Scottish Premiership

Celtic vs St Johnstone, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
Celtic
  • 40': Kyogo Furuhashi
  • 46': Nicolas Gerrit Kühn
  • 68': James Forrest
FT
3 - 1
St Johnstone
  • 81': Connot Smith

About

Celtic are hosting St Johnstone at Celtic Park, Glasgow, 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.
  • 13': Foul by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone).
  • 13': Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Adama Sidibeh (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sven Sprangler.
  • 16': Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
  • 17': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Sven Sprangler (St. Johnstone).
  • 18': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Luke Robinson (St. Johnstone).
  • 19': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan McGowan.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by David Keltjens (St. Johnstone).
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Sven Sprangler (St. Johnstone).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Sven Sprangler (St. Johnstone).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Max Kucheryavyi replaces Sven Sprangler because of an injury.
  • 26': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Graham Carey.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Stephen Welsh (Celtic) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
  • 30': Foul by Paulo Bernardo (Celtic).
  • 30': Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Daniel Phillips.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Offside, St. Johnstone. Adama Sidibeh is caught offside.
  • 34': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Andy Considine.
  • 35': Offside, Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 37': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Tomoki Iwata (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 38': Offside, Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
  • 40': Goal! Celtic 1, St. Johnstone 0. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
  • 45': Foul by Adama Sidibeh (St. Johnstone).
  • 45': Stephen Welsh (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Adama Sidibeh (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Kühn.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Celtic. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
  • 45'+6': Offside, Celtic. Nicolas Kühn is caught offside.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Celtic 1, St. Johnstone 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celtic 1, St. Johnstone 0.
  • 46': Goal! Celtic 2, St. Johnstone 0. Nicolas Kühn (Celtic) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi with a cross.
  • 48': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luke Robinson.
  • 48': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 48': Matt Smith (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Adama Sidibeh (St. Johnstone).
  • 50': Foul by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 50': Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
  • 54': Adama Sidibeh (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 55': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Celtic).
  • 55': Matt Smith (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Paulo Bernardo.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Andy Considine (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Graham Carey with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Paulo Bernardo.
  • 58': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone).
  • 59': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luke Robinson.
  • 60': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 62': Attempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 62': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
  • 63': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Nicolas Kühn.
  • 63': Substitution, Celtic. Daniel Kelly replaces Paulo Bernardo.
  • 63': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka replaces Adama Sidibeh.
  • 64': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Tony Gallacher replaces Luke Robinson.
  • 68': Goal! Celtic 3, St. Johnstone 0. James Forrest (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
  • 74': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Connor Smith replaces Matt Smith.
  • 74': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Stevie May replaces Graham Carey.
  • 75': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Idah replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 75': Substitution, Celtic. Odin Thiago Holm replaces Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 75': Offside, St. Johnstone. Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Phillips.
  • 80': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Tony Gallacher.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tony Gallacher with a cross.
  • 81': Goal! Celtic 3, St. Johnstone 1. Connor Smith (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
  • 84': Offside, Celtic. Alistair Johnston is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Celtic. Gustaf Lagerbielke replaces Matt O'Riley.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Odin Thiago Holm.
  • 88': Foul by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 88': Odin Thiago Holm (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Connor Smith (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Celtic).
  • 90'+1': Adam Idah (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+1': Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Stevie May (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+2': Tomoki Iwata (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Daniel Kelly (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+5': Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Greg Taylor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Adam Idah (Celtic) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Stephen Welsh (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Odin Thiago Holm with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Stephen Welsh following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Celtic 3, St. Johnstone 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Celtic 3, St. Johnstone 1.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,880

SPFL Premiership Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Celtic 5 +14 15
2 Aberdeen 5 +7 15
3 Rangers 5 +5 10
4 Dundee United 5 +2 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

CEL Celtic (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Joe Hart (GK)
57 Stephen Welsh
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
3 Greg Taylor
2 Alistair Johnston
24 Tomoki Iwata
28 Paulo Bernardo
33 Matt O'Riley
8 Kyogo Furuhashi
38 Daizen Maeda
10 Nicolas Gerrit Kühn
Celtic Substitutes:
Oh Hyun-Gyu, Adam Idah, Anthony Ralston, Rocco Vata, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Odin Holm, Scott Bain, James Forrest, Daniel Kelly.

STJ St Johnstone (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
1 Dimitar Mitov (GK)
6 Liam Gordon
4 Andrew Considine
5 Ryan McGowan Yellow Card
22 Matt Smith
23 Sven Sprangler
34 Daniel Phillips Yellow Card
19 Luke Robinson
33 David Keltjens
16 Adama Sidibeh Yellow Card
11 Graham Carey
St Johnstone Substitutes:
Nicholas Clark, Dave Richards, Benjamin Mgunga-Kimpioka, Stevie May, Fran Franczak, Maksym Kucheriavyi, Tony Gallacher, Connot Smith.

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