Kilmarnock vs Celtic Live Blog: Score and Live Updates
Keep up with the score and live updates as Celtic travel to Rugby Park to take on Kilmarnock in their return to Premiership action after the winter break.
FT Kilmarnock 1-3 Celtic
88′
Frimpong having to be stretchered off. Absolutely terrible challenge on him. Bauer will be brought on.
85′
Frimpong is down injured after the Killie man takes him out.
79′
Griffiths brought off. This time for Johnston.
73′
GOAL! Jullien! Jonny Hayes wins a corner. And the Frenchman scores a brilliant header. 3-1
72′
That was some brilliant passing from Celtic. But Ntcham just takes one touch too many at the end.
67′
Edouard tries to curl one in. But wide.
66′
GOAL! Kilmarnock pull one back. Great piece of improvisation from Kabamba to head it past Forster.
65′
Griffiths sends Edouard through who cuts it in for Ajer. Blocked. Ntcham has a chance seconds later but shoots wayward.
60′
An hour gone and Celtic look in complete control.
51′
GOAL! Griffiths scores for the second game in a row. Man back in form?
Awful goalkeeping at the near post though.
47′
Kilmarnock with a real chance early. Kabamba’s shot is deflected out for a corner.
46′
We are back underway.
HT Kilmarnock 0-1 Celtic
40′
Kilmarnock almost equalise with a good ball into the box but there is nobody to meet it.
33′
Edouard goes on a run but the Killie defence cuts it out with a sliding challenge.
31′
Hayes gets two chances to cross the ball into a dangerous area. Disappointing both times.
28′
Celtic win the corner but nothing comes off it.
25′
GOAL! Absolute brilliance from Edouard. What a turn to leave the defender on the floor! And what a finish! Genius.
Good work from Frimpong down the right as well.
20′
McGregor with some great feet to dribble past a few defenders but then puts it wide.
18′
Kilmarnock have grown into this game over the past 5 minutes.
15′
Celtic go on the break from the 2nd Killie corner but ultimately the goalkeeper collects a cross.
14′
Kilmarnock win a corner and almost score from it.
13′
Edouard wins a free-kick and it’s not the worst effort from Griffiths.
10′
CLOSE Good work from Griffiths not giving the ball up but Edouard misses an open goal.
9′
Celtic already looking dangerous. Kilmarnock can’t get hold of the ball at the moment.
7′
Brilliant corner this time. Great header from Simunovic as well. But it saved by the keeper.
6′
Good work from Frimpong down the right. Wins a corner. Griffiths takes it and it is cleared out for another corner.
4′
Griffiths appeared to be through on goal but then he slips on the artificial pitch. Edouard does the same minutes later. This pitch is horrendous.
2′
Celtic with the early possession.
Kick-off
We are underway at Rugby Park.
Celtic XI
Fraser Forster
Jozo Simunovic
Christopher Jullien
Kris Ajer
Jeremie Frimpong
Jonny Hayes
Scott Brown (c)
Callum McGregor
Olivier Ntcham
Leigh Griffiths
Odsonne Edouard
Substitutes:
Craig Gordon, Greg Taylor, Moritz Bauer, Daniel Arzani, Mikey Johnston, Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Patryk Klimala.
Kilmarnock XI
J. Koprivec
S. O’Donnell
A. Bruce
S. Findlay
N. Hamalainen
A. Power
G. Dicker
C. Burke
M. El Makrini
H. Bunn
N. Kabamba
Substitutes:
C. Johnson
E. Brophy
G. Kiltie
L. Branescu
I. Wilson
H. St Clair
D. Del Fabro
Celtic return to Premiership action as they travel to Kilmarnock looking to bring their Premiership campaign back on trck after a loss at the hands of the Rangers in the previous matchweek.
Neil Lennon has been forced to make a number of changes in his line-up though owing to suspensions and injuries. As a result, it looks like Celtic are starting with three at the back with Frimpong an Hayes being deployed as wing-backs.
Simunovic will be starting his first game in months after Nir Bitton went down with injury against Partick Thistle last Saturday. Another big news is the fact that Leigh Griffiths has retained his place in the team after his brilliant performance on the weekend.
New signing, Patryk Klimala is back on the bench and is expected to be brought on late just as he was in the Scottish Cup last Saturday.