St. Johnstone 0-1 Celtic · Scottish Premiership
St. Johnstone lost to Celtic 0-1 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
St. Johnstone and Celtic met in the Scottish Premiership at McDiarmid Park in Perth on Wednesday, 9 September 2026.
Goalscorers
St. Johnstone did not score. Celtic: M. Baur 52'.
How the match went
Celtic saw more of the ball, 60% of it. St. Johnstone had 9 shots with 3 on target, Celtic 15 with 9 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 2 to St. Johnstone and 11 to Celtic. St. Johnstone conceded 13 fouls, Celtic 9. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for St. Johnstone, 2 for Celtic).
Line-ups
St. Johnstone started in a 4-2-3-1: Toby Steward, Matty Todd, Danny Finlayson, Cheick Diabate, Enes Alić, Jason Holt, Reece McAlear, Josh Campbell, Joel Cotterill, Taylor Steven, Josh Fowler.
Celtic started in a 4-2-3-1: Sam Johnstone, Colby Donovan, Dane Murray, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Callum McGregor, Mika Baur, Haissem Hassan, Oliver Sørensen, Sebastian Tounekti, Kasper Høgh.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. St. Johnstone 0-0 Celtic.
- 52'Goal! St. Johnstone 0-1 Celtic. M. Baur (Celtic) scores, assisted by H. Hassan.
- 90'Full-time. St. Johnstone 0-1 Celtic.
Full commentary (58 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: St. Johnstone vs Celtic.
- 5'Attempt saved. H. Hassan (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 5'Corner, Celtic.
- 8'Corner, Celtic.
- 16'Corner, Celtic.
- 19'Attempt saved. J. Cotterill (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 19'Corner, St. Johnstone.
- 21'Attempt blocked. O. Sørensen (Celtic), header. xG 0.03.
- 32'Corner, Celtic.
- 32'Attempt blocked. C. McGregor (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 32'Corner, Celtic.
- 32'Corner, Celtic.
- 37'Attempt blocked. T. Steven (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 40'Corner, St. Johnstone.
- 40'Attempt blocked. T. Steven (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 40'Attempt missed. J. Fowler (St. Johnstone), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 42'Attempt missed. E. Alić (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 44'Corner, Celtic.
- 45'Half-time. St. Johnstone 0-0 Celtic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt saved. T. Steven (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 49'Attempt blocked. C. McGregor (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 52'Goal! St. Johnstone 0-1 Celtic. M. Baur (Celtic) scores, assisted by H. Hassan.
- 55'Yellow card for J. Campbell (St. Johnstone) for foul.
- 56'Corner, Celtic.
- 56'Attempt blocked. S. Tounekti (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 59'Corner, St. Johnstone.
- 61'Attempt missed. J. Fowler (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 63'Substitution, St. Johnstone: R. Paton comes on for J. Fowler.
- 63'Substitution, St. Johnstone: S. Stanton comes on for J. Holt.
- 67'Substitution, Celtic: B. Nygren comes on for O. Sørensen.
- 69'Offside, Celtic.
- 69'Yellow card for R. McAlear (St. Johnstone) for foul.
- 70'Offside, Celtic.
- 71'Corner, Celtic.
- 71'Attempt saved. H. Hassan (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 73'Substitution, Celtic: J. Forrest comes on for S. Tounekti.
- 73'Substitution, Celtic: C. Durán comes on for H. Hassan.
- 74'Substitution, St. Johnstone: K. Fotheringham comes on for T. Steven.
- 74'Substitution, St. Johnstone: D. Schmidt comes on for J. Campbell.
- 77'Attempt saved. J. Forrest (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 80'Attempt missed. E. Alić (St. Johnstone), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 82'Yellow card for L. Scales (Celtic) for foul.
- 83'Attempt saved. K. Høgh (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 83'Corner, Celtic.
- 84'Attempt saved. B. Nygren (Celtic), header. xG 0.18.
- 86'Substitution, Celtic: S. Mheuka comes on for K. Høgh.
- 87'Substitution, St. Johnstone: M. Tait comes on for J. Cotterill.
- 87'Substitution, Celtic: K. Tierney comes on for L. Scales.
- 90'Attempt saved. S. Mheuka (Celtic), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.32.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. R. Paton (St. Johnstone), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 90+2'Corner, Celtic.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. S. Mheuka (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. C. Donovan (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90+4'Attempt saved. S. Mheuka (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 90+4'Yellow card for M. Baur (Celtic) for handball.
- 90'Full-time. St. Johnstone 0-1 Celtic.