18th Sep 2021 Partick Thistle 0 Kilmarnock 2 (SPFL Championship - game 6)

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Match Information

56y, 11m, 11d			Ian McCall		Tommy Wright
Ciaran McKenna; Zak Rudden
Tunji Akinola; Cammy Smith
					Kevin Holt (0-1, og 52 mins); Oli Shaw (0-2, 65 mins)
					none (0-1, og 52 mins); Zach Hemming (0-2, 65 mins)
Scott Tiffoney; Richard Foster
Zak Rudden (Cammy Smith, 64 mins); Kyle Turner (Shea Gordon, 64 mins); Brian Graham (Ross MacIver, 77 mins)					Scott Robinson (Brad Lyons, 77 mins); Fraser Murray (Innes Cameron, 88 mins); Oli Shaw (Calum Waters, 88 mins)
24y, 0m, 12d			Jamie Sneddon		Zach Hemming
23y, 5m, 24d			Ciaran McKenna		Jason Naismith
36y, 1m, 18d			Richard Foster		Brandon Haunstrup
21y, 5m, 30d			Lewis Mayo		Dylan McGowan
28y, 7m, 24d			Kevin Holt		Euan Murray
29y, 0m, 1d			Stuart Bannigan		Stephen McGinn
28y, 7m, 26d			Ross Docherty		Blair Alston future Jag
23y, 10m, 8d			Kyle Turner		Rory McKenzie
33y, 9m, 26d			Brian Graham		Oli Shaw
21y, 7m, 12d			Zak Rudden		Scott Robinson future Jag
23y, 0m, 23d			Scott Tiffoney		Fraser Murray
26y, 8m, 15d
19y, 4m, 29d			Harry Stone		Sam Walker
26y, 0m, 25d			Cammy Smith		Jack Sanders
23y, 4m, 2d			Shea Gordon		Calum Waters
24y, 4m, 25d			Connor Murray		Brad Lyons
22y, 9m, 28d			Tunji Akinola		Daniel Armstrong
22y, 6m, 21d			Ross MacIver		Liam Polworth
26y, 8m, 10d			Stephen Hendrie		Innes Cameron

notes

Both sides generally in playing order.

Match Report

TTA report

Thistle failed to capitalise when on top and Kilmarnock grew into the game. Sneddon had a fine first half save and parried a pen (52), the rebound fired wide. Two minutes later a clearance hit Holt's face for an OG (52). A 20-yard top-corner strike (65) after poor defending of a long clearance from the keeper sealed the deserved 3 points.

Media report

Jane Lewis, 18-Sep-2021, bbc.com

Kilmarnock moved to within a point of the Scottish Championship summit after a third-straight win at Partick Thistle. After a goalless but exciting first half, Oli Shaw had a penalty saved early in the second period and blazed over from the rebound. A minute later, the opener came as Richard Foster's clearance ricocheted off Kevin Holt into his own net. And Shaw put his penalty miss behind him to unleash a beauty of a second. The opening half was goalless, but fairly entertaining, with both keepers being called into action. Scott Tiffoney had an effort well gathered for the home side, while at other end Shaw's shot was bravely saved. Thistle kept on grafting to find a way back into the game following Holt's own goal and Shaw's fine finish, but they found keeper Zach Hemming in good form.

Reaction

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

I thought Kilmarnock deserved to win, they made better chances. I don't think we created enough. We didn't handle the long ball over the top all game. Shaw's finish was terrific but it was a punt up the late, and we've got to deal with that better.

Kilmarnock manager Tommy Wright (speaking to the BBC):

It's three points so we're happy. We're unbeaten away from home so we're really pleased. We said at half time we must start in the front foot in the second half and that's what we did.

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Sunday Post, 19th September, 2021

The Sun, 20th September, 2021

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DISMAL HOME RECORD v. KILMARNOCK CONTINUES

● In competitive action, Thistle have now failed to beat Killie in 12 consecutive home games, a new all-time low.

● For the first time in history, Thistle lose a third consecutive home League game to Kilmarnock.

● Dismally, Thistle have failed to so much as score a goal against Killie in 5 consecutive games at Firhill. Again, unheard of.

● Thistle lose at home in the League for the first time in the calendar year.

● In all games, Thistle are currently on a run of 16 games since a match was drawn. Surprisingly, this pales against a run of 25 which was set as recently as November, 2018.

ongoing sequences:

● 21 consecutive competitive appearances for Richard Foster, 3rd Apr 2021 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Zak Rudden - 21 games, 23rd Mar 2021 to 28th Aug 2021. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

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