Champions make it four-in-a-row

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·26 April 2025

Champions make it four-in-a-row

Scottish Premiership

Saturday, April 26, 2025

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Tannadice Park, Dundee

DUNDEE UNITED…0

CELTIC…5

(Strain og 29, Kuhn 38 & 45+3, Idah 47 & 58

Celtic sealed their fourth Premiership title in a row in style with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Dundee United at Tannadice.

Two goals apiece from Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah, along with a Ryan Strain own goal, delivered another title for Brendan Rodgers’ side, who are the champions again with four games to spare.

In the process, the Hoops have scored 102 league goals and conceded just 22 in the 34 fixtures they’ve played.

It was also Brendan Rodgers’ fourth league title as Celtic manager, and as was the case on the three previous occasions, his side produced a 5-0 victory to clinch the title following five-goal wins over Hearts (2017), Rangers (2018) and Kilmarnock last season.

And the title win also ensured that James Forrest is now the most decorated player in Celtic’s history, with this latest success his 26th winner’s medal, surpassing the previous record of 25 that had been set by Lisbon Lion, Bobby Lennox.

The game at Tannadice kicked off after a minute’s silence as a mark of respect for Pope Francis following the Holy Father’s death on Easter Monday.

And it was the home side who started the match on the front foot, and before the 10-minute mark, Dundee United captain, Ross Docherty, headed over from inside the area before Ruari Paton had a low shot from the edge of the area on target comfortably saved by the Celtic keeper.

However, Brendan Rodgers’ side began to play their way into the match, and were putting the United defence on the back foot, and just before the half-hour mark, Celtic got the breakthrough.

An Arne Engels corner was glanced on by Liam Scales and Jota was at the back post to knock the ball into the net off Ryan Strain to make it 1-0 with his fifth goal since returning to the club in January.

Just five minutes later, however, the Portuguese winger was forced off after picking up a knee injury in a challenge with Allan Campbell, and Adam Idah entered the fray.

On 38 minutes, Celtic doubled their lead as Nicolas Kuhn fired in his 19th goal of the campaign. The ball was played out to the left for Daizen Maeda, and his ball across goal found Kuhn, who steered the ball into the net.

And Celtic had further chances to extend their lead before the break, with Adam Idah heading wide from a Reo Hatate cross before Daizen Maeda had a shot saved from a tight angle.

Nicolas Kuhn did make it 3-0 in added time with his second goal of the game and Celtic’s 100th league goal of the season. Another Maeda cross was left by Adam Idah and Kuhn swept the ball home.

Within 90 seconds of the restart it was 4-0 to Celtic. Nicolas Kuhn threaded a pass into the path of the overlapping Alistair Johnston and his cross to the edge of the six-yard box was headed home by Adam Idah.

Celtic were now in full flow, and Nicolas Kuhn had an effort saved just two minutes later to deny him a hat-trick.

The Hoops made it 5-0 just before the hour mark when Callum McGregor combined well with Reo Hatate before surging deep into the United half.

The Celtic captain threaded a ball through the inside-right channel for Adam Idah, and the Irishman fired a low shot beyond Jack Walton and into the net.

Idah came close to his hat-trick with just over 20 minutes of the match remaining, but he couldn’t guide a James Forrest cross into the net.

The full-time whistle sparked scenes of celebration on and off the pitch, with Brendan Rodgers’ side proving once again that they are the finest team in Scotland.

Having now secured the league title – the 55th in the club’s history – to go along with the League Cup which was won back in December, Celtic can now look forward to a Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen next month and the chance to win a historic ninth domestic Treble.