Benjamin Nygren came off the bench to score the winner as Celtic moved up into second place in the Premiership with a 2-1 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie. This fixture was re-arranged after a waterlogged pitch put paid to the game in early February and the visitors knew a win in the Granite City would see them leapfrog Old Firm rivals Rangers and move five points behind league leaders Hearts.
Martin O’Neill decided to start with Reo Hatate who scored and had been so influential in his side’s comeback against Rangers at the weekend but it was Celtic’s other goalscorer from that game who gave them then the lead here when Kieran Tierney struck early on.
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Kieran Tierney scored the first goal of the match
Kevin Nisbet pulled Aberdeen back on level terms from the penalty spot after Liam Scales was penalised for fouling Toyosi Olusanya in the box but it was substitute Nygren who was the matchwinner when he prodded home from close range.How Celtic moved five points behind Hearts with Pittodrie winCeltic picked up where they left off in that late draw at Ibrox and broke the deadlock after just five minutes. Luke McCowan’s corner picked out Scales in acres of space in the box and his acrobatic flick-on found Tierney who prodded the ball into the net from close range.
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Kieran Tierney put Celtic ahead at Pittodrie
Aberdeen could not get out of their own half with Celtic playing at a much higher intensity in the opening stages. Callum McGregor went close shortly after the opener with a stinging effort from range which was well held by Dimitar Mitov.
Despite Celtic’s early pressure, the hosts did settle into the game before getting their equaliser which came from the spot after Scales was adjudged to have kicked through the back of Olusanya in the box by referee Nick Walsh.
Nisbet stepped up to send Viljami Sinisalo the wrong way with a cooly taken penalty to get Aberdeen back on level terms with his eighth goal of the season.
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2026-03-04 22:10:00
