St Johnstone vs Partick Thistle, 2017-18 Scottish League Cup, SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP - ROUND 2

· Scottish League Cup

St Johnstone

FT
0 - 3

Partick Thistle

50': Steven Lawless (P)
62': Ryan Edwards
90': Chris Erskine

St Johnstone 0-3 Partick Thistle

Match Commentary

23': Michael O'Halloran (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Niall Keown replaces Danny Devine because of an injury.
50': Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Partick Thistle 1. Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
58': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Stefan Scougall replaces Liam Craig.
62': Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Partick Thistle 2. Ryan Edwards (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Steven Lawless.
64': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Graham Cummins replaces Blair Alston.
77': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Stuart Bannigan replaces Steven Lawless.
79': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane replaces Steven MacLean.
82': Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Richard Foster (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
90': Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Partick Thistle 3. Chris Erskine (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Nisbet.
90'+2': Kevin Nisbet (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish League Cup

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 2,619

Line-Ups

St Johnstone (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Alan Mannus (GK)
6	Steven Anderson
5	Joe Shaughnessy
24	Brian Easton
19	Richard Foster
8	Murray Davidson
4	Blair Alston
26	Liam Craig
10	David Wotherspoon
9	Steven MacLean
11	Michael O'Halloran

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Kyle Mcclean, Christopher Kane, Graham Cummins, Zander Clark, Ally Gilchrist, Stefan Scougall, Scott Tanser.

Partick Thistle (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tomas Cerny (GK)
15	Daniel Devine
4	Jordan Turnbull
3	Callum Booth
14	Christie Elliott
19	Ryan Edwards
13	Adam Barton
6	Abdul Osman
20	Kevin Nisbet
10	Chris Erskine
11	Steven Lawless

Partick Thistle Substitutes:

Neil McLaughlin, Stuart Bannigan, Andrew McCarthy, Milan Nitriansky, Ryan Scully, James Penrice, Niall Keown.

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