Celtic sub James Forrest cuts in from the left and takes aim for the far corner. Easy save for Ross Laidlaw.

County half clear from a corner and Callum McGregor can only skew a shot well wide from the edge of the box.

Loud groans from the visiting fans behind the goal.

Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

With every little mistake, you hear more frustration from the Celtic fans behind Ross Laidlaw's goal.

But Celtic won't panic yet. They'll keep playing the same as normal.

Another Celtic change as James Forrest takes over from Daizen Maeda.

Forrest is looking for a seventh career goal against County.

Viktor Loturi and Jack Grieves are on for County now, with Noah Chilvers and goalscorer Ronan Hale withdrawn.

A warm round of applause for the latter as he applauds the home fans.

Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

They're all quality players coming on. They need a bit of zip back and the subs will give them freshness.

They've created a few chances but they're still behind. They need a goal soon and they cannot drop points. Every point will be crucial.

Kyogo, Paulo Bernardo and Luke McCowan enter the fray.

The Celtic players making way are Adam Idah, Reo Hatate and Arne Engels.

The tempo is up a notch from Celtic as Reo Hatate stabs a volley high and wide.

Michee Efete is booked for racing back on to the pitch without permission, having gone off for some treatment.

He just ploughed straight into the action to help thwart another Celtic attack.

Daizen Maeda steams in on goal and Ross Laidlaw has to make a good sprawling block.

Michee Efete is lunging in on the Celtic winger and maybe just got a slight touch on the ball.

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Celtic skipper Callum McGregor brushes off a couple of challenges before his low shot from 18 yards skips inches wide.

Ronan Hale is not far away from a second goal as he spies Kasper Schmeichel off his line and sends a long range effort sailing just wide.

An angry exchange between Nicolas Kuhn and Connor Randall ends with both men cautioned.

A confident start to the second half from County as they commit numbers forward.

Here we go for the second half.

An interesting switch for County as they replace midfielder Aidan Denholm with striker Jordan White.

Celtic are sure to come flying out of the traps after the break. Can County maintain their impressive levels of concentration at the back?

Kasper Schmeichel could only stand and watch as Ronan Hale cracked his retaken penalty into the same corner of the net.

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Billy Dodds
Former Rangers striker on Sportsound

County will be overjoyed. Don Cowie has looked at St Johnstone last week and thought if we play open and expansive, Celtic will score goals against us.

He's set his stall with a back-five, he's thrown in an extra midfielder, and they're working their socks off, closing the space.

They have executed the game plan absolutely brilliantly.

Ross County are unbeaten in their last 13 Premiership matches when leading at half-time (W9, D4) dating back to 17 December 2022 against St Johnstone.