Scottish Premiership

Celtic vs St Johnstone, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

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Celtic are hosting St Johnstone at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Andy Considine.
  • 3': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luke Jephcott.
  • 4': David Turnbull (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 8': Offside, St. Johnstone. Graham Carey tries a through ball, but Luke Robinson is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 9': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 12': Luke Jephcott (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
  • 14': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Dara Costelloe (St. Johnstone).
  • 15': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sam McClelland.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 16': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sam McClelland.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
  • 20': Hand ball by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 24': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Celtic).
  • 24': Jay Turner-Cooke (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 25': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Luke Jephcott (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Graham Carey with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 30': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luke Robinson.
  • 30': Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
  • 38': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 38': Luke Robinson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sam McClelland.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Offside, St. Johnstone. Dara Costelloe tries a through ball, but Luke Jephcott is caught offside.
  • 44': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Oludare Olufunwa.
  • 44': Sam McClelland (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yang Hyun-Jun.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Daniel Phillips.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Celtic 0, St. Johnstone 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celtic 0, St. Johnstone 0.
  • 46': Dara Costelloe (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
  • 48': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
  • 48': Matt Smith (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
  • 50': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Oludare Olufunwa.
  • 51': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Celtic).
  • 51': Jay Turner-Cooke (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Matt O'Riley (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Oludare Olufunwa (St. Johnstone).
  • 53': Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Substitution, St. Johnstone. James Brown replaces Oludare Olufunwa.
  • 55': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Stevie May replaces Luke Jephcott.
  • 56': Foul by Andy Considine (St. Johnstone).
  • 56': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Greg Taylor (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Turnbull.
  • 59': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Andy Considine.
  • 60': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
  • 60': Matt Smith (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Alistair Johnston.
  • 60': Substitution, Celtic. Liel Abada replaces Daizen Maeda.
  • 60': Substitution, Celtic. Sead Haksabanovic replaces David Turnbull.
  • 61': Offside, St. Johnstone. Luke Robinson tries a through ball, but Stevie May is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.
  • 63': Foul by Matt Smith (St. Johnstone).
  • 63': Matt O'Riley (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Andy Considine (St. Johnstone).
  • 65': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Liam Gordon replaces Andy Considine because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
  • 70': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
  • 70': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
  • 71': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jay Turner-Cooke.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Dara Costelloe (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 72': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Joe Hart.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Smith with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sam McClelland.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Dimitar Mitov (St. Johnstone).
  • 75': Substitution, Celtic. Alexandro Bernabéi replaces Greg Taylor.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Foul by James Brown (St. Johnstone).
  • 79': James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dara Costelloe.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Forrest following a corner.
  • 81': Hand ball by Dara Costelloe (St. Johnstone).
  • 82': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Cammy MacPherson replaces Jay Turner-Cooke.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Graham Carey.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
  • 83': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
  • 84': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Cammy MacPherson (St. Johnstone).
  • 84': Attempt missed. James Forrest (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anthony Ralston.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
  • 88': James Brown (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Foul by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 88': Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Graham Carey.
  • 90'+1': Offside, St. Johnstone. James Brown tries a through ball, but Dara Costelloe is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Cammy MacPherson (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+3': Liel Abada (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Cammy MacPherson (St. Johnstone).
  • 90'+4': Cammy MacPherson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustaf Lagerbielke.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Cammy MacPherson.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Celtic 0, St. Johnstone 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Celtic 0, St. Johnstone 0.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,600

SPFL Premiership Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Celtic 12 +31 34
2 Aberdeen 12 +13 31
3 Rangers 12 +8 23
4 Dundee United 13 +5 20
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CEL Celtic (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Joe Hart (GK)
5 Liam Scales
4 Gustaf Lagerbielke
3 Greg Taylor
2 Alistair Johnston
42 Callum McGregor
14 David Turnbull
33 Matt O'Riley Yellow Card
8 Kyogo Furuhashi
13 Yang Hyun-Jun
38 Daizen Maeda

STJ St Johnstone (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Dimitar Mitov (GK)
4 Andrew Considine
18 Sam Mcclelland Yellow Card
19 Luke Robinson
17 Oludare Olufunwa
22 Matt Smith
34 Daniel Phillips
11 Graham Carey
44 Dara Costelloe
16 Luke Jephcott
27 Jay Turner-Cook

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