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Motherwell 2-3 Celtic · Scottish Premiership

Motherwell lost to Celtic 2-3 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Motherwell and Celtic met in the Scottish Premiership at Fir Park in Motherwell on Wednesday, 13 May 2026.

Goalscorers

Motherwell: E. Watt 17'; L. Gordon 85'. Celtic: D. Maeda 41'; B. Nygren 58'; K. Iheanacho 90'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Motherwell had 15 shots with 5 on target, Celtic 10 with 3 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 4 to Motherwell and 3 to Celtic. Motherwell conceded 9 fouls, Celtic 15. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Motherwell, 3 for Celtic).

Line-ups

Motherwell started in a 4-2-3-1: Calum Ward, Tom Sparrow, Stephen O'Donnell, Johnny Koutroumbis, Emmanuel Longelo, Lukas Fadinger, Elliot Watt, Ibrahim Said, Callum Slattery, Elijah Just, Tawanda Maswanhise.

Celtic started in a 4-2-3-1: Viljami Sinisalo, Alistair Johnston, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor, Arne Engels, Yang Hyun-Jun, Benjamin Nygren, Sebastian Tounekti, Daizen Maeda.

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Minute by minute

  1. 17'Goal! Motherwell 1-0 Celtic. E. Watt (Motherwell) scores.
  2. 41'Goal! Motherwell 1-1 Celtic. D. Maeda (Celtic) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Motherwell 1-1 Celtic.
  4. 58'Goal! Motherwell 1-2 Celtic. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores, assisted by Y. Hyun-Jun.
  5. 85'Goal! Motherwell 2-2 Celtic. L. Gordon (Motherwell) scores.
  6. 90'VAR: no penalty for Celtic.
  7. 90+9'Goal! Motherwell 2-3 Celtic. K. Iheanacho (Celtic) converts the penalty.
  8. 90'Full-time. Motherwell 2-3 Celtic.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Motherwell vs Celtic.
  2. 6'Attempt missed. A. Engels (Celtic), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  3. 8'Attempt blocked. C. Slattery (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 16'Attempt missed. C. Slattery (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 17'Goal! Motherwell 1-0 Celtic. E. Watt (Motherwell) scores.
  6. 27'Attempt blocked. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), header. xG 0.04.
  7. 32'Attempt blocked. A. Engels (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  8. 35'Attempt missed. D. Maeda (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  9. 41'Goal! Motherwell 1-1 Celtic. D. Maeda (Celtic) scores.
  10. 44'Attempt blocked. B. Nygren (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  11. 45'Off the woodwork! A. Engels (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  12. 45'1 minute of added time.
  13. 45'Half-time. Motherwell 1-1 Celtic.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 49'Attempt missed. A. Johnston (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  16. 50'Attempt blocked. E. Just (Motherwell), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  17. 54'Attempt blocked. E. Just (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  18. 58'Goal! Motherwell 1-2 Celtic. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores, assisted by Y. Hyun-Jun.
  19. 61'Yellow card for D. Maeda (Celtic).
  20. 68'Attempt missed. C. Slattery (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  21. 69'Substitution, Motherwell: R. Charles-Cook comes on for C. Slattery.
  22. 70'Substitution, Celtic: K. Iheanacho comes on for S. Tounekti.
  23. 70'Substitution, Celtic: R. Hatate comes on for B. Nygren.
  24. 70'Substitution, Celtic: T. Ralston comes on for A. Johnston.
  25. 74'Attempt missed. K. Iheanacho (Celtic), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
  26. 78'Substitution, Celtic: M. Saracchi comes on for K. Tierney.
  27. 78'Substitution, Celtic: J. Forrest comes on for Y. Hyun-Jun.
  28. 80'Attempt saved. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), header. xG 0.22.
  29. 80'Attempt blocked. E. Watt (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  30. 81'Substitution, Motherwell: S. Nicholson comes on for I. Said.
  31. 81'Substitution, Motherwell: L. Gordon comes on for J. Koutroumbis.
  32. 81'Attempt blocked. R. Charles-Cook (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  33. 82'Attempt blocked. E. Just (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  34. 84'Attempt blocked. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  35. 84'Attempt saved. E. Just (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  36. 85'Goal! Motherwell 2-2 Celtic. L. Gordon (Motherwell) scores.
  37. 85'Attempt saved. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  38. 88'Substitution, Motherwell: C. Hendry comes on for E. Just.
  39. 88'Substitution, Motherwell: O. Priestman comes on for T. Maswanhise.
  40. 90'VAR: no penalty for Celtic.
  41. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  42. 90+1'Yellow card for L. Scales (Celtic).
  43. 90+1'Yellow card for S. Nicholson (Motherwell).
  44. 90+8'Yellow card for E. Longelo (Motherwell).
  45. 90+9'Goal! Motherwell 2-3 Celtic. K. Iheanacho (Celtic) converts the penalty.
  46. 90+10'Yellow card for K. Iheanacho (Celtic).
  47. 90'Full-time. Motherwell 2-3 Celtic.
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