Saturday September 10, 2011 Day 7 Finished Celtic Park

Celtic 4 - 0 Motherwell

  • Forrest 9’, 74’
  • Ledley 33’
  • Ki 67’

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  1. Celtic thump Motherwell

    Celtic thump Motherwell

    Celtic hammered Motherwell 4-0 in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash at Parkhead. More

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    Time:90'
    • Celtic
    • Motherwell
    • 90'+2 And that's the final whistle! Celtic have run out comfortable winners here! It's ended Celtic 4 Motherwell 0! Thanks for joining us!
    • 90'+2 FORREST! Tries a shot but only finds Commons in the way!
    • 90'+1 We're in the first minute of two extra minutes.
    • 90' Bangura is caught offside. Still plenty of running in the sub.
    • 90' Last minute of normal time. Shouldn't be much to add on.
    • 89' Forrest goes down in the box! Ref Alan Muir shakes his head as the Celtic fans howl in protest!
    • 87' Commons with a Celtic corner. Hateley flicks it out - only as far as Wanyama. Matthews wins a throw for the Bhoys.
    • 86' It's all gone a little flat. Hardly surprising. Celtic are knocking it around and Motherwell just want the match over.
    • 85' Free-kick to Celtic as time runs down. Mulgrew will take it.
    • 84' It's another Motherwell corner. Hateley trots over. Gets some whip on that one and the ball flies out the other side! Only needed a touch!
    • 82' Last change for Celtic. Kayal makes way for Victor Wanyama.
    • 81' Jamie Murphy is still going for the visitors. Drives the ball into the box but Wilson is there.
    • 80' There are 10 minutes remaining. Celtic lead 4-0 and sniffing for more.
    • 79' Change for Well. Stewart Carswell is on for Jennings.
    • 78' Motherwell with a rare sortie into the Celtic half. They have a corner and are left watching as Forster claims.
    • 77' BANGURA!! The Israeli almost gets on the scoresheet! Denied by Randolph's parry and the onrushing Hooper is offside!
    • 76' There are still 14 minutes to go. Motherwell are a battered and beaten side and are looking at damage limitation now!
    • 75' GOAL CELTIC!! The Bhoys just won't be denied. Forrest goes alone, drives into the box and smacks the ball beyond Randolph! Celtic 4 Motherwell 0!!
    • 74' KAYAL!! So close! Clips the post and Celtic are rampant!
    • 73' Booking for Clancy for a foul on Bangura.
    • 72' And that's Ledley's last contribution. He makes way for Kris Commons.
    • 71' Bangura into the fray. Great run. Into Ledley, looks for HOOPER!! Too much on the pass and the chance goes begging!
    • 70' Looks like Kris Commons will be on too soon. Nothing from the Well bench yet.
    • 68' What a strike from Ki and there's another cheer as Bangura comes on for Stokes!
    • 67' GOAL CELTIC!! Ledley finds Ki and the South Korean lets fly from 20 yards!! Randolph is at full stretch but the ball sails into the top right hand corner!! 3-0 Celtic Game over!
    • 67' Hammell finds Randolph under pressure, but it's a Celtic sub warming up! Mohamed Bangura is set to come on.
    • 65' There are 25 minutes to go. You'd fancy Stuart McCall will be thinking of changes soon as Lasley hits the deck under Beram Kayal's clumsy challenge.
    • 64' And they have ANOTHER corner. Hateley with it. Too high for Higdon. Falls for JENNINGS!! Well wide with his left foot!
    • 63' Higdon is caught offside for Well. Forster will bang it long. Clancy has two attempts at that one but finds Jennings. Motherwell will try and come forward again.
    • 62' Corner comes to nothing for the visitors. They have to take advantage of these rare sights of the Celtic goal.
    • 61' Motherwell counter. Good play by Jamie Murphy. Chips in an inviting cross, El Kaddouri gets there first at the expense of a corner.
    • 60' We're at the hour mark. Celtic still lead 2-0. Hooper with a great touch for FORREST!! Scuffed it and that's a let-off for Motherwell!
    • 58' In it comes. Forster makes a hash of that one but fortunately for him, the ball falls to a green and white shirt.
    • 57' Motherwell have a free-kick of their own in a good position. Hammell and Hateley are over it. HATELEY! Deflected out for a corner. Hateley complains about the distance of the Celtic wall, but only gets a corner.
    • 56' Mulgrew takes it. Poor ball. Floats nicely up and in for Randolph to claim comfortably.
    • 55' Ledley again drives Celtic forward. Ki and El Kaddouri link up. Humphrey fouls Ledley and that'll be a Celtic free-kick.
    • 54' Poor defending by Well. No one taking responsibility and Stokes tries the spectacular! Poor finish but Celtic are looking ominous again!
    • 53' El Kaddouri runs the full length of the pitch on a counter and then thumps the cross into the side netting! All that work for nothing!
    • 52' Lasley to Law. Jamie Murphy will race down the left. Good play. He has Matthews in attendance. In it comes only for Mulgrew to clear.
    • 51' MULGREW!! Smacks the ball across the Well area and all it needed was a touch! Instead it's out for a throw over the other side!
    • 50' Craigan is under the kick. Stokes picks it up, tries to find El Kaddouri and that's a vital interception by Humphrey!
    • 49' Corner cleared and Motherwell come forward. Higdon chests it to Lasley. Law heads it forward but that'll drift through to Forster.
    • 48' Celtic come forward. Misunderstanding again at the back of the Motherwell defence and Craigan almost puts the ball in his own net! Side netting to the rescue!
    • 47' Awkward cross in looking for Humphrey. Good take by Forster.
    • 46' Hateley takes an early throw. Wilson is beaten by Ledley. Looks for Hooper. Craigan is there.
    • 46' Celtic get us back underway!
    • - The teams are back for the second half. No changes for either side at the interval.
    • 45'+2 This will certainly be the last move of the match as Randolph lets fly and that indeed is the half-time whistle. Celtic lead 2-0 at the break courtesy of James Forrest and Joe Ledley.
    • 45'+1 There'll be two minutes of stoppage time. Stokes gets caught in two minds as he attempts to find Hooper. The ball drifts through to Randolph.
    • 45' Last minute of the half. LEDLEY!! Speculative effort and Randolph spills it! He's bailed out by his defence, but the Well keeper is having a torrid time!
    • 44' Still Celtic attack. Ki to FORREST!! Great strike from 20 yards! Randolph is rooted to the spot and is mightily relieved to see the ball clip the outside of the post!
    • 43' El Kaddouri tries to get the cross in. Hits Hateley and rebounds out. The bal is chipped back only to find Hooper in an offside position.
    • 42' Again Craigan rises. Can't keep it down and that'll be a Celtic goal kick.
    • 41' Hateley takes it, Craigan with the header and ref Muir says it came off Charlie Mulgrew. Didn't look Like it but it's another corner.
    • 40' There are five minutes remaining. Tom Hateley with an effort from a distance and it's deflected out for a corner.
    • 38' More arguments as Clancy smacks a free-kick against a Celtic man who hadn't withdrawn far enough. Ref isn't interested and orders the kick to be retaken.
    • 37' This could be a difficult match for Well now. Celtic have their tails up and Stuart McCall may well want half time to come sooner than later.
    • 36' And after all the argy-bargy has been sorted out, Ki wil strike it! Way over the bar!! Poor effort!
    • 34' There's a bit of barging between Hooper and Jennings and both players have been booked. The outcome is a free-kick for Celtic. Worth a pop this one.
    • 33' GOAL CELTIC!! It was coming! Hooper shrugs off the defender, finds Stokes who plays a superb one-two with Ledley and the Welshman smacks the ball home!! 2-0 Celtic and the Bhoys are sitting pretty!
    • 32' STOKES!! Oooh! Went for glory from distance with Adam Matthews waiting in vain!
    • 31' Celtic have turned the screw again. They've weathered a Motherwell counter and now look more likely to increase their lead.
    • 29' And there's a change for Motherwell. Hutchinson is off and on comes Chris Humphrey.
    • 28' Again the ball comes in. FORREST!! Great strike and that's a redeeming stop by Randolph. So close to two in a matter of minutes!!
    • 27' Poor keeping by Randolph. Chases a ball and gets a weak punch that goes behind him! HOOPER!! His overhead kick comes back off the bar but there's LEDLEY!! Just couldn't get the touch on it!
    • 26' Good play by Celtic. Forrest after a one-two, fires in a cross which just eludes two waiting green and white shirts. That'll be a corner though.
    • 25' Motherwell again win possession, but there's El Kaddouri. Links up with Ki - good play by Hammell. Motherwell play their way out, eventually looking for Higdon but Forster can gather.
    • 23' Stokes tries to get on the end of that one for Celtic. That's away, but it's a Celtic free kick. Kelvin Wilson will take it.
    • 22' We're already halfway through the first period. This has flown by! Celtic lead 1-0 but there are clear signs that Motherwell are capable of getting something from this match.
    • 21' And this time it's Clancy and Lasley who are on the wrong wavelength, and hand possession back to Celtic.
    • 20' Hooper for Celtic. Looks for Stokes to get on his bike, but it all ends up in a misunderstanding. Craigan can play it out for the visitors.
    • 19' Ki for Celtic on the halfway line. Looks for El Kaddouri. Too long and Randolph will gather the loose ball.
    • 17' And Ledley straight up the other end wins a corner. Ki takes it. That's solid defending and Randolph will take a goal kick. This has been a good response by the Steelmen to Forrest's eighth minute goal.
    • 16' Law to Hammell. Finds MICHAEL HIGDON!! Side netting! Difficult angle but again great Motherwell play!
    • 15' Tim Clancy has had enough and tries a speculative effort which is blocked. It's fair to say that the visitors certainly look comfortable on the ball.
    • 14' Well again come forward with Keith Lasley. Hateley now. Motherwell probing, but Celtic are standing firm.
    • 13' That's better by Well. Great one touch play. Hammell drives forward, plays the ball behind the Celtic defence but there's no one there to take advantage!
    • 12' Craigan gives the ball away. Uncharacteristic error. Hooper is the target, but Craigan recovers to head away.
    • 11' Craigan again nods back to Randolph. Higdon now to Hammell. Tries to find Nicky Law but is forced back to Darren Randolph.
    • 9' That's the early goal Celtic wanted! No more than the Bhoys deserved!
    • 8' GOAL CELTIC!! Hooper beats two defenders, finds Stokes and that's a great ball to James Forrest who beats Randolph in the one-on-one and side foots home!! Celtic lead 1-0!!
    • 8' Hammell is under pressure again on the edge of his own box. Finds Craigan who can clear, but this is good early pressure from Celtic.
    • 7' Ki for Celtic. Plays the ball to the edge of the Well box, Steven Hammell hammers it away.
    • 6' Clancy gives the ball away in a dangerous area. Gary Hooper can't make use of it and the defender got away with it.
    • 5' Murphy goes down under a challenge. Looks for the free kick, Nothing doing says ref Muir, but Anthony Stokes hits it way too long and that'll be a goal kick to the Steelmen.
    • 4' Jamie Murphy for Well. Plays it around nicely with Tim Clancy and Craigan Long ball down the right is cut out by Ki Sung-Yeung.
    • 3' Back it comes and again Craigan heads away. This time for touch. Took no chances there! Could be a busy day for the defender!
    • 2' Stephen Craigan with a comfortable nod back to keeper Darren Randolph. And the Irishman will clear long.
    • 1' Early touch for new boy El Kaddouri. Finds Ledley and that's out of play.
    • 1' And Motherwell get us underway in sunny conditions!
    • 14:59 So Neil Lennon hands Badr El Kaddouri his debut at left-back. Adam Matthews and Joe Ledley also return to the starting XI after Cha Du Ri and Scott Brown miss out through injury.
    • 14:59 The teams are out and we're ready to go!
    • 14:59 And our ref today is Alan Muir.
    • 14:55 And today's teams! CELTIC: Forster, Matthews, Mulgrew, K. Wilson, El Kaddouri, Forrest, Ki, Kayal, Ledley, Stokes, Hooper. Subs: Zaluska, Bangura, Samaras, Commons, M.Wilson, Loovens, Wanyama. /// MOTHERWELL: Randolph, Hammell, Craigan, Hutchinson, Clancy, Law, Hateley, Jennings, Lasley, Higdon, Murphy. Subs: Hollis, Page, Halsman, Humphrey, Carswell, McHugh, Forbes.
    • 14:28 And Rangers have won at Tannadice! Kyle Lafferty's goal is enough to take the points after United had Johnny Russell sent off in the first half. That will guarantee The Gers top spot tonight - bar a crushing win for Well here today! Read Rangers toil past 10-man United here!
    • 14:26 The Bhoys took revenge in May, running out easy 4-0 winners. Gary Hooper opened proceedings, and Georgios Samaras added a second five minutes before the break. Shaun Maloney put the game beyond doubt with Celtic's third and McCourt added insult to injury with the fourth goal on 70 minutes.
    • 14:25 Daryl Murphy and Paddy McCourt netted the only goals in the 1-0 wins in August and December, but the Steelmen ran out 2-0 victors in February - John Sutton on target both times.
    • 14:25 Celtic had the edge last campaign. The Bhoys won three of their four encounters with Well.
    • 14:21 And the hosts have been boosted by their likely return to the Europa League. Swiss side FC Sion will learn their fate on Tuesday, but the Glasgow outfit are confident enough to advertise tickets on their website. Read Sion appeal against expulsion here!
    • 14:20 Meanwhile, Motherwell boss Stuart McCall has taken heart from St Johnstone's shock 1-0 win at Celtic Park but admits his side will have to "defend terrifically" to pull off another.
    • 14:17 Bhoys boss Neil Lennon knows a win would see his team leapfrog the Lanarkshire side and keep the pressure on the Gers.
    • 14:16 Celtic come into the match a point and place adrift of the Steelmen and a point behind arch-rivals Rangers. But the Gers are currently leading Dundee United 1-0 in the early kick off. Follow Dundee United v Rangers LIVE here!
    • 14:15 Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of all the action from the SPL clash between Celtic and Motherwell at Celtic Park.

  • Summary

    • 90'+2 FORREST! Tries a shot but only finds Commons in the way!
    • 84' It's another Motherwell corner. Hateley trots over. Gets some whip on that one and the ball flies out the other side! Only needed a touch!
    • 77' BANGURA!! The Israeli almost gets on the scoresheet! Denied by Randolph's parry and the onrushing Hooper is offside!
    • 75' GOAL CELTIC!! The Bhoys just won't be denied. Forrest goes alone, drives into the box and smacks the ball beyond Randolph! Celtic 4 Motherwell 0!!
    • 74' KAYAL!! So close! Clips the post and Celtic are rampant!
    • 71' Bangura into the fray. Great run. Into Ledley, looks for HOOPER!! Too much on the pass and the chance goes begging!
    • 67' GOAL CELTIC!! Ledley finds Ki and the South Korean lets fly from 20 yards!! Randolph is at full stretch but the ball sails into the top right hand corner!! 3-0 Celtic Game over!
    • 60' We're at the hour mark. Celtic still lead 2-0. Hooper with a great touch for FORREST!! Scuffed it and that's a let-off for Motherwell!
    • 51' MULGREW!! Smacks the ball across the Well area and all it needed was a touch! Instead it's out for a throw over the other side!
    • 48' Celtic come forward. Misunderstanding again at the back of the Motherwell defence and Craigan almost puts the ball in his own net! Side netting to the rescue!
    • 45' Last minute of the half. LEDLEY!! Speculative effort and Randolph spills it! He's bailed out by his defence, but the Well keeper is having a torrid time!
    • 44' Still Celtic attack. Ki to FORREST!! Great strike from 20 yards! Randolph is rooted to the spot and is mightily relieved to see the ball clip the outside of the post!
    • 36' And after all the argy-bargy has been sorted out, Ki wil strike it! Way over the bar!! Poor effort!
    • 33' GOAL CELTIC!! It was coming! Hooper shrugs off the defender, finds Stokes who plays a superb one-two with Ledley and the Welshman smacks the ball home!! 2-0 Celtic and the Bhoys are sitting pretty!
    • 32' STOKES!! Oooh! Went for glory from distance with Adam Matthews waiting in vain!
    • 28' Again the ball comes in. FORREST!! Great strike and that's a redeeming stop by Randolph. So close to two in a matter of minutes!!
    • 27' Poor keeping by Randolph. Chases a ball and gets a weak punch that goes behind him! HOOPER!! His overhead kick comes back off the bar but there's LEDLEY!! Just couldn't get the touch on it!
    • 16' Law to Hammell. Finds MICHAEL HIGDON!! Side netting! Difficult angle but again great Motherwell play!
    • 13' That's better by Well. Great one touch play. Hammell drives forward, plays the ball behind the Celtic defence but there's no one there to take advantage!
    • 8' GOAL CELTIC!! Hooper beats two defenders, finds Stokes and that's a great ball to James Forrest who beats Randolph in the one-on-one and side foots home!! Celtic lead 1-0!!
    • 14:55 And today's teams! CELTIC: Forster, Matthews, Mulgrew, K. Wilson, El Kaddouri, Forrest, Ki, Kayal, Ledley, Stokes, Hooper. Subs: Zaluska, Bangura, Samaras, Commons, M.Wilson, Loovens, Wanyama. /// MOTHERWELL: Randolph, Hammell, Craigan, Hutchinson, Clancy, Law, Hateley, Jennings, Lasley, Higdon, Murphy. Subs: Hollis, Page, Halsman, Humphrey, Carswell, McHugh, Forbes.

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