Celtic 1 Wolves 1 - Report

At a rowdy Aviva Stadium, both sets of fans created a brilliant atmosphere for a pre-season friendly with 28,241 spectators in attendance.

Wolves started the contest well and combined dangerously with Nelson Semedo and Matheus Nunes down the right flank, before a warning sign saw Reo Hatate cut inside Semedo and smash an effort off the crossbar.

After not heeding that warning, Celtic then took the lead after seven minutes. Some good build-up play from the Scottish side saw the ball fall to Kyogo Furuhashi, who smashed home from the edge of the box.

Wolves were struggling to contain Celtic and just minutes later Furuhashi almost had a second. Max Kilman was caught out with a ball over the top, and the Celtic player chipped Jose Sa, but watched his effort hit the underside of the crossbar.

Celtic were opening Wolves up at will and Furuhashi was almost in again, but Sa made an important save, before Wolves charged up the other end and should have scored. The ball eventually fell to Nunes, with goalkeeper Joe Hart out of position, but the midfielder blazed over the bar from 10 yards with an open goal.

Once Wolves had settled, they played some nice stuff but with little end product. One chance saw Semedo’s brilliant touch set him up to charge into the box, but his cut-back for Pablo Sarabia was just behind him.