Celtic crushes Hibernian 4-1 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Celtic annihilates Hibernian 4-1 with goals of

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Mark Hall
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Celtic crushes Hibernian 4-1 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Celtic crushes Hibernian 4-1 with goals of Hyeon-gyu Oh (5′), Matt O’Riley (36′), Luis Palma (51′ pen) and Hyeon-gyu Oh (55′). On the opposite side, Hibernian scored with ​Christian Doidge (72′). Celtic was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton with the support of Daniel McFarlane and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Colin Steven. The weather was light snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.59 degrees Celsius or 36.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Timeline

Hyeon-gyu Oh(goal)Cameron Carter-Vickers
5'
Luis Palma- Yellow
21'
Matt O'Riley(goal)Luis Palma
36'
Callum McGregor - Yellow
44'
46'
Luis Palma(penalty)
51'
Alistair Johnston(VAR)
49'
Hyeon-gyu Oh(goal)Callum McGregor 
55'
A. Ralston- sub ->Greg Taylor
57'
58'
58'
Kyogo Furuhashi- sub ->Hyeon-gyu Oh
63'
63'
67'
Paul Hanlon - sub ->Rocky Bushiri
72'
Paulo Bernardo- sub ->Callum McGregor 
82'
84'
Will Fish- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After this match, Celtic has 42 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Hibernian will stays with 21 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 1.England
6.7
D
Alistair Johnston 2.Canada
8.9
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
7.1
57'
D
Liam Scales  5.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
Cameron Carter-Vickers 20.United States
7.7
46'
M
Tomoki Iwata 24.Japan
6.7
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
8.5
Goals36'
M
Callum McGregor  42.Scotland
7.9
82' 44'
F
Luis Palma 7.Honduras
9.9
21' Goals51'
F
Hyeon-gyu Oh 19.South Korea
8.8
63' Goals5', 55'
F
Mikey Johnston 90.Scotland
6.7
63'
Substitutes
G
Scott Bain 29.Scotland
D
N. Phillips 6.England
6.6
46'
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
7.0
57'
M
D. Turnbull 14.Scotland
M
O. Holm 15.Norway
M
Paulo Bernardo 28.Portugal
6.4
82'
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
6.6
63'
F
Marco Tilio  23.Australia
7.0
63'

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart (6.7), Alistair Johnston (8.9), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.7), Liam Scales (7.3), Greg Taylor (7.1), Matt O’Riley (8.5), Tomoki Iwata (6.7), Callum McGregor  (7.9), Mikey Johnston (6.7), Hyeon-gyu Oh (8.8) and Luis Palma (9.9).

The home team had on the bench: Nathaniel Phillips (6.6), Kyogo Furuhashi (6.6), David Turnbull, Odin Thiago Holm, Marco Tilio (7.0), Paulo Bernardo (6.4), Scott Bain, James Forrest and Anthony Ralston (7.0).

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: Greg Taylor for Anthony Ralston (57′), Cameron Carter-Vickers for Nathaniel Phillips (46′), Callum McGregor  for Paulo Bernardo (82′), Mikey Johnston for Marco Tilio (63′) and Hyeon-gyu Oh for Kyogo Furuhashi (63′).

Player of the match: Luis Palma​

The most impressive player for Celtic was Luis Palma.

His rating is 9.9 with 1 goal, 48 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 12 crosses.

Hibernian – Formation

Hibernian
G
David Marshall 1.Scotland
8.2
D
Lewis Miller 2.Australia
6.6
D
Will Fish 5.England
6.3
84'
D
Lewis Stevenson 16.Scotland
5.7
D
Rocky Bushiri 33.Belgium
6.4
67'
M
Dylan Levitt 6.Wales
6.4
58'
M
Élie Youan 7.France
7.3
M
Joe Newell 11.England
7.3
M
Jair Tavares 29.Portugal
6.3
82'
M
Josh Campbell 32.Scotland
6.4
67'
F
Martin Boyle 10.Australia
6.4
58'
Substitutes
G
Joe Wollacott 13.Ghana
D
Paul Hanlon  4.Scotland
7.0
67'
D
Riley Harbottle 26.England
M
James Jeggo 14.Australia
6.7
58'
F
Dylan Vente 9.Netherlands
F
Christian Doidge 23.Wales
7.5
58' Goals72'

Hibernian started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nick Montgomery played with: David Marshall (8.2), Lewis Miller (6.6), Will Fish (6.3), Rocky Bushiri (6.4), Lewis Stevenson (5.7), Josh Campbell (6.4), Dylan Levitt (6.4), Joe Newell (7.3), Jair Tavares (6.3), Élie Youan (7.3) and Martin Boyle (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Paul Hanlon  (7.0), Dylan Vente, Joe Wollacott, James Jeggo (6.7), Christian Doidge (7.5), Riley Harbottle, Rudi Allan Molotnikov (6.7), Rory Whittaker (7.0) and Josh Landers.

Substitutions

Hibernian made 3 changes: Rocky Bushiri for Paul Hanlon  (67′), Martin Boyle for Christian Doidge (58′) and Dylan Levitt for James Jeggo (58′).

Player of the match: David Marshall​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hibernian was the goalkeeper: David Marshall. His rating is 8.16. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​