Match Pictures | Matches: 2022 – 2023
Trivia
- KO: 16:00; Sunday, league match 23, Sky Sports TV
- Callum McGregor makes his 400th Celtic appearance today! 50th league match win for Postecoglu.
- Oh makes his debut. Taylor returns from injury.
- Sevco won day before so Celtic remain top by 9pts and GD of +23.
- Sevco only one game short of reaching the half century for consecutive domestic games without the concession of a penalty. A sequence that stretches back just over a year, it is underpinned by 40 cinch Premiership games without giving away a spot kick. That is very questionable! link
- Many people going through challenging times which is why @FoundationCFC are launching a new project – Paradise Pit Stop. Free warm meal and a selection of hot and soft drinks at Celtic Park every Monday and Thursday night between 5-7pm.
- Former Celtic defender Kolo Toure sacked by Wigan Athletic, just 59 days into his tenure at the tier 2 club.
- Aberdeen sack ex Celt Jim Goodwin as manager after 6-0 loss to Hibs.
- Offensive & borderline racist dog whistling by Daily Record’s Keith Jackson: “And yet fate and good fortune have conspired to place both of them on either side of Scottish football’s great divide at a truly fascinating moment in time. What’s luck got to do with it? Well, had Eddie Howe’s feet not turned to ice at the thought of taking on the task of rebuilding Celtic then Postecoglou would probably still be ‘playing his football’ on the other side of the planet rather than bringing half the Far East with him to Glasgow. “
- Ex-Celt Jack Hendry returns early to Club Brugge after loan at US Cremonese (Italy).
- Ex-Celt Kieran Tierney reportedly attracting interest from Italy with his Arsenal future uncertain (Juventus and Inter Milan are keen).
- Politics: PM Rishi Sunak dismisses Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi following weeks of revelations about his tax affairs.
Transfer Window:
- Juranovic sold to Union Berlin for £7.5m plus addons (est £10m total).
- Moritz Jenz returned to parent club Lorient, he hasn’t featured since early November & will leave due to a lack of football. Moved to Schalke on loan.
- Celtic youth player Eseosa Sule (16 years old) has reportedly agreed a move to West Brom.
Reports
- David Turnbull insists he is unaware of any speculation linking him with exit from Celtic.
- Greece head coach Gus Poyet has revealed Giorgos Giakoumakis’ imminent departure from Celtic is because of a lack of game time this season. Celtic turned down Atlanta United’s offer of taking him on loan, with a £4m bid on the table from Urawa Red Diamonds.
- With Jenz departure, no exit for Stephen Welsh?
- Kevin Nisbet expected to complete a move from Hibernian to Millwall in the next 24 hours, but he pulled out of the move! Linked with Celtic and Sevco.
Summary
We had to earn it again today, but I thought the lads handled it really well.” Ange Postecoglou
Pre-match: Dundee United midfielder Jamie McGrath says Celtic will come up against a different Tangerines side to the one the Scottish champions beat 9-0 at Tannadice earlier in the season when the teams meet on Tayside on Sunday.
QSS of KDS:
+3 points
+2 goals
Decent performance
against an improving Utd side
On form Ref
VAR running to form
Clean sheet
Fresh faces introduced
Jota looking more like himself
Mooy again
No injuries……….
Etims: FT Dun Utd 0 #Celtic 2 Totally dominant performance from Celtic. A lot of good passing on display before game became a training session the final 20 mins or so. Oh made his debut for 10 mins. Jota backs to his best today. If he hits this form we are in for a treat
Chris Sutton: Display of real authority from Celtic. Callum McGregor 400 up a terrific servant to Celtic. Fair play to Don Robertson going to the monitor twice and making the correct call twice. There have been referees who absolutely melt when going over to the monitor…
Teams
Celtic
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Hart
- 2Johnston
- 20Carter-Vickers
- 4Starfelt
- 3Taylor
- 13Mooy
- Substituted forTurnbullat 67′minutes
- 42McGregor
- 41Hatate
- Substituted forO’Rileyat 67′minutes
- 11Abada
- Substituted forHaksabanovicat 82′minutes
- 8Furuhashi
- Substituted forOhat 82′minutes
- 17Neves Filipe
- Substituted forMaedaat 67′minutes
Substitutes
- 9Haksabanovic
- 14Turnbull
- 18Kobayashi
- 19Oh
- 24Iwata
- 29Bain
- 33O’Riley
- 38Maeda
- 49Forrest
Goals:
- Neves Filipe (51′ minutes),
- Mooy (56′ minutes pen)
Assists:
- Mooy (51′ minutes)
Dundee Utd
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Birighitti
- 22FreemanBooked at 51mins
- 2Smith
- 12Edwards
- 3McMann
- 16Behich
- 23Harkes
- Substituted forMcGrathat 60′minutesBooked at 84mins
- 14Sibbald
- 19Levitt
- Substituted forDjoumat 74′minutes
- 9Fletcher
- Substituted forMacleodat 74′minutes
- 15Middleton
- Substituted forPawlettat 74′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Mulgrew
- 6Graham
- 7Niskanen
- 8Pawlett
- 10Djoum
- 18McGrath
- 28Anim Cudjoe
- 31Newman
- 44Macleod
Goals:
Assists:
Ref:Don Robertson
Att:12,448
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
Pictures
Match Links
Stats
Celtic
- Possession
- Home27%
- Away73%
- Shots
- Home4
- Away18
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away6
- Corners
- Home1
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away12
Articles
Mooy shines as Celtic restore nine-point lead in Scottish Premiership
Mooy and Jota give table-topping Celtic 2-0 win at Dundee United.
https://www.the42.ie/dundee-united-0-2-celtic-result-report-5982172-Jan2023/
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Dundee United 0-2 Celtic
AARON MOOY SCORED one goal and set up another as Celtic beat Dundee United 2-0 to restore their nine-point lead in the Scottish Premiership.
Jota headed home in the 51st minute after Mark Birighitti misjudged Mooy’s cross.
The Australian then benefited from Kieran Freeman’s handball a few minutes later as Celtic were given a VAR-assisted penalty after earlier seeing an award withdrawn.
It was another dominant victory for Celtic, if not getting close to their record-breaking win in their previous visit to Tannadice. The visitors had 18 efforts at goal to the home side’s four.
Both sides had transfer-linked strikers missing from their squad – Tony Watt and Giorgos Giakoumakis missing out, while Greg Taylor and Cameron Carter-Vickers returned from injury for the champions.
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Celtic secured a record 9-0 victory on their previous visit to Tannadice in late August, a result which cost Jack Ross his job.
Liam Fox’s side had only lost once since the mid-season break though and they proved more difficult to break down, although Kyogo Furuhashi missed a decent chance inside 60 seconds.
Steven Fletcher looped a header on to the roof of Joe Hart’s net but it was otherwise one-way traffic as Celtic pressed United further back as the first half progressed.
Jota threatened three times after cutting in from the left, forcing two saves from Mark Birighitti, who pulled off a better one when Alistair Johnston played Furuhashi through.
Reo Hatate shot just wide from 18 yards and chipped the ball on to the inside of the far post in the 42nd minute before Craig Sibbald made an excellent block from Mooy in the six-yard box.
Celtic were awarded a penalty seconds later after Furuhashi went down between the close attention of Liam Smith and Birighitti, who punched the ball clear. However Don Robertson rescinded the decision after being called to the monitor.
Jota came close again just into the second half before putting Celtic ahead. Mooy’s cross drifted over the head of Birighitti, who seemed to be taken by surprise by the arrival of Jota at speed and the Portuguese winger squeezed a header in from a tight angle.
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Celtic had their penalty five minutes later after Robertson was called to the monitor to view a handball claim against Freeman after Jota’s ball into the box struck the full-back. Freeman had moved his arm towards the ball and Robertson pointed to the spot but opted not to show a second yellow card.
Mooy sent fellow Australian Birighitti the wrong way to net his fifth goal in seven matches.
Hart twice held efforts from Fletcher and Hatate saw a shot saved but the main incident of note after the goals was an 82nd-minute debut for Celtic’s new signing, Oh Hyeon-gyu.
The South Korea striker did not see much of the ball as United enjoyed their best spell of possession, but Freeman sliced well wide after getting a half-chance to set up a comeback.
Celtic substitute Daizen Maeda headed over from three yards with the final action of the game.
Celtic’s result wasn’t remarkable at Tannadice – but jaws will have dropped at something else
The remarkable at Tannadice was not to be gleaned from the outcome.
Andrew Smith
By Andrew Smith
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/celtics-result-wasnt-remarkable-at-tannadice-but-jaws-will-have-dropped-at-something-else-4005813
Let’s be honest, it was pretty much a stick-on that a Celtic on an 18-game domestic unbeaten run comprising 17 wins would emerge victorious, and so restore their nine-point cinch Premiership lead. As they duly did with a 2-0 success that, all told, was fairly pedestrian in nature. No, the facet to cause jaws to drop to the floor of most Scottish football observers was VAR actually working perfectly. Like a dream. And not just once, but – and make sure you are sitting comfortably, now – twice. Any suggestions to the contrary requires would-be whingers to disregard overwhelming evidence.
Though Celtic practically had the ball to themselves for the opening 45 minutes, and pierced the home defences for several openings without reward as they moved them around, it wasn’t until the 43rd minute they looked set for a breakthrough. Only for VAR to force them to wait. Referee Don Robertson, at that juncture, pointed to the spot for keeper Mark Birighitti appearing to wipe out Kyogo Furuhashi as he thundered forward to punch away a cross. VAR operative Euan Anderson considered otherwise, and after he instructed Robertson to consult his pitchside monitor, Robertson came to the same conclusion and reversed his decision. The proper use of the technology, the keeper may have caught Furuhashi’s head with his left glove just as he contacted with the ball using his right arm. However, it was there to be won, and the Australian could not simply disappear after he propelled himself through the air to do so.
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Only nine minutes into the second half, a VAR system that had then taken from Celtic, gave to them as it offered welcome assistance to Robertson. To provide the coup de grace only 100 seconds after Jota had put them one up. The second VAR involvement came through Robertson missing – as can happen – Kieran Freeman nuttily yanking his hand from his side upwards to deliberately nudge a ball that Jota had sought to flick behind him. Another trot over to his monitor for Robertson allowed him to make good on his omission and award a penalty that was rammed in from the increasingly influential Aaron Mooy for his fifth goal in only seven games. Three of these from 12 yards … despite the Celtic faithful forever chuntering that they never receive penalties.
Aaron Mooy scores Celtic’s second goal from the penalty spot.
Aaron Mooy scores Celtic’s second goal from the penalty spot.
It was the second crucial intervention from the Australian international following his integral part in the goal that broke the resistance of Laim Fox’s men that was always of the token variety. A fact that allowed Callum McGregor to stroll in his 400th club appearance. His midfielder confrere Mooy fashioned an exquisite arcing cross from the right that was misjudged by the all-in-a-fankle Birighitti, looping over him and dropped at the back post when Jota was on hand to nod in. As simple as Celtic’s afternoon, in truth.
“It was a strong performance and professional with the conditions today,” said Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou. “They worked really hard especially in the first half to try to block the gaps we were trying to create. Having said that we still go through on quite a number of occasion we just lacked a bit of our quality inside the box and alertness. We rectified that in the second half. On a difficult day I thought we handled it really well.”
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64362900
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Jota heads Celtic’s opening goal
Jota headed in Aaron Mooy’s deep cross to open the scoring
Celtic restored their nine-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership as they ground down Dundee United’s stubborn resistance after the break.
The Glasgow side recorded the biggest away league win in the club’s history with a 9-0 thumping of United on their last visit to Tannadice in August.
A more resilient United held out until Jota headed home an Aaron Mooy cross.
Five minutes later, Mooy slotted home a penalty after Jota’s flick struck Kieran Freeman’s hand.
Celtic’s fifth game in a row without conceding means they have scored 18 times and lost just one goal in their last five visits to Tannadice.
It leaves United third bottom on goal difference, tied on points with Motherwell, Ross County and Kilmarnock, and without a win against Celtic in 19 games since a 2-1 win at Tannadice in December 2014.
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Reaction & as it happened
Both managers agreed pre-match that United are a different beast since that August humiliation.
Not surprisingly, though, Mark Birighitti was the busier goalkeeper, the Australian being fortunate not to see a clearance charged down by Kyogo Furuhashi nestling behind him before blocking at the Japanese striker’s feet after also saving low from a Jota drive.
Craig Sibbald blocked from midfield counterpart Mooy in front of the United goal before Birighitti bravely punched clear off the head of Kyogo only to see referee Don Robertson point to the penalty spot after the striker was also caught by the goalkeeper as he came for the ball.
Robertson was instructed to have a check on the screen and reversed his decision.
However, there was no reprieve shortly after half time when Birighitti appeared to lose his bearings as Mooy launched a deep cross and Jota headed in precisely from a difficult angle.
Celtic ensured the victory soon after as Freeman stuck out a hand and Mooy was given the opportunity from the penalty spot to slot his third goal in two games as the visitors could comfortably afford a close-range miss from Daizen Maeda in the dying seconds.
Player of the match – Jota (Celtic)
Celtic’s Aaron Mooy and Jota celebrate
Aaron Mooy set up the opener and scored the second, but Jota did the reverse, with the winger a constant menace to United’s defence
Numbers add up in Celtic’s favour – analysis
There was no record scoreline this time, but it was still a game of big numbers at Tannadice.
Celtic have gone 19 domestic games unbeaten since their one defeat of the season away to St Mirren in September, a draw away to second-top Rangers being their only mini-blip.
It was a 50th win in 61 Premiership games under Ange Postecoglou, reaching that landmark in the same number of games as Brendan Rodgers – only Martin O’Neill has done it quicker, by two games.
Captain Callum McGregor was faultless in midfield on his 400th Celtic appearance and there was a first off the bench for Oh Hyeon-gyu, the South Korea striker signed in midweek from Suwon Samsung Bluewings and the latest man to strengthen a squad that is already looking incredibly strong domestically.
United captain Ryan Edwards suffered defeat as he returned to the starting line-up to make his 100th club appearance, but his side look to have continued the improvement suggested by their November visit to Celtic Park, where they only lost courtesy of two stoppage-time goals.
They could not match their own two goals this time and rarely troubled visiting goalkeeper Joe Hart, but they have still only lost three times in nine outings and their gritty performance will give manager Liam Fox grounds for thinking they can move clear of relegation trouble.
What they said
Dundee United head coach Liam Fox: “I can’t take positives right now, I’m sore and disappointed. We’ve got a huge game on Wednesday so we have no time to feel sorry for ourselves.
“I was pleased to get in at 0-0 at half-time – I thought in the last parts we were just surviving. We had to be braver on the ball, better in possession, because we didn’t threaten enough for my liking. We conceded two quick goals and the rest of the afternoon becomes very difficult.”
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou: “I thought we handled it well, difficult conditions. They were really disciplined in their structure, particularly the first half. Having said that, we still got behind them on a number of occasions.
“We missed that final touch and quality, but we started the second half really well, scored a couple goals and could have scored a couple more. A really strong performance.”
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Match ends, Dundee United 0, Celtic 2.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Dundee United 0, Celtic 2.
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Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hyeon-Gyu Oh with a cross.
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Offside, Dundee United. Scott McMann tries a through ball, but Craig Sibbald is caught offside.
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Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie McGrath (Dundee United).
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Attempt missed. Kieran Freeman (Dundee United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Hyeon-Gyu Oh (Celtic).
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Scott McMann (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic).
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Scott McMann (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Booking
Jamie McGrath (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Hyeon-Gyu Oh (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie McGrath (Dundee United).
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Foul by David Turnbull (Celtic).
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Craig Sibbald (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution
Substitution, Celtic. Hyeon-Gyu Oh replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
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Substitution
Substitution, Celtic. Sead Haksabanovic replaces Liel Abada.
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Foul by Matt O’Riley (Celtic).
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Aziz Behich (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt O’Riley with a cross.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Scott McMann.
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Attempt missed. Matt O’Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
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Substitution
Substitution, Dundee United. Rory Macleod replaces Steven Fletcher.
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Substitution
Substitution, Dundee United. Arnaud Djoum replaces Dylan Levitt.
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Substitution
Substitution, Dundee United. Peter Pawlett replaces Glenn Middleton.
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Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt O’Riley with a through ball.
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Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dylan Levitt.
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Foul by David Turnbull (Celtic).
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Craig Sibbald (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution
Substitution, Celtic. David Turnbull replaces Aaron Mooy.
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Substitution
Substitution, Celtic. Daizen Maeda replaces Jota.
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Substitution
Substitution, Celtic. Matt O’Riley replaces Reo Hatate.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Kieran Freeman.
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Foul by Aaron Mooy (Celtic).
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Glenn Middleton (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Alistair Johnston (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
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Substitution
Substitution, Dundee United. Jamie McGrath replaces Ian Harkes.
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Attempt blocked. Greg Taylor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
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Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Dundee United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Glenn Middleton with a cross.
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Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
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Goal! Dundee United 0, Celtic 2. Aaron Mooy (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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VAR Decision: Penalty Celtic.
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Delay in match (Celtic). VAR checking.
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Penalty conceded by Kieran Freeman (Dundee United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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Goal!
Goal! Dundee United 0, Celtic 1. Jota (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Mooy with a cross.
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Booking
Kieran Freeman (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kieran Freeman (Dundee United).
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Foul by Aaron Mooy (Celtic).
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Steven Fletcher (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Dundee United. Liam Smith tries a through ball, but Kieran Freeman is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
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Second Half
Second Half begins Dundee United 0, Celtic 0.
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Half Time
First Half ends, Dundee United 0, Celtic 0.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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VAR Decision: No Penalty Celtic.
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Attempt blocked. Aaron Mooy (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
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Jota (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Craig Sibbald (Dundee United).
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Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).
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Ian Harkes (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Kieran Freeman (Dundee United).
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan Edwards.
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Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
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Attempt saved. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
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Liel Abada (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Craig Sibbald (Dundee United).
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Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
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Scott McMann (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a through ball.
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Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Mooy.
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Attempt missed. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
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Foul by Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic).
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Ryan Edwards (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Jota (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Dundee United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Scott McMann with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Alistair Johnston (Celtic).
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Aziz Behich (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
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Liam Smith (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Liam Smith (Dundee United).
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Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jota with a through ball.
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Kick Off
First Half begins.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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