Phillips jabs in opener for Premiership side but Fitzpatrick levels
Championship runners-up Thistle beat Dunfermline in play-off semi-final
League Cup winners St Mirren were second bottom in Premiership
Sides will meet again in Paisley on Monday
FT: Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
That'll do for us here tonight.
You can read Thomas Duncan's match report here and scroll down a touch for reaction from the managers and pundits.
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FT: Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
St Mirren interim manager Craig McLeish tells BBC Scotland: "A bit of a game of two halves.
"I felt in the first half we carried out our gameplan pretty well, sustained pressure, a lot of corners, we created some chances.
"Maybe nothing too clear cut other than the goal.
"We were under a bit of pressure second half, then once they tire it opens back up again.
"We know what's at stake, we're not behind in the tie.
"Especially the second half, we have to be better than that and we can be better than that.
"That is the focus now for Monday."
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Partick Thistle manager Mark Wilson has been speaking to Sky Sports about his side's 1-1 first-leg.
"Stressful this management job, isn't it?" he jokes.
"I thought we got on top of the game [in the second half], and we could have nicked another one at the end.
"When I'm making changes at half-time, it suggests I've got it wrong in the first half and it's not worked, it's much more on me than the players.
"We just needed to shore up the midfield.
"I felt more secure in and out of possession in the second half, and we can take a lot of confidence from our first and second-half performances.
"It gives me something to think about. We're patched up, but we gave a good account of ourselves."
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Partick Thistle goalscorer Aidan Fitzpatrick tells Sky Sports: "First half didn't go the way we wanted it to, but we showed the quality we have second half.
"Monday's massive, we're still in it. The quality we've got going forward, we're going to get chances.
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Rory Loy
Former St Mirren striker on BBC Sportsound
It was evenly contested throughout, and 1-1 is a fair result.
I predicted it would go all the way to penalties on Monday, and I stand by that.
Nerves will be shredded.
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Ian McCall
Former Partick Thistle manager on BBC Sportsound
I thought it was a terrific game.
A lot of errors, which usually makes it terrific. A really exciting game.
A draw suits St Mirren more, but after watching it tonight, Thistle will fancy themselves to go away from home and get a result.
They were both going for it and it's really finely poised now.
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Kris Boyd
Former Rangers striker on Sky Sports
Second half I thought Partick Thistle were outstanding.
I thought the front two led the line superbly.
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James McFadden
Former Scotland forward on Sky Sports
It's not a foregone conclusion because St Mirren are at home on Monday.
Thistle will make this really tough for them.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
And it is.
What a game we've got to look forward to on Monday.
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Gary Mackay-Steven cannons one off the inside of the far post but the flag goes up anyway.
Replays show he's well offside.
That should be that.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
Rory Loy
Former St Mirren striker on BBC Sportsound
He's been doing that all night, Alex Samuel, I have to say.
He's been going down very, very easily.
I think he should be booked.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
How many times are these players going to sell the jerseys with dodgy back passes?
Alex Samuel latches on to this one in the St Mirren box then goes down. Penalty?
No chance. St Mirren goalkeeper is nowhere near him. Samuel doesn't even want the spot-kick.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
Four minutes added, by the way.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
Thistle like a late goal and they have the chance to launch the ball into the St Mirren box.
Not much threat there though. The Buddies survive.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
Thistle goalscorer Aidan Fitzpatrick makes way to a big ovation and he'll be replaced by Gary Mackay-Steven.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
Roland Idowu jinks into the Thistle box and finds Allan Campbell, whose dinked cross is feeble and inaccurate.
Poor, that.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
Young Luke Douglas takes an excellent first touch and lays off left-back Scott Tanser, who blasts a wild one over.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
Jane Lewis
BBC Sport Scotland at Firhill
Thistle are playing some lovely stuff as they look for a winner here.
The tie is still finely poised, but you just sense that the home side have the bit between the teeth.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
Ian McCall
Former Partick Thistle manager on BBC Sportsound
You just feel there's a winner coming for Thistle.
Either team could score, but there's a mood that they could get a winner here.
Partick Thistle 1-1 St Mirren
What a ball, Aidan Fitzpatrick!
But where are your mates?
Nowhere.
The Thistle winger drills in a beauty low cross from the left. No takers though.
Tony Watt set up Aidan Fitzpatrick to level the tie for Partick Thistle
At a glance
Clever Killian Phillips finish gives St Mirren first-half advantage
Aidan Fitzpatrick levels for Thistle after Tony Watt run and cross
Second leg in Paisley on Monday (20:00 BST) to decide which side will be in Premiership next season
The final of the Scottish Premiership play-off is finely poised after Partick Thistle came from behind to earn a first-leg draw at home to St Mirren.
The Premiership side got their noses in front when Killian Phillips controlled Mikael Mandron's pass and guided the ball into the net with the outside of his right boot.
But that did not tell the whole story of the first half during which Thistle, who are aiming to return to the top flight for the first time in eight years, wasted good scoring chances.
Defender Lee Ashcroft had the best of them as he made space at the back post from a corner, only to head wide from close range.
Fortunately for Thistle, they were able to put their profligacy behind them to draw level after the break.
Tony Watt's excellent run and cross found Aidan Fitzpatrick at the back post, and the winger kept his strike low and powered the ball beyond goalkeeper Ross Sinclair.
It means the place in next season's Premiership is still very much up for grabs on Monday in Paisley.
Thistle have been haunted by play-off heartbreak since Livingston sent them down in the 2018 final, most notably when they ceded a three-goal advantage to Ross County late on in 2023 before losing on penalties.
Going in 1-0 down at half-time, despite creating several good opportunities, would have brought a familiar feeling of foreboding for the fans who packed out Firhill.
However, Mark Wilson's side have made the old ground a fortress this season. Only Celtic - in the League Cup - have pitched up in Maryhill and won in this campaign.
They brought that spirit to the second half, with Watt providing the necessary flair to match when he laid on the crucial equaliser for Fitzpatrick.
Ideally the Championship side would have built up a lead to take to Paisley, as their away form is what cost them in their race with St Johnstone.
They might have, had any of Fitzpatrick's team-mates got to his wonderful delivery across the face of goal.
But they have done themselves no harm as they seek Premiership football.
St Mirren will also be confident going back to their own patch and will be slight favourites to win the tie. They too, created opportunities in an absorbing match.
However, the Premiership's lowest scorers have not given their fans faith they can score the goals needed to get over the line.
The story of interim boss Craig McLeish's short tenure has been promise without enough punch. The League Cup holders have scored just four times in five games.
The 36-year-old youth coach says he feels he has done enough already to earn the job next season, regardless of the outcome of this final.
Others will feel he simply has to get St Mirren over the line on Monday to have any chance at the gig.
It sets up a high-stakes second leg which is sure to be tense.
Thistle in 'good place' in play-off tie - Wilson
Partick Thistle manager Mark Wilson: "We were ok first half, had a few chances but we were too open in the midfield. St Mirren exploited that and that's where the goal came from.
"I had to correct that at half time. It was a tough choice taking off one of our best players this season in Logan Chalmers to secure the midfield a bit better.
"But I thought it was effective. We controlled the majority of the second half and scored a very good goal. We were unfortunate not to get the second as well."
St Mirren interim manager Craig McLeish: "A bit of a game of two halves. I felt in the first half we carried out our gameplan pretty well, sustained pressure, a lot of corners, we created some chances.
"Maybe nothing too clear cut other than the goal. We were under a bit of pressure second half, then once they tire it opens back up again. We know what's at stake, we're not behind in the tie."
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