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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Scores Stoppage-Time Winner on Celtic Debut to Tighten Title Race

The veteran free signing, fresh from a fitness spell at Arsenal, delivered immediate payoff with a cool finish that reenergizes Celtic’s domestic push.

Overview

  • Celtic beat Livingston 2-1 at Celtic Park as Oxlade-Chamberlain, on as a 78th-minute substitute, curled a winner in the second minute of stoppage time.
  • The result moved Celtic to within six points of leaders Hearts with a game in hand and to within one point of Rangers after their 1-1 draw at Motherwell.
  • Manager Martin O’Neill praised the debutant’s composure and experience, calling him a “class player” who can influence the run-in.
  • The 32-year-old joined on a short-term deal after leaving Besiktas and kept fit by training with Arsenal before completing his free transfer.
  • Oxlade-Chamberlain said he wants to repay Celtic’s faith after months without a club, describing his decisive strike as the kind of moment he had been dreaming of.