In the 17th minute, Rio Harte scored a cool equalizer from the edge of the penalty area. Celtic doubled their lead before Liam Scales headed in a corner from Matt O’Riley inside the far post.
Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn added a third when he rounded Kilmarnock goalkeeper Robby McCrorie. It was Anthony Ralston’s first Celtic goal since 2021. City rivals Dundee United fought back twice to prevent a return to the top flight as they were held to a 2-2 draw.. Dundee striker Seb Palmer-Houlden’s equalizer was followed by Kristijan Trapanovski and Miller Thomson before the newly promoted hosts took the lead.
Tony Docherty’s side hit back for the second time with a late penalty from their captain Luke McCowan. St Mirren continued their midweek European campaign with a 3-0 win over Hibernian. They advanced to the next qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League with a 4-1 home win over Icelandic side Valur on Thursday. In the first 3 minutes of the second half, the host Roland Idowu scored the leading goal. In the 77th minute of the game, substitute Oisin Smyth scored a second-half lead and won the game.
