Celtic will again be without established central defensive partnership Carl Starfelt and Cameron Carter-Vickers against Motherwell.Starfelt faces another two weeks out with a knee injury while Carter-Vickers could return in the Champions League match against RB Leipzig on Wednesday following a leg issue.Giorgos Giakoumakis will miss Saturday’s game but could travel to Germany while Sead Ha...Full Story »

Celtic suffered their first cinch Premiership loss in a year thanks to a shock 2-0 defeat by St Mirren in Paisley.Home captain Mark O’Hara headed Saints in front two minutes from the end of a first half where a much-changed Hoops team were out of sorts.Burly Buddies striker Jonah Ayunga, who gave the visiting defence a difficult afternoon, headed in the second in the 53rd minute and Ange P...Full Story »

St Mirren are in fine fettle ahead of the cinch Premiership game against leaders Celtic in Paisley on Sunday.Buddies boss Stephen Robinson has almost a full squad from which to choose for the visit of the champions.Attacker Toyosi Olusanya is out for a period of time with a broken toe.Celtic have no fresh injuries following their Champions League draw against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.Midfie...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou told his Celtic players they would eventually get their rewards if they repeat the “excellent” performance against Shakhtar Donetsk that gained them a first point in the Champions League.The Hoops dominated for the vast majority of the game in the Legia Warsaw municipal stadium but had to settle for a 1-1 draw.The Scottish champions had several chances even before Ar...Full Story »

Celtic could not build on a dominant start to their Champions League contest against Shakhtar Donetsk as they were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw in Poland.Reo Hatate’s run beyond the home defence led to Celtic taking an early lead but Mykhaylo Mudryk equalised against the run of play in the 29th minute.Ange Postecoglou’s men survived some more pressure before reasserting their super...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt their 3-0 defeat by Real Madrid was a cruel reminder of the fine margins at the top level.Postecoglou’s side passed up a number of chances to take the lead against the Champions League holders in their first group game in five years.Liel Abada twice failed to beat the goalkeeper inside 13 minutes and Callum McGregor was unfortunate to see his first-time...Full Story »

Celtic were taught a harsh lesson by a clinical Real Madrid side on their Champions League return as two goals in four second-half minutes sent the holders on their way to a 3-0 victory in Glasgow.Liel Abada, twice, and substitute Daizen Maeda squandered excellent chances and Callum McGregor struck the post before goals from Vinicius Junior and Luka Modric proved pivotal.Ange Postecoglou had vow...Full Story »

Celtic swatted Old Firm rivals Rangers away with ease in a thumping 4-0 cinch Premiership win at Parkhead.In a barnstorming first-half Liel Abada fired the home side after eight minutes and the Israel winger grabbed a second just before the break, after Portuguese winger Jota had scored with a delightful chip.The Hoops had opened up a 3-0 interval gap in this fixture in February and the result w...Full Story »

Celtic newcomer Oliver Abildgaard will not be involved when Rangers visit Parkhead.The on-loan Rubin Kazan midfielder trained with his new team-mates for the first time on Friday and will be given more time to settle in.Ange Postecoglou has numerous options after making nine changes for the midweek win over Ross County.Alfredo Morelos returns to the Rangers squad for the trip to Celtic Park.The ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt all of his players hit the ground running as his much-changed team beat Ross County 4-1 in the Premier Sports Cup.Postecoglou made nine changes following Sunday’s record 9-0 away win over Dundee United and Celtic continued their free-scoring form to set up a quarter-final trip to face Motherwell.Callum McGregor and Giorgos Giakoumakis hit the target in ...Full Story »

Dundee United recovered from their 9-0 defeat to Celtic and the subsequent sacking of manager Jack Ross to defeat Livingston 2-1 and book their place in the last eight of the Premier Sports Cup.First-half goals from Steven Fletcher and Ian Harkes had the visitors well in control before the home side, who dominated the second half, got one back from Kurtis Guthrie to make it more tense.With the h...Full Story »

Skipper Callum McGregor sent Celtic on their way to the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals as the much-changed holders beat Ross County 4-1 in Dingwall.With games against Rangers and Real Madrid to come in the following six days, Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou made nine changes to the team that secured a club-record 9-0 away win against Dundee United on Sunday.But there was little disruption to ...Full Story »

Jack Ross insisted he remained determined to fix Dundee United’s problems after suffering the “humiliation” of a 9-0 defeat by Celtic at Tannadice.Ross likened some of Celtic’s goals to training-ground routines against mannequins as United suffered their heaviest home defeat and their biggest loss since a record 12-1 loss to Motherwell in 1954.The thrashing continues a mi...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada both hit hat-tricks as Celtic thrashed Dundee United 9-0 to heap more pressure on the home team at Tannadice.Jota, Josip Juranovic and Carl Starfelt were also on target as the cinch Premiership champions recorded their biggest win since defeating Mark McGhee’s Aberdeen by the same score in 2010.Celtic cut United open time and again to leave Tannadice manager ...Full Story »

Dundee United have close to a full squad for the visit of cinch Premiership champions Celtic.Logan Chalmers is back in training following a fitness issue but might not feature after a stop-start early season.Long-term absentee Peter Pawlett (Achilles) remains on the sidelines.Celtic new boy Sead Haksabanovic has trained with the squad ahead of the trip to Tannadice.The 23-year-old Montenegro win...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou was delighted to see both of his strikers net again as he promised Giorgos Giakoumakis his chance of starting would come.Substitute Giakoumakis netted his second goal from four substitute appearances this season to wrap up a 2-0 win over Hearts in stoppage-time that sent Celtic two points clear of Rangers in the cinch Premiership.Kyogo Furuhashi has got the nod fo...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi and Giorgos Giakoumakis were on target as Celtic beat nine-man Hearts 2-0 to send the champions two points clear at the top of the cinch Premiership.Furuhashi netted in the 13th minute and, despite having several good chances to add to their lead, Celtic had to wait until stoppage-time to truly wrap up the points.The much-changed visitors had some decent spells without managing t...Full Story »

Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate returns to the squad for the cinch Premiership visit of Hearts after missing two games with a minor knock.Left-back Alexandro Bernabei is available for selection after being arrested and charged over an alleged road traffic offence in Glasgow city centre on Monday.Stephen Welsh is fit following illness and fellow defender Moritz Jenz has recovered from the knock that...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou hailed Celtic for putting on a show in difficult conditions after they recorded the biggest away victory of his reign.Celtic navigated the heatwave and Rugby Park’s plastic pitch to thrash Kilmarnock 5-0 and go top of the cinch Premiership on goal difference above Rangers.There was little doubt about the outcome after Kyogo Furuhashi finished off a penetrating move inside ...Full Story »

Moritz Jenz and Giorgos Giakoumakis both netted acrobatic efforts as Celtic cruised to a 5-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.Jenz, Kyogo Furuhashi and Jota – with another stunning strike – all notched their second goals of the season as the champions wrapped up three points before half-time.Substitute Carl Starfelt added a fourth to put Celtic ahead of Rangers on goal differenc...Full Story »