At Fir Park, Celtic faced Motherwell away in a crucial Premiership match.
In an exciting Premiership match, Celtic defeated Motherwell 3-1 to secure an important victory.
Within ten minutes, Theo Bair had the ball in the net, but an offside call kept Celtic from falling behind early. After the break, Adam Idah tied the score in a Hoops display that didn’t exactly inspire confidence after Blair Spittal had placed the hosts ahead.
Prior to kickoff at Fir Park, Rangers had defeated Hearts 5-0 on Saturday, increasing their advantage to five points at the top of the Premiership. Furthermore, Idah scored in stoppage time to put his club within two points of their opponents, exactly as he did in a 2-1 victory away at Hibs, and Luis Palma’s goal was the cherry on top. Motherwell comes in at number nine.
There were two early warning shots that stung the Hoops. Bair got around Liam Scales and gained entry from behind. Jack Vale fell behind on the exact same run less than two minutes after his final attempt was disallowed for offside.
The Hoops could not afford to continue letting their hosts fall down so easy, but Maik Nawrocki had to put an end to the threat. After some early concerns, they had become used to the game, but the threat of a counterattack was obvious.
Georgie Gent made an announcement this week about his retirement plans, and while he had the opportunity, he mispronounced a sentence in another away let-off. They hadn’t taken any action in the opposite direction up until the thirty-minute point.
Before the half, Callum McGregor did manage to unlock Kyogo with a cutting pass, but goalkeeper Liam Kelly’s legs cleverly stopped the striker. Celtic scratched their heads when the body blow, a Lennon Miller spin, then hit them.
His pass was intercepted by Blair Spittal, who easily hit the bottom corner. After, to put it mildly, a lackluster first half, the champs now had serious questions to answer.
Despite showing no signs of injury, Kyogo was hooked at the break by a daring call by Rodgers, and Idah replaced him. He immediately made an impact by converting a Greg Taylor cross to even the score.
If Hart hadn’t saved a fantastic header from Miller in the top corner, Motherwell would have taken the lead once more. Yang was benched in an attempt to change the course of the match, but in the first ten minutes, he missed two opportunities. However, it was better since attacking play now had a purpose.
With few passing options in front of him, Vale nearly tackled Hart and the ball into the opposition net in a terrifying defensive play that almost took Celtic off guard. Daizen Maeda had two excellent opportunities before that, one involving a diving header and the other with a low connection with a cross that went wide.
With 94 minutes remaining, Idah scored a vital goal to put his team ahead, and Palma added another goal just before Willie Collum blew the whistle to seal the win. Idah had been outstanding throughout. That’s the most crucial aspect, but Rodgers will understand that the performance needs to be much better. GlasgowWorld’s rating of the Celtic players versus Motherwell is shown here.
In an exciting Premiership match, Celtic defeated Motherwell 3-1 to secure an important victory.
Within ten minutes, Theo Bair had the ball in the net, but an offside call kept Celtic from falling behind early. After the break, Adam Idah tied the score in a Hoops display that didn’t exactly inspire confidence after Blair Spittal had placed the hosts ahead.
Prior to kickoff at Fir Park, Rangers had defeated Hearts 5-0 on Saturday, increasing their advantage to five points at the top of the Premiership. Furthermore, Idah scored in stoppage time to put his club within two points of their opponents, exactly as he did in a 2-1 victory away at Hibs, and Luis Palma’s goal was the cherry on top. Motherwell comes in at number nine.
There were two early warning shots that stung the Hoops. Bair got around Liam Scales and gained entry from behind. Jack Vale fell behind on the exact same run less than two minutes after his final attempt was disallowed for offside.
The Hoops could not afford to continue letting their hosts fall down so easy, but Maik Nawrocki had to put an end to the threat. After some early concerns, they had become used to the game, but the threat of a counterattack was obvious.
Georgie Gent made an announcement this week about his retirement plans, and while he had the opportunity, he mispronounced a sentence in another away let-off. They hadn’t taken any action in the opposite direction up until the thirty-minute point.
Before the half, Callum McGregor did manage to unlock Kyogo with a cutting pass, but goalkeeper Liam Kelly’s legs cleverly stopped the striker. Celtic scratched their heads when the body blow, a Lennon Miller spin, then hit them.
His pass was intercepted by Blair Spittal, who easily hit the bottom corner. After, to put it mildly, a lackluster first half, the champs now had serious questions to answer.
Despite showing no signs of injury, Kyogo was hooked at the break by a daring call by Rodgers, and Idah replaced him. He immediately made an impact by converting a Greg Taylor cross to even the score.
If Hart hadn’t saved a fantastic header from Miller in the top corner, Motherwell would have taken the lead once more. Yang was benched in an attempt to change the course of the match, but in the first ten minutes, he missed two opportunities. However, it was better since attacking play now had a purpose.
With few passing options in front of him, Vale nearly tackled Hart and the ball into the opposition net in a terrifying defensive play that almost took Celtic off guard. Daizen Maeda had two excellent opportunities before that, one involving a diving header and the other with a low connection with a cross that went wide.
With 94 minutes remaining, Idah scored a vital goal to put his team ahead, and Palma added another goal just before Willie Collum blew the whistle to seal the win. Idah had been outstanding throughout. That’s the most crucial aspect, but Rodgers will understand that the performance needs to be much better. GlasgowWorld’s rating of the Celtic players versus Motherwell is shown here.
1. Alistair Johnston – 6/10
Looked a tad rusty after injury. Limited the threat of Gent and notched an assist.
2. Maik Nawrocki – 6/10
Had to bail his peers out after Vale broke through on goal. Caught out on occasion with balls over the top but steady enough.
3. Liam Scales – 5/10
Struggled all day with Bair and only an offside kept him from playing a part in a Motherwell opener.
4. Greg Taylor – 6/10
His left-hand side opened up too often and Devine fancied his chances against him. Got an assist for the leveller.
5. Tomoki Iwata – 6/10
Screened the back four with little fuss or thrills. Choice to sub him for Bernardo booed by away fans.
6. Callum McGregor – 6/10
Left flat-footed by Miller’s audacious turn at the goal. Cut Motherwell open with a couple of passed but wasn’t totally dictating play.
7. Matt O’Riley – 5/10
Influence teams know he can have on games wasn’t apparent. Late goal spared any blushes for him and teammates.
8. Daizen Maeda – 5/10
Plenty of effort and tracking back but little to no end product. Should have scored at the backpost with a header but somehow didn’t.
9. Kyogo Furuhashi – 4/10
Missed his chance to open the scoring then hooked at half-time. Doesn’t seem to suit Rodgers style at present.
10. Nicolas Kuhn – 5/10
Drifted out the game for large spells and largely anonymous before being subbed at the hour-mark.
11. Adam Idah – 8/10
Called in for the second half and made an instant impact. Two huge goals and made a big statement over who Celtic’s main striker should be right now.
12. Cameron Carter-Vickers – 5/10
Returned from injury after an hour. His fitness will be massive during the run-in.
13. Yang – 6/10
Handed a chance and perhaps should have punished a Motherwell mistake. Some bright flashes and grabbed an assist.
14. Paulo Bernardo – 5/10
Rough introduction as fans jeered the decision to take Iwata off. Kept things ticking over.
