Scottish Premiership

FT Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Celtic DWLWW 2
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Dundee WLLWD 0
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CEL202
DUN000
Dens Park · 9,193 att.

Match Report

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Celtic go 11 points clear with comfortable win over Dundee

Celtic moved 11 points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a businesslike 2-0 Boxing Day win over Dundee at Dens Park.

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Head to Head

CEL leads series 5-0

Lineups

DUN · 4-4-2

  1. 12Elliot ParishG
  2. 24Josh MeekingsCD-L
  3. 22Jack HendryCD-R
  4. 15Jon AurtenetxeLB
  5. 2Cameron KerrRB
  6. 8Glen KamaraCM-L
  7. 18Paul McgowanCM-R
  8. 20Fayssal El-BakhtaouiLM
  9. 14Mark O'HaraRM
  10. 7A-Jay Leitch-SmithCF-L
  11. 9Sofien MoussaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Kevin HoltSUB
  2. 38Calum FerieSUB
  3. 6Darren O'DeaSUB
  4. 46Matthew HenveySUB
  5. 34Kerr WaddellSUB
  6. 47Jack LambertSUB
  7. 27Jesse CurranSUB

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 35Kristoffer AjerCD-L
  3. 20Dedryck BoyataCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 23Mikael LustigRB
  6. 42Callum McGregorAM
  7. 21Olivier NtchamLM
  8. 8Scott BrownRM
  9. 9Leigh GriffithsF
  10. 15Jonathan HayesAM-L
  11. 49James ForrestAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Moussa DembéléSUB
  2. 5Jozo SimunovicSUB
  3. 24Dorus de VriesSUB
  4. 6Nir BittonSUB
  5. 73Michael JohnstonSUB
  6. 22Odsonne ÉdouardSUB
  7. 14Stuart ArmstrongSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Dundee 0, Celtic 1. James Forrest (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
  2. 22' Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Substitution, Dundee. Darren O'Dea replaces Josh Meekings because of an injury.
  4. 28' Substitution, Celtic. Michael Johnston replaces Jonny Hayes because of an injury.
  5. 43' Goal! Dundee 0, Celtic 2. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
  6. 61' Substitution, Dundee. Jack Lambert replaces Faissal El Bakhtaoui.
  7. 67' Substitution, Celtic. Stuart Armstrong replaces Olivier Ntcham.
  8. 76' Scott Brown (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 79' Substitution, Dundee. Matthew Henvey replaces A-Jay Leitch-Smith.
  10. 79' Substitution, Celtic. Moussa Dembele replaces Leigh Griffiths.
  11. 90'+2' Sofien Moussa (Dundee) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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