23rd Mar 2024 Arbroath 0 Partick Thistle 1 (SPFL Championship - game 30)

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Match Information

			Jim McIntyre		Kris Doolan			37y, 3m, 12d
					no changes
					no changes
					Aidan Fitzpatrick (1-0, 15 mins)
					Lewis Neilson (1-0, 15 mins)
					Harry Milne
Connor Teale (Gordon Walker, HT); Jay Bird (Leighton McIntosh, 69 mins); Innes Murray (Mark Stowe, 75 mins); Michael McKenna (Kyle Robinson, 86 mins)					Kerr McInroy (Ben Stanway, 75 mins); Aidan Fitzpatrick (Kieran Ngwenya, 90+3 mins)
			Derek Gaston		David Mitchell			33y, 11m, 19d
			Connor Teale		Jack McMillan			26y, 3m, 5d
			Zak Delaney		Harry Milne			27y, 4m, 23d
			former Jag Ricky Little		Luke McBeth			24y, 6m, 14d
			Scott Stewart		Aaron Muirhead			33y, 6m, 22d
			Adam MacKinnon		Lewis Neilson			20y, 10m, 8d
			David Gold		Kerr McInroy			23y, 6m, 21d
			Innes Murray		Steven Lawless			32y, 11m, 11d
			Jay Bird		Brian Graham			36y, 4m, 0d
			Michael McKenna		Scott Robinson			32y, 0m, 12d
			Ryan Dow		Aidan Fitzpatrick			23y, 0m, 3d
								28y, 2m, 27d
			Max Boruc		Ross Stewart			28y, 11m, 13d
			Aaron Steele		Kieran Ngwenya			21y, 5m, 27d
			former Jag Craig Slater		Blair Alston			32y, 0m, 0d
			Leighton McIntosh		Ben Stanway			19y, 6m, 3d
			Keaghan Jacobs		Zander MacKenzie			18y, 6m, 24d
			Mark Stowe		Ricco Diack			18y, 10m, 16d
			Kyle Robinson		Ché Campbell			17y, 5m, 4d
			Gordon Walker		Thomas Horn			17y, 2m, 12d
			Darren Lyon

notes

Both sides generally in playing order. Thistle filled 8 of their 9 allocated bench slots.

Match Report

TTA report

A tough match despite bottom of the league Arbroath's position. An excellent save by Mitchell early on denied them the lead but Thistle soon got going and Fitzpatrick's low grounder from the edge of the box won the points (15). Gradually Thistle got on top, hit the woodwork and had an effort cleared off the line. Still third keeping the following pack at bay.

TTA man of the match

The pairing of AARON MUIRHEAD and Luke McBeth has looked commanding at the back the last couple of games. They were equally effective today; we give the nod to Aero who's moved to the left to accomodate, and it's nice to share the MOTM awards around.

Media report

Tyrone Smith, 23-Mar-2024, bbc.com

Partick Thistle consolidated third place in the Scottish Championship thanks to Aidan Fitzpatrick's goal against bottom side Arbroath. The winger drilled the ball low into the net from just inside the box after 15 minutes to set up a deserved win. Kerr McInroy and Scott Robinson both had the ball in the Arbroath only to have efforts ruled out. But one goal was enough as Arbroath fall nine points behind Inverness Caledonian Thistle. As the Highlanders were drawing with leaders Dundee United at Tannadice, Arbroath were left with a record of one victory in their latest 14 games. Thistle's second victory in 10 - and third in a row over their hosts, lifts the Glasgow side seven clear of Airdrieonians, who have two games in hand, and they remain unbeaten in five visits to Gayfield Park.

Reaction

Partick Thistle manager Kris Doolan:

I'm delighted because I don't think you will get any easy games, but coming away to Arbroath is notoriously difficult. We have one, two chopped off, we have one off the post, I am not sure if it goes in or not, but we created a lot of chances. You don't always have to score a perfect goal, you just have to, as Aidan Fitzpatrick showed, just shift it to the side and you will get a glimpse of goal and you take it.

Arbroath manager Jim McIntyre:

The boys battled away, they gave it everything but ultimately our final third actions weren't good enough. We need to win the next game and we probably need to win probably the next two or three games to have a chance and that is just the stark reality of how many games are left and what the points tally is. It is going to be a tall order but we will not stop trying, we will keep fighting.

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Stats Watch

WE DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE

● For the third game in a row, the full matchday squad is Scottish-born.

● 17-year-old Thomas Horn becomes the 2,025th Jag in our A-Z of first team players.

● In all competitions, we've now seen a first half goal in 25 consecutive Partick Thistle matches, the longest such run since 1959 (25).

● Aidan Fitzpatrick hits double figures in our competitive goals chart for 2023-24.

● 4 of Aidan Fitzpatrick's 10 goals this season have been scored against Arbroath. His 5-goal total against the Red Lichties is bettered only by Denis McQuade (7).

● For the first time in history, Partick Thistle register back-to-back league wins at Gayfield! It's one of 5 club-records on the go versus Arbroath, 3 league wins on the trot also being an historical first.

ongoing sequences:

● 24 games in 3rd place, an extension of the club-record for a position outwith outright top or bottom.

● 58 consecutive competitive appearances for Steven Lawless, 18th Feb 2023 to date, a new personal best. (Longest run since: Chris Erskine - 70 games, 27th Aug 2011 to 2nd Mar 2013. 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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