Scottish Cup

FT Saturday, February 10, 2018
Partick Thistle WLWDL 2
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Celtic WWWWL 3
1st2ndT
PAR112
CEL213
Celtic Park · 24,191 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Head to Head

CEL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Dorus de VriesG
  2. 5Jozo SimunovicCD-L
  3. 35Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 23Mikael LustigRB
  6. 67Charly MusondaAM
  7. 21Olivier NtchamLM
  8. 8Scott BrownRM
  9. 10Moussa DembéléF
  10. 11Scott SinclairAM-L
  11. 49James ForrestAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 42Callum McGregorSUB
  2. 29Scott BainSUB
  3. 18Tom RogicSUB
  4. 22Odsonne ÉdouardSUB
  5. 12Cristian GamboaSUB
  6. 88Kouassi EboueSUB
  7. 59Calvin MillerSUB

PAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tomas CernyG
  2. 4Baily CargillCD-L
  3. 15Daniel DevineCD-R
  4. 3Callum BoothLB
  5. 16Paul McGinnRB
  6. 19Ryan EdwardsAM
  7. 13Adam BartonLM
  8. 37Martin WoodsRM
  9. 9Kris DoolanF
  10. 10Chris ErskineAM-L
  11. 7Blair SpittalAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Mustapha DumbuyaSUB
  2. 18Conor SammonSUB
  3. 12Ryan ScullySUB
  4. 39Miles StoreySUB
  5. 24Andrew McCarthySUB
  6. 21James PenriceSUB
  7. 6Abdul OsmanSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 20' Goal! Celtic 2, Partick Thistle 1. Kris Doolan (Partick Thistle) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 38' Danny Devine (Partick Thistle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 57' Substitution, Partick Thistle. Abdul Osman replaces Adam Barton.
  7. 60' Substitution, Partick Thistle. Conor Sammon replaces Kris Doolan.
  8. 65' Substitution, Celtic. Callum McGregor replaces Charly Musonda.
  9. 79' Substitution, Partick Thistle. Andrew McCarthy replaces Martin Woods.
  10. 79' Substitution, Celtic. Odsonne Edouard replaces Scott Sinclair.
  11. 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.
  12. 87' Substitution, Celtic. Eboue Kouassi replaces James Forrest.

Scottish Cup News

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