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Matthew Fulton

Celtic penalty vs Hibs earns unanimous BBC pundit verdict as panel deliver assessment on big call

BBC Sportscene pundits were unanimous in their assessment that Celtic should NOT have received a penalty against Hibernian.

Ange Postecoglou's side responded to an early scare at Celtic Park with three goals to maintain their precious nine-point advantage over rivals Rangers after Carl Starfelt had conceded a penalty in the first half for a shirt pull that was awarded after a VAR review. In the second half it was roles reversed as Steven McLean pointed to the spot following a wrestle between Paul Hanlon and Cameron Carter-Vickers.

The resulting spot kick saw Jota convert before Oh and Sead Haksabanovic got in on the act to down Lee Johnson's side. But former Rangers hero Neil McCann insists the awarding of the penalty was 'soft' and that the official could not have given it with full confidence given that he wasn't looking at the incident.

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