Date:18 Sep 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Palmerston Park

Johnston (75)
Quinn (86)
Flannigan (33)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee signals the end of the game.

88mins Paul Cairney receives a yellow card. Rocco Quinn booked for unsporting behaviour. Foul by Paul Cairney on Stephen McKenna, free kick awarded. Ryan McGuffie takes the free kick.

86mins Rocco Quinn scores a goal from just outside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Queen of South 2-1 Partick.Assist by David Weatherston.

84mins Iain Flannigan takes a shot. Save by David Hutton.

82mins David Weatherston fouled by Patrick Boyle, the ref awards a free kick. Strike comes in from Ryan Conroy from the free kick.

81mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Ryan Conroy, David Lilley has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the goal.

79mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Iain Flannigan from the left by-line, David Hutton makes a save.

77mins Unfair challenge on Craig Reid by Jackie McNamara results in a free kick. Jackie McNamara is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed left-footed by Ryan Conroy from left channel.

76mins Derek Holmes is shown a yellow card.

75mins Allan Johnston scores a goal from deep inside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. Queen of South 1-1 Partick.Assist on the goal came from Paul Burns.

70mins Foul by Rocco Quinn on Liam Buchanan, free kick awarded. Iain Flannigan takes the direct free kick.

64mins Derek Holmes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on William Kinniburgh. Bryn Halliwell takes the direct free kick.

62mins Kris Doolan takes a shot. David Hutton makes a save.

60mins Outswinging corner taken by Ryan Conroy, Paul Paton makes a clearance.

58mins Allan Johnston challenges David Rowson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Bryn Halliwell restarts play with the free kick.

55mins Derek Holmes fouled by Iain Flannigan, the ref awards a free kick. Craig Reid takes the direct free kick.

54mins David Weatherston replaces William McLaren.

53mins Unfair challenge on Jackie McNamara by Rocco Quinn results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Paul Paton.

46mins The referee books Stephen McKenna for dissent.

46mins Paul Paton receives a yellow card for dissent.

The second half has started.

The match has reached half-time.

44mins Corner taken by Ryan Conroy.

42mins Jackie McNamara concedes a free kick for a foul on Derek Holmes. Rocco Quinn takes the direct free kick.

40mins Paul Cairney fouled by Paul Burns, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Bryn Halliwell.

39mins Derek Holmes challenges David Rowson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Jackie McNamara.

37mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Allan Johnston by William Kinniburgh. Ryan Conroy takes the direct free kick. Paul Burns takes a shot. Save by Bryn Halliwell.

36mins Paul Burns sends in a cross, save by Bryn Halliwell.

35mins Allan Johnston sends in a cross, clearance by Paul Paton.

33mins Iain Flannigan fires in a goal from outside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Queen of South 0-1 Partick.

30mins The ball is delivered by Bryan Hodge, blocked by Rocco Quinn.

28mins Liam Buchanan is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by David Hutton.

26mins Liam Buchanan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Lilley. David Lilley takes the free kick.

24mins Shot by Paul Paton from outside the box goes over the target.

23mins Patrick Boyle crosses the ball, save made by David Hutton.

22mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Iain Flannigan by Stephen McKenna. Jackie McNamara restarts play with the free kick.

21mins Stephen McKenna fouled by Bryan Hodge, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Ryan McGuffie.

20mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Iain Flannigan by Rocco Quinn. Free kick taken by Paul Paton.

19mins Shot from long range by Rocco Quinn goes wide of the left-hand upright.

18mins Liam Buchanan receives a yellow card.

15mins Paul Cairney joins the action as a substitute, replacing Alan Archibald.

14mins The referee blows for offside. Bryn Halliwell restarts play with the free kick.

11mins Shot on goal by Liam Buchanan from just inside the area clears the crossbar.

9mins Unfair challenge on Stephen McKenna by Paul Paton results in a free kick. Ryan Conroy restarts play with the free kick.

7mins Craig Reid fouled by David Rowson, the ref awards a free kick. David Hutton restarts play with the free kick.

6mins Stephen McKenna gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Rowson. Free kick taken by Jackie McNamara.

Alan Archibald concedes a free kick for a foul on Derek Holmes. Free kick taken by Ryan McGuffie.

The referee gets the game underway.

Match Preview

Harris sits it out Queen of the South will be without the suspended Bob Harris when they chase a fourth consecutive win at home against bottom-of-the-table Partick Thistle. Harris sits out a ban following his red card at Falkirk last weekend, Alan Johnston is a major doubt and Sean O'Connor is still sidelined. But Rocco Quinn has recovered from injury and should start. Queen of the South manager Kenny Brannigan said: "We have to ensure that we make home advantage count at every opportunity. "Thistle are in a false position and Ian McCall will be looking to get them going as soon as possible and he is capable of that. "We need to keep doing what we have been doing down here." Partick Thistle club captain Alan Archibald could start his first game in six months following knee surgery. Fellow centre-back Willie Kinniburgh is also available after overcoming a knock, but the experienced John Robertson and youngster Ryan MacBeth are both out injured. The rockbottom Jags are hoping to turn the form book upside down at top-of-the-table Queen of the South. Assistant manager Ian Maxwell said: "Our recent record at Palmerston is not good and our recent results have not been good, but we have asked the players to put that aside and put on a performance down in Dumfries. "We need a performance and we need a result to get our season going again."

Formation:352Manager: Gordon Chisholm

Queen of South

Formation: 4411Manager: Ian McCall

Partick

David Hutton
Craig Reid
David Lilley
Ryan McGuffie
Paul Burns
Rocco Quinn
Stephen McKenna
Ryan Conroy
Allan Johnston
Derek Holmes
William McLaren
SUBS
Lee Robinson
Neil Scally
David Weatherston
Daniel Carmichael
Steven Degnan

Home

Away

Bryn Halliwell
Paul Paton
William Kinniburgh
Jackie McNamara
Alan Archibald
Patrick Boyle
Iain Flannigan
David Rowson
Bryan Hodge
Liam Buchanan
Kris Doolan
SUBS
Craig Hinchcliffe
Simon Donnelly
Paul Cairney
Martin Grehan
Conrad Balatoni

Match Report

Second-half improvement stirs Queens Queen of the South came to life in the second half to grab a 2-1 win over Partick Thistle. Returning Partick defender Alan Archibald had an injury setback and had to be replaced early on but it did not set the visitors back too much and they went ahead on 37 minutes thanks to Iain Flannigan. Flannigan picked up the ball 25 yards out and his low effort flew into the Queen of the South goal. Partick started the second period the better, but Kris Doolan's strike was saved by David Hutton, and it was the home side who took the points after they staged a late revival. The equalising goal came when Allan Johnston struck on 76 minutes after he was slid in by Paul Burns. They then grabbed a winner on 87 minutes when Rocco Quinn's 20-yard effort went beyond Bryn Halliwell in the Partick goal.

Form Guide

LLWWL Queen of South VS Partick LWLLL

Last Meetings

Partick 1 - 0 Queen of South 01/05/2010 Queen of South 1 - 0 Partick 06/03/2010 Partick 2 - 2 Queen of South 26/12/2009 Queen of South 1 - 0 Partick 22/08/2009 Partick 0 - 2 Queen of South 11/04/2009 Queen of South 2 - 2 Partick 24/01/2009

Top Scorers

Queen of South P Burns 2 D Holmes 1 R McGuffie 1 W McLaren 1 R Quinn 1 R Conroy 1 D Carmichael 1 Partick K Doolan 2 P Boyle 1

Goals

Queen of South Total goals 16 Goals per game 8 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Partick Total goals 11 Goals per game 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins