Partick Thistle v Dunfermline

Last updated : 24 September 2010 By BBC Sport

Partick Thistle are out to end a run of four successive league defeats by beating leaders Dunfermline at Firhill.However, they will be without captain Alan Archibald, who is out after coming off early in his comeback at Palmerston last week, along with Ryan MacBeth.

Dunfermline's new full-back Jack Ross is still not fit enough to begin his Pars career. David Graham remains out after surgery, but Gary Mason is available again for the Fifers.

Partick Thistle assistant manager Ian Maxwell: "It is a really frustrating time as there is not much needed fixed and therefore we are just carrying on as normal.

"We need a win to get some confidence about the place and doing that against Dunfermline would be excellent. Last week at Queen of the South, we were winning comfortably and then they came out with two great goals from their first shots at goal."

East End Park assistant boss Gerry McCabe:"We were happy with the way we attacked Rangers and we could have scored a couple of more goals. However, defensively we need to do better.

"We went and had a go which we will no doubt do against Thistle but we have to tighten up at the back."

Source: BBC Sport

Source: BBC Sport