"Kelechi Iheanacho rattled the woodwork after he lashed a speculative long-range effort against the post early on. However, it was Dundee who seized the initiative inside 18 minutes as Clark Robertson latched onto a pinpoint Cameron Congreve corner to stun the visitors. A flash counter-attack from the hosts in first-half stoppage time compounded Celtic's frustrations. Congreve was involved again as his cross was met by Joe Westley, whose flick took a fortuitous deflection off Cameron Carter-Vickers before rolling into the back of the net to double Dundee's advantage."
"Celtic posted a whopping 87.1% possession after the break, but were unable to make it count as the hosts snuffed out any threat, restricting Brendan Rodgers' side to just two shots on target from nine attempts. Celtic were handed a lifeline in the 70th minute, as they were awarded a penalty after a handball call, only for VAR to overturn the decision on closer inspection. The defending champions then thought they had halved the deficit in the 77th minute, but Reo Hatate's attempt was cleared off the line by Luke Graham as Celtic fell to a defeat that leaves them five points behind leaders Hearts."
"Data Debrief: Dundee end 24-year wait Celtic have lost away at Dundee for the first time since September 1988 in all competitions. They had won 28 of their previous 36 visits in that time, and this result sees their longest unbeaten run away from home against any team in club history come to an end. Meanwhile, this momentous victory means that Dundee have ended a run of 46 games without a win against Celtic in all competitions (D7 L39), since a 2-0 triumph in May 2001."
Dundee produced a 2-0 victory over Celtic at Dens Park, with Clark Robertson and a Joe Westley flick (deflected off Cameron Carter-Vickers) providing the goals. Celtic had early chances, including Kelechi Iheanacho hitting the post, and dominated possession after halftime with 87.1% but failed to convert sustained control into goals. A VAR review overturned a 70th-minute penalty awarded to Celtic, and a Reo Hatate effort was cleared off the line in the 77th minute. The result ends long unbeaten and winless runs between the clubs and leaves Celtic five points behind Hearts.
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