Celtic finally broke their Livingston hoodoo as they picked up their first win in six attempts in West Lothian with a composed performance against the Lions.Daizen Maeda opened the scoring the visitors 17 minutes in after skipper Callum McGregor had missed a spot-kick moments earlier.

The Japanese striker fired home from close range after Max Stryjek had produced a brilliant save to deny Carl Starfelt although Livi can feel aggrieved that the corner-kick that resulted in the opener shouldn't have been given.Celtic predictably controlled much of the play but Livi almost levelled things up before the break when Ayo Obileye's header clattered off the bar.The visitors would double their lead less than 30 seconds after the break when Nicky Devlin diverted a dangerous cross into his own net with James Forrest effectively putting the game to bed a few minutes later when he found the far corner after being played through by Jota.Livi answered back immediately when Andrew Shinnie prodded the ball over the line but there was no sign of a Livi comeback as Ange Postecoglou's men opened up a three point lead at the top of the table.Having picked the same starting line-up for four consecutive matches, Livi boss David Martindale made one change for this clash with top scorer Bruce Anderson making way from Shinnie who netted the winner the last time the two teams met in West Lothian.And it was the hosts who had the game's first genuine chance as Joe Hart produced a fine save to deny Obileye after the centre-back got on the end of an Alan Forrest corner-kick at the back post seven minutes into the contest.The game quickly descended into the predictable pattern of the visitors having plenty of the ball and they almost made that count on

Clinical Celtic prove too strong for Livingston as Lions fall to home defeat

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