A late Anthony Stokes strike gave profligate Celtic victory over Ross County in their Scottish Premiership opener at Parkhead.

St Johnstone 1 Celtic 1

Celtic 0 Juventus 3

Celtic 2 Spartak Moscow 1

Celtic 2 Spartak Moscow 1

Helsingborg 0 Celtic 2

Dundee United 1 Celtic 0

Victor Wanyama claimed Celtic fans stripped the players of their confidence after St Johnstone took the lead in their shock Clydesdale Bank Premier League win at Parkhead yesterday.

NEIL LENNON described Celtic’s performance as “immature” and “wasteful” after a Dave Mackay goal secured a 1-0 win for St Johnstone yesterday, their first win at Parkhead in 13 years.

Celtic 5 Dundee United 1

NEIL LENNON claimed his Celtic side surprised him with the quality of their performance in a commanding 2-0 win over Hibernian at Easter Road.

Motherwell 0 Celtic 3

St Johnstone 0 Celtic 1

IT might be a matter of interest only to the most zealous of statisticians, but the Republic of Ireland and Scotland are joint top of the Carling Nations Cup table this morning after Craig Levein’s team comfortably saw off the feeble challenge of a weakened Northern Ireland side at the Aviva Stadium last night.

CARDIFF manager Dave Jones expects a flurry of transfer activity in the coming days after his thread bare squad were held to a 1-1 draw by Sheffield United yesterday.

Leeds 1 Derby 2

WEST BROM returned to the Coca-Cola Championship summit on goal difference, courtesy of a 1-1 draw at Cardiff.

Derby 1 Nottingham Forest 0

THERE was no romance in the FA Cup third round tie between Championship sides Ipswich and Blackpool as the latter were reduced to nine men and had manager Ian Holloway dismissed to the stands as they were beaten 2-1 on home turf.

KRIS COMMONS’ goal settled an enthralling FA Cup fourth-round replay between east midlands rivals Nottingham Forest and Derby to ensure a winning return to the City Ground for Nigel Clough.

Nottingham Forest 2 Derby 3

Derby 1 Manchester United 0

THIERRY HENRY scored the winner on his debut as Barcelona beat SPL side Dundee United in their friendly at Tannadice.

Wigan claimed automatic promotion to the Premiership today thanks to a 3-1 win over Reading at the JJB Stadium.

Wigan were poised for promotion to the Premiership after they raced into a 2-0 half-time lead against Reading at the JJB Stadium.