Celtic suffered their first defeat at Dundee since 1988 as Steven Pressley’s side shocked the defending champions 2-0 in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.
Celtic had arrived at Dens Park on a club-record 36-game unbeaten streak against Dundee but they were stunned by Clark Robertson’s header and Cameron Carter-Vickers’ own goal in the first half and could find no way back.
The result leaves Celtic five points behind league leaders Hearts and puts the pressure on their mouthwatering trip to Tynecastle next Sunday, live on Sky Sports.
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Cameron Carter-Vickers diverts a low cross into his own net as Dundee double their lead over Celtic.
Dundee were aided by a VAR review rightly overturning a handball penalty call against Paul Digby when the ball struck his face, and Luke Graham blocked Reo Hatate’s goal-bound shot.
But the hosts – who began the day level on points with bottom-placed Livingston – were deserved winners on a historic afternoon for the Dark Blues.
Dundee were compact in defence and dangerous on the counter-attack, with Cameron Congreve bursting down the right before firing in a low cross which was deflected by Joe Westley onto Carter-Vickers and into the net for their second, after Robertson’s super header from a corner.
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Clark Robertson scores a brilliant header to give Dundee a shock 1-0 lead against champions, Celtic.
They could have had a third in the second-half when Ashley Hay nodded narrowly wide and had Kasper Schmeichel scrambling.
Kelechi Ihenacho clipped the outside of a post early on for Celtic and was later denied from close range by Dundee ‘keeper Jon McCracken, while Kieran Tierney fired wide when he should have done better in the box during the first 45.
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Dundee’s Luke Graham makes a brilliant last-ditch block with his backside to deny Reo Hatate and Celtic.
But Celtic were way off their best level and the performance would further have darkened the mood of the travelling support, who delayed the game at the start of the match with a protest against the club’s board, throwing a variety of balls onto the pitch.
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Celtic fans delayed the start of their game against Dundee by throwing hundreds of balls onto the pitch as they protest against the club’s board.
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