Partick Thistle 2
Ayr United 2
League (Championship)


Partick Thistle 

2 - 2

Ayr United


League (Championship)
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,428


Goalscorers
Graham (17'minutes), Milne (47'minutes) Jamie Murphy (19)
Jamie Murphy (pen.) (75)

Team Managers
Kris Doolan Lee Bullen

Starting Eleven
1 Sneddon
4 Williams
5 Muirhead
6 Neilson
3 Milne
26 Stanway
8 Bannigan
11 Lawless
7 McInroy
22 Williamson
9 Graham
Charlie Albinson .1
George Stanger .14
Patrick Reading .3
Roy Syla .20
Elicha Ahui .38
Sean McGinty .5
Mark McKenzie .22
Jamie Murphy .15
Jack Young .46
Logan Chalmers .11
Ahkeem Rose .9

Bench
23 Alston
25 McDonald
27 Lyon
29 Mackenzie
31 Mitchell
34 Diack
99 Adeloye
Robbie Mutch .31
Finn Ecrepont .21
Dylan Watret .32
Scott Tomlinson .24
Jack Senga .23
Fraser Bryden .30
Franny Amartey .17
Paul Smith .18

Substitutions
8 Bannigan for Alston at 59'minutes
22 Williamson for Mackenzie at 90+5'minutes
9 Graham for Adeloye at 90+5'minutes
Jack Senga for Roy Syla (71)
Franny Amartey for Ahkeem Rose (71)
Fraser Bryden for Mark McKenzie (71)
Finn Ecrepont for Elicha Ahui (82)

Cautions
Milne None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

Ross Hardie (Referee)





Photography by Alan Graham

Match Report


Jamie Murphy scored a brace as Ayr United twice came from behind to snatch a point away to Partick Thistle.

The former Rangers winger got on the end of a Logan Chalmers cross just two minutes after Brian Graham had tapped home from close range.

Kris Doolan's side would hit the front early in the second period when Harry Milne was left unmarked at a corner.

But Ayr were level again when Fraser Bryden was brought down in the box and Murphy converted from the spot.

Ayr thought they had won it at the death, but the linesman's flag was raised to deny Bryden's finish, meaning the sides are separated by three points, with Thistle in third and United in fourth

Match report written by BBC



Squad Statistics (as at October 31st, 2023)


2023-24 All Time
Age
Charlie Albinson (GK)27 13 - 64 -
George Stanger23 141141
Sean McGinty30 17 - 944
Elicha Ahui19 5 - 5 -
Roy Syla23 9 - 9 -
Patrick Reading24 16 - 1273
Jack Young - 9 - 9 -
Jamie Murphy34 124124
Mark McKenzie23 17113110
Ahkeem Rose24 153153
Logan Chalmers23 104217
Finn Ecrepont (sub)21 5 - 20 -
Jack Senga (sub) - 8 - 8 -
Fraser Bryden (sub)19 143466
Franny Amartey (sub)24 141141






League Table (as at October 31st, 2023)


Pld W D L Pts
1. Dundee United 11 8 3 0 27
2. Raith Rovers 10 7 2 1 23
3. Partick Thistle 11 4 4 3 16
4. Ayr United 11 4 1 6 13
5. Airdrieonians 11 4 1 6 13
6. Arbroath 9 4 0 5 12
7. Queen's Park 11 3 3 5 12
8. Dunfermline Athletic 9 3 2 4 11
9. ICT 9 2 2 5 8
10. Morton 10 2 2 6 8