Celtic survive the dismissal of Joe Hart to maintain their place at the top of the Premiership with a hard-fought win at Livingston.
Four days on from their Champions League defeat in Rotterdam, Celtic were out to reassert domestic dominance but almost fell behind early on. Bruce Anderson forced a save from Hart, with Scott Pittman's subsequent attempt cleared off the line by Callum McGregor.
The 10 players saw out a frantic end to the first half and doubled their lead early in the second. Kyogo Furuhashi's cross should have been converted by Maeda, with the ball coming back off George for O'Riley to finish. George again saved from Maeda, and Celtic substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu fired narrowly wide, but a third goal arrived in added time when Maeda curled into the top left corner from the edge of the box - his first goal of the season.Another solid - and scoring - appearance for the ever more influential Celtic midfielderDefensively, Livingston's main task was staying in the game. Going forward, decision-making was always going to be key. On both counts, they fell short.
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