Motherwell 1-3 Celtic: Champions leave it late for Fir Park victory

Celtic scored twice in stoppage time as a comeback victory at Motherwell moved them back to two points behind Rangers in the Premiership title race.

Fellow substitute Luis Palma added a tap-in while the visiting fans were still celebrating that late reprieve.

Blair Spittal had curled in a fantastic shot at the end of a first half the hosts had much the better of.

The champions, who had drawn two of their three previous league outings, looked spooked during that period but found some much needed urgency to dominate the second half.

And Idah was the hero, replacing Kyogo Furuhashi at the interval and giving Celtic a real presence up front.

The on-loan Norwich striker levelled the game when rising well to steer in a Greg Taylor cross.

Both he and Daizen Maeda went close with further headers as the champions laid siege to the home penalty area and that pressure finally paid when the 23-year-old met an Alastair Johnston pass to slot low into the corner.

Yang Hyun-Jun, who also helped liven up Celtic from the bench, then teed up Palma for the simplest of finishes.

More to follow.