Motherwell 2-0 Celtic — Scottish Premiership, 30 Dec 2025
Motherwell beat Celtic 2-0 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 20 on 30 December 2025 at Fir Park, Motherwell. Ibrahim Said, Elliot Watt got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Motherwell have won 0 and Celtic 5.
· kickoff·Fir Park · Motherwell·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-014'assist: S. O'Donnell
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 46'
- 52'Foul
- 56'Foul
- 56'Foul
- 2-058'
- 60'
- 66'
- 74'Persistent fouling
- 75'out: C. Hendry
- 85'
- 90+3'
- 90+3'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Motherwell
- 8.9Elliot WattM
- 7.7Ibrahim SaidF
- 7.6Calum WardG
- 7.2Stephen O'DonnellD
- 7.2John KoutroumbisD
- 7.2Elijah JustM
- 7.0Oscar PriestmanM
- 7.0Thomas SparrowD
- 7.0Paul McGinnD
- 6.7Lukas FadingerM
- 6.7Callum SlatteryM
- 6.6Emmanuel LongeloD
- 6.3Callum HendryF
Celtic
- 7.3Auston TrustyD
- 6.9Callum McGregorM
- 6.9Colby DonovanD
- 6.7Paulo BernardoM
- 6.7Luke McCowanM
- 6.7Reo HatateF
- 6.6James ForrestM
- 6.6Shin YamadaF
- 6.6Arne EngelsM
- 6.5Benjamin NygrenF
- 6.3Kieran TierneyM
- 6.3Anthony RalstonD
- 6.2Daizen MaedaF
- 6.2Yang Hyun-JunM
- 6.0Kasper SchmeichelG
- 6.0Liam ScalesD
Line-ups
Celtic3-4-1-2
Motherwell4-2-3-1
Substitutes
MotherwellJens Askou
Substitutes
- 9A. StamatelopoulosF
- 4L. GordonD
- 66C. Hendry75'F6.3
- 5Kofi BalmerD
- 45E. Longelo85'D6.6
- 31Matthew ConnellyG
- 24D. E. OsongF
- 28Luca Ross90+3'F
- 39Z. McAllister90+3'M
CelticMartin O'Neill
Substitutes
- 49James Forrest66'M6.6
- 14Luke McCowan46'M6.7
- 27Arne Engels46'M6.6
- 12Viljami SinisaloG
- 24J. KennyF
- 47Dane MurrayD
- 18Shin Yamada46'F6.6
- 4J. Simpson-PuseyD
- 51C. Donovan60'D6.9
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
11Total shots8
6Shots on target3
2Shots off target2
3Blocked shots3
1Corners3
3Offsides2
7Fouls14
0Yellow cards4
3Goalkeeper saves4
465Total passes594
398Accurate passes525
86%Pass accuracy88%
Motherwell
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Watt | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 8.9 |
| Ibrahim Said | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Calum Ward | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| John Koutroumbis | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Elijah Just | 75 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Oscar Priestman | 85 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Thomas Sparrow | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Paul McGinn | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Lukas Fadinger | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Callum Slattery | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Callum Hendry | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Celtic
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Trusty | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Callum McGregor | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Colby Donovan | 30 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Paulo Bernardo | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Luke McCowan | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Reo Hatate | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| James Forrest | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Shin Yamada | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Arne Engels | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Nygren | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Kieran Tierney | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Anthony Ralston | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Daizen Maeda | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Liam Scales | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.0 |
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