Celtic 3-0 Livingston · Scottish Premiership
Celtic beat Livingston 3-0 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Celtic and Livingston met in the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Saturday, 23 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Celtic: B. Nygren 47', 71'; J. Kenny 76'. Livingston did not score.
How the match went
Celtic saw more of the ball, 78% of it. Celtic had 19 shots with 9 on target, Livingston 6 with 2 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 10 to Celtic and 4 to Livingston. Celtic conceded 12 fouls, Livingston 8. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Celtic, 1 for Livingston).
Line-ups
Celtic started in a 4-3-3: K. Schmeichel, A. Ralston, D. Murray, L. Scales, H. Inamura, L. McCowan, P. Bernardo, A. Engels, B. Nygren, S. Yamada, Y. Hyun-Jun.
Livingston started in a 5-4-1: J. Prior, D. Finlayson, R. McGowan, D. Wilson, S. Blaney, S. Lawal, S. Pittman, M. Sylla, M. Tait, A. Winter, J. Bokila.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Celtic 0-0 Livingston.
- 47'Goal! Celtic 1-0 Livingston. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores.
- 71'Goal! Celtic 2-0 Livingston. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores.
- 76'Goal! Celtic 3-0 Livingston. J. Kenny (Celtic) scores, assisted by D. Maeda.
- 90'Full-time. Celtic 3-0 Livingston.
Full commentary (41 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Celtic vs Livingston.
- 3'Attempt blocked. B. Nygren (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 29'Substitution, Livingston: S. May comes on for S. Blaney.
- 29'Attempt blocked. L. McCowan (Celtic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 35'Attempt saved. S. Yamada (Celtic), header. xG 0.06.
- 38'Attempt blocked. B. Nygren (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 44'Attempt saved. T. Ralston (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 44'Attempt missed. S. Yamada (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.48.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Attempt saved. Y. Hyun-Jun (Celtic), header. xG 0.33.
- 45+5'Attempt missed. H. Inamura (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 45'Half-time. Celtic 0-0 Livingston.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Goal! Celtic 1-0 Livingston. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores.
- 47'Attempt saved. Y. Hyun-Jun (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 53'Attempt missed. S. Yamada (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 56'Attempt missed. B. Nygren (Celtic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 58'Substitution, Celtic: D. Maeda comes on for S. Yamada.
- 58'Substitution, Celtic: C. McGregor comes on for P. Bernardo.
- 58'Substitution, Celtic: J. Forrest comes on for L. McCowan.
- 59'Attempt missed. H. Inamura (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 64'Attempt missed. A. Engels (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 66'Substitution, Livingston: T. Yengi comes on for J. Bokila.
- 66'Substitution, Livingston: C. McLennan comes on for A. Winter.
- 68'Attempt blocked. A. Engels (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 69'Substitution, Celtic: J. Kenny comes on for Y. Hyun-Jun.
- 70'Attempt saved. D. Finlayson (Livingston), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 71'Goal! Celtic 2-0 Livingston. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores.
- 74'Substitution, Livingston: L. Smith comes on for M. Tait.
- 75'Yellow card for S. May (Livingston).
- 76'Goal! Celtic 3-0 Livingston. J. Kenny (Celtic) scores, assisted by D. Maeda.
- 79'Substitution, Celtic: C. Donovan comes on for T. Ralston.
- 83'Attempt saved. J. Kenny (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 85'Attempt saved. J. Forrest (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 86'Attempt missed. S. Pittman (Livingston), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 86'Attempt blocked. L. Smith (Livingston), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 87'Attempt missed. S. May (Livingston), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. M. Sylla (Livingston), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. R. McGowan (Livingston), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 90'Full-time. Celtic 3-0 Livingston.