13th Apr 2021 Partick Thistle 2 Clyde 0 (SPFL League One - game 16)

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Match Information

56y, 6m, 14d			Ian McCall		Danny Lennon former Jag
no changes
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Zak Rudden (1-0, 65 mins); Zak Rudden (2-0, 90 mins)
Scott Tiffoney (1-0, 65 mins); Brian Graham (2-0, 90 mins)
Stuart Bannigan; Ross Docherty; Scott Tiffoney					Martin McNiff
Connor Murray (Zak Rudden, 61 mins); Ciaran McKenna (Ryan Williamson, 61 mins); Joe Cardle (Shea Gordon, 81 mins)					Michael McGlinchey (Ewan Otoo, HT); Lloyd Robertson (Barry Cuddihy, HT); Ally Love (Lewis Jamieson, 78 mins); Josh Jack (Kane Ritchie-Hosler, 78 mins); Jack Thomson (Mark Lamont, 84 mins)
23y, 7m, 7d			Jamie Sneddon		David Wilson
23y, 0m, 19d			Ciaran McKenna		Jamie Bain
35y, 8m, 13d			Richard Foster		Martin McNiff
27y, 0m, 3d			Darren Brownlie		Scott Rumsby
36y, 1m, 20d			Steven Bell		Tom Lang
28y, 6m, 27d			Stuart Bannigan		Lloyd Robertson
28y, 2m, 21d			Ross Docherty		Jack Thomson
34y, 2m, 6d			Joe Cardle		Michael McGlinchey
33y, 4m, 21d			Brian Graham		David Goodwillie
22y, 7m, 18d			Scott Tiffoney		Josh Jack
23y, 11m, 20d			Connor Murray		Ally Love
28y, 9m, 6d
18y, 1m, 8d			Mason McCready		Matej Vajs
25y, 0m, 30d			Ryan Williamson		Zac Butterworth
21y, 2m, 7d			Zak Rudden		Barry Cuddihy
24y, 6m, 21d			Blair Lyons		Kane Ritchie-Hosler
22y, 10m, 28d			Shea Gordon		Mark Lamont former Jag
21y, 6m, 5d			Mouhamed Niang		Lewis Jamieson
19y, 6m, 12d			Andy Rodden		Ross Cunningham
22y, 1m, 16d			Ross MacIver		Marky Munro
33y, 11m, 5d			Andy Geggan		Ewan Otoo

notes

Both sides generally in playing order. Originally scheduled for Saturday, 2nd January, 2021, postponed due to a frozen pitch, and subsequently delayed by the SPFL League One being suspended for nearly 10 weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Played closed-doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Match Report

TTA report

Lots of possession against a stuffy Clyde team looked like being fruitless but Thistle ground out a win. They were sharp in attack but too often the final ball was poor. Finally, Rudden bundled in a Tiffoney cross (65) to ease the tension and the points were secured when he chested the ball down and fired home from 12 yards (90).

Media report

Euan Robertson, 13-Apr-2021, Daily Record

Clyde remain just a point ahead of Dumbarton in the relegation play-off place after defeat to Partick Thistle. In a game of little incident it was Thistle who picked up all three points courtesy of Zak Rudden's double. The former Rangers youngster came off the bench to score on 66 minutes and in the dying stages to secure all three points for Thistle. The result means that Clyde will finish in the bottom five in League One when the split is activated after two more fixtures. Danny Lennon, understandably, named eight changes from the weekend defeat against Falkirk as the intensity of Clyde's pack schedule took it's toll. The Clyde boss couldn't be blamed for having one eye on Thursday's clash against Dumbarton and only Scott Rumsby, Tom Lang and David Goodwillie avoided rotation. Ian McCall named an unchanged side from Thistle's comfortable 3-0 win over Peterhead and they knew a win over their rivals would secure a top five finish ahead of the split.

Lennon deployed a 4-3-3 formation with Jack Thomson, on-loan from Rangers, demonstrating impressive maturity in a deeper midfield role. Although Thistle's midfield duo of Stuart Bannigan and Ross Docherty seen a lot of the ball, they struggled to play through the lines into Brian Graham's feet. Scott Tiffoney and Connor Murray rotated from left-wing to a position just off Graham but the position of Clyde's midfielder's nullified their considerable threat. Tiffoney has been outstanding since joining the Jags in January - five goals and two assists in six appearances - and he broke menacingly on 37 minutes. He skipped away from Tom Lang's challenge and slipped in Brian Graham but he fired straight at youngster David Wilson. Clyde boss Lennon made two changes at the break with Barry Cuddihy and Ewan Otoo replacing Michael McGlinchey and Lloyd Robertson.

The Bully Wee started with more emphasis on attack after the break and Thomson fired an ambitious effort straight at Jamie Sneddon from 25 yards out. Thistle grabbed the opening goal on 66 minutes through substitute Zak Rudden. Less than two minutes after his introduction, the former Rangers youngster chested Tiffoney's cross home from close range. Clyde responded well to falling behind and they immediately threatened. After David Goodwillie was fouled by Ross Docherty, Josh Jack stepped up and his dipping free-kick was tipped behind by Jamie Sneddon at full stretch. Clyde captain Goodwillie looked the likeliest player to grab the visitors an equaliser and he smashed a powerful effort into the side netting with just under ten minutes remaining. With Clyde pushing for an equaliser, Thistle raced up the other end and Rudden sealed the Jags' win with a brilliant finish after great chest control.

Reaction

Partick Thistle manager Ian McCall (speaking to Jagzone):

I’m very pleased with the result. It was always going to be a very tough game but we kept pushing and got the goals that we deserved on the balance of play. Look, we weren’t at our best by any means and it wasn’t anywhere near as comfortable as Saturday but the important thing was the win. We got into plenty of good positions but the final ball wasn’t there which is strange when you think about how well we’ve been attacking as of late. Zak’s had a terrible time of it with his injuries and we’ve yet to see the best of him. It’s been so stop-start that he hasn’t had a proper run in the team but recently he’s had a few appearances here and there and he’s getting up to speed. He got that goal against Cowdenbeath which was great but you always want to get that first league goal. There have been chances for him in the games he’s played but it didn’t quite fall so we’re delighted for him tonight. They’re not just any goals either, they’re massively important ones that have won us a big three points so that should do him the world of good.

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The Sun, 14th April, 2021

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TWO GOAL SUPER-SUB

● Thistle, unchanged, field their oldest starting eleven (28y, 9m, 6d) in over 10 years. The oldest side prior to this (29y, 2m, 3d) took to the field (also under Ian McCall) in a 0-0 draw at Dingwall back in February, 2011.

● In competitive action, James Penrice misses his first game in 19 months, ending his personal best run of 51-not-out.

● Darren Brownlie and Stuart Bannigan are the last men standing with 100% competitive appearance records this term.

● Dangerman Scott Tiffoney has now contributed to 8 goals in his 7 games as a Jag, five times scorer and thrice assistant.

● Following on from Joe Cardle (vs. QP) in October, Zak Rudden becomes the second two-goal Thistle super-sub of this season.

● Zak, at 21y, 2m, 7d, is the second youngest Jag in history to come on and score twice in a League game. Pat Kelly (18y, 2m, 22d) set the record in a 2-0 win over Killie in April, 1986.

● Zak's the third youngest Jag in history to come on and score twice in a competitive game. Jim Melrose (19y, 6m, 5d) set the record in the 4-2 defeat to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup semi final of 1978, before the aforementioned Pat Kelly (18y, 2m, 22d) took over the record 8 years later.

● In competitive action, Thistle have won more matches (126) and scored more goals (505) against Clyde, than against any other side.

ongoing sequences:

● 6 away League games without defeat; 28th Nov 2020 to date. (Longest run since: 6 games; 16th Mar 2019 to 3rd Aug 2019. Club-record: 13 games; 5th Dec 1970 to 11th Sep 1971.)

● 7 League games without defeat, 26th Dec 2020 to date. (Longest run since: 8 games; 18th Feb 2017 to 8th Apr 2017. Club-record: 27 games; 21st Nov 1970 to 18th Sep 1971.)

● 37 consecutive competitive appearances for Stuart Bannigan, 30th Nov 2019 to date. (Longest run since: James Penrice - 51 games, 7th Sep 2019 to 10th Apr 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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