23rd Dec 2023 Partick Thistle 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 (SPFL Championship - game 17)

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Match Information

37y, 0m, 12d			Kris Doolan		Duncan Ferguson
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Jack McMillan (1-1, 15 mins)					Max Anderson (0-1, og 19 secs)
Blair Alston (1-1, 15 mins)					Billy McKay (0-1, 19 secs)
Kerr McInroy					Danny Devine; Nikola Ujdur; Charlie Gilmour
Ben Stanway (Stuart Bannigan, 62 mins); Blair Alston (Scott Robinson, 62 mins); Brian Graham (Tomi Adeloye, 82 mins); Kerr McInroy (Zander MacKenzie, 82 mins)					Billy McKay (Luis Longstaff, 75 mins); David Wotherspoon (Cillian Sheridan, 90 mins)
26y, 3m, 17d			Jamie Sneddon		Mark Ridgers former Jag
26y, 0m, 5d			Jack McMillan		Jake Davidson
27y, 1m, 24d			Harry Milne		Cameron Harper
20y, 7m, 8d			Lewis Neilson		Morgan Boyes
33y, 3m, 23d			Aaron Muirhead		Danny Devine former Jag
19y, 3m, 3d			Ben Stanway		Nikola Ujdur
23y, 3m, 22d			Kerr McInroy		Charlie Gilmour
32y, 8m, 11d			Steven Lawless		Max Anderson
36y, 1m, 0d			Brian Graham		Billy McKay
31y, 9m, 0d			Blair Alston		David Wotherspoon
22y, 9m, 3d			Aidan Fitzpatrick		Nathan Shaw
27y, 2m, 4d
33y, 8m, 19d			David Mitchell		Cammy Mackay
23y, 8m, 22d			Wasiri Williams		Sean Welsh former Jag
31y, 3m, 6d			Stuart Bannigan		Zak Delaney
31y, 9m, 11d			Scott Robinson		Luis Longstaff
22y, 4m, 16d			Ben Williamson		Adam Brooks
21y, 1m, 26d			James Lyon		Keith Bray
18y, 3m, 25d			Zander MacKenzie		Robbie Thompson
18y, 7m, 16d			Ricco Diack		Cillian Sheridan
27y, 10m, 6d			Tomi Adeloye

notes

Both sides generally in playing order. Inverness filled 8 of their 9 allocated bench slots. There's no assist registered by 'the network' for Thistle's goal, but it was Blair Alston who dribbled and touched the ball to the scorer, Jack McMillan.

Match Report

TTA report

In dreadful conditions a 20-second deflected trundler gave ICT the lead and it should have been 2-0 before Thistle got a grip. A dribble into the box by Alston was finished by off by McMillan (15). ICT bossed the 2nd half. They were better on the ball, had Thistle pinned back for long spells and had a good shout for a late penalty.

TTA man of the match

On a dreich and miserable day when there was nothing doing in terms of good play or service, BRIAN GRAHAM at least did the ugly stuff well, throwing in some captainly clearances back in defence for good measure.

Media report

Paul Chalk, 23-Dec-2023, Press & Journal

Max Anderson scored Caley Thistle’s quickest-ever goal – but the Highlanders had to settle for a 1-1 draw at third-placed Partick Thistle. Anderson fired ICT in front after just 19 seconds in what is understood to be the club’s quickest competitive goal – 16 seconds ahead of James Keatings’ against Buckie Thistle in the Scottish Cup in 2021. Jack McMillan levelled after 15 minutes and the Glasgow Jags enjoyed the bulk of play in the remainder of the first half. Every game in the division ended in a draw this weekend, meaning ICT remain eighth, three points above basement side Queen’s Park, yet just five points behind from fourth-placed Dunfermline.

From kick-off, a swift move down the right flank saw striker Billy Mckay cut inside, sweep the ball into the box and on-loan midfielder Max Anderson’s shot had just enough on it [aided by a deflection off Muirhead] to take it past Jamie Sneddon. And the goal put a spring in their step, with a couple of moves keeping the Jags on their toes early on. By contrast, Thistle looked rattled as they misplaced passes on several occasions. It was the turn of Caley Thistle to stand up and be counted as Partick pinned them back, searching for a second goal. Ridgers kept Thistle at bay as he comfortably held low drives from Ben Stanway and Brian Graham in quick succession. The final chance of the first half saw Graham steer a free-kick, conceded by Danny Devine, over the crossbar. However, it was 1-1 after 15 minutes when right-back McMillan found enough space in the box to guide his drive past goalkeeper Mark Ridgers after neat work from Blair Alston opened ICT up.

Seven minutes into the second half, Anderson went close for Inverness as he worked himself some space at the edge of the box, but drilled his low effort just past the right post. McMillan then had a shot blocked by Danny Devine when he found more freedom than expected as he strode into the box. It was on target and the defender’s intervention was key. The teams knew there was a game to be won here, with three precious points capable of changing the outlook in the bottom half of the division for ICT. Inverness were looking a menace, as a couple of goalmouth scrambles could easily have fallen in their favour. There was a late appeal for a spot-kick when Cammy Harper went down in the box under a challenge from McMillan but nothing was given.

Reaction

Partick Thistle manager Kris Doolan (speaking to the BBC):

Inverness are a good team and a point is probably fair. It was such a freak goal to give away but the way we react is key. We get on the front foot and Jack McMillan scores a fantastic goal.

Inverness CT manager Duncan Ferguson (speaking to the BBC):

We couldn't have started any better. We created chances and could've had a couple of goals. Everyone could see our attacking play which is lovely to watch, and on another day we could've had a penalty - we're not getting any 50-50 decisions at all. But we're really happy.

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RECORD RUN EXTENDED

● Thistle concede their earliest goal at Firhill (19 secs) since Eddie Annand (17 secs) scored for Dundee in February 1998. It was, reportedly, ICT's quickest-ever goal in competitive action.

● Jack McMillan scores as a 26-year-old at the first time of asking - his last goal for the club.

● Thistle go 6 home league games without defeat versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle, extending the H2H record.

ongoing sequences:

● 43 consecutive competitive appearances for Steven Lawless, 18th Feb 2023 to date. (Longest run since: Aidan Fitzpatrick - 43 games, 3rd Dec 2022 to 21st Oct 2023. Club-record: Johnny Jackson - 313 games, 28th Aug 1926 to 25th Mar 1933.)

Stats Watch adheres to our stated definitions of League, League Max, Major Competitive, Competitive or All Games. Where there is no written qualification, you should presume that the Stat in question is compiled from the All Games criteria.

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