Scottish Premiership

FT Saturday, August 20, 2016
Celtic WWWLW 4
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St Johnstone LWDWW 2
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CEL314
STJ022
McDiarmid Park · 6,823 att.

Match Report

Head to Head

CEL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

STJ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alan MannusG
  2. 15Brad McKayCD-L
  3. 14Joe ShaughnessyCD-R
  4. 24Brian EastonLB
  5. 19Richard FosterRB
  6. 10David WotherspoonAM
  7. 8Murray DavidsonLM
  8. 18Paul PatonRM
  9. 9Steven MacLeanF
  10. 11Danny SwansonAM-L
  11. 4Blair AlstonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Liam GordonSUB
  2. 25Christopher KaneSUB
  3. 39Trialist 3SUB
  4. 29Graham CumminsSUB
  5. 12Zander ClarkSUB
  6. 26Liam CraigSUB
  7. 32Connor McLarenSUB

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 34Eoghan O'ConnellCD-L
  3. 2Kolo TouréCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 22Saidy JankoRB
  6. 18Tom RogicAM
  7. 6Nir BittonLM
  8. 8Scott BrownRM
  9. 9Leigh GriffithsF
  10. 11Scott SinclairAM-L
  11. 49James ForrestAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Moussa DembéléSUB
  2. 38Leonardo FasanSUB
  3. 28Erik SviatchenkoSUB
  4. 17Ryan ChristieSUB
  5. 53Liam HendersonSUB
  6. 42Callum McGregorSUB
  7. 3Emilio IzaguirreSUB

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Celtic 1. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 38' Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 40' Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Celtic 2. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 43' Saidy Janko (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 44' Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Celtic 3. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Leigh Griffiths.
  6. 45' James Forrest (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  7. 45'+1' Paul Paton (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 54' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Liam Craig replaces Blair Alston.
  9. 55' Substitution, Celtic. Moussa Dembele replaces Leigh Griffiths.
  10. 58' Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 59' Nir Bitton (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 60' Substitution, Celtic. Liam Henderson replaces Nir Bitton.
  13. 65' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane replaces David Wotherspoon.
  14. 71' Substitution, Celtic. Ryan Christie replaces James Forrest.
  15. 83' Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 3. Danny Swanson (St. Johnstone) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  16. 86' Steven MacLean (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 89' Goal! St. Johnstone 2, Celtic 3. Steven MacLean (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Swanson.
  18. 90' Substitution, St. Johnstone. Graham Cummins replaces Brad McKay.
  19. 90'+2' Goal! St. Johnstone 2, Celtic 4. Ryan Christie (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

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