News in Scotland this afternoon but time now to hand to our commentary team at Celtic Park it’s Celtic against Livingston with Pat Bonner Alan Preston and Liam McLoud thanks Kenny good afternoon from glasgow’s east end it’s murky it’s Drake the rain is sweeping around Celtic Park ahead of this massive
Game for the Champions up against the side at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership having lost their last two league matches for the first time in over a decade that’s happened and this goes down as a must-win for Celtic and for Livingston well in the bottom of the table and really
Struggling this is not the fixture they would have handpicked to come into as they look for a first win in nine lost eight of them including the seven in a row as the Celtic players go into the Huddle the Disco lights are on just now as daylight begins to fade Celtic and the
Green and white hoop shirts white shorts white socks Livingston and their change colors mostly black with the yellowy gold flashes across the shirt Celtic players break away and we’re just about ready to go I’ll keep you up to date with what’s happening across the country in the games that have survived the
Weather of course there were a handful of matches played last night in the lower reaches and it will be Livingston are going to kick off going right to left as we watch from the main stand referee Matthew mcder about ready to go so Celtic will go left to right attacking
The lisban line stand in this first half it’s game on and it’s a long ball for by Livy from Tom Parks who’s one of the four alterations to come into the Livingston team this afternoon from the one that lost in Aberdine the other night as Carter Vickers with the header finds
Greg Taylor Cushing header infield he’s giving it straight to Bruce Anderson though Anderson mcre battling back Anderson looking to turn Celtic eventually have wait numbers and pinch it back and it’s Alistar Johnston who gets it from Carter Vickers to MC Reger who slips it to his left for Greg Taylor
Taylor trying to take on Jamie Brandon on the far side he likes to go back to scales who rolls It Forward along the grass side to the left hand side for L Palmer who skips in field delicate chip ball into the penalty area is headed Away by oval ey little flick from
Brandon finds halt then out to Brandon on the far side he wins the throw in for his team over there you would have to say py boner Livingston will come here and they will be concerned that Celtic will be a wounded animal and looking to hit them early here always when you come
To silly Park the first 10 15 minutes is vital it was more than an intense talk I I could see from Kum McGregor the captain in that huddle before the game started I took a little bit longer than usual so I’m it’s not lost in anybody here how important this game
Is Celtic in possession Carter Vickers then out to the left of the Center Circle he finds scales in the Livingston half out to the touch line for Palmer first time ball down the line it goes to Taylor low into the box and clear by OB
Ey and out for a throw in over on that far side for Celtic for Livy Allen Preston about bedding themselves in if at all possible that is they got as Pat said s it come out the traps they’ve got to put themselves in the game as long as
They can can they get through 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 20 the Celtic come at you o ey at the front post Block in there that would be a familiar position for them because they’ll find himself there a lot today Palma rolling it to the edge of the box for Alistar Johnston he’s
Managed to find O’Reilly just to the left of the six-yard Box can’t get it under control mby clear he throwing from Taylor quickly to Pal over on that North Stand side to Taylor Just Shepherds it back there to Paulo Bernardo one of the two changes that Brendan Rogers has made
To starting 11 the other dies in miden for his first start since the game he got injured in in the metropolitano against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League it’s Carter Vickers in the center circle to scales out to the left Taylor it’s a loose ball though and he gives it
Straight back to Livingston and it’s with and sheni and the long ball clear by Livy goes into the Celtic half so no goals here no goals elsewhere in the Premiership in ver next C thov taken an early lead though and it’s Anderson who has scored that one I think Kenny
Crawford can confirm that one for us can he yeah Liam partic thle nil and veres C thisle one 19 seconds on the clock when Max Anderson shot from just inside the box and it took a deflection off the defender and kind of trickled into the bottom left hand corner brilliant work
By B mcki down the right hand side to set him up Max Anderson’s second goal of the season and a great start for Duncan Ferguson side 1 n c thisle against partic thisle and an early goal for stenis M have won their last seven in League two they lead Elgen City by a
Goal to nil so those are the two early salvos for you this afternoon long ball Celtic Palma left hand side of into the box low ball across first corner of the game conceded by I balai yeah that was that was something that Brandon Rogers said before the game of course getting
In behind them uh and and they haven’t been doing that enough today they’ve started off and every Ball’s been uh played forward that time was down the left hand side and it was a good position for Palma and Oba again at an near post blocking things I really to
Defending go there’s the corner from Palmer it drops towards the back post and how on Earth have they not manag to turn that one home it was O Riley’s chuning away to himself because it’s falling at him with the goal gaping in front of him and Livingston have dodged
A major bullet there four minutes in at nil nil that’s sorry P that’s what we’re talking about chances like that they’re going to keep coming here Livingston they’re now settled into their it looks like a back five just playing deep they’re not going to get out they’re
Going to have to be brave on the ball if they can they’re going to try and get up the P this is just going to be wave after wave of attack what a chance that was for Ry who’s been Celtic star this season yeah it was it kept him very quickly though
Like he wasn’t quite in line of the ball he was actually kind of almost sliding in to get a touch on it it could have easily went into the back of the net it sort of came off probably his left foot and went the opposite direction from the
Goal but it was a let off for Livingston early on in the game here com Celtic with Alistair Johnston on the right out to the touch line for M under the flood lights here at Celtic Park it’s a another loose ball though which is cleared by sheny bounces
Off Anderson and out to play for a throw into Celtic here Bruce Anderson had a glorious opportunity at Padre the other night 2-1 down at the time he was one-on-one with a goalkeeper where he put it past the right hand post and when your Luck’s not in it’s not in and it
Wasn’t for Bruce Anderson who’s got his place in the starting 11 today long ball to the edge of the Livingston box Parks you got something on to it wasn’t a decisive clearance comes off Pitman and out for a Celtic throw on this near side ball back by alist Johnston to McGregor
Back to the Canadian on the right hand touch line L over the edge of the D of the Livingston box finds Bernardo to Johnston to Bernardo to maida back to Bernardo right hand side of the penalty area rolls it back to the right angle for Johnston who finds McGregor going
Back the way here though Celtic Taylor out to the right hand touch line for Johnston B of time rolls it to O’Reilly first time across the six-yard area gathered by Jack Hamilton who’s come into the Livingston team in goal this afternoon for shamal George who’s been benched and you’ll be delighted Alan to
Get that feel of the ball there the Livy keeper but that was better intricate passing from Celtic that was lovely play by Celtic and good on Jack Hamilton that would be a nice comfortable take for him at the near post as a great run kles try
To get across the front of oai as the ball comes in but Jack Hamilton’s there and collects it takes it cleanly good start from Jack it’s with Carter Vickers just inside his own penalty area a f wind enough start by Celtic here and high winds as that’s rolled forward towards
Kog he’s got goal side of parks right hand side of the Box cross it comes but Hamilton will flop down onto it the offside flag’s going up against kyogo in any case so they managed to find the net it wouldn’t have counted he’s got eight goals this season kyogo and it looked as
Though it had dropped to him in a really nice area right hand side of the Box didn’t have great execution in the past though not that it would have mattered in any case yeah there’s been a goal at rugby park the first in the Premiership this afternoon to go to Steven kraan lame
It’s been a blesser start for karic we almost took the lead after 4 minutes Header by Brad Lance just over the crossbar couple of minutes later they eventually did take a lead good play on the right hand side by Daniel Armstrong skipped inside fed David Watson a 20
Yards from goal ball just bounced up for him lovely and what a strike with his right foot one n to the home side Killy in fantastic form he won four of their last five at rugby park it was a fortress for them last season it is
Again this as Palmer picks up and gets it through to the left hand side of the box for Taylor back to kyogo blocked on the line well the goalkeeper was there as well but James pen is just in front of him brilliant play from Celtic on that left hand side
And it’s a good hit but I think it’s pen rice that gets there maybe Jack ham but I thought pen R was back doing brilliant defensive work there just clearing it off the line yeah it was a great block I I thought he was going to lift it high
Into the net because the near post was all most difficult to squeeze it past the goalkeeper now but but it’s obvious in this game that that those words of Brendan Rogers getting in behind the defense is almost and and brain and and their and their brain so so from that perspective
Um it’s it’s they’re they’re they’re playing to his instruction at this moment in time and they’re getting chances from it and P I think if you if you if you’re a young player for me I think since d ma has come into Scottish Football he’s been a revelation he’s
Been absolutely brilliant he’s work great but it’s his movement he comes short spins over the top with pen rice Palmer on the other side has done it twice already Brandon doesn’t know where he’s going he’s coming to get it then he’s over the top or he’s going long
Coming short great movement and that’s what Brandon Rogers was talking about people willing to run forward for them only one six of their last 13 Celtic and at this point of his first season in charge in his first spell Rogers was in the meat of a 22 game winning run as
That comes through towards kyogo again the defender is just enough to put him off kyogo picks up the loose ball right hand side of the box and then a misunderstanding with Bernardo and it goes behind for the goal kick to Livingston it’s nil nil on 9 minutes but
This is all Celtic just how long can Livingston withstand this pressure yeah and it’s you know the frustration I talked about kyogo sometimes as he’s making those runs and the ball doesn’t come him today every single time he’s made the run the ball has been played
Some been cut out but some of them have found their Target also and he’ll be enjoying himself because of that I think when you look at I was said the earlier part before the game started when you have my and J as it was last
Year he knew when the ball was coming in yeah he’s got different Wingers this year now maa’s back in but in recent weeks it’s been Mikey Johnson Palmer he’s not he doesn’t know when they’re going to deliver the ball for him so making the same runs as he did last year
Wouldn’t necessarily work he’s going to have to change his game a little bit what whatever Wingers have coming in Darton have taken the lead against Clyde in League two looking to make inroads on Peter headon stenis M ahead of them in the Bottom Rung of the spfl so one-
Nothing to Darton at the rock as ducas picks up for Livingston as clance comes Bouncing Off Taylor and it drops back kindly for Jack Hamilton in his six-yard area 10 in nil nil here that opening goal in the Premiership scored by Young David Watson to give karuk the lead
Against St Johnston at rugby park having scored that excellent winner at Padre couple of mid weeks ago talented young player signed a contract extension recently as he drops out to the left hand side for Greg Taylor for Celtic infield to McGregor McGregor now into the center circle and then to
Carter Vickers forward to Johnston right hand side back to McGregor just outside the center circle with the left foot manages to switch it out to Palma Palma decides to go for goal and it’s one of those knuckle ball efforts he shoots it goes wide to the left hand post and it
Stay Celtic nil Livy nil yeah as well wide I thought actually he should have done better because the space had actually opened up for him and and and he he didn’t hit the target from that distance probably about 20 maybe three yards out over in the left hand side
Cutting in on his right hand side the goal was was wide open for him to hit the target but he knocked it well wide so disappointing from him but uh you know you can see also even McGregor is playing balls quicker and sharper forward which is a key to I think the
Celtic team and it suits the players that is there in the squad there’s no doubt about it it’s going to be a Celtic free kick for a foul over on that Far Side Joel newble was involved Celtic free kick it’s open all Mike you’re looking for weave we’re not running that
Today because the matches have gone off in the Premiership the games at dens and dingwell so it’s Celtic Livingston I will keep you up to date with what’s going on across the country as we go along bbc.co.uk sportscotland for the scores at any time here’s maida right
Hand side of the Livy box back to Johnston roll at the edge of the penalty area for O’Reilly change a pace works it back to Johnston good sliding challenge by Pitman Livingston cannot get a kick of the ball here at all no they can’t at the moment they’re compact at the edge
Of their 18 yard box but how long can they keep doing this it’s very very difficult for them but they’ve reached the milestor we’re over 10 minutes now still not conceded they need to keep ticking off the minutes Celtic touching 80% of The Possession States though in
The infancy of the match quite clearly though as O’Reilly finds but Nardo in the touch line infield to Johnston now Carter Pickers everyone bar Joe hars in the Livingston half here McGregor to Johnston the first time ball finds Bernardo on the right pulls it back it’s just behind maidan it doesn’t reach Kyo
And Livingston clear out for a throw in on this near side it’s already a lot better from Celtic than it was this time last week against Hearts I agree much much better better intensity yeah they’ve started the game off really quickly every ball now they’re just sort
Of almost keeping the ball a little bit to wait for the moment rather than just uh headed forward hopelessly so so they’re just picking their passes of the moment it’s that one goal in the Premiership scored by David Watson of karik one goal in the championship in the three games being
Played Max Anderson for C thisle who lead across the city from here at farill and it is Celtic on the ball with McGregor down the left hand side he finds Palma McGregor continues to run in the overlap Palma uses him as a decoy his pass goes straight to HT though
Former Rangers midfielder here’s a chance here to dink it to the left hand side of the penalty there for Bernardo he turns it infield to McGregor pulls it back for kyogo and his efforts blocked by parks and out it goes for a throwing in The Far Side to Celtic boy this is
Hard work for the Lions right now it is but the standing Resolute at the moment Liam and that’s as I said earlier oai protecting that front post area that’s the way you’ve going to have to be Parts this time planking himself there Celtic like to get the bins and cut back to the
And you can see oan parts are in that area there scales rolling out to the left hand side for Palma infield to Taylor a little push to the edge of the penalty area that’s going to be a Celtic free kick Andrew Shen’s challenge he’s claiming should have gone the other way
Celtic have taken it quickly the ref’s not ready and that’s going to be a free kick opportunity for them just at the left angle of the the Box Celtic are asking why they weren’t allowed to take the quick free kick there it’s not like there was any paperwork being done
Anywhere else in the pitch kicks allowed to be taken the soft ceg yeah I I agree and that’s why Andrew sheny was sort of in the referee kind of face a little bit and that’s maybe why he’s been pulled back that that quick free kick I thought
It was pretty soft to be probably honest but it’s it’s a really good position for Celtic I would say Palma’s over it O’Reilly’s over it uh but I would bet it was it will be Palma uh that from a fairly acute angle I’ve got to
Say yeah’s got to be set for the right foter yeah yeah Palma is there he’s get some words from Greg Taylor as well but luks palas all day long here there’s a mass Jack Hamel you know better than me thought he was too far over his left hand side yeah and
That’s the danger at times he’s off his line as well here and it is going to be Palma again he shoots the goalkeeper beating it straight back out and the shot in the rebound from Bernardo is blocked in the 6yd line well that isn’t exactly a goalkeeper playing with too
Much confidence right now it’s weak patting down straight to a couple of Celtic players and eventually fell to Bernardo the shot was blocked as liby clear and Anderson gives chase down the right hand side Carter Vickers for company though and Carter Vickers does really well and gets it back to scales
Inside his own box nervy moment looks so nervous Jack Hamilton there yeah and you go back to his position for us sometimes you actually overdo it Alam when you’re out beside the ball you see that big hole in the near post you can almost afford to take half a yard towards your
Right post because it’s a long distance for the ball to travel around your left hand side uh and that’s that’s something I only actually found that out when I when I finished playing because I went became a coach and I was out and I could see the distances or see the spaces and
Sometimes goalkeepers don’t do that because they’re all stuck in their goal you know from that perspective but but then when when the shot comes in he’s got to do better he’s got to hold on to it he can’t afford to let it go he got off the hook there it wasn’t a difficult
Shot to collect it was comfortable right at him you know and he beats it down and he’s very very lucky sympathy with the hibs and Aberdine fans today made Journeys to their respective matches only to see them postponed dundy Aberdine Ross County hibs both called off the former was
Called off earlier on or later on just the back of two or just on 2:00 so hardly ideal that particularly the weather in Aberdine today is absolutely shocking as well so they made their way out of the city only for that game to be called off at the 11th hour it’s been a
Goal at far Hill remember C thisle leading partic thisle Kenny Crawford yeah the home fans have found their voices Liam because it’s now partic thisle one and veress CI thisle one Jack McMillan with the equalizer from close range really good work on the edge of the Box by car mck androy and Blair
Auson and the ball broke to McMillan just inside the six-yard box and he squeezed under Mark rers for his second goal of the Season 1-1 between these two sets of Jags I think this old desperately trying to hang on to the coattails of the two above them it’s
Palma good scale shuffling it and then pulling it back towards the penalty spot and it’s cleared and almost fell to Bernardo he’s getting himself into some decent positions it’s collected by Celtic with Liam scales rolling with the left foot out to Palmer level 18 yd line now he’s attacking the penalty area
Skipping away from a couple of Challengers evades McGregor Palma in a central area now finds maida moves away from pen rice the edge of the box rolls it back to McGregor Livingston with everyone baru behind the ball all hands to the pump as they say Taylor back to
McGregor squares it out to Johnston on this right hand side 18 and at nil nil Celtic desperately trying to knock the door down here it’s now with scales scales at walking pace forward to Bernardo first time to Carter Vickers to Bernardo to K McGregor O’Reilly then
Ducas gets in the way and gets it half clear it’s maida and Celtic will come again here we’ve been here before with Livingston you know parking the parking the bus putting themselves in an almost in that Central position and no space for Celtic really to penetrate uh too
Much so again is going to be the wide guys that’s going to get in behind them you know what P it’s horrible to be a Livingston player out there having to do this but needs must ctica got better players better movement you know and at the moment it’s working for Livingston
You know about 19 minutes in yeah theyve rad the Lu a little bit Livingston but they’re still in the game goal at rugby park is another for Kelly under St Johnston level Steven kraan Liam it’s a second goal for Kar here running a marck in the open in 16 minutes I’ve got to
Say Daniel Armstrong once again at the heart of the move what a terrific afternoon he’s having so far Cuts in from that right hand side janking on his left foot as he does lifts his head rolls the ball into the path of Marley Watkins who just two PS it under me me
And goal and it’s now konic to so Johnson n Killy eyeing up third spot in the premier they are there as it stands Here Comes Celtic with Bernardo at the edge of the box was he pushed by oai in the D the referee doesn’t think so delcas hits it
Away maida chasing it out to this near side in the 20th minute of the game no goals here as yet maida picks up on the right hand side going to come in field finds Kum McGregor with a square ball now it’s Greg Taylor shifts it to kilo
In the Box his first touch isn’t great he’s still trying to get onto it breaks out to the left hand side for Palma he runs into and is forced back out towards the corner flag collected here by kyogo little disguise reverse ball across the face it comes m p turn it home Greg
Taylor on the left hand side of the sixy Box knocked it across and once again that Livingston goal living and oh so Charmed Life it’s the Celtic nail Livingston now got play what what I think pars gets a touch on that I really do it’s a tapping at the back post for
MAA I think great defending again but wonderful play by out to go on the left hand side yeah I agree with you Allan that’s two great inter interventions that Tom Parks has made uh one when he when he tracked kyogo in the front s to
Get a block it and that one at the back post I think he was really really good that he didn’t even put it into his own net uh but yeah good play from s getting in behind so two- nothing it is the karik against St Johnston goal is here as it
Is it t castle in the game between Harts and St mirin three games in the championship only won with goals 1 one partic thisle C thisle goal is hereon Morton and AR bro and ferland as we go down the League’s forer have taken the lead at balmore against in Peter head
Seb Ross with a goal Peter Head n forer athletic one that of course in League two Spartans lead stenar by a goal to nil Danny denham’s got the goal in that one so the goals are ringing in in the lower reaches of the league Spartans they won seven of their last nine
Against thear team and just one wi and six so perhaps not a surprise that the Edinburgh side lead that one as I said earlier Darton One n up on cly Dennis M One n up on Elgen City bbc.co.uk sport Scotland all the score lines as they stand available there at
Any time as Joel newble picks up for Livingston a r forage into the Celtic half it’s knocked away from him though pretty simply in the end and it bounces of palman out for a Livingston throw in just a few yards inside Celtic territory over on that northst side so Livingston
Have just about negotiated the first quarter of this game without Celtic scoring yeah which is which is really good from their perspective to be delighted them I’m thinking did Jack Hamilton have any really big saves to make so far there was blocks there was there was clearance off the off the line
At the back post but from a goalkeeper’s perspective I don’t think he’s he’s had to make any unbelievable saves chip ball Johnston down the right hand side maida’s giving Chase Jack Hamilton comes in claims though and he holds on the conditions are deteriorating here the r the wind and the rain is clearly
Going to be an issue here and at other games across the country you don’t find it too much inside Celtic park though it’s well enclosed when you’re at a a small ground and it’s howling in the corners that’s when when it’s tough in these conditions I know Liam have all
Sat at F cook when in these conditions with the wind and rain it’s and saying that I just see Jack Hamilton kicking that ball from his own box and it bounces almost over the line at the other end for a goal kick it’s incredible the game at Den is off the
Game at gayfield is on that one in the championship AR BR done ferland still nil nil incidentally The Cove Rangers Edinburgh City game getting underway in about seven six or seven minutes that was to allow the guys there to get the snow off the pitch and uh I heard
Earlier that if you were going to help the club get the snow off the pitch you getting free admission to the match seems a decent deal I don’t know I don’t know about the free pie as Taylor Clips it forward towards po mistake at the back M couldn’t get there parks there
Again Tom Parks denying dies and my dies wiped out his goalkeeper at the same time it was seriously last Stitch there and it stay Celtic nil Livingston nil in the 24th minute and that’s a hattick he blocks or goal saving tackles he’s made brilliant defend I think he’s clattered
His own Keeper at this point he had to he he had to put his Jack’s okay because I think if he didn’t I think my was going to score it was Brandon he was just he just slashed a ball over the top on his weaker left foot he has a swing
At it instead of just you know bit composure there causes all sorts of concern in the Box bottom of the league CDE are Level 1 one at the Rock now against Darton after that Wallace penalty young has just equalized Darton one Clyde one here comes Celtic in the Premiership with
Palma down the left hand side taking on Brandon back to the left angle of the box for Taylor squares it to Johnston delicate chip in it’s too high for O’Reilly might have been offside anyway Celtic play on there’s a sh of goal from Palma which Rises High Over the Bar and
It stays Celtic nil Livingston nil I mean they’ve done they’ve done everything but score so far Celtic so Brandon Rogers will hope he can keep the supporters with him as long as possible it’s all about winning the game here today for Celtic off the back of the
Defeats at Kar and here to Hearts last weekend yeah it seems you know that it’s only a matter of time the Celtic will score with the with the amount of possession they have and and the way they’re actually playing today uh but Livingston have done well to hold out
You know 25 minutes and I just wonder at times Al I don’t know what you think from seling to try to move those Center halfes out of position a little bit and maybe that’s when you play with the two up front you know and and and they can
Of go up against Center halfes and pull them about if they man marked them when when they’re stationary that just fill space and it’s very very difficult to pick people out from from those cut backs yeah two playing two up front certainly gives them a different problem
You know at the moment they’ve got a back five k go up wider players you pen rice and Brandon are try to take care of the Wingers in the other three Center halfs are looking after kyogo and any Midfield Runner that that comes you know
But as long as this game goes on as it is 25 26 the crowd have been great so far for Celtic but it can soon another loose ball there which let out a few Gro Celtic have had 85% possession in this game just now but just one shot
On target that’s that’s the key you know it’s the end product at the end of the day uh from from all the possession you have is creating the opportunities um there’ve had been a few I wouldn’t call them you know shots on target but there’ have been few sort of in across a
Six-yard box that maybe somebody make it on the end of just a pass like out for a throw yeah and that’s what David male and Livingston want you know they want to try and frustrate the crowd if they can get them on their backs a little bit as I said earlier they’ve
Been terrific so far the Celtic crowd but just takes a simple thing like that away with pass kyogo goes down again Hamilton just to the right of his own box thumps it forward with the right foot flicked on by Anderson nuble gets his knee onto it but it’s a poor touch
Takes it straight to maida one back briefly by P rice but it’s O’Reilly he’s over hit the pass to maida though and the long ball forward by Parks now it’s newble in a big awkward customer as he knocks off McGregor and out for a throw into Livingston Midway inside the Celtic
Half and olivy left the main stand side here goess here goess at time castle between hars and S mirin karik two St John to nil goals from Watson and Watkins in the championship goalis ery Morton and AR Bron ferland 1-1 partic thisle C thisle no goals at all in the
Four matches underway in League one at the moment Co Rangers Ed City about to kick off and in League two Darton one Clyde one Livingston coming forward here shenny shows too much of it to oilly wins it back finds maida Peter head nil for for one Spartans Won star nil and
Stenis M won Elgen City one sorry steny W Elgen nil so that comes back to Jack Hamilton long ball out to this near side flicked on by penr Anderson helps it on its way but it comes straight through to scales Midway inside his own half Center Point rolls it to the left for
Taylor and then Taylor finds McGregor at Close Quarters McGregor out to Johnson he’s got Runners ahead of him one of them’s a Riley it’s a long ball forward towards him it’s cut out by a combination of oal ey and Parks s to of it back though shifted to tailor forward to McGregor
Rolls it out to Palmer level with ly 18 going to take on brand back to the left angle of the box for McGregor then Bernardo to McGregor left hand sight a low ball across and it’s clear by opal ey bounces off to Lucas it could easily have gone into his own net
It goes behind for a Celtic corner yeah he was lucky he was outside the post wasn’t he you know because if he was inside the the worth of the goal I think that was in the back of the net because had rochet so quickly that the goalkeeper had no chance that’s that
Position again though have to get to the Bine cut it back to the sixy box and again it’s oai in the right place and he’s lucky you’re right Pat hits off to Lucas and out but you know what that’s what Celtic do they just relentlessly put balls into that area of the pitch
Palma can’t spot up the ball the wind blowing it eventually takes the corner it’s a poor one though and Livingston batter it clear out for a throw in over in the far side which Palma is over at the moment he’s level with the penalty spot now by the time he takes it finds
Taylor back out wide for Palma we’re knocking on the half hour here nil nil it’s back with McGregor infield to scales scales has plenty of options ahead of him but that thick black and yellow wall in between that’s causing Celtic a headache at the moment as Palma
Crosses in breaks towards maidan it’s a weak effort really Jack Hamilton well Riley might have got a little touch on to it as well and it stays Celtic nil Livingston nil as we just about approach the 30 minutes again good ball in Ry you’re right Liam just doesn’t get
Enough on it there but I’ve got to applaud Livingston I think the team shapes brilliant part really difficult for Celtic to break down they’re very compact there’s not a lot of balls going up the inside of the wing backs which which I’m sure DAV will be has probably
Been working on all week cuz that’s the last thing you want you know myar Palmer running Beyond you yeah Celtic have got a bit of Joy there and it’s been the final ball into the box has not been able to pick anyone out but the what rate that David male is getting out
Hiside you can’t question at all could be a big goal the first in League one this afternoon comes for Dale C who’s given Sterling Alby in the lead against Queen of the South Queens have won their last couple and uh Sterling Al looking to fight back after six straight defeats
Winning a draw in their last two they lead at Fourth back there here comes maida on the right for celic attacking the Livingston box he’s into it now Parks holding him off expertly and it rolls back to Jack Hamilton and the score line here remains Celtic nil Livingston nil top against bottom remember
Yeah and and it’s listen it’s been all Celtic from a from a possession point of view but they’ve been struggling just to break down that that uh backline of five and then you’ve got a three midfielder sitting in there you’ve got eight players uh and at times nine players and
And and to break down and they’ve kind of struggled really to get it it’s fairly predictable because the ball has to go to the wide players and then once it goes wide uh the wing back sort of engage uh and uh and the center half stay where they are they line that six
Shar box and as very difficult to break them down carder’s delicate chip ball to the edge of the Livingston box is headed halfway Bernardo finds Palma breaks to McGregor outside the D rolls it to the right of the box for Johnston Livingston pushed back against the ropes here
Johnston pulls it back but it’s a poor one and it’s cleared by shinny who was the match winner the last time Livingston got the better of Celtic couple of seasons ago yeah and where where Livingston will be dangerous if they get a set piece there is no question that’s what they’d be hoping
They’re hoping that they stay in this game for as long as he possibly can and he might find something uh higher up the pitch from a set piece or something later in the game don’t score much do they Livingston not many goals that one scored by G three the other night Curtis Guth
Scored at Padre it was their first in two months Alan yeah they they found it really difficult to get goals you know I think even I think n’s out the contract in the summer I think this is a massive six or seven months for him cuz this
Time last year you talking about clubs looking at him and obviously dve had an option which he took up and he stayed for an extra year but you know what he needs to start scoring goals and these games are very difficult for them I get that but the next couple of games that
They’ve got coming up new has to step up Anderson’s the same Celtic on the ball here with K McGregor Midway inside the Livingston half for Johnston slipping it through the G for maid again it’s an easy ball for Livingston to clear see and steady MAA running up the
Inside of uh pen R the fullback just hold his width I think that’s where C could get their their joy in The Wider areas if they stay wide right on the touch line because there’s so many bodies in there the three Center halfs pen rice if the ball is played up the
Inside as it was there it was Parts it was over to clear it Celtic go get joy if they hold their width Li’s next two games that Allan was talking about are massive hug see Johnston at home on Wednesday followed by a trip to motherwell next Saturday and that is when they really
Need a rock stopper long ball from Jack Hamilton it’s headed by Bernardo INF field it’s dropped straight to Anderson who finds newble I think was offside it’s now with pen R in the Box Hart makes the challenge he was of course sent off against Livy at amville early
In the season but the flag has gone up I did suspect that that would be the case so it’s nil nil here nil nil at T castle and 2-n to karuk against St Johnston but I believe that the deadlock has just been broken in the capital Michael
Stewart it has indeed and it’s from Mr predictable laen Shanklin putting the homide one n in front was a corner kick come in so weren’t able to deal with it it broke to Marco Hara who tried to just flick it out the box Alex Cochran intercepted he dinked it to the back
Post area and laen Shanklin diving header into the back of the net Zack H couldn’t do anything to stop it one nil to HS this is where you miss Willie mull on the program today want to wind him up are you I’m sure he’s listening I will
Be he’s on his way back to snow Aline here’s Jason Hol down the right hand side cutting into the Celtic penalty area would you believe Luke’s the cross look for Anderson it’s cut out though by Bernardo and he’s able to slip it clear header out to that far side for Celtic
We’ve managed to deal with it the first re from open Play attacking move by living it’s a couple of flurries isn’t it up up to offside for the first one then that that’s giv them you can see them growing a little bit of confidence uh Livingston and and I did say if they
Get up into those forward areas and they can even get a create something throw in or set piece uh I’ll get a good ball into the box have a chance there’s Palma down the left for Celtic taking on Brandon he’s got his cross in kilo wins the head art ma attacks Hamilton holds
On he got goal side he saw the whites of Hamilton’s eyes but he couldn’t force it home and it’s St Celtic nil Livy nil with 10 to play of the 45 I think he’s got to score there I I think he’s put his head on it he he almost allowed it
To drop trying to volley it in I thought he could have thrown himself at it and he was in a great position about 5 yards out from goal yeah you’re walking up to score and I’m shouting on Jack haml he come off and collect it I thought he
Should have been off to collect it the initial header I thought it was up to him to come and do it you know but what by Hook by Kook it’s still not in the back of the net not a great header Away by Carter Vickers Anderson finds new out
To the right it’s HT goes back the way to Brandon infield it comes to sheny goes back to delcas right hand side of the center circle we enjoy more of the ball just in the last few minutes the big switch towards pen rice is headed Away by
Johnston then O’Reilly Nots it back to Johnston he plays it along his 18 yd line for Liam scales that goal incidentally for Shanklin is his 15th of the season and eighth in 10 games Harts well like aine with meowski Harts are relying on the Shanklin goals
I think their next top scorer his own goal with three as uh newly picks up and finds pen rice on the under lap fires it across and heart holds on low and it stays Celtic n Livy n Livy are getting some joy in the final third here yeah really
Good play by Livingston there pen R getting to the B line flashing it across and it’s Anderson try to make that run across Carter Vickers into the front post area just can’t get there but really good play here Comes SEL down the left hand side with Palmer with weide Livingston
Territory shifting it infield to Taylor who finds Johnston then back to it goes out to the left hand side and a chance potentially for Bernardo he elects to play it short to Palmer was back to scales he squares it short to Carter Pickers looks up at
The goal he has a go from distance it’s blocked by Parks yeah right about the penalty spot he’s taken the full force of that in the head and the referee Matthew mcder has to stop play to allow attention but again Parks putting himself right in the firing line there
That was a shot what real venom and real pace and he’s got his head right on it he’s obviously stunned a little but he’s not knocked out by any way any any means and they’re just going to maybe see if he’s okay but certainly that was a
Strike and brave man to put himself in the line of that couple of goals in that late kickoff already two goals inside the opening seven minutes Cove Rangers took the lead through barell it was canceled out by man So Co Rangers one Edinburgh City one in League one
Edinburgh City what an awful SE they’ve had just two victories all campaign and up against uh Cove Rangers team it’s been in fantastic form eight wins on the bounce before the defeat to alawa last week that’s their only defeat in 12 so it is one a
Piece yeah in that game nil nil here at Celtic Park on 38 I think I think you know parks would probably have to maybe come off the pitch just to get assess here because that was an incredible shot now if he didn’t get in the line of it I
Think it would have been heading for that sort of almost top corner but it was just inside the box when he put his head in the line of it but he’s been uh back on on the ground and and the fiz out with him but I would be surprised if
He doesn’t have to come off here to get a little bit of assessment Darton of their lead back in League two against Clyde to J Stevenson own goal that is given Darton the lady of mall still looking for a first League Victory they that went over jeanfield Swifts in the
Scottish cup that’s all they had to hang on to and such a long time now another team having a miserable season not one in the league since the 23rd of septemberly we P I think you’re right we’ve not covered oursel in glory with things like this in football over
The years was different in rugby and other sports as well but I just think that that was some hit and he’s taken it flush he still down you know and and you know that’ll be a major blow and I know know every manager every manager would
Want his best player to stay on the pitch but you’ve got to look after the the welfare of the player uh and that but if if he does have to come off in any way or and stay off then it would be a major B because he’s been outstanding
In this he’s been absolutely brilliant he’s put his body on the line as we’ve seen again he’s blocked at least I think got hattick he blocks for me yeah he’s led the line well he supported pen rice when the ball’s been played up the inside of him he’s defended manfully you
Know and this is at the moment it’s not looking good big man from nothingham shes Down Still and being worked on by the liby management team CV is going to be able to continue fyso down there medical team rather the management team down below us no I think the
Management I I think they’re going to make that decision themselves even if the player they can’t take the risk they can’t take the risk at this moment in time so it depends who they’re going to yeah they’re getting Michael nothingham yeah the most obvious example of uh
Player who come on not sure that’ll be what they do but they are making the change and that’s a big blow to Livy because Tom Parks has been an absolute Rock for them the final 5 minutes of the 45 here he’s not getting too much sympathy from the Celtic supporters but
The fact that he’s not able to continue means that he’s uh struggling and it will be Michael Nottingham he’s going to replace him so to like for like change Parks came into the side today Nottingham started the game at Padre on Wednesday so he has been seeing plenty
Action of late too many positive memories from the games I genuinely don’t think par knows where he is no no he’s been helped up the touch line down below us and on comes Nottingham it’s not like Livingston are wasting time there the time will be
Added on at the end of the first half yeah and Nottingham will play over on the right hand side the L comes over onto the left hand side so it’s a change of personnel was also a change of positional play from from uh David marale Clyde level again 22 against
Arton in League two that’s a first touch for Nottingham and he picks it out for a Celtic throw over on that Far Side goal is here 1 nil Harts 2N karuk in the other matches in the Premiership this afternoon dundy aberin Ross County hibs didn’t survive the
Weather here is Taylor over on the left hand side level with the Livingston six s to play for a throw in though to Livingston deep inside their own half they’ve actually managed to take a point from here in three of The Last Five Seasons there’s not too many sides can
Boast that no and there a mirror of that of of those games you know sitting in defending that six-yard box with our life uh putting putting player players putting themselves on on the line getting their blocks in not allowing Celtic to to get shots on target uh and
Uh and that’s been the the success they’ve had in the past and there’s no different today I think they’ excellent part really do Livingston brilliant shape to them really whatman like see H and there pointing people about moving folk about the pitch they’re back five I’m not giving up that much Celtics
Passing has been a bit Wayward as well and that can infect the whole team Gant it when that happens a couple of straight passes and it can go there’s another one yeah straight to Jason Holt the Livy skipper for the day clears with the right foot up towards halfway and it
Breaks to Carter Vickers to find scales can Celtic find the lead before the break they’ve had chances hav taken them it’s McGregor to Carter Vickers short back to Callum McGregor just outside the center circle flicks it short there to Taylor into Carter Vickers in the circle forward pass there to McGregor
Left footed ball out to Johnston in a bit of space here n trying to close him down Johnston going down towards the by line gets the cross in halfway to the edge of the Box Carter slides in to retain the ball for Celtic scales Carter Vickers and now it’s McGregor Celtic
Resetting this attack it’s back to Bernardo he can’t find O’Reilly and it’s cleared by Bruce Anderson and out for a throw in on this near side to Celtic just taken quickly by Johnston a good few minutes added on in stages here halftime whistles will be going around
The country very shortly and we’ll get back to Kenny for a full Roundup here on Sports s shortly as Carter vicker find scales Square ball to Carter Vickers again to Johnston Celtic trying to pick their way through but it’s there’s no space Livingston are strangling the central areas and Celtic would probably be
Better serve good out onto the touch line as often as they can and here’s pal on the left his cross cut out Celtic corner yeah I did say before the game you know you can make all the runs you want but it’s the it’s a player who’s
Going to pick the pass that ability and that’s where Celtic Miss hatti so much you know that disguise little pass at times is too predictable for me still plenty quality out there to beat the team at the bottom of the league though he would have to say as Palma takes the
Corner Jack Hamilton that’s a good pair of gloves there as he holds on inside the six-yard box under all kinds of pressure and it’s the Celtic now Livingston nil we’re in the final minute of the 45 Brendan Rogers Hands In Pockets down to the right hand side of
His technical area Brian Rice the Livingston assistant nowadays alongside David marale braving the conditions without the jacket down there as four minutes are added to the end of the first half we’re about to go into the first of those m is on his bik so kyogo
Was he on side he’s in behind kyogo is not the best at touch he goes in and he can’t knock it home and it goes behind but the offside flag does go up against kilo he went just too early it did appear as though he did and he might on
The right hand side as well but I me he’s still not able to put that home albe at livings there a couple of Defenders putting the pressure on but he how many times we see him knocking the ball into the net in that kind of scenario in the last couple of Seasons
Sure but also that rule Alan that rule again you know it looked as if he was offside from where I was the the assistant has side sees it he has to keep his flag down because of VAR and then suddenly put up but there’s a clash
In the six almost about seven yards out between the goalkeeper Center half of kyogo somebody could have been injured in that situation needlessly long ball forward is flicked off the head of Johnston now for a Livingston throw Celtic fans and Johnston think it should have gone their
Way the DAV is a couple of minutes away from a really good 45 minutes where it’s yes it’s been back to the wall yes it been defending a lot but it’s not as if Jack hamton’s had to make save after save after save and it’ll be he’ll be
Quite happy with his team shape he’ll be obviously gutted these missing parts in the second half but he’ll be hoping it nothing them could come on and do exactly what parts was doing that’s a big ask in itself they’ve not got the worst defense in the league Livingston
Motherwell Aberdine the beran have all shied more goals than Livy this campaign thus far as Holt picks up right hand side to the overlapping Brandon first half stoppage time cross comes into the Celtic box it’s flicked Away by Carter Vickers Livingston starting to try and flex their muscles here we’re in the
Second of four minutes of stoppage time that we added on at the end of the opening 45 here it remains goalless and this this is something like this is where Livingston have to take an opportunity throw in the Box long throw in stick aalai up if you can stick
Delcas up because chances are few and far between you’ve got a long throw and so throw it right in that box fer have gone ahead at Anon in League one call Donaldson’s got it so Anan nil foler one Anan really struggling foler looking to maintain their position at the
Summit throwing Livy it’s a long one as Alan was saying into the six-yard box it’s clear and the clearance completed by Palma on 18 yd line to halfway kyogo gives Chase but it’s Brandon getting there first to newble goes down no free kick is it yes no he has given it
Eventually belatedly Livy have a free kick bang on the halfway line right in front of the Livingston technical area and David Martindale’s team have just about made it to the halftime interval here in Glasgow without their goal being breached be delighted with that actually get him in a halftime uh and and of
Course then get them concentrated for the start of the second half but they’ be delighted to be in at this in this position too right it be be fascinating to hear the the crowd at halftime if it stays now now they’ve tailed off Celtic though the the latter part of the first
Half haven’t they all credit toiv they’ve came into the game grown into new BL cross ball into the box might for ey he’s got his back to goal Celtic scramble it away Anderson helps it forward towards Pitman plays it back yeah off Bernardo just the box he just outside
Have a look at it we’ll know shortly has to be a certain you know off his hand there Pitman gives it away and gives it straight to MAA well I know lean’s in the studio but we’re just about at halftime it doesn’t look as though they’re going to be revisiting it it’s a
Foul there with the referee waving play on Celtic Havoc with Liam scales in the left hand side the final 20 odd seconds of the stoppages Celtic might able to conjure up one last opportunity to hit the front before the break scales with a long ball it might break deida hits it
Blocked that looked like it was making for the bottom left corner there mighta hit it with the right foot down into the ground but it’s blocked and it’s halim at Celtic Park and the home fans once again left frustrated a better showing than it was last week that’s not
Difficult though they were insipid against hearts for the first 25 30 minutes of this they they made business lack of shots on target though that was the biggest issue a Palmer free kick from just outside the box which should have been dealt with better by Jack
Hamilton he did make the save but it broke to a couple of Celtic players in the Box couldn’t force it home they’ve had other opportunities as well there’s pen R off the line from kogo and there was opportunities for Matt O’Reilly Inside the Box kogo found himself one-on-one with the keeper he
Was crowded out by Defenders he was offside in any case Livingston the longer that first half went on they grew into it and Celtic are being left frustrated again off the back of the defeats the karik and Harts first time they’ve lost back-to-back League game since 2013 they haven’t lost three successive
League matches since October 94 they were playing their home matches at hamton Park at that time and whilst they’re not behind they are frustrated again halime at Celtic Park is Celtic nil bottom of the league Livingston now on Digital radio FM online at BBC Sports Scotland your smart speaker and
BBC sounds this is Sport sound from BBC Radio Scotland Scottish Football lives Here when I was asked to review the sporting year once again I confess I was like kid in a Sweet Shop the whole experience of the rider cup for me it was to try and almost show the kids that anything’s possible join Hazel Irvin and guests for her 2023 Roundup it’s been
Great to go and watch the Scotland team and those are the races that have been a total success for me including the incredible cyclist Katy archal Ridder cup golfer Bob McIntyre swimmer Duncan Scott Dame Katherine Granger football greats Mur McLoud and Ali mcco plus a couple of surprised first foot guests as
Well Hazel Irvin 2023 Roundup hogman morning from 8 on BBC Radio Scotland you’re listening to sport sound on BBC Radio Scotland so goals at halftime in a commentary match elsewhere in the top fight Hearts w s Mir nil kamarck 2 St Johnson will’ll get the details on these
Games for you remember a very late call off at Den’s Park we’ll hear from both managers their reaction that was about 5 P two the game between D and Aberdine was postponed a earlier call off in Dingle around about 10:00 Ross County against Hibbs was called off so the
Other score lines in the championship this afternoon a nil Morton nil are bro one den Ferman nil could be back-to- back wins for Jim McIntyre as our broth manager parck thisle one iness kie thisle one again we’ll cross to the ground for a report on that game in
League one aloa nil Monro nil and an athletic nil faler one 1 Hamilton AIS nil Kelty hars nil Sterling Albi one Queen of the South nil and it was a later start 3:30 start Cove Rangers W edra City W 24 minutes played in that game in League two Darton two Clyde 2
Peter head nil four for one again a later start there just 25 minutes played halime Spartans one stenar nil Stanis mure one Elgen City nil and in England at finished at lunchtime West Ham United 2 Manchester United nil halftime fulam nil Burnley nil Luton 1 Newcastle United nil Nottingham Forest nil bornemouth nil
Forest down to 10 men and Spurs two Everton nil it’s a 530 start should be some game Liverpool against Arsenal so let’s then get round the grounds let’s get to tank Castle Hearts against M and there for us Michael Stewart thanks Kenny yeah halftime here
That’s the home side that set one n in front thanks to their Captain Lord Shand on the half hour mark there was a corner came into the box that s really weren’t able to deal with properly they couldn’t clear their lines it dropped to Mar oara
Round about the penalty spot he tried to flick it out the box and get a Counterattack on the way but Alex CER and nicked in got the interception and dinked it to the back post where that man Shanklin was on hand to nod it into
The back of the net and Zack hemings had no chance HS had actually started the game quite brightly they were playing the game um quite aggressively they were getting forward and some good interchange in the in the the phases of play going forward but s mirin after
That initial Bright Start From hars they started to grunt again and they were able to press and and uh and stop Hearts building the attacks from the back it was quite an even game up until that half an hour point when H when shank put
His side in front and uh truth be told it’s been that way for most of the the for most of the half the only other thing of not was H probably about the 40-minute Mark where H Xander Clark went down looked like he was holding his calf
It looked like he was potentially going to have to come off and obviously that would have seen the return of Craig Gordon he got stripped got his gloves onand Clark was able to carry on though I’m sure he was Michael he must be a worried man seeing the great Craig
Gordon on the bench possibly possibly no need to get too uh too warmed up though because Xander clar was carrying on and it’s one0 here at halftime good stuff thanks to Michael Stewart let’s then get to rugby park Kar at home to St Johnson let’s hear from
Steven kraan yeah Ken I’ve got to say it’s been an ever so impressive first half performance by karic particularly in the first half of the first half they really got after the game early on and since Johnson had a warning sign after four minutes cor and Dava had a
Wonderful cross from the left hand side Brad Lions came in met it flush but it just skimmed the top with a cross bar the Saints didn’t take the heat because two minutes later the Breakthrough came Daniel Armstrong who has been mly impressive in the first half himself you
Know we talk often enough in this program about the lack of flare in some teams in some games well he really has lit the game up this afternoon he took a lovely touch around about the halfway line in that right hand side he skipped in the pitch perfectly withed pass into
The path of David Watson he took one touch and from 25 yards out just lashed the ball past de matar meet off in the St Johnson goal he had absolutely no chance about 10 minutes later it was a second goal mly Watkins this time got the goal but as always Daniel Armstrong
Was the instigator this time he was higher up the pitch in that right hand side skipped inside his left foot had the awareness to lift his head just roll the ball into the path of Marley Watkins who stabbed the ball under meof to make it 2-n how it wasn’t 3-0 moments later
Of absolutely no idea this time it was Brad Lance crossing the right hand side Kyle Vel two yards out somehow managed to put the ball over the crossb andfor it didn’t match the cross and at that stage S Johnson really were hanging on I I think the big positive for St Johnson
Is it’s only 2-n at halftime Maxim cucher Ravi had their best chance in the first half skipped inside in the right hand side it was a comfortable sa in the end from will Dennis but they really do have to improve Derek McKinnis he’ll be frustrated as not more than 2-0 but as
It stands at the minute a long way back to St Johnson halime here at Rugby Park karik 2 St Johnson no thanks Stephen looking at the live table karck fourth in the table two points behind hars a point above St M and Saints as we’re hearing behind at T Castle this
Afternoon let’s then get into the championship and our featured game is at fill party thistle against iness C thistle with Kenny Crawford halftime score partic thistle one andess C thistle one what a start it was to this game everyone was just getting settled down in their seats when from kickoff C
Thistle worked it down the right hand side and Billy mcki put in a lovely ball for Max Anderson to bring under control and then his shot which was kind of scuffed and deflected off a Defender and trickled into the bottom left hand corner H with Jamie sneden helpless to
Do anything about it and looked at my clock immediately and it said about 1922 so that’s definitely up there for one of the earliest goals in the championship this season and it gave Duncan Ferguson’s man a brilliant start Max Anderson the former dande midfielder his second goal of the season but
Unfortunately for the Highlanders their lead did not last to Long only until 15 minutes in fact when Jack McMillan the right back former Livingston player popped up in the sixy box to put the finishing touch to a nice move he squeezed it under Mark Riders um just
From about four or five yards out it’ been nice intricate play on the edge of the Box by firstly care mroy and he fed it into blade olston who danced around a couple of Defenders and then one of those Defenders got a top on it and it
Fell to McMillan um to finish off the rest from there since then Ben stanway shot from distance against Mark rers was saved and then David wers spoon has been threatening as well as he weighs up a contract ra extension from the Highlanders but Duncan Ferguson said midweek that he thinks he’s got plenty
Of offers from elsewhere as well so it’ be really interesting to see where the former St Johnston man ends up but halftime here it’s partrick thle one and vess CI thle one thank you to Kenny Crawford and abine fan has got in touch with the program Gary not at all happy
At the very late call off at Den’s Park then D must be punished for this joke every bit of rain their game gets called off fans pay lots of cash getting to games to be called off less than an hour before kickoff let’s end hear the thoughts of the dunde manager Tony
Dockerty he spoke with our reporter Tyrone Smith Tony very simply can I get your reaction to the game getting called off quite simply I’m absolutely stunned you know if you you can see behind me now we’ve got our team training on the pitch it’s a 350 sorry 257 there’s no
Rain at all here and uh I just find it a bit surreal that I’m if you can see in the background here the boys are training on a pitch that we should be playing on against Aline so quite simply I’m stunned I mean the referee he went
Out looked at the pitch he went over various bits there some areas where the ball looked like it was rolling rolling perfectly fine but there were other areas when he threw the ball down it just kind of stuck in the stuck in the grass but you’re in no doubt that this
Pitch is playable and the game should have gone ahead listen I’ve been here since 9:00 this morning you know in the grounds when on a pitch and you know we never called in anybody because we’ve had previous games here for example the Rangers game where I was told the pitch
Was in far worse condition in terms of being water logged uh so there was never any hesitation you know about the game was going to be on and we were thoroughly looking forward to it uh prepared properly for it and just stunned you know that I’m now in a
Situation I’m sitting of a conversation with you and it’s not even 3:00 there’s no rain and my team are training on the pitch which we should be playing a home TI against abine I have to say lean Kon is alongside me in the studio that is absolutely incredible
Yeah no is it’s quite astonishing uh and it’ll add fuel to the fire of the of the fans are left bitterly disappointed this afternoon and clearly two sets of players and coaching staff that are also really disappointed um I would like a bit more clarity around it if I’m being
Honest I would like to hear the thoughts of the referee and and what explanation that was given um if that is true what Tony saying and the condition of the pitch was a lot worse around that Rangers game which we felt right up until the very end could have
Been very well postponed then it’s a real disappointment but the fact that the the dunde are training on a pitch that they will play again on boxing day so they clearly feel the groundsman have given it the go ahead to go and train and play and do whatever they want um
It’s it’s poor it is it’s really poor actually yeah no doubt about that chck was just pointing out a nice we good news story leis Ferguson the bolognia captain the Scott of course has scored a late winner for them this afternoon at home to Atlanta bologna one Atlanta nil
Derek will be absolutely delighted with that as lean touched on their dunde the game next game at Den Park is at home to Celtic on boxing they full coverage of that one on Sports and I just wonder Pat boner what sort of Nick Celtic will get
Into that game in because my goodness we had quite the reception from the fans here at half timee yeah you know they started off really uh well uh high intensity getting in behind uh a lots of little balls played in maybe the final ball wasn’t there but they had some
Cleared off the line good balls played across the six-yard Box great blocks they got to say from from Livingston uh and then it sort of kind of petered out and then they started to pass and maybe taking that extra pass a little bit and it suited uh Livingston the bodies in
The road they were they were they were all sort of behind the ball and Cel struggled to break them down and that’s been a you know a recurring theme over the last while you know let me and then grew into the game and and and and they
Got a few you know opportunities to progress up the pitch and you can see the frustration then when the fans they started to sort of kind of Mumble a little bit and then the reaction at halftime obviously against the team that’s bottom nil nil it would be Unthinkable Unthinkable that Celtic
Could lose points today at home to Livingston I I don’t know what the reaction would be at the end of it all now listen they’ve got 45 minutes to put it right they’ve had lots and lots of possession uh and and uh you know I did during commentary that was looked like a
Matter of time before they scored but they haven’t scored and that’s the point they haven’t scored it’s incredible all impressed I think everyone would despite Celtics poor performances the past couple of weeks given the state Livingston and we spoke of this before the game I think everyone predict a very
Comfortable home when it may yet go on to be the case of course but so far from these Livingston players I’m just thinking what’s involved here it’s it’s discipline it’s concentration it’s Fitness it’s everything and they’ve done a great job so far yeah they’ve got a game plan dav’s clearly Dred them all
This well the last few days that since the abine game and it’s working at the moment they’re making Celtic try and play everything down the middle and that’s where Livingston have got numbers as I said in the commentary if Celtic go right on the touch line with Palmer one
Side and MAA the other they’ll cause them more concern but they’re coming off the Touch line they’re trying to make runs up the inside of the wing backs stretch Livingston if you can Livingston have been brilliant they’re missing parks in the second half he was a men in
That opening period they work great for a team bottom of the league you would expect anything else you DAV male sides they were really really disciplined no one jumped out of shape as well they kept our shape as much as they could um and The Limited Celtic to balls going
Across the Box Jack Hamilton was lucky with one free kick where he ped it down but he deserved that bit of luck really by the way his teams defended but it’s half a job done Allen s need to move those Center half they’ve got to pull
Them out of position SI the cross six box with three midfielders in front of them and they’re just killing space it’s a bit of luck then that the ball comes they’ve got to move move those players and and I think that’s when you need the two Center Center forwards to almost be
Up against two Center half and make those kind unselfish runs without getting on the ball just dragged them away to get a midfielder or get a really running in the space uh and and that that movement is not there well a big big second half ahead at Celtic P let’s
Get back to our commentary team of Pat bner Preston and Liam McLoud yes I’ll try and keep you up to date with all the other games that are going on across the country as we go along in this second half but Celtic will KCK off right to left green and
White group shirs Livingston in their change colors the black and yellow and it’s Celtic right to left shooting towards the jock Steen stand it’s Taylor infield to scales no changes for either team at the start of the second half both will look to their benches throughout it of course and as Alan was
Saying there talk comp pars hooked in the first half because of the injury as Palma comes forward left hand side of the Box looks up p on the back P the 10 he goes there and it’s a perfect start to the second half of the Champions bent in towards the back stick
And Pok home it’s the simplest of finishes and it’s Celtic one Livingston now yeah Livingston too deep too deep initially uh it was a great run from Greg Taylor to drag somebody away to create the space for pal to cut on the inside and he play the ball in but
They’re far far too deep when he does strike that ball they’re almost back in the six-yard box and that allowed then kyogo to be in a position where he could get a touch on the ball as it goes across uh the goalkeeper to the left hand side to diverted in into the goal
Perfect start for selling and David Martin must be thinking what an Earth has happened just right after half time I just wonder is he offside no I don’t think he was I think pen rice is the one that’s deeper than the of his back five for some reason it seems to be him
That’s that’s just I think it was anyway slightly deeper allowing kyogo um you know it’s the worst possible start for Livingston and I’m sure Davy would have reiterated that halftime player we enter the game again give them nothing within a minute they’re one no down yeah whatever he said at halftime was gone
Completely plan a is blowing down London Road Celtic in possession with McGregor out to Bernardo in the near side touch line comes off halt last night for a Celtic throw Midway inside their own half and it’s ball back to scales kyoga only scored one goal in 12 games coming
Into this incredible yeah that will G him up now and get get Celtic obviously going again but but just going back to the goal like he put the ball in from three yards out Allan three yards out from goal yeah you could that should never happen from a shot from from
Almost about what 23 24 yards out there’s another there’s two balls on a pitch left is’s going to have to stop the game here surely how can he not see this or one of his officials surely has to tell him Liam scales picking up Midway side his own half rolls it out to
This left hand side it’s Palma to Taylor the assist must see it now surely JN is going to boot it into touch now there’s scales finds Carter Vickers Celtic looking for a quick fire second having got the lead inside 27 second half seconds kiyo’s ninth goal of the Season
Here’s Palma on the left of the Livingston penalty area left hand side dink ball towards the back post flicked Away by delcas good header Anderson competes the clearance plenty Celtic fans taking their seats and the comfy ones off to our left just now who missed that goal it came so
Early in the second half now it’s Johnston rolling it out to that right hand touch line for daen maida takes it for a run that’s a poor touch and it goes behind for the goal kick over on the far side so Celtic one Livingston nil on 48 yeah takes the
Right pressure right off Celtic doesn’t it you know uh and and just settles the crowd down uh and then it obviously affects mentally maybe uh the the Livingston players when they lose a goal so quickly but it’s that period when you come out after a halftime you’ve got to
Be concentrated you’ve got to get back into the swing of things quickly and he wed huge blow for liby so early in the second half hope will just see that behind the touch line on this near side for a Livingston throwing now deivy have a goal in them
We’ve this run of nine games l a victory they only scored twice and Sean kly penalty Curtis Guffy scored the other night it’s the only two Lucas takes a touch and rolls it to Nottingham the man came on for parks in the first half he pass straight to
McGregor he finds Taylor who knocks It Forward high ball maida gets goal side of oai who reacts well Del Lucas clears the referee’s blown his whistle and it will be a free kick to Livingston just at the edge of their own box there’s been a goal at T Castle
Let’s go back to Michael Stewart oh there’s been a goal all right this could Brank up there with goal of the Season Lauren shankland I think it goes without saying has scored that what a finish it was down the left hand side with hearts bar mcki clipped the ball infield
Shankland on the edge of the box one touch it bounces up a little bit and then bang with his left foot into the top corner what a finish for shankland two to Hearts yeah Livingston attacking down the right hand side go straight to MAA though was a really promising move it
Was good run down the right by Brandon it breaks down and Celtic clear and now it’s with O’Reilly pings a long ball Palma onto the chest left hand side of the Box Palma onto the right back onto the left low ball across behind it goes off notingham for a Celtic
Corner what a pass 40 50 yards right on the to right onto the bullseye wasn’t it killed on the chest by Palmer helding up this corner they look to double their lead in quick fire fashion Palma over it Bernardo there short now the ref happy just having a
Word with a couple of Celtic players Palma takes the corner flicked in what a header what a header from Liam scales that was six yds out and after a frustration first half for the Champions and their supporters they are now 2-n up barely 6 minutes into the second half
And outstanding backwards header from scales Celtic to Livingston nil yeah excellent ball and Pace on it near post bending in towards the goal Li gets across his Defender and get just just almost kind of positions his head so it can just flick off it and it goes in off
And at the back post uh yeah good goal from Liam scales and that just really settles it for Celtic that’s a brilliant it’s a brilliant set play you know the faces all on the ball and he just runs beyond the front post and all he has to do is
Just a flick because of the pace on it already Livingston have got no one at the back post and it’s in the back of the net game’s over I’m afraid you know and you know it was apparent but the first goal and the second goal went in
The Celtic play are running into the goal and grab the ball to get the game started again yeah it’s incredible you know 6 minutes into the the second half that period right half before halftime and after halftime is crucial periods you’ve got to get get back in come out
On onto the pitch as if you were still playing almost the first half and that’s a kind of almost a concentration level isn’t it Al yeah and I think probably Brandon has maybe had a little go again about the the pace of the game to up the
Pace of the game if they can you know if you instead of passing it around the back four can you can you miss one of the players out and go directly to your fieldb Here We Go Again chip Ball by McGregor look at for Palma cut out by
Brandon here’s Bernardo he ran into Jason Hol there the obstructions given and it’s a free kick to Celtic in just in the cusp of the attacking third left the center the go defense could be crucial come the end of the season Celtic plus 31 just now Rangers plus 27
But with two games in hand after this one that’s the thing and I think that’s the reason they’re running into the net to grab the ball to get the game started they realize there’s probably more goals in this game for them who knows worth an extra point Come the end of the
Campaign Carter Vickers and it’s a chip ball sorry py and it to the box it comes flick Away by newble Palma keeps it in play down this left hand side down by the corner flag rolls it back up the line to Bernardo takes a touch onto his
Right side rolls it to the second goal scorer scales he finds McGregor and now Carter Vickers and it’s completed its Journey from left to right flank for maida now Johnston at the by line inside the Box rolling it back to oilly back to Carter Vickers and scales this these home fans feeling a
Lot better about things just now Liam watching scales last year for Al cross kyo’s there and it’s put behind by Nottingham six yards out and that could so easily have been 3-0 and kyogo is annoyed he hasn’t made it 3 now no I was got to say you I’m watching scales
Last year for Aline do you think he would have been you could have see him performing like this for Celtic he’s been excellent oh he’s been brilliant and I I was just going to say that uh what confidence that even a goal will give him you know he’s a major player on
The team at the moment in comes the corner and it goes straight onto the roof of the net from Palma that’s scale’s first Celtic park goal it his he scored for Celtic before before his loan aine scored against dund United at Tanner ice that was a really good flick
Header from the the corner as well be delighted with that and the thing is and he actually ended up having a bit of success at aine helping him into third in European group stage football but he began the calendar year being beaten at darville in the Scottish cup and he’s
Ended it playing the Champions League scoring here in a league match trying to keep Celtic clear at the top of the table and he’s got the opportunity to go in and win medals this season yeah I I think there’s certain players that you can almost write into your team shet and
And then you build around about it Liam now alongside Carter Vickers is is there he’s a permanent you know and who ISM no that’s the point you know they they’ve bought some players in to try to to fix that sort of Center half situation uh obviously with Starfield going out and
And so on and um I think he’s I think he’s because he’s Left sided to just as yes he needs to he needs to I think just settle himself down and believe in himself that he is a good Defender he doesn’t have to go for absolutely
Everything uh and that but on the ball excellent ferer 2 N up at an an athletic in League one the Celtic to him forward again MAA couldn’t quite get sight of the ball and it’s cleared by Jack Hamilton so in the Premiership the three games been played today all three home
Teams have two-nil leads here at Celtic Park kyogo and scales doing the damage a double from shankland Michael Stewart was telling us that Shanklin second in particular was class you’ll see it in sports scene tonight 7:30 on the BBC Scotland Channel repeated later in BBC 1
A Celtic forward Again Taylor is at the end of the Livingston penalty area just loses it no and it’s delcas who comes away with it for Livy but gives it straight to Liam scales and David marale turns away from the pitch with his hands up to his face in frustration karuk two
Up on St Johnston those first half goals from Watson and Watkins them in a comfortable position here’s Carter Vickers will spool through the other leagues in just a moment Carter Vickers slipping it through looking for Johnston and will go behind for the goal kick so in the championship
Still goal is hereon Morton are both won ferland n that late Bird goal in first half starage time parck thisle one CI thisle one in League one goess Alabam Andros 2-0 faler because we we seeing at galab bank against Anan goess akis Kelty Sterling Albi in one nil up
In Queen of the South and 1-1 Cove Rangers edim city that is just about at halftime delayed because of the snow 22 dumbar and Clyde in League two for for 21 up at balmore against Peter head Spartans onear nil and steny one Elgen City
N is the story in the spfl up to press this afternoon Celtic in the comfort zone here all of a sudden after being booed off at halftime they responded in the perfect manner it’s amazing what goals does to to to an Outlook of a game there’s Palma the left angle of the Livy
Box playing it short to Bernardo out to Taylor Taylor’s level with the Livy 18 out to the touch line for Bernardo Scoops it in little Chi ball headed Away by Nottingham McGregor collects Celtic two nothing up 57 and 1 half on the clock Carter Vickers finds McGregor forward to Taylor challenging by
Nottingham gets it away but there’s just no way out for Livingston yeah I just wonder what Martin David marale is going to going to do um now to try to get himself back into this game there pinned back almost with with 11 players behind the ball 30 yards out mcregor to Taylor
Here’s pal outside of the right boots brilliant with MAA head white really good Ingenuity there by LS Palmer the right foot outside of the boot it was and it’s my D’s diving head there and he boots it well wide in the end and 58 it remain Celtic 2 Livingston nil but I
Think to answer your question for DAV is damage limitation keep the score down don’t take a hammer in sign up for this now walk off now with this you know people will be listening and think that’s weird but they’ve never been in the game really they’ hardly had a shot
A goal I don’t know what the possession starts are now Liam but incredible amount of possession that Celtic have had you know and it’s damage limitation just keep the score line down don’t take a hammer more winnable games to come for Livy but wins been like hen teeth for
Them this season just a couple in the league and scales hooks it over his head the header from Anderson and then scales noded out to this near side and now it goes for a throw in to Celtic which will be taken by Bernardo he’s actually going to leave it here
Because it’s a Livingston ball which Nottingham is going to take and Nottingham bows it back the way there been another goal at rugby park Steven kraan it has indeed Li but did say it half time that Derk mckinness side made R not taking some more opportunities and Rue they have done
Because Johnson are back in the game Nikki Clark just on as a substitute replace Daniel Phillips free kick in the left hand side Mary Smith swung it in Nikki Clark was first to react and knocked it past will Dennis it’s now konic two St Johnson one St Johnson yet
To win away from home in the Premiership this season just three defeats in nine Craig lavine’s come in he’s steady the ship as Livy pick up a free kick on the far side just to relieve some of the pressure they’ve been coming under so St Johnston back in the game in Aire Karu
Two St Johnston one I think Dave is going to make a change and I think Brendon is as well you would think May has been out a long time do you get ma off and bring Forest on do you you know I’ve got to say I don’t think bernardo’s
Been terribly impressive I would maybe bring o on and as Pat said go with your two front I think I think you’ve got to get Mya off because he’s been out for a long long period of time and you know you can get an hour out of him it’s a good hour
S paky they’re really struggling to replace satti in the team Bernardo turnbo they’ve all had a goal as MAA comes down the right hand side it’s not like they don’t have the numbers but the quality of H is such that he’s very difficult to replace so Ry picks up the
Ball in the Midfield Midway inside the Livingston half he finds scales yeah normally at this stage the would make the changes they would make maybe three changes uh and then maybe later on bring on another two but but certainly I’m not sure if yeah here’s a chance though to McGregor looking for
Kogo but Jack Hamilton gets his hands on to it just beyond the hour Celtic 2 Livy n yeah I’m not sure though on the bench that Brendan is totally happy with with the with the situation that that he’s going to bring players on that’s going to make that big impact that he had
Before it looks like Jim Forest is going to come on uh just now but uh yeah he’s just having a little drink of water before he comes on and clearly my that would be favorite to come off as Alan was saying motherwell Rangers to come tomorrow midday kick off at for
Park thing stand Celtic moving five clear scales again impressing the Celtic legendary goalkeeper to my left paky boner Liam scales really has grasped his opportunity but that composure there just two instance two situations right after each other that they come out on top and in a
Crowded group of players just be shown a little bit of composure and that confidence was not there before in the past with Liam scale so he’s growing he’s growing as a player growing as a man Roman barell scored his second of the game just before halim it is halime
In Aberdine now Cove Rangers two Edinburgh City one Cove who’ve been in fantastic form orbe it lost to alawa last week won their previous eight games as Livingston pick up a goal kick here and change will be made by Celtic and dies in MERS afternoon is
Over and he will be replaced by James forest in his testimonial season very very you know straightforward and correct substitution he’s been out such a long time just feed him back into the game that’s an hour for him I think he’s brilliant I think he’s been such a great
Player for Scottish football and for Celtic more importantly his work great it’s his desire never gives in you know Brandon Rogers has sadly missed that in recent weeks it’s great for him being back but he’s been replaced by Forest who I think you’ve got to say he’s been absolutely terrific for his Celtic
Career one of the most decorated players in the club’s history you know he’s been magic about 32 years of age now he’s he’s not done yet though add to that tally and I think Scott Brown when he left here said he fully expected James forest and potentially K McGregor as
Well to go above him in the medal Stakes just speaking about Bernardo Allen what do you see that he gives a celic team he’s got he’s got ability there’s no two ways about it but he’s not on hatti nowhere near it you know and I think you’re right the lik turn’s been
In there as well they’ve all tried different permutations I’ve not really seen enough of him Pat live this is the first time really I’ve seen him live and he’s done away okay but he works away he does he works hard but that that should be a
Given yeah you need more than that to play for Celtic I would imagine especially in the engine room where he plays yeah that’s that’s the point I was going to make you know he uh he’s in that area you you’ve got to see him delivering something you’ve got to see
Him getting on the end of things maybe getting a goal um you know and and maybe hitting that pass that that almost disguised pass we talked about in that sort of number 10 just influencing the game and I’m not 100% sure if that happens at the moment see they have it
With Palma left hand side the Livingston box chops back onto the right his pass is cut out by shiny and Livy able to clear Nu back out to Andre Shin on the near side he ball up the line’s cut out by McGregor and out for a Livingston
Throw and now Livy will make a double change Shen’s coming off Steven Kelly will replace him former Rangers midfielder and the other change we’ll see Curtis Guffy come on for Bruce Anderson Allen yeah you know I think now Davy again will be looking for legs for
The next game out which is a massive game for them it really is coming up this one here when you look at Livingston as a whole they’ve never won here at Park head in their history so I think now his his eyes are not starting to look forward to the next couple of
Games really and get get some people off that will stay fresh Anderson was the one for me that I think has been a disappointment you know he’s not done as well as he as I expected him to do newly the same newble is not a natural
Finisher he’s more of a creator of goals more than anything and they’ll need that creation and Anderson’s finishing it’s they going to stay in this league yeah he doesn’t seem too conf is’s going to be able to do too much productive business in the January window no he
Said that I in an interview when he said that there’s not there’s not going to be a lot of money if anything probably have to get players out to try and get players in and that’s easier said than done so 2-n to Celtic in 65 minutes and
It is O’Reilly on the right hand side low ball takes a deflection behind for a Celtic corner hearts two up on S B Kar 21 up in St Johnston Hearts as it stands up to third well in retaining their place in third be Min will drop the local
Marck I just hope Willie gets home for the highlights it’s not that bad hope he gets will if you’re listening he’ll be doing his shopping at the moment get home for the highlights my friend yeah Willie Among The Travelers from Aberdine earlier today who made their way out of
Horrendous conditions in Aberdine this morning the snow and the ice SLE slush you name it get down to dunde and the game postponed an hour before kickoff and then you hear dund training on the patch yeah that there’s more to come that there has to be an inquiry into
This something has to happen if that’s not right flick on by Guffy newble goes after it the edge of the Celtic box but it’s Johnston who wins it back for Celtic he finds Palma on the chest to McGregor guthy with a header though McGregor couldn’t let it settle breaks
To Steven Kelly hoisted into the Celtic box scales comes and heads it out to Taylor on this near side and he gets it clear he’s been caught by Jason hul and that’ll be a free kick and it’s going to be a yellow card for the Livingston
Skipper as well and he’s giving what for to the assistant referee Dan McFarland on this near side as well Pat should kind have came there yeah he got caught actually I think he wasn’t expecting it and he was on the Move backwards and and uh absolutely you can see the
Frustration a little bit from the crowd that’s that’s a problem for Joe at the moment know if anything uh goes wrong whether it’s a something that they expect him to do well uh and he doesn’t do it or kind of on top of him a wee bit
At the moment but he’s listen you know there’s been a lot of discussion around Joe Hart for me he’s such a huge influence in the dress room and around the dress room he he’s not a young man anymore uh and and I think I don’t know whether whether Bane or or the other
Goalkeeper will be able to uh replace him or whether they have to go to the market this summer and find find somebody but Joe still I think could be you know they could keep him for a year just to help whoever’s going to come in he’s been brilliant it has been and his
Career what a career he’s had when you look at yeah absolutely so many caps for England you know what he’s done there winning the Premier League with Man City and everything else that that entailed he’s a top goalkeeper he’s into his third season at Celtic it’s more difficult this time
Around scales goes back to Carter vicker’s game on here and uh looks as though Celtic will be able to continue with Greg Taylor in the team after that heavy challenge he’s on he’s running three late Palma back to scales Ros to the left hand touch line for Bernardo
Moving in field uh slipped ball just to his right there looking to try and get one of his teammates involved it was Palma comes back to Carter Vickers Palma first time ball back to scales scales moving forward back encouraging scales to I’m saying go and hit go have a go for a second
One I know he’s Iration and I’m very proud of the young man and rightly so he’s been magnificent yeah this is Bernardo to it to O’Reilly first time ball looking for Bernardo it’s cut out and breaks to ctis guthy for Livingston but he’s over hit the pass to Kelly and
Out it goes for a throw in to Celtic on this near side you listen to sports s here across the frequencies in BBC Radio Scotland no open all mics today due to the postponements of the matches in dunde and in dingwell we are keeping you up to date
With the other score lines the goals as they go in as best we can it’s Forest on the right hand side rolling it back for Celtic or two nothing up McGregor to Taylor outside of the boots a good ball in it’s headed Away by delcas breaks the
Way Jamie Brandon but he swipes it fresh here with his clearance and it drops kindly for Bernardo he finds pal on the left hand side drives it across and it’s flicked Away by pen rice here is McGregor Celtic are going to look to their bench again in just a moment it’s
Out to the right hand side from the Champions it’s rolled in field there for scales scales in out to the left hand side of the Livingston box for Palma jins on to the right and plays it short to scales again scales to Bernardo his little back heel though can’t find
McGregor Livingston get it half away but here comes Celtic I it’s utterly Relentless just over 20 left o and yang are coming on in a moment for the home team there’s clama down the left hand side he wins the corner of Nottingham but Livingston just trying to
Get through to full time without the damage getting any worse it looks that way yeah because they haven’t they’ve just all everybody’s gone behind the ball uh and uh I doesn’t tend to think that their tactics have changed any Celtic corner into the box and it beats
Everyone and it’s going to come through their claiming corner it’s going to be a goal kick and a chance now for Celtic to make those changes Ross mckever has given foler a 3-0 lead now at Anan in League one as kyogo is replaced by o are got beaten in the league of course
Their only defeat All Season was in the League Cup against dundy United the other change we’ll see Palmer replaced by Yang a chance for these two players I think it’s fair to say yet to prove themselves in Celtic Colors to try and make an impact in the closing 20 odd
Minutes here they lead two nil yeah I think that would be a fair observation I think from all the games we’ve watched and you’ve commented on Liam um from that perspective it is now 3-2 to Darton and it looks as though J Stevenson’s put through his net
Again having scored an OG in the first half he scored an OG in the second scales will head it back to his goalkeeper who holds on to it eventually got like a bar soap out there because of the conditions the rain is teaming down it’s been as Relentless as Celtics
Attacking play for large SES of this game of which there are 19 of the 90 left to play so the Barton three play two in League two 3-0 Spartans now against strar and eron soner has scored his second he got the second he’s got the third as well Stanis M two up on
Elgen city that is you up to date with League two alawa two- n up on Monro in League one and aloa two manro nil Anna nil fuler three Hamilton 1 Kelty nil an noara goal is Celtic come down the right the header away in the 6yd line though so akis looking to keep
Tabs with faler at the top of the table they are an important goal the elite Kelty hars 10 nil Sterling Albi still one nil up and queen of the south in halftime second half will be getting underway shortly Co Ranger to Edinburgh City 1 in League one here in the Premiership
Yang on the left hand side jinking into the box to the by line he’s bouncing off a Livingston Defender looks as though looked as it came back off Yang last for a goal kick the referee has given Celtic the corner yeah I think a double Ricochet doesn’t it I’m not sure from
From where who came off last but it certainly R Shed off a few players but Sil get the corner Championship here Onan nil nil AR one done F the nil and 1-1 between the thistles partic and in veress and it is corner from O’Reilly into the box the head are down brilliant
Save from Jack Hamilton Carter vicker’s headed it straight at him but he’s still got to make the save and he got it out of the danger area as well it is at the expense of another Celtic corner but it’s excellent goalkeeping particularly in these greasy conditions it’s St
Celtic 2 living N I thought you’re doing disfavor there I didn’t think it was straight at him I thought was down to his left and he did remarkably well to keep it out because it was power on that header in comes the corner it’s headed behind for another there an award
Looking ball behind and S think have another chance keep the pressure on wonderful reactions from Jack caml really was I agree with Pat I think was just his left hand side gets his hands te knocks it away right on top of him again yeah he punches it away with both
Fists this time and then Pitman completes the clearance here is Johnston for Celtic on that right hand side Midway inside the Livingston half a chance for O’Reilly gets the ball into the box but it’s right through to Jack Hamilton straight at him at his
Near post and he holds on to it let stay Celtic 2 Livingston n almost on 74 I know I know lingon trying to sort of keep the score down but surely they would keep somebody high up the pitch Alan just to be of an out ball at times
And from open Play not not from set pieces or a goal kicker up but from open Play they’ve got gu and N Guth Guth plays up there as well with n so they’re they’re trying with the two bigger lands if they can but I mean I’ve been here
Myself it’s such a difficult venue to come you’re 2-0 down so have got all the possession the fans are on the on their side it’s so difficult yeah but that’s them all dropping in now you know there damage limitation though you don’t want to they’re not here to entertain the
Selling fans I’m afraid P to try keep the score line down of course but you would want them to sort of try to get a at least a goal back and put a wee bit of pressure keeping it in play back to mcrea who shoots some distance with he
Off Target Over the Bar it remains Celtic two Livingston n is the score line at T Castle har leading s minin 2-0 and karuk 2 St Johnston one in the three matches that survived the weather in the top flight yeah my argument to that Allan is that 2N is always a dangerous
Dangerous is but can you honestly see them getting something out of the game scored two goals in just over two months you’re asking them to score twice in 15 minutes at least score one yeah well it would certainly make pressure on come on I’m I’m I’m talking here about positive
Positivity and no you’re not you’re want them to come out and play so they can score more no very unfair yeah mother W Rangers they come and then we’ve got the midweek card as well for the final matches of 2023 next weekend including that Celtic Rangers game here next Saturday
Lunchtime here’s Yang and the Champions skipping infield away from Jamie Brandon and rolling it over to the right hand side at the right angle of the box for Forest everyone barble back for Livy and it’s Forest just poking it back the way call McGregor gets on to it and
Finds Carter Vickers just outside the center circle he rolls it forward to Taylor and back to Carter Vickers he will knock it forward to Greg Taylor again out to the right for O’Reilly and in field to Taylor back to Carter vicer C just popping the ball about inside the Livingston half will be
Happy just to let them have the ball because they’re not hurting them at the moment on this point but it’s just keeping up this possession statistic cu the eventually it breaks Downs roll to the right of the box but too much on it L for a goal kick Celtic on 7 6%
Possession and we are on 76 minutes in the game the lead 2 N yeah ju just looking at obviously Celtic they’ve obviously got the two goals in the second half right after halftime one was a set piece the other one I I was a bit more critical of the defending from from
Livingston too far far too deep uh and kyogo scores from three yards out but have they have they really done a lot more than that from a creative point of view compared to the first half not 100% sure to be honest I I don’t think so
They’ve had lots of control of the game there’s no question but this is going to going to punish them if if they don’t start creating more chances TR to play for a throw in on this Ste side for Livingston Midway inside their own half Celtic in action on boxing day at
Dundee and then the five Premiership matches take place the day after and sports time will be across both those nights mother will Rangers to come before that tomorrow mother will have beaten Rangers in the league since 2002 there’s Yang on the left hand side level with the penalty spot into the
Livingston box he goes pulls it back and then it bounces a couple of times off Bernardo and the second time it goes behind for the goal kick and it will remain here two nothing to the Champions with about 12 minutes to play David St
Hav a got his team he try to keep them compact yeah we just go difference could be so important to them as well minus what they now minus 17 yeah I think they are it’s you know could come down to these fine margins at the end of the
Season cool difference in the league the top two plus 31 plus 27 as it stands right now the next best hearts plus four there’s only four teams in the league with a positive goal difference what does that say here is call McGregor just outside the center circle rolling it to the left
Of it for Taylor out to this near side it comes for Yang David Turnell is getting ready to come on for the home team here’s Yang along the 18 yd line just threading it towards O’Reilly breaks back to Alister Johnston who got it from forest but it breaks down and
It’s back in the gloves of Jack Hamilton Celtic 2 Livingston nil yeah just looking at Yang there cutting on inside very similar to Palmer cutting in one on his right foot but he elects to pass the ball when he has a chance maybe to pull the trigger have a goal have a strike
And then you can you know you see him from the first goal if you have a strike somebody gets on the end of it wow alawa who were two up have been tagged back to 2-2 by Monro that is quite the turnaround there Hermiston and lions for Monro and they
Are right back in the game they going into the closing 8 minutes or so in that League one fixture Cove Rangers 3-1 up in Edinburgh City now and R barell has completed his hattick Co Rangers three Eden for City one and what’s been an excellent run by
And large for Co are potentially going to be in the top three from the close of business today as David Turnell replaces Klo Bernardo but this this isn’t a competitive football match no no no I mean when you look at at the moment Celtic have won the game the clean sheet
They’ve got their important players off really in Mya kyogo and Palma they managed to get through it unscathed as well and they can look forward to the next game and they’ll try and add to it if they can as far as Livingston are concerned this has to be you know damage
Limitation keep the score line down and then for me imperative now with the the Gap at the bottom that they’ve got to take six points from the next two games Johnston and mother their opponents if they’re not going to win those kind of games they’re not staying up been up since 2018
Living decent spells during that period as well but it’s all beginning to fall apart for for them so what what would he take away from this game apart from being organized and sitting back to help them in the next two games well I think that they’ve got I honestly think I know dve
Spoke about it I think they’ve given the keeper a rest which may help him because he’s been getting beat time and time again game after game after game so we’ll be hoping that that refreshes a goalie a little bit they were never going to come here and create chances
For new blé and Anderson in abundance that just wasn’t going to be the case so for me it’s a case of try to give some of them game time if they can get them up to speed for what’s going to be an incredible final 6 months for them in
This league camp paint if they want to stay in this league they’re going to have to work as hard as they have today be as disciplined as they had today but show better quality in front of goal well that’s a bet that this missing today isn’t it really the the attacking
Side offensive side and and they’ve never really gone about that haven’t even probably taking any chances to step out and really be offensive so so that’s the bet that’s sort of almost missing that very hard to put your finger on them and they’re not scoring goals they’ve only won three away League games
In 2023 Yang down the left for SEL is a really good ball and it was almost met at the back post it was behind for the goal kick that’s a wonderful delivery from Yang down this near side and he’s unfortunate that that’s not resulted in a goal for the home team because just
Begging for just a little touch and it was O’Reilly he was sliding in just a pace in the ball just just evaded all the goalkeeper and the back four and then of course you’re waiting for somebody to come in the end of it o really was there but it was a pace it
Just came off the deck and he was about a half yard short couple of goals to tell you about in League one and Kelty Harts are back level at 1-1 against Hamilton AIS and Dylan tapate was sent off in that game just before the equalizer for the fifers so Hamilton
W KY hars won and queen of the South are level at Fourth Bank against Sterling Alvi and Paul mcki canceling out the Dale carot goal those two running about the same section of the table a draw would keep Queens just ahead of the beos as that long ball comes all the way
Through to Jack Hamilton and he holds on inside his own box with about 7 and 1 half minutes of the 90 still to play but in truth Celtic did their business in the opening five or six minutes of the second half with those strikes from kyogo and
Scales and given the last two results in the Premier ship they’ll probably settle themselves for two nothing in the end they like more goals but it was down it was all about getting the three points today they can impressed and actually they played a lot better today than they did last Saturday
Yeah they had a little bit more intensity but um yeah three points was as absolutely crucial and they’ve got to build on up midweek again uh and uh try to get another three points they can’t afford to lose anything now and then after they get into that Rangers game
And at home um that should take care of itself to a point Forest down the right with a deep cross comes all the way through to Yang turns it back to scales the mud all over the shirt on the green and white Hoops because of the conditions today soggy pitch is played
By Yang to Carter Vickers M way side Livingston territory rolls it to the right for Johnston liy are going to make a change in just a moment and they are going to bring on Samson l in that’s two changes cuz chrisan Montano is going to come on as
Well scored a rocket of a goal here a couple of seasons ago mono can get him firing he’s a really good option for this Livingston side this C their Vickers collect on the right for Celtic down the right hand touch line for Johnston his cross is cut out was behind for Celtic’s latest
Corner on 84 minutes they lead 2-0 remember sportsound on the air with you until 7:00 every single Saturday and then you’ve got Sports scene at 7:30 on the BBC Scotland TV channel repeated later in BBC 1 Scotland mother Rangers to come tomorrow plus the highlights of
That Celtic take the corner from The Far Side in it comes in Hamilton beats it away Taylor’s cushion header to the left hand side of the box for Yang he’s taking his time over this it’s under control and rolls it back to McGregor he fires it into the feet of Johnston a central
Position forward there to Carter Vickers back to Johnston Johnston out to forest forest drops the shoulders he loves to do drives for the by line and wins the corner off nle Celtic two living to nil on 85 now yeah David Martin don’t make the changes don’t make the changes has
Two corners in a row so he’s just delayed making those changes and it’s going to be an inswinging delivery here from the Celtic right it’s drifted in towards the left angle of the Box comes off Yang’s head Carter Vickers gets a little touch onto it knocked Away by ducas here
Is chance still for Celtic it’s whipped in towards the right hand side of the goal frame for scales doesn’t get much on to and then it’s wildly slash wide in the volley by James Forest closer to the corner flag on that occasion and now Livy can make the changes with Celtic
Leading by two to Nil as I say yeah new coming off he struggled again in the game yeah well listen you know that that he’s filled in space and all that but his he’s a danger man in the final third isn’t he you know and and that’s that’s the problem when
He when he has to come deep and do that type of job today he’s never he’s not going to be over effective he yes P but you know I think he’s been oh he’s been injured a bit but he’s been disappointing this season largely I would imagine for Davy he’s a ball
Carrier he gets them up the pitch he creates chances touched on earlier he’s not a natural finisher and it’s a big 6 months for him for the club as well DAV M needs a Joel nle firing on all cylinders thought he might be a somebody who could do a job for Livingston up
Front at Celtic Part he’s generally pretty good at holding things up and he’s bustling in nature so he does give Defenders a hard time as well when he’s on song Celtic pick up on the right with Forest Midway inside his own half for McGregor forward to turnbo into
McGregor and it comes to the right hand side for Johnson finds Carter Vickers forward to Turnell out to scales first time on the toe finds Yang forward to turnball to the left of the D of the Livingston penalty area two around them he skips away from Steven Kelly un rolls
It to Johnston Johnston then back to Carter Vickers were heading towards fulltime across the country in the Premiership Celtic two n up here against Livingston Harts two n up against sidm and 21 karik against Johnson KY hanging on just now as Yang gets down to the V Line into the box as
He run out of pitch kept in really good from Yang really positive play and really good slight of foot to get himself into a position where he was just about at the the near post there and he’s won the corner yeah decent run from him showing a little bit of skill
Which which you want to see more of uh in that sort of wide position uh and he was just sort of outnumbered when he got to the band but he won his corner here comes the corner from Turnell towards the back post a free header brilliant save by Hamilton
Outstanding goalkeeping through him to his left to make the save and he goes behind for another Celtic corner outstanding Livingston would be going out of here tonight with a really heavy defeat had it not been for Jack Hamilton two to play of the 90 they Trail two
Nothing was that a head of for Mo at the back poster was all yeah yeah you would expected maybe to finish but but it was a good save save down to his left hand side good reaction save the world are good yeah so yeah rightly I mean he’s
Probably had two very very good saves now from from headers really from set pieces uh that that you don’t expect SEL to get free headers from most teams but but today that was two one from Carter Vickers earlier on from a Point Blank Range and now and there o coming into
The back post uh and a free header from him 43 Dumbarton in League two it may be that Aaron lus has won it for Dumbarton late on against Clyde and it’s a corner here for Celtic into the near post with it’s put behind for the corner by Nottingham but the
Referee didn’t like the challenge on him so Livingston have a free kick inside their own penalty area it wasn’t a double OG from J Stevenson Ryan Wallace credited with the third debaran goal and uh Aon lius made it 4-2 before Kean Leslie told one back for Clyde perhaps they’re not done just yet
Clyde in fact four all in that game I’ve spent half the time during this commentary discussing what’s been going on at the rock this afternoon an 8 goal Thriller 44 Clyde you can’t buy a win just now would probably settle for a point given they were two goals behind going into
The last few minutes Darton four Clyde four in League two I’d love to see conditions in that game I spoke to somebody who was going to that game earlier on today and and uh I told him to wrap up but goals he would be excited there’s no question that’s great advice
Py great advice this time of year frustrating for Darton because they would have been leveling points with Peter head if they were able to win that one six minutes have been added here I’m not sure Livingston will be too delighted with that there’s a brilliant strike from outside the box by o beaten
Away by Hamilton again an excellent game you need a goalkeeper to have an excellent game to get a result here and clearly Livingston are not going to manage that and he’s kept the score down there’s ter on the right of the Box fed through to Johnston little back heels
Excellent for Forest desperately trying to turn he couldn’t and it’s clear by Livy here’s of pette James Forest perhaps would have come easier to him a few years ago here’s a question for David marale keep the goalkeeper in George that is your answer I think I think Jackson bro Jack
Camlt has done really well today but I think that uh shamal George is his number one and I just think giving him a rest today maybe looking at it thinking you know we could this could be tough today except coming off two defeats it’s going to be a tough game give my keeper
A rest two big games coming up we keep touching on it that that can Define Livingston season the next few days oh too right full coverage of course in sports down here BBC Radio Scotland here is Yang for Celtic on the left little ball for Turnal turble chopping back onto the
Left hand side and passing it back to yang who shifts it along the deck to scales scales P he’s encouraging him to shoot again he was he got a brighten up this game it’s been a training exercise since about minute 51 hasn’t it oh yeah
Absolutely well that was it it was the 6 minutes into the second half and the game’s done you know and seconds into the second half really um they’ve let Celtic off the hook because if they could have weathered that storm to get to an hour it’s still now now you know
You’d never have known what would have happened last little ble through the score line so two nothing Celtic Hearts 2 s nil karik 2 St Johnston one in the Premiership in the championship still in fact finished goal of cians Martin injury time most of these games now are
Bro one and firland nil partic thisle one c thisle one in League one alawa two Monro two and a nil fuler thre is a fulltime Hamilton one Kelty hars one Sterling albian one Queen of the South one Cove Rangers three Eden City one there are just beyond the hour mark in
That game of the later kickoff League two it’s finished 44 Thriller than Barton Clyde Peter head one for for two Spartans three star nil and Stanis Mir 2 Elgen City nil is a fulltime scorer so that stme keeping up their excellent form there eight clear at the top of League
Two and are brow one done fman one cig whiteon equalized late on for the TS his old team yeah it could be a huge goal for firland as well trying to get the engine running in comes the free kick for Livingston into the Celtic box it’s
Clear in this near side Yang loses it here’s L drives it across no takers too much on it it goes out for a throw over on that reverse side for Celtic deep inside their own half that would be frustrating for Jim McIntyre got their first win against Cali thisle after
Eight successive defeats looked like he was going to pick up another three points Craig whiton back to haunt his old team here’s Carter Vickers to scales left of the center circle Crossing halfway six minutes were added on here at Celtic Park we played three and a half of them now edging towards
Halime and Celtic will turn their attention to dande on Tuesday as it slipped into the Livingston box it’s an easy one for oai to deal with and LEL knocks it clear and out it goes for a throw into Celtic over on that Far Side plenty empty seats inside the
Stadium just now Celtic fans looking to beat the traffic but they’re heading out early in better fatal than they were this time last week that’s for sure the scale slips it to Carter Vickers walking pace options ahead of him it’s all over in the other two premier matches so
Harts continuing their good form 2-0 win against St M as Celtic and forward the cross ball and no takers again nobody getting their head on to it’s coming back in from the left hand side from Taylor this time Livingston get it away it’s finished karuk two St Johnston one
So Kelly another team in excellent forms one defeat in six now for Derek McKinnis Taylor Clips the ball in and Hamilton sees it behind so Harts in third up to Fourth s mirin dropping down to fifth after a sixth success of away away defeat Alan yeah you know the League’s so tight
As well Willam you Steven aith won manager of the month he hadn’t won a game the month before then he lost two out of three but now he’s won two in a row it’s just and that’s going to be that kind of season you know you’re up and down you’re winning games you’re
Losing a run and that’s it but someone’s going to have to go on a run if you want to finish third and at the moment it’s heart Hearts yeah they’re they certainly seem to be best place to do so Sim and falling away just a bit recently it was
Always going to be tough for them to maintain the wonderful form they showed in the opening few months of the campaign Joe Hart plays it short to Liam scales Square ball for Carter Vickers it’s Livy that need to go on a run they’re the ones they now need to go
On a run of wins can you see them doing that next two games will be very difficult but I I think if they can get one if they can win the next one then it takes them into that second game which is winnable as well or be away from home
They need to win next timeout sto the rck somewhere there’s the final whistle here at Celtic Park and Celtic back to winning ways after back to back Premiership defeats I’ll be it a bit of hard work in the first half did plenty opportunities just couldn’t find the goal they were
Booed off at the interval at the opening 5 minutes or so in this the second half made all the difference a wonderful ball in inside 27 second half seconds from Pao Bernardo was knocked home at the back post by kogo who had only one goal
In 12 coming into this one well that was his ninth of the season and he’ll feel a lot better about himself and just a few minutes later Liam scales headed home a leis Palmer corner to double the Champions League that’s when the scoring stopped the dominance continued it was
Played as an effective training match from that moment onwards and Livingston will now turn their attentions to more winnable games to come none more so than the games against St Johnston and motherwell teams round about them in their lower reaches of the Premiership as they try and somehow get themselves
Off the bottom of the table if they lose those two they could be in huge trouble if they’re not already the other end of the table Celtic go Five Points clear at the top of the Premiership albeit they’ve played two games more than Rangers you go to Mother well tomorrow
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