WEDNESDAY APRIL 13th
Premier League

Livingston 0

Celtic 4

0:1 Hartson 43
0:2 Hartson 75
0:3 Hartson 87 pen
0:4 Varga 90

Att: 8,750

MIB: Mike McCurry

Celtic: Marshall McNamara Balde Varga Valgaeren Petrov Lennon Sutton Thompson Bellamy Hartson
subs
Henchoz for Sutton 77
McGeady for Balde 88

This was a smugly satisfying result and one that had Orcs across Scotland choking on their own bile, as the Hoops hit pole position once more.

It was a bit of a late show at Livi, but BBJ produced a hat-trick that propelled Celtic back to the top of the league Livi fought ( literally at times) like relegation dogs but it might have been an earlier and easier win had Bellamy converted a one on one in the first five minutes, or a Valgaeren goal been allowed to stand.

With the half coming to an end and with Rubio having been sidelined for treatment - he injured himself hacking Bellamy - Celtic struck. A McNamara cross broke to Hartson, who buried the ball in the back of the Livi net. Celtic moved up a gear in the second period with Bellamy on fire and running Livi's defence ragged, but failing to convert chances. Despite a clear handball in the box by Vincze, Celtic were denied a penalty and the game looked as if it might fizzle out as a 1-0 result.

Cue BBJ and with15 mins to go, he made it 2-0 with a back post header from a Thommo corner. His hat trick came courtesy of a penalty after being tumbled in the box.

Varga made it 4:0 at the death with a tap in following shambolic defending from the home side.