Scientific Celtic prolonged their lead on the prime of the Scottish Premiership to 16 factors after they returned to profitable methods in opposition to Aberdeen.
Brendan Rodgers wished a response after their draw at Hibs and after the Dons didn’t capitalise on early possibilities, Daizen Maeda volleyed within the opener.
Targets from Jota and Callum McGregor all however ended the sport earlier than the break with Hyun-Jun Yang approaching so as to add a fourth.
The Hoops had been simply minutes away from setting a brand new document of 10 successive residence league victories with out conceding a aim earlier than Shayden Morris’ late comfort.
Maeda then seized upon on a deflected Arne Engels shot in stoppage time to wrap up the victory as Celtic stay unbeaten domestically at residence this season.
Aberdeen stay in third.
Celtic cost in the direction of one other Premiership title
Celtic are unbeaten at residence within the Premiership this season
With 10 fixtures remaining, Celtic moved additional forward of Previous Agency rivals Rangers, who play on Wednesday, and are firmly on target for a home treble.
Rodgers reshuffled his pack with winger Jota, left-back Jeffrey Schlupp and midfielder Reo Hatate again within the aspect.
Thelin had requested his group for bravery however that gave the impression to be lacking within the seventh minute as a swift counter-attack ended when Oday Dabbagh, making his first begin, in some way didn’t get a contact on a move from Jeppe Okkels as keeper Kasper Schmeichel rushed out to fulfill him.
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Jota scored Celtic’s second of their Scottish Premiership match in opposition to Aberdeen
Moments later, the Hoops primary handed straight to Dons striker Kevin Nisbet however his shot sped previous the far publish.
It was two good alternatives spurned and nearly inevitably they proved essential.
Celtic’s first aim within the twenty fourth minute got here when Kristers Tobers’ interception of an Arne Engels by way of ball spun excessive into the air and when it got here down, Maeda was first to react, volleying previous hesitant keeper Ross Doohan from six yards.
Six minutes later Jota broke on the counter with tempo in opposition to a stretched Dons defence and when his move to Engels was returned he scuffed the ball into the web from 10 yards.
Aberdeen missed one other likelihood when Okkels was performed in by Dabbagh however mis-hit his shot huge with the sloppy guests then made to pay when McGregor curled in a 3rd after getting the break of the ball simply on half-time.
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Callum McGregor put Celtic 3-0 up earlier than half-time of their Scottish Premiership conflict with Aberdeen
Thelin changed Nisbet and Okkels with Morris and Pape Gueye for the beginning of the second half and shortly Rodgers, with the factors safe, introduced on Adam Idah, Yang and Luke McCowan for Jota, Nicolas Kuhn and Hatate.
In line with Aberdeen’s night time, Morris powered his well past Celtic defender Auston Trusty within the sixty fourth minute however with solely Schmeichel to beat he screwed his unconvincing effort previous the far publish.
Once more, the guests suffered when Yang labored a one-two with McCowan contained in the Aberdeen field and slipped the ball previous Doohan on the close to publish.
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Substitute Yang Hyun-Jun added Celtic’s fourth within the 72nd minute of their Scottish Premiership conflict with Aberdeen
Midfielder Jude Bonnar, 19, got here on to make his Celtic debut with 10 minutes remaining, earlier than Morris beat Schmeichel at his close to publish with a strong drive however Celtic ran again up the pitch and Maeda knocked an Alistair Johnston cross in from shut vary to complete the sport on a excessive.
