Overview
- Celtic beat Aberdeen 2-1 at Pittodrie as substitute Benjamin Nygren scored in the 67th minute for his 19th goal of the season.
- The winning strike stood after a prolonged VAR review that showed Gavin Molloy’s toe keeping Nygren onside, with only one offside line displayed.
- Aberdeen interim manager Peter Leven asked why a second line was not drawn, and Ally McCoist publicly argued the goal looked offside despite the replay ruling.
- The victory moved Celtic above Rangers into second place, narrowing the gap to leaders Hearts to five points with roughly nine league matches remaining.
- Manager Martin O’Neill praised the impact of substitutes and said rookie Benjamin Arthur ‘did fine’ in an unexpected start after Dane Murray’s warm-up injury, while data shows Nygren’s 15 league goals include five winners and have been worth 11 points.