Scottish Premiership 2026-2027 Knockout phase Sun, Aug 9 2026 · 13:30 The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
1–5 Full time · HT 0–3 xG 0.86 – 5.64
Celtic
  • M. Schjønning-Larsen 56’
  • 2’, 33’, 35’ K. Høgh
  • 47’ E. Nygren
  • 75’ L. McCowan
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Høgh hat-trick sinks Kilmarnock

Celtic won 5–1 through goals from Høgh, Nygren and McCowan. Kilmarnock replied through a Schjønning-Larsen goal. Celtic finished with the higher xG (5.64 vs 0.86).

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Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. StryjekKilmarnock
9.2
  • RefereeRyan Lee
  • CoachesNeil McCann · Martin O’Neill
  • VenueThe BBSP Stadium Rugby Park

Timeline

  1. K. Høgh 0–1Assist A. Engels
    2’
  2. J. HugillYellow card · Off the ball foul
    26’
  3. K. Høgh 0–2Assist E. Nygren
    33’
  4. K. Høgh 0–3Assist Camilo Duran
    35’
  5. Half time · 0–3
  6. ⇄ C. DonovanFor A. Johnston
    46’
  7. E. Nygren 0–4
    47’
  8. M. Schjønning-Larsen 1–4Assist T. Lowery
    56’
  9. ⇄ S. TounektiFor Camilo Duran
    64’
  10. ⇄ M. O'HaraFor M. Schjønning-Larsen
    74’
  11. ⇄ J. ForrestFor E. Nygren
    74’
  12. ⇄ L. McCowanFor H. Yang
    74’
  13. ⇄ B. RiceFor T. John-Jules
    75’
  14. L. McCowan 1–5
    75’
  15. ⇄ C. OsmandFor K. Høgh
    82’
  16. Full time · 1–5

Team stats

Kilmarnock10 shots · 10 in box
Celtic33 shots · 29 in box, 4 outside
KilmarnockCeltic
36% Possession 64%
0.86 Expected goals (xG) 5.64
0.06 Expected points (xPts) 2.83
10 Shots 33
6 Shots on target 16
2 Shots off target 10
2 Blocked shots 7
10 Shots inside the box 29
0 Shots outside the box 4
370 Passes 661
81% Pass accuracy 91%
5 Corners 7
11 Goalkeeper saves 4
12 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.90 Team rating 7.76

Line-ups

Kilmarnock 4-3-1-2

19.2★ M. Stryjek(G)
216.7 M. Schjønning-Larsen ↓74’ 156.2 J. Yfeko 146.2 George Stanger 26.0 J. Brandon
187.5 T. Lowery A 367.3 A. Tshibola 86.3 E. Ring
117.3 G. Kiltie
107.0 T. John-Jules ↓75’ 96.3 J. Hugill
  • 1M. Stryjek (G) ★9.2
  • 21M. Schjønning-Larsen↓74’6.7
  • 15J. Yfeko6.2
  • 14George Stanger6.2
  • 2J. Brandon6.0
  • 18T. LoweryA7.5
  • 36A. Tshibola7.3
  • 8E. Ring6.3
  • 11G. Kiltie7.3
  • 10T. John-Jules↓75’7.0
  • 9J. Hugill6.3

Substitutes used

  • 5M. O'Hara↑74’6.7
  • 49B. Rice↑75’6.5

Unused: C. Ferrie, R. McKenzie, N. Cleșcenco, I. Owen, J. Thomson, E. Brown, E. Bowie

Coach: Neil McCann

Celtic 4-2-3-1

17.9 V. Sinisalo(G)
638.7 K. Tierney 67.9 A. Trusty 207.2 C. Carter-Vickers 27.2 A. Johnston ↓46’
278.2 A. Engels A 427.2 C. McGregor
136.7 H. Yang ↓74’ 88.3 E. Nygren A↓74’ 117.7 Camilo Duran A↓64’
99.2 K. Høgh ↓82’
  • 1V. Sinisalo (G)7.9
  • 63K. Tierney8.7
  • 6A. Trusty7.9
  • 20C. Carter-Vickers7.2
  • 2A. Johnston↓46’7.2
  • 27A. EngelsA8.2
  • 42C. McGregor7.2
  • 13H. Yang↓74’6.7
  • 8E. NygrenA↓74’8.3
  • 11Camilo DuranA↓64’7.7
  • 9K. Høgh↓82’9.2

Substitutes used

  • 49J. Forrest↑74’6.6
  • 17S. Tounekti↑64’6.7
  • 14L. McCowan↑74’8.0
  • 19C. Osmand↑82’6.3
  • 51C. Donovan↑46’6.7

Unused: R. Doohan, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, R. Hatate, D. Murray

Coach: Martin O’Neill

Player stats

Top rated
M. StryjekKilmarnock9.2
2nd
K. HøghCeltic9.2
3rd
K. TierneyCeltic8.7

Kilmarnock

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Stryjek G 90 0 0 11 sv 0 71% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 9.2
M. Schjønning-Larsen D 74 1 0 1 (1) 0 80% 35 0 0 1/1 2/0 6.7
J. Yfeko D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 38 4 1 0/0 2/0 6.2
George Stanger D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 33 1 0 1/1 1/2 6.2
J. Brandon D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 30 2 1 1/1 1/0 6.0
T. Lowery M 90 0 1 1 (0) 3 87% 46 1 0 1/3 0/1 7.5
A. Tshibola M 90 0 0 2 (2) 2 95% 44 1 1 0/0 2/1 7.3
E. Ring F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 25 2 1 1/6 1/0 6.3
G. Kiltie M 90 0 0 1 (1) 3 81% 37 2 0 2/3 2/4 7.3
T. John-Jules F 75 0 0 1 (1) 1 68% 19 1 0 0/1 0/2 7.0
J. Hugill F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 71% 14 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
M. O'Hara M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
B. Rice M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Celtic

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Sinisalo G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 93% 60 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
K. Tierney D 90 0 0 2 (2) 4 90% 70 3 3 1/1 1/0 8.7
A. Trusty D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 92 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.9
C. Carter-Vickers D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 96% 90 0 1 0/0 1/0 7.2
A. Johnston D 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 33 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.2
A. Engels M 90 0 1 2 (2) 5 88% 51 1 3 0/1 4/5 8.2
C. McGregor M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 64 3 2 0/0 0/1 7.2
H. Yang F 74 0 0 1 (0) 2 83% 40 4 1 1/2 1/2 6.7
E. Nygren F 74 1 1 3 (2) 3 92% 38 1 0 0/1 0/0 8.3
Camilo Duran F 64 0 1 5 (2) 2 73% 22 1 0 0/0 1/3 7.7
K. Høgh F 82 3 0 8 (5) 3 72% 25 1 0 0/0 1/0 9.2
J. Forrest M 16 0 0 2 (1) 0 100% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
S. Tounekti F 26 0 0 1 (1) 2 89% 19 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.7
L. McCowan M 16 1 0 1 (1) 1 83% 12 1 0 1/1 0/0 8.0
C. Osmand F 8 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
C. Donovan M 44 0 0 1 (0) 0 97% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.