Celtic win secures SPL title

Kilmarnock 0 Celtic 1

Martin O’Neill’s men healed the pain of Spain by wrapping up their third Bank of Scotland Premier League title in four years with a controversial victory at Rugby Park.

Celtic were hurting after their UEFA Cup quarter-final exit to Villarreal on Wednesday but Stilian Petrov’s 32nd-minute goal moved them an unassailable 16 points clear of fierce rivals Rangers at the top of the league.

Today’s victory over a much-improved Kilmarnock would have upset Killie boss Jim Jefferies, whose side were denied a 16th-minute opener from Kris Boyd after referee Mike McCurry spotted a foul on Bobo Balde.