I'll leave you with that for tonight, thankfully a more entertaining evening than last week! Dundee United are now two points behind Raith Rovers at the top of the Championship.

We'll be back tomorrow with coverage of all the Scottish Premiership matches.

Until then, goodnight!

And if you want to relive all three goals in all their glory - here you go.

Dundee United's Tony Watt tells BBC Scotland: "Partick Thistle are a good team and before the game I said I need to do it for the manager.

"He puts his faith in me every week and he has been brilliant.

"He is giving us a good game plan and we need to start being consistent.

"He was getting the stick after [the game against] Queen's Park but we all need to take it.

"The game plan is right and we have just not been executing it properly."

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And here's the third goal from the birthday boy!

Partick Thistle manager Kris Doolan tells BBC Scotland: "I felt as if for most of the second half we were in command.

"We had a go at them. We took our chance to go after them and it nearly paid off.

"I felt that we were the team on the ascendancy. We had nothing to lose but unfortunately it didn't go our way.

"For the majority of the game, particularly in the second half, we were well in it. We were a lot better on and off the ball. If we were a wee bit more clinical we might have got something.

When asked about the winter transfer window, Doolan added: "The January window is one where you can try and fill the gaps. If the right one comes along then we will do something.

And on their promotion hopes, Doolan said: "I think we have to believe that we can claw it back.

"We know the Championship, things always change between now and the end of the season. We always believe and we will keep at it.

"One bump in the road doesn't put the wheels off. We just get back to training and get our heads down."

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Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin tells BBC Scotland: "We are really pleased with the overall performance and the results.

"We have struggled to score in the last couple of games and we have been very frustrated with that point but tonight was a decent all round performance.

"There has never been any anxiety or nervousness from our point of view.

"We could sense the supporters' frustration after the game against Queen's Park. We just found it very difficult to break them down.

"We asked for an increase in the intensity and the tempo [this week] whilst keeping that quality.

"I think we started the game really brightly and that set the tone.

"We didn't have enough control or discipline in the second half but I'm delighted for us to get the goals off the back of that."

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Dundee United's Kai Fotheringham tells BBC Scotland: "It is a brilliant feeling.

"The last few weeks we have not been up to our standards.

"The first 25 minutes of the second half were a bit scrappy but we get the two goals in the second half and a hattrick for Tony [Watt] so I'm delighted for him.

"The last few weeks we have not been up to our standards but hopefully that was just a blip.

"There is always going to be pressure on our backs, the fan base is massive and they will always have their opinions."

What a save from Jamie Sneddon to deny the home side a fourth just before full time.

Craig Sibbald fires an absolute rocket towards the top right corner and Sneddon dives to push it out for a corner.

The Thistle keeper then manages to gather the ball that comes in to the box and the referee blows his whistle.

All in all a pretty comfortable victory for the home side who edge closer to Raith Rovers at the top of the table.

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Three minutes of added time...

Partick Thistle have a free kick in a dangerous area.

Aidan Fitzpatrick clips it into the box and Aaron Muirhead, who's made a quick recovery, gets his head onto it but it floats up and way over the bar.

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He'll have had worse birthdays, eh...

A great save from Jack Walton denies Partick Thistle once again.

Aidan Fitzpatrick tries a strike from the left-hand side of the box but Walton manages to get his leg out to send it away from goal.

Another chance for Partick Thistle who seem to be growing into the game a bit more now.

Steven Lawless plays the pass to Jack McMillan in the box. The ball ends up in the side netting and Thistle have a corner but it's headed away by Dundee United.

A change for Jim Goodwin now. Louis Moult, who just picked up a booking moments before, is off and Chris Mochrie is on in his place.

And the substitute gets an early chance.

Ricco Diack picks up the ball in Dundee United's half but the flag is up before he gets the shot away, which is saved by Jack Walton anyway.

Kris Doolan has also made another change.

Kerr McInroy has been replaced by Ricco Diack for the final 15 minutes.

Up the other end, a chance for Partick Thistle goes wide.

Aidan Fitzpatrick does so well to chop the ball past his defender but he slips before getting the shot away and it spins past the post.