Celtic vs Aberdeen, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish PremiershipWilfried Nancy earns first Celtic win against Aberdeen
Late goals from Kieran Tierney and James Forrest gave under-fire Wilfried Nancy his first win as Celtic boss in a 3-1 victory over 10-man Aberdeen at Parkhead.
Match Timeline
- 18': Stuart Armstrong (Aberdeen) Yellow Card at 18'
- 39': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Goal at 39'
- 45'+1': Arne Engels (Celtic) Yellow Card at 46'
- 45'+3': Dylan Lobban (Aberdeen) Red Card at 48'
- 53': Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) Substitution at 53'
- 54': Emmanuel Gyamfi (Aberdeen) Substitution at 54'
- 68': Kenan Bilalovic (Aberdeen) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Kjartan Kjartansson (Aberdeen) Substitution at 68'
- 69': Liam Scales (Celtic) Substitution at 69'
- 69': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 69'
- 70': Shin Yamada (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
- 74': Kenan Bilalovic (Aberdeen) Goal at 74'
- 82': Colby Donovan (Celtic) Substitution at 82'
- 84': Alexander Jensen (Aberdeen) Yellow Card at 84'
- 88': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) Goal at 88'
- 89': Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+2': James Forrest (Celtic) Goal at 92'
Statistics
 ABE |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 27.1 | Possession | 72.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 31 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 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 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,798
SPFL Premiership Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 19 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Celtic | 18 | +17 | 38 |
| 3 | Rangers | 18 | +10 | 32 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 19 | +10 | 30 |
Line-Ups
Celtic (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Auston Trusty |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 56 | Anthony Ralston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 27 | Arne Engels  |
| 14 | Luke McCowan |
| 13 | Yang Hyun-Jun |
| 24 | Johnny Kenny |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 8 | Benjamin Nygren |
Aberdeen (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitar Mitov (GK) |
| 22 | Jack Milne |
| 5 | Mats Knoester |
| 2 | Nicky Devlin |
| 28 | Alexander Jensen |
| 38 | Dylan Lobban  |
| 16 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 7 | Adil Aouchiche |
| 17 | Jesper Karlsson |
| 81 | Topi Keskinen |
| 27 | Marko Lazetic |
SPFL Premiership News
Wilfried Nancy welcomed the rub of the green which brought his first win as Celtic boss in a 3-1 victory over 10-man Aberdeen at Parkhead.
Late goals from Kieran Tierney and James Forrest gave under-fire Wilfried Nancy his first win as Celtic boss in a 3-1 victory over 10-man Aberdeen at Parkhead.
Celtic chief executive Michael Nicholson said that three of his colleagues were "assaulted" after Sunday's Hampden defeat as he declared Peter Lawwell's resignation a "sad day" for the club.
Wilfried Nancy claimed his players were "too soft" in their disastrous first half against Roma but expressed confidence they would quickly get to grips with his tactical demands.
Wilfried Nancy will not "waste time" on the sort of negative reaction which followed his debut defeat as Celtic boss.