Motherwell vs Celtic, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish Premiership2 - 3
Celtic keep title hopes alive with last-gasp winner
Kelechi Iheanacho scored a VAR-assisted penalty winner nine minutes into stoppage-time to boost Celtic 's Premiership defence thanks to a 3-2 comeback win at Motherwell as the most dramatic title race in decades took another sensational twist.
Match Timeline
- 17': Elliot Watt (Motherwell) Goal at 17'
- 41': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Goal at 41'
- 58': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Goal at 58'
- 61': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Yellow Card at 61'
- 69': Regan Charles-Cook (Motherwell) Substitution at 69'
- 70': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Reo Hatate (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
- 78': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
- 81': Liam Gordon (Motherwell) Substitution at 81'
- 81': Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) Substitution at 81'
- 85': Liam Gordon (Motherwell) Goal at 85'
- 88': Oscar Priestman (Motherwell) Substitution at 88'
- 88': Callum Hendry (Motherwell) Substitution at 88'
- 90'+1': Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) Yellow Card at 91'
- 90'+1': Liam Scales (Celtic) Yellow Card at 91'
- 90'+8': Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell) Yellow Card at 98'
- 90'+9': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 99'
- 90'+10': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Yellow Card at 100'
Statistics
 CEL |
MOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 52.4 | Possession | 47.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Fir Park
Location: Motherwell, Scotland
Attendance: 12,028
SPFL Premiership Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | +32 | 82 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | +33 | 80 |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | +33 | 72 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 38 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Motherwell (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Calum Ward (GK) |
| 22 | Johnny Koutroumbis |
| 2 | Stephen O'Donnell |
| 45 | Emmanuel Longelo  |
| 7 | Tom Sparrow |
| 8 | Callum Slattery |
| 20 | Elliot Watt |
| 12 | Lukas Fadinger |
| 18 | Tawanda Maswanhise |
| 21 | Elijah Just |
| 90 | Ibrahim Sa'Id |
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Viljami Sinisalo (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales |
| 6 | Auston Trusty |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 2 | Alistair Johnston |
| 8 | Benjamin Nygren |
| 27 | Arne Engels |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 23 | Sebastian Tounekti |
| 13 | Yang Hyun-Jun |
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