Match ends, Aberdeen 0, Partick Thistle 0.
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Aberdeen missed the chance to go top of the Scottish Premiership for the second time in five days after they drew a blank at home to Partick Thistle.
The hosts' Graeme Shinnie hit the crossbar in the first half, but most of the action came after the interval.
Kenny McLean and Niall McGinn forced good saves, and Peter Pawlett beat two Thistle men before a shot was blocked.
As the Dons piled forward, Shinnie was denied from point-blank range and Adam Rooney shot wide late on.
The result means Aberdeen go level on points with Celtic, but Derek McInnes' side have an inferior goal difference and have played two games more.
The Dons produced a disappointing performance on a night when they could have gone clear at the top with a win.
They were flat for long spells in last Saturday's draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle and they struggled to make much headway against the Glasgow Jags as well.
Shinnie did send a shot crashing against the crossbar in the first half and Jonny Hayes posed a real threat with some direct wing play.
But Partick Thistle have now gone six games unbeaten and the organised way they defended was ample evidence of why that is the case.
Aberdeen did mount a late rally to try to make the breakthrough but Shinnie could not make the most of a late chance to score in a packed penalty area.
Then a clear sign that it was not going to be the Dons' night came when top scorer Rooney miscued from just six yards at the death.
In fact it could have been even worse as the visitors made a couple of late chances themselves only for Stuart Bannigan and substitute Mathias Pogba to fire wide.
Now Aberdeen will be hoping Thistle prove just as tough to beat when they go to Celtic Park on Saturday.
Line-ups
Aberdeen
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 19Ward
- 2LoganBooked at 87mins
- 5Taylor
- 6Reynolds
- 3Shinnie
- 22JackSubstituted forPawlettat 65'minutes
- 8Flood
- 10McGinnSubstituted forSmithat 83'minutes
- 7McLeanBooked at 44mins
- 11Hayes
- 9Rooney
Substitutes
- 4Considine
- 14Smith
- 15Robson
- 16Pawlett
- 17Goodwillie
- 18Quinn
- 20Brown
Partick Thistle
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Cerny
- 15Dumbuya
- 17LindsayBooked at 14mins
- 3Seaborne
- 5Booth
- 6OsmanBooked at 58mins
- 19EdwardsSubstituted forPogbaat 76'minutes
- 11Lawless
- 7AmooBooked at 45minsSubstituted forWilsonat 90+4'minutes
- 8Bannigan
- 9Doolan
Substitutes
- 2Miller
- 12Scully
- 13Frans
- 18Wilson
- 20McDaid
- 23Muirhead
- 99Pogba
- Referee:
- Kevin Clancy
- Attendance:
- 12,583
Match Stats
Home TeamAberdeenAway TeamPartick Thistle
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away1
- Corners
- Home8
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away14
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Aberdeen 0, Partick Thistle 0.
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Attempt missed. Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Foul by Jonny Hayes (Aberdeen).
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Mustapha Dumbuya (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Ash Taylor (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle).
Substitution
Substitution, Partick Thistle. David Wilson replaces David Amoo.
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Attempt blocked. Peter Pawlett (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Peter Pawlett (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Abdul Osman (Partick Thistle).
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Attempt missed. Mark Reynolds (Aberdeen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Danny Seaborne.
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Attempt blocked. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Booking
Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen).
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Steven Lawless (Partick Thistle) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Mathias Pogba (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Kenny McLean (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Mathias Pogba (Partick Thistle).
