Celtic 5-2 Aberdeen: result and report
Premiership · Saturday 3 May 2014
Result
Celtic 5-2 Aberdeen
Premiership · Saturday 3 May 2014, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Celtic 5-2 Aberdeen: match report
Celtic defeated Aberdeen 5-2 in the Premiership on Saturday 3 May 2014. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Scott Brown opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Celtic's goals came from Scott Brown (25'), Scott Brown (44'), Anthony Stokes (53'), Kris Commons (69') and Kris Commons (87'). Aberdeen scored through Niall McGinn (28') and S. Logan (56').
Discipline: Celtic received 1 yellow card; Aberdeen received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Celtic were 1st on 90 points from 35 and Aberdeen 2nd on 62 points from 35. Celtic went on to finish that season 1st with 99 points, and Aberdeen 3rd with 65.
Celtic lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Aberdeen in a 4-4-1-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Celtic wins, 0 draws and 1 for Aberdeen.
Going into the match Celtic's last five read W-D-W-D-W and Aberdeen's D-D-W-D-D.
Key events
- 25'Goal · Scott Brown
- 28'Goal · Niall McGinn
- 44'Goal · Scott Brown
- 53'Goal · Anthony Stokes
- 56'Goal · S. Logan
- 61'Yellow card · Charlie Mulgrew
- 69'Goal · Kris Commons
- 87'Goal · Kris Commons
Head-to-head
Team news
Celtic expected line-up (4-4-1-1)
Fraser Forster, Efe Eric Ambrose, Virgil van Dijk, Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón, Charlie Mulgrew, Kris Commons, Scott Brown, Adam Matthews, Joe Ledley, Anthony Stokes
Aberdeen expected line-up (4-4-1-1)
Jamie Langfield, Willo Flood, Mark Reynolds, Russell Anderson, Andy Considine, Niall McGinn, Peter Pawlett, Jonny Hayes, Barry Robson, Ryan Jack