St Johnstone vs Partick Thistle, 2017-18 Scottish Premiership, Regular Season

· Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone

39': Joe Shaughnessy

FT
1 - 1

Partick Thistle

89': Conor Sammon (P)

Alan Archibald hails Partick Thistle's fighting spirit

Match Commentary

36': Steven MacLean (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Partick Thistle 0. Joe Shaughnessy (St. Johnstone) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Craig with a cross.
52': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Conor Sammon replaces Steven Lawless.
64': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Ryan Edwards replaces Andrew McCarthy.
67': Niall Keown (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Paul McGinn replaces Callum Booth because of an injury.
84': Substitution, St. Johnstone. John Robertson replaces George C Williams.
85': Martin Woods (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card.
87': John Robertson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
89': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Partick Thistle 1. Conor Sammon (Partick Thistle) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
90': Christie Elliott (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Liam Craig (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 2,925

SPFL Premiership Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	4	+6	10
2	Heart of Midlothian	4	+4	10
3	Hibernian	3	+1	5
4	Dundee United	3	+1	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

St Johnstone (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Zander Clark (GK)
6	Steven Anderson
15	Jason Kerr
3	Scott Tanser
5	Joe Shaughnessy
26	Liam Craig
28	Matthew Willock
10	David Wotherspoon
19	Richard Foster
11	George C. Williams
9	Steven MacLean

St Johnstone Substitutes:

Kyle Mcclean, Alan Mannus, Liam Gordon, John Robertson, Keith Watson, Alistair McCann, David McMillan.

Partick Thistle (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tomas Cerny (GK)
4	Baily Cargill
5	Niall Keown
3	Callum Booth
14	Christie Elliott
10	Chris Erskine
24	Andrew McCarthy
37	Martin Woods
9	Kris Doolan
11	Steven Lawless
7	Blair Spittal

Partick Thistle Substitutes:

Ryan Scully, Abdul Osman, Paul McGinn, Miles Storey, Conor Sammon, Adam Barton, Ryan Edwards.

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