Celtic vs Aberdeen, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish PremiershipWilfried Nancy earns first Celtic win against Aberdeen
Late goals from Kieran Tierney and James Forrest gave under-fire Wilfried Nancy his first win as Celtic boss in a 3-1 victory over 10-man Aberdeen at Parkhead.
Match Commentary
- 18': Stuart Armstrong (Aberdeen) Yellow Card at 18'
- 39': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Goal at 39'
- 45'+1': Arne Engels (Celtic) Yellow Card at 46'
- 45'+3': Dylan Lobban (Aberdeen) Red Card at 48'
- 53': Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) Substitution at 53'
- 54': Emmanuel Gyamfi (Aberdeen) Substitution at 54'
- 68': Kenan Bilalovic (Aberdeen) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Kjartan Kjartansson (Aberdeen) Substitution at 68'
- 69': Liam Scales (Celtic) Substitution at 69'
- 69': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 69'
- 70': Shin Yamada (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
- 74': Kenan Bilalovic (Aberdeen) Goal at 74'
- 82': Colby Donovan (Celtic) Substitution at 82'
- 84': Alexander Jensen (Aberdeen) Yellow Card at 84'
- 88': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) Goal at 88'
- 89': Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen) Substitution at 89'
- 90'+2': James Forrest (Celtic) Goal at 92'
Statistics
 ABE |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 27.1 | Possession | 72.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 31 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,798
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | +32 | 82 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | +33 | 80 |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | +33 | 72 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 38 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Celtic (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Auston Trusty |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 56 | Anthony Ralston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 27 | Arne Engels  |
| 14 | Luke McCowan |
| 13 | Yang Hyun-Jun |
| 24 | Johnny Kenny |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 8 | Benjamin Nygren |
Aberdeen (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitar Mitov (GK) |
| 22 | Jack Milne |
| 5 | Mats Knoester |
| 2 | Nicky Devlin |
| 28 | Alexander Jensen |
| 38 | Dylan Lobban  |
| 16 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 7 | Adil Aouchiche |
| 17 | Jesper Karlsson |
| 81 | Topi Keskinen |
| 27 | Marko Lazetic |
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