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title: "Celtic: Fans hail strength of substitutes’ bench before 4-0 win at Motherwell"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2020-02-06T13:50:17Z"
modified: "2020-02-06T13:50:17Z"
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# Celtic: Fans hail strength of substitutes’ bench before 4-0 win at Motherwell

**A number of Celtic fans were purring over the strength in depth available to manager Neil Lennon after seeing the team selection for Wednesday night’s Premiership encounter.**

The club’s official Twitter channel [@CelticFC](https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/1225124473038409728?s=21) revealed the starting XI for the trip to Motherwell 75 minutes before kick-off, yet it was the names on the substitutes’ bench which caught the attention of many Hoops supporters.

https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/1225124473038409728?s=21

Prior to the match at Fir Park, the seven Celtic substitutes had made [98 appearances between them](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/leistungsdaten/verein/371) this season, with Ryan Christie and Mohamed Elyounoussi scoring a [combined 24 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/leistungsdaten/verein/371) so far in the current campaign, the Norwegian returning to matchday contention after [the best part of three months out](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mohamed-elyounoussi/leistungsdaten/spieler/186644) with a [foot injury](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mohamed-elyounoussi-injury-blow-celtic-20887422).

[January signing](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-fc/transfers/verein/371/plus/0?saison_id=2019&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=w) Patryk Klimala was also on the bench along with [two-goal](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tom-rogic/leistungsdaten/spieler/213672) attacking midfielder Tom Rogic and left-back Boli Bolingoli. Goalkeeper Scott Bain was included among the replacements for the [second match in succession](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/scott-bain/leistungsdaten/spieler/85627), having previously been [ruled out since late August with a thumb injury](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/scott-bain/leistungsdaten/spieler/85627), while young right-back Stephen Welsh [dropped out of the starting XI](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/stephen-welsh/leistungsdaten/spieler/403568) after [making his Hoops debut against Hamilton](https://www.skysports.com/football/hamilton-vs-celtic/411358) last Sunday.

Christie, Klimala and Rogic were deployed against Motherwell, getting 19, seven and four minutes respectively as Celtic ran out 4-0 winners (as per [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51290578)). These Hoops fans on Twitter lauded the strength of their team’s substitutes’ bench at Fir Park after seeing the matchday selection:

> That bench shouldn’t be legal
>
> — Muiry (@MuiryCeltic) [February 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/MuiryCeltic/status/1225125154084335617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> That bench is x rated
>
> — 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇻🇦 (@Boyle\_67) [February 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/Boyle_67/status/1225124952053035013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Looking at that bench [pic.twitter.com/vKrD1jRtKM](https://t.co/vKrD1jRtKM)
>
> — connor 🇮🇪 (@hctelfih) [February 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/hctelfih/status/1225125781405343744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Look at that bench too 😎
>
> — Kevan Clow (@KevanClow) [February 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/KevanClow/status/1225125261324247043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Reckon that’s one of the strongest benches we’ve had in years! 💚🍀
>
> — Simon F (@SimonFinnigan7) [February 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/SimonFinnigan7/status/1225129194000191489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> That bench though 😍
>
> — Woody – Bolingoli (@Woodybhoy67) [February 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/Woodybhoy67/status/1225126180090712065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Since when have we had such a strong starting 11 and bench
>
> — Aidan Kc Knight (@AidanKc) [February 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/AidanKc/status/1225128144291667969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Do you think Celtic’s substitutes’ bench at Fir Park illustrated the strength in depth in their squad? Comment below with your views!***