Celtic remain three points behind Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's early goal against St Mirren - but are left to rue what might have been.
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Image source, SNSCeltic manager Martin O'Neill: "Naturally delighted to win the game, that's the most important thing.
"The energy levels concern me a bit, we didn't seem to have that.
"For long periods in the second half, St Mirren were in control. However, we dug in and defended strongly to keep the clean sheet.
"We can learn a lot and take important things into the semi-final [next weekend against the same opponents].
"The crowd were great. They kept with us when they could have been annoyed by some of our play."
O'Neill expects tension to build after the league split, saying: "I think we can play with more freedom but parts of the game were really understandable."
Image source, SNSCeltic are ready to sell Sweden midfielder Benjamin Nygren after a goal-laden debut season in Scotland amid interest from Tottenham and will hope to start negotiations at about £26m, with Brighton, Bournemouth and Valencia also keen on the 24-year-old. (SportsBoom), external
Martin O'Neill believes Robbie Keane has the credentials to be the manager of Celtic, saying the club should be "looking at someone of that calibre". (Scottish Sun), external
Celtic interim manager Michael O'Neill was at the recent Preston North End v QPR game to watch on-loan Tottenham midfielder Alfie Devine in action for the home side. (Football Insider), external
Image source, SNSMexico right-back Julian Araujo has all but confirmed his season is over after picking up an injury on loan to Celtic from Bournemouth.
The 24-year-old had arrived at Celtic Park in January hoping more game time would force himself into his country's World Cup squad this summer.
He played 13 times for reigning champions sitting third in the Scottish Premiership, but interim manager Martin O'Neill revealed that he did not expect Araujo to return after he broke down during his attempt to recover from a thigh injury back at his parent club.
The player has since posted on Facebook: "I don't have all the answers right now, but I trust that everything happens for a reason and that God is guiding every step of this journey.
"I'm truly grateful to Celtic Football Club for welcoming me from day one and making Glasgow feel like home.
"Wearing this badge and experiencing the passion, history, and energy of this club is something I'll carry with me forever.
"To my teammates and coaches – thank you for everything we shared this season.
"I'll be behind you all the way and have no doubt in what this group can achieve.
"This isn't the way I imagined this season ending, but it's part of the story. I'll take this moment, grow through it and come back stronger than ever."
Image source, SNSMexico international Julian Araujo is likely to miss the rest of the season after returning to parent club Bournemouth through injury and Colby Donovan is likely to be out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury.
Fellow right-back Alistair Johnston has returned to training but is not ready to play until at least next weekend.
Jota, Callum Osmand, Kasper Schmeichel and Cameron Carter-Vickers remain out.
St Mirren have a fitness doubt over forward Dan Nlundulu.
Malik Dijksteel, Keanu Baccus and Marcus Fraser are out for the season.
Image source, SNSCeltic boss Martin O'Neill's squad has been boosted with right-back Alistair Johnston's return to training but fellow defender Julian Araujo may have played his last game for the club.
Araujo has been on loan from Bournemouth since January but returned to his parent club to recover from a thigh issue, which has sidelined him for over a month, and has since suffered a setback.
Johnston, who has been out since October, was progressing well in his return from a hamstring injury but his recovery was slowed down when he picked up an issue on international duty with Canada.
O'Neill has provided a positive update on the defender.
"He trained with the team today, which was very encouraging," the Northern Irishman said.
"I don't think he felt any ill effects. He joined in, he joined in before and then he went and re-injured himself with the national side, but he is coming out well now so we would need him really, as soon as possible.
"If he comes through today, a little bit of work that he did with the team and also the work he did on his own with the recuperative team, then next week would be hopefully a good week's training for him and who knows?
"Julian re-injured himself under supervision at Bournemouth so that was a real blow.
"I've only found that out today so I don't think we will see him for the rest of the season.
"I don't know what sort of time element it is for his World Cup aspirations, I don't know that, but certainly for us, I don't think we will see him again if it's the same injury that he has redone."
A third Celtic right-back, Colby Donovan, will be missing from Saturday's game against St Mirren with a hamstring injury and could also miss their Scottish Cup tie against the Buddies next week.
But O'Neill is crossing his fingers that the young defender won't be on the sidelines for too much longer.
"Hopefully not too long," he added when asked for a time frame on Donovan's return.
"We don't think so anyway. He might miss next week as well too but he's doing well and recovering well."
Charlotte Cohen
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSCeltic manager Martin O'Neill has been speaking before his side face St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.
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Colby Donovan has a hamstring problem so will miss this weekend and potentially next week but O'Neill hopes the right-back won't miss too much longer.
Alistair Johnston trained with the team on Friday and while the manager wouldn't put a timeline on his return he insists "we'd need him as soon as possible" adding "next week would hopefully be a good week's training for him and then who knows".
O'Neill found out on Friday that right-back Julian Araujo re-injured himself at Bournemouth and admits "I don't think we'll see him for the rest of the season".
On St Mirren, the 74-year-old believes the Buddies will "be pretty confident about coming to our place" after "two really important wins".
On the title race, O'Neill "would rather be in Hearts' position at the moment but it could go any way".
When it comes to the pressure of the title race, O'Neill feels "as if we've got players capable of dealing with it" but does not believe previous league wins, that have often come with a big points margin, will be of much help as this season goes down to the wire.
O'Neill wouldn't be drawn in on suggestions of an exciting, and potentially title-deciding, final day home game against Hearts and stresses "that's a long way off for us, that's not what I would be thinking about", adding: "I think Rangers would have a big part to play in proceedings."
The Northern Irishman acknowledges the "boost" offered by the return of the Green Brigade for Celtic's remaining home games and says: "I would like to park things now and see what the summer brings."
"The support we got in Dundee was really fantastic and I thought they kept us going," O'Neill adds and says, "in terms of vocal support, it's great to see them back again".
On how goal difference could impact where the title goes, O'Neill says, "it's too late for us" to claw back the goals gap on Hearts and Rangers and the boss admits: "I'd just be delighted to win the games."
O'Neill also wouldn't discuss next week's Scottish Cup semi-final with St Mirren and stresses "tomorrow is everything for us".
On the importance of Kelechi Iheanacho, O'Neill says of the striker: "He's come through the injuries and wants to do the work. If he could stay fit, it would be great news."
Image source, SNSCeltic striker Kelechi Iheanacho can be the difference maker in the Scottish Premiership title race if he can remain available to manager Martin O'Neill, according to Cillian Sheridan.
Iheanacho's first season at Celtic has been disrupted by hamstring injuries that have restricted him to 16 appearances so far. But the Nigeria international came off the bench on Sunday to net the winner against Dundee and ensure that his side are just three points behind Hearts.
Sheridan believes the experienced forward showed his composure and demonstrated how he is a better option than the club's other strikers.
He told the BBC Scottish Football Podcast: "I think if Iheanacho can be fit and stay in the team, I think he could be a big difference.
"He seems to be the one that will take chances and convert them and just looks a little bit calmer in front of goal. He seems to play with more confidence and I just feel like that's going to be quite crucial between now and the end of the season, not just for Celtic, I think for Hearts and Rangers as well.
"Given everything that's happened in the last week, feels like a little bit of momentum has shifted more towards Celtic.
"We're saying that they're on the fringes but they're only three points behind. You'd never in any other season [call that the fringes] if Celtic are three points behind, you're thinking they're well and truly in it.
"It's probably just down to the form and the way this season has gone that you kind of feel like they're way out of the fringes. But it can all change in one weekend as we've seen so far."
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Image source, SNSThe Green Brigade will be back at Celtic Park this weekend for the first time since November.
The ultras group was banned following "violent and threatening behaviour" at a home match against Falkirk in late October, and the suspension was extended at the start of December because of "safety incidents".
With the club involved in a gripping Scottish Premiership title race, fans will be hopeful that the group's return can help spur on Celtic.
Martin O'Neill's side currently sit third in the league, three points off top spot. With city rivals Rangers and Hearts set to visit Parkhead after the split, the support could play a crucial role in their pursuit of another top-tier triumph.
The Herald's Stephen McGowan believes the lift is "an attempt to unify" the supporters and the club, but he is not convinced it will be enough to bring everyone together.
Speaking to the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast, he said: "Whether it'll work or not remains to be seen. Obviously, that depends on results.
"I mean, the Green Brigade are coming back and being told to behave this time, but they're still demanding an apology from the Celtic board.
"So I think it will take more than a simple return of 250 fans, whatever the number is, to bring unity back to Celtic.
"I think it will take a run to the end of the season, which so far has been beyond them in terms of results and performances. But they've given themselves a chance.
"The fact that they have four home games gives them a real chance of being right in there at the finish, at the death."
Image source, SNSWith 15 goals and five assists, Benjamin Nygren is the first player to reach 20 goal involvements in his debut Scottish Premiership season with Celtic since Jota in 2021-22 (10 goals, 10 assists), while the last to record more in their first such campaign were both Moussa Dembele (22) and Scott Sinclair (28) in 2016-17.
Celtic have both had the most shots (543) and faced the fewest (298) of any side in the Scottish Premiership this season, while also leading the way for highest xG (70.8) and lowest xGA (31.7).
St. Mirren have won both of their last two league games, last winning three in a row in the Scottish Premiership in December 2024.
St. Mirren have lost 11 of their last 13 league meetings with Celtic (D2) since a 2-0 win in September 2022.
Celtic have only lost one of their last 39 home games against St. Mirren in all competitions (W34 D4), a 1-2 league reverse in January 2021.
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BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSBrendan Rodgers' resignation, Martin O'Neill returning twice as interim boss, with the debacle of Wilfried Nancy's reign in between, an unprecedented injury list and unrest between supporters and club hierarchy.
It is hard to believe that has all happened in one season for Celtic.
For many supporters, it is something of a minor miracle that they are still in with a chance of lifting the Scottish Premiership trophy in May.
They have lost eight games this season - Falkirk are the only team in the top six who have lost more - and have been without key players such as centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers, winger Jota and right-back Alistair Johnston for most of the campaign.
However, O'Neill's side arguably have the most favourable run-in, with three of their five games at home - including Rangers and Hearts.
Paul John Dykes, of A Celtic State of Mind podcast, thinks the return of the Green Brigade will be the most beneficial of all after the club hierarchy lifted the ultras group's suspension, which followed incidents earlier this season.
"I think it's huge," he said on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast. "There's been a cloud hanging over us and we've been architects of our own demise this season, so I'm not sitting here looking for sympathy.
"But the Green Brigade have been away for five months and they're massive. When you have relied on them for 20 years, then I think there's a generation of fans who have forgotten how to start songs and get involved in creating the atmosphere.
"It's been a bit of a morgue and then you start hearing other managers saying this is an advantage to us going to Celtic Park now.
"I'm a bit gutted it didn't happen sooner, but it is basically getting all the margins that we possibly can back in our favour because we're not a great side.
"The only other thing that we can hope for is one or two players to come back [from injury] in the run-in."
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Image source, SNSHearts return to Celtic Park on 16 May
Defending champions Celtic's main advantage over their title rivals in the Scottish Premiership post-split run-in is their three home games and finishing the campaign at Celtic Park.
As things stand, Martin O'Neill's side have the most to do out of Hearts, Rangers and Celtic but that could all change very quickly. Celtic could finish this coming weekend second or even first, depending on results. They host St Mirren on Saturday in a dress rehearsal for the Scottish Cup semi-final eight days later.
In their first post-split league fixture, they will host Falkirk for the third time this season on 25 April (17:30 BST).
A trip to Hibernian follows on 3 May (12:00) then Rangers visit Celtic Park for the season's final meeting of the city rivals on 10 May (12:00).
Celtic's last midweek fixture and final away Premiership game of the season will be at Motherwell on 13 May (20:00) and then current league leaders Hearts visit Glasgow on 16 May (12:30).
Hearts and Rangers, who will both have three away games after the split, are unbeaten against Celtic in the league so far this season and both have won at Celtic Park, while Motherwell and Hibs have inflicted defeats on the reigning champions.
However, O'Neill's Celtic picked up a victory at Easter Road earlier in the season and have recorded four straight wins over Falkirk in all competitions, plus two home victories against Well.
In what has been a challenging season for Celtic with a managerial resignation, a mid-season boss sacking and O'Neill brought in on two occasions, they could yet end the campaign with a league and cup double and maintain their average for trophies won over the previous two season. Finishing second in the league would at least offer access to next season's Champions League.
As if all that wasn't incentive enough, Celtic are seeking to avoid their lowest finish in the Scottish top flight since the 1994-1995 campaign. In every season since, Celtic have been in the top two and first on 20 occasions.
