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Martin O’Neill absent from Celtic’s win at Kilmarnock as Høgh hits hat-trick

The Guardian Sport Sunday 09 August 2026, 15:04 UTC By PA Media 1 min read
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Høgh scored first goals since joining from Bodø/GlimtO’Neill ‘doing better’ after procedure in hospitalKasper Høgh scored a hat-trick, his first goals for Celtic, as the Scottish champions made light of the absence of their manager Martin O’Neill with a 5-1 win away to Kilmarnock on Sunday. Victory made it two wins out of two Scottish Premiership games for Celtic, with 74-year-old boss O’Neill missing the trip to Rugby Park after what the club had said earlier this week was a “small...

  • Høgh scored first goals since joining from Bodø/Glimt

  • O’Neill ‘doing better’ after procedure in hospital

Kasper Høgh scored a hat-trick, his first goals for Celtic, as the Scottish champions made light of the absence of their manager Martin O’Neill with a 5-1 win away to Kilmarnock on Sunday.

Victory made it two wins out of two Scottish Premiership games for Celtic, with 74-year-old boss O’Neill missing the trip to Rugby Park after what the club had said earlier this week was a “small procedure” in hospital.

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Martin O’Neill (PERSON) Celtic (ORG) Kilmarnock (LOCATION) Høgh (ORG) Bodø/GlimtO’Neill (ORG) Scottish (ORG) Rugby Park (LOCATION)
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