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Celtic might have to wait another week to clinch title

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St Johnstone 1 - 0 Celtic St Johnstone pulled off a surprise victory over Celtic, denying the reigning champions the chance to wrap up the Scottish Premiership title in front of their home support next weekend. Author - Sean M Stadium - McDiarmid Park Brendan Rodgers’ side knew that a win at McDiarmid Park would have set up the opportunity to clinch a fourth consecutive league crown when they host Kilmarnock on Saturday. But an early thumping header from Daniels Balodis, following a well-delivered free-kick by Graham Carey, gave the hosts a crucial lead. That goal, combined with a resilient defensive display, saw the league’s bottom side move to within five points of Dundee. Celtic could still secure the title next weekend if they beat Kilmarnock and Rangers drop points away to Aberdeen on Sunday. However, Balodis’ first goal for the club has, for now at least, postponed any plans of celebrating on home turf. The early breakthrough seemed to energise the Perth side. While Celti...

Scotland: Mooy shines for the bhoys in green

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 St Johnstone 1 - 4 Celtic Celtic restored a nine-point Scottish Premiership lead following a routine win at St Johnstone. Rangers had cut the gap with their win on Saturday, but Celtic pulled away again thanks to Andrew Considine's own goal and a Kyogo Furuhashi effort putting them two up inside 22 minutes. Drey Wright's fine strike brought St Johnstone back into it but Aaron Mooy's chip re-established Celtic's two-goal lead and David Turnbull added a late fourth after Considine was sent off. Scotland: Latest news from the Scottish Premiership (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) Another relegation for the club from Perth? They remain seven points clear of the bottom two and played well in Perth, That only serves to highlight some of the quality Celtic produced on a difficult surface to deliver another Premiership win. Despite that decent performance, many at the club will be worried that they are about to fall into another nervy relegation battle. Reaction  đź’¬ “I’m ...