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Celtic wrapped up the title with an emphatic win against Livingston. Last season's title decider had been a nervous affair but Celtic showed they were up for it from the start. Within 4 minutes Paul Lambert had danced into the box and laid on a perfect ball for Larsson who stuck it home with ease. Didier Agathe did the damage in 19 minutes, outrunning the defence and setting up Hartson who finished with a flourish. When Steve Guppy made inroads down the left he turned on to his right foot and Hartson beat Bolland to the ball to power a header into the net. In 33 minutes, Guppy was again the provider and Larsson stole in in front of the defender to head home. The second half was a bit more subdued but Celtic added to their tally on 60 minutes. When Lambert again pushed forward he took the ball from Lennon and laid in a cross from the right which Larsson knocked home in a carbon copy of the first goal. After a Lambert injury scare some substitutions followed with Moravcik, Smith and McNamara coming on for Guppy, Crainey and Lambert.
Livingston had 2 or 3 chances and when Wilson beat Mjallby to a through ball he did well to beat Douglas and give the visitors a consolation goal. 5-1 on the day and back to back titles for the Celts. Our heroes came out with t-shirts bearing the slogan "Hoops we've done it again!" The fans were in raptures and the team deservedly took their plaudits after an astonishing season with only one defeat and 3 draws and a 100% record at Celtic Park. CELTIC (3-5-2): Douglas; Mjallby, Sutton, Crainey; Agathe, Lambert (Smith 76), Lennon, Petrov, Guppy (Moravcik 70); Larsson, Hartson
LIVINGSTON (3-5-2): Broto; Rubio, Andrews, Bollan; Peterson, Quino (Jockovic 46), Lovell, Makel, Xuasa (Brittain 61); Wilson, Bingham (Sheriff)
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