Summary

  • FT: Dundee 0-2 Celtic (Forrest, Griffiths)

  • Celtic move 11 points clear at top

  • Forrest & Griffiths strikes in first half

  • Dundee's Meekings & Celtic's Hayes both forced off injured after tackle

  • Rodgers says "no fee, no bid, no talks" over Dembele move

  • Dumbarton v Livingston in Championship

  1. Dundee digging inpublished at 14:17 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Martin Dowden
    BBC Sport Scotland

    Celtic could be out of sight by now, but Dundee have shown increasing desire to get back into this, partly because the visitors have dropped a level.

    Sofien Moussa ought to have troubled Craig Gordon with a header and, however unlikely, they are putting a little pressure on Celtic’s back line.

    A goal now would make things interesting in a game Celtic have controlled.

  2. Henvey debut, Dembele onpublished at 78mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Both sides make a change.

    A-Jay Leitch-Smith makes way for 17-year-old striker Matthew Henvey, the second player being handed a debut off the bench by Dundee manager Neil McCann.

    Meanwhile, the man who dominated the morning newspapers following reports of interest from Brighton, Moussa Dembele, comes on for Celtic in place of scorer Leigh Griffiths.

  3. YELLOW CARD Scott Brownpublished at 76mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Celtic captain Scott Brown puts in one of his customary heavy challenges and referee Kevin Clancy doesn't like the look of this one on Mark O'Hara and produces the yellow card.

  4. Postpublished at 70mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Dundee's main threat has come from free-kicks launched into the penalty box by Jon Aurtenetxe.

    This time the former Athletic Bilbao full-back finds Sofien Moussa charging in at the back post, but the striker fails to get good purchase on his header and his effort flashes wide.

  5. Almost perfect Forrestpublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Pat Bonner
    Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Radio Scotland

    Quote Message

    95% of it was absolutely brilliant. He did almost everything right, beat three or four defenders but just got the final finish wrong

  6. Postpublished at 69mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    James Forrest weaves his way into the Dundee penalty box past a clutch of defenders.

    It looks like the man in red-hot form is going to add to his opening goal, but the Scotland winger fires across goal and wide.

  7. Postpublished at 68mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Dundee are beginning to create some problems for the visitors and Paul McGowan fires a few yards wide from the edge of the penalty box.

  8. Postpublished at 68mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Good tracking back from Scott Brown and the Celtic midfielder's strength knocks A-Jay Leitch-Smith off the ball inside the penalty box as the winger looked to pull the trigger.

    However, there was no appeal for a penalty from the home side.

  9. Armstrong replaces Ntchampublished at 66mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Olivier Ntcham powers an effort wide from 22 yards as Celtic continue to press.

    But it is the Frenchman's last contribution as he is replaced with Stuart Armstrong in the visitors' midfield.

  10. Celtic's stroll in the sunpublished at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Alex Rae
    Former Rangers midfielder for BBC Scotland

    Quote Message

    Dundee will just try to stay in the game and hope to steal something, but you have to say Celtic are strolling this at the moment

  11. LINE-UPS from Dumbartonpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Dumbarton v Livingston (14:00)

    Dumbarton: Gallacher, Wardrop, Dowie, Barr, Smith, Calum Gallagher, Hutton, Carswell, Johnston, Walsh, Roy.

    Substitutes: Hill, Ewings, Nade, Prior, Wilson, Froxylias, Handling.

    Livingston: Alexander, Lithgow, Halkett, Gallagher, Cadden, Jacobs, Pitman, Byrne, Longridge, Mackin, De Vita.

    Substitutes: Penrice, Mullin, Todorov, Knox, Robinson, Carrick, Maley.

    Referee: Nick Walsh

  12. Lambert given Dundee debutpublished at 61mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Jack Lambert, an 18-year-old midfielder, is handed his debut as he replaces Faissal El Bakhtaoui, the Moroccan forward having been an anonymous presence.

  13. Near kick-off in Dumbartonpublished at 13:57 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Dumbarton v Livingston (14:00)

    A reminder that there is another game going ahead in Scotland today.

    Dumbarton host Livingston in the Championship and you can follow our live minute-by-minute coverage by clicking the link below.

    Livingston manager David Hopkin talks to the match officialsImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Livingston manager David Hopkin and the match officials seem happy at Dumbarton

    Dumbarton 1-4 Livingston

    Livingston comfortably beat Dumbarton to move up to third in the Scottish Championship.

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  14. Postpublished at 55mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Celtic are dominating possession and Leigh Griffiths plays a dangerous low ball into the six-yard box, but no team-mate is there and Cammy Kerr awkwardly clears from in front of his own goal.

  15. Postpublished at 51mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Dundee central defender Jack Hendry has been linked with a move to Celtic, but the 22-year-old doesn't do much for his reputation by selling himself with a lunge of a challenge on Callum McGregor.

    The Celtic midfielder nutmegs the big man but makes a mess of his own shot from 20 yards.

  16. Postpublished at 47mins

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    A free-kick curled into the penalty box by Jon Aurtenetxe finds the head of Darren O'Dea, but the central defender heads over under pressure as he looks to find the net against his former club.

  17. Broken ankle fears for Hayespublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Early reports suggest Celtic winger Jonny Hayes may have suffered a suspected broken ankle in that challenge that led to him and Dundee's Josh Meekings being substituted in the first half.

  18. KICK-OFFpublished at 13:41 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    Dundee get the second half under way. It's a long way back for the Dark Blues despite the fact they are shooting down the Dens Park slope.

  19. Postpublished at 13:40 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    HT: Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    The teams are back on the pitch as Dens Park continues to be bathed in sunshine.

  20. Blow for Hayes and Meekingspublished at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2017

    HT: Dundee 0-2 Celtic

    We await news of the condition of Jonny Hayes and Josh Meekings after they both went off midway through the first half after a heavy challenge that left both in difficulties.

    Both have only just started to establish themselves in their respective sides after a period on the sidelines.

    Dundee defender Meekings after a spell on the sidelines through injury and Celtic winger Hayes as he found it difficult to break into the side after his summer move from Aberdeen.

    We wish them both a speedy recovery.

    Celtic winger Jonny Hayes lies injured at Dens ParkImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Celtic winger Jonny Hayes was taken off the Dens Park pitch by stretcher