Date	Sunday, 21 February 2021
Competition	Scottish Premiership
Fixture/Score	Ross County 1:0 Celtic
Venue	Global Energy Stadium at Victoria Park
Referee	David Munro
Ross County
Manager	John Hughes
Starting 11	1: Ross Laidlaw, 3: Carl Tremarco, 5: Callum Morris, 7: Michael Gardyne, 16: Alexander Iacovitti, 18: Stephen Kelly, 19: Charlie Lakin, 20: Blair Spittal, 23: Jason Naismith, 26: Jordan White 1 1, 28: Tony Andreu
Bench	21: Joseph Hilton, 6: Ross Draper, 8: Oliver Shaw, 9: Billy Mckay, 14: Jermaine Hylton, 15: Keith Watson, 17: Regan Charles-Cook, 22: Jordon Tillson 1, 24: Harrison Paton
Celtic
Manager	Neil Lennon
Starting 11	Scott Bain, Greg Taylor, Scott Brown, David Turnbull, Jonjoe Kenny, Ryan Christie, Tom Rogic, Odsonne Edouard, Christopher Ajer, Calum McGregor, Stephen Welsh
Bench	Conor Hazard, Leigh Griffiths, Albian Ajeti, Patryk Klimala, Ismaila Soro, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Ewan Henderson, Anthony Ralston, Diego Laxalt
Attendance
Match Report	Ross County Goal Scorer: Jordan White (71') Ross County Substitutions: Keith Watson for Callum Morris (42') Harry Paton for Blair Spittal (61') Ross Draper for Michael Gardyne (69') Jordan Tillson for Stephen Kelly (69') Regan Charles-Cook for Tony Andreu (70') Ross County Caution: Jordan Tillson (92') Celtic Substitutions: Diego Laxalt for Greg Taylor (9') Leigh Griffiths for Tom Rogic (67') Mohamed Elyounoussi for Ryan Christie (83') Report by Andrew Southwick for the BBC. Played Behind Closed Doors Ross County 1 Celtic 0 Ross County moved out of the Scottish Premiership relegation places after their second win over Celtic this season all but ended their visitors' slim title hopes. Jordan White's 71st-minute header hauled County up to 10th and added to their League Cup win in November. Celtic dominated possession but created little on another dispiriting night for Neil Lennon's reigning champions. They are left trailing Rangers by 18 points with eight games left. That means Gerrard's side would guarantee the title with a draw in the Old Firm game on 21 March, should they win their next two games. However, they could win it as soon as 6 March, if Celtic lose to Aberdeen next Saturday. Celtic arrived in Dingwall on form. Five wins in a row, with 13 scored. In contrast, County had conceded 11 in their last last five and had found themselves rooted to the bottom of the table. The visitors cleaved out first-half chances, but County did too. Scott Bain had to tip wide a dangerous Blair Spittal pile-driver towards the near post, and Tony Andreu headed over from the corner. Celtic were always going create something, and when Odsonne Edouard outpaced the defence and was first onto a miskick from Laidlaw, he cut-back to Ryan Christie who looked certain to make it 1-0. But the Scotland international blasted over from close range. Christie headed wide and had a near-post shot saved and Diego Laxalt - who replaced the injured Grey Taylor - shot over. But then County sucker-punched them at the other end. Harry Paton's free-kick found White, who rose powerfully to head in off an upright in what could be a huge moment in County's fight for survival. Christie continued to be Celtic's main threat but a jinking run into the box ended with another shot over. Celtic piled on the pressure and almost broke County hearts in the final minute, but Laidlaw got his fingertips to a Mohamed Elyounoussi header. A late, late Leigh Griffiths free-kick sailed over as County won for the first time against Celtic in the league for eight years, and the second time in three months. County have had a knack this season of producing the best results against the bigger sides. They have won at Easter Road and Celtic Park and hammered Aberdeen at home. And, in their fight to stay up, they have produced another seismic result. Celtic all too often tried to play too much football on a pitch that was unforgiving. Despite an enormous amount of the ball, home goalkeeper Laidlaw will have had busier nights. Ross County manager John Hughes: "Absolutely fantastic. We knew there would be long periods where we wouldn't have the ball but we defended for our lives. We rode our luck a little bit but the chances we gave up were mistakes of our own doing. "Tactically we were spot on all night. We've been banging on about set-pieces for a while so it's really pleasing to get one from a free-kick." Celtic manager Neil Lennon: "It's a strange one. It's another poor goal from a set-piece. But I think we played well tonight and did enough to win the game. "The goal is inexcusable. Our defenders don't seem to want to defend this season. We do the work on the training pitch but if the players don't attack the ball there's not much you can do. It's been a running theme for us this season for whatever reason."