Celtic stretch lead to 16 points

Celtic will head to Ibrox on Hogmanay 16 points clear of Rangers and unbeaten domestically this season following a 2-0 home win over Ross County on Wednesday night.

While the Staggies put in a decent first-half showing, Hoops centre-back Erik Sviatchenko fired the home side ahead from distance in the 38th minute before midfielder Stuart Armstrong added a second in first-half added time.

Brendan Rodgers’ side cruised through the second half to improve further their impressive statistics.

With their 14th consecutive Premiership win, the seemingly unstoppable Parkhead side extended their unbeaten run in Scottish football to 23 matches at the halfway point of the league campaign.

Aside from their healthy points advantage over second-placed Rangers, the league leaders have a game in hand over the Light Blues, who drew 1-1 at St …

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