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Celtic 3-2 Motherwell · Scottish Premiership

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

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Match report

Celtic and Motherwell met in the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Sunday, 5 October 2025.

Goalscorers

Celtic: K. Iheanacho 28'; B. Nygren 69'; D. Maeda 90'. Motherwell: A. Stamatelopoulos 40', 56'.

How the match went

Celtic saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Celtic had 16 shots with 9 on target, Motherwell 5 with 3 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 10 to Celtic and 0 to Motherwell. Celtic conceded 17 fouls, Motherwell 12. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Celtic, 0 for Motherwell).

Line-ups

Celtic started in a 4-3-3: K. Schmeichel, A. Ralston, C. Carter-Vickers, L. Scales, M. Saracchi, L. McCowan, C. McGregor, S. Tounekti, D. Maeda, K. Iheanacho, R. Hatate.

Motherwell started in a 4-2-3-1: C. Ward, J. Koutroumbis, L. Gordon, P. McGinn, E. Longelo, L. Fadinger, E. Watt, T. Maswanhise, I. Said, R. Charles-Cook, A. Stamatelopoulos.

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Minute by minute

  1. 28'Goal! Celtic 1-0 Motherwell. K. Iheanacho (Celtic) converts the penalty.
  2. 40'Goal! Celtic 1-1 Motherwell. A. Stamatelopoulos (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Maswanhise.
  3. 45'Half-time. Celtic 1-1 Motherwell.
  4. 54'VAR: no penalty for Motherwell.
  5. 56'Goal! Celtic 1-2 Motherwell. A. Stamatelopoulos (Motherwell) converts the penalty.
  6. 69'Goal! Celtic 2-2 Motherwell. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores.
  7. 90+2'Goal! Celtic 3-2 Motherwell. D. Maeda (Celtic) scores, assisted by M. Balikwisha.
  8. 90'Full-time. Celtic 3-2 Motherwell.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Celtic vs Motherwell.
  2. 4'Attempt saved. C. McGregor (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  3. 7'Attempt saved. D. Maeda (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  4. 19'Attempt missed. M. Saracchi (Celtic), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  5. 26'Attempt blocked. C. McGregor (Celtic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  6. 28'Goal! Celtic 1-0 Motherwell. K. Iheanacho (Celtic) converts the penalty.
  7. 32'Attempt saved. D. Maeda (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 37'Attempt saved. T. Maswanhise (Motherwell), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  9. 39'Attempt saved. D. Maeda (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  10. 40'Goal! Celtic 1-1 Motherwell. A. Stamatelopoulos (Motherwell) scores, assisted by T. Maswanhise.
  11. 43'Attempt blocked. E. Longelo (Motherwell), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  12. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  13. 45'Half-time. Celtic 1-1 Motherwell.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 54'VAR: no penalty for Motherwell.
  16. 56'Goal! Celtic 1-2 Motherwell. A. Stamatelopoulos (Motherwell) converts the penalty.
  17. 59'Substitution, Celtic: B. Nygren comes on for R. Hatate.
  18. 60'Substitution, Celtic: J. Forrest comes on for S. Tounekti.
  19. 60'Substitution, Celtic: A. Engels comes on for L. McCowan.
  20. 63'Attempt missed. B. Nygren (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  21. 64'Substitution, Celtic: K. Tierney comes on for M. Saracchi.
  22. 64'Attempt missed. C. McGregor (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  23. 66'Attempt saved. B. Nygren (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  24. 68'Substitution, Motherwell: S. O'Donnell comes on for J. Koutroumbis.
  25. 69'Goal! Celtic 2-2 Motherwell. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores.
  26. 70'Attempt missed. K. Iheanacho (Celtic), header. xG 0.04.
  27. 70'Attempt blocked. J. Forrest (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  28. 72'Yellow card for A. Engels (Celtic).
  29. 76'Substitution, Motherwell: D. E. Osong comes on for A. Stamatelopoulos.
  30. 78'Substitution, Celtic: M. Balikwisha comes on for K. Iheanacho.
  31. 80'Substitution, Motherwell: O. Priestman comes on for I. Said.
  32. 82'Attempt missed. P. McGinn (Motherwell), header from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  33. 84'Attempt saved. B. Nygren (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  34. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  35. 90+2'Goal! Celtic 3-2 Motherwell. D. Maeda (Celtic) scores, assisted by M. Balikwisha.
  36. 90+4'Attempt missed. K. Tierney (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
  37. 90+8'Yellow card for D. Maeda (Celtic).
  38. 90'Full-time. Celtic 3-2 Motherwell.
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