Scottish PremiershipWednesday, March 4, 2026Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
ABERDEEN…1
(Nisbet 19)
CELTIC…2
(Tierney 5, Nygren 67)
Celtic took all three points with a 2-1 win away against Aberdeen tonight. The Hoops took an early lead through Kieran Tierney which was cancelled out shortly after when the home side equalised from the penalty spot, but a Benjamin Nygren goal in the second half gave Martin O’Neill’s men the victory they deserved.
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Big questions were asked of the Hoops on Sunday at Ibrox after a poor start to the match, but there were no such concerns at Pittodrie tonight where Kieran Tierney followed up his weekend goal with an early strike this evening.
With five minutes played, a corner from Luke McCowan was flicked on acrobatically by Liam Scales towards Kieran Tierney, and the left back made no mistake as he smashed the ball in to the roof of the net to make it 1-0.
Celtic’s lead could have been doubled soon after when Callum McGregor fired a shot towards goal from the edge of the box, but Aberdeen keeper Dimitar Mitov was able to make the save.
At the other end, Viljami Sinisalo was called in to action when a cross from Alexander Jensen began to drop towards goal, but the Finnish keeper punched the ball over the bar to safety.
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In the 18th minute, the home side were awarded a penalty kick after a foul from Liam Scales on Toyosi Olusanya, however replays showed that it was a harsh decision, with the contact between the players very much at the soft end of the scale. Kevin Nisbet stepped up to take the spot kick for his side and found the back of the net to make it 1-1.
Celtic quickly went back to work hunting for another goal to retake the lead and Sebastian Tounekti was unfortunate not to do just that when his effort from inside the box whistled by the post and hit the side netting.
Kieran Tierney found himself with another couple of shooting opportunities before the end of the half but his efforts from the edge of the box were blocked.
Just before the break, Celtic had a penalty claim of their own waved away after a cross from Tounekti hit the arm of Jack Milne, but after waiting for communication from Chris Graham on VAR, referee Nick Walsh waved play on.
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Early in the second half Vil Sinisalo produced a stunning save to deny Kevin Nisbet, with the Celtic keeper using his agility to dive across goal quickly and push the headed effort over the bar.
Then came a chance for Martin O’Neill’s men, when a well-taken corner from Luke McCowan was headed just wide of the post by Liam Scales, with the Irishman not able to fully connect with the ball.
The home side looked dangerous in the early stages of the second period and just shy of the hour mark a big chance fell to Jack Milne on the edge of the box, but his effort sailed wide of the target.
Soon after, Martin O’Neill made his first changes of the match, bringing Tomas Cvancara and Luke McCowan off for Daizen Maeda and Benjamin Nygren. Those changes were followed by another double-substitution as Yang and Kieran Tierney made way for James Forrest and Marcelo Saracchi.
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Two of those subs, Forrest and Nygren, made an instant impression on the match, with James Forrest’s ball across the box flicked beyond the Aberdeen keeper by Benjamin Nygren, with the Swede’s 15th league goal of the season making it 2-1 to Celtic.
Daizen Maeda found himself with a golden opportunity a few minutes after Nygren’s goal when a slip from Jack Milne left the Japanese forward one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but his shot went wide of the target.
With five minutes to go, Martin O’Neill made his final change of the match as Colby Donovan was brought on for Julian Araujo. That swap marked Celtic’s third defensive change of the evening, though the first took place before a ball was kicked as Dane Murray, who had been named in the initial starting XI, was replaced by Benjamin Arthur.
Aberdeen fashioned a chance in stoppage time when they were able to flash a ball across the face of the Celtic goal, but a sliding clearance from Marcelo Saracchi dealt with the danger.
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The home crowd urged their side forward in final few minutes of the match, sensing that an equaliser could be achieved, but the Celts held firm and the final whistle brought great celebrations in the away end as the travelling Celtic faithful enjoyed a huge three points on the road.
Fixtures
Aberdeen Vs. Celtic – Wed, Mar 4th 2026, 20:00 Final score: 1 – 2
