Scottish Premiership

FT Saturday, August 29, 2015
St Johnstone LDDLW 1
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Celtic DWWWL 3
1st2ndT
STJ101
CEL213
Celtic Park · 42,507 att.

Match Report

Head to Head

CEL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 5Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 20Dedryck BoyataCD-R
  4. 3Emilio IzaguirreLB
  5. 22Saidy JankoRB
  6. 18Tom RogicAM
  7. 8Scott BrownLM
  8. 6Nir BittonRM
  9. 9Leigh GriffithsF
  10. 16Gary Mackay-StevenAM-L
  11. 15Kris CommonsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Logan BaillySUB
  2. 4Efe AmbroseSUB
  3. 49James ForrestSUB
  4. 42Callum McGregorSUB
  5. 19Scott AllanSUB
  6. 21Charlie MulgrewSUB
  7. 10Anthony StokesSUB

STJ · 4-4-2

  1. 1Alan MannusG
  2. 3Thomas ScobbieCD-L
  3. 2David MackayCD-R
  4. 24Brian EastonLB
  5. 14Joe ShaughnessyRB
  6. 8Murray DavidsonCM-L
  7. 7Chris MillarCM-R
  8. 29Michael O'HalloranLM
  9. 10David WotherspoonRM
  10. 9Steven MacLeanCF-L
  11. 18Graham CumminsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Liam CaddisSUB
  2. 12Zander ClarkSUB
  3. 11John SuttonSUB
  4. 26Liam CraigSUB
  5. 25Christopher KaneSUB
  6. 4Simon LappinSUB
  7. 15Brad McKaySUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Own Goal by Dedryck Boyata, Celtic. Celtic 0, St. Johnstone 1.
  2. 18' Goal! Celtic 1, St. Johnstone 1. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kris Commons.
  3. 45' Goal! Celtic 2, St. Johnstone 1. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emilio Izaguirre.
  4. 45' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Liam Craig replaces Murray Davidson.
  5. 59' Substitution, Celtic. Charlie Mulgrew replaces Scott Brown because of an injury.
  6. 67' Goal! Celtic 3, St. Johnstone 1. Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass following a corner.
  7. 68' Substitution, St. Johnstone. John Sutton replaces Steven MacLean.
  8. 77' Substitution, Celtic. Scott Allan replaces Kris Commons.
  9. 81' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane replaces Graham Cummins.
  10. 87' Substitution, Celtic. Callum McGregor replaces Nir Bitton.

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