2015-10-25: Celtic 5-0 Dundee Utd, SP

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Trivia

• Celtics first game v Dundee Utd with their new manager. Ex-Celt Jackie McNamara was sacked recently after a very poor start.
• Celtic have completed the signing of former West Ham striker Carlton Cole.
• Commons scores twice, interesting after the fall out with management on Thursday past (screaming at them in the dug out after substitution off), and repays faith by support. Deila under the cosh at moment after disastrous result in Europe.
• Ex-Celt Ramon Vega has put his name in as a long shot outsider to take on role to run FIFA. Many cynics see it as grandstanding.
• Sycophancy to Sevco is out of control, with their manager treated almost like a sacred cow. If anything, the Evening Times has become like the Rangers News magazine.
• Green Brigade protesting with some strong banners, claiming police harassment.
• D Utd sacked their previous manager a few weeks before hand, ex-Celt Jackie McNamara and new manager is former player Mixu Paatelinain. In his post-match interview, the former Hibs and Kilmarnock boss said: “What is the point in f***ing training? It was rubbish with a capital R. You can set out your tactics and prepare for the match but if you don’t do the basic things right then everything goes into the rubbish bin.
  “We did not do the things we had to in order to eliminate the quality and movement of Celtic players.
  “After that I’m not surprised Dundee United are bottom of the league as we don’t get the basic things right, it’s as simple as that.”
• Celtic considering US franchise club acc to papers: Celtic explore the possibility of starting a franchise club in the USA MSL.
• RWC semi finals this weekend, all four are southern hemisphere teams. Australia v NZ win and reach final.

Review

(GothamCelt of KDS)
At last a win that shouod have been coming long ago with all the domination we have in games.

Good result against a piss poor team, but still a win.

A few plus points in that we kept a clean sheet, Tierney done well, Siminovic looked decent and Commons kept his focus on the game and not the managent or playing to the fans.

(WBhoy of KDS)
Griffiths did superbly to rescue a lost cause and open the scoring. Think RD should also take a lot of credit after all the flak in midweek, clearly got his point across and showed all the players he will decide who plays, Commons subbed when on a hat trick. Like to see Cifti get a bit more game time to lead the line with Griffiths sitting deeper though.

Excellent from young Tierney….now let the bloody defence get a run of games and maybe we can settle down

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Celtic Dundee United
Possession
32% 68%
90mins
Shots
23 3
On target
12 1
Corners
13 3
Fouls
13 5

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BBC
By Chris McLaughlin BBC Scotland at Celtic Park

Kris Commons scored twice as Celtic dismantled struggling Dundee United to move four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

Leigh Griffiths netted his 13th goal of the season from an acute angle before Dedryk Boyata knocked in a header.

Commons smashed home a penalty before the interval and then found the top corner with a great shot.

Scott Brown added to United's misery with a deflected strike in the closing minutes of a one-sided contest.

The comprehensive victory went some way to making up for Celtic's midweek Europa League loss in Molde.

Manager Ronny Deila admitted before kick off that the criticism that had come his way after a miserable return to his native Norway was justified but insisted his side would bounce back.

And the champions did so with ease as visiting keeper Luis Zwick was kept busy throughout.

Those who decided to forgo Sunday lunch for Celtic Park saw a home side that included Jozo Simunovic for just the second time this season.

The Croatian defender would have precious little to do though because from the first whistle United, who are five points adrift at the bottom, assumed defensive positions and rarely broke free.

Former United pair Gary MacKay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong were prominent as the hosts started with an impressive tempo.

And the breakthrough came on 15 minutes as Griffiths chased a ball down the right channel and, just when it looked like it would run out of play, the striker slid it expertly past a hesitant Zwick.
Kris Commons smashes in his first goal from the penalty spot

Commons smashes in his first goal from the penalty spot

The second goal followed from the head of Boyata, who did well to lose his man in the box and bullet the ball home.

If there was any doubt about the game being over as a contest after that, Commons provided the clarity from the penalty spot just minutes before the break.

Scott Fraser brought down the hugely impressive Keiran Tierney and the man who was furious about being subbed in Norway was celebrating with the fans after blasting high past Zwick.

The second half started as the first ended, with Celtic in full flow and United pressed firmly against the ropes.

The visitors were on the canvas for a fourth time courtesy of a Commons cracker just before the hour.

The current fans' favourite found a yard of space just inside the penalty area and curled the ball expertly into Zwick's top right hand corner.
Kris Commons and manager Ronny Deila

Commons gets a firm handshake from manager Ronny Deila on being replaced

If the midfielder was making a point after the midweek spat with the Celtic bench, it was point proven.

He was substituted shortly afterwards but this time, instead of snarling in disgust, he applauded the fans and embraced his manager on the touchline. What a difference a few days and a few goals make.

Talking of goals, there was one more to come.

Celtic captain Scott Brown danced his way forward from the left with just minutes to go and his powerful strike on the angle was deflected into the net by Aaron Kuhl.

Live Text Commentary
Full time

Full Time Match ends, Celtic 5, Dundee United 0.
90:00 +1:29 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Celtic 5, Dundee United 0.
90:00 +0:37

Foul by Nadir Ciftci (Celtic).
90:00 +0:37

John Rankin (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90:00 +0:22 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Dundee United. Aidan Connolly replaces Scott Fraser.
88:38 Goal scored

Goal! Own Goal by Aaron Kuhl, Dundee United. Celtic 5, Dundee United 0.
85:09

Attempt missed. Nadir Ciftci (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
82:37

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sean Dillon.
80:48

Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Efe Ambrose.
79:53

Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
78:04

Hand ball by Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic).
76:02

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Aaron Kuhl.
75:10

Attempt saved. Jozo Simunovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
72:42 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Celtic. Callum McGregor replaces Stuart Armstrong.
72:20 Booking

Booking Jozo Simunovic (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72:13

Foul by Jozo Simunovic (Celtic).
72:13

Billy McKay (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71:55

Attempt blocked. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67:12

Foul by Tomas Rogic (Celtic).
67:12

Aaron Kuhl (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66:36

Attempt missed. Kieran Tierney (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
65:30 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Dundee United. Simon Murray replaces Charlie Telfer.
64:59 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Celtic. Nadir Ciftci replaces Leigh Griffiths.
64:43 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Celtic. Tomas Rogic replaces Kris Commons.
64:02

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luis Maria Zwick.
63:50

Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
63:32

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mark Durnan.
59:28

Foul by Jozo Simunovic (Celtic).
59:28

Adam Taggart (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59:03

Jozo Simunovic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59:03

Foul by Adam Taggart (Dundee United).
58:33

Attempt saved. Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
57:22

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by John Souttar.
56:53

Scott Brown (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56:53

Foul by Adam Taggart (Dundee United).
56:33

Attempt blocked. Ryan McGowan (Dundee United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
55:47

Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Efe Ambrose.
54:09 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Dundee United. Adam Taggart replaces Darko Bodul.
53:00 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Celtic 4, Dundee United 0. Kris Commons (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
52:44

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sean Dillon.
50:51

Attempt saved. Charlie Telfer (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
49:56

Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
47:58

Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
45:38

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mark Durnan.
45:28

Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
45:00

Second Half begins Celtic 3, Dundee United 0.
45:00 +1:06 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Celtic 3, Dundee United 0.
45:00 +0:23 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Celtic 3, Dundee United 0. Kris Commons (Celtic) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
45:00 +0:13 Booking

Booking Scott Fraser (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45:00 +0:07

Penalty Celtic. Kieran Tierney draws a foul in the penalty area.
45:00 +0:07

Penalty conceded by Scott Fraser (Dundee United) after a foul in the penalty area.
40:24

Foul by Stefan Johansen (Celtic).
40:24

John Rankin (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39:16 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Celtic 2, Dundee United 0. Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross following a set piece situation.
38:54

Foul by John Souttar (Dundee United).
38:54

Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37:48

Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
37:48

Scott Fraser (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35:02

Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
31:17

Attempt blocked. Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
28:32

Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
27:29

Attempt missed. John Rankin (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
27:00

Scott Fraser (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26:57

Foul by Stefan Johansen (Celtic).
24:27

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mark Durnan.
22:42 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Celtic 1, Dundee United 0. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Brown.
21:53

Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
21:53

Ryan McGowan (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20:32

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mark Durnan.
18:17

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Sean Dillon.
17:34

Attempt missed. Jozo Simunovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
14:37

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luis Maria Zwick.
14:26

Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
12:00

Aaron Kuhl (Dundee United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11:58

Foul by Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic).
11:00

Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10:59

Foul by Charlie Telfer (Dundee United).
10:17

John Souttar (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10:17

Foul by Kieran Tierney (Celtic).
9:06

Attempt missed. Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
7:17

Attempt saved. Kris Commons (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
6:46

John Rankin (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6:46

Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
6:31

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by John Souttar.
6:07

Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
5:45

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by John Souttar.
5:05

Attempt missed. Gary Mackay-Steven (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
3:57

Attempt missed. Kris Commons (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
1:00

Charlie Telfer (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1:00

Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Celtic).
0:00

First Half begins.
0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Celtic 5-0 Dundee United: Hoops ease pressure with emphatic victory
STV
25 October 2015 17:10 GMT
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Kris Commons, Celtic, Dundee United, Premiership
Scorer: Kris Commons found the net in the win at Parkhead.SNS Group

Kris Commons was the focal point of attention again as Celtic returned to domestic duties with a 5-0 thrashing of Dundee United at Parkhead.

The Hoops had lost 3-1 to Molde in the Europa League on Thursday night to leave them bottom of Group A but swept into the lead against the Premiership's bottom side with goals from striker Leigh Griffiths and defender Dedryck Boyata.

Commons, who issued an public apology for his reaction to being substituted in Norway, scored a penalty just before the interval and then grabbed a second in the 53rd minute before skipper Scott Brown scored with a deflected shot with a minute remaining.

Celtic went four points ahead of second-placed Aberdeen while United, with new boss Mixu Paatelianen in charge for the second game, left the pitch somewhat bedraggled.

After the misery in Molde, boss Ronny Deila changed and reshuffled his back four with summer signing Jozo Simunovic making only his second appearance and his home league debut after recovering from bone bruising.

Kieran Tierney, 18, came in at left-back and Efe Ambrose moved from central defence to right-back with Mikael Lustig and Emilio Izaguirre dropping out as did midfielder Nir Bitton, replaced by Gary Mackay-Steven.

Carlton Cole, the 31-year-old former West Ham striker who signed for the Hoops until 2017 on Thursday, was introduced to the crowd before the match.

He then took his seat in the stand and watched his new team dominate completely.

Early efforts from Commons, given a huge cheer by Celtic fans when his name was read out before the match, and former United midfielder Stuart Armstrong, set the tone.

Both players then had shots saved by United keeper Luis Zwick before Simunovic sent a drive inches wide of the far post.

The United keeper, however, did not look too clever at Griffiths' goal when coming off his line to cut out Brown's through ball.

The Scotland striker nipped in front of him and from the tightest of angles turned the ball into the net with a neat finish for his 13th of the season.

The goal did nothing to change the pattern of the game.

The visitors showed no real desire to get forward.

Griffiths forced a save from Zwick with a long-range drive but five minutes before the interval the keeper had no chance when Boyata powered in a close-range header from an Armstrong free-kick.

And just before the break Tierney's run into the box was halted by Scott Fraser allowing Commons to scored the penalty awarded by referee Craig Thomson, to loud cheers.

Seconds after the restart Zwick pushed a 20-yard drive from Mackay-Steven on to the post before Armstrong slewed a shot wide from 10 yards.

The pattern of the match had been quickly re-established.

The fourth goal was inevitable and it came after United failed to deal properly with Commons' corner, the ball coming back out to him before he side-stepped John Rankin and hammered a shot high past Zwick.

The Tannadice keeper remained under steady pressure and made a fine save from Johansen's 25-yard pile driver and a drive from a similar distance from Simunovic.

In between, and with some symbolism and significance, Commons gave Deila a hug after being replaced by Tom Rogic as Griffiths came off for Nadir Ciftci.

The procession towards the United goal continued and in the 89th minute Brown skipped down the left flank and into the United box before knocking the ball in off Aaron Kuhl from a tight angle to complete a convincing win.
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