Premiership: Celtic steals a 2-1 win against Motherwell 2-1
MOTHERWELL. Celtic topped Motherwell to win 2-1. A goal from R. Tierney was decisive in the 87min.
MOTHERWELL. Celtic overcome Motherwell to win 2-1. A goal from R. Tierney was decisive in the 87min. It was Celtic to strike first with a goal of K. Furuhashi at the 15′. Then D. Maeda scored again for Celtic in the 84′ minute with a goal. Eventually, R. Tierney reduced the distance for Motherwell with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Celtic was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was William Collum who had the assistance of Dougie Potter and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.42 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 71% while Motherwell was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Celtic was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Celtic won the match.
Motherwell shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Celtic shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (L. Moult and J. Morris). On the other side, Celtic received 1 yellow card (K. Furuhashi).
After playing this match, Motherwell will stay with 16 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Celtic will have 36 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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15'15'
K. Furuhashi
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22'22'
S. Johansen
B. Mugabi
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46'46'
C. Shields
K. van Veen
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55'55'
J. Morris
S. McKinstry
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60'60'
J. Neves Filipe (Goal Disallowed)
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60'60'
S. Haksabanovic
L. Abada
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60'60'
R. Tierney
D. Cornelius
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60'60'
L. Moult
B. Spittal
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64'64'
L. Moult
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66'66'
K. Furuhashi
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69'69'
D. Turnbull
R. Hatate
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69'69'
G. Giakoumakis
K. Furuhashi
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80'80'
D. Maeda
Jota
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80'80'
O. Abildgaard
A. Mooy
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81'81'
J. Morris
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84'84'
D. Maeda
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87'87'
R. Tierney
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Motherwell will play away against St. Johnstone on the 12th of November with a 21-18 head to head stats in favor of St. Johnstone (7 draws).
Celtic will host Ross County on the 12th of November with a 23-2 head to head in favor of Celtic (6 draws).
Motherwell: Formation and Lineups
Motherwell started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steven Hammell chose to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Bevis Mugabi , Ricki Lamie , Matt Penney , Dean Cornelius , Sean Goss , Stuart McKinstry , Callum Slattery , Blair Spittal and Kevin van Veen .
Substitutes
Motherwell made 5 changes: B. Mugabi for S. Johansen (22′), K. van Veen for C. Shields (46′), S. McKinstry for J. Morris (55′), D. Cornelius for R. Tierney (60′) and B. Spittal for L. Moult (60′).
Top player: Callum Slattery
Probably the most impressive player in Motherwell was Callum Slattery.
His rating is with 16 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Celtic: Formation and Lineups
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart , Josip Juranović , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Greg Taylor , Aaron Mooy , Matt O’Riley , Reo Hatate , Liel Abada , Kyogo Furuhashi and Jota .
Substitutes
Celtic made 5 changes: L. Abada for S. Haksabanovic (60′), R. Hatate for D. Turnbull (69′), K. Furuhashi for G. Giakoumakis (69′), Jota for D. Maeda (80′) and A. Mooy for O. Abildgaard (80′).
Top player: Daizen Maeda
The player who no doubt impressed Celtic the most was Daizen Maeda.
His rating is with 1 goal, 2 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 80′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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