Scottish Premiership: Reaction as Celtic cruise past Livingston to go top

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Celtic move a point clear at top, Livingston remain 10 adrift at bottom
Hatate effort ricochets in off Livingston's Brandon for Celtic opener in second half
Bernardo thumps in second from 20 yards & O'Riley slots late third
Three Livingston changes; Hatate makes first Celtic start since October
Celtic manager Rodgers serves one-match touchline ban

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Andy Campbell

See anything good on TV yesterday?published at 11:42 British Summer Time 31 March
Perhaps you caught Open All Mics on the BBC Scotland channel or iPlayer yesterday, it caused quite a stir.
Here's a highlight...
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Heated Sportsound debate over Aberdeen job
The standingspublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 31 March
Livingston v Celtic (12:00)
Here is the Scottish Premiership table as it stands after Saturday's games.
Defending champions Celtic can return to the summit with victory.
Bottom side Livingston can eat into Ross County's 10-point advantage with any kind of positive result today.
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Three changes for Livingstonpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 31 March
Livingston v Celtic (12:00)
Livingston manager David Martindale with captain Michael Devlin, fellow defender Michael Nottingham and Scott Pittman coming into the starting XI.
David Carson drops to the bench and Cristian Montano and Joel Nouble miss out.
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Michael Nottingham (left) featured in Livingston's recent Scottish Cup defeat by Celtic
Hatate back in Celtic midfieldpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 31 March
Livingston v Celtic (12:00)
Reo Hatate's inclusion is the only change to the Celtic starting line-up, with the Japan midfielder replacing Paulo Bernardo, who drops to the bench.
It's Hatate's first Celtic start since October and he's back at a ground where he scored a penalty back in September.
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Reo Hatate arriving at the Tony Macaroni Arena earlier
LINE-UPS from the Tony Macaroni Arenapublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 31 March
Livingston v Celtic (12:00)
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Livingston: George, Nottingham, Devlin, Obileye, Sean Kelly, Pittman, Brandon, Stephen Kelly, Holt, Bradley, Yengi.
Substitutes: McGovern, Hamilton, Carson, Anderson, MacKay, Sangare, Guthrie.
Celtic: Hart, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, O'Riley, Iwata, Hatate, Kuhn, Kyogo, Maeda.
Substitutes: Bain, Idah, Yang, Nawrocki, Bernardo, Kelly, Forrest, Ralston, Welsh.
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Champions take on Livi at lunchtimepublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 31 March
Livingston v Celtic (12:00)
There's one more Scottish Premiership match to play this month and it's today at the Tony Macaroni Arena as defending champions Celtic take on bottom side Livingston.
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Spring skies overhead at the Tony Macaroni Arena