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However, Jota netted from close range in the final minute of the half and Kyogo Furuhashi bagged his sixth goal in as many games shortly after the interval. The ...

Reo Hatate overlapped Mooy and received a pass before sending in a low cross which was diverted towards goal by Furuhashi. The Japan international cut the ball back and Jota knocked it home from close range after Furuhashi had slid in front of Walker. Celtic took 20 minutes to force a corner and another five before getting their first effort at goal, when Jota's deflected effort was easily held by Sam Walker.

Celtic Training: The Bhoys were bringing their A-game to Lennoxtown ahead of Celtic v Kilmarnock… The Celtic squad looked in good shape yesterday and ...

The 2-2 draw that Celtic were held to by Rangers at Ibrox on Monday was by no means damaging to their Scottish title aspirations – they remained nine clear ...

He forced an excellent save from Walker with a powerful header and then struck the crossbar with a shot from just outside the Kilmarnock penalty box. His chip to Jota before a Kyogo Furuhashi own goal that was ruled offside was exquisite. Still, the Dane can have no complaints about his omission. Sure, Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart may not have had a save of note to make during the 90 minutes. It is fair to say that Matt O’Riley did not perform to his usual high standards in Govan earlier this week. It was his 16th goal of the 2022/23 campaign for goodness sake.

A strike from Jota and an Ash Taylor own goal earned Celtic a 2-0 win against Kilmarnock, as the league leaders extended the gap between them and Rangers.

The shot appeared to take a deflection off Taylor before finding its way into the back of the net. The Japan international cut the ball back and Jota knocked it home from close range after Furuhashi had slid in front of Walker. However, Jota netted from close range in the final minute of the first half before Celtic added a second shortly after the interval. Reo Hatate overlapped Mooy and received a pass before sending in a low cross that was diverted towards goal by Furuhashi. The visitors lined up with five at the back and defended from the front to deny the Celtic midfield time on the ball. The referee, Nick Walsh, played on after a VAR check.

A list of stats would have made grim reading for Kilmarnock fans before kick-off. Celtic had won nine of their last 10 matches against their team and the ...

McInnes and his coaching team must find a way to change the narrative when the teams meet in the League Cup next weekend. No disgrace, then, for Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes to employ a containment policy. A list of stats would have made grim reading for Kilmarnock fans before kick-off.

Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi extended his hot streak with a sixth goal in six games as Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic beat Kilmarnock 2-0 on Saturday.

Bruce Anderson's brace earned Livingston their first league success since early November with a 2-0 victory at bottom of the table Ross County. Robert Snodgrass scored his first goal for Hearts as they recovered from a poor first-half display to secure a 1-1 draw at St Mirren. Furuhashi put the result beyond doubt in the 51st minute following a lethal Celtic counter-attack.

Ange Postecoglou has taken another major step with Celtic towards a successful Scottish title defence on a day when Ryan Strain scored for St Mirren in a ...

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Match report as Celtic move 12 points clear of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership; Jota and Kyogo Furuhashi goals either side of half-time earn ...

He attacks the space brilliantly - and better than any of our players - and that's why he gets his goal. "The second goal comes from us attacking. As soon as the ball is played Jota is on his way. When asked about his future, the manager said: "I just deal with what is in front of me. He worked his socks off and he has all the time." "People have their own ambitions in their football career.

Ange Postecoglou has taken another major step with Celtic towards a successful Scottish title defence on a day when Ryan Strain scored for St Mirren in a ...

It's unusual to be playing the same team two weeks in a row but it will be a different set of circumstances and a different challenge. It will be a special day." The contest brought together St Mirren's Keanu Baccus and Ryan Strain face to face with the Hearts pair of Cammy Devlin and Kye Rowles, with the Edinburgh side's third Socceroo Nathaniel Atkinson on the bench.

One goal per game will be more than enough, Kyogu, so keep doing it! Kyogo Furuhashi of Celtic scores his team's second goal during the Cinch Scottish ...

The weather was fine for January after all that rain in the morning, and although VAR tried to muscle in (as early as the first minute!) now and again, I thought Mr Walsh had a good game. It was a game that we never really looked like losing, but it has to be said that feelings of anxiety were beginning to sweep Celtic Park in the first half at the fecklessness of our forwards. The tribute to the late Frank McGarvey was impressive, and it was nice to meet our latest Japanese recruit whose grasp of English allows him say “Hail!

Meet 2023, same as 2022 for Scottish teams pitching up to Celtic Park. They come, they defend, they suffer defeat, usually with Ange Postecoglou's men ...

Giorgos Giakoumakis had a header and thumping drive that rattled the crossbar, while James Forrest and Matt O’Riley efforts rebound from either post in the space of seconds. Doing the right thing in pressurising Kyogo Furuhashi as he sought to get on the end of a diagonal from deep by Reo Hatate, the big defender’s final touch only succeeded in diverting the ball beyond keeper Sam Walker. We dominated and played in the areas we wanted.”

Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 8th January 1910.

SUNDAY 8 JANUARY 2012 – Celtic pay their first ever trip to Balmoor in Peterhead to beat the local side 3-0 in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. SUNDAY 8 JANUARY 2006 – It is one of Celtic’s more embarrassing days in recent years when they go down 1-2 to First Division Clyde at Broadwood in front of TV cameras and a 7589 crowd. Today however after a struggle, Celtic emerge triumphant 2-0 with the goals scored by Willie Kivlichan, one of the few players to have ever played for both Rangers and Celtic.

The 28-year-old has a deal until 2026 but swirling speculation remains for a player in search of a new contract.

“We have to make sure we always honour those kinds of people because they are part of the Celtic family. “Hopefully in a pretty difficult time we gave them a little bit of joy today. Kevin Bridges, who is also a massive Celtic fan, lost his father in the last couple of days as well. But in the second half we were really good. Frank was a guy who sat in that dressing room, wore that shirt over 200 times, and scored over 100 goals for this club. I don’t think about these things, about who I want to keep or who wants to leave. “Giako worked his socks off today as he has all the time. It’s fair to say he’d love to score a goal because he’s a goalscorer. So he’s having to come on and make a contribution - and he hasn’t flinched from that. His manager wouldn't be drawn on Giakoumakis’ Celtic future but says he’s delighted with the Greek’s application and commitment. Giakoumakis recently changed agent and has already been linked with a £5 million move to Danish outfit FC Midtjylland. Record Sport revealed talks with the Greek striker over a new contract have broken down sparking a potential exit.

Celtic's 2-0 home win over a Kilmarnock that they will meet again in next week's Viaplay League Cup semi-final produced some unexpected musings.

"I know his kids were here today and I did speak to the boys about it before the game,” the Celtic manager said of the McGarvey family’s presence. Those who have no feeling for football have zero concept of the power of the game in dark times … The Australian’s emotional intelligence was further reflected in how it did not seem out of place, or tacked on, for him also to offer thoughts for one of the club’s celebrity supporters, comedian Kevin Bridges, following the death of his father Andy on Thursday. Jota, then, is patently a smart cookie in doing so as he sought to explain how playing on the right – as the Portuguese wide man did on Saturday – can require re-orientatation a when, from his youth, his brain has become accustomed to computing options on the pitch from the left. The good thing about him was second half he finished really strong, he was still getting forward, so he has the physical capacity to play in that position which is really important – it's not just tactically in those full-back positions, there is a fair physical demand on the players. The tough old life of the Celtic full-back in the Ange Postecoglou era was evidenced as the Scottish champions struggled to click into gear on Saturday.

Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi extended his hot streak with a sixth goal in six games as Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic beat Kilmarnock 2-0.

“So he is having to come on and make a contribution and he hasn’t flinched from that. I know who I want here and who is free to go or I’d like to move on. So Ange is a lucky man because he’s spent a lot of money. I know the areas I’d like to strengthen. If anything changes, I deal with it.” But also, they spend a lot more money than us.