Celtic recovers to defeat St Mirren in Scottish Premiership

Celtic secured a 2-1 victory against St Mirren at The Marbill Coaches Stadium in Paisley on August 5, 2026. St Mirren opened the scoring in the 22nd minute after Nikolas Agrafiotis converted a penalty following a handball by Liam Scales. Celtic equalized early in the second half when Scales headed in a corner kick from Benjamin Nygren. The visiting side took the lead in the 68th minute through a goal from Yang, who converted a one-on-one opportunity following an attack initiated by Camilo Durán. Despite late pressure from St Mirren, Celtic goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo maintained the lead with crucial saves against Eseosa Sule and Samuel Ramos. The result earns Celtic three points in the Scottish Premiership standings.

• 9:14 PMYahoo Sports — Yang strikes to seal the points for Celtic over St Mirren