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Celtic threw the gauntlet down to Hearts in the Scottish Premiership title race after they came from behind to beat 10-player Motherwell 3-1 at Celtic Park.
Derek McInnes takes his league leaders to Rugby Park to face Kilmarnock later on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, which gave Celtic the chance to close the gap, at least temporarily, to two points at the top but they were made to work for the win by a determined Motherwell side.
Elijah Just’s goal shortly after the half-hour mark silenced the home support before a Hyun-Jun Yang double either side of a Tomas Cvancara penalty in the second half set the home side on their way to three points.
Motherwell had dominated possession in the first half but that grip on the game fell away at the start of the second as Celtic found another gear.
Emmanuel Longelo’s sending-off as the hosts were awarded that penalty made the visitors’ task all the harder, with Jens Berthel Askou’s side falling to their second defeat in a row.
More to follow…
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