Celtic show no signs of slowing down

Celtic beat Aberdeen 3-0 today to move 16 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League.

They have 70 points from 28 games, while second-placed Hearts, who face bottom club Livingston tomorrow, are on 54. Champions Rangers, who won 2-1 at Falkirk, are third on 49 points.

Celtic dominated the first half but found Aberdeen keeper Jamie Langfield in fine form as he pulled off a series of super saves in the first half.

He denied Polish striker Maciej Zurawski from 10 yards in the early stages, smothered an angled effort from Roy Keane and saved a low Stilian Petrov shot with his legs in the 19th minute.

But after the break, Bulgarian Petrov blasted a cutback from Zurawski into the top right corner in the 65th minute.

Ten minutes later, Shaun Maloney tucked the ball into the net from close in following a fabulous run on the right and drag back from Keane.

Petrov set up Zurawski for a simple third in the last minute after running in on goal, rounding the keeper and waiting for the Pole to stroke the ball into an empty net.

Kilmarnock beat Dunfermline 1-0 at home while Inverness Caledonian Thistle on the same scoreline who had Dubliner Richie Foran to thank after he netted from the penalty spot.