Motherwell vs Celtic, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

90'+5': Blair Spittal

FT
1 - 2

Celtic

87': Luis Palma
90'+7': Matt O'Riley

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Motherwell are hosting Celtic at Fir Park, Motherwell, 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.
1': Attempt blocked. Callum Slattery (Motherwell) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
1': Offside, Motherwell. Theo Bair is caught offside.
5': Offside, Celtic. Yang Hyun-Jun is caught offside.
8': Attempt blocked. Alistair Johnston (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
8': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
8': Lennon Miller (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Callum Slattery (Motherwell).
10': Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Callum Slattery (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Delay in match because of an injury Reo Hatate (Celtic).
14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Attempt missed. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
16': Attempt missed. Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
17': Callum Slattery (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
19': Attempt blocked. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
21': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Lennon Miller.
21': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross following a corner.
23': Attempt blocked. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
23': Bevis Mugabi (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
24': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
26': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Motherwell).
26': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Attempt missed. Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum McGregor with a cross.
29': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
29': Lennon Miller (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Motherwell).
29': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Greg Taylor with a cross.
34': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
36': Callum Slattery (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
36': Attempt saved. Harry Paton (Motherwell) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Blair Spittal.
36': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Blair Spittal (Motherwell).
37': Attempt missed. Callum Slattery (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Blair Spittal.
39': Foul by Bevis Mugabi (Motherwell).
39': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
41': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
41': Harry Paton (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Motherwell).
45': Attempt saved. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
45'+1': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
45'+1': Paul McGinn (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Motherwell).
45'+1': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
45'+4': Harry Paton (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+5': Attempt blocked. Dan Casey (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bevis Mugabi with a headed pass.
45'+5': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell).
45'+5': First Half ends, Motherwell 0, Celtic 0.
45': Second Half begins Motherwell 0, Celtic 0.
45': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
46': Foul by Bevis Mugabi (Motherwell).
46': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt missed. Greg Taylor (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
50': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Stephen O'Donnell.
50': Attempt saved. Gustaf Lagerbielke (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.
51': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Liam Scales.
51': Offside, Motherwell. Bevis Mugabi is caught offside.
54': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell).
54': Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dan Casey.
55': Attempt blocked. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross.
55': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Bevis Mugabi.
55': Attempt missed. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross following a corner.
58': Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell).
58': Liam Scales (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
62': Attempt saved. Theo Bair (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen O'Donnell with a cross.
62': Substitution, Celtic. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Gustaf Lagerbielke.
64': Callum Slattery (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
67': Attempt blocked. Theo Bair (Motherwell) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
70': Substitution, Motherwell. Oli Shaw replaces Theo Bair.
70': Substitution, Motherwell. Pape Souaré replaces Stephen O'Donnell.
71': Attempt saved. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
71': Attempt saved. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Slattery.
72': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dan Casey.
73': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
76': Substitution, Celtic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
76': Substitution, Celtic. David Turnbull replaces Reo Hatate.
77': Substitution, Celtic. Luis Palma replaces Daizen Maeda.
78': Attempt missed. Luis Palma (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
80': Attempt missed. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
83': Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
83': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dan Casey.
83': Attempt saved. James Forrest (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Palma with a cross.
84': Callum Slattery (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Celtic).
84': Nathaniel Phillips (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
87': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Palma.
87': Goal! Motherwell 0, Celtic 1. Luis Palma (Celtic) right footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
89': Substitution, Motherwell. Conor Wilkinson replaces Lennon Miller.
89': Substitution, Motherwell. Davor Zdravkovski replaces Callum Slattery.
89': Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by David Turnbull (Celtic).
90': Attempt missed. Dan Casey (Motherwell) header from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Blair Spittal with a cross following a set piece situation.
90': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Motherwell).
90': Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Brodie Spencer (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Greg Taylor (Celtic).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Luis Palma.
90'+5': Goal! Motherwell 1, Celtic 1. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Casey.
90'+7': Goal! Motherwell 1, Celtic 2. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Greg Taylor with a cross.
90'+10': Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Liam Scales.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Motherwell 1, Celtic 2.
0': Match ends, Motherwell 1, Celtic 2.
0': Match ends, Motherwell 1, Celtic 2.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Fir Park
Location: Motherwell, Scotland
Attendance: 8,778

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

Motherwell (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Liam Kelly (GK)
5	Bevis Mugabi
15	Dan Casey
16	Paul McGinn
12	Harrison Patton
38	Lennon Miller
22	Brodie Spencer
2	Stephen O'Donnell
14	Thelonius Bair
7	Blair Spittal
8	Callum Slattery

Motherwell Substitutes:

Maximilian Rossmann, Aston Oxborough, Conor Wilkinson, Oliver Shaw, Pape Souaré, Shane Blaney, Georgie Gent, Luca Ross, Davor Zdravkovski.

Celtic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
29	Scott Bain (GK)
5	Liam Scales
4	Gustaf Lagerbielke
3	Greg Taylor
2	Alistair Johnston
42	Callum McGregor
41	Reo Hatate
33	Matt O'Riley
8	Kyogo Furuhashi
38	Daizen Maeda
13	Yang Hyun-Jun

Celtic Substitutes:

Luis Palma, Anthony Ralston, Oh Hyun-Gyu, David Turnbull, James Forrest, Odin Holm, Benjamin Siegrist, Tomoki Iwata, Nathaniel Phillips.

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