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Celtic 3-1 Falkirk FC · Scottish Premiership

Celtic beat Falkirk FC 3-1 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Celtic and Falkirk FC met in the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Saturday, 25 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Celtic: D. Maeda 30', 83'; K. Tierney 44'. Falkirk FC: K. Wilson 70'.

How the match went

Celtic saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Celtic had 14 shots with 7 on target, Falkirk FC 11 with 3 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 9 to Celtic and 7 to Falkirk FC. Celtic conceded 16 fouls, Falkirk FC 10. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Celtic, 3 for Falkirk FC).

Line-ups

Celtic started in a 4-2-3-1: Viljami Sinisalo, Tony Ralston, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor, Arne Engels, James Forrest, Benjamin Nygren, Yang Hyun-Jun, Daizen Maeda.

Falkirk FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Nicky Hogarth, Keelan Adams, Lewis Neilson, Connor Allan, Leon McCann, Brad Spencer, Dylan Tait, Ben Broggio, Finn Yeats, Calvin Miller, Barney Stewart.

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Minute by minute

  1. 30'Goal! Celtic 1-0 Falkirk FC. D. Maeda (Celtic) scores.
  2. 44'Goal! Celtic 2-0 Falkirk FC. K. Tierney (Celtic) scores, assisted by D. Maeda.
  3. 45'Half-time. Celtic 2-0 Falkirk FC.
  4. 70'Goal! Celtic 2-1 Falkirk FC. K. Wilson (Falkirk FC) scores, assisted by L. McCann.
  5. 83'Goal! Celtic 3-1 Falkirk FC. D. Maeda (Celtic) scores, assisted by S. Tounekti.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Celtic vs Falkirk FC.
  2. 12'Attempt blocked. D. Maeda (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  3. 18'Attempt missed. A. Engels (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 22'Attempt saved. B. Spencer (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 23'Attempt missed. D. Tait (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  6. 26'Attempt missed. D. Tait (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  7. 27'Attempt blocked. A. Trusty (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
  8. 27'Attempt saved. A. Ralston (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  9. 30'Goal! Celtic 1-0 Falkirk FC. D. Maeda (Celtic) scores.
  10. 31'Attempt missed. C. Miller (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  11. 31'Attempt saved. D. Maeda (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 37'Attempt blocked. J. Forrest (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  13. 37'Attempt blocked. F. Yeats (Falkirk FC), header. xG 0.14.
  14. 43'Attempt missed. D. Tait (Falkirk FC), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
  15. 44'Goal! Celtic 2-0 Falkirk FC. K. Tierney (Celtic) scores, assisted by D. Maeda.
  16. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+2'Attempt missed. B. Spencer (Falkirk FC), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  18. 45'Half-time. Celtic 2-0 Falkirk FC.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 61'Attempt blocked. C. McGregor (Celtic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  21. 61'Attempt blocked. B. Nygren (Celtic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  22. 62'Substitution, Falkirk FC: K. Wilson comes on for B. Broggio.
  23. 62'Substitution, Falkirk FC: E. Ross comes on for F. Yeats.
  24. 62'Substitution, Celtic: S. Tounekti comes on for J. Forrest.
  25. 64'Yellow card for A. Trusty (Celtic).
  26. 65'Attempt missed. C. Allan (Falkirk FC), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  27. 66'Attempt missed. B. Stewart (Falkirk FC), shot. xG 0.19.
  28. 70'Goal! Celtic 2-1 Falkirk FC. K. Wilson (Falkirk FC) scores, assisted by L. McCann.
  29. 70'Yellow card for A. Ralston (Celtic).
  30. 71'Yellow card for K. Wilson (Falkirk FC).
  31. 72'Substitution, Celtic: K. Iheanacho comes on for Y. Hyun-Jun.
  32. 72'Substitution, Celtic: A. Johnston comes on for A. Ralston.
  33. 72'Substitution, Celtic: M. Saracchi comes on for K. Tierney.
  34. 77'Yellow card for D. Tait (Falkirk FC).
  35. 78'Substitution, Celtic: A. Oxlade-Chamberlain comes on for C. McGregor.
  36. 78'Attempt saved. B. Nygren (Celtic), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  37. 80'Substitution, Falkirk FC: B. Parkinson comes on for B. Stewart.
  38. 80'Attempt missed. D. Maeda (Celtic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  39. 80'Attempt saved. L. Scales (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  40. 82'Attempt saved. K. Wilson (Falkirk FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  41. 83'Goal! Celtic 3-1 Falkirk FC. D. Maeda (Celtic) scores, assisted by S. Tounekti.
  42. 89'Yellow card for L. McCann (Falkirk FC).
  43. 90'Substitution, Falkirk FC: H. Cartwright comes on for D. Tait.
  44. 90'3 minutes of added time.
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