26th Nov 2019 Partick Thistle 1 Alloa Athletic 1 (SPFL Championship - game 14)

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Match Information

55y, 1m, 27d			Ian McCall		Peter Grant
Jamie Sneddon; Osman Kakay; Sean McGinty; Joe Cardle; Kenny Miller
Scott Fox; Ryan Williamson; Ben Hall; Steven Saunders; Gary Harkins
Dario Zanatta (1-1, 38 mins)					Alan Trouten (0-1, 15 mins)
Joe Cardle (1-1, 38 mins)					Scott Taggart (0-1, 15 mins)
Reece Cole					Andy Graham; Jon Robertson
					Kevin Cawley (Cameron O'Donnell, 70 mins); Robert Thomson (Liam Buchanan, 74 mins)
22y, 2m, 20d			Jamie Sneddon		Jamie MacDonald
22y, 3m, 1d			Osman Kakay		Scott Taggart
20y, 11m, 4d			James Penrice		Liam Dick
26y, 8m, 6d			Tam O'Ware		Robbie Deas
26y, 3m, 15d			Sean McGinty		Andy Graham
25y, 7m, 0d			Craig Slater		Kevin Cawley
19y, 6m, 11d			Cammy Palmer		Jon Robertson
32y, 9m, 19d			Joe Cardle		Alan Trouten
39y, 11m, 3d			Kenny Miller		Iain Flannigan former Jag
21y, 9m, 9d			Reece Cole		Kevin O'Hara
22y, 6m, 2d			Dario Zanatta		Robert Thomson
25y, 5m, 30d
17y, 10m, 9d			Luke Scullion		Chris Henry
25y, 1m, 29d			Alex Jones		Liam Buchanan former Jag
34y, 10m, 24d			Gary Harkins		Nathan Gilhooley
24y, 2m, 15d			Tommy Robson		Cameron O'Donnell
22y, 2m, 6d			Lewis Mansell		Paul Gillespie
32y, 2m, 3d			Raffaele De Vita
28y, 7m, 27d			Steven Saunders

notes

Both sides generally in playing order. Alloa filled only 5 of their 7 allocated bench slots.

Match Report

TTA report

Slater shot straight at the keeper and Miller's 1-on-1 hit the bar. Alloa scored with a deflected shot (15). Zanatta tapped in a corner (38). Despite being camped in Alloa's half, it was all too slow, predictable and ineffective. Cole's free-kick, touched on to the bar, was a near as they got to a deserved win to get off the bottom.

Media report

Kenny Crawford, 26-Aug-2019, bbc.com

Partick Thistle remain bottom of the Scottish Championship after having to make do with a point against resolute Alloa Athletic at Firhill. Alloa took the lead when Alan Trouten diverted in Scott Taggart's effort. Thistle had hit the crossbar through Kenny Miller before that strike but Dario Zanatta did level matters by turning in Reece Cole's corner. Cole nearly won it for the hosts when his 25-yard free-kick was tipped on to the bar by Jamie MacDonald. However, Thistle were unable to find the goal that would have earned a fourth consecutive win.

Reaction

Partick Thistle manager Ian McCall (speaking to the BBC):

That's the best we've been at home since I've been back here and we we were dominant apart from one 10 minute spell. We've got to cross the ball better. Jamie MacDonald's made a fantastic save from Reece Cole. Tam O'Ware showed he wants to be the main centre back here for the next two or three years.

Alloa Athletic manager Peter Grant (speaking to the BBC):

We were good in the first half and had to dig in manfully in the second. Alan Trouten's such a talented boy with a football brain, but we've also got boys behind him who can see him and give him the ball. Iain Flannigan's been massive for us as well. Jamie MacDonald's been fabulous and not just with his goalkeeping.

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BBC, 26th November, 2019

Daily Record, 27th November, 2019

The Sun, 27th November, 2019

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Stats Watch

CLOSING IN ON A NEW H2H RECORD

● Thistle go 5 competitive games unbeaten against Alloa, matching the H2H record which set in 1971.

ongoing sequences:

● 14 games without a clean-sheet in the League; 3rd Aug 2019 to date. (Longest run since: 16 games; 15th Apr 2017 to 21st Oct 2017. Club-record: 46 games; 20th Apr 1908 to 30th Oct 1909.)

● 14 League games outwith the top-flight without a clean-sheet, 3rd Aug 2019 to date. (Longest run since: 15 games; 21st Oct 2006 to 10th Feb 2007. Club-record: 35 games; 19th Aug 1893 to 18th May 1895.)

● 17 home games without a clean-sheet in the League; 15th Dec 2018 to date. (Longest run since: 18 games; 11th Feb 2006 to 3rd Mar 2007. Club-record: 22 games; 25th Apr 1908 to 23rd Oct 1909.)

● 24 consecutive competitive appearances for Kenny Miller, 13th Jul 2019 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Sean McGinty - 27 games, 6th Apr 2019 to 9th Nov 2019. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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