Celtic vs Kilmarnock

Celtic beat Kilmarnock 1-0 at Celtic Park on Sunday, and it was closer than it needed to be. Benjamin Nygren had a second-half penalty saved, which meant the home side had to hold on to a single goal until the end. Liam Scales scored it in the 25th minute. Camilo Duran sent in a cross from the right and it reached Scales' outstretched leg. The ball looped up and over goalkeeper Nico Mantl. Earlier, Kasper Hogh had a goal ruled out after a foul by Mika Baur in the build-up. Cathal McCarthy was booked for a foul on Filipe Jota and was fortunate to stay on the pitch. The penalty came around the 76th minute, after a VAR check for handball. Nygren sent it to Mantl's right and the keeper kept it out. Sam Johnstone had made a double save at the other end in the opening seconds. Baur limped off late on. The win restores Celtic's four-point lead at the top of the Premiership. Kilmarnock leave Glasgow with nothing.