Motherwell 1-1 Celtic: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 29 November 2017

Result

Motherwell 1-1 Celtic

Premiership · Wednesday 29 November 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Motherwell 1-1 Celtic: match report

Motherwell drew with Celtic 1-1 in the Premiership on Wednesday 29 November 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Motherwell's goal came from an own goal by Mikael Lustig (78'). Celtic scored through Scott Sinclair (88', penalty).

Discipline: Motherwell received 4 yellow cards; Celtic received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Motherwell were 5th on 22 points from 13 and Celtic 1st on 33 points from 13. Motherwell went on to finish that season 7th with 48 points, and Celtic 1st with 82.

Motherwell lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Celtic in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Motherwell win, 4 draws and 5 for Celtic.

Going into the match Motherwell's last five read W-L-L-W-W and Celtic's W-W-D-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 51'Yellow card · Allan CampbellMotherwell
  • 74'Yellow card · Carl McHughMotherwell
  • 78'Own goal · Mikael LustigMotherwell · 1-0
  • 81'Yellow card · Louis MoultMotherwell
  • 86'Yellow card · Charles DunneMotherwell
  • 88'Penalty goal · Scott SinclairCeltic · 1-1
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Leigh GriffithsCeltic

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Motherwell 1, draws 4, Celtic 5.

Team news

Motherwell line-up (3-4-1-2)

Trevor Carson, Peter Hartley, Chris Cadden, Charles Dunne, Cédric Kipré, Richard Tait, Edi Murtado, Elliott Frear, Deimantas Petravičius, Allan Campbell, L. Moult

Celtic line-up (4-2-3-1)

Craig Gordon, Jozo Simunovic, Germán Gonzalo Cabrera, Mikael Lustig, Kieran Tierney, Patrick Roberts, Scott Brown, Stuart Armstrong, Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Leigh Griffiths