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Watch Sportscene Pittman slots Livingston into 40th-minute lead Wilson thumps visitors into two-goal lead six minutes after break Livi qualified directly for Scottish Premiership Play-off semi-final by finishing second in Championship Partick Thistle, who were fourth, beat third-top Ayr United in quarter-final Thistle & Livi meet again in Friday's second leg Winner will face side that finishes 11th in the Premiership George O'Neill FT: Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston That's all from us tonight, as Livingston take control of this Premiership play-off semi-final. We'll be back on Friday for the second leg - see you all then. FT: Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Mark Wilson: "Nothing quite went right for us tonight. I don't think we had enough intensity in or out of possession. "I thought they were the better team. I'm not being too harsh on our players because it's been a long road and they've dug deep time and time again. "Disappointing that we didn't score at the end, but Livi were by far the better team tonight. "The players have got a lot of belief in each other. They know they can do it. You get the first goal and the tie swings again with the pressure on Livi. " FT: Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston FT: Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Livingston manager David Martindale tells BBC Scotland: "The result's there, the performance was OK. "It sets us up for a great start on Friday night but it's definitely not over. "I never felt we were under any real threat to be honest. They never really built the game. "[Scott Pittman] will always find that space. He has been with me for 11 years. It's something we work on most weeks in training, building the game. "We built the game really well at times and when you do that, you create chances. "Danny [Wilson] is a huge threat for us from set-plays and takes his goal really well. We overload the back post, get the first contact and it's a good finish. " FT: Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Leanne Crichton Former Scotland international on BBC Scotland I was really impressed, it was a professional, strong, robust performance from Livingston. They really started to motor after half-time. FT: Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Livingston defender Danny Wilson tells BBC Scotland: "It's a good start to the tie. "We're well aware that Partick have been resilient in the past few games, so the tie's not over. "I still feel we could have been better on the ball. The job's not done. "The schedule Partick have had, we knew we could take advantage of that. "It just sat up nicely for me [for the goal] and thankfully it went in. We look forward to Friday now. "We expect more of the same. We'll prepare as best as we can and hopefully we can get the job done. " FT: Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Michael Stewart Former Scotland midfielder on BBC Scotland Danny Wilson has really shown his experience and class tonight, plus he got the second goal for Livingston. He's my player of the match. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Goals either side of half-time from Scott Pittman and Danny Wilson give Livingston a two-goal lead before Friday's second leg at Almondvale. Brian Graham looks absolutely distraught after that late miss for Partick Thistle. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Michael Stewart Former Scotland midfielder on BBC Scotland He's on the stretch, but the form he's in, you expect him to find the back of the net. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Brian Graham cannot believe it. A cross from the left reaches Partick Thistle's main man at the far post, but he fires miles over the bar from close range. He simply has to score given the state of the game. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston We're into the first of four additional minutes at Firhill. Thistle are huffing and puffing without creating much. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston More bad news for Partick Thistle. They are two goals down in the tie and Lee Ashcroft has now pinged his hamstring. Luke Mc Beth went off earlier in the contest, so they are down to the bare bones in defence. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Wow. Partick Thistle almost hit back in spectacular circumstances. Lee Ashcroft drives forward out of defence and lashes a shot off the bar from the edge of the box. Is that the spark the home side needed? Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Michael Stewart Former Scotland midfielder on BBC Scotland I can't remember a Partick Thistle getting with two yards of the ball recently. Livingston are controlling the ball but it's almost unopposed. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Andrew Shinnie is on for Livingston as Cristian Montano makes way. There are 11 minutes of regulation time left at Firhill. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston A sweeping Livingston move ends with Stephen Kelly shooting just over the bar. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Livingston are more than happy to take the sting out of this game, keeping the ball with relative ease. They have been by far the better side in this second half. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Home defender Daniel O'Reilly goes into the referee's book. Thistle need to make something happen soon if they are to get back into this tie. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston Mark Wilson also turns to his bench. Aidan Fitzpatrick and Stuart Bannigan are off, with Ben Stanway and Stevie Lawless on. For Livi, Daniel Finlayson replaces Jamie Brandon at right-back. Partick Thistle 0-2 Livingston This video can not be played Wilson slams in Livingston's second This video can not be played Watch the goals as Livingston take two-goal advantage into play-off second leg Livingston manager David Martindale insists it is "definitely not over" despite his side taking a comfortable lead into the home second leg of the Scottish Premiership Play-off semi-final after brushing aside Partick Thistle. Goals either side of half time from Scott Pittman and Danny Wilson give the Championship runners-up the advantage going into Friday's reverse fixture. Thistle, who finished fourth, set up the semi-final meeting in sensational fashion, coming from behind against third-top Ayr United in Friday’s second leg thanks to Brian Graham's 100th goal for the club in the 88th minute. Co-manager Mark Wilson retains "belief" in an even more unlikely comeback, but their exploits at Somerset Park appeared to take their toll as they were exposed by a fresh Livingston who have not played since losing at home to Thistle on 2 May. Shinnie, Cowie & relegation shootouts in focus Kilmarnock's Mc Innes says deal agreed for Hearts move Rangers approach Ancelotti but other names in mix Wide man Robbie Fraser, on loan from Rangers, found space down the left and picked out Pittman, with the veteran midfielder slotting Davie Martindale's side into a first-half lead. Arguably, it came against the run of play - after Thistle spurned chances through Graham and Robbie Crawford - but it should have been added to when winger Cristian Montano tried to lift the ball over home goalkeeper David Mitchell but got his angles wrong. There was no such trouble for centre-half Wilson, who lashed in a second for the Lions soon after the break. From there, Thistle - led by interim co-managers Mark Wilson and Graham - offered very little until centre-half Lee Ashcroft crashed a long-range effort off the crossbar and Graham uncharacteristically skied a shot over the bar with the goal at his mercy. The Jags, once again, will have to come from behind in Friday’s second leg in West Lothian - live on BBC Scotland - if they are to reach the Premiership play-off final against the team who finishes 11th in the top flight. Partick Thistle co-manager Mark Wilson: "Nothing quite went right for us tonight. I don't think we had enough intensity in or out of possession. "Disappointing that we didn't score at the end, but I thought they were the better team. I'm not being too harsh on our players, because it's been a long road and they've dug deep time and time again. "The players have got a lot of belief in each other. They know they can do it. You get the first goal and the tie swings again with the pressure on Livi. " Livingston manager David Martindale: "The result's there, the performance was okay. It sets us up for a great start on Friday night, but it's definitely not over. "I never felt we were under any real threat to be honest. They never really built the game. We built the game really well at times and when you do that, you create chances. " Manager: Mark Wilson Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: David Martindale Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Mark Wilson Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: David Martindale Formation: 4 - 3 - 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.