Team News: Partick Thistle top scorer Kris Doolan misses out through injury

Partick Thistle top scorer Kris Doolan misses out on their Scottish Premiership match against Motherwell and has been replaced by Lyle Taylor.

James Craigen is suspended for Thistle, but Steven Lawless passed a late fitness test. Dan Seaborne, Christie Elliott and Sean Walsh remain injured.

Stephen Pearson starts for Motherwell after picking up an injury earlier in the week. John Sutton and Scott McDonald lead the line as the Lanarkshire club look to climb out of the relegation playoff place.

Partick Thistle: Fox; O'Donnell, Booth, Balatoni, Bannigan, Stevenson; Lawless, Frans, Higginbotham; Osman, Taylor

Motherwell: Long; McManus, Law, Erwin, Straker; Ainsworth, Lasley, Laing, Pearson; Sutton, McDonald