Celtic 2 Motherwell 0 (Clydesdale Bank Premier League)
Injury ravaged Celtic stretched their lead at the top of the premiership league to five points ahead of rivals rangers who play tomorrow
Paul Hartley opened the scoresheet with his first goal on home ground on the stroke of half time scoring from just outside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal.

Game over when Scott McDonald scored the hoops second goal bringing his tally to 7 goals in 6 games against his ex-club Motherwell
With the points in the bag, there was just enough time for Gordon Strachan to throw Koki Mizuno on for his debut.

Motherwell were all over the place in the closing stages and the final whistle confirmed the champions had moved five points clear of rivals Rangers who play Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Sunday.

Celtic
21 Brown
02 Hinkel
05 Caldwell
04 McManus
12 Wilson
08 Brown
11 Hartley
19 Robson (78 Donati )
13 Maloney (49 Caddis )
07 McDonald (88 Mizuno )
26 Sheridan
Substitutes
62 Fox, 18 Donati, 48 O'Dea, 52 Caddis, 23 Hutchinson, 03 Naylor, 29 Mizuno