Celtic vs St Johnstone, 2021-22 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish PremiershipAbout
Celtic are hosting St Johnstone
at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on
. The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
- 4': Foul by Jota (Celtic).
- 4': James Brown (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt blocked. David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by David Turnbull.
- 8': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by James Brown.
- 9': Foul by Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone).
- 9': Josip Juranovic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Carl Starfelt (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).
- 10': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
- 11': Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Turnbull.
- 11': Offside, Celtic. Carl Starfelt tries a through ball, but Giorgos Giakoumakis is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
- 14': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
- 23': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone).
- 24': Attempt missed. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Turnbull.
- 29': David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
- 29': Foul by Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone).
- 29': Jota (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Callum Booth (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
- 34': Goal! Celtic 1, St. Johnstone 0. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Ralston.
- 45': Offside, Celtic. Tomas Rogic tries a through ball, but Jota is caught offside.
- 45': First Half ends, Celtic 1, St. Johnstone 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Celtic 1, St. Johnstone 0.
- 47': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cameron MacPherson with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Attempt missed. Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 49': David Turnbull (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Craig Bryson (St. Johnstone).
- 55': Foul by Craig Bryson (St. Johnstone).
- 55': Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Craig Bryson (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Foul by Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone).
- 56': Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Rogic.
- 57': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
- 60': David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
- 61': Substitution, Celtic. Michael Johnston replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 63': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Alister Crawford replaces Glenn Middleton.
- 64': Attempt missed. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Turnbull.
- 65': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
- 66': Attempt missed. Callum McGregor (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Turnbull following a corner.
- 66': Carl Starfelt (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).
- 70': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Stevie May replaces David Wotherspoon.
- 72': Attempt missed. Michael Johnston (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a cross.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Jota (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 76': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).
- 77': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Michael Johnston (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 79': Penalty Celtic. Kyogo Furuhashi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 79': Penalty conceded by Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 79': Liam Gordon (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Efe Ambrose (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Celtic 2, St. Johnstone 0. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 81': Substitution, Celtic. Liel Abada replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 82': Attempt saved. Michael Johnston (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jota.
- 82': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Zander Clark.
- 82': Attempt missed. Anthony Ralston (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jota with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Callum Booth.
- 85': Attempt missed. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.
- 85': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Eetu Vertainen replaces Christopher Kane.
- 86': Substitution, Celtic. Albian Ajeti replaces Jota.
- 87': Dangerous play by Carl Starfelt (Celtic).
- 87': Eetu Vertainen (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Michael Johnston (Celtic) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by David Turnbull.
- 88': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Albian Ajeti.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron MacPherson.
- 89': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Michael Johnston (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomas Rogic.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Celtic 2, St. Johnstone 0.
- 0': Match ends, Celtic 2, St. Johnstone 0.
Game Information
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 57,434
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 57,434
SPFL Premiership Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 30 | +27 | 63 |
| 2 | Celtic | 30 | +24 | 61 |
| 3 | Rangers | 29 | +26 | 57 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 30 | +26 | 53 |
Line-Ups
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 15 | Joe Hart (GK) |
| 4 | Carl Starfelt |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers  |
| 88 | Josip Juranovic |
| 56 | Anthony Ralston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 14 | David Turnbull |
| 18 | Tom Rogic |
| 7 | Giorgos Giakoumakis |
| 17 | Jota |
| 8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
St Johnstone (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Zander Clark (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Gordon |
| 4 | Jamie McCart |
| 25 | Efe Ambrose |
| 13 | Craig Bryson |
| 18 | Cameron Macpherson |
| 24 | Callum Booth |
| 2 | James Brown |
| 9 | Christopher Kane |
| 10 | David Wotherspoon |
| 14 | Glenn Middleton |
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