Partick Thistle vs Celtic, 2017-18 Scottish Premiership, Regular Season
· Scottish PremiershipSuper-sub Leign Griffiths sparks Celtic to comeback win
Leigh Griffiths came off the bench to spark Celtic into life as the Hoops came back from a goal down to beat Partick Thistle 2-1 in the Premiership.
Match Timeline
- 33': Mikael Lustig (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Partick Thistle 1, Celtic 0. Conor Sammon (Partick Thistle) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Substitution, Celtic. Leigh Griffiths replaces Mikael Lustig.
- 55': Goal! Partick Thistle 1, Celtic 1. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 56': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Adam Barton replaces Blair Spittal.
- 70': Goal! Partick Thistle 1, Celtic 2. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Brown.
- 71': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Kris Doolan replaces Conor Sammon.
- 75': Miles Storey (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Celtic. Jozo Simunovic replaces Scott Sinclair.
- 77': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Chris Erskine replaces Miles Storey.
- 84': Substitution, Celtic. Nir Bitton replaces Odsonne Edouard.
Game Information
Venue: Wyre Stadium at Firhill
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 6,920
SPFL Premiership Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 5 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Celtic | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | St Mirren | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Partick Thistle (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tomas Cerny (GK) |
| 4 | Baily Cargill |
| 5 | Niall Keown |
| 21 | James Penrice |
| 2 | Mustapha Dumbuya |
| 24 | Andrew McCarthy |
| 19 | Ryan Edwards |
| 6 | Abdul Osman |
| 18 | Conor Sammon |
| 39 | Miles Storey  |
| 7 | Blair Spittal |
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Gordon (GK) |
| 20 | Dedryck Boyata |
| 35 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 23 | Mikael Lustig |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 21 | Olivier Ntcham |
| 8 | Scott Brown |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard |
| 11 | Scott Sinclair |
| 49 | James Forrest |
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