Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone vs Celtic, 2023-24 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
St Johnstone
  • 40': Diallang Jaiyesimi
FT
1 - 3
Celtic
  • 67': Callum McGregor
  • 79': Matt O'Riley
  • 90'+3': James Forrest

About

St Johnstone are hosting Celtic at McDiarmid Park, Perth, 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 missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Palma.
  • 4': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luke Robinson.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yang Hyun-Jun with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 8': Luis Palma (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Luis Palma (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Offside, Celtic. David Turnbull is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone).
  • 12': Luis Palma (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Offside, Celtic. Luis Palma is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 16': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Diallang Jaiyesimi (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Kucheryavyi with a headed pass.
  • 18': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
  • 18': Matt Smith (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Offside, Celtic. Alistair Johnston is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 25': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luis Palma.
  • 25': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
  • 26': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 26': Max Kucheryavyi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Graham Carey with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Graham Carey (St. Johnstone).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Offside, Celtic. Liam Scales is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Luis Palma (Celtic).
  • 34': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luke Robinson.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
  • 39': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
  • 40': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 0. Diallang Jaiyesimi (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 42': Offside, St. Johnstone. Matt Smith is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Luis Palma (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
  • 43': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Matt Smith.
  • 44': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan McGowan.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Celtic. Alistair Johnston is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Celtic. Mikey Johnston replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
  • 49': Offside, Celtic. Alistair Johnston is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Palma.
  • 53': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luke Robinson.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Palma with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum McGregor with a through ball.
  • 56': Foul by Graham Carey (St. Johnstone).
  • 56': Matt O'Riley (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Dara Costelloe (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
  • 58': Substitution, Celtic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces David Turnbull.
  • 60': Diallang Jaiyesimi (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luke Robinson.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
  • 63': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Daniel Phillips.
  • 64': Offside, Celtic. Greg Taylor is caught offside.
  • 66': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
  • 67': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 1. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 72': Foul by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 72': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Offside, Celtic. Callum McGregor is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jay Turner-Cooke replaces Max Kucheryavyi.
  • 73': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Chris Kane replaces Diallang Jaiyesimi.
  • 74': Dangerous play by Jay Turner-Cooke (St. Johnstone).
  • 74': Luis Palma (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luke Robinson.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 79': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 2. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 79': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Dimitar Mitov (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Palma (Celtic).
  • 80': Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Luis Palma because of an injury.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Attempt saved. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt O'Riley.
  • 81': Foul by Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone).
  • 81': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
  • 82': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan McGowan.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liam Scales following a corner.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Dara Costelloe (St. Johnstone).
  • 85': Substitution, Celtic. Tomoki Iwata replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Stevie May replaces Dara Costelloe because of an injury.
  • 88': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jay Turner-Cooke.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt missed. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Callum McGregor following a corner.
  • 89': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Stevie May (St. Johnstone).
  • 89': Foul by Chris Kane (St. Johnstone).
  • 89': Liam Scales (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
  • 90'+1': Chris Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jay Turner-Cooke (St. Johnstone) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+3': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 3. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomoki Iwata following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Matt O'Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 3.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 3.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 3.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 3.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 6,777

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

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

No. Name
1 Dimitar Mitov (GK) Yellow Card
6 Liam Gordon
5 Ryan McGowan Yellow Card
19 Luke Robinson
2 James Brown
11 Graham Carey
34 Daniel Phillips
44 Dara Costelloe
15 Maksym Kucheriavyi
13 Diallang Jaiyesimi
22 Matt Smith
St Johnstone Substitutes:
Dave Richards, Stevie May, Fran Franczak, Luke Jephcott, Christopher Kane, Jay Turner-Cook, Oludare Olufunwa, Cameron Ballantyne, Sven Sprangler.

CEL Celtic (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Joe Hart (GK)
5 Liam Scales
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
3 Greg Taylor
2 Alistair Johnston
42 Callum McGregor
14 David Turnbull
33 Matt O'Riley
8 Kyogo Furuhashi Yellow Card
7 Luis Palma
13 Yang Hyun-Jun
Celtic Substitutes:
Nathaniel Phillips, Paulo Bernardo, Oh Hyun-Gyu, Odin Holm, James Forrest, Scott Bain, Michael Johnston, Tomoki Iwata, Anthony Ralston.

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