KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock was capable to reverse the scoreline against Celtic to win 2-1. It was Celtic to strike first with a goal of Matt O’Riley at the 33′. Then it was an own goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Matty Kennedy gave the win to Kilmarnock in the 87′ minute. Celtic was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the help of Graeme Stewart and Sean Carr. The 4th official was Gavin Duncan. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.24 degrees Celsius or 43.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Kilmarnock has 23 points like Hearts to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Celtic will stays with 42 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Kilmarnock will play away against Livingston on the 16th of December with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Kilmarnock (1 draw).
Celtic will host Hearts on the 16th of December with a 45-9 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (7 draws).
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
69'
90'
87'
Kilmarnock started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Derek McInnes decided to play with the following team: Will Dennis , Lewis Mayo , Robbie Deas , Stuart Findlay , Corrie Ndaba , Liam Donnelly , Brad Lyons , Danny Armstrong , Liam Polworth , Matty Kennedy and Kyle Vassell .
The home team had on the bench: Rory McKenzie, Jack Sanders, Fraser Murray, Thomas Davies, Kieran O’Hara, Andrew Dallas, Marley Watkins , Steven Warnock and Gary Mackay-Steven.
Kilmarnock could not rely on the presence of Marley Watkins (injured).
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 4 changes: Liam Donnelly for Marley Watkins (66′), Matty Kennedy for Fraser Murray (90′), Danny Armstrong for Gary Mackay-Steven (90′) and Kyle Vassell for Rory McKenzie (90′).
Player of the match: Matty Kennedy
The player that probably impressed the most for Kilmarnock was Matty Kennedy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart , Alistair Johnston , Nathaniel Phillips , Liam Scales , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Tomoki Iwata , Callum McGregor , Mikey Johnston , Hyeon-gyu Oh and Luis Palma .
They had on the bench: Kyogo Furuhashi , Hyun-jun Yang , David Turnbull, Maik Nawrocki, Alexandro Bernabéi, Paulo Bernardo, Scott Bain, James Forrest and Anthony Ralston.
Substitutions
Celtic made 3 changes: Mikey Johnston for Hyun-jun Yang (70′), Tomoki Iwata for Kyogo Furuhashi (76′) and Luis Palma for James Forrest (84′).
Player of the match: Matt O’Riley
The most impressive player for Celtic was Matt O’Riley.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Kilmarnock – Celtic – 2-1
