YULE NEVER WALK ALONE

Tierney and Forrest come to the rescue for Wilf as a late salvo delivers early Xmas present

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LATE goals from Kieran Tierney and James Forrest gave under-fire Wilfried Nancy his first win as Celtic boss in a 3-1 victory over 10-man Aberdeen at Parkhead.

The Frenchman was under intense pressure after starting his tenure with four straight defeats.

But the former Columbus Crew head coach caught a break at last as midfielder Benjamin Nygren knocked the ball in from eight yards in the 39th minute of a game they should have won even more comfortably.

The Dons' 20-year-old defender Dylan Lobban was shown a straight red card just before the break for fouling Hoops striker Daizen Maeda following a mistake by Pittodrie goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov, whose fine performance otherwise prevented a thrashing.

In the 74th minute Dons substitute Kenan Bilalovic stunned Parkhead with an equaliser but in the 87th minute Tierney restored Celtic's lead from a few yards out before fellow replacement Forrest added a third in stoppage time.