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matches:2023-24: ← 11game 1213 →

	Lee Bullen	Kris Doolan	36y, 9m, 4d

		Kieran Ngwenya; Lewis Neilson; Brian Graham; Kerr McInroy; Aidan Fitzpatrick
		Harry Milne; Wasiri Williams; Tomi Adeloye; Scott Robinson; Wes McDonald

		Brian Graham (1-0, 2‎ mins); ‎Steven Lawless (2-0, 58‎ mins); Steven Lawless (3-0, 67‎ mins); Tomi Adeloye (4-0, 81 mins)
		Kerr McInroy (1-0, 2‎ mins); Aaron Muirhead (2-0, 58‎ mins); Stuart Bannigan (3-0, 67‎ mins); Steven Lawless (4-0, 81 mins)
Roy Syla; Nick McAllister; Patrick Reading‎		Aaron Muirhead

Ahkeem Rose (Fraser Bryden, 66 mins); Roy Syla (Paul Smith, 79 mins); Mark McKenzie (Franny Amartey, 79 mins); Jack Young (Scott Tomlinson, 90+2 mins); Logan Chalmers (Jack Senga, 90+2 mins)		Jack McMillan (Zander MacKenzie, 40 mins); Kerr McInroy (Scott Robinson, 69 mins); Brian Graham (Tomi Adeloye, 80 mins); Ben Stanway (Blair Alston, 80 mins)

	Charlie Albinson	Jamie Sneddon	26y, 0m, 9d
	Nick McAllister	Jack McMillan	25y, 8m, 28d
	Patrick Reading	Kieran Ngwenya	20y, 11m, 21d
	George Stanger	Lewis Neilson	20y, 4m, 0d
	former Jag Sean McGinty	Aaron Muirhead	33y, 0m, 16d
	Jack Young	Stuart Bannigan	30y, 11m, 29d
	Roy Syla	Ben Stanway	18y, 11m, 26d
	Logan Chalmers	Steven Lawless	32y, 5m, 3d
	Ahkeem Rose	Brian Graham	35y, 9m, 23d
	Mark McKenzie	Kerr McInroy	23y, 0m, 15d
	Jamie Murphy	Aidan Fitzpatrick	22y, 5m, 26d

			26y, 4m, 7d

	Robbie Mutch	David Mitchell	33y, 5m, 11d
	Elicha Ahui	Wasiri Williams	23y, 5m, 14d
	Franny Amartey	Scott Robinson	31y, 6m, 3d
	Scott Tomlinson	Ben Williamson	22y, 1m, 8d
	Fraser Bryden	Blair Alston	31y, 5m, 23d
	Paul Smith	Wes McDonald	26y, 4m, 11d
	Finn Ecrepont	Zander MacKenzie	18y, 0m, 18d
	Frankie Musonda	Ricco Diack	18y, 4m, 8d
	Jack Senga	Tomi Adeloye	27y, 6m, 29d

	Teamlines derived from PTFC / SPFL. Both sides generally in playing order.
	Originally scheduled for Saturday, 16th September, 2023. Brought forward as a live game for BBC Scotland.
	2078 (SPFL)

McInroy set up Graham for a typical 3 yard "bundle-in" (73 secs). Sneddon who excelled in the torrential rain with a string of fine saves as Ayr enjoyed most of the 1st half possession. Lawless scored from 25 yards (58) and from 18 yards (67) for 3-0. Adeloye ran through and scored with his first touch (81). TV timing suggests 16 secs after he came on.

Archive man of the match: JAMIE SNEDDON A string of crucial saves and safe handling in the pouring rain prevented the pendulum from swinging away as Ayr fought hard for the equaliser. Gave (the immense) Steven Lawless et al the platform to kill off the home side in the second 45. The determination to keep the clean-sheet was palpable in the second half too. Close to goalkeeping perfection.

David Irvine, 15-Sep-2023, Herald Scotland

Partick Thistle stormed into second place in the Scottish Championship as they ran riot over Ayr. Kris Doolan's side were ahead within 75 seconds at Somerset Park to kick-start a runaway victory on the road. Aidan Fitzpatrick slid the ball through for Kerr McInroy with just over a minute on the clock and he in turn picked out Brian Graham to bundle home from close range. Thistle's frontline had done their part but were reliant on goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon to keep the lead intact as he first turned a Roy Syla drive round the post before expertly denying Akheem Rose. Ayr stopper Charlie Albinson did deny Graham a second before the break as he brilliantly tipped over the bar on 43 minutes.

But the hosts would go on to concede a second and then crumble as Thistle took charge to fire themselves level on points with league leaders Dundee United and Raith Rovers albeit having played one more game. Steven Lawless doubled the advantage on 58 minutes as he sent a swirling strike into the top corner past the helpless Albinson. Ten minutes later and Lawless had another, this time he waltzed past two defenders before watching his deflected drive squirm under Albinson who had bee left wrong-footed. With just ten minutes left former Ayr striker Tomi Adeloye rubbed salt in the wounds as he slotted into the bottom corner with his first touch having climbed off the bench just seconds earlier for the visitors.

Ayr United head coach Lee Bullen:

I thought in the first half that we were well in the game. When we lose the second goal, we just had a mad 20/25 minutes where we just didn't do enough. We've just got to hold our hands up. We've got to do better defensively.

Partick Thistle manager Kris Doolan:

We had to defend for large parts of the first half, but we started brightly. Our goalkeeper was called upon and came up with some good saves. To come here and score four, this is a difficult place to come to, so we're absolutely delighted.

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