Celtic narrow the gap on leaders Rangers to two points through Liel Abada’s late goal against Dundee United after being reduced to 10 men.
Rangers’ earlier draw away to Ross County handed Ange Postecoglou’s side the opportunity to pile on the pressure ahead of Wednesday’s Glasgow derby.
Goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist denied the home side with a series of saves before Nir Bitton’s 81st-minute red card.
But Abada fired home from close range as the game entered stoppage time.
Until then, it looked like United were about to do enough to leave Celtic Park with their second draw of the season.
Instead, Postecoglou’s side remain unbeaten in 13 games, winning 12 of them, and leave United without a win at Celtic Park in 46 meetings since December 1992.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Celtic
Formation 4-3-3
- 15Hart
- 56RalstonSubstituted forDoakat 68′minutes
- 20Carter-Vickers
- 4Starfelt
- 5ScalesSubstituted forJuranovicat 45′minutes
- 33O’Riley
- 6BittonBooked at 81mins
- 41HatateSubstituted forTaylorat 68′minutes
- 11AbadaBooked at 90mins
- 7GiakoumakisSubstituted forMcCarthyat 83′minutes
- 49ForrestSubstituted forNeves Filipeat 45′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Jullien
- 3Taylor
- 12Soro
- 16McCarthy
- 17Neves Filipe
- 29Bain
- 57Welsh
- 84Doak
- 88Juranovic
Dundee Utd
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Siegrist
- 20Neilson
- 18ButcherBooked at 75mins
- 33McMannSubstituted forGrahamat 50′minutes
- 7Niskanen
- 17MeekisonSubstituted forGlassat 79′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 19Levitt
- 23Harkes
- 3Spörle
- 10ClarkSubstituted forMcNultyat 62′minutes
- 32WattSubstituted forPawlettat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 8Pawlett
- 9McNulty
- 13Eriksson
- 21Glass
- 22Freeman
- 26Mochrie
- 27Appéré
- 29Graham
- 58Anim Cudjoe
- Referee:
- Euan Anderson
Match Stats
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Match ends, Celtic 1, Dundee United 0.
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Second Half ends, Celtic 1, Dundee United 0.
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Attempt missed. Ben Doak (Celtic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
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Foul by Liel Abada (Celtic).
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Ilmari Niskanen (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Declan Glass (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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James McCarthy (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Declan Glass (Dundee United).
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Liel Abada (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
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Goal! Celtic 1, Dundee United 0. Liel Abada (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Celtic) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
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Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Marc McNulty (Dundee United).
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Attempt blocked. Matt O’Riley (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josip Juranovic.
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Attempt missed. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Doak.
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Substitution, Celtic. James McCarthy replaces Giorgos Giakoumakis.
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Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Peter Pawlett (Dundee United).
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Attempt blocked. Ian Harkes (Dundee United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Second yellow card to Nir Bitton (Celtic) for a bad foul.
