Date:01 Sep 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Firhill Stadium
Attendance:2,603

Welsh (40) Craig (58)
Lawless (63) Craig (85)

Goal!

Live Commentary

71mins The referee books Steve May for unsporting behaviour.

86mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Aaron Muirhead on Steve May. Steve May fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

85mins Steven Craig gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Partick 4-0 Hamilton.

81mins Corner taken short by Steven Lawless. Steven Craig is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Kevin Cuthbert restarts play with the free kick.

79mins Unfair challenge on Grant Gillespie by Christie Elliot results in a free kick. Kevin Cuthbert takes the direct free kick.

76mins Kevin Cuthbert fouled by Sean Welsh, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Kevin Cuthbert.

74mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Grant Gillespie by Paul Paton. Kevin Cuthbert takes the direct free kick.

72mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Grant Gillespie by Paul Paton. Alex Neil restarts play with the free kick.

70mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steve May by Aaron Muirhead. Steve May produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.

68mins Hugh Murray gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Keatings. Free kick crossed right-footed by Ali Crawford from right channel, Paul Paton manages to make a clearance.

67mins Chris Erskine leaves the field to be replaced by Christie Elliot.

63mins Steven Lawless fires in a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Partick 3-0 Hamilton.The assist for the goal came from Chris Erskine.

62mins Unfair challenge on Steven Lawless by Steven Hendrie results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Paul Paton.

60mins Andy Ryan on for Louis Longridge. James Keatings on for Jon McShane.

60mins Short corner taken by Steven Lawless from the right by-line.

55mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Paul Paton, Chris Erskine takes a shot. Steven Craig grabs a headed goal from close in. Partick 2-0 Hamilton.Assist on the goal came from Chris Erskine. Kevin Cuthbert is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

53mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Grant Gillespie on Sean Welsh. Scott Fox takes the free kick. Conrad Balatoni is brought on as a substitute for Alan Archibald.

52mins Unfair challenge on Grant Gillespie by Stephen O'Donnell results in a free kick. Kevin Cuthbert restarts play with the free kick.

50mins Outswinging corner taken by Paul Paton from the left by-line.

50mins Inswinging corner taken by Paul Paton from the left by-line, Kevin Cuthbert manages to make a clearance.

45mins Grant Gillespie is brought on as a substitute for Gary Fisher. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sean Welsh by Jon Routledge. Free kick taken by Hugh Murray.

45mins Foul by Gary Fisher on Steven Lawless, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Paul Paton, Corner taken right-footed by Paul Paton, clearance by Alex Neil. Alex Neil makes a clearance.

47mins Paul Paton takes a shot. Comfortable save by Kevin Cuthbert.

46mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Jon McShane on Alan Archibald. Free kick taken by Alan Archibald.

46mins Foul by Sean Welsh on Alex Neil, free kick awarded. Kevin Cuthbert takes the free kick.

43mins Steven Lawless takes a corner.

39mins Steven Lawless takes a shot. Kevin Cuthbert makes a save. Sean Welsh finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Partick 1-0 Hamilton.Steven Lawless provided the assist for the goal.

38mins Steve May concedes a free kick for a foul on Hugh Murray. Free kick taken by Aaron Muirhead.

38mins Shot by Sean Welsh from outside the box goes over the target.

36mins Unfair challenge on Jon McShane by Stuart Bannigan results in a free kick. Alex Neil takes the direct free kick.

34mins Jon McShane is ruled offside. Aaron Muirhead takes the indirect free kick.

33mins Steven Craig comes on in place of Kris Doolan.

30mins Chris Erskine gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Louis Longridge. Kevin Cuthbert takes the free kick.

29mins Kris Doolan is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Kevin Cuthbert restarts play with the free kick.

27mins The ball is sent over by Stephen O'Donnell, Kevin Cuthbert makes a save.

24mins Unfair challenge on Kris Doolan by Alex Neil results in a free kick. Stuart Bannigan delivers the ball, Aaron Muirhead produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

23mins Unfair challenge on Sean Welsh by Gary Fisher results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Alan Archibald.

12mins Corner taken right-footed by Ali Crawford from the right by-line, Steve May takes a shot. Scott Fox makes a save. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ali Crawford from the right by-line, clearance made by Alan Archibald.

8mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ali Crawford from the right by-line, clearance made by Stephen O'Donnell.

7mins Chris Erskine takes a shot. Kevin Cuthbert makes a comfortable save.

2mins Unfair challenge on Jon Routledge by Paul Paton results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Steven Hendrie.

Match Preview

Craig in line for Jags bow Partick will include new on-loan Ross County striker Steven Craig when they face the Hamilton side who ended their interest in the Scottish Communities League Cup in midweek. The league leaders, who have a perfect three wins out of three games, welcome back Hugh Murray to their midfield after a suspension. But manager Jackie McNamara cannot finalise his side as Aaron Muirhead and Steven Lawless face late fitness checks while David Rowson's back injury keeps him out. McNamara said: "It is great to have Hugh available again as his knowledge of the game is a great help to the players around him. "We have the started the season really well overall so we can look forward to this game rather than being disappointed about the midweek result." Hamilton include last season's SFL Young player of the season Stevie May as they head to Partick Thistle. The striker, who scored 19 times for Alloa in the Third Division last season, has joined on loan from St Johnstone. However, Accies boss Billy Reid has yet to decide if he will start against the side his men defeated 1-0 in midweek in the Scottish Communities League Cup. Reid, who cannot call on defender Martin Canning due to injury, said: "Stevie is in my thoughts for this game but I cannot say that he will start as I have a lot to consider after beating Thistle with a great team performance. "Thistle are a good side who will be out for revenge."

Formation:442Manager: Jackie McNamara

Partick

Formation: 442Manager: Billy Reid

Hamilton

Scott Fox
Stephen O'Donnell
Aaron Muirhead
Alan Archibald
Stuart Bannigan
Steven Lawless
Paul Paton
Sean Welsh
Chris Erskine
Kris Doolan
Hugh Murray
SUBS
Ryan Scully
Steven Craig
Christie Elliot
Aaron Sinclair
Conrad Balatoni

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Kevin Cuthbert
Ziggy Gordon
Steven Hendrie
Gary Fisher
Lee Kilday
Jon Routledge
Louis Longridge
Steve May
Jon McShane
Alex Neil
Ali Crawford
SUBS
Scott Christie
Michael Devlin
James Keatings
Andy Ryan
Grant Gillespie

Match Report

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Hamilton 2 - 2 Partick 05/05/2012 Partick 2 - 0 Hamilton 03/03/2012 Hamilton 1 - 0 Partick 13/01/2012 Partick 1 - 1 Hamilton 20/08/2011 Hamilton 0 - 0 Partick 29/03/2008 Partick 3 - 0 Hamilton 19/01/2008

Top Scorers

Partick K Doolan 3 S Lawless 2 C Erskine 1 S Bannigan 1 Hamilton A Crawford 1

Goals

Partick Total goals 8 Goals per game 7 2 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) Period 61-70 mins Hamilton Total goals 2 Goals per game 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins