It was far from fluent from Celtic but a dominant display against Livingston saw Kyogo and an own goal from Ayo Obileye restore their nine-point lead at the top of the Premiership with a 2-1 victory.
Ange Postecoglou said he expected a fast start against a Livingston team who were fresh after a long break but it didn't quite pan out that way. The early stages saw the Hoops dominate possession and territory but David Martindale's half-joking pre-match threat that they would go out in a '1-9-1' formation ultimately came to fruition.
The visitors set up in banks of five and four behind lone striker Bruce Anderson and it frustrated Celtic but they were undeterred and looked for any route through they could find. Anthony Ralston shaved the top of the bar with an angled strike from range before the breakthrough eventually came midway through the first half, with Liel Abada's cross deflected unfortunately into his own net by Obileye.
