Celtic vs Partick Thistle, 2017/18 Scottish Cup, Round 5
· Scottish Cup3 - 2
James Forrest scores hat trick as Celtic beat Partick Thistle in five-goal thriller
James Forrest scored a hat trick as Celtic overcame Partick Thistle 3-2 in their Scottish Cup fifth-round clash at Parkhead.
Match Timeline
- 3': Goal! Celtic 1, Partick Thistle 0. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 10': Goal! Celtic 2, Partick Thistle 0. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
- 20': Goal! Celtic 2, Partick Thistle 1. Kris Doolan (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 38': Danny Devine (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Celtic 3, Partick Thistle 1. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
- 57': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Abdul Osman replaces Adam Barton.
- 60': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Conor Sammon replaces Kris Doolan.
- 65': Substitution, Celtic. Callum McGregor replaces Charly Musonda.
- 79': Substitution, Celtic. Odsonne Edouard replaces Scott Sinclair.
- 79': Substitution, Partick Thistle. Andrew McCarthy replaces Martin Woods.
- 84': Goal! Celtic 3, Partick Thistle 2. Conor Sammon (Partick Thistle) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Erskine.
- 87': Substitution, Celtic. Eboue Kouassi replaces James Forrest.
Game Information
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 24,191
Line-Ups
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Dorus de Vries (GK) |
| 5 | Jozo Simunovic |
| 35 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 23 | Mikael Lustig |
| 67 | Charly Musonda |
| 21 | Olivier Ntcham |
| 8 | Scott Brown |
| 10 | Moussa Dembélé |
| 11 | Scott Sinclair |
| 49 | James Forrest |
Partick Thistle (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tomas Cerny (GK) |
| 4 | Baily Cargill |
| 15 | Daniel Devine  |
| 3 | Callum Booth |
| 16 | Paul McGinn |
| 19 | Ryan Edwards |
| 13 | Adam Barton |
| 37 | Martin Woods |
| 9 | Kris Doolan |
| 10 | Chris Erskine |
| 7 | Blair Spittal |
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