Celtic vs Falkirk, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Celtic

30': Johnny Kenny
40': Johnny Kenny
58': Benjamin Nygren
73': Sebastian Tounekti

FT
4 - 0

Falkirk

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Match Timeline

30': Johnny Kenny (Celtic) Goal at 30'
37': Ethan Ross (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 37'
40': Johnny Kenny (Celtic) Goal at 40'
45': Ethan Williams (Falkirk) Substitution at 45'
58': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Goal at 58'
59': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Yellow Card at 59'
59': Scott Arfield (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 59'
61': Michel Ange Balikwisha (Celtic) Substitution at 61'
62': Sam Hart (Falkirk) Substitution at 62'
62': Alfredo Agyeman (Falkirk) Substitution at 62'
62': Brian Graham (Falkirk) Substitution at 62'
66': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Substitution at 66'
66': Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 66'
68': Henry Cartwright (Falkirk) Substitution at 68'
73': Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic) Goal at 73'
76': Callum Osmand (Celtic) Substitution at 76'
77': Reo Hatate (Celtic) Substitution at 77'

Statistics

FALK		CEL
12	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
7	Saves	4
39.6	Possession	60.4
8	SHOTS	26
4	ON GOAL	11
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	8
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,169

SPFL Premiership Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Heart of Midlothian	11	+19	29
2	Celtic	10	+8	20
3	Hibernian	11	+4	15
4	Rangers	10	+2	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5	Liam Scales
6	Auston Trusty
36	Marcelo Saracchi
56	Anthony Ralston
8	Benjamin Nygren
42	Callum McGregor
27	Arne Engels
24	Johnny Kenny
23	Sebastian Tounekti
49	James Forrest

Celtic Substitutes:

Paulo Bernardo, Michel Ange Balikwisha, Colby Donovan, Luke McCowan, Viljami Sinisalo, Daizen Maeda, Dane Murray, Reo Hatate, Callum Osmand.

Falkirk (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
19	Scott Bain (GK)
5	Liam Henderson
20	Connor Allan
28	Filip Lissah
2	Keelan Adams
37	Scott Arfield
8	Brad Spencer
21	Dylan Tait
47	Trey Ogunsuyi
23	Ethan Ross
29	Calvin Miller

Falkirk Substitutes:

Ross Maciver, Sam Hart, Henry Cartwright, Nicky Hogarth, Alfredo Agyeman, Brian Graham, Gary Oliver, Kyrell Wilson, Ethan Williams.

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