Livingston 2-4 Celtic — Scottish Premiership, 27 Dec 2025
Celtic beat Livingston 4-2 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 19 on 27 December 2025 at The Home of the Set Fare Arena, Livingston. Cristian Montaño, B. Nygren, Yang Hyun-Jun, Arne Engels got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Livingston have won 0 and Celtic 5.
· kickoff·The Home of the Set Fare Arena · Livingston·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-03'
- 1-16'assist: Daizen Maeda
- 2-18'assist: S. Pittman
- 2-210'assist: J. Kenny
- 2-331'assist: Kieran Tierney
- 37'VARPenalty confirmed
- 2-439'Penalty
- Half-time2-4
- 46'out: J. Bokila
- 68'
- 71'out: Reo Hatate
- 71'
- 74'
- 78'
- 78'
- 81'Foul
- 82'out: P. Bernardo
- Full-time2-4
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Livingston
- 8.7Cristian MontañoD
- 7.0Jérôme PriorG
- 6.9Stevie MayF
- 6.9Ryan McGowanD
- 6.7Joshua BrenetD
- 6.7Macauley TaitM
- 6.6Scott PittmanM
- 6.5Danny WilsonD
- 6.3Robbie MuirheadF
- 6.3Mahamadou SusohoM
- 6.3Samson LawalM
- 6.2Lewis SmithF
- 6.2Mohammad SyllaM
- 6.2Tete YengiF
- 6.2Jeremy BokilaF
- 5.7Daniel FinlaysonD
Celtic
- 8.0Benjamin NygrenF
- 7.9Auston TrustyD
- 7.9Yang Hyun-JunM
- 7.5Arne EngelsM
- 7.3Kieran TierneyD
- 7.0Anthony RalstonD
- 6.9Colby DonovanD
- 6.9Daizen MaedaF
- 6.9Luke McCowanM
- 6.7Paulo BernardoM
- 6.6Callum McGregorM
- 6.3Reo HatateM
- 6.2Viljami SinisaloG
- 6.0Johnny KennyF
Line-ups
Celtic3-4-2-1
Livingston4-3-3
Substitutes
LivingstonMarvin Bartley
Substitutes
- 30Joshua Brenet78'D6.7
- 18J. Bokila46'F6.2
- 22A. ShinnieF
- 11C. McLennanF
- 16A. WinterF
- 14J. HamiltonG
- 9R. Muirhead68'F6.3
- 7M. Susoho74'M6.3
- 40S. Lawal78'
CelticMartin O'Neill
Substitutes
- 49James ForrestM
- 31Ross DoohanG
- 5Liam ScalesD
- 28P. Bernardo82'M6.7
- 41Reo Hatate71'M6.3
- 47Dane MurrayD
- 18Shin YamadaF
- 4J. Simpson-PuseyD
- 51C. Donovan71'D6.9
Team statistics
34%Possession66%
0.88Expected goals (xG)2.70
13Total shots18
3Shots on target7
3Shots off target8
7Blocked shots3
11Corners4
3Offsides1
14Fouls6
1Yellow cards0
3Goalkeeper saves1
297Total passes641
209Accurate passes565
70%Pass accuracy88%
Livingston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Montaño | 78 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | 8.7 |
| Jérôme Prior | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Stevie May | 74 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ryan McGowan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Joshua Brenet | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Macauley Tait | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Scott Pittman | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Danny Wilson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Robbie Muirhead | 22 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mahamadou Susoho | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Samson Lawal | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Smith | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Mohammad Sylla | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Tete Yengi | 68 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jeremy Bokila | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Daniel Finlayson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.7 |
Celtic
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nygren | 71 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 8.0 |
| Auston Trusty | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | 71 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Arne Engels | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Kieran Tierney | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Anthony Ralston | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Colby Donovan | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Daizen Maeda | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Luke McCowan | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Paulo Bernardo | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Callum McGregor | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Reo Hatate | 19 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Johnny Kenny | 82 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 23 Aug 25Celtic3-0Livingston
- 31 Mar 24Livingston0-3Celtic
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- 23 Dec 23Celtic2-0Livingston
- 23 Sept 23Livingston0-3Celtic
- 01 Feb 23Celtic3-0Livingston
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