Reo Hatate's late goal was enough for Celtic to beat closest challengers Aberdeen on a wet and windy night at Pittodrie and move seven points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

The champions are in the north-east of the country for tonight’s massive top-of-the-table clash against second-placed Aberdeen. The Celts currently have a four point lead at the summit of the SPFL

Celtic were made to scrap it out as Jimmy Thelin' men pushed the Parkhead side all the way. But it was Hatate’s clinical moment of quality that was the difference as Brendan Rodgers men stretched their lead at the summit.

Aberdeen goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov has been ruled out for six weeks with a hamstring injury while Jack MacKenzie is not quite ready to return from the knock that kept him out of Sunday's defeat by Hearts.

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