Dundee 3-3 Celtic: Arne Engels' stoppage-time penalty earns Scottish Premiership leaders attract six-goal thriller • The Tycoon Herald

Arne Engels scored from the penalty spot in stoppage time to earn Celtic a dramatic attract a six-goal epic towards Dundee.

Luke McCowan returned to Dens Park to point out them what they’d misplaced when he headed the Premiership leaders forward early on.

Regardless of their domination, Dundee had been degree on the break as Oluwaseun Adewumi fired in from a fast counter-attack.

It was a dramatic encounter and Hyun-Jun Yang had the Hoops again in entrance just for Cameron Carter-Vickers to show Josh Mulligan’s low cross into his personal web.

Aaron Donnelly thought his first Dundee objective had earned them their first win towards Celtic since 1988, however Mo Sylla dealt with within the field and Engels made no mistake from the spot as they moved 16 factors clear on the high of the desk.

Dundee, who’re unbeaten in three, are as much as seventh.

Champions depart it late at Dens

Celtic went in entrance within the fifth minute after Greg Taylor marked his two hundredth Celtic look by delivering an ideal cross for McCowan to move into the far nook. The midfielder’s celebrations had been muted.

Dundee had beforehand had an opportunity when Donnelly’s up-and-under throw-in bounced into Celtic’s six-yard field. Kasper Schmeichel saved Simon Murray’s glancing header on his line.

Nevertheless, Donnelly’s subsequent try at an extended throw didn’t make the penalty field and led to a Celtic likelihood on the break. Adam Idah lacked conviction when working on to Kyogo Furuhashi’s tempting low cross and the ball fizzed out of the hazard zone.

Celtic regarded in management and had been creating possibilities. Paulo Bernardo headed off the bar and McCowan pressured a diving save from Trevor Carson.

The hosts levelled out of the blue after breaking shortly following a Celtic nook.

Murray burst ahead from the sting of his field and Finlay Robertson set Adewumi as much as run at Alistair Johnston. The Burnley loanee curled a shot into the underside nook as he bumped into the field.

Celtic went again in entrance within the 53rd minute when Yang netted solely his second objective in 49 appearances for the membership.

The objective originated from a low cross from Furuhashi, who was once more taking part in ready in the direction of the proper wing. The ball spun up off Carson’s hand as he prevented Idah getting there and Yang confirmed want to win the free ball and head house.

Dundee had been degree once more a minute later. Murray outmuscled Auston Trusty and despatched Josh Mulligan sprinting into the field. Carter-Vickers slid in to dam the wing-back’s low cross however diverted it inside Schmeichel’s close to put up.

The house aspect took perception from their second equaliser and created a collection of possibilities. Adewumi and Robertson got here shut from lengthy vary and Ethan Ingram headed simply vast from Mulligan’s cross earlier than Cesar Garza shot nicely over from a half-chance.

In an indication of the best way the sport was going, Brendan Rodgers used all 5 of his substitutions earlier than Tony Docherty made his first.

Docherty’s workforce had been forward earlier than that change after Donnelly rose nicely on the again put up to move Robertson’s nook into the highest nook.

Dundee regarded like seeing the sport out till Don Robertson pointed to the spot and Engels despatched Carson the incorrect manner three minutes into time added on.

‘Bordering on heroic’

Dundee boss Tony Docherty advised Sky Sports activities:

“I’m really disappointed because I thought we had done enough to see the game out, but I need to balance that and praise the character and the personality of the team.

“When Celtic are bringing on the standard they’re bringing on, and I’ve requested Lyall Cameron to come back on when he is sick and never able to play. Then I carry on Tiffoney, a striker to do a midfield function.

“I’m so proud about how much those boys give to me, give to their football club. That was bordering on heroic and it was a never-say-die attitude.”

‘We’ve got to be significantly better’

Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers advised Sky Sports activities:

“We lacked aggression against the ball, duels and in our passing. It was sidewards or backwards, not aggressive enough positioning.

“We struggle proper to the very finish and we get the purpose, however we let a sport get away from us that we had a lot management for 40 minutes.

“Give credit to Dundee because they fought themselves back into it, but when I look at us, we have to be much better than that.”

He singled out Auston Trusty for criticism for Dundee’s third, including: “You’re centre-half, you’ve got to be strong, you’ve got to be aggressive and you’ve got to win your header.”

What the Sky Sports activities pundits mentioned:

Kris Boyd:

“Celtic are way ahead in the league and sometimes the complacency can set in, but Brendan Rodgers will know they need to turn up for these next two Champions League games.

“They’re large video games for the soccer membership, they should flip up.

“That left-hand side of defence is an issue for them. You look at Trusty [before Dundee’s third], they’ve stood on his toe and he’s rolling about. You’ve got to be a centre-back, you’ve got to stand up.

“Celtic have spent some huge cash bringing in Trusty, bringing in Engels and bringing in Idah. Idah once more tonight, wow I simply do not know what is going on on with him.

“I get when you’re a striker and you’re not scoring goals you maybe overthink things but he just doesn’t be the same player that came up here last season.”

James McFadden:

“Brendan Rodgers speaks about being passive and not aggressive enough with the ball, but he’s actually speaking about Simon Murray on Trusty for the second goal and Trusty on Donnelly for the third goal.

“Rodgers is placing it round everybody however he is letting Trusty know that is not acceptable.”

Neil Lennon:

“It is value them targets.

“He sets really high standards which the team maintain for long, long periods but when they drop off the standards then they need to be told.”