Scottish Premiership

FT Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Celtic WWWWW 3
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Motherwell LLWLD 2
1st2ndT
CEL123
MOT112
Fir Park · 12,028 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:42 Laurens slams 'disgusting' VAR decision for Celtic vs. Motherwell Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CEL leads series 4-1

Lineups

MOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Calum WardG
  2. 22Johnny KoutroumbisCD-L
  3. 2Stephen O'DonnellCD-R
  4. 45Emmanuel LongeloLB
  5. 7Tom SparrowRB
  6. 8Callum SlatteryAM
  7. 20Elliot WattLM
  8. 12Lukas FadingerRM
  9. 18Tawanda MaswanhiseF
  10. 21Elijah JustAM-L
  11. 90Ibrahim Sa'IdAM-R

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Viljami SinisaloG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. 6Auston TrustyCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 8Benjamin NygrenAM
  7. 27Arne EngelsLM
  8. 42Callum McGregorRM
  9. 38Daizen MaedaF
  10. 23Sebastian TounektiAM-L
  11. 13Yang Hyun-JunAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Elliot Watt (Motherwell) Goal at 17'
  2. 41' Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Goal at 41'
  3. 58' Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Goal at 58'
  4. 61' Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Yellow Card at 61'
  5. 69' Regan Charles-Cook (Motherwell) Substitution at 69'
  6. 70' Anthony Ralston (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
  7. 70' Reo Hatate (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
  8. 70' Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
  9. 78' James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
  10. 78' Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
  11. 81' Liam Gordon (Motherwell) Substitution at 81'
  12. 81' Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) Substitution at 81'
  13. 85' Liam Gordon (Motherwell) Goal at 85'
  14. 88' Oscar Priestman (Motherwell) Substitution at 88'
  15. 88' Callum Hendry (Motherwell) Substitution at 88'
  16. 90'+1' Sam Nicholson (Motherwell) Yellow Card at 91'
  17. 90'+1' Liam Scales (Celtic) Yellow Card at 91'
  18. 90'+8' Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell) Yellow Card at 98'
  19. 90'+9' Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 99'
  20. 90'+10' Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Yellow Card at 100'

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