Celtic 4-0 St Johnstone: Rodgers' relentless side move to within touching distance of another title By STEPHEN MCGOWAN Published: 16:12 EST, 29 December 2024 | Updated: 16:12 EST, 29 December 2024 e-mail View comments For Celtic , 2024 wasn’t a bad old year in the end. Two defeats in 50 games — one to Hearts with ten men, the other to Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund — failed to take the shine off the three domestic trophies glistening in the Parkhead boardroom. On days like this, you wonder when they’ll ever leave.
A time of year when the nostalgic favourites are wheeled out for a festive airing, news of Motherwell leading Rangers by two goals resurrected an old chant of ‘ten-in-a-row’ from the Celtic support. News of a Fir Park fightback by Philippe Clement’s team changed nothing. Fourteen points clear heading for the midway point of the season, Celtic’s fourth successive Scottish league title — a 13th in 14 seasons — is now within touching distance.
While Clement’s side prevented the lead extending further with two second-half goals, they still managed to lose ground. Celtic’s 15th clean sheet in 18 league games was supplemented by four goals which extended their goal difference to plus 48. Kyogo Furuhashi wheels away after scoring his second goal in the 4-0 win against St Johnstone Winger Nicolas Kuhn celebrates scoring the opener in a one-sided encounter at Celtic Park St Johnstone manager Simo Valakari admitted that his team had not b.
