Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic · Scottish Premiership
Kilmarnock lost to Celtic 1-5 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Kilmarnock and Celtic met in the Scottish Premiership at BBSP Rugby Park in Kilmarnock on Sunday, 9 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Kilmarnock: M. Schjonning-Larsen 56'. Celtic: K. Høgh 2', 33', 35'; B. Nygren 47'; L. McCowan 75'.
How the match went
Celtic saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Kilmarnock had 10 shots with 6 on target, Celtic 33 with 16 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 5 to Kilmarnock and 7 to Celtic. Kilmarnock conceded 12 fouls, Celtic 10. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Kilmarnock, 0 for Celtic).
Line-ups
Kilmarnock started in a 4-3-1-2: Max Stryjek, Jamie Brandon, George Stanger, Johnly Yfeko, Michael Schjønning-Larsen, Erik Ring, Aaron Tshibola, Tom Lowery, Greg Kiltie, Joe Hugill, Tyreece John-Jules.
Celtic started in a 4-2-3-1: Viljami Sinisalo, Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor, Arne Engels, Camilo Durán, Benjamin Nygren, Yang Hyun-Jun, Kasper Høgh.
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Minute by minute
- 2'Goal! Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic. K. Høgh (Celtic) scores, assisted by A. Engels.
- 33'Goal! Kilmarnock 0-2 Celtic. K. Høgh (Celtic) scores, assisted by B. Nygren.
- 35'Goal! Kilmarnock 0-3 Celtic. K. Høgh (Celtic) scores, assisted by C. Durán.
- 45'Half-time. Kilmarnock 0-3 Celtic.
- 47'Goal! Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores.
- 56'Goal! Kilmarnock 1-4 Celtic. M. Schjonning-Larsen (Kilmarnock) scores, assisted by T. Lowery.
- 75'Goal! Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic. L. McCowan (Celtic) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic.
Full commentary (70 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Kilmarnock vs Celtic.
- 2'Goal! Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic. K. Høgh (Celtic) scores, assisted by A. Engels.
- 5'Attempt missed. C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 5'Attempt saved. A. Tshibola (Kilmarnock), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 7'Corner, Celtic.
- 7'Attempt missed. K. Høgh (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 11'Attempt saved. G. Kiltie (Kilmarnock), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 11'Corner, Kilmarnock.
- 12'Corner, Kilmarnock.
- 12'Attempt saved. T. John-Jules (Kilmarnock), header from a corner. xG 0.21.
- 12'Attempt blocked. J. Hugill (Kilmarnock), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 12'Attempt missed. T. Lowery (Kilmarnock), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 12'Corner, Kilmarnock.
- 15'Attempt saved. A. Engels (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 17'Corner, Celtic.
- 17'Attempt saved. C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 18'Attempt blocked. K. Tierney (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 18'Attempt saved. K. Høgh (Celtic), header. xG 0.20.
- 18'Attempt saved. B. Nygren (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 19'Attempt missed. K. Høgh (Celtic), header. xG 0.03.
- 23'Attempt saved. K. Tierney (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 23'Attempt missed. C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 24'Attempt missed. B. Nygren (Celtic), header. xG 0.48.
- 26'Yellow card for J. Hugill (Kilmarnock) for off the ball foul.
- 30'Attempt blocked. C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 31'Attempt saved. A. Engels (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 33'Goal! Kilmarnock 0-2 Celtic. K. Høgh (Celtic) scores, assisted by B. Nygren.
- 35'Goal! Kilmarnock 0-3 Celtic. K. Høgh (Celtic) scores, assisted by C. Durán.
- 38'Attempt missed. J. Hugill (Kilmarnock), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 43'Offside, Kilmarnock.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Kilmarnock 0-3 Celtic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Celtic: C. Donovan comes on for A. Johnston.
- 47'Goal! Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores.
- 49'Off the woodwork! C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 51'Attempt missed. C. Donovan (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 52'Attempt blocked. K. Høgh (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 52'Corner, Celtic.
- 53'Corner, Celtic.
- 53'Attempt saved. K. Tierney (Celtic), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 55'Attempt missed. Y. Hyun-Jun (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 56'Goal! Kilmarnock 1-4 Celtic. M. Schjonning-Larsen (Kilmarnock) scores, assisted by T. Lowery.
- 58'Corner, Kilmarnock.
- 59'Attempt saved. A. Tshibola (Kilmarnock), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 60'Attempt saved. C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 64'Substitution, Celtic: S. Tounekti comes on for C. Durán.
- 70'Corner, Kilmarnock.
- 71'Corner, Celtic.
- 71'Attempt blocked. Y. Hyun-Jun (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 71'Off the woodwork! K. Høgh (Celtic), header. xG 0.11.
- 72'Corner, Celtic.
- 74'Substitution, Kilmarnock: M. O'Hara comes on for M. Schjonning-Larsen.
- 74'Substitution, Celtic: J. Forrest comes on for B. Nygren.
- 74'Substitution, Celtic: L. McCowan comes on for Y. Hyun-Jun.
- 75'Substitution, Kilmarnock: B. Rice comes on for T. John-Jules.
- 75'Attempt blocked. K. Tierney (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.35.
- 75'Goal! Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic. L. McCowan (Celtic) scores.
- 76'Attempt saved. S. Tounekti (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 77'Attempt blocked. L. McCowan (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 78'Attempt saved. K. Høgh (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 80'Attempt blocked. J. Brandon (Kilmarnock), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 82'Substitution, Celtic: C. Osmand comes on for K. Høgh.
- 86'Corner, Celtic.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. J. Forrest (Celtic), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. J. Forrest (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. J. Hugill (Kilmarnock), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. J. Forrest (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 90'Full-time. Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic.