Ayr United 4
Partick Thistle 2
League (Championship)
Ayr UnitedAyr United |
4 - 24 - 2 |
Partick ThistlePartick Thistle |
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League (Championship) |
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| Goalscorers | |
|
Logan Chalmers (16) Brownlie (o.g.) (39) Josh Mullin (55) Mark McKenzie (91) |
Hodson (18) Dowds (51) |
| Team Managers | |
|
Lee Bullen |
Ian McCall |
| Starting Eleven | |
|
21. Charlie Albinson 3. Patrick Reading 15. Alex Kirk 4. Frankie Musonda 2. Jordan Houston 6. Andy Murdoch 8. Ben Dempsey 14. Josh Mullin 9. Dipo Akinyemi 18. Brad Young Logan Chalmers |
31 Mitchell 18 Akinola 22 Muirhead 5 Brownlie 2 McMillan 16 Hodson 8 Bannigan 6 Turner 3 Milne 10 Dowds 9 Graham |
| Bench | |
|
1. Aiden McAdams 5. Sean McGinty 10. Daire OConnor 22. Mark McKenzie 17. Nick McAllister 29. David Bangala 11. Jayden Mitchell-Lawson 23. Sam Ashford 31. Paul Smith |
1 Sneddon 14 Smith 15 McKinnon 17 Weston 19 Mullen 21 Fitzpatrick 26 Stanway 29 Mackenzie |
| Substitutions | |
|
Sam Ashford for Logan Chalmers (69) Mark McKenzie for Logan Chalmers (80) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
|
Brad Young Charlie Albinson |
None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
William Collum (Referee) |
Match Report
Ayr United moved top of the Scottish Championship on goal difference after an impressive win over Partick Thistle.
The hosts took the lead through Logan Chalmers' scrappy opener but Lee Hodson bundled in to equalise 90 seconds later.
Darren Brownlie's headed own goal put Ayr in front again before Anton Dowds levelled.
Andy Murdoch then teed up Josh Mullin to strike a fine third and Mark McKenzie made it four on the counter.
Lee Bullen's side and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are both on 21 points, but Ayr's goal difference is better by five.
Match report written by BBC
Squad Statistics (as at October 25th, 2022)
| 2022-23 | All Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Charlie Albinson (GK) | 26 |
|
14 | - | 25 | - |
| Patrick Reading | 23 |
|
16 | - | 81 | 3 |
| Jordan Houston | 22 |
|
15 | 1 | 96 | 1 |
| Frankie Musonda | 24 |
|
16 | - | 16 | - |
| Alex Kirk | 19 |
|
10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Andy Murdoch | - |
|
15 | 2 | 125 | 6 |
| Josh Mullin | - |
|
8 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Ben Dempsey | 22 |
|
17 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Dipo Akinyemi | 25 |
|
17 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| Logan Chalmers | 22 |
|
4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Brad Young | - |
|
6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Mark McKenzie (sub) | 22 |
|
15 | 2 | 87 | 6 |
| Sam Ashford (sub) | 26 |
|
14 | - | 27 | 2 |
League Table (as at October 25th, 2022)
| Pld | W | D | L | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ayr United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 2. | ICT | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 3. | Partick Thistle | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 4. | Queen's Park | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 5. | Dundee | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 6. | Morton | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 7. | Raith Rovers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 8. | Cove Rangers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 9. | Arbroath | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 10. | Hamilton Academical | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |