A Cillian Sheridan double and a fantastic goal from Shunsuke Nakamura saw Celtic extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 3-0 win over Kilmarnock on Wednesday.
Killie haven’t won at Celtic Park since 1955 and this run never looked in danger of ending in a match that the home side dominated without creating a glut of chances.
Irish youngster Sheridan scored a goal in either half before Nakamura made the points safe with a late curling effort.
With Old Firm rivals Rangers only managing a 0-0 draw away to Motherwell, the Parkhead club are four points clear in the race for the championship.
Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies said he thought his injury-ravaged side had done well.
“Celtic had a lot of possession and a lot of the time we helped them because we kept giving away the ball in the first-half,” Jefferies said.
“I don’t think Alan Combe [the Kilmarnock goalkeeper] was overly stretched but when the chances came to them they took them,” he said.
Celtic dominated possession and Shaun Maloney was twice presented with chances early on but he couldn’t find the net.
Donovan Simmonds should have done better when he was picked out in the box by a Kilmarnock corner in the 14th minute but his header was off-target.
At Fir Park Motherwell had keeper Graeme Smith to thank for saving a number of chances to keep Rangers at bay in a 0-0 draw.
At Tannadice, Dundee United made it 10 games without defeat as second-half goals from Darren Dods and Francisco Sandaza gave them a 2-0 win over Hibernian.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Falkirk shared the points at the Tulloch Homes Stadium with goals from Michael Higdon and Adam Rooney in a 1-1 draw.
Christian Nade scored Hearts’ only goal of the game as the Jambos won 1-0 against bottom club Hamilton.
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