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Watch live Sportscene coverage from Firhill Thistle captain & co-manager Graham denied by superb save Sides meet in second leg on Friday Livingston await in semi-final, with winner of that playing 11th team in Premiership Championship & League 1 play-off latest Nick Mc Pheat Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd Marco Rus bends a ball into the Thistle box but fails to pick out Jamie Murphy at the back post. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd The home crowd just can't get on board with the referee's decision making as Steven Lawless is penalised. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr United Took a whole 55 seconds for David Dickinson to blow his whistle at the start of this half. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr United Away we go again. Drama, please. The Championship and League One play-offs are also under way tonight. Airdrie look in command at Stenny, but what a first half at Elgin! HT: Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr United Amy Canavan BBC Scotland at Firhill A wry smile came at that chant from the Ayr fans to big Brian Graham, Nick. Feelin’ the love, clearly. HT: Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr United This video can not be played Should Partick Thistle have had first-half penalty for this? HT: Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd I think the Ayr fans are chanting to Brian Graham that he's "a banker" as the Thistle striker walks off the pitch following a heated discussion with the ref. I know he has a lot of roles at the club, but I didn't realise that was one of them! Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd Boos at the half-time whistle, which can surely only be directed towards the referee. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd This game is clicking into gear at the wrong time as Ayr striker George Oakley sees a shot saved on the spin. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd And a fifth yellow card! Brian Graham for a high boot. He's fuming. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd Here's a fifth shot and it's for Ayr and George Oakley, but he hammers wide of the near post. Difficult one but should do better. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd Interesting first half. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd ANOTHER yella card. Robbie Crawford is the recipient this time for clattering into his marker. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd Ayr captain Ben Dempsey's boot has basically burst in half! Anyway, here comes a deep free-kick, but Brian Graham heads it off target for Thistle. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd The crowd are doing their best to ignite this first leg. Fair play to them. We await a big moment. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd Another nasty looking head clash involving Dan O'Reilly as he clatters into Marco Rus this time. They're both alright. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd Big shout for a pen as Robbie Crawford goes down under serious pressure from Lenny Agbaire. But there's no referee's whistle this time. There's just not enough in it. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr United Amy Canavan BBC Scotland at Firhill Yer not the only one sick of the referee’s whistle, Nick. Going home with sare ears the night. .. Partick Thistle 0-0 Ayr Utd That's more like it! What a save from Ayr keeper Josh Clarke to deny Brian Graham thumping in the opener with his heid. Manager: Mark Wilson Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Scott Brown Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Mark Wilson Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Scott Brown Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Play-offs 1/2 All competitions All competitions All competitions Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.