Celtic miss chance to go six points clear at top in Dundee United draw

Celtic vs Dundee United; Scottish Premiership Celtic vs Dundee United. Scottish Premiership. Celtic Park. Celtic 2 - C Durán (18th minute) - L Scales (65th minute) Dundee United 2 - Z Sapsford (28th minute) - N Farrugia (31st minute) Celtic 2-2 Dundee United: Martin O'Neill's side forced to come from behind again as defending costs them in draw Report as Celtic draw 2-2 with Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership; Liam Scales' equaliser after the hour forced the hosts to fight back yet again in order to salvage a point; Celtic remain four points clear at top of table after Rangers draw with Hearts Wednesday 28 October 2026 22:03, UK Celtic lost the opportunity to go six points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership as they drew 2-2 with Dundee United. After an unconvincing performance against Hibs over the weekend, Martin O'Neill's side made a bright start to proceedings as Camilo Duran finished off a well-worked move to give the hosts an early lead. However, shocking defending saw the visitors turn the game around in the space of three minutes. First, Zachary Sapsford got in front of Liam Scales to head home an equaliser, before Neil Farrugia prodded home after a shambolic attempt from the hosts to clear their lines from a free-kick. - As it happened | Teams | Stats - Watch FREE Scottish Prem highlights | Latest Scottish Prem news | Latest scores - Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream the Scottish Prem with no contract Fan favourite Jota was introduced at half-time to help the Hoops avoid a first home defeat to United since 1992, and he did exactly that. His beautiful inswinging cross found the head of Scales to level things up just after the hour mark. Jack Walton's denial of Mika Baur's shot from point-blank range stopped Celtic from gaining a relatively undeserved three points, though the hosts can at least point to their spirit as a positive after being forced to come from behind for the second time in four days. With Rangers scoring a late equaliser at Hearts, Celtic remain four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership, meaning the disappointing result can be viewed as a point gained as opposed to two lost. More to follow... The key moments from Celtic Park 11: CLOSE! Forbes climbs well but heads wide from a free-kick. 19: GOAL! Duran opens the scoring after nice link-up with Hogh. 24: SAVE! Johnstone called into action to deny Randall. 25: WIDE! Back come Celtic as Nygren bends an effort off target. 28: GOAL! Celtic punished as Sapsford levels. 31: GOAL! Turnaround complete! Farrugia scuffs home a second. 61: SAVE! Fingertip stop from Walton to deny Hassan. 65: GOAL! Scales heads home equaliser. 71: SAVE! Walton at it again to deny Baur from point-blank range. [Image text:] dasy MURRAY