Partick Thistle vs Arbroath – Match Preview
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 17 – Season 2021/2022
Saturday 11th December 2021, Firhill, Glasgow 3.00pm kick off
Arbroath make the trip down to Glasgow tomorrow to take on Ian McCall’s Partick Thistle.
Both sides sit on 28 points, with a goal difference of only 2 goals keeping the Jags above the Lichties.
The two sides met at Gayfield on the 3rd game of the season when a Colin Hamilton goal in the 33rd minute but Arbroath behind, but rallied and two goals from Michael McKenna and a strike from Nicky Low gave Arbroath a 3-1 win.
Firhill has become a Fortress for Partick Thistle with only Kilmarnock the team to leave with 3 points and that was all the way back on the 18th September and having only conceded 4 goals at home all season Partick Thistle also have the best home defensive record.
At the other end, Partick have scored 29 goals and are the leading scorers with Arbroath and Raith Rovers just 3 behind on 26 goals.
Defender Stephen Hendrie has joined the Jags since our last meeting, but other than that it is the same squad packed with experience that await Arbroath.
This game may just come too early for Nicky Low who is closing on a comeback, with Dick Campbell being forced to reshuffle his defence as Ricky Little is set to miss out after suffering a bad head knock and concussion last Saturday against Raith Rovers.
With Firhill being a stadium that many Lichties have only visited once or twice or if this is your very first time we hope for a large support to cheer on the team.
It will be another extremely tough match but we hope you can get right behind the team from the very start.
C’mon the Lichties
Partick Thistle (including loans)
Manager – Ian McCall
Assistant Manager – Neil Scally
Coach – Kenny Arthur
Goalkeepers
1 – Jamie Sneddon
12 – Harry Stone (on loan from Hearts)
Defenders
2 – Richard Foster
3 – Kevin Holt
4 – Lewis Mayo (on loan from Rangers)
5 – Darren Brownlie
15 – Steven Bell
16 – Ciaran McKenna
18 – Tunji Akinola
33 – Stephen Hendrie
Midfielders
6 – Kyle Turner
7 – Scott Tiffoney
8 – Stuart Brannigan
11 – Cammy Smith
14 – Shea Gordon
17 – Connor Murray
23 – Ross Docherty
27 – Billy Owens
Strikers
9 – Brian Graham
10 – Zak Rudden
19 – Ross MacIver
32 – Jake Hastie (on loan from Rangers)
Partick Thistle Departures
21 – Mouhamed Niang – On loan at Alloa Athletic
25 – Mason McCready – On loan at Gala Fairydean Rovers
26 – Gospel Ocholi – On loan at Benburb
28 – James Lyon – On loan at Stenhousemuir
– Blair Lyons – On loan at Montrose
Partick Thistle vs Arbroath – Head to Head
Arbroath 3 – 1 Partick Thistle – Saturday 21st August 2021
cinch Scottish Championship – Game 3 – Season 2020/2021
Goals – Colin Hamilton OG 33, McKenna 45, 54, Low 58
Partick Thistle – Scottish Championship Results 2021/2022
Game 1 – Partick Thistle 3 – 2 Queen of the South – Saturday 31st July
Game 2 – Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Partick Thistle – Saturday 7th August 2021
Game 3 – Arbroath 3 – 1 Partick Thistle – Saturday 21st August 2021
Game 4 – Partick Thistle 3 – 0 Greenock Morton – Saturday 28th August 2021
Game 5 – Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 1 Partick Thistle – Saturday 11th September 2021
Game 6 – Partick Thistle 0 – 2 Kilmarnock – Saturday 18th September 2021
Game 7 – Raith Rovers 3 – 2 Partick Thistle – Sunday 26th October September 2021
Game 8 – Partick Thistle 4 – 0 Ayr United – Saturday 2nd October 2021
Game 9 – Hamilton Accies 1 – 6 Partick Thistle – Friday 15th October 2021
Game 10 – Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic – Saturday 23rd October 2021
Game 11 – Greenock Morton 0 – 0 Partick Thistle – Tuesday 26th October 2021
Game 12 – Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle – Saturday 30th October 2021
Game 13 – Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Partick Thistle – Saturday 6th November 2021
Game 14 – Ayr United 0 – 4 Partick Thistle – Saturday 13th November 2021
Game 15 – Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Hamilton Accies – Saturday 20th November 2021
Game 16 – Queen of the South 0 – 0 Partick Thistle – Saturday 4th December 2021
Suspensions;
Neither team have any players suspended.
Officials;
Referee; Alan Newlands
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Mulvanny
Assistant Referee 2: Andrew McWilliam
Tickets and Admission Prices
Arbroath Supporters can now purchase their ticket for this cinch Championship fixture.
Arbroath supporters will be housed in the Colin Weir Stand.
Purchase online here – https://tickets.ptfc.co.uk/package_link/LZEmOKzmpW/ArbroathAway
Tickets are priced at;
£20 – Adults
£15 – Concessions (Over 65s, students, disabled supporter including carer, 16-18 year olds)
£5 – Under 16
Douglas McInnes ( email [email protected] ) can help with Any queries in relation to away supporters attending with disabilities.
Please note there will be NO provision available for physical in-person ticket sales for Arbroath supporters on matchday.
Pay Per View
PPV passes, priced at £12, for Saturday’s game can be purchased from;
https://tv.ptfc.co.uk/product/partick-thistle-fc-v-arbroath-f-c-11th-december-2021/
Getting to Firhill
Please note that Panmure Street at the north of the ground, where supporters buses usually park, has no vehicular access at present to Firhill Road due to roadworks.
Pedestrian access is still available.
Train
For away fans visiting Firhill, for information on train travel, go to: www.thetrainline.com. The nearest mainline stations are Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central.
Bus
For information on local bus routes go to: www.firstgroup.com/greater-glasgow
Underground
Both Kelvinbridge and St George’s Cross stations are within 15 minutes’ walk of Firhill
We know there are two buses heading down from TASC1878 and we know that there will be a large support cheering on the team!
Thank you and C’mon the Lichties
