week we'll do it. We've got another couple of targets as well. It's important to get them in as quick as we can.

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Stats Watch

4 MID-SEASON DEBUTANTS

● 20-year-old Conor Hazard makes his Thistle debut.

● 21-year-old Ally Roy makes his Thistle debut.

● 27-year-old Steven Saunders makes his Thistle debut.

● 31-year-old Joe Cardle makes his Thistle debut.

● 19-year-old Dan Jefferies plays his last game for Thistle.

● Kris Doolan scores his 5th competitive goal versus United. Only Alex O'Hara (6) has scored more often for Thistle versus the Tannadice men.

● His 119th competitive goal places him as outright 4th in our all-time competitive scorers chart behind only George Smith, Willie Paul and Willie Sharp.

● For the first time in history, Thistle will go into February still looking for their first away League win in a second-tier campaign.

ongoing sequences:

● 10 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.)

● 10 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.)

● 10 second-tier away games without a win to start off this season, 4th Aug 2018 to date. (Longest run since the club-record: 12 games; 11th Aug 1984 to 12th Jan 1985.)

● 11 second-tier away games without a win, 4th May 2013 to date. (Longest run since: 14 games; 11th Sep 2004 to 9th Apr 2005. Club-record: 17 games; 16th Sep 1989 to 25th Aug 1990.)

● 37 consecutive competitive appearances for Blair Spittal, 31st Mar 2018 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Adam Barton - 54 games; 28th Dec 2016 to 3rd Feb 2018. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games; 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

● 69 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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