Celtic

The champions are in the Highland and know a win over the Staggies will restore their nine-point advantage at the top of the table.

Ross County 0-1 Celtic. Still Ross County 0-1 Celtic. After Eamonn Brophy robs Carl Starfelt at one end, Celtic retrieve the ball and break down the right, with Alistair Johnston riding an strong challenge from Iacovitti to then find Jota who fires over from a promising position. Celtic win a free kick 25 yards from goal, but Jota's effort isn't troubling Ross Laidlaw. His arm is definitely outstretched as he challenges for the header and you can see why it was given. When comparing it to a similar incident involving Andrew Considine before the international break, Boyd said: Thankfully the youngster is back to his feet quickly and play continues. It seems a bit of an overreaction by the officials as it the manager was calm in his approach. The Korean striker then rolls young Dylan Smith before racing towards the box and firing just wide. Celtic's subs have certainly added a freshness and a big threat to since coming on, but they've been unable to add the second goal to kill this game off. The players are celebrating in front of their jubilant travelling support, but were not without their issues today. The J-League Player of the Year is primed to start with Reo Hatate and Aaron Mooy toiling.

Celtic moved nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership after securing a hard-fought 2-0 win against Ross County at Victoria Park on Sunday.

[Celtic](/sport/teampages/celtic.html) moved nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership after securing a hard-fought 2-0 win against Ross County at Victoria Park on Sunday. - The result sees Ange Postecoglou's Hoops go nine clear at the top of the table Ross County 0-2 Celtic: Jota on the spot and Bernabei nets late on as Ange Postecoglou's side go nine points clear of Rangers in the Scottish Premiership

The Irishman was at the helm for over four years after his shock Parkhead exit but it's come to a hasty end.

“The task ahead of us in our final 10 games is clear. Regrettably, the desired improvement has not been forthcoming and, with 10 games of the season remaining, the Board is compelled to take alternative action to protect our Premier League status. But it was a disastrous campaign for Rodgers and his players and they now face the very real prospect of relegation.

Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said: “The achievements of the team under Brendan's management speak for themselves – we've experienced some of ...

“The task ahead of us in our final 10 games is clear. Regrettably, the desired improvement has not been forthcoming and, with 10 games of the season remaining, the Board is compelled to take alternative action to protect our Premier League status. Rodgers left Celtic in February 2019 to join Leicester and was replaced by Neil Lennon but the Foxes will now be on the lookout for another manager to try and keep them up.

Ross County remain second bottom of the Scottish Premiership with eight games to go following their 2-0 home defeat against red-hot title favourites and ...

Willie Collum’s moment in the spotlight came with that VAR check for the penalty. The headline team-news for County was a first start for 16-year-old defender Dylan Smith, who has just been part of Scotland’s qualifiers for next summer’s Under-17 Euros in Hungary. County were keeping the positions well and getting challenges in when it mattered. There was a sense of pride in this performance from County at full-time and they have to take that into their remaining games with plenty at stake. Celtic were upping the ante in their bid to kill the contest, with a couple of balls in and around the six-yard box going abegging and substitute Oh smashing a low effort wide of the left post. The turning point of the penalty after a satisfactory first 44 minutes was a bitter one for County. It was Iacovitti to the rescue on 55 minutes as he slid to to clear a net-bound Jota shot off the goal-line as it seemed as if he might just bury it from a tight angle. That was a cruel way for County to head inside at half-time, given what they had put into the contest in the first 45 minutes. A cross into the box was adjudged to have come off Alex Iacovtti’s arm and, from the spot-kick, Jota buried the ball into the net with conviction. [was turned into a 2-1 Celtic win.](https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/ross-county/5520589/livingston-2-1-ross-county-the-verdict-player-ratings-talking-points-and-star-man-as-staggies-fail-to-recover-from-quickfire-first-half-double-blow/) [After the drama of Scotland’s remarkable Euro 2024 qualifying win against Spain on Tuesday](https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/scottish/5555974/scotland-fan-view-scott-mctominay-hampden-folklore/), it was back to the tension at the bottom and top ends of the table for these respective teams. It was patient, composed play from Celtic and County were waiting for the moment, pinching possession when they could and made attacks without asking major questions as the first half ticked along. Jota’s penalty put the defending champions in front on the stroke of half-time, which was a result of a VAR check, then Alexandro Bernabei capped off the visitors’ win in the final moments.

Celtic maintained their nine-point advantage over Rangers at the top of the cinch Premiership after defeating Ross County 2-0 in Dingwall.

The left-back went close again in the last minute of the first half when his shot from 12 yards out was superbly saved by Ross Laidlaw. The half-time whistle sounded immediately afterwards and several County players surrounded Collum to protest the decision before making their way up the tunnel. The Hoops went desperately close in the 42nd minute when Greg Taylor cut in from the left and unleashed a sumptuous shot from the angle of the box that came off the far post.