A first victory in over two months is the objective for Airdrie at home to Partick Thistle tomorrow.

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The Diamonds welcome the Irn-Bru First Division leaders to New Broomfield as they continue their festive programme.

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Both teams will trot out onto the pitch on the back of Boxing Day defeats. Airdrie lost 3-0 at Hamilton Accies while the Jags faltered 2-1 against Morton.

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Jimmy Boyle's outfit, with just one win in 16 games, are desperate for points in order to maintain the seven-point gap to rock-bottom Dumbarton and stay in touch with the teams above them.

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But the manager knows the display against the Glasgow side, who inflicted a 7-0 hammering at Firhill in October, must be an improvement on the showing at New Douglas Park.

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He said: "The result and the performance were not good enough.

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"We changed our shape to try and be positive and put them under pressure but silly mistakes have cost us again.

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"We did have chances and had we taken a good one before the break, we could have got it to 2-1 and then it is game on. But we weren't able to do that."

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On the visit of the Jags, Boyle added: "It's going to be a really tough game against a really good side.

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"We just have to keep working hard. That's what I'm doing and that is what I want the players to do every time we go out there."