2017 Scottish League Cup final

Football match

Event

2017–18 Scottish League Cup

Motherwell	Celtic

0	2

Date

26 November 2017

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Referee

Craig Thomson

Attendance

49,483

Weather

Overcast

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The 2017 Scottish League Cup final was the 72nd final of the Scottish League Cup and took place on 26 November 2017 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. The clubs contesting the final were Motherwell and Celtic. Celtic won the match 2–0, winning their 17th League Cup title.

Route to the final

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup

Motherwell

Round	Opposition	Score
Group stage	Queen's Park	5–1 (a)
Group stage	Greenock Morton	4–0 (h)
Group stage	Edinburgh City	2–1 (a)
Group stage	Berwick Rangers	1–0 (h)
Second round	Ross County	3–2 (a.e.t.) (a)
Quarter-final	Aberdeen	3–0 (h)
Semi-final	Rangers	2–0 (n)

Motherwell won Group F to qualify for the second round, winning all four games against Queen's Park, Greenock Morton, Edinburgh City and Berwick Rangers.

Motherwell were seeded for the second round draw and were drawn to face Group D runners-up Ross County away from home on 9 August. The Steelmen required extra time to see off a spirited home side, with Ross MacLean scoring the decisive goal eight minutes from the final whistle

Stephen Robinson's faced Aberdeen at Fir Park in the quarter-finals on 21 September. A Peter Hartley header, bookended by a Louis Moult double, secured Motherwell's place in the semi-finals.

Rangers provided the opposition at Hampden Park on 22 October. In a match filled with controversial refereeing decisions, another brace from Louis Moult sent Motherwell to the final.

Celtic

Round	Opposition	Score
Second round	Kilmarnock	5–0 (h)
Quarter-final	Dundee	4–0 (a)
Semi-final	Hibernian	4–2 (n)

As Celtic participated in European competition, they received a bye through the 2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage. The holders were seeded for the second round draw and were drawn at home to face Group E runners-up Kilmarnock on 8 August. A brace from Leigh Griffiths and goals from Anthony Ralston, Kieran Tierney and Stuart Armstrong secured a 5–0 victory.

Celtic visited Dundee in the quarter-finals on 20 September. The Dark Blues were unable to contain Brendan Rodgers' side, with James Forrest, Scott Sinclair and Callum McGregor all on the scoresheet in a 4–0 win.

Celtic faced Hibernian in the semi-final at Hampden Park on 21 October. Two goals each from Mikael Lustig and Moussa Dembélé booked Celtic's place in the 2017 final, presenting the Bhoys with the opportunity to defend the trophy.

Match

Summary

Following a goalless first half, James Forrest gave Celtic the lead four minutes after the interval, controlling a Callum McGregor pass before curling the ball with his left foot into the far left corner of the net. On the hour mark, Craig Thomson awarded the Glasgow side a controversial penalty after Cédric Kipré was adjudged to have fouled Scott Sinclair. The French defender was red-carded and compatriot Moussa Dembélé converted the resultant penalty, shooting low to the centre of the net to secure back-to-back League Cup triumphs for the Scottish champions.

Details

26 November 201715:00

Motherwell	0–2	Celtic
	SPFL Report	Forrest 49' Dembélé 60' (pen.)

Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 49,483Referee: Craig Thomson

Motherwell

Celtic


GK	1	Trevor Carson
RB	2	Richard Tait
CB	6	Peter Hartley
CB	21	Cédric Kipré	58'
LB	18	Charles Dunne
CM	4	Liam Grimshaw	51'
CM	8	Carl McHugh (c) 54'
CM	15	Andy Rose	70'
AM	7	Chris Cadden
FW	9	Louis Moult
FW	12	Ryan Bowman	64'
Substitutes:
GK	13	Russell Griffiths
DF	3	Steven Hammell
MF	11	Elliott Frear	70'
FW	17	Alex Fisher
FW	20	Deimantas Petravičius
MF	22	Allan Campbell 74'	64'
FW	27	Craig Tanner	51'
Manager:
Stephen Robinson


GK	1	Craig Gordon
RB	23	Mikael Lustig
CB	5	Jozo Šimunović
CB	20	Dedryck Boyata
LB	63	Kieran Tierney
CM	8	Scott Brown (c) 90+2'
CM	14	Stuart Armstrong
AM	49	James Forrest	78'
AM	42	Callum McGregor	89'
AM	11	Scott Sinclair
FW	10	Moussa Dembélé 16'	64'
Substitutes:
GK	24	Dorus de Vries
MF	7	Patrick Roberts	78'
FW	9	Leigh Griffiths	64'
MF	18	Tom Rogic	89'
MF	21	Olivier Ntcham
DF	28	Erik Sviatchenko
DF	35	Kristoffer Ajer
Manager:
Brendan Rodgers

Match officials

Referee: Craig Thomson

Match rules

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Seven named substitutes
Maximum of three substitutions

References

^ "Hibernian 2 Celtic 4". BBC Sport. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ "Rangers 0 Motherwell 2". BBC Sport. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
"Motherwell 0–2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Southwick, Andrew (15 July 2017). "Queen's Park 1–5 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
"Motherwell 4–0 Greenock Morton". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
"Edinburgh City 1–2 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
"Motherwell 1–0 Berwick Rangers". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
Davie, Scott (9 August 2017). "Ross County 2–3 Motherwell". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
Crawford, Kenny (21 September 2017). "Motherwell 3–0 Aberdeen". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
Crawford, Kenny (8 August 2017). "Celtic 5–0 Kilmarnock". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
McLaughlin, Chris (20 September 2017). "Dundee 0–4 Celtic". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
"Forrest and Dembélé seal Scottish League Cup for Celtic over Motherwell". Guardian. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
"Motherwell 0 Celtic 2: James Forrest and Moussa Dembele seal 101st trophy in club's history". The Telegraph. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
"Motherwell 0 - 2 Celtic: Controversy as Celtic win Betfred Cup". The Scotsman. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

External links

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