Partick V Hamilton at Firhill Stadium : Match Preview

Partick V Hamilton - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Forbes enriches Thistle optionsPartick Thistle have midfielder Ross Forbes available to face Hamilton after a one-match ban.Stephen O'Donnell and Mark McGuigan both doubtful due to ankle injuries.The Jags lost top spot at the weekend when they were held 1-1 by Airdrie and manager Jackie McNamara has identified where they went wrong."We did not start that game well enough and only got into our stride when we were a goal down," he said."Hamilton have been in really good form recently and have beaten us at their place twice this season so we have to be at a high tempo for the entire game."We have dropped down a place but there is no gloom and doom here as the season still has a long way to run."Hamilton will be without Jordan Kirkpatrick at Firhill after a deal was agreed to let the attacking midfielder leave the club due to a lack of first-team action.The injured trio of Jon McShane, Kieran Millar and Stephen Hendrie all remain out for a contest that manager Billy Reid is looking forward to.He said: "We are playing well just now and having beaten Thistle already this season we can go there without any fear."We were excellent against Airdrie on Boxing Day and kick-off cannot come quick enough after our game at Livingston on Saturday was postponed."Thistle will remain in the title hunt all season but if we can upset their plans for a while I will not be disappointed."

Source: PA