Jota was back on target as Celtic moved a dozen points clear in the cinch Premiership.
The Portuguese bagged his eighth goal of the season and his first in nine games since netting against Real Madrid before the World Cup break over two months ago. Kyogo Furuhashi put a claim on the second as the champions extended their advantage at the summit. Kilmarnock were unable to stem the tide. Derek McInnes’ side managed to stay in the game until the stroke of half-time. But Jota’s goal just before the turnaround was a hammer blow and the second left them staring at defeat just seven days before the teams meet again in the semi-finals of the Viaplay Cup at Hampden Park.
This, though, was all about both ends of the league table and the end result, given the power of Celtic’s remarkable home form, was predictable. Ange Postecoglou’s men are still 100 percent at home in the league as, despite initially struggling to engineer openings due to Killie staying tight, they pounded and pushed the Ayrshire side into submission. Indeed, by the end, the winning margin could easily have been bigger
