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Celtic vs Partick Thistle Live Blog: Scores and Updates

By Sourav Mahanty

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 12 : Nir Bitton of Celtic challenges Sean Welsh of Patrick Thistle during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Patrick Thistle FC and Celtic FC at Firhill Stadium on March 12, 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 12 : Nir Bitton of Celtic challenges Sean Welsh of Patrick Thistle during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Patrick Thistle FC and Celtic FC at Firhill Stadium on March 12, 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images) /
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Keep up with all the action on our live blog as Celtic take on Championship side, Partick Thistle, in the quarter finals of the Scottish League Cup.

FT Celtic 5-0 Partick Thistle

84′ Brilliant save from Fox to deny Celtic a sixth.

82′ CLOSE! Ntcham is inches away from getting his hattrick.

79′ SUBTITUTION

ON Jack Hendry

OFF Jeremie Frimpong

76′ GOOOOOAL! 5-0. Sinclair has his goal. Fox makes a save from Rogic but Sinclair is there to put it away. Talk about taking his chance with both hands.

69′ Scott Sinclair forces the Partick keeper into a save. And the winger needs a few of them to go in tonight to make it back into Lennon’s first-team plans.

68′ Celtic have run riot here in the second half and it’s about how many more they can get before the final whistle.

66′ SUBSTITUTION

ON Scott Sinclair

OFF Mohamed Elyounoussi

64′ GOOOOOOAL! Ntcham gets another. 4-0. This is becoming a bit of a showcase for the Hoops now.

63′ SUBSTITUTION

ON Brown

OFF McGregor

62′ Hayes with another great cross. How good has he been today?

60′ An hour played and Celtic are cruising as expected.

56′ GOOOOOAL! Absolutely brilliant from Olivier Ntcham to make it 3-0 to Celtic. GAME. SET. MATCH.

55′ YELLOW CARD! Hayes goes picks up the card this time.

52′ YELLOW CARD! Debutant Jeremie Frimpong goes into the referee’s book. But Partick fail to make anything from the resulting free-kick.

46′ GOAAAAL! Rogic gets his first goal of the season. Bayo with the assist. And that might be the sucker punch that knocks Partick out for good. What a start to the second half.

46′ We are back underway at the Park. Big half of action coming up.

Celtic have a one-goal cushion heading into the break but it is has not been smooth sailing completely. The Championship side have had a few chances that they have failed to put away.

HT CELTIC 1-0 PARTICK THISTLE

40′ Another chance for Partick but Gordon fails to beat his namesake in Celtic goal. Nice save.

36′ The visitors have their best chance of the game but it is put wide by their captain.

30′ Almost 2-0 at the half hour mark as Hayes pick out Bayo again and he heads over again.

27′ Partick captain McGinty had picked up a head knock. But play resumes after he receives treatment.

21′ Bayo heads over again, this time from a Tom Rogic delivery.

14′ GOOOOAL! Bayo gets the opener. Hayes picks him out again and he makes no mistake this time around and heads it home to make it 1-0 to the hosts.

13′ Still goalless at Paradise though Celtic look in complete control.

8′ First opportunity of the game. Lovely cross from Hayes but it is headed over the bar by Bayo.

5′ The first five minutes gone but not much of note has happened yet.

KICK-OFF We are underway at Celtic Park.

CELTIC XI

1 Craig Gordon

30 Jeremie Frimpong

33 Hatem Abd Elhamed

35 Kris Ajer

15 Jonny Hayes

21 Olivier Ntcham

42 Callum McGregor (c)

16 Lewis Morgan

18 Tom Rogic

27 Mohamed Elyounoussi

10 Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Substitutes: 67 Fraser Forster, 4 Jack Hendry, 23 Boli Bolingoli, 8 Scott Brown, 11 Scott Sinclair, 49 James Forrest, 22 Odsonne Edouard.

Manager: Neil Lennon

PARTICK THISTLE XI

22 Scott Fox

2 Ryan Williamson

3 James Penrice

4 Tam O’Ware

6 Sean McGinty (c)

7 Joe Cardle

8 Stuart Bannigan

9 Kenny Miller

14 Shea Gordon

15 Tommy Robson

16 Cammy Palmer

Substitutes: 1 Jamie Sheddon, 5 Ben Hall, 12 Reece Cole, 18 Lewis Mansell, 23 Raffaele Da Vita, 24 Osman Kakay, 43 Steven Saunders.

Manager: Ian McCall

TIME: 7.45pm
VENUE: Celtic Park, Glasgow. Home of Celtic FC.
WHERE TO WATCH: Exclusively LIVE on Celtic TV (Exc. UK & IRE)

Celtic will be taken on Championship side, Partick Thistle, in the quarter finals of the Scottish League Cup. The Hoops have made a flying start to their domestic season winning all six of their League games but had surprisingly faced a struggle in the last round of the Scottish League Cup and had to rely on a 114th minute winner to edge out Dunfermline Athletic 2-1.

Partick Thistle on the other hand have struggle in the Championship and are currently in the last position. They edged out Ross County in the last round by 3-2 to set up the quarter-final clash with the Scottish Champions.

Neil Lennon has named a relatively second-string Celtic side, giving a debut to Jeremie Frimpong while bringing in a number of fringe players as well.

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