Forrest goal helps Celtic end Livingston jinx

James Forrest's first cinch Premiership goal of the season helped Celtic to their first victory at Livingston since 2007.

Forrest hit Celtic's third goal in a 3-1 win, their first in six matches at the Tony Macaroni Arena.

Daizen Maeda put Celtic ahead in the 17th minute, soon after Callum McGregor missed a penalty, and Nicky Devlin's own goal doubled the visitors' lead in the opening moments of the second half.

Andrew Shinnie pulled a goal back within a minute of Forrest's 55th-minute effort, but there was never any danger of Celtic relinquishing their lead as they restored their three-point advantage over Rangers in the table with eight games left.

Celtic had not scored in their previous two games against Livi this season and the home side had pushed up to the top six by collecting 17 points so far in 2022.

Ange Postecoglou recalled long-serving quartet Anthony Ralston, Nir Bitton, Forrest and Tom Rogic in a bid to find solutions to their difficulties in West Lothian.

His side produced a commanding performance which stretched their unbeaten domestic run to 29 games since their previous visit.

Celtic got some crosses in early on, but it was the hosts who posed the first serious threat when Ayo Obileye met a corner. Joe Hart pulled off an impressive diving stop.

The visitors soon piled on the pressure and got a 15th-minute penalty for handball from Nick Walsh when Maeda's shot hit the grounded Jack Fitzwater from close range.

With main penalty taker Josip Juranovic on the bench, McGregor stepped up but struck his effort against a post.

It was his second penalty miss of the season and Celtic's second against Livi this term, Giorgos Giakoumakis the culprit last time out.

McGregor had an equally good chance within seconds but headed