ivan toney scored brentford s first from the spotjust before the break. mathias jensen then finished off a wonderful move to seal the points. that moves brentford up to eighth, bumping liverpool further down the table to ninth. the holders celtic are through to the scottish league cup final. they dominated the game at hampden park against kilmarnock, although only made sure of the win late on. 2 0 the final score. joe lynskey reports. for celtic and kilmarnock, this was a match with a memory attached. in 2012, they met in the league cup final which kilmarnock won. but they had not been to hand and pack since. rory mckenzie was in the crowd that day, for ii rory mckenzie was in the crowd that day, for 11 years he has dreams of a goal on this stage. butjoe hart was on the way. celtic beat kilmarnock in the league just last week. they would always be favourites. it in the league just last week. they would always be favourites. it was a aood one would always be favourites. it was a good on
manchester united staged a stunning late comeback to beat manchester city 2 1 in a dramatic derby at old trafford. city looked to be closing the gap on premier league leaders arsenal after substitute jack grealish headed them in front. the equaliser was controversial with bruno fernandes scoring despite the pass intended for marcus rashford who was offside. the flag went up but the ref said the goal should stand, deciding that rashford hadn t interfered with play. rashford went on to score the winner a few minutes later, that moves united into third just one point behind city. brighton are up to seventh, moving above liverpool after beating them 3 nil. nottingham forest are still on the up, brennanjohnson scored both goals in their win against leicester. wolves are out of the bottom three after beating west ham who drop into the relegation zone and brentford beat bournemouth. celtic are into the scottish league cup final
thomas tuchel was a little lacking in festive cheer. he was unhappy the club s request to postpone their game with wolves which finished goalless was turned down. they were only able to name four outfield players on the bench. that goes to show the size of the covid problems facing him and his team. ange postecoglou won his first trophy as celtic manager beating hibs in the scottish league cup final. hibs took the lead at a misty hampden but kyogo equalised within a minute. and as the fog cleared, he scored again, with a brilliant finish as celtic won 2 1 to grab the first trophy of the season. leicester tigers amazing start to the season continues they ve won 13 games in a row after beating connacht in the champions cup. the irish side had led at the break, but the tigers fought back in the second half to win 29 23, and keep their winning run going.