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St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic
Adam Montgomery takes over from Liam Scales as we enter the last few minutes in Perth.
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St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic
Adam Montgomery takes over from Liam Scales as we enter the last few minutes in Perth.
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.
St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic
Rory Loy
Former Rangers & Dunfermline forward
Quote MessageBitton 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.
St Johnstone 1-3 Celtic
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageIt's a good finish, really good finish. St Johnstone - they give the ball away. That almost puts the game to bed
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.
St Johnstone 1-2 Celtic
Rory Loy
Former Rangers & Dunfermline forward on Sportsound
Quote MessageThe 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.
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.
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.
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.
St Johnstone 1-2 Celtic
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound
Quote MessageIt 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.
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.
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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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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.
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.
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.
St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic
Rory Loy
Former Rangers & Dunfermline forward on Sportsound
Quote MessageSt 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.
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.
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.
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.
HT: St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic
Michael Stewart
Former Scotland midfielder on Sportsound
Quote MessageTom Rogic is playing on a bit of a quagmire of a park but it certainly doesn't show. He's been sublime