It was what Martin O’Neill called a “difficult afternoon”, but Celtic got the job done on Sunday. Liam Scales hooked a Camilo Durán cross into the top corner on 26 minutes for a 1–0 home win over Kilmarnock. There were frustrations – a disallowed early goal for Kasper Høgh and a missed second-half penalty from Benjamin Nygren – but the three points restored the four-point lead at the top.
Across the city, Rangers had already answered on Saturday. After two draws on their travels, Derek McInnes’ side went to Paisley and beat St Mirren 2–0: Ryan Naderi scored from a soft penalty after 18 minutes and the returning captain Dan Neil added a deflected second just after the hour. That makes it 12 games unbeaten in all competitions, and they have a game in hand on Celtic.
Four points, a game in hand and an international break to stew on it. The race for the title in Scotland is very much on – and you know how loud Glasgow gets when it is.
