Celtic finally ended their Livingston hoodoo, leaving the Tony Macaroni Arena with all three points after a comfortable win to further move away from Rangers with their lead at the top of the table.
The Hoops took a 1-0 lead into the interval thanks to a real striker’s goal from Daizen Maeda. Ange Postecoglou’s half-time team talk must have been a good one, as within 10 minutes of the second period, the lead was tripled.
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First, a Nicky Devlin own goal saw the Hoops 2-0 up before James Forrest bagged making it 3-0. Andrew Shinnie responded practically instantly for the hosts to make it 3-1, but that completed the scoring for the clash.
The match ratings saw James Forrest stand out, getting a 9/10 from Jonathon Moar of the Scottish Daily Express justifying it with: “A perhaps surprise inclusion from the start, the Scotland winger was a constant threat and gave his brother a torrid time! Bagged his first goal of the season early in the second half.”
Forrest was in inspired form, completing every pass he attempted bar one, registering a rather impressive 96% pass accuracy in the clash. He only lost possession eight times, making two out of his three attempted crosses.
The win sees Celtic restore their three point lead at the top of the table following Rangers’ win on Saturday.
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