Date:29 Jan 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Firhill Stadium
Attendance:2,720

Erskine (13) Doolan (40)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Rowson by Gary Mason. Free kick taken by Scott Fox.

90mins Foul by Patrick Boyle on William Gibson, free kick awarded. William Gibson takes the free kick.

89mins Chris Erskine goes off and Jamie Campbell comes on.

87mins Gary Mason takes a shot. Corner from right by-line taken by William Gibson. Save by Scott Fox.

86mins (Partick) makes a substitution, with Shaun Fraser coming on for Kris Doolan.

84mins Kris Doolan is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Chris Smith.

81mins Patrick Boyle concedes a free kick for a foul on William Gibson. William Gibson crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, Alan Archibald gets a block in. Corner taken right-footed by William Gibson, William Kinniburgh manages to make a clearance.

77mins William Kinniburgh concedes a free kick for a foul on Andy Kirk. Austin McCann takes the free kick.

69mins Martin Grehan replaces Iain Flannigan.

68mins (Dunfermline) makes a substitution, with Patrick Clarke coming on for David Graham.

65mins William Gibson takes the outswinging corner, save by Scott Fox.

63mins Booking for Steven McDougall for unsporting behaviour. Steven McDougall challenges David Rowson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Paul Paton.

59mins Steven McDougall comes on in place of Liam Buchanan. Corner from the left by-line taken by William Gibson, Andy Dowie challenges Scott Fox unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Fox takes the free kick.

58mins William Gibson produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.

57mins David Graham fouled by Paul Cairney, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Austin McCann.

53mins William Gibson takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Bryan Hodge makes a clearance.

47mins Paul Paton gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Kirk. The free kick is swung in right-footed by William Gibson, Bryan Hodge makes a clearance.

45mins Chris Higgins joins the action as a substitute, replacing Nick Phinn.

40mins A goal is scored by Kris Doolan from deep inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Partick 2-0 Dunfermline.The assist for the goal came from Iain Flannigan.

39mins Corner taken by William Gibson.

39mins Bryan Hodge has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

38mins Andy Dowie concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Erskine. Free kick crossed right-footed by Iain Flannigan, clearance by Nick Phinn.

37mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Iain Flannigan by Calum Woods. Alan Archibald takes the direct free kick.

35mins Free kick awarded for a foul by William Kinniburgh on Liam Buchanan. William Gibson shoots direct from the free kick.

35mins Kris Doolan handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Alan Archibald takes the free kick.

33mins Unfair challenge on Gary Mason by Bryan Hodge results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Andy Dowie.

31mins Kris Doolan takes a shot. Save made by Chris Smith.

27mins Patrick Boyle is penalised for a handball. The free kick is delivered right-footed by William Gibson from right wing, clearance by William Kinniburgh. Inswinging corner taken by William Gibson, Bryan Hodge manages to make a clearance.

26mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Paton on Liam Buchanan. Alex Keddie restarts play with the free kick.

25mins William Gibson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Patrick Boyle. Alan Archibald takes the direct free kick.

21mins Nick Phinn challenges Chris Erskine unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Bryan Hodge, clearance by Andy Dowie.

20mins Andy Kirk is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Scott Fox takes the free kick.

20mins Andy Dowie fouled by Kris Doolan, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Andy Dowie.

18mins Gary Mason challenges Bryan Hodge unfairly and gives away a free kick. Iain Flannigan crosses the ball in from the free kick, Andy Dowie makes a clearance.

15mins Unfair challenge on Nick Phinn by Patrick Boyle results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Chris Smith.

14mins Foul by William Gibson on Bryan Hodge, free kick awarded. Alan Archibald restarts play with the free kick.

13mins A goal is scored by Chris Erskine from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Partick 1-0 Dunfermline.Assist on the goal came from Kris Doolan.

12mins Foul by William Gibson on Iain Flannigan, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by William Kinniburgh.

10mins Foul by Gary Mason on David Rowson, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Bryan Hodge, Andy Dowie makes a clearance.

8mins Free kick awarded for a foul by William Gibson on Bryan Hodge. Direct free kick taken by Scott Fox.

6mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Nick Phinn on Bryan Hodge. Alan Archibald restarts play with the free kick.

Unfair challenge on William Kinniburgh by Andy Kirk results in a free kick. Scott Fox takes the free kick.

Iain Flannigan fouled by Gary Mason, the ref awards a free kick. Bryan Hodge takes the free kick.

Match Preview

Donnelly out for Thistle Partick Thistle will be without striker Simon Donnelly for their home clash with Dunfermline. Donnelly has a foot injury, but Jackie McNamara, John Robertson, Conrad Balatoni, Iain Flannigan and Martin Grehan all came through a midweek reserve-team game unscathed and have been included in the squad. Manager Ian McCall, whose side are unbeaten in eight games, said: "We're on a good run and we don't want it to stop. "We went through to their place last month and were worthy of a draw. "We've done better against teams in the top half of the table this season and hopefully we can keep that going." Dunfermline's new striker Liam Buchanan could start against former club Partick, but goalkeeper Greg Paterson, defender Jack Ross and midfielder Steven Bell remain sidelined through injury. The Pars have won only one of their last four league matches and manager Jim McIntyre knows his Championship chasing side will need to be at their best to improve on that record. McIntyre said: "Partick Thistle and Dundee are the form sides in this league and are playing with a lot of confidence. "This will be a very difficult game, but after a stop-start run of games I'm hoping that we get back to the form we showed at the end of 2010 when we beat Cowdenbeath 5-0."

Formation:442Manager: Ian McCall

Partick

Formation: 442Manager:

Dunfermline

Scott Fox
Patrick Boyle
William Kinniburgh
Alan Archibald
Paul Paton
Paul Cairney
David Rowson
Bryan Hodge
Chris Erskine
Iain Flannigan
Kris Doolan
SUBS
Bryn Halliwell
Martin Grehan
Jamie Campbell
Shaun Fraser
John Robertson

Home

Away

Chris Smith
Calum Woods
Austin McCann
Andy Dowie
Alex Keddie
William Gibson
Gary Mason
Nick Phinn
David Graham
Andy Kirk
Liam Buchanan
SUBS
Kyle Allison
Steven McDougall
Patrick Clarke
Ryan Thomson
Chris Higgins

Match Report

Jags sink Pars Partick denied Dunfermline the chance to move top of the league after goals from Chris Erskine and Kris Doolan condemned Jim McIntyre's side to a 2-0 defeat. Midfielder Chris Erskine put the home side into the lead in the 14th minute, squeezing home a right-footed shot from just inside the penalty area for his fourth goal of the season after being released by Kris Doolan's pass. Striker Doolan doubled his side's advantage just before the break after he finished off Iain Flannigan's pass with a tidy finish. Gary Mason nearly gave his team a lifeline late on but his long-range effort was tipped round the post by Partick keeper Scott Fox. The win means Ian McCall's side extended their unbeaten league run to seven games.

Form Guide

LDDDDW Partick VS Dunfermline DWDWLD

Last Meetings

Dunfermline 0 - 0 Partick 14/12/2010 Partick 0 - 2 Dunfermline 25/09/2010 Dunfermline 1 - 2 Partick 23/03/2010 Partick 1 - 4 Dunfermline 23/01/2010 Dunfermline 3 - 1 Partick 14/11/2009 Partick 2 - 0 Dunfermline 19/09/2009

Top Scorers

Partick K Doolan 5 P Boyle 2 I Flannigan 2 C Erskine 2 P Paton 1 B Hodge 1 J Campbell 1 S Fraser 1 Dunfermline A Kirk 8 P Clarke 7 S Bell 3 W Gibson 3 J Cardle 3 C Woods 2 N Phinn 2 S McDougall 1

Goals

Partick Total goals 40 Goals per game 18 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Dunfermline Total goals 55 Goals per game 33 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 8 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins