Motherwell 1-2 Celtic: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 30 September 2023

Result

Motherwell 1-2 Celtic

Premiership · Saturday 30 September 2023, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Motherwell 1-2 Celtic: match report

Motherwell were beaten by Celtic 1-2 in the Premiership on Saturday 30 September 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Luis Palma opened the scoring in the 87th minute. Motherwell's goal came from Blair Spittal (90+5'). Celtic scored through Luis Palma (87') and Matt O'Riley (90+7').

Discipline: Motherwell received 3 yellow cards; Celtic received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Motherwell were 4th on 10 points from 6 and Celtic 1st on 16 points from 6. Motherwell went on to finish that season 8th with 43 points, and Celtic 1st with 93.

Motherwell lined up in a 3-4-3 and Celtic in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Matt O'Riley of Celtic (9.1), ahead of Greg Taylor (8.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Motherwell wins, 1 draw and 9 for Celtic.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Yellow card · Callum SlatteryMotherwell
  • 54'Yellow card · Stephen O'DonnellMotherwell
  • 84'Yellow card · Nathaniel PhillipsCeltic
  • 87'Goal · Luis PalmaCeltic · 0-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Brodie SpencerMotherwell
  • 90+5'Goal · Blair SpittalMotherwell · 1-1
  • 90+7'Goal · Matt O'RileyCeltic · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Motherwell 0, draws 1, Celtic 9.

Team news

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Motherwell line-up (3-4-3)

Liam Kelly, Paul McGinn, Bevis Mugabi, Dan Casey, Stephen O'Donnell, Lennon Miller, Harry Paton, Brodie Spencer, Callum Slattery, Theo Bair, Blair Spittal

Celtic line-up (4-3-3)

Scott Bain, Alistair Johnston, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Liam Scales, Greg Taylor, Matt O'Riley, Callum McGregor, Reo Hatate, Hyun-jun Yang, Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda