Celtic 5 – 1 Aberdeen

Medical Celtic prolonged their lead on the high of the Scottish Premiership to 16 factors after they returned to profitable methods towards Aberdeen.

Brendan Rodgers wished a response after their draw at Hibs and after the Dons didn’t capitalise on early possibilities, Daizen Maeda volleyed within the opener.

Targets from Jota and Callum McGregor all however ended the sport earlier than the break with Hyun-Jun Yang approaching so as to add a fourth.

The Hoops had been simply minutes away from setting a brand new file of 10 successive house league victories with out conceding a purpose earlier than Shayden Morris’ late comfort.

Maeda then seized upon on a deflected Arne Engels shot in stoppage time to wrap up the victory as Celtic stay unbeaten domestically at house this season.

Aberdeen stay in third.

Celtic cost in the direction of one other Premiership title

With 10 fixtures remaining, Celtic moved additional forward of Previous Agency rivals Rangers, who play on Wednesday, and are firmly heading in the right direction for a home treble.

Rodgers reshuffled his pack with winger Jota, left-back Jeffrey Schlupp and midfielder Reo Hatate again within the aspect.

Thelin had requested his staff for bravery however that gave the impression to be lacking within the seventh minute as a swift counter-attack ended when Oday Dabbagh, making his first begin, by some means didn’t get a contact on a cross from Jeppe Okkels as keeper Kasper Schmeichel rushed out to fulfill him.

Moments later, the Hoops primary handed straight to Dons striker Kevin Nisbet however his shot sped previous the far publish.

It was two good alternatives spurned and virtually inevitably they proved essential.

Celtic’s first purpose within the twenty fourth minute got here when Kristers Tobers’ interception of an Arne Engels by ball spun excessive into the air and when it got here down, Maeda was first to react, volleying previous hesitant keeper Ross Doohan from six yards.

Six minutes later Jota broke on the counter with tempo towards a stretched Dons defence and when his cross to Engels was returned he scuffed the ball into the web from 10 yards.

Aberdeen missed one other likelihood when Okkels was performed in by Dabbagh however mis-hit his shot huge with the sloppy guests then made to pay when McGregor curled in a 3rd after getting the break of the ball simply on half-time.

Thelin changed Nisbet and Okkels with Morris and Pape Gueye for the beginning of the second half and shortly Rodgers, with the factors safe, introduced on Adam Idah, Yang and Luke McCowan for Jota, Nicolas Kuhn and Hatate.

In step with Aberdeen’s night time, Morris powered his well beyond Celtic defender Auston Trusty within the sixty fourth minute however with solely Schmeichel to beat he screwed his unconvincing effort previous the far publish.

Once more, the guests suffered when Yang labored a one-two with McCowan contained in the Aberdeen field and slipped the ball previous Doohan on the close to publish.

Midfielder Jude Bonnar, 19, got here on to make his Celtic debut with 10 minutes remaining, earlier than Morris beat Schmeichel at his close to publish with a strong drive however Celtic ran again up the pitch and Maeda knocked an Alistair Johnston cross in from shut vary to complete the sport on a excessive.

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