Motherwell vs Celtic, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish PremiershipAbout
Motherwell are hosting Celtic
at Fir Park, Motherwell, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Hand ball by Jack Vale (Motherwell).
- 2': Attempt saved. Greg Taylor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
- 3': Offside, Motherwell. Theo Bair is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Theo Bair (Motherwell).
- 5': Liam Scales (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Maik Nawrocki.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Paul McGinn (Motherwell) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Georgie Gent with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Matt O'Riley.
- 7': Attempt missed. Dan Casey (Motherwell) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Blair Spittal with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Casey (Motherwell).
- 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
- 12': Attempt saved. Jack Vale (Motherwell) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Blair Spittal.
- 13': Foul by Georgie Gent (Motherwell).
- 13': Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Davor Zdravkovski.
- 16': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Jack Vale (Motherwell).
- 21': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell).
- 26': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
- 26': Theo Bair (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 29': Paul McGinn (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Georgie Gent (Motherwell) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Blair Spittal.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Theo Bair (Motherwell) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Blair Spittal.
- 34': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum McGregor with a through ball.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Taylor with a cross.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Theo Bair (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Blair Spittal.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
- 41': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
- 41': Lennon Miller (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Goal! Motherwell 1, Celtic 0. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lennon Miller.
- 45': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Motherwell 1, Celtic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Motherwell 1, Celtic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Idah replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Casey (Motherwell).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Goal! Motherwell 1, Celtic 1. Adam Idah (Celtic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Greg Taylor with a cross.
- 54': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dan Casey.
- 55': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
- 55': Jack Vale (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Greg Taylor (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt saved. Lennon Miller (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Davor Zdravkovski with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 56': Attempt missed. Dan Casey (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Georgie Gent with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Celtic).
- 58': Jack Vale (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
- 61': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Celtic).
- 61': Jack Vale (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Celtic. Cameron Carter-Vickers replaces Maik Nawrocki.
- 61': Substitution, Celtic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Nicolas Kühn.
- 62': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
- 62': Jack Vale (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
- 65': Jack Vale (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daizen Maeda with a cross.
- 68': Attempt missed. Jack Vale (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Devine with a cross following a fast break.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Jack Vale (Motherwell).
- 70': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
- 72': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
- 73': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yang Hyun-Jun with a cross.
- 73': Substitution, Motherwell. Sam Nicholson replaces Jack Vale.
- 74': Substitution, Motherwell. Calum Butcher replaces Dan Casey.
- 77': Substitution, Celtic. Paulo Bernardo replaces Tomoki Iwata.
- 79': Adam Idah (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Calum Butcher (Motherwell).
- 79': Calum Butcher (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': VAR Decision: No card change Calum Butcher (Motherwell).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Bernardo.
- 82': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Georgie Gent.
- 82': Attempt saved. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross.
- 83': Hand ball by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 84': Substitution, Motherwell. Stephen O'Donnell replaces Lennon Miller.
- 84': Substitution, Motherwell. Oli Shaw replaces Adam Devine.
- 84': Substitution, Celtic. Luis Palma replaces Daizen Maeda.
- 85': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
- 89': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Paul McGinn.
- 89': Substitution, Motherwell. Shane Blaney replaces Georgie Gent.
- 90': Bevis Mugabi (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Celtic).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Luis Palma (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
- 90'+4': Goal! Motherwell 1, Celtic 2. Adam Idah (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
- 90'+6': Goal! Motherwell 1, Celtic 3. Luis Palma (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yang Hyun-Jun.
- 90'+8': Luis Palma (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Motherwell 1, Celtic 3.
- 0': Match ends, Motherwell 1, Celtic 3.
Game Information
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Venue: Fir Park
Location: Motherwell, Scotland
Attendance: 9,016
Venue: Fir Park
Location: Motherwell, Scotland
Attendance: 9,016
SPFL Premiership Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 16 | +40 | 44 |
| 2 | Rangers | 16 | +19 | 35 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 17 | +10 | 34 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 17 | -4 | 26 |
Line-Ups
Motherwell (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Kelly (GK) |
| 5 | Bevis Mugabi |
| 15 | Dan Casey |
| 16 | Paul McGinn |
| 17 | Davor Zdravkovski |
| 38 | Lennon Miller |
| 3 | Georgie Gent |
| 21 | Adam Devine |
| 14 | Thelonius Bair |
| 7 | Blair Spittal |
| 28 | Jack Vale |
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hart (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales |
| 17 | Maik Nawrocki |
| 3 | Greg Taylor  |
| 2 | Alistair Johnston |
| 24 | Tomoki Iwata |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 33 | Matt O'Riley |
| 8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 10 | Nicolas Gerrit Kühn |
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