Hearts 1-3 Celtic: Commons and Stokes the difference
The news that Steven Mouyokolo will be out for 6 months has made for some knock-on rammifications. Charlie Mulgrew was rested after midweek internationals, therefore leaving Neil Lennon with the choice...
View ArticleMilan 2-0 Celtic: Impressive performance outdone by poor final ball
Celtic suffered yet more heartbreak in Italy after an energy-sapping disappointment against Milan. Despite enjoying unprecedented possession away from home in Europe, it was more the lack of composure...
View ArticleKilmarnock 2-5 Celtic: Strange game yields 7 goals
Casual Celtic almost threw away a 3-0 lead after Sammy Clingan and Sean Clohessy hauled two soft goals back for the hosts. But Neil Lennon’s side fended off the unconvincing rival, with Georgios...
View ArticleHibs 1-1 Celtic: Poetic justice for equaliser but Celtic can’t overcome...
While it wasn’t as blatant as Bayern Leverkusen’s winner against Hoffenheim in Germany last night, Paul Heffernan’s opener for Hibs was every bit as bogus. Collecting Kevin Thomson’s through-ball in an...
View ArticlePartick 1-2 Celtic: Baldé’s winner a boosts striker problem
Celtic turned away a fightback from Partick Thistle to record a just-about deserved 2-1 victory at Firhill. The squad has been stretched in defence for a while, and now shortages in midfield called for...
View ArticleRoss County 1-4 Celtic: Lennon uses head to freshen things up
After a slow start in Dingwall, Celtic scored 4 headers to extend a 7-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership. After previously questions over the quality of corners these days, both of...
View ArticleSt Johnstone 0 – 1 Celtic: Deep and narrow Saints make life difficult for Celtic
Tommy Wright successfully set out St Johnstone in the archetypal way to play against Celtic: deep, narrow and fully physical. It took an extraordinary goal from Virgil Van Dijk to settle the game as...
View ArticleHibernian 0-4 Celtic: Visitors weather storm to rout Hibs
Kris Commons provided the obligatory opener, but it took 75 minutes for Celtic to truly become comfortable thanks to a sensational Virgil Van Dijk free-kick. Substitute Teemu Pukki added a third while...
View ArticleCeltic 3-0 St Johnstone: Fresh faces hint at next campaign but Stokes decides...
Anthony Stokes scored 3 and Celtic’s forward play looked much more confident after a disappointing defeat to Aberdeen last week. A change to the formation and a first start for Leigh Griffiths elicited...
View ArticleAberdeen 2-1 Celtic: Lennon defiant on and off the park after defeat
Fraser Forster’s clean-sheet record came to an end after 1256 minutes of football. Johnny Hayes’ stupendous strike was a fitting way of breaking down the great wall, but the real cause was Virgil Van...
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