Forrest content to see Celtic win ugly

CELTIC 2 MOTHERWELL 0

James Forrest was happy for Celtic to demonstrate a less exciting side to their game at Parkhead on Saturday.

Striker Moussa Dembele opened the scoring from the spot in the 34th minute to take his tally for the season to 27 before Forrest rifled in a drive which had the points effectively safe by the interval.

In terms of performance, however, it was a far cry from the high-tempo, incisive and punishing football Brendan Rodgers’ side have been playing for most of the season, exemplified in last week’s 6-0 thrashing of Inverness in the Scottish Cup.

But Forrest, who now has seven goals this season, was pleased that Celtic showed they can still get the job done.

“We spoke before the game about trying to get a few shots in in the first 20 minutes but that didn’t happen,” said the Scotland international.

“We took our time but once we got the first goal we felt more confident.

“A few times this season when we haven’t been at our best we’ve still managed to keep a clean sheet and win the game. That’s a good sign.

“This is as good as winning 6-0 last week as it shows you can do both sides of the game.

“I’m delighted to get another goal, the three points, a clean sheet and another good performance. So we’re buzzing and delighted all round.”

The runaway Premiership leaders extended their unbeaten domestic run since the start of the season to 31 games with what was their 20th successive league victory.

James Forrest: netted his seventh goal of the season.