Motherwell 0-2 Celtic · Scottish Premiership
Motherwell lost to Celtic 0-2 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 Sunday, 11 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Motherwell did not score. Celtic: C. Durán 9'; B. Nygren 58'.
How the match went
Celtic saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Motherwell had 8 shots with 2 on target, Celtic 25 with 15 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 2 to Motherwell and 9 to Celtic. Motherwell conceded 3 fouls, Celtic 4. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Motherwell, 2 for Celtic).
Line-ups
Motherwell started in a 4-2-3-1: Alex Paulsen, Tom Sparrow, Stephen O'Donnell, Martin Moormann, Emmanuel Longelo, Lukas Fadinger, Dylan Levitt, Willy Vogt, Alex Lowry, Joe Hodge, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden.
Celtic started in a 4-2-3-1: Viljami Sinisalo, Colby Donovan, Dane Murray, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor, Mika Baur, Camilo Durán, Benjamin Nygren, Sebastian Tounekti, Kasper Høgh.
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Minute by minute
- 9'Goal! Motherwell 0-1 Celtic. C. Durán (Celtic) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Motherwell 0-1 Celtic.
- 58'Goal! Motherwell 0-2 Celtic. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores, assisted by K. Høgh.
- 90'Full-time. Motherwell 0-2 Celtic.
Full commentary (68 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Motherwell vs Celtic.
- 6'Attempt blocked. S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 6'Corner, Celtic.
- 7'Offside, Celtic.
- 9'Goal! Motherwell 0-1 Celtic. C. Durán (Celtic) scores.
- 11'Attempt missed. K. Høgh (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 11'Attempt saved. C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 11'Corner, Celtic.
- 12'Attempt saved. M. Baur (Celtic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 15'Attempt saved. M. Baur (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 18'Corner, Celtic.
- 19'Attempt blocked. C. Donovan (Celtic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 21'Attempt saved. S. Tounekti (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 25'Corner, Celtic.
- 25'Attempt missed. K. Høgh (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 26'Attempt saved. L. Fadinger (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 26'Corner, Motherwell.
- 39'Attempt blocked. M. Baur (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 41'Yellow card for J. Hodge (Motherwell) for foul.
- 45'Attempt blocked. K. Høgh (Celtic), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Motherwell 0-1 Celtic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Corner, Celtic.
- 47'Attempt blocked. K. Høgh (Celtic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.27.
- 47'Attempt saved. S. Tounekti (Celtic), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 51'Attempt saved. C. Donovan (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 52'Attempt blocked. C. McGregor (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 52'Attempt saved. K. Tierney (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 52'Corner, Celtic.
- 53'Attempt missed. D. Murray (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 56'Attempt saved. M. Baur (Celtic), header. xG 0.09.
- 57'Attempt blocked. M. Baur (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.
- 58'Goal! Motherwell 0-2 Celtic. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores, assisted by K. Høgh.
- 60'Substitution, Motherwell: I. Said comes on for W. Vogt.
- 60'Attempt saved. C. Durán (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 61'Corner, Celtic.
- 63'Attempt blocked. S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell), header. xG 0.10.
- 63'Corner, Motherwell.
- 64'Attempt saved. S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.35.
- 65'Attempt missed. S. Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell), header. xG 0.27.
- 67'Attempt saved. L. Scales (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 69'Corner, Celtic.
- 69'Attempt blocked. K. Høgh (Celtic), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
- 70'Corner, Celtic.
- 70'Attempt saved. C. McGregor (Celtic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 71'Substitution, Motherwell: E. Bjørgolfsson comes on for D. Levitt.
- 71'Substitution, Motherwell: J. Kanga comes on for S. Palmer-Houlden.
- 73'Substitution, Celtic: S. Mheuka comes on for K. Høgh.
- 73'Substitution, Celtic: H. Hassan comes on for C. Durán.
- 73'Attempt missed. E. Bjørgolfsson (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 74'Substitution, Celtic: Jota comes on for S. Tounekti.
- 75'Offside, Motherwell.
- 78'Substitution, Celtic: O. Sørensen comes on for B. Nygren.
- 79'Attempt blocked. J. Hodge (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 81'Cleared off the line! S. Mheuka (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 82'Yellow card for K. Tierney (Celtic) for foul.
- 82'Substitution, Celtic: J. Lotomba comes on for K. Tierney.
- 83'Substitution, Motherwell: T. Maswanhise comes on for A. Lowry.
- 83'Substitution, Motherwell: J. Girdwood-Reich comes on for S. O'Donnell.
- 84'Attempt missed. E. Bjørgolfsson (Motherwell), header. xG 0.02.
- 85'Yellow card for J. Lotomba (Celtic) for foul.
- 89'Attempt blocked. C. Donovan (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Corner, Celtic.
- 90'Attempt saved. O. Sørensen (Celtic), header. xG 0.43.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Offside, Motherwell.
- 90'Full-time. Motherwell 0-2 Celtic.