Motherwell 1-1 Celtic: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 5 December 2018

Result

Motherwell 1-1 Celtic

Premiership · Wednesday 5 December 2018, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Motherwell 1-1 Celtic: match report

Motherwell drew with Celtic 1-1 in the Premiership on Wednesday 5 December 2018. The half-time score was 0-1.

Ryan Christie opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Motherwell's goal came from Danny Johnson (88'). Celtic scored through Ryan Christie (13').

Discipline: Motherwell received 4 yellow cards; Celtic received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Motherwell were 9th on 14 points from 14 and Celtic 2nd on 29 points from 13. Motherwell went on to finish that season 8th with 51 points, and Celtic 1st with 87.

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

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Motherwell wins, 2 draws and 1 for Celtic.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Ryan ChristieCeltic · 0-1
  • 26'Yellow card · A. LivingstoneMotherwell
  • 26'Yellow card · Adam LivingstoneMotherwell
  • 35'Yellow card · Danny JohnsonMotherwell
  • 38'Yellow card · Allan CampbellMotherwell
  • 41'Missed penalty · Leigh GriffithsCeltic
  • 88'Goal · Danny JohnsonMotherwell · 1-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Motherwell 0, draws 2, Celtic 1.

Team news

Motherwell line-up (4-4-2)

Mark Gillespie, Liam Donnelly, Tom Aldred, Peter Hartley, Richard Tait, Liam Grimshaw, Allan Campbell, Edi Murtado, David Turnbull, Conor Sammon, Danny Johnson

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

Craig Gordon, Cristian Gamboa, Jozo Simunovic, Filip Benkovic, Kieran Tierney, Scott Brown, Olivier Ntcham, Jonny Hayes, Callum McGregor, Ryan Christie, Leigh Griffiths