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Partick Thistle on seven points from opening four Scottish Championship fixtures
Airdrieonians second bottom on two points
Partick Thistle 0-1 Airdrieonians
Michael Stewart
Former Scotland midfielder on BBC Sportscene
I don't think there's enough there - it would have been incredibly soft - but he has to do better defensively.
Partick Thistle 0-1 Airdrieonians
Both Tony Watt and the Thistle fans behind the goal shout for a penalty after the ball ricochets off Aidan Wilson's arm.
Nothing doing.
Partick Thistle 0-1 Airdrieonians
Airdrie goalscorer Cole McKinnon chances his arm from distance, but this time it flies well over the top.
Partick Thistle 0-1 Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians are still searching for their first league win of the season, but you wouldn't know it from the way they have started tonight.
A slick opening from Danny Lennon's side.
Partick Thistle 0-1 Airdrieonians
Michael Stewart
Former Scotland midfielder on BBC Sportscene
They've got the early goal and confidence is really flowing for Airdrie.
Cole McKinnon
What a start for the visitors and what a strike from midfielder Cole McKinnon!
The ball breaks to him on the edge of the box and he smashes it home past stranded goalkeeper Josh Clarke.
Partick Thistle 0-0 Airdrieonians
A bright start and a big chance for Airdrie inside the opening minute.
Chris Mochrie starts the move and gets it back, but isn't able to test Josh Clarke in the Thistle goal.
Partick Thistle 0-0 Airdrieonians
Away we go in Glasgow's west end.
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (19:45)
This evening will be a poignant one at Firhill, as Thistle and Airdrie fans pay tribute to Jimmy Bone, who sadly died earlier this month aged 75.
A League Cup winner with Thistle and a promotion-winning manager with Airdrieonians, he was a hugely popular figure throughout Scottish football.
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (19:45)
Thistle manager Mark Wilson tells BBC Scotland: "We quickly got over the St Johnstone defeat, stuck to our process and it's served us well.
"We're not getting ahead of ourselves and the players know they will need to be up to level quickly if they are to get three points."
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (19:45)
Airdrieonians boss Danny Lennon tells BBC Scotland: "I couldn't have asked any more from the players - it's great to see them buying in and we're going on this journey together."
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (19:45)
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Jonathan Sutherland is joined by James McFadden - 18 years to the day from THAT goal in Paris.
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (19:45)
Jonathan Sutherland
BBC Sport Scotland
Danny Lennon was a shock appointment to take the reins after player-boss Rhys McCabe - also surprisingly - stepped away.
Lennon can certainly point to plenty of successes. He won the League Cup as a player with Raith Rovers and as manager with St Mirren in 2013.
His last stint in management was a five-year spell with Clyde during which he got them promoted to League One. But that tenure came to an end three years ago.
His return to the dugout came two weeks ago away to Arbroath. As the football fates would have it, former Airdrie striker Nikolay Todorov scored the only goal of the game for the hosts.
The Diamonds have failed to keep a clean sheet in their past six matches. They only managed three shots compared to nine for Arbroath in that last game.
Lennon will hope he can start turning this around at Firhill, which was a special place for him as a player.
As captain, he led the Glasgow club to back-to-back title wins in the old Second and First Divisions at the turn of the century, earning him a place in the club's Hall of Fame.
Image source, SNSPartick Thistle v Airdrieonians (19:45)
For the visitors, Danny Lennon has made two changes to the side beaten 1-0 by Arbroath.
Jamie Barjonas and Cole McKinnon come into midfield, in place ofDean McMaster and Rhys Armstrong.
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (19:45)
Mark Wilson has gone with the same 11 that started the 3-2 win over Raith Rovers last time out.
Thistle are fourth in the table after two wins, one draw and one loss from their opening four league matches.
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (19:45)
Partick Thistle: Clarke, McPherson, Ashcroft, O'Reilly, Reading, Letsosa, Stanway, Chalmers, Crawford, Fitzpatrick, Watt.
Substitutes: Budinauckas, Logan, Turner, Smyth, Samuel, Lawless, McBeth, Horn, Falconer.
Airdrieonians: Connelly, Strapp, McGinty, Wilson, Ross, Telfer, Barjonas, McKinnon, McGrattan, Henderson, Mochrie.
Substitutes: Melrose, McMaster, Gallagher, Reid, McStravick, Xavier-Jones, Cooper, Armstrong, C. Williams.
Partick Thistle v Airdrieonians (19:45)
Hello, good evening and welcome.
Make yourself comfy, pour yourself a drink and get ready for some lovely Scottish Championship action.
Partick Thistle welcome Airdrieonians to Firhill, with kick-off just half an hour away.
Image source, SNSWatch the goals from Thistle v Airdrieonians
Partick Thistle came from behind to beat Airdrieonians in the Scottish Championship, thanks to second-half goals from Daniel O'Reilly and Alex Samuel.
Cole McKinnon put Airdrieonians in front against his former side after just three minutes with a powerful shot from outside the box and Danny Lennon's side deservedly led at half-time as Thistle struggled to find an attacking spark.
That theme continued after the break but, as Airdrieonians tired, Thistle found their stride in fine style. O'Reilly got on the end of an Aidan Fitzpatrick corner to head home the equaliser on 77 minutes, before substitute Samuel reacted quickest to put the hosts in front just five minutes later.
Both sides had opportunities in the closing stages, but Thistle stood firm to take all three points.
Lennon has lost both matches since taking over as Airdrieonians manager and they are still searching for a first Championship win this season.
Thistle have 10 points from their five league matches and are level with leaders St Johnstone, Raith Rovers and Arbroath before the weekend's fixtures.
Partick Thistle manager Mark Wilson: "The game was drifting and when our bench is stronger with the quality we've now added, it gives me that option.
"It was good to freshen it up and they certainly made a difference.
"Alex Samuel gives his all and he made a difference when he came on. It shows the spirit in the squad that we pushed on and won it.
"We've got a really tight unit and that got us over the line."
Airdrieonians midfielder Cole McKinnon: "We started the game really well. We were hurting them and the last 15 minutes is where they get their two goals - we need to be more disciplined and more compact.
"It was a good game, but we need to see it out a lot better.
"I've been here now for two weeks. My fitness levels are good and I feel I can be a lot better. It's about blowing the cobwebs off, but I'm gutted about tonight."
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
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| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
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| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
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| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
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| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
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| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 2 |
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| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
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Manager: Mark Wilson
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Danny Lennon
Formation: 4 - 1 - 3 - 2
Manager: Mark Wilson
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Danny Lennon
Formation: 4 - 1 - 3 - 2
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