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St Johnstone vs Celtic: match report

St Johnstone hosted Celtic at McDiarmid Park on Wednesday 9 September 2026, in the SPFL Premiership (round 3). Matthew Macdermid is the referee, averaging 4.0 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic. Goals: Mika Baur 52' for Celtic. Attendance: 9,879.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 52' Goal: Mika Baur (Celtic)
  • 55' Yellow card: Josh Campbell (St Johnstone)
  • 69' Yellow card: Reece McAlear (St Johnstone)
  • 82' Yellow card: Liam Scales (Celtic)
  • 90'+4' Yellow card: Mika Baur (Celtic)
Match stats (contains the result)
39.7%Possession60.3%
9Shots15
3Shots on target9
2Corners11
13Fouls9
0Offsides2
8Saves3
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

St Johnstone 4-2-3-1

Coach: Simo Valakari

  1. 1 Toby Steward GK
  2. 26 Matty Todd MID
  3. 19 Daniel Finlayson DEF
  4. 3 Cheick Diabate DEF
  5. 2 Enes Alić DEF
  6. 8 Jason Holt MID
  7. 42 Reece McAlear MID
  8. 32 Josh Campbell MID
  9. 30 Joel Cotterill MID
  10. 7 Taylor Steven FWD
  11. 9 Josh Fowler FWD

Bench

  • 99 Ruari Paton FWD
  • 11 Samuel Stanton FWD
  • 22 Danny Schmidt FWD
  • 18 Kai Fotheringham FWD
  • 25 Macaulay Tait MID
  • 20 Ross Sinclair GK
  • 33 Liam Smith DEF
  • 14 Matty Foulds DEF
  • 4 Morgan Boyes DEF

Celtic 4-2-3-1

Coach: Martin O'Neill

  1. 26 Sam Johnstone GK
  2. 51 Colby Donovan DEF
  3. 47 Dane Murray DEF
  4. 6 Auston Trusty DEF
  5. 5 Liam Scales DEF
  6. 42 Callum McGregor MID
  7. 22 Mika Baur MID
  8. 23 Haissem Hassan FWD
  9. 18 Oliver Sørensen MID
  10. 17 Sebastian Tounekti FWD
  11. 9 Kasper Waarts Høgh FWD

Bench

  • 8 Benjamin Nygren MID
  • 11 Camilo Durán FWD
  • 49 James Forrest FWD
  • 29 Shumaira Mheuka FWD
  • 63 Kieran Tierney DEF
  • 1 Viljami Sinisalo GK
  • 3 Jordan Lotomba DEF
  • 21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain MID
  • 35 Joël van den Berg MID
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 20 April 2025: St Johnstone 0-5 Celtic
  • Sunday 6 April 2025: St Johnstone 1-0 Celtic
  • Sunday 29 December 2024: Celtic 4-0 St Johnstone
  • Saturday 28 September 2024: St Johnstone 0-6 Celtic
  • Sunday 5 February 2023: St Johnstone 1-4 Celtic