Scottish Premiership

Falkirk

11th · 1-3-3 · 6 pts · -3
Ugh, no.
Falkirk lost to Celtic
Falkirk0-1-2 1 – 2 Celtic3-0-0
FT · Sat, Aug 29

Match Details

Celtic Park (Glasgow)

Commentary

  • 82'Aodhan Doherty (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 82'
  • 78'Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
  • 78'Deniss Melniks (Falkirk) Substitution at 78'
  • 78'Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
  • 77'Connor Mcleod (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 77'
  • 72'Colby Donovan (Celtic) Own Goal at 72'
  • 70'Callum Osmand (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
  • 70'Auston Trusty (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
  • 69'Scott Tanser (Falkirk) Substitution at 69'
  • 69'Aodhan Doherty (Falkirk) Substitution at 69'
  • 69'Connor Mcleod (Falkirk) Substitution at 69'
  • 63'James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 63'

Line Score

12T
FALK 01 1
CEL 20 2

Match Leaders

Falkirk
Celtic

League Table · 2026-27 Scottish Premiership
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Celtic 7 6 0 1 +10 18
2 Rangers 7 5 1 1 +4 16
3 Hearts 7 4 1 2 +6 13
4 Dundee 7 3 1 3 +2 10
5 St Mirren 7 3 1 3 -1 10
6 St Johnstone 7 2 2 3 -1 8
7 Aberdeen 7 2 2 3 -1 8
8 Motherwell 7 2 2 3 -2 8
9 Dundee Utd 7 2 2 3 -2 8
10 Hibernian 7 2 1 4 -3 7
11 Falkirk 7 1 3 3 -3 6
12 Kilmarnock 7 1 2 4 -9 5
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Key Events

82'Aodhan Doherty (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 82'
78'Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
78'Deniss Melniks (Falkirk) Substitution at 78'
78'Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
77'Connor Mcleod (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 77'
72'Colby Donovan (Celtic) Own Goal at 72'
70'Callum Osmand (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
70'Auston Trusty (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
69'Scott Tanser (Falkirk) Substitution at 69'
69'Aodhan Doherty (Falkirk) Substitution at 69'
69'Connor Mcleod (Falkirk) Substitution at 69'
63'James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 63'
60'Jacob Murrell (Falkirk) Substitution at 60'
45'+2'Colby Donovan (Celtic) Yellow Card at 45'+2'
44'Leon Mccann (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 44'
35'Lewis Neilson (Falkirk) Yellow Card at 35'
29'Camilo Durán (Celtic) Goal at 29'
4'Camilo Durán (Celtic) Goal at 4'

Team Stats

FalkirkCeltic
General
44.2 Possession % 55.8
5 Shots 19
1 On Target 8
3 Offsides 2
3 Corners 6
14 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
388 Passes Completed 528
0 Crosses Won 0
7 Tackles Won 12
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 1

Recent Form

Celtic W W W W L
Falkirk L L W L D

Starting Lineups

Celtic4-2-3-1
1 Sinisalo
51 Donovan 72' OG 20 Carter-Vickers 5 Scales 63 Tierney A
22 Baur 21 Oxlade-Chamberlain
23 Hassan 8 Nygren 13 Hyun-Jun
11 Durán 4'29'
7 Parkinson
99 Fodrey 28 Krauhaus 23 Ross
8 Spencer 16 Barbrook
3 Mccann 5 Henderson 15 Neilson 22 Strain
19 Bain
Falkirk4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Celtic

  1. VS #1 Viljami SinisaloG
  2. LS #5 Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. CC #20 Cameron Carter-VickersCD-R
  4. KT #63 Kieran TierneyLB
  5. CD #51 Colby DonovanRB72' OG
  6. #8 Benjamin NygrenAM
  7. AO #21 Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainLM
  8. MB #22 Mika BaurRM
  9. CD #11 Camilo DuránF4'29'
  10. YH #13 Yang Hyun-JunAM-L
  11. HH #23 Haissem HassanAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Falkirk

  1. SB #19 Scott BainG
  2. LH #5 Liam HendersonCD-L
  3. LN #15 Lewis NeilsonCD-R
  4. LM #3 Leon MccannLB
  5. RS #22 Ryan StrainRB
  6. BK #28 Ben KrauhausAM
  7. BS #8 Brad SpencerLM
  8. FB #16 Finley BarbrookRM
  9. BP #7 Ben ParkinsonF
  10. #99 CJ FodreyAM-L
  11. ER #23 Ethan RossAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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News

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· The Guardian
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Scottish Premiership: Shankland on the spot to ease pressure on McInnes and Rangers
· The Guardian
Striker’s second-half penalty ensures 1-0 win at Aberdeen St Mirren 3-3 Motherwell; Celtic 2-0 Falkirk on Saturday Lawrence Shankland’s second-half penalty gave Derek McInnes and Rangers some much-needed respite with a…
Hearts 3-0 Falkirk, Motherwell 2-3 Celtic: Scottish Premiership – as it happened
· The Guardian
Hearts beat Falkirk while a controversial VAR-assisted penalty decision deep into stoppage time helped Celtic match them at Motherwell 2 mins: And another one! Hearts are a bit of a mess at the moment, and Schwolow…
‘Disgusting’: Hearts see off Falkirk but McInnes fumes as late Celtic penalty tilts title race
· The Guardian
Hearts players and supporters had this much in common; they did not have a clue how to act or react. For eight minutes, with this game already at an end, the scene promised to be a euphoric one. Hearts, having swept…
Scottish Premiership: Celtic go level on points with Hearts at top of table
· The Guardian
Daizen Maeda strikes twice as Celtic beat Falkirk 3-1 Aberdeen seal nervy home win over Kilmarnock Martin O’Neill hailed Daizen Maeda’s return to form after the Japan international drove Celtic to a 3-1 win over Falkirk…

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