Celtic beat Motherwell 3-1 as Yang stars, penalty call scrutinised
Callum McGregor on 566 and James Forrest on 562 lead Celtic’s one-club tally among active players, though neither featured in the 3-1 Motherwell win. Williams hits 500 for Athletic Bilbao.
Askou says Oxlade-Chamberlain should have seen red for an early tackle on Just and later risked a second yellow. He accepted the Maeda-Longelo penalty-red but rued key decisions in Celtic’s 3-1 win.
BBC share VAR audio as Beaton changes call to give Celtic a penalty for Longelo’s holding on Maeda at 1-1. Cvancara scored, Longelo saw red. Pundits split, with Ian McCall calling it correct.
O’Neill hails Celtic’s 3-1 fightback over Motherwell and says he’d ‘rather be top’ but calls it a big win. Yang scored twice, Cvancara converted a penalty won after Maeda was fouled. Pressing key.
Rangers win 1-0 at St Mirren through Tuur Rommens, moving within a point of Celtic and three of Hearts in the Premiership. A missed ‘killer’ second keeps pressure on Celtic’s lead.
QPR win 3-1 at Leicester after defensive errors, with Vale, a Nelson own goal and Edwards scoring. Result dents a key promotion rival.
Yang hits double as Celtic come from behind. Just put Motherwell ahead before Yang levelled. Longelo sent off for holding Maeda, Cvancara netted the penalty, then Yang sealed it. McGregor still out.
Column argues O’Neill’s injury-hit, thin Celtic squad makes any trophy bigger than Seville 2003, citing weak recruitment and reliance on fringe options like Joel Mvuka amid fan unrest.
Column argues Old Firm rivalry has descended to unacceptable violence and urges permanent away-fan bans at Celtic Park and Ibrox to avoid catastrophe after Celtic’s cup win at Ibrox.
Kasper Schmeichel, recently training with Celtic, withdraws from Denmark’s squad with a shoulder injury. Brian Riemer says they are ‘concerned’. Unclear timeline raises doubts for Denmark’s crucial qualifiers.
Piece hails Yang’s resurgence as pivotal in Celtic’s 3-1 comeback against Motherwell, noting his near-exit to Birmingham and role shifts before emerging as key under O’Neill.
Tierney urges Celtic fans to keep up the noise after 3-1 over Motherwell. He cites O’Neill’s spirit message, praises Yang’s ‘sensational’ display and Cvancara’s nerve from the spot in the title push.
