Scottish League Cup

FT Sunday, December 8, 2019
Celtic WWWWW 1
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Rangers WWDWD 0
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Hampden Park · 51,117 att.

Match Report

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Celtic win 10th domestic trophy in a row with League Cup final win over Rangers

Celtic had goalkeeper Fraser Forster to thank as they withstood heavy pressure to beat Glasgow rivals Rangers 1-0 in the Scottish League Cup final.

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Head to Head

CEL leads series 3-2

Lineups

RAN · 4-3-3

  1. 1Allan McGregorG
  2. 5Filip HelanderCD-L
  3. 6Connor GoldsonCD-R
  4. 31Borna BarisicLB
  5. 2James TavernierRB
  6. 8Ryan JackCM
  7. 17Joe AriboLM
  8. 18Glen KamaraRM
  9. 20Alfredo MorelosF
  10. 14Ryan KentLF
  11. 37Scott ArfieldRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Jon FlanaganSUB
  2. 19Nikola KaticSUB
  3. 21Brandon BarkerSUB
  4. 13Wes FoderinghamSUB
  5. 9Jermain DefoeSUB
  6. 24Greg StewartSUB
  7. 11Sheyi OjoSUB

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 67Fraser ForsterG
  2. 35Kristoffer AjerCD-L
  3. 2Christopher JullienCD-R
  4. 15Jonathan HayesLB
  5. 30Jeremie FrimpongRB
  6. 17Ryan ChristieAM
  7. 42Callum McGregorLM
  8. 8Scott BrownRM
  9. 16Lewis MorganF
  10. 27Mohamed ElyounoussiAM-L
  11. 49James ForrestAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Olivier NtchamSUB
  2. 23Boli Bolingoli-MbomboSUB
  3. 1Craig GordonSUB
  4. 22Odsonne ÉdouardSUB
  5. 18Tom RogicSUB
  6. 19Michael JohnstonSUB
  7. 6Nir BittonSUB

Timeline

  1. 41' Glen Kamara (Rangers) Yellow Card at 41'
  2. 45' Substitution, Celtic. Michael Johnston replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  3. 59' Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) Substitution at 59'
  4. 60' Goal! Rangers 0, Celtic 1. Christopher Jullien (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross following a set piece situation.
  5. 63' Jeremie Frimpong (Celtic) Red Card at 63'
  6. 64' Penalty saved! Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  7. 65' Scott Arfield (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Kristoffer Ajer (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Substitution, Celtic. Nir Bitton replaces James Forrest.
  10. 71' Joe Aribo (Rangers) Yellow Card at 71'
  11. 71' Jermain Defoe (Rangers) Substitution at 71'
  12. 74' Brandon Barker (Rangers) Substitution at 74'
  13. 77' Callum McGregor (Celtic) Yellow Card at 77'
  14. 84' Substitution, Rangers. Nikola Katic replaces Filip Helander because of an injury.

Scottish League Cup News

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News PA Wilfried Nancy nightmare start continues as St. Mirren beat Celtic to Scottish League Cup Wilfried Nancy's nightmare start to his Celtic reign continued as St Mirren wrestled the Premier Sports Cup from their grasp with a 3-1 Hampden triumph. News PA Interim Celtic boss Martin O'Neill open to longer-term talks Interim manager Martin O'Neill expects to be at Celtic on a short-term basis but would be open to talks over an extended stay after leading the holders to the Premier Sports Cup final. News ESPN Rangers slam VAR picks after Scottish League Cup final error Rangers have questioned the selection of two officials as video assistant referees (VARs) for the upcoming round of Scottish Premiership action after the pair in question failed to award a penalty in their Scottish League Cup final defeat to Celtic. ESPN ESPN Scottish League Cup: Celtic claim title in thriller vs Rangers Celtic beat Rangers in a pulsating Scottish League Cup final to claim the trophy after a rollercoaster contest that was eventually decided on penalties.