Summary

  • Boyata scores on first start of season

  • Lacklustre Celtic struggle to create chances

  • Fans' banner says Belgian 'not fit to wear the shirt'

  • GET INVOLVED #bbcsportscot

  1. GREAT SAVE!published at 1 min

    Celtic 0-0 Hamilton

    An early chance for Hamilton as Mikel Miller fires in a shot but goalkeeper Craig Gordon is equal to it.

  2. KICK-OFFpublished at 15:01 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic 0-0 Hamilton

    The match at Celtic Park has started.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton (15:00)

    Celtic and Hamilton Academical have one win each in the Premiership so far. How will today's contest finish?

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  4. Canning still keen to strengthenpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton (15:00)

    Hamilton manager Martin Canning on Sportsound: "When you come here, you know it's going to be a difficult game.

    "You've got to come and try and embrace it. You've got to come and be brave. Players have played at big stadiums before.

    "There's a lot of new boys in. It's work to get everyone gelling together.

    "We're still looking to try and bring in a few if we can."

  5. Postpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Tom English
    BBC Scotland's chief sports writer at Celtic Park

    Brendan Rodgers a little coy on reports that he’s interested in the 20-year-old Le Havre centre-back, Harold Moukoudi. Young player has been linked to a lot of clubs of late, most recently Sevilla. Let’s see where this one goes - if anywhere

  6. Rodgers on signingspublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton (15:00)

    Quote Message

    It's something that we want to do and we hope we can help the squad with one or two new faces."

    Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers

  7. Rodgers on Boyatapublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton (15:00)

    Quote Message

    He’s ready to play and we’re happy to have him back. We spoke as a squad after the game during the week and he’s ready and focused on doing well for the team. I need to ensure ever player is committed and he is ready to come in and play an important role for us. I've always said we are a better team when he is playing, so it's great news for us."

    Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers

  8. On to Celtic Parkpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton (15:00)

    Tom English
    BBC Scotland's chief sports writer at Celtic Park

    Scottish football, eh? What a barnstormer at Fir Park. And what an endgame. Motherwell fully deserving of that point. Rangers were under the cosh big style at the end.

    Attention now moves to Celtic Park where Dedryck Boyota returns. It’ll be fascinating to see how he’ll be received by the Celtic fans. The Belgian has a whole lot of making up to do. Hamilton have lost 2-1, 3-1 and 4-1 in their past three games against Brendan Rodgers' team, Anything other than a comfortable home win is going to cause ructions here.

    Dedryck BoyataImage source, SNS
  9. Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic XI
    Hamilton Xi
  10. Boyata return one of four changes for Celticpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton (15:00)

    Four changes for Celtic with Dedryck Boyata, Mikael Lustig, Tom Rogic and Leigh Griffiths coming into the starting line-up in place of Jozo Simunovic, Cristian Gamboa, Olivier Ntcham and Michael Johnston.

    Three changes for Hamilton with Delphin Tshiembe, Dougie Imrie and Steven Boyd replacing Alex Penny, Sam Kelly and Rakish Bingham.

  11. Hartley stepped up - Robinsonpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    FT: Motherwell 3-3 Rangers

    Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson on Sportsound: "As a manager it was not great in terms of a couple of defensive issues. They broke and scored from one of our corners and a simple ball into the box we didn't deal with.

    "Other than that I thought we dominated large parts of the game and we deserved a point but a wee bit disappointed we didn't take all three.

    "I think actions speak louder than words. I had stern words with Peter, he made a mistake, he shouldn't have said what he said and he came out and was big enough to apologise but I prefer people do their talking on the pitch. That's what we're renowned for.

    "Fair play to him, he stepped up at the end."

    Stephen RobinsonImage source, SNS
  12. LINE-UPSpublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton (15:00)

    Celtic: Gordon, Lustig, Boyata, Ajer, Forrest, Brown, McGregor, Tierney, Rogic, Dembele, Griffiths.

    Substitutes: Sinclair, Gamboa, Hayes, Christie, Ntcham, Bain, Johnston.

    Hamilton: Woods, Gordon, Want, McMann, McGowan, Tshiembe, MacKinnon, Taiwo, Imrie, Miller, Boyd.

    Substitutes: Cunningham, Hughes, Penny, Fulton, Kelly, Sowah, Lewis Smith.

  13. Gerrard 'still has work to do'published at 14:26 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    FT: Motherwell 2-3 Rangers

    James McFadden
    Former Motherwell forward on BBC Radio Scotland

    Rangers, for all the strides they have made, are still suspect at the back and Motherwell certainly exploited that.

    It is about game management - how do you see a game out? It is very difficult to be under the cosh as much as they were in the last 15 minutes, in terms of pressure and crosses into the box.

    They are a young side and it shows that Steven Gerrard still has work to do, despite the massive improvement from last season.

    From Motherwell's point of view, it was great to see them back to what they are good at. Hopefully that can be the catalyst for a jump up the league.

  14. Gerrard bemoans set piece defendingpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    FT: Motherwell 3-3 Rangers

    Rangers manager Steven Gerrard on BT Sport: "As a team, we never defended as well as we have done. Motherwell kept going. They were rewarded by a good set piece.

    "The formation brought us three goals. We didn't play well enough as team, second half.

    "We've got tonnes of character here. We played ever so well to get back into the game and get ahead. Today it was just about us not defending set pieces well enough."

    Steven GerrardImage source, SNS
  15. Celtic have form against Acciespublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton (15:00)

    Hamilton Academical have not enjoyed the best of fortune in recent meetings with Celtic, losing the past six.

    Celtic have also won all of Hamilton's visits to Celtic Park since Accies claimed a surprise win in October 2014.

    Leigh Griffiths scores for Celtic against HamiltonImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Leigh Griffiths' last Premiership goal for Celtic was the winner against Hamilton in April

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton (15:00)

    Plenty of goals and drama at Fir Park. What will be in store in the final Premiership match of the weekend at Celtic Park?

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    Celtic ParkImage source, SNS
  17. Boyata starts for Celticpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Celtic v Hamilton Academical (15:00 BST)

    Brendan Rodgers said Dedryck Boyata had been accepted back into the group with no issues after his much talked about absence from the team that faced AEK Athens in this month's Champions League qualifying defeat.

    The Belgian centre-back will make his first start of the campaign against Hamilton today.

    Celtic XI: Gordon, Lustig, Boyata, Ajer, Brown, Forrest, Rogic, McGregor, Tierney, Griffiths, Dembele.

    Subs: Bain, Gamboa, Hayes, Ntcham, Johnston, Sinclair, Christie.

  18. Player raterpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Rater

    Who has impressed? And who hasn't? Rate the players...

  19. FULL-TIME Motherwell 3-3 Rangerspublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Motherwell get their first point of the season as Rangers drop points for a second time.

    After so many goals in the first half, it was always going to be a hard act to follow in the second but there was time for one more bit of drama with Peter Hartley - so much in the headlines this week - having the last word.

  20. goal

    GOAL Motherwell 3-3 Rangerspublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 26 August 2018

    Peter Hartley

    They've been knocking at the door throughout the second half and Motherwell finally get it.

    Gael Bigirimana's deep corner misses everyone but except Peter Hartley at the back post, who fires in off a Rangers defender.

    Motherwell goal graphic