Summary

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  • Final round of top-flight games before expedited winter break & crowds capped at 500

  • Aberdeen 2-1 Dundee - Hedges & Ferguson respond to outrageous Griffiths free-kick for Covid-ravaged hosts

  • Dundee Utd 1-3 Hibs - Cadden & Murphy add to controversial Nisbet opener; Utd down to 10 after Mulgrew limps off but Glass pulls one back

  • Hearts 2-1 Ross County - Woodburn adds to Smith opener before White pulls one back

  • Motherwell 2-1 Livingston - Van Veen heads in after netting stunning free-kick; Anderson nets consolation

  • Rangers 2-0 St Mirren - Wright forces in for hosts before Morelos adds second

  • Arbroath, Kilmarnock & Ayr win in Championship; League 2 leaders Kelty suffer first defeat

  1. Postpublished at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic

    Adam Montgomery takes over from Liam Scales as we enter the last few minutes in Perth.

  2. Postpublished at 14:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic

    Joey Dawson is through and manages to dink a shot over the advancing Elliot Parish but Callum Booth pops up on the goal-line to clear and deny the 18-year-old a first goal for Celtic.

  3. 'Excellent from Bitton'published at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic

    Rory Loy
    Former Rangers & Dunfermline forward

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    Bitton has been excellent today. He's had a few wayward attempts before his goal but that one's in the bottom corner and now it is probably curtains for St Johnstone.

  4. Bitton 'puts the game to bed'published at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic

    Pat Bonner
    Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

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    It's a good finish, really good finish. St Johnstone - they give the ball away. That almost puts the game to bed

  5. goal

    GOAL St Johnstone 1-3 Celticpublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    Nir Bitton

    The two best players on the park combine to settle any Celtic nerves as Tom Rogic picks out Nir Bitton and the visitors' captain for the day slams an accurate shot inside the post from 16 yards out.

    Celtic goalImage source, BBC Sport
  6. 'Jury still out on Starfelt'published at 14:07 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 1-2 Celtic

    Rory Loy
    Former Rangers & Dunfermline forward on Sportsound

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    The jury is well and truly still out on Carl Starfelt. He has a few good games and then he's capable of moments of madness. The second and third mistakes always come so quickly after the first.

  7. CLOSE!published at 14:05 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 1-2 Celtic

    Jacob Butterfield has a pop from 20 yards and his shot whistles wide by a metre or so. Saints are putting a fight now.

  8. Postpublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 1-2 Celtic

    The home fans inside the stadium will have enjoyed that wonderful header from Chris Kane but it's Celtic supporters outside the stadium sneaking a peak that we can hear singing... Someone has even brought a drum for the day out.

  9. Postpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 1-2 Celtic

    That was just the 11th league goal of the season for St Johnstone and the bottom-of-the-league side are suddenly playing with a lot more verve as we enter the final 20 minutes.

  10. 'Perfect header'published at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 1-2 Celtic

    Pat Bonner
    Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

    Quote Message

    It was the perfect header, wasn't it? It was probably about 12 yards out on the angle. He got great connection on it but the ball in made it.

  11. goal

    GOAL St Johnstone 1-2 Celticpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    Chris Kane

    A bit of sloppiness has been creeping into Celtic's play and now the hosts are right back in it as Chris Kane runs on to a peach of a cross from Viv Solomon-Otabor to bullet in an impressive header.

    St Johnstone goalImage source, BBC Sport
  12. Depleted Dundee call for Davepublished at 13:51 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    Aberdeen v Dundee (15:00)

    Dundee have named their assistant manager Dave MacKay as a substitute today.

    MacKay, 40, retired from playing when his spell with St Johnstone ended in 2016.

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  13. Postpublished at 13:49 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

    Stevie May trudges off for St Johnstone, with Glenn Middleton taking over up top. Lonely striker covers the role today, rather than lone.

  14. Postpublished at 13:42 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

    Celtic threaten once more as Tom Rogic almost steers in a lovely cross from Nir Bitton but defender James Brown does really well to prevent the shot inside the six yard box.

  15. Postpublished at 13:38 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

    Celtic captain for the day, Nir Bitton, takes on a free-kick from 35 yards out but his ambitious shot doesn't trouble Elliot Parish.

  16. 'They look lost'published at 13:36 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

    Rory Loy
    Former Rangers & Dunfermline forward on Sportsound

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    St Johnstone don't look like they know what they're doing. It's as if something has been lost in translation between the training pitch and on the park.

  17. GREAT SAVE!published at 13:34 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

    A familiar pattern as Tom Rogic slides a pass in for Liel Abada and Elliot Parish needs to look lively to touch away the rising shot.

  18. KICK-OFFpublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

    Here we go for the second half.

    Craig Bryson and Ali Crawford are the home players left behind in the dressing room.

  19. Double change for Saintspublished at 13:32 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    HT: St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

    Chris Kane and Liam Craig are coming on for the hosts.

    Can those two inspire a comeback for St Johnstone? It looks a tall order on the evidence of the first 45 minutes.

  20. 'Rogic has been sublime'published at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2021

    HT: St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic

    Michael Stewart
    Former Scotland midfielder on Sportsound

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    Tom Rogic is playing on a bit of a quagmire of a park but it certainly doesn't show. He's been sublime