Summary

  • Thistle host quarter-final first leg

  • Thistle finished fourth, Queen's Park third in Championship

  • Turner gives Thistle lead against run of play

  • McMillan adds Thistle's second

  • Thomas pulls one back for Spiders, but Fitzpatrick restores advantage

  • Boateng's deflected shot and Thomas' drive draw visitors level

  • Graham snatches late winner for Thistle

  • Sides meet again in Friday's return leg

  • Championship play-offs: Airdrieonians 6-2 Falkirk, Alloa Athletic 1-0 Hamilton Academical

  • League 1 play-offs: Annan Athletic 6-0 Dumbarton, East Fife 0-1 Clyde

  1. What does form tell us?published at 19:32 British Summer Time 9 May 2023

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    Thistle come into this unbeaten in six games. Kris Doolan's side are also unbeaten in five at home.

    As for Queen's Park, they've won just once in their last seven outings and are four without win on the road.

    In the most recent meetings between the sides, Thistle won 4-0 at Firhill. Queen's, however, had won the previous three.

  2. Thistle aim to 'take advantage' of home crowdpublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 9 May 2023

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    Partick Thistle manager Kris Doolan tells BBC Scotland: "We're disappointed we didn't finish second, but the play-offs give you so much to play for. We're delighted to be here.

    "We've almost got a full squad available, so that continuity with our starting line-up is huge.

    "We know it'll be a tough game. They'll be hurting. But we're at home and we have to take advantage of that."

    Partick Thistle manager Kris DoolanImage source, SNS
  3. Plenty of play-off action tonightpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 9 May 2023

    It's not just the Premiership play-offs that start tonight, by the way.

    We'll be providing goal updates from the Championship and League 1 play-off semi-finals.

    Championship play-offs:

    • Airdrieonians v Falkirk
    • Alloa Athletic v Hamilton Academical

    League 1 play-offs:

    • Annan Athletic v Dumbarton
    • East Fife v Clyde
  4. More of this, pleasepublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 9 May 2023

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  5. Thistle unchanged; Queen's make three switchespublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 9 May 2023

    Partick Thistle v Queen's Park (19:45)

    Thistle remain unchanged after they ended the league season with a 2-2 draw away to Raith Rovers on Friday.

    As for visitors Queen's Park, it's three switches from the side that started that mad 5-3 title-deciding defeat by Dundee.

    Lee Kilday, Tommy Robson and Josh McPake all drop to the bench as Louis Longridge, Jake Davidson and Alex Bannon all come into the starting line-up.

    Queen's Park out on the pitchImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Queen's Park are looking to recover from Friday's loss

  6. LINE-UPS from Firhillpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 9 May 2023

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    Partick Thistle: Mitchell, McMillan, Holt, Brownlie, Turner, Tiffoney, Bannigan, Graham, Lawless, Muirhead, Docherty.

    Substitutes: Sneddon, Dowds, Smith, McKinnon, Hodson, Mullen, Fitzpatrick, Owens, MacKenzie.

    Queen's Park: Ferrie, Oakley, Fox, Longridge, Thomson, Thomas, Davidson, Savoury, Bannon, Shields, Boateng.

    Substitutes: McKenna, Robson, Kilday, Henderson, McPake, Moore, Healy, Jarrett, Eze.

  7. Hold tight...published at 19:15 British Summer Time 9 May 2023

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    Recovered from Friday? Nope. Didn't think so. But we're all ready to again, right?

    Partick Thistle and Queen's Park kick off the Premiership play-offs tonight, just four days after one of the maddest nights... ever?

    Watch it all unfold on the BBC Scotland channel from 19:30 BST. More chaos expected. Strap in.

    Firhill StadiumImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Firhill for some Tuesday sunshine