Partick Thistle 1-1 Hamilton Academical

Ten-man Hamilton Accies fought back to earn a point against Partick Thistle, after Lucas Tagliapietra was sent off just before the interval.

Thistle, seeking a third straight win, took the lead through Mathias Pogba.

The visitors were always dangerous despite their one-man deficit, though, and experienced Dougie Imrie pounced on a lax home defence to level.

And only a fine late save from Thistle substitute goalkeeper Ryan Scully denied Grant Gillespie a winner.

There was a tentative start made by both sides, and the first real chance fell the way of the hosts.

Pogba found Ryan Edwards wide on the left and his deep cross was volleyed high and wide by David Amoo.

At the other end Imrie tried his luck from 25 yards, but the seasoned Accies winger was wide of the target.

The visitors were willing to shoot on sight around the edge of the box early on, and while Greg Docherty knocked a volley over the bar, Antons Kurakins sent a left-foot strike wide of the post and Gramoz Kurtaj saw his effort parried away by Tomas Cerny.

Thistle had a great chance to make the breakthrough but Steven Lawless managed to send a header from a Callum Booth cross over the bar from six yards.

The hosts then had to replace Cerny with Scully on the half hour mark, after the keeper seemed to suffer an injury as he dispatched a long clearance.

Amoo wasted an another opportunity just before the interval when he dallied on the ball instead of shooting.

In stoppage time at the end of the first half Accies were reduced to ten men after Tagliapietra was red carded by referee Euan Anderson for pulling back Amoo.

The Accies defender took a poor touch 23 yards out and then made sure Amoo was going no further as he looked to take advantage of the mistake.

With an hour gone, Thistle broke the deadlock, Pogba tapping home Amoo's cross from close range to notch his first goal for the club.

Accies player/manager Martin Canning decided he needed to put himself into the action to assist his defence and replaced Greg Docherty.

Despite having inferior numbers Accies were still a major threat with the probing combination of Imrie and Kurtaj always creative.

And it was no surprise when Imrie got in behind the Thistle defence to equalise 12 minutes from the end, ensuring four of the last five meetings between these sides have finished all-square.