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	Dick Campbell	Kris Doolan	36y, 10m, 24d

		Aidan Fitzpatrick
		Ben Williamson

Jermaine Hylton (3-1, 87 mins)		Aidan Fitzpatrick (1-0, 23 mins); Aidan Fitzpatrick (2-0, 61 mins); Brian Graham (3-0, 74 mins)
Michael McKenna (3-1, 87 mins)		Kerr McInroy (1-0, 23 mins); Kerr McInroy (2-0, 61 mins); none (3-0, 74 mins)
Jay Bird; Ricky Little		Ben Stanway

Leighton McIntosh (Ryan Dow, 48 mins); Craig Slater (Darren Lyon, 70 mins); David Gold (Kenan Dünnwald-Turan, 70 mins); Jay Bird (Mark Stowe, 83 mins)		Steven Lawless (Zander MacKenzie, 69 mins); Stuart Bannigan (Ben Williamson, 78 mins); Aidan Fitzpatrick (Blair Alston, 78 mins); Kerr McInroy (James Lyon, 87 mins); Brian Graham (Ricco Diack, 87 mins)

	Derek Gaston	Jamie Sneddon	26y, 1m, 29d
	Scott Stewart	Wasiri Williams	23y, 7m, 3d
	Colin Hamilton	Harry Milne	27y, 0m, 6d
	former Jag Ricky Little	Lewis Neilson	20y, 5m, 20d
	Aaron Steele	Aaron Muirhead	33y, 2m, 5d
	former Jag Craig Slater	Stuart Bannigan	31y, 1m, 18d
	David Gold	Ben Stanway	19y, 1m, 15d
	Leighton McIntosh	Steven Lawless	32y, 6m, 23d
	Jay Bird	Brian Graham	35y, 11m, 12d
	Michael McKenna	Kerr McInroy	23y, 2m, 4d
	Jermaine Hylton	Aidan Fitzpatrick	22y, 7m, 15d

			26y, 9m, 24d

	Ali Adams	David Mitchell	33y, 7m, 0d
	Keaghan Jacobs	Ben Williamson	22y, 2m, 28d
	Ryan Dow	Blair Alston	31y, 7m, 12d
	Mark Stowe	Wes McDonald	26y, 6m, 0d
	Jess Norey	James Lyon	21y, 0m, 8d
	Darren Lyon	Zander MacKenzie	18y, 2m, 7d
	Kenan Dünnwald-Turan	Ricco Diack	18y, 5m, 28d

	Teamlines derived from PTFC / SPFL. Both sides generally in playing order. Both sides filled only 7 of their 9 allocated bench slots.
	1753 (SPFL)

A much improved performance in which Thistle dominated. Fitzpatrick (set up by McInroy) dinked the keeper (23) and they combined again for his shot in the corner (61). Graham scored at the near post (74) and a late header (87) didn't prove crucial. Neither did Lawless' saved pen (51) nor Milne's early headed "goal" that was ruled out.

Archive man of the match: AIDAN FITZPATRICK returned from injury seamlessly, terrorizing the Arbroath defence with his quickness and control. Two beautifully taken goals and a won penalty made him the ultimate standout, but the whole team were candidates.

04-Nov-2023, bbc.co.uk

Partick Thistle consolidated their place in the Scottish Championship promotion play-offs with a straightforward victory at Arbroath. Aidan Fitzpatrick scored in each half, and Brian Graham added a third, to earn Kris Doolan's side the points that keep them in third place. Kerr McInroy was the supplier for both of Fitzpatrick's goals, while Graham took advantage of a slack pass back to complete the win. Stevie Lawless missed a penalty and Harry Milne had an effort disallowed but that mattered little in the end. Neither did Jermaine Hylton's late consolation, as defeat means Arbroath remain in seventh place.

Partick Thistle manager Kris Doolan (speaking to Jagzone):

Right from the first minute we were after them, and that's something we didn't do in the first game at Firhill. They imposed themselves on us at Firhill, and we were adamant today that we were going to impose our game on them. I was pleased with the manner in which we done it, the chances we created - we had two goals chopped off - and the fact that we are creating those types of chances shows that you're on the front foot from the start, and I felt that, for major parts of the game, we were in control of it. I felt as though we had a number of threats going forward, but also defensively and in the midfield we worked ever so hard to stop goals. It was a team performance; infividually we played really well and collectively we played exceptionally well. To come here, and to win like that against a team like Arbroath, is really satisfying for us.

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