Motherwell vs Celtic
Ref: K. ClancyFir Park, Motherwell · 13,742 cap
Match recap
Motherwell beat Celtic 2–0 in their Premiership fixture. Said and Watt scored for Motherwell. Motherwell held 43% possession to 57% for Celtic. Motherwell sit 4th in the Premiership table while Celtic are 3rd.
First Half
⚽
Said
Assist: O'Donnell
Second Half
46'
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Paulo Bernardo
46'
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Tierney
46'
⇄
Maeda
52'
Trusty
Yellow Card
56'
Ralston
Yellow Card
56'
Hatate
Yellow Card
⚽
Watt
60'
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Ralston
66'
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Yang Hyun-Jun
74'
Scales
Yellow Card
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Just
⇄
Priestman
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Said
⇄
Slattery
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MotherwellCeltic
6Won
Statistical edge
6–7
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack4 · 1 won
11
Shots
8
6
Shots on target
3
8
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
2
2
Shots off goal
2
1
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
465
Total passes
594
398
Accurate passes
525
86%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
14
0
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
3
Motherwell
4-2-3-1
Celtic
3-4-1-2
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 7T. SparrowD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 12L. FadingerM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 22J. KoutroumbisD
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 90I. SaidF
Substitutes
- 4L. GordonD
- 5K. BalmerD
- 9A. StamatelopoulosF
- 24D. OsongF
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 39Z. McAllisterM
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 66C. HendryF
Celtic
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 5L. ScalesD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenF
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 56A. RalstonD
- 63K. TierneyM
Substitutes
- 4Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 14L. McCowanM
- 18S. YamadaF
- 24J. KennyF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 51Colby DonovanD
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Watt | M | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahim Said | F | 89 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elijah Just | M | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tom Sparrow | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 85 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lukas Fadinger | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Callum Slattery | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zander McAllister | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kofi Balmer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Detlef Esapa Osong | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Callum Hendry | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Benjamin Nygren | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kieran Tierney | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colby Donovan | D | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luke McCowan | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Arne Engels | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Shin Yamada | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| James Forrest | M | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |