Dunfermline 4 Partick Thistle 1
Tuesday, 22nd Mar 2022cinch Championship: Mehmet in for Stolarczyk. Ross Docherty (5) 0-1: Lewis Mayo og (10) 1-1: Matty Todd (22) 2-1: Josh Edwards (27) 3-1: Dom Thomas (82) 4-1:
A good performance allowed Dunfermline to register their best result of the league season to lift themselves off the bottom of the table. Notably Josh Edwards chipped in to record his first senior goal.
For both Dunfermline and Partick Thistle the points from this ‘game in hand’ were sorely sought after. Thistle were hoping to consolidate a play off spot while Dunfermline were needing points to ensure their Championship survival.
There was an enforced change to the Dunfermline starting eleven, Deniz Mehmet in for Jakub Stolarczyk who was away on international duty for Poland U21s. Only other change was to the bench with Neil Alexander named as sub keeper and Lewis Martin listed in place of the injured Lewis McCann.
Thistle’s Ian McCall made two changes to his starting eleven Richard Foster and Scott Tiffoney replacing former Par Kyle Turner and Olatunji Akinola.
It was the visitors who hit first when a Ross Docherty cross was missed by Edwards and Ciaran McKenna latched on to the ball deep up the right to deliver a cross that Tiffoney touched back for his captain, DOCHERTY, to smash the ball home from the edge of the box. 0-1
The luck that had deserted Dunfermline all season changed in the tenth minute when Lewis MAYO swished at a powerful Matty Todd cross and sent the ball into his own net. The chance came after a misguided pass found Joe Chalmers and the ball was sent from him through Steven Lawless and on for Kevin O’Hara to chase up the right. The striker’s cut back was then driven into the Jags box inviting the fatal mistake from the former Pars loan player. 1-1
Dunfermline played with confidence and made their commitment pay with a second goal midway through the first half. It came from a great cross in from the left that Matty TODD timed his run to head the ball downwards and past Thistle keeper Jamie Sneddon. 2-1
Five minutes past and another Dunfermline goal arrived. Again it was the magic of Thomas on the left wing that created the opportunity. His pass into the Partick box found EDWARDS and he took a touch with his right foot to sit the ball up for him to strike with his preferred left. The left back drilled a powerful effort past Mayo and through Sneddon to score his first ever senior goal.
There was a big chance to make it four on the half hour when Lawless and Polworth combined to play in O’Hara. His cut back travelled to Lawless in front of goal but his shot was deflected into the hands of Sneddon as both Lawless and Polworth tried to get on the killer touch required.
The visitors had several corners as the half came to an end, Mehmet made a good touch over his crossbar in conceding one them and then he had a good block on an on target Tiffoney effort from an acute angle. Last Pars effort of the half came from Polworth who made Sneddon save.
Half time: Dunfermline 3 Partick Thistle 1
Ian McCall made two substitutions before the restart and would make another three in the course of the half but although they enjoyed more of the ball than they did in the first half, rarely did they get close to the Dunfermline goal.
A 54th free kick was given after Kevin Holt had been shown a yellow card for hauling down O’Hara, saw Thomas try to surprise Sneddon at the near post but the 24 year old former Cowdenbeath stopper read the danger and gathered the attempt.
Foster’s tackle on Thomas earned the Thistle player a 59th minute yellow card and the Pars another free kick that Thomas sent into the visitors box but the defence cleared.
Partick were pushing for a second goal that would have created a nervy finish when Dan Pybus provided the ball for a productive counterattack. Dan was actually in the D on the top of his own box when he launched the long ball that THOMAS latched on to. He outstripped sub Steven Bell as he made it to the Jags box and thrashed it into the net. 4-1
Five Dunfermline substitutions in the last five minutes disrupted play and a nasty cut to Lawless meant that the Pars saw the game out with just ten men for the five minutes of added time.
The win takes Dunfermline to 29 points now three ahead of Queen of the South and just three behind Ayr United. Six matches remaining and both these sides yet to face at East End Park.
SUBS NOT USED: Lewis Martin, Leon Jones, Reece Cole, Neil Alexander (GK)
SCORERS: Mayo og(10), Todd (22), Edwards (27), Thomas (82)
YELLOW CARD: O’Hara (59)
PARTICK THISTLE: Jamie Sneddon: Richard Foster (Olatunji Akinola 65), Ciaran McKenna (Connor Murray HT), Lewis Mayo, Kevin Holt: Robbie Crawford, Ross Docherty (c), Stuart Bannigan, Cammy Smith (Kyle Turner 59), Scott Tiffoney (Steven Bell 72), Juan Alegría (Stephen Hendrie HT).
SUBS NOT USED: Ben Stanway, Andy Firth (GK).
SCORERS: Docherty (5)
YELLOW CARD: Holt (53), Foster (63)
REFEREE: Steven McLean
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Preview Partick Thistle
Tuesday, 22nd Mar 2022cinch Championship (home) v Partick Thistle, Tuesday 22nd March 2022, kick off 7.05pm.
On Tuesday night under the lights and in front of the BBC Scotland cameras fourth placed, Partick Thistle will be the visitors to East End Park. Ian McCall’s side have lost their last two matches, 2-1 away to Morton and then 4-0 to Hamilton on Saturday. They are being pressed for a play off place by Raith Rovers and Inverness Caley Thistle are now one point above them.
Dunfermline sit tenth on 26 points, level with Queen of the South but below them with a goal difference three worse off. Partick Thistle and Dunfermline have to play twice yet this season and these matches could have a big say in their successes or otherwise.
Milestones Partick Thistle (home)
Last League Victory | 30/11/19 | 5-1 | Championship
Last League Defeat | 07/08/21 | 0-3 | Championship
Best League Victory | 18/04/59 | 10-1 | Div One*
Worst League Defeat | 07/01/28 | 1-7 | Div One*
Last Goalless Draw | 14/10/10 | 0-0 | First Div
*Pre league reconstruction
In the previous 91 league meetings Dunfermline have won 37, Partick 28 and 26 have been drawn.
Dunfermline v Partick Thistle: The Full League Record
P | W | D | L | For | Agst
46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 79 | 58 | At East End Park
45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 73 | At Firhill
91 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 135 | 134 | TOTALS
Last time at East End Park
Dunfermline 0-3 Partick Thistle
Sat, 7th Aug 2021
Partick Thistle were the visitors for the Pars first home match of the 2021-2022 league season.
Thistle forced Ross Graham into conceding a seventh minute corner and when former Par Kyle Turner delivered from the right and his captain Ross DOCHERTY rose at the near post to glance home his header. 0-1
A quickly taken free kick by Stuart Bannigan to Tiffoney wide left, earned the 22nd minute corner that would produce Thistle’s second goal. Turner sent the ball in and HOLT rose at the far post to head the ball into the Pars net. 0-2
The winning margin was increased in 78 minutes when Partick sub Cammy Smith crossed from the left and Graham turned the ball into his own net. 0-3
DUNFERMLINE: Deniz Mehmet: Aaron Comrie (Dan Pybus 82), Paul Watson, Ross Graham: Kyle Macdonald, Graham Dorrans, Dom Thomas (c) (Craig Wighton HT), Josh Edwards: Reece Cole (Ryan Dow 82): Kevin O’Hara, Nikolay Todorov.
SUBS NOT USED: Rhys Breen, Vytas Gašpuitis, Paul Allan, Owain Fôn Williams: (GK)
PARTICK THISTLE: Harry Stone: Ciaran McKenna, Lewis Mayo, Kevin Holt, Richard Foster: Kyle Turner, Ross Docherty (c), Stuart Bannigan, Scott Tiffoney (Cammy Smith 69): Brian Graham (Ross MacIver, 81), Zak Rudden (Connor Murray 73).
SUBS NOT USED: Shea Gordon, Steven Bell, Mouhamed Niang, Jamie Sneddon (GK).
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Last Twelve Matches v Partick Thistle
This will be the fifth match between these sides this season. Two have been Thistle wins, one has been drawn and the first match in the Premier Sports Cup in July was an impressive win for the Pars.
The last dozen games between the teams have seen Dunfermline win five, drawn four and lost three. Thistle’s win at East End Park in August was their first in seven meetings between the clubs.
Date | H/A | F-A | Scorers
26/11/21: A 0-1 [0-1] Docherty
23/10/21: A 0-0
07/08/21: H 0-3 [0-1] Docherty, [0-2] Holt, [0-3] Graham (og 78).
10/07/21: A 4-2 [0-1] Graham, [1-1] Todorov, [2-1] Comrie, [3-1] Macdonald, [4-1] Todorov, [4-2] Rudden.
10/03/20: A 1-1 [1-0] Murray [1-1] Graham.
30/11/19: H 5-1 [1-0] Nisbet [2-0] Martin [3-0] Nisbet [4-0] Nisbet [5-0] Nisbet [5-1] Cole.
21/09/19: A 3-0 [1-0] Nisbet, [2-0] Dow, [3-0] Turner
06/04/19: A 2-2 [1-0] Beadling: [2-0] Anderson: [1-2] Blair (og): [2-2] McDonald.
26/02/19: H 3-0 [1-0] Anderson, [2-0] Devine, [3-0] Anderson
08/12/18: A 0-2 [0-1] Spittal, [0-2] Storey.
28/09/18: H 1-0 [1-0] Connolly
27/04/13: A 3-3 [0-1] McMillan, [1-1] Wallace, [2-1] Thomson, [3-1] Thomson, [2-3] Erskine, [3-3] Lawless.
Recent Form
Dunfermline have now gone six matches without a win but they have drawn four of the last six and are unbeaten at home in 2022.
Partick Thistle have scored more league goals away from home than any other team in the league but they have not won away from home since 13th November, five of their last six away matches ending in draws. Their early season form has dipped with just two wins in their last nine matches.
Last six matches
DUNFERMLINE
Morton (H) D 1-1
Hamilton Academical (A) D 2-2
Arbroath (A) L 0-1
Kilmarnock (H) D 0-0
Kilmarnock (A) L 1-2
Ayr United (A) D 1-1
PARTICK THISTLE
Hamilton Academical (H) L 0-4
Morton (A) L 1-2
Queen of the South (H) W 1-0
Inverness Caley Thistle (H) W 1-0
Arbroath (A) D 1-1
Raith Rovers (A) D 0-0
League Record
DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 10th
League Points: 26
Goal Difference: -17
Home League Record: P14 W2 D8 L4 GF13 GA20
Last Six Match Form: DLDLDD
PARTICK THISTLE
League Position: 4th
League Points: 45
Goal Difference: +11
Away League Record: P14 W4 D6 L4 GF25 GA18
Last Six Match Form: DDWWLL
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Morton): Jakub Stolarczyk: Matthew Todd (Lewis McCann 82), Coll Donaldson, Efe Ambrose, Josh Edwards: Liam Polworth, Dan Pybus, Joe Chalmers, Dom Thomas: Steven Lawless (c), Kevin O’Hara
SUBS NOT USED: Aaron Comrie, Nikolay Todorov, Ryan Dow, Rhys Breen, Paul Allan, Leon Jones, Reece Cole, Deniz Mehmet (GK)
PARTICK THISTLE (v Hamilton Academical): Jamie Sneddon: Ciaran McKenna, Olatunji Akinola, Lewis Mayo, Kevin Holt: Robbie Crawford (Steven Bell 45), Ross Docherty (c), Stuart Bannigan, Kyle Turner, Cammy Smith (Ben Stanway 72), Juan Alegría (Stephen Hendrie 56).
SUBS NOT USED: Andy Firth (GK).
Referee will be Steven McLean.
Remaining Pars Fixtures
26-03-22 away v Inverness Caley Thistle
04-04-22 home v Raith Rovers
09-04-22 away v Kilmarnock
16-04-22 home v Ayr United
23-04-22 away v Partick Thistle
29-04-22 home v Queen of the South
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