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Coverage of the Scottish Premiership clash between St Johnstone and Celtic.
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 20
Dec 26, 2021 at 12.30pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
1 - 3
Celtic

Kane (69')
Butterfield (59'), Dendoncker (85')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Abada (9', 22'), Bitton (82')
Bitton (86')

Live Updates: St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic

Last Updated: Monday, January 3, 2022 at 22:58 UK

First Half starts.
6'Missed chance. Tomas Rogic - Celtic - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Liel Abada.
9'New attacking attempt. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Josip Juranovic with a cross.
9'Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Celtic 1. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with the head from few metres to the top right corner.
11'Cameron Carter-Vickers - Celtic - won a free kick in defence.
11'Fouled by Stevie May - St. Johnstone
11'Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Jacob Butterfield.
11'Missed chance. Kyogo Furuhashi - Celtic - with an attempt from the centre of the box missed to the left after corner.
12'Missed chance. Stevie May - St. Johnstone - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Callum Booth with a cross.
15'Substitution - Celtic. Joey Dawson for Kyogo Furuhashi - injury.
17'Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Lars Dendoncker.
18'Missed chance. Stephen Welsh - Celtic - shot with the head from a diffucult position on the left is high and wide to the left. Assist - Josip Juranovic with a cross after corner.
21'Missed chance. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with right foot from outside the box missed. Assist - Stephen Welsh.
21'Missed chance. Tomas Rogic - Celtic - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
22'Goal! St. Johnstone 0, Celtic 2. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Tomas Rogic.
23'Fouled by Tomas Rogic - Celtic
23'Lars Dendoncker - St. Johnstone - won a free kick in defence.
24'Missed chance. Jacob Butterfield - St. Johnstone - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Alister Crawford.
27'Shot blocked. Nir Bitton - Celtic - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
27'New attacking attempt. Josip Juranovic - Celtic - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
28'Fouled by Callum Booth - St. Johnstone
28'Josip Juranovic - Celtic - won a free kick in defence.
30'Offside - Celtic. Carl Starfelt with a pass, however Joey Dawson is in offside.
31'New attacking attempt. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Nir Bitton with a through ball.
31'Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Elliot Parish.
32'Missed chance. Nir Bitton - Celtic - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Josip Juranovic with a cross after corner.
34'Shot blocked. Tomas Rogic - Celtic - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Josip Juranovic.
36'Corner - St. Johnstone. Conceded by Liam Scales.
36'Shot blocked. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Nir Bitton.
36'Shot blocked. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked.
36'Corner - Celtic. Conceded by James Brown.
37'Dangerous play by Joey Dawson - Celtic
37'Jamie McCart - St. Johnstone - won a free kick in defence.
39'New attacking attempt. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with the head from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Nir Bitton.
40'Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
42'Fouled by Tomas Rogic - Celtic
42'Liam Gordon - St. Johnstone - won a free kick in defence.
44'Hand ball by Viv Solomon-Otabor - St. Johnstone
44'Offside - St. Johnstone. Callum Booth with a pass, however Viv Solomon-Otabor is in offside.
45+1'New attacking attempt. Liam Scales - Celtic - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side is saved in the left corner. Assist - Tomas Rogic with a cross.
45+1'Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Craig Bryson.
45+2'First Half ended - St. Johnstone 0, Celtic 2.
45'Second Half starts St. Johnstone 0, Celtic 2.
45'Substitution - St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane for Craig Bryson.
45'Substitution - St. Johnstone. Liam Craig for Alister Crawford.
46'Fouled by Nir Bitton - Celtic
46'Jacob Butterfield - St. Johnstone - won a free kick in defence.
47'New attacking attempt. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Tomas Rogic.
47'Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Elliot Parish.
50'Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
50'Fouled by Jacob Butterfield - St. Johnstone
50'Tomas Rogic - Celtic - won a free kick in attack.
51'Missed chance. Nir Bitton - Celtic - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a free kick.
59'Fouled by Jacob Butterfield - St. Johnstone
59'Nir Bitton - Celtic - won a free kick in attack.
59'Jacob Butterfield - St. Johnstone - receive yellow card for a foul.
60'Shot blocked. Josip Juranovic - Celtic - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
61'Carl Starfelt - Celtic - won a free kick in defence.
61'Fouled by Christopher Kane - St. Johnstone
62'Fouled by James McCarthy - Celtic
62'Stevie May - St. Johnstone - won a free kick in defence.
63'Substitution - St. Johnstone. Glenn Middleton for Stevie May.
63'Corner - St. Johnstone. Conceded by James McCarthy.
64'Fouled by Lars Dendoncker - St. Johnstone
64'Stephen Welsh - Celtic - won a free kick in defence.
64'Corner - St. Johnstone. Conceded by Nir Bitton.
65'Corner - Celtic. Conceded by Callum Booth.
66'Missed chance. Nir Bitton - Celtic - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Josip Juranovic with a cross after corner.
66'Christopher Kane - St. Johnstone - won a free kick in attack.
66'Fouled by Cameron Carter-Vickers - Celtic
68'Missed chance. Christopher Kane - St. Johnstone - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Callum Booth with a cross.
69'Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 2. Christopher Kane - St. Johnstone - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assist - Viv Solomon-Otabor with a cross.
70'Missed chance. Nir Bitton - Celtic - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Tomas Rogic.
73'Fouled by James Brown - St. Johnstone
73'Liam Scales - Celtic - won a free kick in attack.
78'Missed chance. Jacob Butterfield - St. Johnstone - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - Glenn Middleton.
79'Christopher Kane - St. Johnstone - won a free kick in attack.
79'Fouled by James McCarthy - Celtic
80'Fouled by Jamie McCart - St. Johnstone
80'Tomas Rogic - Celtic - won a free kick in attack.
82'Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 3. Nir Bitton - Celtic - shot with right foot from the left side of the box to the left corner. Assist - Tomas Rogic.
84'Hand ball by Lars Dendoncker - St. Johnstone
85'Fouled by Lars Dendoncker - St. Johnstone
85'Joey Dawson - Celtic - won a free kick in attack.
85'Lars Dendoncker - St. Johnstone - receive yellow card for a foul.
85'Fouled by Nir Bitton - Celtic
85'Viv Solomon-Otabor - St. Johnstone - won a free kick in defence.
86'Nir Bitton - Celtic - receive yellow card for a foul.
86'Shot blocked. Joey Dawson - Celtic - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Liel Abada.
87'Hand ball by Stephen Welsh - Celtic
87'Substitution - Celtic. Adam Montgomery for Liam Scales.
90+2'Shot blocked. Liel Abada - Celtic - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Tomas Rogic.
90+3'Second Half ended - St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 3.
Thats all. Game finished - St. Johnstone 1, Celtic 3.

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314


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