Celtic 2 - 1 Dundee: Leigh Griffiths on target again

By The Newsroom
Published 17th Dec 2016, 16:55 BST
Updated 18th Dec 2016, 13:14 BST
Celtic's Leigh Griffiths celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership matchversus Dundee. Picture: Jane Barlow/PACeltic's Leigh Griffiths celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership matchversus Dundee. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA
Celtic's Leigh Griffiths celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership matchversus Dundee. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA
Celtic restored their 11-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 2-1 win over Dundee at Celtic Park.

Brendan Rodgers again made changes to his Celtic side, bringing in Cristian Gamboa, Nir Bitton, Gary Mackay-Steven and Ryan Christie. Stuart Armstrong was named captain in the absence of Scott Brown.

A largely uneventful first half was finished off in its dying minutes by a superb Leigh Griffiths free-kick, who was selected ahead of Moussa Dembele. Bitton added a second after the break from long range, his first of the season, putting the match beyond Paul Hartley’s side.

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Marcus Haber pulled one back for Dundee with 15 minutes remaining.

Faissal El Bakhtaoui missed a late one-on-one and the opportunity to steal a point for his side.

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