KICK-OFFpublished at 20:49 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2023
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
No changes for either side at the break.
The rain is pouring down now as we get back under way at Stark's Park.
O'Reilly heads Rovers into 12th-minute lead
Easton fires Rovers' second straight after half-time
O'Reilly knocks ball into own net to give Thistle hope
Graham penalty levels after Murray hand ball
Alston slides in to put Thistle in front
Smith and Stanton put Rovers back in the lead
Rovers go two points clear at top of Scottish Championship
Thistle eight points behind hosts in third
Rovers unbeaten in 11 games, Thistle's first defeat in seven
Rovers secure fifth straight win
Charlotte Cohen
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
No changes for either side at the break.
The rain is pouring down now as we get back under way at Stark's Park.
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Michael Stewart
Former Scotland midfielder on BBC Scotland
Raith Rovers haven't given Partick Thistle a moment's peace. Whenever they've had someone on the ball, they've had someone in their face putting them under pressure and thrown them out of balance.
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Penny for your thoughts Kris Doolan...
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Leanne Crichton
Former Scotland international on BBC One Scotland
Raith Rovers have certainly been the better side. They have forced Thistle into a lot of errors. It's probably the poorest I've seen Thistle, but much of that is down to the way Rovers are playing.
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Amy Canavan
BBC Scotland at Stark's Park
He'll be smiling under there... promise.
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Amy Canavan
BBC Scotland at Stark's Park
Raith Rovers being brilliant... no surprise.
Partick Thistle being disappointing... a big surprise.
An impressive showing from Raith, but goodness me, that was a very poor half from Thistle.
Rovers just had a late chance on the counter-attack, but the eventual shot goes over the bar.
Thistle will be pleased to get into the dressing room at 1-0 you would've thought....
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Another great save from Jamie Sneddon - he's well on his way to redeeming himself now.
Lewis Vaughan gathers the ball on the edge of the box, gets himself the right way round, tries the shot and the Thistle goalkeeper does well to save.
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Amy Canavan
BBC Scotland at Stark's Park
Hearing a minimum of two minutes added on...
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Thistle have another corner.
It's a lovely delivery, but Daniel O'Reilly manages to win the header and clears the ball before it eventually goes out for a goal kick.
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Amy Canavan
BBC Scotland at Stark's Park
Now I've drawn attention to Jamie Sneddon, we're all looking at him, eh?
Bet he wishes we weren't... got away with one there, far from convincing...
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Just as I say that Dylan Easton has a shot from the inside of the box. It's fired right at Jamie Sneddon and the ball hits off his chest.
Up the other end, Thistle's Kerr McInroy also tries his luck. The shot is deflected out for a corner but they can't make anything of it.
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Thistle just seem to be struggling to put it all together in the final third in the opening half an hour.
They've been getting forward but are yet to find a response to that Daniel O'Reilly goal.
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Here's that moment to forget for Jamie Sneddon...
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Dylan Easton goes down after a challenge from Jack McMillan - it's right in front of the referee, who doesn't give the foul.
The Rovers midfielder stays down but eventually gets back to his feet and looks to be okay.
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Lewis Neilson tries a volley from the edge of the box and it looks to fly just wide.
After seeing the replay, it maybe wasn't that close from the on-loan Hearts defender, but Thistle are responding well to conceding that early goal.
Raith Rovers 1-0 Partick Thistle
Amy Canavan
BBC Scotland at Stark's Park
Well, Jamie Sneddon... I'm seeing you now!
Got to be doing better than that.
Daniel O'Reilly
Jamie Sneddon will not be happy with that..
It all comes from yet another Rovers corner, but it's a really bad mistake from the Thistle goalkeeper, who should be doing better to keep the shot out.
Lewis Vaughan is also trying to claim the goal as his own, but it looked like Daniel O'Reilly got the final touch on it.
Raith Rovers 0-0 Partick Thistle
Here's that early Thistle chance...
Raith Rovers 0-0 Partick Thistle
Amy Canavan
BBC Scotland at Stark's Park
I really hope the camera never caught me gawping there...
I genuinely thought Jamie Sneddon, the Thistle 'keeper, hadn't appeared for the handshakes.
My goodness, that goalkeeper kit is very, very, very similar to their awfy looking away strip.
Thankfully Sneddon is very much on the pitch and having work to do very early on.