Stokes on target as Celtic crumble

Soccer - SPL round-up: Anthony Stokes continued his rich vein of form for Hibernian as Celtic were beaten 2-1 and slipped even…

Soccer - SPL round-up:Anthony Stokes continued his rich vein of form for Hibernian as Celtic were beaten 2-1 and slipped even further behind Rangers in the Scottish title race.

Marc-Antoine Fortune headed Celtic into a fifth-minute lead from a Paul Caddis corner and the home side appeared to be in control.

However, in the 26th minute, Stokes found room inside the Hoops box to flick a header past Artur Boruc and in the dying seconds of a tense match the Irish player fed Danny Galbraith to fire in a dramatic breakaway winner.

Steven Davis claimed his first goal of the season as Rangers strengthened their grip on pole position with a 2-0 win over St Mirren.

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The midfielder netted in the opening two minutes before Nacho Novo marked his comeback from injury with a late strike to put the game beyond doubt.

The win — combined with Celtic’s defeat— allowed Walter Smith’s men to extend their lead at the summit to 10 points.