Celtic vs Motherwell 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 7': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Celtic) Yellow Card at 7'
- 32': Elijah Just (Motherwell) Goal at 32'
- 38': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) Goal at 38'
- 45': Tomas Cvancara (Celtic) Substitution at 45'
- 50': Colby Donovan (Celtic) Yellow Card at 50'
- 62': Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 62'
- 63': Reo Hatate (Celtic) Yellow Card at 63'
- 64': Elijah Just (Motherwell) Yellow Card at 64'
- 71': Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell) Red Card at 71'
- 72': Calum Ward (Motherwell) Yellow Card at 72'
- 72': Tomas Cvancara (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 72'
- 78': Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Oscar Priestman (Motherwell) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Eythor Bjørgolfsson (Motherwell) Substitution at 78'
- 79': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) Goal at 79'
- 82': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) Yellow Card at 82'
- 83': Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) Substitution at 83'
- 83': Jordan McGhee (Motherwell) Substitution at 83'
- 90'+1': Luca Ross (Motherwell) Substitution at 91'
Game Information
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Scottish Premiership Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +28 | Heart of Midlothian | 29 | 63 | 4 |
| +24 | Celtic | 30 | 61 | 7 |
| +26 | Rangers | 29 | 57 | 2 |
| +26 | Motherwell | 30 | 53 | 5 |
Statistics
 MOT |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Viljami Sinisalo (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales |
| 43 | Benjamin Arthur |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 51 | Colby Donovan  |
| 8 | Benjamin Nygren |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 21 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 23 | Sebastian Tounekti |
| 13 | Yang Hyun-Jun |
Motherwell (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Calum Ward (GK) |
| 16 | Paul McGinn |
| 2 | Stephen O'Donnell |
| 45 | Emmanuel Longelo  |
| 7 | Tom Sparrow |
| 8 | Callum Slattery |
| 12 | Lukas Fadinger |
| 20 | Elliot Watt |
| 18 | Tawanda Maswanhise |
| 21 | Elijah Just |
| 90 | Ibrahim Sa'Id |
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