St Mirren 0-3 Celtic: Taylor and Maeda, O'Riley score in satisfied win
Daizen Maeda scored his side's first goal of the year for the third successive January when he dashed away from Scott Tanser to fire beyond Zach Hemming after just 54 seconds.
After neatly setting up the first, Matt O'Riley smartly tucked away the second. His wonderful first touch created the angle for Hemming to be nutmegged to round off a magnificent move.
The half could not have started any worse for Stephen Robinson's side and it ended in similar disappointment as Toyosi Olusanya was shown a red card after a VAR review after his boot caught Joe Hart's face.
That decision made a stern test even more challenging for the Paisley side, and Greg Taylor's second-half thunderous volley inflicted further misery.
Following Rangers' early win against Kilmarnock, Celtic reclaimed their advantage, albeit having played two games more, while St Mirren remain in fifth, two points behind Derek McInnes' side.
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