Ayr United vs Partick Thistle, 2023-24 Scottish Championship

· Scottish Championship
Ayr United
  • 15': Nicholas Mcallister
  • 43': Kurt Willoughby
  • 45'+2': Kurt Willoughby
  • 84': Harry Mchugh
FT
4 - 3
Partick Thistle
  • 33': Brian Graham
  • 78': Tomi Adeloye
  • 83': Jack Sanders (OG)

About

Ayr United are hosting Partick Thistle at Somerset Park, Ayr, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Frankie Musonda.
  • 4': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Mark McKenzie.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Aaron Muirhead (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Kerr McInroy (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Aidan Fitzpatrick (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Nick McAllister.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Harry Milne (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 12': Ben Dempsey (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Foul by Luke McBeth (Partick Thistle).
  • 13': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Harry Milne.
  • 13': Foul by Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle).
  • 13': Harry McHugh (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Jack McMillan (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 15': Goal! Ayr United 1, Partick Thistle 0. Nick McAllister (Ayr United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark McKenzie.
  • 23': Foul by Stuart Bannigan (Partick Thistle).
  • 23': Kurt Willoughby (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) header from very close range is too high.
  • 33': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Kerr McInroy (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Goal! Ayr United 1, Partick Thistle 1. Brian Graham (Partick Thistle) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Stuart Bannigan (Partick Thistle).
  • 36': Fraser Bryden (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Kurt Willoughby (Ayr United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 39': Foul by Jack Sanders (Ayr United).
  • 39': Luke McBeth (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Brian Graham (Partick Thistle).
  • 41': Jack Sanders (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Goal! Ayr United 2, Partick Thistle 1. Kurt Willoughby (Ayr United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark McKenzie.
  • 45': Foul by Jack Sanders (Ayr United).
  • 45': Harry Milne (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Luke McBeth (Partick Thistle).
  • 45'+1': Mark McKenzie (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Ayr United 3, Partick Thistle 1. Kurt Willoughby (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fraser Bryden.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Fraser Bryden (Ayr United).
  • 45'+4': Lewis Neilson (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Ayr United 3, Partick Thistle 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ayr United 3, Partick Thistle 1.
  • 51': Foul by Brian Graham (Partick Thistle).
  • 51': Harry McHugh (Ayr United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Harry McHugh (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Luke McBeth (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 55': Foul by Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle).
  • 55': Jamie Murphy (Ayr United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Aidan Fitzpatrick (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
  • 56': Nick McAllister (Ayr United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Scott Robinson replaces Kerr McInroy.
  • 59': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Stuart Bannigan.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Kurt Willoughby (Ayr United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 60': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Ross Stewart.
  • 61': Corner, Ayr United. Conceded by Steven Lawless.
  • 62': Foul by Frankie Musonda (Ayr United).
  • 62': Jack McMillan (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Tomi Adeloye replaces Stuart Bannigan.
  • 64': Foul by Fraser Bryden (Ayr United).
  • 64': Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Tomi Adeloye (Partick Thistle) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 67': Foul by Fraser Bryden (Ayr United).
  • 67': Harry Milne (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Frankie Musonda.
  • 70': Aidan Fitzpatrick (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Foul by Fraser Bryden (Ayr United).
  • 71': Foul by Nick McAllister (Ayr United).
  • 71': Harry Milne (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Kurt Willoughby (Ayr United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 73': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Scott Robinson (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 74': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Joshua Clarke.
  • 74': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Jack Sanders.
  • 75': Substitution, Ayr United. Roy Syla replaces Mark McKenzie.
  • 76': Substitution, Ayr United. Scott Tomlinson replaces Jamie Murphy.
  • 78': Goal! Ayr United 3, Partick Thistle 2. Tomi Adeloye (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Milne.
  • 80': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Frankie Musonda.
  • 82': Substitution, Ayr United. Francis Amartey replaces Kurt Willoughby.
  • 83': Foul by Francis Amartey (Ayr United).
  • 83': Harry Milne (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Own Goal by Jack Sanders, Ayr United. Ayr United 3, Partick Thistle 3.
  • 84': Goal! Ayr United 4, Partick Thistle 3. Harry McHugh (Ayr United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 86': Foul by Frankie Musonda (Ayr United).
  • 86': Jack McMillan (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Scott Robinson (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Harry McHugh (Ayr United).
  • 90'+1': Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Frankie Musonda.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Partick Thistle. Conceded by Jack Sanders.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ayr United 4, Partick Thistle 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Ayr United 4, Partick Thistle 3.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Championship

Venue: Somerset Park
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Attendance: 2,227

SPFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Falkirk 11 +11 26
2 Livingston 11 +6 22
3 Ayr United 11 +9 21
4 Queen's Park 11 +1 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

AYR Ayr United (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
38 Joshua Clarke (GK)
5 Sean McGinty
23 Jack Sanders
4 Frankie Musonda
2 Nicholas Mcallister
8 Ben Dempsey
21 Harry Mchugh Yellow Card
30 Fraser Bryden
15 Jamie Murphy
22 Mark McKenzie
9 Kurt Willoughby
Ayr United Substitutes:
Aiden McGeady, Charlie Albinson, Scott Tomlinson, Max Guthrie, Paul Smith, Shaun Donnelly, Roy Syla, Francis Amartey.

PAR Partick Thistle (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 Ross Stewart (GK)
6 Lewis Neilson
5 Aaron Muirhead
3 Harry Milne
2 Jack McMillan
7 Kerr McInroy
19 Luke Mcbeth
8 Stuart Bannigan
9 Brian Graham
21 Aidan Fitzpatrick
11 Steven Lawless
Partick Thistle Substitutes:
Ben Stanway, Tomi Adeloye, Scott Robinson, Blair Alston, Zander Mackenzie, David Mitchell, Ola Williams, Kieran Ngwenya, Ricco Diack.

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